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2026 IIM Interim Management Survey

6.Introduction

Welcome to the 2026 annual IIM Interim Management Survey - our 17th edition.

You are about to embark upon one of the most important data driven tasks of the interim year – your response and time is fully appreciated by the IIM. It helps make this one of the most sought-after insights into our industry. It remains so due to the high response rate we get annually, which is the bedrock of this market-wide survey. The contribution you make here enables the quality of the survey to be sustained for the benefit of all those with an interest in our market.

Each year we refine our approach from your feedback on the survey format and scope and the team continue to improve the survey so that together, we can keep this the best source of market information in the UK.

This year, we've added 2 additonal questions about insurance, and our first question about fractional assignments. We've removed 3 questions elsewhere that are no longer required, with a net effect that we have 76 questions again this year.

Please keep the feedback coming: we do appreciate all your constructive comments.

Should you have queries or comments about the content or question clarity in the survey, please email charles.stuart@iim.org.uk.



Tony Evans CIIM
Chair
Institute of Interim Management


The Small Print.....

Participants
This survey is intended to be completed only by Interim Managers and Executives, broadly defined as independent people operating at or near board level who are typically on gross day rates of £500+ (or gross equivalents if on Fixed Term Contract - FTC - or Fixed Project Fees basis).

If you are a contractor (typically sub-£500), a consultant, a prospective interim manager, an ISP or client, or are a permanent member of staff, please don't complete this survey as your entry may be voided as a result.

Survey Timing
The scope of this survey is the twelve-month period from April 2025 to March 2026.

The survey is open from Wednesday April 1st, will run throughout April and close on Thursday April 30th at 23.59 pm.

The Survey ISP (Interim Service Provider) rankings will be released on Thursday 21st May from 11.00 am on the IIM's Voice of Interim Management LinkedIn Group and IIM LinkedIn company page.

The full Survey Report will be published in mid June on the IIM website.

We recommend completing the Survey in one session, we estimate around 22-25 minutes should do it.
Personal Data and Survey Validation
For your reassurance, all survey answers are completely confidential and secure. We only ask for your name and email address if you wish to be contacted by the IIM for the purpose you choose - the IIM will not link your contact details in any way to your survey answers.

The IIM does not sell or release personal information to third parties. Your name and email address, if provided, remain 100% confidential.

In 2024 we enhanced the validation of survey participants to further assure the quality of the survey findings for all contributors and the interim industry as a whole. We now ask you, as standard, to provide your own LinkedIn profile URL, which is already in the public domain. We do not use it for any other purpose and again, do not link your LinkedIn profile in any way to your answers.

On with the Survey!


Charles Stuart MIIM & Martin Chisholm MIIM
Survey Co-Authors

Ad van der Rest CIIM
Author Emeritus

Institute of Interim Management
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