Transformation Manager Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Transformation Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Transformation Manager daily rate in Manchester is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 82 97
Rank change year-on-year -17 +15 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Transformation Manager 3 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.23% 0.096% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.10% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile £442 - -
25th Percentile £501 - £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £800 £500
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +60.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £638 - £525
90th Percentile £660 - -
North West median daily rate £475 £638 £606
% change year-on-year -25.49% +5.20% -10.22%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 1,218 973 1,488
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.13% 93.74% 94.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 807 625 1,066
10th Percentile £313 £310 £306
25th Percentile £385 £400 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £550 £566 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 32 83
10th Percentile £18.35 £15.92 £12.05
25th Percentile £22.50 £20.75 £13.41
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +44.44% -46.89%
75th Percentile £61.25 £34.56 £60.63
90th Percentile £77.50 £60.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £42.69 £29.52 £26.53
% change year-on-year +44.62% +11.27% -7.58%

Transformation Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Transformation Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Transformation Manager job vacancy trend in Manchester

Transformation Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Transformation Manager job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Transformation Manager job vacancies in Manchester

Transformation Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Transformation Manager in Manchester over the 6 months to 12 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Transformation Manager in Manchester

Transformation Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 12 February 2026, Transformation Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region featuring Transformation Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) B2C
2 1 (33.33%) Backlog Prioritisation
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Contingency Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (33.33%) E-Commerce
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Information Governance
2 1 (33.33%) JIRA
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) PMO
2 1 (33.33%) Product Backlog
2 1 (33.33%) Product Management
2 1 (33.33%) Product Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Product Vision
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Project Planning
2 1 (33.33%) QA
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (33.33%) Resource Management

Transformation Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
2 1 (33.33%) Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Backlog Prioritisation
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Contingency Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (33.33%) Information Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Product Backlog
2 1 (33.33%) Product Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Product Vision
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PMO
1 1 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft