Change Management Contract Job Trends in London

Change Management
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Change Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 57 59
Rank change year-on-year -8 +2 -22
Contract jobs citing Change Management 828 581 628
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.09% 4.30% 3.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.60% 4.65% 4.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 487 360 342
10th Percentile £400 £350 £350
25th Percentile £450 £420 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £751 £775
England median daily rate £528 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.50% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 6
10th Percentile £31.85 £29.26 £33.65
25th Percentile £51.50 £33.29 £37.27
Median hourly rate £55.00 £40.00 £49.04
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% -18.43% -10.84%
75th Percentile £58.75 £73.57 £63.50
90th Percentile £75.50 £93.71 £83.00
England median hourly rate £55.00 £30.00 £58.17
% change year-on-year +83.33% -48.43% +19.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,999 12,504 14,450
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.84% 92.62% 89.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,775 8,251 9,455
10th Percentile £358 £333 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £664 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £512 £525
% change year-on-year +2.54% -2.48% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 335 245 181
10th Percentile £16.04 £17.98 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.04 £25.00 £24.18
Median hourly rate £32.50 £30.00 £36.80
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -18.48% -2.52%
75th Percentile £57.50 £47.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £64.35 £78.75
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -3.37%

Change Management
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Change Management job vacancy trend in London

Change Management
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Change Management
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Management in London over the 6 months to 4 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Change Management in London

Change Management
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Change Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Change Management in London over the 6 months to 4 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Change Management in London

Change Management
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 Management within the London region over the 6 months to 4 October 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 -13 90 £563 - 94
West London +2 33 £550 -0.45% 35
East London +7 11 £536 -14.88% 10
South London -21 10 £550 +28.28% 6
North London +3 4 £450 +2.27%
Change Management
England

Change Management
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 49 (5.92%) SharePoint
2 36 (4.35%) Confluence
3 18 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (1.57%) IIS
5 6 (0.72%) Appian
6 5 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.60%) Camunda
6 5 (0.60%) Oracle Workflow
7 4 (0.48%) CMS
7 4 (0.48%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.36%) CICS
8 3 (0.36%) Kentico
8 3 (0.36%) nginx
8 3 (0.36%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.12%) Documentum
10 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.12%) SAS
Applications
1 25 (3.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.09%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.72%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
6 3 (0.36%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.36%) InDesign
6 3 (0.36%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.24%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.12%) Mozilla Thunderbird
8 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
8 1 (0.12%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 31 (3.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (2.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.97%) Remedy ITSM
4 7 (0.85%) NetSuite
4 7 (0.85%) OpenText MBPM
4 7 (0.85%) Oracle BPM
5 6 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
6 5 (0.60%) Salesforce CRM
6 5 (0.60%) SAP PM
7 4 (0.48%) Oracle General Ledger
7 4 (0.48%) SAP QM
8 3 (0.36%) Aladdin
8 3 (0.36%) iTrent
8 3 (0.36%) SAP IBP
8 3 (0.36%) Summit
8 3 (0.36%) Workday HCM
9 2 (0.24%) Bloomberg TOMS
9 2 (0.24%) Eikon
9 2 (0.24%) Elite 3E
9 2 (0.24%) PeopleSoft HCM
Cloud Services
1 132 (15.94%) Azure
2 72 (8.70%) Power Platform
3 68 (8.21%) Microsoft 365
4 66 (7.97%) AWS
5 57 (6.88%) Entra ID
6 32 (3.86%) SaaS
7 31 (3.74%) Dynamics 365
8 26 (3.14%) GitHub
9 25 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
9 25 (3.02%) Microsoft Copilot
10 20 (2.42%) Power Automate
11 19 (2.29%) GCP
11 19 (2.29%) OCI
12 15 (1.81%) OneDrive
13 14 (1.69%) Google Workspace
14 13 (1.57%) PowerApps
14 13 (1.57%) Serverless
15 12 (1.45%) Azure Monitor
16 10 (1.21%) Amazon CloudWatch
17 9 (1.09%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 51 (6.16%) Firewall
2 39 (4.71%) Network Security
3 34 (4.11%) DNS
4 26 (3.14%) TCP/IP
5 23 (2.78%) WAN
6 21 (2.54%) DHCP
7 19 (2.29%) VPN
8 16 (1.93%) LAN
9 9 (1.09%) Cisco Firepower
10 8 (0.97%) HTTP
10 8 (0.97%) HTTPS
10 8 (0.97%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (0.72%) SAN
11 6 (0.72%) VLAN
12 5 (0.60%) FTP
12 5 (0.60%) SD-WAN
12 5 (0.60%) SNMP
12 5 (0.60%) SSH
12 5 (0.60%) SSL
13 4 (0.48%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (6.40%) Power BI
2 40 (4.83%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.78%) Metadata
4 19 (2.29%) Oracle Database
5 10 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (0.97%) Amazon RDS
6 8 (0.97%) Data Lake
7 7 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (0.85%) Oracle Reports
7 7 (0.85%) Relational Database
7 7 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (0.85%) Tableau
8 6 (0.72%) Amazon Aurora
8 6 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (0.60%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (0.60%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.60%) Semantic Layer
10 4 (0.48%) MongoDB
10 4 (0.48%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 76 (9.18%) JIRA
2 29 (3.50%) Git
3 23 (2.78%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.60%) GitLab
4 5 (0.60%) SonarQube
5 4 (0.48%) Eclipse
6 3 (0.36%) Artifactory
6 3 (0.36%) Selenium
6 3 (0.36%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.36%) Zephyr
7 2 (0.24%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.24%) IBM UrbanCode
7 2 (0.24%) Postman
7 2 (0.24%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.24%) Vagrant
7 2 (0.24%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.12%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.12%) Snyk
8 1 (0.12%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.12%) TestRail
General
1 347 (41.91%) Social Skills
2 335 (40.46%) Finance
3 143 (17.27%) Analytical Skills
4 117 (14.13%) Banking
5 74 (8.94%) Public Sector
6 54 (6.52%) Legal
7 51 (6.16%) Influencing Skills
8 39 (4.71%) Organisational Skills
9 31 (3.74%) Manufacturing
10 27 (3.26%) Presentation Skills
11 26 (3.14%) Front Office
11 26 (3.14%) Marketing
11 26 (3.14%) Retail
11 26 (3.14%) Telecoms
12 24 (2.90%) Law
13 23 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
14 19 (2.29%) Aviation
14 19 (2.29%) Local Government
15 16 (1.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 15 (1.81%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 116 (14.01%) Analyst
2 115 (13.89%) Project Manager
3 103 (12.44%) Lead
4 68 (8.21%) Consultant
4 68 (8.21%) Senior
5 65 (7.85%) Business Analyst
6 63 (7.61%) Change Manager
7 29 (3.50%) Programme Manager
7 29 (3.50%) Senior Manager
8 27 (3.26%) Business Manager
9 23 (2.78%) IT Manager
10 22 (2.66%) Business Change Manager
11 21 (2.54%) Developer
11 21 (2.54%) Technical Manager
12 20 (2.42%) Data Engineer
12 20 (2.42%) Financial Analyst
13 18 (2.17%) IT Project Manager
14 17 (2.05%) Administrator
14 17 (2.05%) Architect
14 17 (2.05%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (5.31%) Terraform
2 27 (3.26%) REST
3 23 (2.78%) .NET
4 16 (1.93%) Middleware
4 16 (1.93%) Oracle Fusion
5 13 (1.57%) SOAP
