Change Management Contracts in the UK excluding London

Change Management
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Change Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Change Management over the 6 months to 7 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 45 42 47
Rank change year-on-year -3 +5 +8
Contract jobs citing Change Management 818 1,123 1,410
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.87% 4.94% 4.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.67% 5.54% 5.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 503 739 1,007
10th Percentile £300 £300 £281
25th Percentile £400 £411 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £560
90th Percentile £656 £700 £646
UK median daily rate £514 £540 £509
% change year-on-year -4.81% +6.04% +7.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 37 42
10th Percentile £14.44 £17.18 £14.00
25th Percentile £28.32 £31.25 £14.06
Median hourly rate £50.00 £48.40 £21.89
Median % change year-on-year +3.31% +121.11% -2.54%
75th Percentile £61.60 £63.75 £32.50
90th Percentile £68.88 £83.82 £51.23
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £51.50 £23.50
% change year-on-year -2.91% +119.15% +0.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Change Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,522 20,276 27,434
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 82.98% 89.11% 89.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,323 13,889 19,180
10th Percentile £250 £260 £244
25th Percentile £375 £400 £399
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £582
90th Percentile £688 £694 £663
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,171 1,255 1,348
10th Percentile £12.50 £10.68 £12.43
25th Percentile £15.43 £15.21 £14.25
Median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.50 £47.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £74.25 £61.83
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +10.45%

Change Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Change Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Change Management in the UK excluding London

Change Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Change Management in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Change Management in the UK excluding London

Change Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Change Management in the UK excluding London

Change Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Change Management in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Change Management in the UK excluding London

Change Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Change Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Change Management in the UK excluding London

Change Management
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Change Management within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 7 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England -7 224 £515 +2.49% 128
South East -18 180 £455 -13.09% 122
South West +23 131 £525 -6.25% 53
Yorkshire -6 117 £520 -5.55% 44
Midlands -5 108 £513 -4.65% 97
North West -2 101 £515 +3.00% 74
Scotland +24 95 £475 +5.56% 19
West Midlands -12 76 £525 -2.33% 50
East of England -6 61 £350 -26.32% 54
East Midlands +10 29 £475 -9.52% 46
Wales +8 17 £535 +7.00% 16
North East -2 11 £600 +41.18% 13
Northern Ireland +2 10 £363 -9.38% 3
Change Management
UK

Change Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 47 (5.75%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.44%) Confluence
2 20 (2.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (0.98%) IIS
3 8 (0.98%) Tomcat
4 6 (0.73%) Apache
5 3 (0.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.24%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Spatial
7 1 (0.12%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 45 (5.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (4.40%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (2.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.73%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.37%) Windchill
8 2 (0.24%) FileZilla
9 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.12%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 17 (2.08%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (0.86%) Teamcenter
3 6 (0.73%) SAP Payroll
4 5 (0.61%) iTrent
4 5 (0.61%) Remedy ITSM
4 5 (0.61%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.37%) SAP Hybris
6 3 (0.37%) SAP SD
7 2 (0.24%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.12%) Primavera
8 1 (0.12%) SAP EWM
8 1 (0.12%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 80 (9.78%) Azure
2 67 (8.19%) Microsoft 365
3 38 (4.65%) AWS
4 21 (2.57%) Azure Monitor
5 19 (2.32%) SaaS
6 17 (2.08%) SuccessFactors
7 13 (1.59%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 13 (1.59%) Azure Data Factory
7 13 (1.59%) Azure Functions
7 13 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
7 13 (1.59%) Entra ID
7 13 (1.59%) Serverless
7 13 (1.59%) Yammer
8 11 (1.34%) OpenShift
8 11 (1.34%) Power Platform
9 10 (1.22%) OneDrive
10 7 (0.86%) Microsoft Purview
11 6 (0.73%) Azure Stack
11 6 (0.73%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (0.61%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 62 (7.58%) Firewall
2 24 (2.93%) DNS
3 23 (2.81%) Wi-Fi
4 22 (2.69%) NetScaler
4 22 (2.69%) VLAN
5 20 (2.44%) Network Security
6 19 (2.32%) TCP/IP
7 18 (2.20%) BGP
7 18 (2.20%) Cisco ASA
7 18 (2.20%) OSPF
8 17 (2.08%) VPN
9 16 (1.96%) WAN
10 15 (1.83%) Cisco ISE
10 15 (1.83%) DHCP
10 15 (1.83%) IPsec
10 15 (1.83%) SAN
10 15 (1.83%) SNMP
11 14 (1.71%) EIGRP
12 13 (1.59%) Cisco Firepower
12 13 (1.59%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.59%) NoSQL
2 12 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (1.22%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (1.22%) Elasticsearch
3 10 (1.22%) Power BI
4 7 (0.86%) Oracle Database
4 7 (0.86%) SAP HANA
5 6 (0.73%) Snowflake Schema
6 4 (0.49%) Electronic Patient Records
7 3 (0.37%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.37%) Tableau
8 2 (0.24%) GIS
8 2 (0.24%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.24%) Impala
8 2 (0.24%) NonStop SQL
8 2 (0.24%) QlikView
8 2 (0.24%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.12%) Big Data
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.12%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 35 (4.28%) JIRA
2 16 (1.96%) Git
3 9 (1.10%) Bitbucket
4 7 (0.86%) Selenium
5 6 (0.73%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.24%) InstallShield
6 2 (0.24%) JMeter
6 2 (0.24%) MSI
7 1 (0.12%) Gradle
7 1 (0.12%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.12%) Maven
7 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 261 (31.91%) Social Skills
2 222 (27.14%) Finance
3 135 (16.50%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (13.33%) Public Sector
5 81 (9.90%) Banking
6 40 (4.89%) Manufacturing
7 35 (4.28%) Telecoms
8 33 (4.03%) Legal
9 29 (3.55%) Presentation Skills
10 27 (3.30%) Organisational Skills
11 25 (3.06%) Influencing Skills
12 24 (2.93%) Marketing
13 19 (2.32%) Publishing
14 17 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 16 (1.96%) Retail
16 14 (1.71%) Pharmaceutical
17 13 (1.59%) Local Government
18 12 (1.47%) Documentation Skills
19 11 (1.34%) Military
20 9 (1.10%) Law
Job Titles
1 107 (13.08%) Project Manager
2 100 (12.22%) Analyst
3 82 (10.02%) Senior
4 63 (7.70%) Lead
5 60 (7.33%) Change Manager
6 47 (5.75%) Business Analyst
7 42 (5.13%) Consultant
8 39 (4.77%) Architect
8 39 (4.77%) Developer
8 39 (4.77%) IT Manager
9 33 (4.03%) Business Manager
10 32 (3.91%) Network Engineer
11 28 (3.42%) Change Analyst
12 27 (3.30%) Senior Manager
13 25 (3.06%) Business Change Manager
14 23 (2.81%) Administrator
14 23 (2.81%) Delivery Manager
15 22 (2.69%) Service Manager
16 20 (2.44%) Full Stack Developer
17 18 (2.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.44%) React
2 18 (2.20%) Kafka
3 12 (1.47%) AngularJS
3 12 (1.47%) Jinja
4 9 (1.10%) REST
4 9 (1.10%) XML
5 7 (0.86%) HTML
5 7 (0.86%) SAP Basis
5 7 (0.86%) SAP Fiori
5 7 (0.86%) Spring
6 6 (0.73%) ActiveMQ
6 6 (0.73%) CSS
6 6 (0.73%) Itk
6 6 (0.73%) JSON
7 5 (0.61%) Oracle Fusion
8 4 (0.49%) Web Services
9 3 (0.37%) .NET
9 3 (0.37%) LDAP
9 3 (0.37%) Lightning Web Components
