Transformation Project Manager Contract Job Trends in the North West

Transformation Project Manager
England > North West

The median Transformation Project Manager daily rate in the North West is £391, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 119 136
Rank change year-on-year -22 +17 +35
Contract jobs requiring a Transformation Project Manager 2 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.080% 0.046% 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.087% 0.050% 0.040%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £382 - -
25th Percentile £386 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £391 £800 -
Median % change year-on-year -51.13% - -
75th Percentile £397 - -
90th Percentile £400 - -
England median daily rate £600 £638 £550
% change year-on-year -5.88% +15.91% +4.76%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 2,291 2,005 2,476
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.27% 92.74% 92.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,485 1,139 1,706
10th Percentile £213 £250 £306
25th Percentile £358 £380 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £563 £568 £600
90th Percentile £650 £656 £675
England median daily rate £505 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -3.81% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 210 109 182
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.36 £15.75
25th Percentile £21.30 £17.44 £17.72
Median hourly rate £31.25 £24.76 £35.25
Median % change year-on-year +26.19% -29.76% +67.46%
75th Percentile £56.69 £46.18 £46.91
90th Percentile £69.50 £67.64 £64.88
England median hourly rate £27.00 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.86% -22.22% +38.46%

Transformation Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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 the North West.

Transformation Project Manager job vacancy trend in the North West

Transformation Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Transformation Project Manager job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Transformation Project Manager job vacancies in the North West

Transformation Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Transformation Project Manager job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Transformation Project Manager job vacancies in the North West

Transformation Project 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 Transformation Project Manager within the North West region over the 6 months to 28 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 -13 1 £402 -49.75%
Cheshire - 1 £380 - 2
Transformation Project Manager
England

Transformation Project Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 28 December 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 North West region featuring Transformation Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Contingency Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Contract Management
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Kanban
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Project Planning
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Resource Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Vendor Relationship Management

Transformation Project 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Contingency Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Contract Management
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (50.00%) Kanban
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Project Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (50.00%) Resource Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Vendor Relationship Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft