Change Control Contract Job Trends in London

Change Control
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Change Control skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 283 289
Rank change year-on-year +26 +6 -25
Contract jobs citing Change Control 187 79 115
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.94% 0.58% 0.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.06% 0.63% 0.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 123 54 69
10th Percentile £400 £363 £313
25th Percentile £447 £410 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £535 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.80% +7.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £610
90th Percentile £745 £718 £770
England median daily rate £500 £523 £500
% change year-on-year -4.40% +4.60% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £30.46 - -
25th Percentile £42.05 - £40.82
Median hourly rate £61.73 £22.00 £43.84
Median % change year-on-year +180.60% -49.82% -19.56%
75th Percentile £81.05 - £46.86
90th Percentile £92.42 - -
England median hourly rate £81.50 £50.00 £41.25
% change year-on-year +63.00% +21.21% -23.61%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,717 12,562 15,229
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.96% 92.12% 88.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,741 8,411 10,825
10th Percentile £363 £331 £350
25th Percentile £449 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £676
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 275 238 258
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £21.75 £24.66 £20.98
Median hourly rate £36.00 £31.25 £33.29
Median % change year-on-year +15.20% -6.11% -21.22%
75th Percentile £57.50 £49.94 £50.63
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.40 £70.03
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.50
% change year-on-year +86.88% -34.68% -9.41%

Change Control
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Change Control job vacancy trend in London

Change Control
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Change Control.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Change Control

Change Control
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Control in London over the 6 months to 19 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Change Control in London

Change Control
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Change Control.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Change Control

Change Control
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Change Control in London over the 6 months to 19 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Change Control in London

Change Control
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 19 July 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
Central London +7 33 £525 -20.03% 11
West London -5 10 £680 +30.77% 1
South London - 3 £550 - 2
East London -2 1 - - 2
North London - 1 £550 -
Change Control
England

