Stakeholder Engagement Contracts

Stakeholder Engagement
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Stakeholder Engagement skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Stakeholder Engagement over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 153 154 194
Rank change year-on-year +1 +40 -12
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement 694 1,031 1,343
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.60% 1.72% 1.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.86% 1.92% 1.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 486 737 1,007
10th Percentile £363 £381 £338
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £638
90th Percentile £775 £750 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £513 £510 £488
% change year-on-year +0.49% +4.62% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 10 11
10th Percentile £18.35 £19.00 £16.25
25th Percentile £27.81 £20.25 £16.63
Median hourly rate £35.96 £26.15 £29.38
Median % change year-on-year +37.51% -10.99% +21.90%
75th Percentile £57.33 £52.22 £47.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £58.72 £55.84
UK excluding London median hourly rate £56.49 £20.50 £35.78
% change year-on-year +175.56% -42.70% +55.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Stakeholder Engagement 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,374 53,774 80,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.31% 89.91% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,095 37,304 56,474
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,422 1,763 1,928
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -
75th Percentile £59.44 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.00 £36.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +80.00% -8.17%

Stakeholder Engagement
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Stakeholder Engagement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement.

Daily rate trend for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement.

Hourly rate trend for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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
England +11 611 £550 - 296
London +36 344 £575 - 121
UK excluding London -14 295 £513 +0.49% 193
Work from Home -26 197 £550 - 149
North of England -22 66 £500 -9.09% 53
South East -5 65 £525 +2.94% 41
Midlands -4 52 £525 - 37
South West +10 49 £550 +4.76% 32
West Midlands +16 44 £494 -5.95% 21
Scotland +18 37 £525 +21.04% 18
North West +14 37 £425 -12.37% 34
East of England +1 24 £375 -25.00% 6
Yorkshire -39 23 £500 -9.09% 15
East Midlands +4 8 £525 +5.00% 16
North East +20 6 £590 +12.38% 4
Northern Ireland +6 1 £363 +10.86% 2
Wales +1 1 £200 -65.22% 6

