Business Change Manager Contract Job Trends in the South West

Business Change Manager
England > South West

The median Business Change Manager daily rate in the South West is £510, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 130 133
Rank change year-on-year -31 +3 +6
Contract Business Change Manager jobs 3 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.080% 0.045% 0.042%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.087% 0.051% 0.045%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £505 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £515 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £565 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -1.80% +4.55% -4.35%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the South West matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
13 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the South West matching a recognised job title 3,464 1,966 2,211
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.62% 89.32% 92.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,758 1,134 1,348
10th Percentile £350 £221 £246
25th Percentile £450 £375 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.77% -0.95% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £733 £725 £720
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 694 262 176
10th Percentile £14.40 £14.47 £12.79
25th Percentile £26.06 £18.87 £30.00
Median hourly rate £57.50 £32.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +76.92% -50.00% +15.06%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £71.25
90th Percentile £77.28 £67.25 £73.75
England median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +65.84% -37.13% -11.11%

Business Change Manager Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Business Change Manager job vacancy trend in the South West

Business Change Manager Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Business Change Manager Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Business Change Manager jobs within the South West region over the 6 months to 13 November 2026. 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Devon - 2 £510 -
Bristol - 1 - - 2
Business Change Manager
England

Business Change Manager Skill Set Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, Business Change Manager contract job ads cited 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 Business Change Manager job ads across the South West region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Business Transformation66.7%2
1Impact Assessments66.7%2
1Stakeholder Engagement66.7%2
1Stakeholder Management66.7%2
1Workshop Facilitation66.7%2
6APMG33.3%1
6Digital Transformation Programme33.3%1
6ERP33.3%1

Business Change Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Business Change Project Manager33.3%1
1ERP Project Manager33.3%1