Interim Management - UK Market Information
Although all sectors have since used interim management, UK manufacturing industry was the first to use the approach after it was imported from continental Europe where labour laws are less flexible.
Growth in the Interim Management Industry in the UK
Depending upon which source you use, the size of the entire market for interim management in the UK is estimated to be between £300 and £500m in value. These figures include the value of assignments sourced directly by interim managers themselvess and also those involving service providers.
With specific reference to the value of business sourced through interim management providers; a news release published in April 2008 by the Interim Management Association indicates that the number of assignments undertaken by Association members during 2007 increased by twenty four percent compared to 2006 generating a turnover of £158 million.
The continuing growth of interim management in the UK appears to have been stimulated by several factors including amongst others:
- executive headcount reductions across most industries (including consultancy), creating on the one hand:
- demand for short-term specialist support, and on the other
- sources of supply flexible enough to provide it
- the relentless pace of change (e.g. mergers and acquisitions)
- the desire of prospective interim managers for greater career flexibility (e.g. better work-life balance)
- the high cost of traditional (e.g. Big Four) consultancy solutions
- a growing awareness of executive interim management industry
Want More Interim Management UK Market Information?
The CBI Interim Management UK Guide is a valuable source of background information on the industry in the UK. Another helpful guide is the Sambrook Report.
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