Change Control
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 13 (6.95%) Confluence
2 11 (5.88%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.60%) CMS
3 3 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.60%) SAS
4 1 (0.53%) Apache
4 1 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.53%) Appian
4 1 (0.53%) IIS
Applications
1 23 (12.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (11.76%) Microsoft Project
3 15 (8.02%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (4.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.60%) AutoCAD
6 2 (1.07%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (3.21%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (2.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (2.14%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (1.60%) Actimize
3 3 (1.60%) Changepoint
3 3 (1.60%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (1.07%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.53%) Alphatax
5 1 (0.53%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.53%) IntelliMatch
5 1 (0.53%) Maximo
5 1 (0.53%) Primavera
5 1 (0.53%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.53%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.53%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 42 (22.46%) Azure
2 15 (8.02%) GitHub
3 13 (6.95%) Power Platform
4 12 (6.42%) AWS
4 12 (6.42%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (5.88%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (5.88%) GitHub Actions
6 10 (5.35%) Entra ID
7 9 (4.81%) Azure Monitor
7 9 (4.81%) SaaS
8 8 (4.28%) GCP
9 7 (3.74%) Azure AKS
10 6 (3.21%) OpenShift
11 5 (2.67%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (2.14%) Anthropic Claude
13 3 (1.60%) Amazon Neptune
13 3 (1.60%) Snowflake
14 2 (1.07%) Microsoft Purview
14 2 (1.07%) Rubrik
14 2 (1.07%) Semaphore
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.28%) BGP
2 7 (3.74%) OSPF
2 7 (3.74%) VPN
2 7 (3.74%) WAN
3 6 (3.21%) Firewall
4 4 (2.14%) Cisco IOS
4 4 (2.14%) DHCP
4 4 (2.14%) DNS
4 4 (2.14%) LAN
4 4 (2.14%) MPLS
4 4 (2.14%) SD-WAN
4 4 (2.14%) TCP/IP
4 4 (2.14%) VLAN
5 3 (1.60%) 4G
5 3 (1.60%) 5G
5 3 (1.60%) Ethernet VPN
5 3 (1.60%) Network Security
5 3 (1.60%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (1.60%) VoLTE
5 3 (1.60%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.42%) Power BI
2 10 (5.35%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.67%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.60%) Metadata
4 3 (1.60%) Semantic Layer
4 3 (1.60%) Stardog
5 2 (1.07%) DynamoDB
5 2 (1.07%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.07%) Snowflake Schema
5 2 (1.07%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 2 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (1.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (1.07%) Triplestore
6 1 (0.53%) MySQL
6 1 (0.53%) Neo4j
6 1 (0.53%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.53%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.53%) Star Schema
6 1 (0.53%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (13.90%) JIRA
2 6 (3.21%) GitLab
3 5 (2.67%) Git
4 4 (2.14%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.53%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.53%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.53%) ScriptRunner
5 1 (0.53%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.53%) Visual Studio
General
1 96 (51.34%) Finance
2 63 (33.69%) Social Skills
3 29 (15.51%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (9.63%) Banking
5 17 (9.09%) Public Sector
6 11 (5.88%) Legal
7 10 (5.35%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (4.28%) Retail
9 7 (3.74%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (3.74%) Telecoms
10 6 (3.21%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (3.21%) Manufacturing
10 6 (3.21%) Marketing
11 4 (2.14%) Financial Institution
11 4 (2.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (2.14%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (1.60%) Spanish Language
13 2 (1.07%) Law
13 2 (1.07%) Local Government
13 2 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 38 (20.32%) Project Manager
2 26 (13.90%) Senior
3 25 (13.37%) Analyst
4 18 (9.63%) Lead
4 18 (9.63%) Senior Manager
5 13 (6.95%) Business Analyst
6 12 (6.42%) Senior Project Manager
7 10 (5.35%) Technical Manager
8 9 (4.81%) Finance Manager
8 9 (4.81%) Programme Manager
9 8 (4.28%) Developer
9 8 (4.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 7 (3.74%) Cloud Engineer
10 7 (3.74%) Delivery Manager
11 6 (3.21%) Azure Engineer
11 6 (3.21%) SAP Manager
11 6 (3.21%) Support Analyst
11 6 (3.21%) Technical Project Manager
12 5 (2.67%) Architect
12 5 (2.67%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.74%) Middleware
2 6 (3.21%) .NET
2 6 (3.21%) ADO
3 5 (2.67%) JSON
4 4 (2.14%) Model Context Protocol
4 4 (2.14%) REST
5 3 (1.60%) Kafka
5 3 (1.60%) React
6 2 (1.07%) Apache Jena
6 2 (1.07%) JSON-LD
6 2 (1.07%) RabbitMQ
6 2 (1.07%) SOAP
6 2 (1.07%) YAML
7 1 (0.53%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.53%) EDI
7 1 (0.53%) Flash
7 1 (0.53%) Node.js
7 1 (0.53%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.53%) RESTful
7 1 (0.53%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 17 (9.09%) Onboarding
2 13 (6.95%) Data Centre
3 12 (6.42%) Product Ownership
4 8 (4.28%) CMDB
5 6 (3.21%) Cloud Native
5 6 (3.21%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.67%) FMCG
6 5 (2.67%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (1.60%) AI Agents
7 3 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (1.60%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (1.60%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 3 (1.60%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.60%) Taxonomies
7 3 (1.60%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (1.07%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (1.07%) Enterprise Storage
8 2 (1.07%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (1.07%) Linked Data
8 2 (1.07%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 22 (11.76%) Windows
2 8 (4.28%) Linux
3 6 (3.21%) Windows Server
4 4 (2.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.60%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.53%) Unix
6 1 (0.53%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (36.90%) Stakeholder Management
2 54 (28.88%) Agile
3 42 (22.46%) Project Delivery
4 38 (20.32%) Migration
5 37 (19.79%) Continuous Improvement
6 36 (19.25%) Decision-Making
7 34 (18.18%) Project Management
8 29 (15.51%) Change Management
8 29 (15.51%) PRINCE2
9 27 (14.44%) DevOps
9 27 (14.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 24 (12.83%) AI
11 22 (11.76%) CI/CD
11 22 (11.76%) Roadmaps
11 22 (11.76%) Validation
12 20 (10.70%) Risk Management
13 19 (10.16%) Programme Delivery
13 19 (10.16%) User Acceptance Testing
13 19 (10.16%) Workflow
14 18 (9.63%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 22 (11.76%) SQL
2 15 (8.02%) PowerShell
3 11 (5.88%) Python
4 9 (4.81%) C#
5 5 (2.67%) TypeScript
6 3 (1.60%) T-SQL
7 2 (1.07%) Java
7 2 (1.07%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.07%) PL/SQL
7 2 (1.07%) SHACL
7 2 (1.07%) SPARQL
7 2 (1.07%) VBA
8 1 (0.53%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 32 (17.11%) Security Cleared
2 30 (16.04%) SC Cleared
3 22 (11.76%) Degree
4 21 (11.23%) PMP
5 16 (8.56%) PMI Certification
6 6 (3.21%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (2.67%) APMP
8 4 (2.14%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (1.07%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.53%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.53%) CCIE
10 1 (0.53%) CCNP
10 1 (0.53%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.53%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.53%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.53%) MRICS
10 1 (0.53%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (0.53%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (16.58%) PMO
2 20 (10.70%) QA
3 16 (8.56%) Data Quality
4 5 (2.67%) NCSC
5 4 (2.14%) P3O
5 4 (2.14%) SLA
6 3 (1.60%) Accessibility
7 2 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (1.07%) GDPR
7 2 (1.07%) GxP
7 2 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 2 (1.07%) NIST
8 1 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.53%) GMP
8 1 (0.53%) GRC
System Software
1 10 (5.35%) Active Directory
2 8 (4.28%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.60%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.53%) Docker
5 1 (0.53%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (8.56%) Terraform
2 12 (6.42%) Kubernetes
3 7 (3.74%) Ansible
4 3 (1.60%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (1.07%) Avamar
5 2 (1.07%) EMC NetWorker
5 2 (1.07%) NetBackup
5 2 (1.07%) PowerCLI
5 2 (1.07%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.53%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.53%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.53%) SCOM
6 1 (0.53%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 42 (22.46%) Microsoft
2 16 (8.56%) SAP
3 11 (5.88%) Oracle
4 9 (4.81%) ServiceNow
5 8 (4.28%) VMware
6 7 (3.74%) Databricks
6 7 (3.74%) Planview
7 6 (3.21%) Cisco
8 4 (2.14%) Bloomberg
8 4 (2.14%) Citrix
8 4 (2.14%) NEC
8 4 (2.14%) Pega
8 4 (2.14%) Splunk
9 3 (1.60%) Atlassian
9 3 (1.60%) LexisNexis
9 3 (1.60%) Palo Alto
10 2 (1.07%) Blue Prism
10 2 (1.07%) Pure Storage
10 2 (1.07%) Salesforce
10 2 (1.07%) Workday