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 28 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 57 60
Rank change year-on-year -7 +3 -22
Contract jobs citing Change Management 826 578 624
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.10% 4.33% 3.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.62% 4.67% 4.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 483 359 342
10th Percentile £400 £348 £350
25th Percentile £448 £421 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.45% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £650 £684 £684
90th Percentile £748 £775 £774
England median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 6
10th Percentile £28.70 £29.26 £33.65
25th Percentile £43.25 £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 £57.50 £73.57 £63.50
90th Percentile £58.00 £93.71 £83.00
England median hourly rate £53.00 £30.00 £58.17
% change year-on-year +76.67% -48.43% +20.19%

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 17,861 12,373 14,498
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.73% 92.58% 89.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,722 8,170 9,513
10th Percentile £358 £325 £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 £669 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 317 241 181
10th Percentile £16.19 £17.08 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.03 £25.00 £24.15
Median hourly rate £32.63 £30.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +8.75% -17.81% -2.67%
75th Percentile £57.50 £47.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £75.00
England median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +63.02% -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 28 September 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 28 September 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 28 September 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 87 £550 -8.33% 103
West London 0 32 £450 -18.55% 34
East London +7 11 £649 +2.98% 10
South London -23 11 £550 +28.28% 5
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 (5.93%) SharePoint
2 38 (4.60%) Confluence
3 18 (2.18%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (1.57%) IIS
5 6 (0.73%) Appian
6 5 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.61%) Camunda
6 5 (0.61%) Oracle Workflow
7 4 (0.48%) CMS
7 4 (0.48%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.36%) CICS
8 3 (0.36%) Kentico
9 2 (0.24%) nginx
9 2 (0.24%) WebLogic
10 1 (0.12%) Documentum
10 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.12%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.12%) SAS
Applications
1 27 (3.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (2.30%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.21%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.85%) 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 30 (3.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (2.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.97%) Remedy ITSM
4 7 (0.85%) OpenText MBPM
4 7 (0.85%) Oracle BPM
5 5 (0.61%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.61%) Oracle EBS
5 5 (0.61%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.61%) SAP PM
6 4 (0.48%) Oracle General Ledger
6 4 (0.48%) SAP QM
7 3 (0.36%) Aladdin
7 3 (0.36%) Front Arena
7 3 (0.36%) iTrent
7 3 (0.36%) SAP IBP
7 3 (0.36%) Summit
7 3 (0.36%) Workday HCM
8 2 (0.24%) Elite 3E
8 2 (0.24%) SAP CO
8 2 (0.24%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 131 (15.86%) Azure
2 71 (8.60%) Power Platform
3 67 (8.11%) AWS
3 67 (8.11%) Microsoft 365
4 58 (7.02%) Entra ID
5 36 (4.36%) SaaS
6 27 (3.27%) Dynamics 365
7 25 (3.03%) GitHub
8 24 (2.91%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (2.78%) Microsoft Copilot
10 20 (2.42%) Power Automate
11 19 (2.30%) GCP
12 18 (2.18%) OCI
13 14 (1.69%) Google Workspace
13 14 (1.69%) OneDrive
14 13 (1.57%) PowerApps
