Change Management Contract Job Trends in England

Change Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Change Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
22 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 45 43
Rank change year-on-year -7 -2 +8
Contract jobs citing Change Management 1,512 1,119 1,617
As % of all contract jobs in England 4.35% 4.33% 4.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.98% 4.80% 4.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 976 656 1,030
10th Percentile £313 £331 £359
25th Percentile £409 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £591 £638 £650
90th Percentile £688 £719 £706
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 28 57
10th Percentile £20.96 £28.12 £17.16
25th Percentile £22.68 £34.19 £28.30
Median hourly rate £45.46 £56.75 £37.18
Median % change year-on-year -19.89% +52.62% -19.17%
75th Percentile £56.69 £69.06 £59.50
90th Percentile £87.45 £74.75 £63.00
UK median hourly rate £45.46 £56.75 £37.18
% change year-on-year -19.89% +52.62% -12.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Change Management 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 30,350 23,294 33,147
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.25% 90.10% 87.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,414 14,536 22,024
10th Percentile £313 £309 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £617 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,891 752 2,034
10th Percentile £15.22 £15.62 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £27.21 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.26% - -
75th Percentile £63.32 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.48 £72.68
UK median hourly rate £25.77 £32.81 £35.00
% change year-on-year -21.46% -6.26% -

Change Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Change Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Change Management job vacancy trend in England

Change Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Change Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Change Management

Change Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Management in England over the 6 months to 22 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Change Management in England

Change Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Change Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Change Management

Change Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Change Management in England over the 6 months to 22 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Change Management in England

Change Management
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 Management within the England region over the 6 months to 22 February 2026. 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 -16 618 £520 -0.95% 166
North of England -6 296 £465 -8.28% 85
Midlands +12 252 £492 -1.60% 74
South East +3 190 £492 -6.29% 141
North West +6 183 £413 -12.70% 53
West Midlands +2 172 £500 -0.40% 55
South West +8 111 £525 -3.67% 38
Yorkshire -22 109 £487 -11.45% 24
East Midlands +20 80 £435 +11.25% 19
East of England -32 42 £500 +0.10% 41
North East -32 4 £475 -17.39% 11
Change Management
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Change Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 109 (7.21%) Confluence
2 73 (4.83%) SharePoint
3 28 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
4 10 (0.66%) SAS
5 9 (0.60%) Appian
6 5 (0.33%) CMS
6 5 (0.33%) HCL Notes
6 5 (0.33%) Mattermost
7 4 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 4 (0.26%) Skype for Business
8 3 (0.20%) IIS
8 3 (0.20%) Moodle
8 3 (0.20%) nginx
9 2 (0.13%) JBoss
9 2 (0.13%) Mule
10 1 (0.066%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.066%) FileNet
10 1 (0.066%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.066%) Oracle Spatial
10 1 (0.066%) Tomcat
Applications
1 85 (5.62%) Microsoft Project
2 75 (4.96%) Microsoft Office
3 68 (4.50%) Microsoft Excel
4 38 (2.51%) MS Visio
5 30 (1.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (0.33%) Acrobat
6 5 (0.33%) Trello
7 4 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.26%) Windchill
8 3 (0.20%) Mozilla Thunderbird
9 1 (0.066%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (0.066%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.066%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.066%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 60 (3.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 16 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.73%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 11 (0.73%) Salesforce CRM
4 7 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
4 7 (0.46%) SAP ERP
5 6 (0.40%) Workday HCM
6 5 (0.33%) Oracle Cash Management
6 5 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
6 5 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
6 5 (0.33%) SAP CO
6 5 (0.33%) SAP FI
6 5 (0.33%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.26%) Finacle
7 4 (0.26%) Teamcenter
8 3 (0.20%) iTrent
8 3 (0.20%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
8 3 (0.20%) Oracle General Ledger
9 2 (0.13%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 225 (14.88%) Azure
2 144 (9.52%) AWS
3 103 (6.81%) Microsoft 365
4 100 (6.61%) GCP
5 78 (5.16%) Power Platform
6 45 (2.98%) Azure DevOps
6 45 (2.98%) Entra ID
7 41 (2.71%) SaaS
8 25 (1.65%) Serverless
9 24 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
10 22 (1.46%) Power Automate
11 21 (1.39%) Google Workspace
12 20 (1.32%) AWS KMS
12 20 (1.32%) PaaS
13 19 (1.26%) Google Sheets
13 19 (1.26%) OpenShift
14 18 (1.19%) Cloud Computing
15 17 (1.12%) IaaS
15 17 (1.12%) Microsoft Copilot
16 16 (1.06%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 89 (5.89%) Firewall
2 62 (4.10%) DNS
3 60 (3.97%) Network Security
4 45 (2.98%) VPN
5 44 (2.91%) WAN
6 32 (2.12%) LAN
7 25 (1.65%) DHCP
8 22 (1.46%) TCP/IP
9 21 (1.39%) Wi-Fi
10 20 (1.32%) SD-WAN
11 19 (1.26%) SSL
12 16 (1.06%) BGP
13 14 (0.93%) OSPF
14 13 (0.86%) Kerberos
15 12 (0.79%) Cisco ASA
15 12 (0.79%) Cisco IOS
15 12 (0.79%) SSH
15 12 (0.79%) Wireless
16 11 (0.73%) HTTP
16 11 (0.73%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (4.17%) Power BI
2 46 (3.04%) SQL Server
3 25 (1.65%) PostgreSQL
4 22 (1.46%) Metadata
5 17 (1.12%) Tableau
6 16 (1.06%) Amazon RDS
6 16 (1.06%) NoSQL
7 15 (0.99%) Elasticsearch
8 13 (0.86%) Oracle Database
9 11 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
10 9 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
11 8 (0.53%) MySQL
11 8 (0.53%) Pinecone
11 8 (0.53%) Relational Database
12 7 (0.46%) Amazon Aurora
12 7 (0.46%) Electronic Patient Records
13 6 (0.40%) BigQuery
13 6 (0.40%) Metadata Repository
14 5 (0.33%) Big Data
15 4 (0.26%) Pentaho
Development Applications
1 177 (11.71%) JIRA
2 59 (3.90%) Jenkins
3 35 (2.31%) Git
4 28 (1.85%) GitLab
5 26 (1.72%) Liquibase
6 12 (0.79%) Visual Studio
7 8 (0.53%) MLflow
8 5 (0.33%) Sonatype Nexus
8 5 (0.33%) Vagrant
9 4 (0.26%) JUnit
10 3 (0.20%) Oracle APEX
11 2 (0.13%) Artifactory
11 2 (0.13%) git-flow
11 2 (0.13%) Maven
11 2 (0.13%) Mockito
11 2 (0.13%) MSI
11 2 (0.13%) Rational DOORS
11 2 (0.13%) Selenium
12 1 (0.066%) Octopus Deploy
12 1 (0.066%) SonarQube
General
1 693 (45.83%) Social Skills
2 502 (33.20%) Finance
3 286 (18.92%) Analytical Skills
4 147 (9.72%) Public Sector
5 143 (9.46%) Banking
6 67 (4.43%) Influencing Skills
7 54 (3.57%) Legal
7 54 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
8 50 (3.31%) Documentation Skills
9 44 (2.91%) Manufacturing
10 39 (2.58%) Retail
11 37 (2.45%) Telecoms
12 35 (2.31%) Local Government
13 33 (2.18%) Financial Institution
13 33 (2.18%) Organisational Skills
14 32 (2.12%) Marketing
15 26 (1.72%) Law
16 19 (1.26%) Investment Banking
17 16 (1.06%) Retail Banking
18 14 (0.93%) Billing
Job Titles
1 213 (14.09%) Analyst
2 184 (12.17%) Project Manager
3 168 (11.11%) Lead
4 127 (8.40%) Change Manager
5 118 (7.80%) Business Analyst
6 108 (7.14%) Senior
7 85 (5.62%) Consultant
8 52 (3.44%) Architect
9 50 (3.31%) Programme Manager
10 48 (3.17%) Business Manager
11 45 (2.98%) Developer
12 42 (2.78%) Administrator
13 41 (2.71%) Senior Manager
14 35 (2.31%) IT Manager
15 34 (2.25%) Business Change Manager
15 34 (2.25%) SAP Manager
16 33 (2.18%) Service Manager
17 28 (1.85%) Delivery Manager
18 26 (1.72%) Network Engineer
18 26 (1.72%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (3.97%) REST
2 39 (2.58%) Elastic Stack
3 28 (1.85%) .NET
3 28 (1.85%) RESTful
4 26 (1.72%) Oracle Fusion
5 22 (1.46%) OAuth
6 19 (1.26%) .NET Framework
6 19 (1.26%) SAML
7 16 (1.06%) LDAP
8 15 (0.99%) Middleware
9 14 (0.93%) OpenID
10 13 (0.86%) Web Services
11 11 (0.73%) HTML
12 10 (0.66%) CSS
12 10 (0.66%) ISPF
12 10 (0.66%) pytest
12 10 (0.66%) SOAP
13 9 (0.60%) Django
13 9 (0.60%) NumPy
13 9 (0.60%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 85 (5.62%) Management Information System
2 82 (5.42%) Onboarding
3 70 (4.63%) Product Ownership
4 48 (3.17%) Data Centre
5 45 (2.98%) Cloud Native
6 42 (2.78%) CMDB
7 36 (2.38%) Virtual Team
8 34 (2.25%) PKI
9 33 (2.18%) Legacy Systems
10 28 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
10 28 (1.85%) PMI
10 28 (1.85%) Public Cloud
11 23 (1.52%) Data Structures
11 23 (1.52%) Distributed Systems
12 22 (1.46%) Self-Motivation
13 20 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
14 19 (1.26%) Data Protection Act
15 15 (0.99%) e-Learning
16 14 (0.93%) Replication
17 13 (0.86%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 150 (9.92%) Windows
2 76 (5.03%) Linux
3 45 (2.98%) Windows Server
4 37 (2.45%) Unix
5 33 (2.18%) Windows 10
6 9 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
7 8 (0.53%) VMS
7 8 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (0.40%) Apple iOS
9 6 (0.40%) Ubuntu
10 5 (0.33%) Amazon Linux
11 4 (0.26%) CentOS
11 4 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.13%) Android
13 1 (0.066%) AIX
13 1 (0.066%) Data ONTAP
13 1 (0.066%) Debian
13 1 (0.066%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 487 (32.21%) Stakeholder Management
2 395 (26.12%) Agile
3 368 (24.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 331 (21.89%) Problem-Solving
5 297 (19.64%) ITIL
6 280 (18.52%) Project Management
7 270 (17.86%) Continuous Improvement
8 242 (16.01%) Migration
9 207 (13.69%) DevOps
10 166 (10.98%) Project Delivery
11 153 (10.12%) ITSM
12 149 (9.85%) Service Management
13 139 (9.19%) ERP
14 133 (8.80%) PRINCE2
15 129 (8.53%) Decision-Making
16 127 (8.40%) CI/CD
16 127 (8.40%) Risk Management
17 126 (8.33%) Roadmaps
18 120 (7.94%) Workshop Facilitation
19 117 (7.74%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 147 (9.72%) SQL
2 145 (9.59%) Python
3 100 (6.61%) PowerShell
4 40 (2.65%) Bash
5 33 (2.18%) C#
6 26 (1.72%) Go
7 25 (1.65%) Java
8 20 (1.32%) JavaScript
8 20 (1.32%) PL/SQL
9 15 (0.99%) T-SQL
10 13 (0.86%) Shell Script
11 10 (0.66%) CLIST
11 10 (0.66%) COBOL
11 10 (0.66%) Groovy
11 10 (0.66%) JCL
11 10 (0.66%) REXX
12 6 (0.40%) Perl
13 5 (0.33%) Korn
14 4 (0.26%) TypeScript
15 3 (0.20%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 305 (20.17%) Security Cleared
2 272 (17.99%) Degree
3 215 (14.22%) SC Cleared
4 93 (6.15%) PMI Certification
5 83 (5.49%) PMP
6 60 (3.97%) Computer Science Degree
7 56 (3.70%) Master's Degree
8 47 (3.11%) DV Cleared
9 38 (2.51%) BPSS Clearance
10 26 (1.72%) CISSP
10 26 (1.72%) ITIL Certification
11 25 (1.65%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 23 (1.52%) CISM
12 23 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
13 21 (1.39%) APMG
14 20 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
15 17 (1.12%) Azure Certification
16 14 (0.93%) CCNP
17 13 (0.86%) AWS Certification
17 13 (0.86%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (6.22%) QA
2 63 (4.17%) Data Quality
3 62 (4.10%) GDPR
4 61 (4.03%) PMO
5 44 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 42 (2.78%) SLA
7 17 (1.12%) IFRS
7 17 (1.12%) NIST
8 15 (0.99%) IFRS 17
9 14 (0.93%) PCI DSS
10 13 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 12 (0.79%) Accessibility
12 10 (0.66%) Basel III
12 10 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
13 8 (0.53%) MiFID
13 8 (0.53%) NCSC
14 6 (0.40%) GRC
15 5 (0.33%) EMIR
15 5 (0.33%) ISO 20022
16 4 (0.26%) Government Security Classifications
System Software
1 100 (6.61%) Active Directory
2 76 (5.03%) Docker
3 33 (2.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (1.32%) Hyper-V
5 10 (0.66%) ACF2
5 10 (0.66%) RACF
5 10 (0.66%) Time Sharing Option
6 9 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.60%) VMware NSX
7 8 (0.53%) Firmware
8 7 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
8 7 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
9 5 (0.33%) DFS Replication
9 5 (0.33%) KVM
9 5 (0.33%) vSphere
9 5 (0.33%) XenApp
9 5 (0.33%) XenDesktop
10 3 (0.20%) Dovecot
10 3 (0.20%) Postfix
10 3 (0.20%) Squid
Systems Management
1 90 (5.95%) Kubernetes
2 71 (4.70%) Terraform
3 61 (4.03%) Ansible
4 38 (2.51%) Grafana
5 36 (2.38%) Prometheus
6 29 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
6 29 (1.92%) SCCM
7 17 (1.12%) Puppet
8 14 (0.93%) Kibana
9 13 (0.86%) vCenter Server
10 12 (0.79%) SCOM
11 10 (0.66%) CA Endevor
12 9 (0.60%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 9 (0.60%) Tivoli
12 9 (0.60%) Tivoli Storage Manager
13 7 (0.46%) FortiGate
13 7 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
14 5 (0.33%) SCVMM
15 4 (0.26%) HP SiteScope
15 4 (0.26%) WSUS
Vendors
1 271 (17.92%) Microsoft
2 138 (9.13%) ServiceNow
3 136 (8.99%) SAP
4 107 (7.08%) Oracle
5 72 (4.76%) Google
6 59 (3.90%) Salesforce
7 56 (3.70%) Cisco
8 52 (3.44%) VMware
9 46 (3.04%) Splunk
10 35 (2.31%) Citrix
11 26 (1.72%) Workday
12 25 (1.65%) F5
13 20 (1.32%) Juniper
14 19 (1.26%) Atlassian
14 19 (1.26%) Remedy
15 18 (1.19%) CheckPoint
16 15 (0.99%) Adobe
16 15 (0.99%) Fortinet
17 14 (0.93%) Sage
17 14 (0.93%) SolarWinds
457 Change Management jobs in England