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Technical Project/Delivery Manager With Medicaid Experience - Remote
Posted 5 days ago by The Dignify Solutions, LLC
Required15+ years of overall IT experience5+ years of managerial experienceDeep functional knowledge of Healthcare proce...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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Senior Delivery Project Manager (0814)
Posted 6 days ago by Transport for Wales
The RoleThe Senior Delivery Project Manager will be the lead person within TFW for the management and delivery of Statio...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Fixed-Term
- Work type Not specified
- Location Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom
Lead Agile Delivery Manager
Posted 7 days ago by HM Revenue & Customs
About The JobDiscover a career in your hands at HMRC.Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives y...
- Rate £71,725 per year
- Category Not specified
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Lead Agile Delivery Manager
Posted 1 week ago by HM Revenue & Customs
Job SummaryDiscover a career in your hands at HMRC.Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you...
- Rate £71,725 per year
- Category Not specified
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Application Managed Services (AMS) Delivery Lead / Application Support Delivery...
Posted 1 week ago by Talent Groups
Job Title: AMS / Application Support Delivery Manager10+ years of IT experience with 5+ years in AMS/Application Support...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
Delivery / Technical Project Manager — Security & Compliance Programs with Fedra...
Posted 2 weeks ago by Triunity Software
About the RoleWe are modernizing our vulnerability management program to meet the FedRAMP 2026 Vulnerability Detection &...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
Senior Service Delivery Manager (Digital Services)
Posted 2 weeks ago by National Highways
The RoleWorking within the Digital Services Contract Management team, you will be responsible for ensuring that digital...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Senior Project / Programme Manager (Delivery Performance & Service Management)
Posted 2 weeks ago by Staff Worx
Key ResponsibilitiesProgramme governance and deliveryOwn the delivery plan for evolving the performance and service mana...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Not specified
- Location Hammersmith, London
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About Our Senior Delivery Manager Contract Roles
What does a delivery manager contractor do?
Delivery Manager contractors are engaged to lead the end-to-end delivery of technology products, digital services, or change programmes, taking accountability for the pace, quality, and outcomes of delivery across one or more teams. The role encompasses planning and managing delivery roadmaps, removing impediments that block progress, facilitating agile ceremonies and rituals, managing stakeholder expectations, reporting delivery status clearly, and maintaining the conditions under which teams can deliver sustainably at pace. Delivery Managers are particularly prevalent in government digital programmes, technology companies, and large financial services organisations where agile delivery at scale is the norm.
Clients expect Delivery Manager contractors to bring combine strong agile delivery methodology knowledge with excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management capability. Experience working within government digital service frameworks, including familiarity with the GDS Service Standard and the alpha/beta/live delivery model, is frequently required for public sector engagements. Proficiency with delivery tooling such as Jira, Trello, or Linear, and experience managing delivery across multiple teams or a complex programme of interdependent workstreams, is expected at senior levels. The ability to provide clear and honest delivery reporting to senior stakeholders, manage commercial relationships with delivery partners and suppliers, and build a team culture that supports sustainable high performance is the hallmark of a strong Delivery Manager contractor. Most senior Delivery Managers bring a combination of agile certification and significant practical experience leading complex digital delivery programmes.
What makes a contract position 'senior'?
Senior contract roles carry expectations beyond technical delivery. Clients engaging at senior level are paying for independent judgement, the ability to shape how work is approached, and the experience to identify risks and dependencies that less experienced contractors may miss. Senior contractors are typically expected to lead workstreams, mentor junior team members, and engage directly with senior stakeholders.
Day rates for senior contract roles reflect this additional scope, with premiums typically sitting between 15 and 30 per cent above mid-level equivalents. The premium is justified by reduced management overhead, faster ramp-up, and the strategic perspective that senior contractors bring from previous engagements across multiple organisations and programmes.
Contractors positioning for senior engagements should be prepared to demonstrate a track record of leading delivery rather than contributing to it. The ability to articulate how previous engagements were shaped by their involvement, supported by strong references, carries more weight at senior level than certifications or years of experience alone.
What responsibilities does a senior delivery manager contractor have?
Senior delivery manager contracts involve accountability for delivery across multiple squads or an entire programme, not just a single team. Clients expect you to establish delivery cadences, resolve dependencies between teams, manage escalations to programme leadership, and coach other delivery managers. The shift from mid-level is moving from facilitating a team's existing process to designing the delivery approach for a complex programme and ensuring it works across organisational boundaries.
What is the market like for delivery manager contractors?
Delivery Manager contracting is an active and well-established market, particularly within central and local government digital programmes, financial services technology delivery, and large digital product organisations. The government digital transformation agenda has been the single most significant driver of Delivery Manager contractor demand over the past decade, as GDS-influenced delivery practices have spread across central departments and arm's-length bodies. Demand has remained solid despite broader technology hiring slowdowns, as Delivery Manager is a role that many organisations prefer to fill contractually during intensive delivery phases rather than maintaining as a permanent function. Rates reflect seniority and the scale of delivery responsibility, with senior Delivery Managers on complex multi-team programmes commanding rates at the upper end of the project management contractor market.
How much do senior delivery manager contractors usually earn?
Contract rates for senior delivery manager roles typically sit towards the upper end of the £500 to £900 per day range, reflecting the greater accountability, stakeholder exposure, and delivery expectations that come with senior-level engagements.
How many senior delivery manager vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 200 delivery manager contract roles across the site. Roughly one in eight carry a senior, lead, or principal designation. Data reviewed up to July 2026.