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Business Development Manager - South East
Posted 1 day ago by Actionstep
The Business Development Manager role at Actionstep UK focuses on generating a substantial outbound pipeline to drive gr...
- Rate £70,000 per year
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Remote
- Location South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton
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Commission Based Business Development Manager – London
Posted 1 day ago by Vynzo Media
Vynzo Media, a UK-based marketing agency, is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive new business opportunities...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Remote
- Location Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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About Our Remote Working Portfolio Manager Contract Roles
What does a portfolio manager contractor do?
Organisations bring in Portfolio Manager contractors to oversee and manage a collection of related programmes and projects, ensuring that the portfolio is collectively aligned to the organisation's strategic objectives, that investment is allocated effectively across initiatives, that dependencies and conflicts between programmes are identified and managed, and that the organisation is not taking on more change than it can absorb and deliver simultaneously. Portfolio management operates at a higher level than programme management, focusing on the selection, prioritisation, and performance of the portfolio as a whole rather than the delivery of individual programmes. Contractors are brought in when an organisation is establishing portfolio management discipline for the first time, when a portfolio review has identified the need for more structured oversight, or when senior portfolio leadership capacity is needed during a period of significant investment in change.
Clients expect Portfolio Manager contractors to bring combine strategic portfolio thinking with strong governance, analysis, and stakeholder management capability. Experience applying portfolio management frameworks such as MoP (Management of Portfolios) to balance change capacity against strategic investment is widely expected. The ability to engage boards and senior leadership on portfolio investment decisions, resource allocation conflicts, and programme performance in a way that is credible, evidence-based, and commercially grounded is the primary leadership competency at this level. Experience designing and operating portfolio governance forums, portfolio health dashboards, and benefits realisation frameworks is expected alongside the strategic portfolio thinking. Most Portfolio Manager contractors bring prior experience as Programme Managers or Heads of PMO, combined with MoP or equivalent qualification and experience operating at executive level within large change organisations.
What is the market like for portfolio manager contractors?
The Portfolio Manager contract market is a senior and relatively specialist market within the project and programme management discipline, most active in large organisations with significant and complex change portfolios where the coordination and strategic alignment of multiple concurrent programmes is a genuine management challenge. Financial services, central government, and large corporate technology transformation programmes are among the most consistent buyers of senior portfolio management contract resource. Rates are at the upper end of the project and programme management contracting market, reflecting the seniority and strategic scope of the role. Supply of experienced Portfolio Managers with both the strategic thinking and the governance credibility to operate at this level is relatively limited.
What does 'remote working' mean for portfolio manager contractors?
Remote contract roles are delivered primarily from the contractor's own location rather than the client's premises. In the UK contractor market, "remote" covers a range of arrangements, from fully remote with no on-site requirement through to predominantly remote roles that involve periodic travel for workshops or stakeholder meetings, typically a few days per month.
Remote contracts can show different rate patterns compared to on-site or hybrid positions. In some cases, remote working reduces location-driven rate premiums; in others, rates remain aligned to the employer's location or market benchmarks. As with all contract roles, rates are primarily driven by scope, expertise, and delivery expectations rather than working arrangement alone.
The availability of remote contracting varies by role and sector. Technology, data, and digital roles offer the broadest remote opportunities, while financial services and government clients more commonly require hybrid arrangements. Contractors evaluating remote opportunities should clarify on-site expectations before accepting, as definitions of "remote" vary between clients.
How much do portfolio manager contractors usually earn when working remotely?
Contract rates for portfolio manager roles typically range from £550 to £950 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement. Remote roles may sit at different points within this range depending on the employer's location and whether any on-site attendance is required.
How many remote working portfolio manager vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 100 portfolio manager contract roles across the site. Around 50% of the jobs currently listed on Quality Contracts offer some sort of remote or hybrid working arranegment. Data reviewed up to June 2026.