Change Manager
UK
The median Change Manager daily rate in the UK is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 379 | 355 | 374 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | +19 | +31 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Change Manager | 144 | 234 | 376 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.49% | 0.54% | 0.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.53% | 0.58% | 0.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 87 | 174 | 275 |
| 10th Percentile | £419 | £421 | £421 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £475 | £491 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.27% | - | +1.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £647 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £676 | £747 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £505 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -2.33% | +7.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £56.15 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £57.88 | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | £61.50 | £54.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +13.89% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £65.88 | £61.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £68.05 | £73.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Change Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Change Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Change Manager.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Change Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Change Manager.
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Top 16 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| England | -8 | 125 | £536 | -5.92% | 39 |
| London | +14 | 65 | £594 | -1.04% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 65 | £505 | -3.81% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +14 | 58 | £550 | - | 19 |
| North of England | +31 | 30 | £500 | - | 9 |
| North West | +34 | 28 | £500 | +3.85% | 4 |
| Midlands | +16 | 16 | £575 | +11.65% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 12 | £575 | -8.00% | 5 |
| South West | +30 | 7 | £463 | -18.86% | 1 |
| South East | +25 | 5 | £500 | -13.04% | 8 |
| Scotland | -6 | 5 | £450 | -5.26% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 3 | £525 | +34.44% | 1 |
| Wales | +3 | 3 | £600 | -25.00% | |
| East of England | +24 | 2 | £550 | +15.06% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | £500 | - | 2 |
Change Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 featuring Change Manager in the job title.
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Change Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: