Transformation Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Transformation Project Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Transformation Project Manager daily rate in Manchester is £402, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 89 104
Rank change year-on-year -1 +15 +31
Contract jobs requiring a Transformation Project Manager 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.090% 0.084% 0.062%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.099% 0.089% 0.067%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £402 £800 £625
Median % change year-on-year -49.75% +28.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile - - £638
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £391 £800 £575
% change year-on-year -51.13% +39.13% +9.52%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,013 1,119 1,489
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.51% 93.88% 92.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 662 650 1,085
10th Percentile £301 £313 £281
25th Percentile £377 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £580 £575 £582
90th Percentile £675 £675 £671
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 39 66
10th Percentile £16.46 £15.85 £15.21
25th Percentile £19.07 £21.63 £17.20
Median hourly rate £22.32 £32.50 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.34% +66.67% -2.50%
75th Percentile £31.40 £53.38 £46.88
90th Percentile £55.15 £65.95 £65.63
North West median hourly rate £29.60 £31.52 £34.08
% change year-on-year -6.09% -7.51% +70.40%

Transformation Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Transformation Project Manager job vacancy trend in Manchester

Transformation Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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

Transformation Project Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 20 November 2025, Transformation Project 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 Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Contingency Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Transformation Project 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Contingency Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft