Head of Business Change Contract Job Trends

Head of Business Change
UK

The median Head of Business Change daily rate in the UK is £850, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 656 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Business Change 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.006% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £740 - -
25th Percentile £781 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £850 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £850 - -

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 49,634 30,076 36,192
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.60% 91.43% 92.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,863 19,075 23,380
10th Percentile £328 £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 £625 £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 3,458 1,498 2,043
10th Percentile £15.00 £13.64 £14.16
25th Percentile £20.69 £17.30 £20.24
Median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% +0.58%
75th Percentile £67.84 £53.83 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £73.25 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% +20.00%

Head of Business Change
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Head of Business Change job vacancy trend in the UK

Head of Business Change
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Business Change job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Business Change job vacancies in the UK

Head of Business Change
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Head of Business Change over the 6 months to 8 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Head of Business Change in the UK

Head of Business Change
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 Head of Business Change within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 £850 - 1
UK excluding London - 3 £850 - 1
North of England - 2 £788 -
North West - 2 £788 -
South West - 1 £850 - 1
Work from Home - 1 £850 -

Head of Business Change Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 August 2026, Head of Business Change 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 Head of Business Change in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Impact Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Behavioural Change
3 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (33.33%) Community of Practice
3 1 (33.33%) CRM
3 1 (33.33%) Culture Change
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) EAM
3 1 (33.33%) ERP
3 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
3 1 (33.33%) People Management
3 1 (33.33%) PLM
3 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) QA
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Service Design
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
3 1 (33.33%) SFIA

Head of Business Change 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Impact Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Behavioural Change
3 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
3 1 (33.33%) People Management
3 1 (33.33%) Service Design
3 1 (33.33%) SFIA
3 1 (33.33%) SIAM
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
3 1 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA