Business Improvement Manager Contract Job Trends

Business Improvement Manager
UK

The median Business Improvement Manager daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 584 525 593
Rank change year-on-year -59 +68 +189
Contract jobs requiring a Business Improvement Manager 3 7 3
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.008% 0.021% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.023% 0.007%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 3
10th Percentile - £462 -
25th Percentile £513 £555 £669
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £619 £688
Median % change year-on-year -15.15% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £556 £641 £716
90th Percentile £568 £646 £721
UK excluding London median daily rate £538 £613 £688
% change year-on-year -12.24% -10.91% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 33,764 30,229 40,234
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.23% 92.70% 93.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,403 18,500 26,941
10th Percentile £300 £289 £281
25th Percentile £405 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £480 £500
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,953 944 1,572
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.51 £14.18
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.17 £19.06
Median hourly rate £26.30 £32.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.08% -27.78% +40.82%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.00 £73.75 £76.73
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.13 £45.88
% change year-on-year -21.72% -29.97% +77.97%

Business Improvement Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Business Improvement Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Business Improvement Manager
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Improvement Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Improvement Manager job vacancies in the UK

Business Improvement Manager
Top 6 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Improvement Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 3 January 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -45 3 £525 -15.15%
UK excluding London -63 2 £538 -12.24%
Midlands - 2 £538 -
West Midlands - 2 £538 -
Work from Home -2 1 £550 -15.38%
London - 1 £525 -

Business Improvement Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, Business Improvement 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 featuring Business Improvement Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Cost Reduction
2 1 (33.33%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (33.33%) PMP
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation

Business Improvement Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 2 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Legal
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Cost Reduction
2 1 (33.33%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) PMP