Technical Change & Delivery Manager
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Sponsorship likelihood
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Salary
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£58,200
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2131 (92% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £58,200, and Sagacity is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
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What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2131 IT project managers Most likely code | £40,700 | £46,600 | £52,400 | £58,200 |
2440 Business and financial project management professionals Also possible | £39,500 | £45,200 | £50,800 | £56,500 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Sagacity is in a major phase of growth and key to this is continuing to meet the change demands of the solutions we deliver for our clients. As Technical Change and Delivery Manager, you will own the processes that let us move at pace and with control across our IT landscape (change control, defect resolution and compliance) to deliver value for our clients. This will be underpinned by owning the governance and planning that makes all three tick. Alongside this you will lead the delivery of our internal change programme, from tooling rollouts to security and migration work.
This is a role with real ownership and visibility. You will work directly with our Head of IT, Head of Service Operations, PMO Manager and delivery leads across the business, with the mandate to shape how these processes run - not just administer them.
Responsibilities
Technical Change, Defects & Compliance
- Own the end-to-end Change Control Notice (CCN) process for our clients' live solutions - from change design and estimation through to development, testing and deployment
- Own defect resolution end-to-end, coordinating triage, prioritisation, routing and resolution within SLA, with root causes fixed so issues do not recur
- Support ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus compliance activity with the Head of IT - tracking remediation actions to closure and capturing audit-ready evidence
Internal Change Delivery
- Lead internal IT projects from initiation to closure, with the efficiency and control to deliver the benefits case
- Run delivery cadences and ceremonies that keep teams focused and value flowing
- Lead by unblocking issues, protect our teams' focus, manage the backlog and clear obstacles before they impact delivery
Resource Planning & Governance
- Forecast demand and balance resource across change, defect and compliance work so commitments are consistently met
What Success Looks Like In The Role
- Change flows through the business predictably, with timely reporting into local and wider business governance to ensure the picture is always clear
- Defects are resolved quickly, within SLA and with control to ensure first time resolution and recurring issues are the exception
- Compliance actions are closed promptly and evidenced end-to-end, so we are consistently audit-ready
- Our teams have a sustainable cadence, clarity on priorities and the support to do their best work
- Internal projects are delivered on time, unlocking value as they go and providing long-term improvement to our teams' capability
- Identify improvements to our processes that drive efficiency through practical, well-adopted changes to tooling and ways of working
- Build strong relationships within the IT team and wider business, providing knowledge transfer and peer reviews to contribute to a culture of continuous improvement
Competencies & Behaviours
Experience And Knowledge
- 5+ years in project or delivery management, ideally in a consultancy, data or technology services business
- Proven ownership of change control or equivalent commercial governance processes in a technical environment
- Service management grounding (ITIL or equivalent)
- Experience of internal IT or transformation projects - tooling rollouts, security programmes, migrations
- Familiarity with ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials or SOC 2
- A recognised delivery qualification - Prince2, APM PMQ, PMP, or a Scrum/agile equivalent
Delivery and Leadership
- Strong resource and capacity planning across competing priorities
Tools and Ways of Working
- Hands-on experience with Scrum, Kanban and traditional project methodologies
- Comfortable with project and agile tooling: Jira, ClickUp, MS Project, Smartsheet or equivalent
- Confident with Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams) for project artefacts and reporting
- Highly numerate, with strong attention to detail
- Solutions-oriented, with natural problem-solving instincts
- Organised and pro-active - you prioritise well and stay calm under pressure
- An excellent communicator, written and verbal, comfortable influencing others
- A team player: personable, adaptable and genuinely curious
- Committed to your own development, and to helping others grow
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Some UK travel may be required.
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Where this offer sits in the market
IT project managers (SOC 2131) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~34k in sample- Middle half £42,744–73,268
- Median £57,824
- Going rate £58,200
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £40,700–52,400
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2131 going rate of £58,200. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.