Change Management Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Change Management
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Change Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 32 42
Rank change year-on-year -10 +10 +13
Contract jobs citing Change Management 22 12 29
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 3.02% 3.23% 3.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.69% 3.75% 4.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 7 27
10th Percentile £350 £321 £200
25th Percentile £416 £448 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £575 £450
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +27.78% +5.88%
75th Percentile £551 £600 £731
90th Percentile £656 £655 £858
East of England median daily rate £500 £487 £478
% change year-on-year +2.62% +1.94% +19.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £67.50 -
Median hourly rate £22.63 £70.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -67.67% - -
75th Percentile £22.68 £72.50 -
90th Percentile £27.89 - -
East of England median hourly rate £22.63 £60.00 £27.67
% change year-on-year -62.28% +116.84% -55.73%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 596 320 682
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 81.87% 86.02% 89.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 208 150 323
10th Percentile £263 £288 £278
25th Percentile £413 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £531 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.18% +11.84% -13.64%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £650
90th Percentile £741 £689 £750
East of England median daily rate £475 £500 £495
% change year-on-year -5.00% +1.01% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 253 78 217
10th Percentile £16.46 £35.00 £37.91
25th Percentile £18.50 £56.38 £42.25
Median hourly rate £22.63 £66.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -65.71% +1.54% -
75th Percentile £68.00 £79.57 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £88.75
East of England median hourly rate £20.35 £50.00 £38.12
% change year-on-year -59.30% +31.16% +43.85%

Change Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Change Management job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Change Management
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

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

Change Management
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Management in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 23 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Change Management in Hertfordshire

Change Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

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

Change Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Change Management in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 23 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Change Management in Hertfordshire

Change Management
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 23 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
Stevenage -7 12 £488 +44.98% 8
Hatfield -22 5 £425 -27.66% 2
Watford -4 2 £560 -4.68% 1
Hemel Hempstead - 1 £450 - 2
Welwyn Garden City - 1 £650 - 2
Change Management
East of England

Change Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 1 (4.55%) Confluence
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (4.55%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (45.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (9.09%) Windchill
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (4.55%) MS Visio
3 1 (4.55%) PTC Creo
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) Azure
1 1 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (4.55%) OneDrive
1 1 (4.55%) Power Platform
1 1 (4.55%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (22.73%) Structured Cabling
1 5 (22.73%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 8 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 3 (13.64%) Aerospace
3 2 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (9.09%) Aviation
3 2 (9.09%) Finance
3 2 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
3 2 (9.09%) Retail
4 1 (4.55%) Law
4 1 (4.55%) Legal
4 1 (4.55%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (4.55%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 9 (40.91%) Administrator
2 8 (36.36%) SAP Administrator
2 8 (36.36%) SAP Support
3 6 (27.27%) SAP Security Administrator
3 6 (27.27%) Security Administrator
4 5 (22.73%) Project Manager
5 4 (18.18%) Data Centre Manager
5 4 (18.18%) Data Centre Project Manager
6 3 (13.64%) Analyst
6 3 (13.64%) Infrastructure Manager
6 3 (13.64%) Infrastructure Project Manager
7 1 (4.55%) Business Change Manager
7 1 (4.55%) Business Manager
7 1 (4.55%) Change Analyst
7 1 (4.55%) Change Manager
7 1 (4.55%) Configuration Manager
7 1 (4.55%) Data Manager
7 1 (4.55%) Design Engineer
7 1 (4.55%) Senior Business Manager
7 1 (4.55%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (22.73%) Data Centre
2 2 (9.09%) e-Learning
2 2 (9.09%) Onboarding
2 2 (9.09%) Virtual Team
3 1 (4.55%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.55%) PMI
3 1 (4.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 1 (4.55%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.55%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (36.36%) SAP Security
1 8 (36.36%) SDLC
2 7 (31.82%) Project Management
3 6 (27.27%) PRINCE2
3 6 (27.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 5 (22.73%) Risk Management
5 4 (18.18%) Line Management
5 4 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (18.18%) Project Planning
5 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (9.09%) Agile
6 2 (9.09%) Impact Assessments
6 2 (9.09%) Project Delivery
6 2 (9.09%) Stakeholder Map
7 1 (4.55%) AI
7 1 (4.55%) Business Analysis
7 1 (4.55%) Computer Science
7 1 (4.55%) Data Analysis
7 1 (4.55%) Data Management
7 1 (4.55%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 13 (59.09%) Security Cleared
2 10 (45.45%) SC Cleared
3 5 (22.73%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 4 (18.18%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (9.09%) Degree
6 1 (4.55%) APMG
6 1 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (4.55%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) PMO
Vendors
1 8 (36.36%) SAP
2 2 (9.09%) PTC
2 2 (9.09%) Twitter
3 1 (4.55%) Computacenter
3 1 (4.55%) EMC
3 1 (4.55%) IFS
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.55%) Salesforce
3 1 (4.55%) ServiceNow