Change Manager Contracts in Scotland

Change Manager
UK > Scotland

The median Change Manager daily rate in Scotland is £456, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 117 100 130
Rank change year-on-year -17 +30 +35
Contract jobs requiring a Change Manager 8 20 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.46% 1.05% 1.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 1.11% 1.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 15 28
10th Percentile £356 £433 £344
25th Percentile £419 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -8.75% +2.56% +11.43%
75th Percentile £488 £523 £500
90th Percentile £495 £560 £511
UK median daily rate £500 £545 £547
% change year-on-year -8.26% -0.43% -0.49%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 1,596 1,796 2,492
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.88% 94.13% 95.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 901 1,115 1,667
10th Percentile £240 £199 £230
25th Percentile £358 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% -5.26% +0.96%
75th Percentile £538 £545 £550
90th Percentile £600 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 81 63
10th Percentile £16.02 £12.50 £12.16
25th Percentile £17.02 £14.73 £14.25
Median hourly rate £19.71 £18.13 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +8.71% +2.31% -45.00%
75th Percentile £26.21 £40.94 £56.25
90th Percentile £60.88 £53.75 £63.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +65.50%

Change Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Change Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Change Manager in Scotland

Change Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Change Manager in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Change Manager in Scotland

Change Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Manager in Scotland over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Change Manager in Scotland

Change Manager
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Change Manager within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 2 August 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
Glasgow -17 6 £475 -5.00% 6
Edinburgh +4 2 £300 -42.86% 1
Change Manager
UK

Change Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, Change Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Change Manager in the job title.

1 4 (50.00%) Change Management
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Finance
2 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (25.00%) Azure Certification
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) Banking
3 2 (25.00%) Azure
3 2 (25.00%) JIRA
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Public Cloud
3 2 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
4 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (12.50%) GDPR
4 1 (12.50%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (12.50%) Active Listening
4 1 (12.50%) BC Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (12.50%) Business Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity

Change Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) Azure
Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Finance
3 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Banking
4 1 (12.50%) Financial Institution
4 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Change Management
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
4 1 (12.50%) Active Listening
4 1 (12.50%) Business Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (12.50%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (12.50%) Logistics
4 1 (12.50%) Migration
4 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) Project Management
4 1 (12.50%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Azure Certification
2 1 (12.50%) BC Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) GDPR