15 12 (1.45%) Serverless
16 11 (1.33%) Azure Monitor
17 10 (1.21%) Amazon CloudWatch
18 9 (1.09%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 50 (6.05%) Firewall
2 37 (4.48%) Network Security
3 35 (4.24%) DNS
4 26 (3.15%) TCP/IP
5 23 (2.78%) DHCP
5 23 (2.78%) WAN
6 19 (2.30%) VPN
7 16 (1.94%) LAN
8 9 (1.09%) Cisco Firepower
9 8 (0.97%) HTTP
9 8 (0.97%) HTTPS
9 8 (0.97%) Wi-Fi
10 6 (0.73%) SAN
10 6 (0.73%) SSL
10 6 (0.73%) VLAN
11 5 (0.61%) FTP
11 5 (0.61%) SD-WAN
11 5 (0.61%) SNMP
11 5 (0.61%) SSH
12 4 (0.48%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (6.30%) Power BI
2 39 (4.72%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.78%) Metadata
4 18 (2.18%) Oracle Database
5 11 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (0.97%) Amazon RDS
6 8 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (0.97%) Tableau
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
8 6 (0.73%) Amazon Aurora
8 6 (0.73%) Data Lake
8 6 (0.73%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (0.61%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (0.61%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.61%) Semantic Layer
10 4 (0.48%) Data Mart
10 4 (0.48%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 81 (9.81%) JIRA
2 29 (3.51%) Git
3 24 (2.91%) Jenkins
4 5 (0.61%) GitLab
4 5 (0.61%) 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%) Flyway
8 1 (0.12%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.12%) Snyk
8 1 (0.12%) TestRail
General
1 343 (41.53%) Social Skills
2 339 (41.04%) Finance
3 144 (17.43%) Analytical Skills
4 119 (14.41%) Banking
5 69 (8.35%) Public Sector
6 52 (6.30%) Legal
7 50 (6.05%) Influencing Skills
8 39 (4.72%) Organisational Skills
9 30 (3.63%) Manufacturing
9 30 (3.63%) Marketing
10 27 (3.27%) Front Office
10 27 (3.27%) Retail
11 26 (3.15%) Presentation Skills
11 26 (3.15%) Telecoms
12 24 (2.91%) Law
13 23 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
14 19 (2.30%) Local Government
15 17 (2.06%) Aviation
16 16 (1.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 15 (1.82%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 118 (14.29%) Project Manager
2 116 (14.04%) Analyst
3 102 (12.35%) Lead
4 66 (7.99%) Consultant
5 65 (7.87%) Senior
6 64 (7.75%) Business Analyst
7 58 (7.02%) Change Manager
8 29 (3.51%) Senior Manager
9 28 (3.39%) Programme Manager
10 25 (3.03%) Business Manager
11 24 (2.91%) IT Manager
12 23 (2.78%) Developer
13 21 (2.54%) Business Change Manager
13 21 (2.54%) Financial Analyst
14 20 (2.42%) Data Engineer
14 20 (2.42%) Technical Manager
15 18 (2.18%) Administrator
15 18 (2.18%) Applications Support
15 18 (2.18%) Finance Business Analyst
15 18 (2.18%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (5.21%) Terraform
2 28 (3.39%) REST
3 25 (3.03%) .NET
4 15 (1.82%) Middleware
5 13 (1.57%) Oracle Fusion
5 13 (1.57%) SOAP
6 11 (1.33%) Web Services
7 10 (1.21%) .NET Framework
8 9 (1.09%) CSS
8 9 (1.09%) HTML
9 8 (0.97%) Elastic Stack
10 7 (0.85%) Kafka
11 6 (0.73%) JSON
11 6 (0.73%) Microsoft Graph
11 6 (0.73%) OAuth
12 5 (0.61%) React
12 5 (0.61%) RESTful
12 5 (0.61%) Software Packaging
12 5 (0.61%) SPFx
12 5 (0.61%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 77 (9.32%) Onboarding
2 40 (4.84%) Product Ownership
3 31 (3.75%) Data Centre
3 31 (3.75%) Management Information System
4 21 (2.54%) Legacy Systems
5 20 (2.42%) Enterprise Software
6 19 (2.30%) Operational Technology
6 19 (2.30%) PMI
7 17 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (1.69%) Cloud Native
8 14 (1.69%) CMDB
8 14 (1.69%) Security Posture
9 13 (1.57%) Data Protection Act
9 13 (1.57%) Public Cloud
10 11 (1.33%) AI Agents
10 11 (1.33%) FMCG
10 11 (1.33%) Hybrid Cloud
10 11 (1.33%) PKI
10 11 (1.33%) Replication
11 10 (1.21%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 93 (11.26%) Windows
2 36 (4.36%) Windows Server
3 30 (3.63%) Linux
4 14 (1.69%) Unix