6 11 (1.33%) Web Services
7 9 (1.09%) .NET Framework
7 9 (1.09%) CSS
7 9 (1.09%) HTML
8 8 (0.97%) Elastic Stack
8 8 (0.97%) Kafka
9 6 (0.72%) JSON
9 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Graph
10 5 (0.60%) OAuth
10 5 (0.60%) React
10 5 (0.60%) RESTful
10 5 (0.60%) Software Packaging
10 5 (0.60%) Spring
10 5 (0.60%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 78 (9.42%) Onboarding
2 41 (4.95%) Product Ownership
3 31 (3.74%) Management Information System
4 30 (3.62%) Data Centre
5 22 (2.66%) Enterprise Software
6 21 (2.54%) Legacy Systems
7 19 (2.29%) Operational Technology
8 17 (2.05%) Self-Motivation
9 15 (1.81%) Data Protection Act
9 15 (1.81%) PMI
10 14 (1.69%) Cloud Native
10 14 (1.69%) CMDB
11 13 (1.57%) AI Agents
11 13 (1.57%) Public Cloud
11 13 (1.57%) Security Posture
12 12 (1.45%) Replication
13 11 (1.33%) Hybrid Cloud
14 10 (1.21%) FMCG
14 10 (1.21%) PKI
15 9 (1.09%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 95 (11.47%) Windows
2 38 (4.59%) Windows Server
3 33 (3.99%) Linux
4 16 (1.93%) Unix
5 13 (1.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 10 (1.21%) Windows 10
7 7 (0.85%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.48%) AIX
8 4 (0.48%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.48%) zOS
9 3 (0.36%) Solaris
9 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
9 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.24%) Amazon Linux
10 2 (0.24%) Android
10 2 (0.24%) Oracle Linux
10 2 (0.24%) SUSE
11 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.12%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 378 (45.65%) Stakeholder Management
2 218 (26.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 212 (25.60%) Agile
4 175 (21.14%) Continuous Improvement
5 143 (17.27%) Migration
6 139 (16.79%) Problem-Solving
7 137 (16.55%) Roadmaps
8 136 (16.43%) Project Delivery
9 124 (14.98%) ITIL
10 122 (14.73%) Project Management
11 120 (14.49%) AI
12 115 (13.89%) Decision-Making
13 100 (12.08%) Analytics
14 98 (11.84%) DevOps
15 93 (11.23%) User Acceptance Testing
16 91 (10.99%) Workshop Facilitation
17 90 (10.87%) PRINCE2
18 80 (9.66%) Risk Management
19 75 (9.06%) Process Improvement
20 73 (8.82%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 94 (11.35%) SQL
2 61 (7.37%) Python
3 50 (6.04%) PowerShell
4 26 (3.14%) PL/SQL
5 25 (3.02%) C#
6 20 (2.42%) Bash
7 19 (2.29%) JavaScript
8 18 (2.17%) T-SQL
9 15 (1.81%) Java
10 12 (1.45%) Korn
11 10 (1.21%) Bicep
12 8 (0.97%) Groovy
13 4 (0.48%) JCL
13 4 (0.48%) Shell Script
14 3 (0.36%) COBOL
14 3 (0.36%) VBScript
15 2 (0.24%) C++
15 2 (0.24%) SHACL
15 2 (0.24%) SPARQL
15 2 (0.24%) VBA
Qualifications
1 100 (12.08%) Degree
2 97 (11.71%) Security Cleared
3 78 (9.42%) PMI Certification
3 78 (9.42%) SC Cleared
4 76 (9.18%) PMP
5 24 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 15 (1.81%) APMG
7 13 (1.57%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (1.57%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (1.45%) DV Cleared
9 11 (1.33%) CISSP
10 10 (1.21%) Azure Certification
10 10 (1.21%) CCNP
11 8 (0.97%) ACCA
11 8 (0.97%) CISM
12 7 (0.85%) CIMA
12 7 (0.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 5 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.60%) Master's Degree
13 5 (0.60%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (6.40%) Data Quality
2 51 (6.16%) QA
3 39 (4.71%) PMO
4 34 (4.11%) SLA
5 25 (3.02%) GDPR
6 17 (2.05%) GRC
7 16 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 12 (1.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 10 (1.21%) PCI DSS
10 7 (0.85%) HIPAA
10 7 (0.85%) ITGC
11 6 (0.72%) Accessibility
11 6 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
11 6 (0.72%) SOC 2
12 5 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.60%) IFRS
12 5 (0.60%) NIST
13 4 (0.48%) ISO 20022
14 3 (0.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 54 (6.52%) Active Directory
2 24 (2.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (1.69%) Docker
4 13 (1.57%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (0.85%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.60%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.36%) RACF
7 3 (0.36%) Squid
8 2 (0.24%) DFS Replication
8 2 (0.24%) Dovecot
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.24%) Postfix
8 2 (0.24%) Time Sharing Option
8 2 (0.24%) vSphere
9 1 (0.12%) Firmware
9 1 (0.12%) Job Entry Subsystem
Systems Management
1 24 (2.90%) Ansible
2 23 (2.78%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (2.05%) Kubernetes
4 15 (1.81%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (1.57%) SCCM
6 11 (1.33%) Grafana
7 10 (1.21%) Prometheus
8 7 (0.85%) Microsoft Clustering
9 6 (0.72%) ZABBIX
10 5 (0.60%) vRealize
11 4 (0.48%) Data Guard
11 4 (0.48%) ITRS Geneos
11 4 (0.48%) Puppet
11 4 (0.48%) systemd
12 3 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
12 3 (0.36%) Oracle RMAN
12 3 (0.36%) Packer
12 3 (0.36%) Rancher
12 3 (0.36%) SCOM
12 3 (0.36%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 172 (20.77%) Microsoft
2 85 (10.27%) Oracle
3 73 (8.82%) ServiceNow
4 63 (7.61%) SAP
5 34 (4.11%) Salesforce
5 34 (4.11%) VMware
6 24 (2.90%) Zscaler
7 21 (2.54%) Cisco
8 20 (2.42%) Google
9 18 (2.17%) Splunk
10 17 (2.05%) Databricks
11 14 (1.69%) Citrix
12 13 (1.57%) IBM
13 12 (1.45%) Dynatrace
13 12 (1.45%) Red Hat
13 12 (1.45%) Workday
14 11 (1.33%) Bloomberg
15 9 (1.09%) Apple
15 9 (1.09%) Remedy
16 7 (0.85%) BMC