Transformation Manager Job Trends

Transformation Manager
UK

The median Transformation Manager salary in the UK is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 607 645 641
Rank change year-on-year +38 -4 +209
Permanent jobs requiring a Transformation Manager 44 66 72
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.074% 0.12% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.082% 0.13% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 23 31 69
10th Percentile £54,000 £46,250 £52,500
25th Percentile £63,375 £52,273 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £62,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +32.00% -16.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £88,750 £86,125 £97,500
90th Percentile £100,500 £102,500 £115,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -11.11% +8.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 53,514 51,440 48,883
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.14% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 32,905 27,168 37,760
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Transformation Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Transformation Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Transformation Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Transformation Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Transformation Manager job vacancies in the UK

Transformation Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Transformation Manager over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Transformation Manager in the UK

Transformation Manager
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Transformation Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +54 41 £82,500 +32.00% 29
UK excluding London +41 21 £80,000 +33.33% 18
London +30 19 £85,000 -2.86% 12
Work from Home +74 17 £82,500 +37.50% 16
South East +24 13 £87,500 +45.83% 7
Midlands +16 4 £55,000 -10.20% 5
North of England +16 2 £78,750 +64.92% 4
West Midlands +12 2 £67,500 +8.00% 2
East Midlands -6 2 £52,635 -2.53% 3
East of England +23 1 - - 1
North West +22 1 £67,500 -25.62% 3
South West +4 1 - - 2
Yorkshire -8 1 £90,000 +89.47% 1

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

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Transformation Manager 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 permanent job ads featuring Transformation Manager in the job title.

1 19 (43.18%) Stakeholder Management
2 18 (40.91%) Agile
3 16 (36.36%) Project Management
4 14 (31.82%) PRINCE2
5 13 (29.55%) Change Management
6 11 (25.00%) Project Delivery
7 10 (22.73%) Business Transformation
7 10 (22.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 9 (20.45%) Business Intelligence
8 9 (20.45%) Power BI
8 9 (20.45%) Power Platform
9 8 (18.18%) PMO
9 8 (18.18%) Roadmaps
10 7 (15.91%) Microsoft Excel
11 6 (13.64%) Coaching
11 6 (13.64%) Continuous Improvement
11 6 (13.64%) ERP
11 6 (13.64%) Process Improvement
11 6 (13.64%) Programme Management
11 6 (13.64%) Waterfall
12 5 (11.36%) CRM
12 5 (11.36%) Mentoring
12 5 (11.36%) Microsoft
12 5 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
12 5 (11.36%) Risk Management
12 5 (11.36%) SAP
12 5 (11.36%) Service Delivery
13 4 (9.09%) Alteryx
13 4 (9.09%) Business Case
13 4 (9.09%) Creative Thinking

Transformation 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 (2.27%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (15.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (9.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (6.82%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (4.55%) SAP IBP
4 1 (2.27%) NetSuite
4 1 (2.27%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (2.27%) SAP GRC
4 1 (2.27%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 9 (20.45%) Power Platform
2 4 (9.09%) Power Automate
3 3 (6.82%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (2.27%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.27%) OCI
4 1 (2.27%) SaaS
4 1 (2.27%) Smartsheet
4 1 (2.27%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (20.45%) Power BI
2 1 (2.27%) Data Lake
2 1 (2.27%) Data Warehouse
General
1 20 (45.45%) Finance
2 18 (40.91%) Social Skills
3 6 (13.64%) Law
3 6 (13.64%) Legal
4 4 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (9.09%) Public Sector
5 3 (6.82%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (6.82%) Manufacturing
5 3 (6.82%) Retail
6 2 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (4.55%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (2.27%) Aerospace
7 1 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.27%) Games
7 1 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (4.55%) Product Ownership
1 2 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (2.27%) AI Agents
2 1 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (2.27%) FMCG
2 1 (2.27%) Industry 4.0
2 1 (2.27%) Learning Management System
2 1 (2.27%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (43.18%) Stakeholder Management
2 18 (40.91%) Agile
3 16 (36.36%) Project Management
4 14 (31.82%) PRINCE2
5 13 (29.55%) Change Management
6 11 (25.00%) Project Delivery
7 10 (22.73%) Business Transformation
7 10 (22.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 9 (20.45%) Business Intelligence
9 8 (18.18%) Roadmaps
10 6 (13.64%) Coaching
10 6 (13.64%) Continuous Improvement
10 6 (13.64%) ERP
10 6 (13.64%) Process Improvement
10 6 (13.64%) Programme Management
10 6 (13.64%) Waterfall
11 5 (11.36%) CRM
11 5 (11.36%) Mentoring
11 5 (11.36%) Risk Management
11 5 (11.36%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.27%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (9.09%) PMI Certification
1 4 (9.09%) PMP
2 2 (4.55%) Degree
2 2 (4.55%) Oracle Certification
2 2 (4.55%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (18.18%) PMO
2 2 (4.55%) GDPR
3 1 (2.27%) GRC
3 1 (2.27%) GxP
3 1 (2.27%) IFRS
3 1 (2.27%) IFRS 17
3 1 (2.27%) QA
3 1 (2.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (2.27%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (11.36%) Microsoft
1 5 (11.36%) SAP
2 4 (9.09%) Alteryx
3 3 (6.82%) Oracle
3 3 (6.82%) ServiceNow
4 2 (4.55%) Salesforce
5 1 (2.27%) Databricks
5 1 (2.27%) Yardi