5 12 (1.45%) 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
11 1 (0.12%) HPUX
11 1 (0.12%) MVS
11 1 (0.12%) SUSE
11 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 367 (44.43%) Stakeholder Management
2 214 (25.91%) Agile
3 210 (25.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 178 (21.55%) Continuous Improvement
5 143 (17.31%) Migration
5 143 (17.31%) Problem-Solving
6 137 (16.59%) Project Delivery
7 136 (16.46%) Roadmaps
8 131 (15.86%) Project Management
9 125 (15.13%) ITIL
10 122 (14.77%) Decision-Making
11 116 (14.04%) AI
12 100 (12.11%) Analytics
13 99 (11.99%) DevOps
14 92 (11.14%) PRINCE2
15 91 (11.02%) User Acceptance Testing
16 86 (10.41%) Workshop Facilitation
17 79 (9.56%) Process Improvement
18 77 (9.32%) Risk Management
19 73 (8.84%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 96 (11.62%) SQL
2 62 (7.51%) Python
3 48 (5.81%) PowerShell
4 28 (3.39%) PL/SQL
5 25 (3.03%) C#
6 19 (2.30%) Bash
6 19 (2.30%) JavaScript
6 19 (2.30%) T-SQL
7 16 (1.94%) Java
8 12 (1.45%) Korn
9 10 (1.21%) Bicep
10 8 (0.97%) Groovy
11 4 (0.48%) JCL
11 4 (0.48%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.36%) COBOL
12 3 (0.36%) VBScript
13 2 (0.24%) C++
13 2 (0.24%) SHACL
13 2 (0.24%) SPARQL
13 2 (0.24%) VBA
Qualifications
1 100 (12.11%) Degree
2 91 (11.02%) Security Cleared
3 81 (9.81%) PMI Certification
4 80 (9.69%) PMP
5 74 (8.96%) SC Cleared
6 23 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (1.57%) APMG
7 13 (1.57%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (1.33%) CISSP
9 11 (1.33%) DV Cleared
10 10 (1.21%) ACCA
10 10 (1.21%) Azure Certification
10 10 (1.21%) CCNP
11 9 (1.09%) CIMA
12 8 (0.97%) CISM
13 7 (0.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 5 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
14 5 (0.61%) Master's Degree
14 5 (0.61%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (6.42%) QA
2 48 (5.81%) Data Quality
3 42 (5.08%) PMO
4 35 (4.24%) SLA
5 25 (3.03%) GDPR
6 18 (2.18%) GRC
7 16 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 12 (1.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 9 (1.09%) PCI DSS
10 7 (0.85%) HIPAA
10 7 (0.85%) ITGC
11 6 (0.73%) Accessibility
11 6 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
11 6 (0.73%) SOC 2
12 5 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.61%) IFRS
13 4 (0.48%) ISO 20022
13 4 (0.48%) NIST
14 3 (0.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 53 (6.42%) Active Directory
2 23 (2.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (1.69%) Docker
4 12 (1.45%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (0.73%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
8 3 (0.36%) RACF
8 3 (0.36%) Squid
9 2 (0.24%) DFS Replication
9 2 (0.24%) Dovecot
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.24%) Postfix
9 2 (0.24%) Time Sharing Option
9 2 (0.24%) vSphere
10 1 (0.12%) Firmware
10 1 (0.12%) Job Entry Subsystem
Systems Management
1 25 (3.03%) Ansible
2 23 (2.78%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (2.06%) Kubernetes
4 16 (1.94%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (1.57%) SCCM
6 10 (1.21%) Grafana
7 9 (1.09%) Prometheus
8 7 (0.85%) Microsoft Clustering
9 6 (0.73%) ZABBIX
10 5 (0.61%) ITRS Geneos
10 5 (0.61%) vRealize
11 4 (0.48%) Puppet
11 4 (0.48%) systemd
12 3 (0.36%) Data Guard
12 3 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
12 3 (0.36%) Packer
12 3 (0.36%) Proxmox
12 3 (0.36%) Rancher
12 3 (0.36%) SCOM
12 3 (0.36%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 166 (20.10%) Microsoft
2 80 (9.69%) Oracle
3 78 (9.44%) ServiceNow
4 56 (6.78%) SAP
5 35 (4.24%) Salesforce
6 33 (4.00%) VMware
7 24 (2.91%) Zscaler
8 21 (2.54%) Cisco
9 20 (2.42%) Google
10 18 (2.18%) Splunk
11 15 (1.82%) Databricks
12 14 (1.69%) Citrix
13 12 (1.45%) Dynatrace
13 12 (1.45%) IBM
14 11 (1.33%) Bloomberg
14 11 (1.33%) Red Hat
15 10 (1.21%) Workday
16 9 (1.09%) Apple
16 9 (1.09%) Remedy
17 8 (0.97%) Planview