Stakeholder Engagement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 17 (2.45%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.31%) Confluence
3 8 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.86%) SAS
5 5 (0.72%) WordPress
6 3 (0.43%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.14%) CMS
7 1 (0.14%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 36 (5.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (4.32%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (2.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 20 (2.88%) Microsoft Project
4 17 (2.45%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.29%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.29%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.29%) Sketch
6 1 (0.14%) OmniGraffle
6 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 17 (2.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.01%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 6 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.72%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.29%) iTrent
6 1 (0.14%) Carpe Diem
6 1 (0.14%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.14%) OPENHousing
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.14%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.14%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.14%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.14%) SAP WM
6 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 63 (9.08%) Azure
2 46 (6.63%) AWS
3 39 (5.62%) Power Platform
4 21 (3.03%) SaaS
5 19 (2.74%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (1.59%) GitHub
9 10 (1.44%) Boomi
10 9 (1.30%) Amazon S3
11 8 (1.15%) GCP
11 8 (1.15%) PowerApps
12 7 (1.01%) Power Automate
13 6 (0.86%) Collibra
13 6 (0.86%) Figma
13 6 (0.86%) PaaS
14 5 (0.72%) AWS Lambda
14 5 (0.72%) Serverless
14 5 (0.72%) Snowflake
14 5 (0.72%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.59%) Firewall
2 8 (1.15%) VPN
3 5 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (0.58%) DNS
4 4 (0.58%) LAN
4 4 (0.58%) Network Security
5 3 (0.43%) DHCP
5 3 (0.43%) WAN
5 3 (0.43%) Wireless
6 2 (0.29%) Broadband
6 2 (0.29%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.29%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.14%) BGP
7 1 (0.14%) BIG-IP
7 1 (0.14%) Internet
7 1 (0.14%) Intranet
7 1 (0.14%) OSPF
7 1 (0.14%) SAN
7 1 (0.14%) TACACS
7 1 (0.14%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (5.04%) Power BI
2 14 (2.02%) Tableau
3 13 (1.87%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.73%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.73%) Metadata
5 8 (1.15%) Electronic Patient Records
6 7 (1.01%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.72%) Amazon Athena
7 5 (0.72%) Crystal Reports
8 4 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.43%) Big Data
9 3 (0.43%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.43%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 2 (0.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 1 (0.14%) GIS
11 1 (0.14%) MS Access
11 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.14%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 32 (4.61%) JIRA
2 9 (1.30%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.01%) Git
4 6 (0.86%) Rational DOORS
5 5 (0.72%) NeoLoad
6 4 (0.58%) JUnit
6 4 (0.58%) LoadRunner
6 4 (0.58%) Mockito
7 3 (0.43%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.43%) Selenium
8 2 (0.29%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.29%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.14%) JMeter
9 1 (0.14%) MLflow
9 1 (0.14%) SoapUI
General
1 241 (34.73%) Social Skills
2 166 (23.92%) Finance
3 101 (14.55%) Public Sector
4 67 (9.65%) Analytical Skills
5 59 (8.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (5.48%) Legal
6 38 (5.48%) Presentation Skills
7 36 (5.19%) Local Government
8 27 (3.89%) Banking
9 23 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
10 22 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
11 21 (3.03%) Manufacturing
11 21 (3.03%) Telecoms
12 20 (2.88%) Retail
13 17 (2.45%) Marketing
14 12 (1.73%) Pharmaceutical
15 11 (1.59%) Law
15 11 (1.59%) Military
16 10 (1.44%) Games
17 6 (0.86%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 124 (17.87%) Analyst
2 115 (16.57%) Project Manager
3 79 (11.38%) Senior
4 73 (10.52%) Business Analyst
5 63 (9.08%) Architect
6 55 (7.93%) Lead
7 39 (5.62%) Solutions Architect
8 30 (4.32%) Consultant
8 30 (4.32%) Programme Manager
9 21 (3.03%) IT Manager
10 20 (2.88%) Change Manager
10 20 (2.88%) Developer
11 19 (2.74%) Product Manager
11 19 (2.74%) Senior Manager
12 18 (2.59%) Data Analyst
13 15 (2.16%) Product Owner
13 15 (2.16%) Test Leader
14 14 (2.02%) Delivery Manager
14 14 (2.02%) IT Project Manager
14 14 (2.02%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.16%) .NET
2 13 (1.87%) React
3 5 (0.72%) HTML
3 5 (0.72%) Spring
4 4 (0.58%) LDAP
4 4 (0.58%) ModSecurity
4 4 (0.58%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (0.58%) SailPoint
4 4 (0.58%) Spring Boot
5 3 (0.43%) .NET Framework
5 3 (0.43%) CSS
5 3 (0.43%) Kafka
5 3 (0.43%) Node.js
5 3 (0.43%) PySpark
6 2 (0.29%) Gherkin
6 2 (0.29%) MDX
6 2 (0.29%) Middleware
6 2 (0.29%) Web Services
6 2 (0.29%) XML
7 1 (0.14%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 30 (4.32%) Product Ownership
2 15 (2.16%) Management Information System
3 13 (1.87%) NHS
4 10 (1.44%) Public Cloud
5 9 (1.30%) Derivative
5 9 (1.30%) Onboarding
6 8 (1.15%) Data Centre
7 7 (1.01%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (0.86%) Distributed Architecture
8 6 (0.86%) Mobile App
9 5 (0.72%) Algorithms
9 5 (0.72%) Fixed Income
9 5 (0.72%) FMCG
9 5 (0.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (0.72%) Operational Technology
10 4 (0.58%) Credit Derivative
10 4 (0.58%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.58%) Mobile Banking
10 4 (0.58%) Security Posture
10 4 (0.58%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.31%) Linux
2 12 (1.73%) Mac OS X
2 12 (1.73%) Windows
3 3 (0.43%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.29%) Android
4 2 (0.29%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.29%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.14%) AIX
5 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (20.75%) Agile
2 143 (20.61%) Project Management
3 140 (20.17%) Stakeholder Management
4 82 (11.82%) Problem-Solving
5 74 (10.66%) Project Delivery
6 70 (10.09%) Risk Management
7 60 (8.65%) Change Management
8 58 (8.36%) Decision-Making
9 51 (7.35%) Roadmaps
10 50 (7.20%) Continuous Improvement
11 47 (6.77%) Business Case
12 43 (6.20%) Analytics
12 43 (6.20%) Business Intelligence
12 43 (6.20%) Cybersecurity
13 42 (6.05%) Programme Management
14 41 (5.91%) DevOps
14 41 (5.91%) Migration
14 41 (5.91%) PRINCE2
15 40 (5.76%) Scrum
16 38 (5.48%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (4.76%) SQL
2 23 (3.31%) Python
3 17 (2.45%) C#
4 15 (2.16%) Java
5 6 (0.86%) PowerShell
6 4 (0.58%) C
6 4 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (0.43%) C++
7 3 (0.43%) Go
7 3 (0.43%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.29%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.29%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.29%) R
8 2 (0.29%) Scala
8 2 (0.29%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.14%) ABAP
9 1 (0.14%) PHP
9 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 96 (13.83%) Security Cleared
2 85 (12.25%) Degree
3 78 (11.24%) SC Cleared
4 23 (3.31%) DV Cleared
5 21 (3.03%) PMP
6 20 (2.88%) PMI Certification
7 13 (1.87%) CISSP
8 9 (1.30%) CISM
8 9 (1.30%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.01%) TOGAF Certification
11 6 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (0.72%) ICAEW
13 4 (0.58%) APMP
13 4 (0.58%) ISEB
13 4 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.43%) ACCA
14 3 (0.43%) CIMA
14 3 (0.43%) NVQ Level 4
14 3 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (6.92%) QA
2 37 (5.33%) PMO
3 20 (2.88%) GDPR
4 19 (2.74%) Data Quality
5 18 (2.59%) NIST
6 17 (2.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 15 (2.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 12 (1.73%) Accessibility
9 10 (1.44%) HIPAA
10 5 (0.72%) GAAP
10 5 (0.72%) IFRS
11 4 (0.58%) GRC
12 3 (0.43%) Disclosure Scotland
12 3 (0.43%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.43%) SLA
13 2 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.29%) NIST 800
14 1 (0.14%) Def Stans
System Software
1 12 (1.73%) Active Directory
1 12 (1.73%) Docker
2 4 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.43%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.14%) Slurm Workload Manager
5 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (2.02%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.86%) Terraform
3 4 (0.58%) Ansible
4 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.43%) OPNET
4 3 (0.43%) SCCM
5 2 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.14%) Kibana
6 1 (0.14%) logstash
6 1 (0.14%) PowerCLI
6 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.14%) TrustSec
Vendors
1 72 (10.37%) Microsoft
2 27 (3.89%) SAP
3 24 (3.46%) Oracle
4 14 (2.02%) Salesforce
5 8 (1.15%) Atlassian
5 8 (1.15%) Google
5 8 (1.15%) ServiceNow
5 8 (1.15%) Sparx
6 5 (0.72%) Cadence
6 5 (0.72%) Cisco
6 5 (0.72%) IBM
6 5 (0.72%) IFS
6 5 (0.72%) iManage
6 5 (0.72%) Intapp
7 4 (0.58%) Adobe
7 4 (0.58%) Ariba
7 4 (0.58%) CA Agile Central
7 4 (0.58%) Databricks
7 4 (0.58%) OpenAI
7 4 (0.58%) VMware