Roles we place
The specialisms, and what they cost.
The roles Westcombe Talent recruits for, with current UK market rates so you can budget before you brief.
01 / Discipline
Business Analysis
Requirements, process and the translation layer between business intent and what gets built.
BA
Business Analyst
Requirements, process and stakeholder work on transformation and platform programmes. The highest-volume contract role in the UK market by some distance.
Contract
£500/day · verified
Permanent
£50k to £70k
Demand
Very high, 2,119 vacancies
LB
Lead Business Analyst
Owns the analysis practice across a programme: standards, quality of requirements, and mentoring a team of BAs. The hire that fixes inconsistent output across workstreams.
Contract
£575 to £675/day
Permanent
£70k to £90k
Demand
Steady, leadership scarcity
TB
Technical Business Analyst
BAs who can hold their own with architects and engineers: API contracts, data models, integration detail. Consistently the hardest BA profile to find.
Contract
£525 to £625/day
Permanent
£60k to £80k
Demand
High, scarce supply
PA
Process Analyst
As-is and to-be process work, handover points and the operational detail that gets skipped in discovery. Where operating-model change either succeeds or quietly fails.
Contract
£500/day · verified
Permanent
£45k to £60k
Demand
Steady, 56 vacancies
02 / Discipline
Delivery and Programme
Accountability for things actually shipping, and for the governance that keeps them funded.
DM
Delivery Manager
Accountable for a team or workstream actually shipping. Dependencies, risk, forecasting, and the awkward conversations with stakeholders.
Contract
£535/day · verified
Permanent
£60k to £85k
Demand
High, 583 vacancies
PM
Programme Manager
Multi-workstream accountability, governance, and the reporting layer that keeps a transformation funded. Often the hire that rescues a stalled programme.
Contract
£600 to £750/day
Permanent
£75k to £100k
Demand
Steady, senior scarcity
AD
Agile Delivery Manager
The blend role: delivery accountability with genuine agile practice underneath it. Frequently advertised, rarely well defined, so worth a conversation before you brief it.
Contract
£500 to £600/day
Permanent
£60k to £80k
Demand
Steady
DD
Digital Delivery Lead
Owns delivery of a digital product or service end to end, usually across several squads and a mix of internal and supplier teams. The title means different things in different organisations, which is exactly why it needs screening rather than keyword matching.
Contract
£550 to £650/day
Permanent
£65k to £85k
Demand
Steady, title varies widely
03 / Discipline
Product
Value decisions, discovery and the discipline to say no.
PO
Product Owner
Backlog ownership, value decisions, and the discipline to say no. The difference between a good and a nominal PO shows up in the roadmap within a month.
Contract
£450 to £550/day
Permanent
£55k to £75k
Demand
Steady
PD
Product Manager
Discovery, strategy and outcomes rather than output. Strong overlap with delivery, and often mis-hired as a senior Product Owner.
Contract
£500 to £625/day
Permanent
£65k to £90k
Demand
Competitive
HP
Head of Product
Owns the product function rather than a single product: strategy, team structure and the commercial argument for the roadmap. Assessed on judgement, not framework vocabulary.
Contract
£650 to £800/day
Permanent
£90k to £120k
Demand
Selective, senior
04 / Discipline
Agile and Change
The roles we have held ourselves, and the ones we assess most closely.
SM
Scrum Master
A thin contract market, because most demand is permanent or bundled into delivery roles. If you are scoping a contract Scrum Master, talk to us first: the role may be better framed differently.
Contract
£520/day · verified
Permanent
£45k to £65k
Demand
Thin, 20 vacancies
AC
Agile Coach
Organisational rather than team level: maturity assessment, systemic impediments, coaching leaders as much as teams. Assessed personally, by someone who has held the role.
Contract
£550 to £700/day
Permanent
£70k to £95k
Demand
Selective, quality varies
TL
Transformation Lead
Operating model change, adoption, and the human side of a technology programme. Usually hired too late, which is precisely why programmes stall.
Contract
£550 to £700/day
Permanent
£70k to £95k
Demand
Steady
CM
Change Manager
The role that decides whether a transformation actually lands: stakeholder readiness, adoption, and the training and comms that make new ways of working stick. Contract demand is up 7 percent year on year.
Contract
£550 to £700/day
Permanent
£70k to £95k
Demand
Strong, 268 vacancies
Day rates marked verified are median advertised UK contract rates from IT Jobs Watch, six months to 4 September 2026. Others are indicative ranges based on current market activity. Ask for a mapping report if you need defensible figures for a business case.
For candidates. We work a small number of assignments directly with clients rather than running an open job board, so the fastest route in is a conversation. Tell us what you do and what you are looking for, and we will come to you when something fits.
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