Change Control Contracts in England

Change Control
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Change Control skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Change Control over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 305 279 301
Rank change year-on-year -26 +22 -17
Contract jobs citing Change Control 172 294 406
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.71% 0.80% 0.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.78% 0.92% 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 174 239
10th Percentile £363 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £523 £513
Median % change year-on-year -0.48% +1.95% +1.94%
75th Percentile £600 £606 £628
90th Percentile £675 £744 £775
UK median daily rate £501 £501 £503
% change year-on-year - -0.33% +0.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 14 25
10th Percentile £25.50 £13.48 £21.83
25th Percentile £32.25 £18.00 £43.86
Median hourly rate £46.30 £48.44 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.41% -10.31% +54.29%
75th Percentile £65.63 £65.96 £58.75
90th Percentile £67.50 £71.17 £78.82
UK median hourly rate £46.30 £52.50 £52.97
% change year-on-year -11.81% -0.89% +51.34%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Change Control falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,017 31,802 44,352
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.19% 86.49% 90.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,406 20,831 31,133
10th Percentile £308 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £765
UK median daily rate £518 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.43% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 932 2,249 1,562
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.91 £10.64
25th Percentile £18.18 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.00 £37.18 £37.32
Median % change year-on-year -22.00% -0.38% +49.28%
75th Percentile £63.00 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £28.30 £36.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year -22.48% +1.39% +40.19%

Change Control
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Change Control as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Change Control in England

Change Control
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Change Control in England.

Daily rate trend for Change Control in England

Change Control
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Control in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Change Control in England

Change Control
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Change Control in England.

Hourly rate trend for Change Control in England

Change Control
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Change Control in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Change Control in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Change Control within the England region over the 6 months to 13 May 2025. 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
London -12 73 £520 -0.95% 131
Midlands +9 32 £512 +7.79% 35
West Midlands +13 30 £524 +10.32% 23
South East +15 23 £600 +14.29% 85
East of England +31 15 £350 -30.00% 16
North of England +1 12 £395 -24.76% 49
South West +23 11 £585 +7.34% 18
North West +4 9 £388 -18.42% 19
Yorkshire +9 2 £500 -10.31% 26
East Midlands +4 2 £414 +50.55% 11
North East - 1 £508 - 6
Change Control
UK

Change Control
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 12 (6.98%) SharePoint
2 9 (5.23%) Confluence
3 3 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.16%) MQSeries
5 1 (0.58%) MS Project Server
5 1 (0.58%) OpenStack
Applications
1 25 (14.53%) Microsoft Project
2 16 (9.30%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (5.81%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (4.07%) Windchill
5 5 (2.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (1.74%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.58%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 10 (5.81%) Primavera
2 2 (1.16%) Magento
2 2 (1.16%) Misys Midas
2 2 (1.16%) Oracle 11i
2 2 (1.16%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (1.16%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.58%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 19 (11.05%) Azure
2 14 (8.14%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (4.07%) SaaS
4 5 (2.91%) OpenShift
4 5 (2.91%) Power Platform
5 3 (1.74%) Entra ID
5 3 (1.74%) Google Workspace
6 2 (1.16%) Azure API Management
6 2 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (1.16%) OneDrive
6 2 (1.16%) Smartsheet
7 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.58%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.58%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.33%) Firewall
1 4 (2.33%) Intrusion Detection
1 4 (2.33%) Wireless
2 3 (1.74%) BGP
2 3 (1.74%) Network Security
2 3 (1.74%) SSL
3 2 (1.16%) HTTP
3 2 (1.16%) LAN
3 2 (1.16%) OSPF
3 2 (1.16%) SD-WAN
3 2 (1.16%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.16%) WAN
4 1 (0.58%) DHCP
4 1 (0.58%) DNS
4 1 (0.58%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.58%) Ethernet VPN
4 1 (0.58%) Internet
4 1 (0.58%) MPLS
4 1 (0.58%) VLAN
4 1 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.33%) Oracle Reports
1 4 (2.33%) Power BI
2 3 (1.74%) Big Data
2 3 (1.74%) Geospatial Data
2 3 (1.74%) GIS
2 3 (1.74%) Tableau
3 2 (1.16%) Oracle Database
3 2 (1.16%) Oracle Database 10g
4 1 (0.58%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.58%) DTS
4 1 (0.58%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 11 (6.40%) JIRA
2 3 (1.74%) Git
3 2 (1.16%) Ant
3 2 (1.16%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.16%) JUnit
3 2 (1.16%) SoapUI
3 2 (1.16%) Toad
4 1 (0.58%) AdminStudio
4 1 (0.58%) MSI
General
1 66 (38.37%) Finance
2 61 (35.47%) Social Skills
3 26 (15.12%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (9.88%) Presentation Skills
5 14 (8.14%) Telecoms
6 10 (5.81%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (5.23%) Banking
7 9 (5.23%) Legal
8 7 (4.07%) Law
9 6 (3.49%) Public Sector
9 6 (3.49%) Retail
10 5 (2.91%) Automotive
11 3 (1.74%) Aerospace
11 3 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.74%) Financial Institution
11 3 (1.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (1.16%) Billing
12 2 (1.16%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.16%) Police
12 2 (1.16%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 43 (25.00%) Project Manager
2 27 (15.70%) Analyst
3 24 (13.95%) Senior
4 10 (5.81%) Lead
5 9 (5.23%) Business Analyst
5 9 (5.23%) Developer
6 8 (4.65%) Senior Manager
7 7 (4.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 7 (4.07%) PMO Analyst
7 7 (4.07%) Project Planner
8 6 (3.49%) Consultant
8 6 (3.49%) Senior Project Manager
9 5 (2.91%) Configuration Manager
9 5 (2.91%) Infrastructure Manager
9 5 (2.91%) PMO Lead
9 5 (2.91%) Project Controller
9 5 (2.91%) Security Manager
9 5 (2.91%) Security Project Manager
10 4 (2.33%) Banking Project Manager
10 4 (2.33%) IAM Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.33%) XML
2 3 (1.74%) 802.1X
3 2 (1.16%) Ajax
3 2 (1.16%) CSS
3 2 (1.16%) CSS3
3 2 (1.16%) EDI
3 2 (1.16%) HTML
3 2 (1.16%) HTML5
3 2 (1.16%) IBM Integration Bus
3 2 (1.16%) Kafka
3 2 (1.16%) KnockoutJS
3 2 (1.16%) Middleware
3 2 (1.16%) Node.js
3 2 (1.16%) RequireJS
3 2 (1.16%) RESTful
3 2 (1.16%) SOAP
4 1 (0.58%) .NET
4 1 (0.58%) JSON
4 1 (0.58%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.58%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 12 (6.98%) Management Information System
2 7 (4.07%) Onboarding
2 7 (4.07%) Operational Technology
3 6 (3.49%) Product Ownership
4 5 (2.91%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.91%) Data Structures
4 5 (2.91%) Public Cloud
5 4 (2.33%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.74%) PKI
6 3 (1.74%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 2 (1.16%) AS400
7 2 (1.16%) CCTV
7 2 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.16%) Derivative
7 2 (1.16%) iSeries
7 2 (1.16%) NHS
7 2 (1.16%) PMI
8 1 (0.58%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.58%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 20 (11.63%) Windows
2 8 (4.65%) Windows 10
3 7 (4.07%) Linux
4 5 (2.91%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (2.33%) CentOS
5 4 (2.33%) Ubuntu
5 4 (2.33%) Windows Server
6 3 (1.74%) Windows 7
6 3 (1.74%) Windows XP
7 2 (1.16%) AIX
7 2 (1.16%) Unix
8 1 (0.58%) Android
8 1 (0.58%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (38.95%) Project Management
2 52 (30.23%) Stakeholder Management
3 40 (23.26%) Agile
4 33 (19.19%) Problem-Solving
4 33 (19.19%) Project Delivery
5 29 (16.86%) Change Management
6 25 (14.53%) Continuous Improvement
7 20 (11.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 19 (11.05%) PRINCE2
9 17 (9.88%) Risk Management
10 15 (8.72%) Decision-Making
11 14 (8.14%) Waterfall
11 14 (8.14%) Work Breakdown Structure
12 13 (7.56%) Programme Management
12 13 (7.56%) Project Planning
13 12 (6.98%) Critical Path Analysis
13 12 (6.98%) ITIL
14 11 (6.40%) Collaborative Working
14 11 (6.40%) Configuration Management
14 11 (6.40%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 12 (6.98%) PowerShell
2 10 (5.81%) SQL
3 6 (3.49%) Java
3 6 (3.49%) Python
4 5 (2.91%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.16%) Korn
5 2 (1.16%) Perl
5 2 (1.16%) PL/SQL
5 2 (1.16%) RPG
6 1 (0.58%) Bicep
6 1 (0.58%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.58%) VB
6 1 (0.58%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 34 (19.77%) Security Cleared
2 25 (14.53%) Degree
2 25 (14.53%) SC Cleared
3 13 (7.56%) PMI Certification
4 12 (6.98%) PMP
5 6 (3.49%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.74%) APMP
6 3 (1.74%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.16%) CCNP
7 2 (1.16%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (1.16%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (0.58%) CBAP
8 1 (0.58%) CCIE
8 1 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.58%) CWDP
8 1 (0.58%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.58%) IIBA
8 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (21.51%) PMO
2 10 (5.81%) QA
3 7 (4.07%) Def Stans
4 5 (2.91%) Data Quality
5 4 (2.33%) SLA
6 3 (1.74%) NIST
6 3 (1.74%) P3O
7 2 (1.16%) ITGC
7 2 (1.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (1.16%) SEPA
8 1 (0.58%) DICOM
8 1 (0.58%) GDPR
8 1 (0.58%) HL7
8 1 (0.58%) NCSC
8 1 (0.58%) PMBOK
System Software
1 9 (5.23%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (4.65%) Active Directory
3 6 (3.49%) vSphere
4 4 (2.33%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.58%) Firmware
5 1 (0.58%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 7 (4.07%) Terraform
2 6 (3.49%) Ansible
3 5 (2.91%) SCCM
4 4 (2.33%) Kubernetes
4 4 (2.33%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (2.33%) Nessus
4 4 (2.33%) vCenter Server
5 3 (1.74%) OPNET
6 2 (1.16%) Control-M
7 1 (0.58%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.58%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.58%) WSUS
Vendors
1 37 (21.51%) Microsoft
2 13 (7.56%) SAP
3 9 (5.23%) VMware
4 8 (4.65%) Oracle
5 5 (2.91%) PTC
5 5 (2.91%) Red Hat
6 4 (2.33%) Cisco
6 4 (2.33%) IBM
7 3 (1.74%) Adobe
7 3 (1.74%) Fortinet
7 3 (1.74%) Google
7 3 (1.74%) IFS
7 3 (1.74%) Liquidlogic
7 3 (1.74%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.74%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.74%) Splunk
8 2 (1.16%) Perforce
8 2 (1.16%) Planview
8 2 (1.16%) SolarWinds
9 1 (0.58%) Citrix