Change Manager
UK
The median Change Manager daily rate in the UK is £514, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 July 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 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 401 | 387 | 360 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | -27 | +26 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Change Manager | 135 | 214 | 357 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.44% | 0.50% | 0.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.48% | 0.53% | 0.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 76 | 161 | 241 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £425 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £459 | £478 | £483 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £514 | £550 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.59% | +1.85% | +0.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £602 | £656 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £666 | £740 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | - | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £61.60 | £53.73 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £62.42 | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | £64.53 | £54.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +19.50% | +13.68% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £67.39 | £70.94 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £68.66 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £61.06 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.02% | +77.65% |
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 | 28,350 | 40,134 | 52,706 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.02% | 92.98% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,122 | 25,769 | 36,623 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £282 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,269 | 2,866 | 1,533 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.77 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.33 | £16.50 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.33% | -12.79% | +69.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
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.
Change Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Manager over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.
Change Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Change Manager.
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Top 15 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 July 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 | +4 | 118 | £523 | -11.06% | 134 |
| London | +33 | 67 | £575 | -8.91% | 73 |
| UK excluding London | -16 | 58 | £475 | -9.52% | 84 |
| Work from Home | +25 | 56 | £544 | -1.14% | 45 |
| North of England | +22 | 23 | £475 | -8.43% | 9 |
| North West | +25 | 22 | £475 | -1.35% | 9 |
| South East | +42 | 12 | £415 | -26.22% | 47 |
| Midlands | -7 | 12 | £444 | -17.40% | 3 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 6 | £360 | -7.69% | 1 |
| Scotland | -17 | 6 | £475 | - | 7 |
| South West | +30 | 5 | £456 | -23.96% | 8 |
| West Midlands | -14 | 5 | £599 | +4.13% | 2 |
| Wales | +9 | 2 | £600 | -25.00% | 3 |
| East of England | +15 | 1 | £550 | +15.06% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 1 | - | - |
Change Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 July 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: