Business Transformation Project Manager Contract Job Trends

Project Manager - Business Transformation
UK

The median Project Manager - Business Transformation daily rate in the UK is £455, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 658 - 545
Rank change year-on-year - - +110
Contract jobs requiring a Business Transformation Project Manager 3 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.006% - 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.008%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £411 - £623
25th Percentile £426 - £638
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 - £675
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.76%
75th Percentile £486 - £688
90th Percentile £504 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £510 - £675

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 49,408 30,056 36,163
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.54% 91.31% 92.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,654 19,017 23,287
10th Percentile £325 £281 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.87%
75th Percentile £625 £623 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,477 1,528 2,029
10th Percentile £15.00 £13.59 £14.23
25th Percentile £20.69 £17.29 £20.50
Median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% +2.00%
75th Percentile £67.98 £53.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.13 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +71.50% -44.11% +23.29%

Business Transformation Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Business Transformation Project Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Business Transformation Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Business Transformation Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Transformation Project Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Transformation Project Manager job vacancies in the UK

Business Transformation Project Manager
Top 5 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 Transformation Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 14 August 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 - 3 £455 - 3
London - 2 £400 -
Yorkshire - 1 £510 - 3
UK excluding London - 1 £510 - 3
North of England - 1 £510 - 3

Business Transformation Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 August 2026, Business 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 featuring Business Transformation Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Business Transformation
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Technology Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Ideation Sessions
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
2 1 (33.33%) PMP
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Process Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Scrum
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management

Business Transformation Project 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 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Transformation
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Technology Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Ideation Sessions
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Process Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Scrum
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
2 1 (33.33%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) PMP
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft