Project Change Manager Contract Job Trends

Project Change Manager
UK

The median Project Change Manager daily rate in the UK is £484, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 580 524 564
Rank change year-on-year -56 +40 +170
Contract jobs requiring a Project Change Manager 23 20 38
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.063% 0.058% 0.086%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% 0.063% 0.092%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 14 26
10th Percentile £391 £339 £416
25th Percentile £431 £396 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £484 £510 £586
Median % change year-on-year -5.20% -13.01% +11.67%
75th Percentile £554 £578 £706
90th Percentile £575 £596 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -13.46% -0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £55.00
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 33,396 31,755 41,279
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.97% 92.76% 93.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,158 19,530 27,755
10th Percentile £290 £300 £288
25th Percentile £404 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £644
90th Percentile £723 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,967 1,021 1,465
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.48 £15.19
25th Percentile £18.11 £21.00 £19.18
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.03% -24.44% +50.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.69 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.47 £72.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +80.00%

Project Change Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Project Change Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Project Change Manager
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Project Change Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Change Manager over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Change Manager in the UK

Project Change Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Project Change Manager
Top 13 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Change Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 -31 22 £475 -9.09% 2
UK excluding London -53 12 £450 -13.46% 2
Work from Home +3 11 £438 +2.94% 2
London +1 10 £525 - 1
Midlands -34 5 £463 -19.57%
East Midlands - 5 £463 -
North of England -42 3 £533 +33.13%
Yorkshire - 2 £541 -
South West - 2 £425 -
North East -9 1 £533 -11.25%
South East -19 1 £500 -3.85% 1
North West -33 1 £438 +10.06%
East of England - 1 £400 - 1

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

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Project Change 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 Project Change Manager in the job title.

1 10 (43.48%) Change Management
2 9 (39.13%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (30.43%) Security Cleared
4 6 (26.09%) Project Delivery
5 5 (21.74%) Project Management
6 4 (17.39%) Budget Management
6 4 (17.39%) Decision-Making
6 4 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (13.04%) Agile
7 3 (13.04%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (13.04%) Business Case
7 3 (13.04%) Change Control
7 3 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (13.04%) Customer Experience
7 3 (13.04%) Resource Allocation
7 3 (13.04%) Resource Management
7 3 (13.04%) SC Cleared
7 3 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 2 (8.70%) AI
8 2 (8.70%) B2C
8 2 (8.70%) BC Cleared
8 2 (8.70%) Configuration Management
8 2 (8.70%) Degree
8 2 (8.70%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 2 (8.70%) E-Commerce
8 2 (8.70%) Impact Assessments
8 2 (8.70%) ITIL
8 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (8.70%) Portfolio Management
8 2 (8.70%) PRINCE2

Project Change 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 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.35%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) JIRA
1 1 (4.35%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 8 (34.78%) Finance
2 6 (26.09%) Social Skills
3 4 (17.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (17.39%) Public Sector
4 3 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (13.04%) Banking
4 3 (13.04%) Legal
5 2 (8.70%) Law
6 1 (4.35%) Marketing
6 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (4.35%) Retail
6 1 (4.35%) Retail Banking
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.35%) e-Learning
1 1 (4.35%) NHS
1 1 (4.35%) Reinsurance
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (43.48%) Change Management
2 9 (39.13%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (26.09%) Project Delivery
4 5 (21.74%) Project Management
5 4 (17.39%) Budget Management
5 4 (17.39%) Decision-Making
5 4 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (13.04%) Agile
6 3 (13.04%) Business Case
6 3 (13.04%) Change Control
6 3 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (13.04%) Customer Experience
6 3 (13.04%) Resource Allocation
6 3 (13.04%) Resource Management
6 3 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (8.70%) AI
7 2 (8.70%) B2C
7 2 (8.70%) Portfolio Management
7 2 (8.70%) Process Improvement
7 2 (8.70%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 7 (30.43%) Security Cleared
2 3 (13.04%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (13.04%) SC Cleared
3 2 (8.70%) BC Cleared
3 2 (8.70%) Degree
4 1 (4.35%) PMI Certification
4 1 (4.35%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (4.35%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (4.35%) Oracle