Change Project Manager Contracts in the UK excluding London

Change Project Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Change Project Manager daily rate in the UK excluding London is £359, 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 368 361 417
Rank change year-on-year -7 +56 +61
Contract jobs requiring a Change Project Manager 5 10 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.033% 0.054% 0.045%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% 0.059% 0.047%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 8 9
10th Percentile £323 £418 £458
25th Percentile £345 £453 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £359 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -31.65% +0.05% +10.53%
75th Percentile £392 £588 £600
90th Percentile £449 £636 £602
UK median daily rate £359 £575 £533
% change year-on-year -37.57% +7.98% +4.41%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 13,822 17,041 21,101
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.38% 92.08% 94.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,467 10,446 14,301
10th Percentile £215 £219 £230
25th Percentile £363 £375 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +2.04%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £680 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,205 1,801 1,170
10th Percentile £13.41 £13.86 £13.95
25th Percentile £16.50 £18.27 £17.72
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £39.03
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% +10.19% +85.83%
75th Percentile £55.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +65.50%

Change Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Change Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Change Project Manager in the UK excluding London

Change Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Change Project Manager in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Change Project Manager in the UK excluding London

Change Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Project Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Change Project Manager in the UK excluding London

Change Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Change Project Manager in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Change Project Manager in the UK excluding London

Change Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Change Project Manager within the UK excluding London 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
Midlands -8 4 £359 -37.57%
East Midlands - 4 £359 -
Scotland -5 1 - -
Change Project Manager
UK

Change Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, Change Project 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 UK excluding London region featuring Change Project Manager in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (80.00%) Change Management
3 3 (60.00%) Legal
3 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (60.00%) Project Delivery
3 3 (60.00%) Budget Management
4 2 (40.00%) Business Strategy
4 2 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (40.00%) Banking
5 1 (20.00%) Degree
5 1 (20.00%) Time Management
5 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (20.00%) Project Governance
5 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
5 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (20.00%) Workflow
5 1 (20.00%) Migration
5 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 1 (20.00%) Business Case
5 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Map
5 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
5 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (20.00%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (20.00%) Resource Allocation
5 1 (20.00%) Programme Management

Change Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Legal
3 2 (40.00%) Banking
4 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Change Management
2 3 (60.00%) Budget Management
2 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (60.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Business Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (20.00%) Business Case
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 1 (20.00%) Migration
4 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
4 1 (20.00%) Project Governance
4 1 (20.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Map
4 1 (20.00%) Time Management
4 1 (20.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Actionable Recommendations