9 3 (0.37%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 56 (6.85%) Management Information System
2 46 (5.62%) Product Ownership
3 24 (2.93%) PKI
4 23 (2.81%) Replication
5 16 (1.96%) Cloud Native
6 13 (1.59%) Onboarding
7 12 (1.47%) LIMS
7 12 (1.47%) NHS
8 11 (1.34%) Cyber Threat
8 11 (1.34%) Data Centre
9 10 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
10 9 (1.10%) Security Posture
11 8 (0.98%) CMDB
11 8 (0.98%) IoT
12 7 (0.86%) Data Structures
12 7 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (0.86%) Mainframe
12 7 (0.86%) Public Cloud
12 7 (0.86%) Reference Data
12 7 (0.86%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 113 (13.81%) Windows
2 68 (8.31%) Linux
3 46 (5.62%) Windows Server
4 21 (2.57%) Unix
5 20 (2.44%) Windows 10
6 12 (1.47%) Solaris
7 11 (1.34%) Windows Server 2012
8 10 (1.22%) Windows Server 2016
8 10 (1.22%) Windows Server 2019
9 8 (0.98%) Apple iOS
10 7 (0.86%) MVS
11 5 (0.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.24%) CentOS
12 2 (0.24%) VMS
12 2 (0.24%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.12%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (26.04%) Project Management
2 167 (20.42%) Stakeholder Management
3 160 (19.56%) Agile
4 140 (17.11%) Problem-Solving
5 108 (13.20%) ITIL
6 88 (10.76%) Project Delivery
7 86 (10.51%) DevOps
8 82 (10.02%) PRINCE2
9 81 (9.90%) Continuous Improvement
10 71 (8.68%) Risk Management
11 69 (8.44%) Service Management
12 61 (7.46%) ITSM
12 61 (7.46%) Programme Management
12 61 (7.46%) Roadmaps
13 58 (7.09%) Decision-Making
14 55 (6.72%) Service Delivery
15 54 (6.60%) Business Analysis
16 50 (6.11%) Problem Management
17 49 (5.99%) Migration
18 48 (5.87%) Impact Assessments
Programming Languages
1 48 (5.87%) Python
2 32 (3.91%) PowerShell
3 28 (3.42%) SQL
4 15 (1.83%) C
5 14 (1.71%) Perl
6 13 (1.59%) Java
7 12 (1.47%) JavaScript
7 12 (1.47%) Tcl
8 8 (0.98%) Swift
9 6 (0.73%) Kusto Query Language
9 6 (0.73%) Search Processing Language
10 5 (0.61%) C++
11 4 (0.49%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.37%) Apex Code
13 2 (0.24%) AWK
13 2 (0.24%) Bourne shell
13 2 (0.24%) Korn
13 2 (0.24%) R
14 1 (0.12%) Groovy
14 1 (0.12%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 180 (22.00%) Security Cleared
2 115 (14.06%) Degree
3 98 (11.98%) SC Cleared
4 65 (7.95%) DV Cleared
5 28 (3.42%) Cisco Certification
6 23 (2.81%) CCNA
7 20 (2.44%) CCNP
8 14 (1.71%) Master's Degree
9 12 (1.47%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 10 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
11 9 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (0.98%) APMG
12 8 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
12 8 (0.98%) CIPD
12 8 (0.98%) PMP
12 8 (0.98%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 7 (0.86%) ITIL Certification
14 6 (0.73%) MCSE
15 5 (0.61%) PMI Certification
15 5 (0.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (5.99%) PMO
2 33 (4.03%) QA
3 22 (2.69%) SLA
4 16 (1.96%) Data Quality
5 11 (1.34%) GDPR
6 7 (0.86%) Disclosure Scotland
6 7 (0.86%) NIST
7 5 (0.61%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.37%) GRC
9 2 (0.24%) COBIT
9 2 (0.24%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.24%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.12%) Basel III
10 1 (0.12%) COREP
10 1 (0.12%) FINREP
10 1 (0.12%) GxP
10 1 (0.12%) IFRS
10 1 (0.12%) IFRS 9
10 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.12%) P3O
System Software
1 51 (6.23%) Active Directory
2 28 (3.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (2.20%) XenApp
4 17 (2.08%) Firmware
5 14 (1.71%) VMware ESXi
6 11 (1.34%) Virtual Desktop
7 10 (1.22%) XenDesktop
8 8 (0.98%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 7 (0.86%) Docker
10 6 (0.73%) Hyper-V
10 6 (0.73%) VMware NSX
11 5 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
12 4 (0.49%) BitLocker
12 4 (0.49%) vSphere
13 3 (0.37%) Microsoft App-V
14 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 48 (5.87%) Ansible
2 19 (2.32%) Kubernetes
3 18 (2.20%) NetBackup
4 16 (1.96%) Puppet
5 10 (1.22%) Argo
5 10 (1.22%) Grafana
5 10 (1.22%) Istio
5 10 (1.22%) Kibana
5 10 (1.22%) Prometheus
5 10 (1.22%) SCOM
6 8 (0.98%) Red Hat Satellite
7 7 (0.86%) Terraform
8 6 (0.73%) Rancher
8 6 (0.73%) SCCM
8 6 (0.73%) Tivoli Identity Manager
8 6 (0.73%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.49%) Nagios
10 3 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
11 2 (0.24%) Oracle ZFS
Vendors
1 153 (18.70%) Microsoft
2 68 (8.31%) SAP
3 54 (6.60%) ServiceNow
4 41 (5.01%) VMware
5 35 (4.28%) Cisco
6 31 (3.79%) Citrix
7 24 (2.93%) Oracle
8 23 (2.81%) SolarWinds
9 21 (2.57%) Palo Alto
10 19 (2.32%) Red Hat
11 17 (2.08%) Veritas
12 13 (1.59%) IBM
13 12 (1.47%) Salesforce
14 11 (1.34%) CheckPoint
14 11 (1.34%) InterSystems
14 11 (1.34%) NetApp
15 9 (1.10%) Ivanti
16 8 (0.98%) Atlassian
16 8 (0.98%) Dell
16 8 (0.98%) Okta