Digital Transformation Project Manager Contract Job Trends

Project Manager - Digital Transformation
UK

The median Project Manager - Digital Transformation daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 583 538 594
Rank change year-on-year -45 +56 +198
Contract jobs requiring a Digital Transformation Project Manager 8 3 3
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.022% 0.009% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.009% 0.007%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 3 3
10th Percentile £409 £466 £530
25th Percentile £553 £547 £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £688 £555
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% +23.87% +11.00%
75th Percentile - £766 £583
90th Percentile - £809 £590
UK excluding London median daily rate £414 £825 £555
% change year-on-year -49.88% +48.65% +11.00%

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 33,545 31,624 41,095
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.00% 92.80% 93.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,197 19,461 27,642
10th Percentile £293 £300 £288
25th Percentile £404 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £643
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,986 989 1,457
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.60 £15.14
25th Percentile £18.08 £21.22 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.93% -25.56% +50.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.69 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.44 £72.55 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +82.48%

Digital Transformation Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Digital Transformation Project Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Digital Transformation Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Digital Transformation Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Digital Transformation Project Manager over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Digital Transformation Project Manager in the UK

Digital Transformation Project Manager
Top 7 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Transformation Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 20 December 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
England -36 8 £600 -12.73% 2
London +5 6 £600 +7.87%
UK excluding London -34 2 £414 -49.88% 2
West Midlands -29 1 £425 -48.48%
Midlands -36 1 £425 -48.48%
North West - 1 £402 - 1
North of England - 1 £402 - 2

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

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, Digital 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 Digital Transformation Project Manager in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 7 (87.50%) Agile
2 7 (87.50%) Change Management
2 7 (87.50%) Decision-Making
2 7 (87.50%) Project Management
3 6 (75.00%) Business Case
3 6 (75.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 6 (75.00%) Customer Experience
3 6 (75.00%) Degree
3 6 (75.00%) Lean Six Sigma
3 6 (75.00%) PMI Certification
3 6 (75.00%) PMP
3 6 (75.00%) PRINCE2
3 6 (75.00%) Resource Allocation
3 6 (75.00%) SDLC
3 6 (75.00%) Six Sigma
4 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
5 1 (12.50%) Azure
5 1 (12.50%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (12.50%) Budget Management
5 1 (12.50%) Change Control
5 1 (12.50%) Contingency Planning
5 1 (12.50%) CRM
5 1 (12.50%) DevOps
5 1 (12.50%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (12.50%) JIRA
5 1 (12.50%) Line Management
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (12.50%) Migration

Digital 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Azure
1 1 (12.50%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (12.50%) Dynamics 365
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) JIRA
General
1 7 (87.50%) Banking
1 7 (87.50%) Finance
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 7 (87.50%) Agile
2 7 (87.50%) Change Management
2 7 (87.50%) Decision-Making
2 7 (87.50%) Project Management
3 6 (75.00%) Business Case
3 6 (75.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 6 (75.00%) Customer Experience
3 6 (75.00%) Lean Six Sigma
3 6 (75.00%) PRINCE2
3 6 (75.00%) Resource Allocation
3 6 (75.00%) SDLC
3 6 (75.00%) Six Sigma
4 1 (12.50%) Budget Management
4 1 (12.50%) CRM
4 1 (12.50%) Migration
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Project Delivery
4 1 (12.50%) Risk Management
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) Degree
1 6 (75.00%) PMI Certification
1 6 (75.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft