Business Change Manager Contract Job Trends in the North West

Business Change Manager
England > North West

The median Business Change Manager daily rate in the North West is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 145 112 132
Rank change year-on-year -33 +20 +31
Contract jobs requiring a Business Change Manager 1 11 6
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.040% 0.51% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.044% 0.55% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - £484 £410
25th Percentile £463 £494 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £531 £450
Median % change year-on-year -10.59% +18.06% -17.24%
75th Percentile £488 £567 £475
90th Percentile - £587 £490
England median daily rate £600 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £28.30
England median hourly rate - - £41.65

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 2,292 1,999 2,433
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.31% 92.80% 92.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,490 1,126 1,683
10th Percentile £213 £250 £303
25th Percentile £358 £380 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £663 £654 £682
England median daily rate £508 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -3.24% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 214 116 167
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.42 £15.90
25th Percentile £20.58 £17.86 £17.75
Median hourly rate £30.99 £27.13 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.25% -22.50% +60.92%
75th Percentile £55.00 £46.18 £46.88
90th Percentile £69.39 £66.25 £64.25
England median hourly rate £26.30 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -24.86% -22.22% +40.63%

Business Change Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business Change Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Business Change Manager job vacancy trend in the North West

Business Change Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Change Manager job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Change Manager job vacancies in the North West

Business Change Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Change Manager job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Change Manager job vacancies in the North West

Business Change Manager
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Change Manager within the North West region over the 6 months to 20 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester -18 1 £475 -5.47% 2
Business Change Manager
England

Business Change Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, Business Change 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 North West region featuring Business Change Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) APMG
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) EDRMS
1 1 (100.00%) Epicor
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Business Change Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) EDRMS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) APMG
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Epicor
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP