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 12 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 57 62
Rank change year-on-year -2 +5 -24
Contract jobs citing Change Management 843 579 601
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.18% 4.26% 3.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.70% 4.61% 4.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 491 367 365
10th Percentile £400 £341 £351
25th Percentile £429 £420 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £644 £678 £675
90th Percentile £738 £775 £775
England median daily rate £525 £500 £515
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.91% -6.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 4
10th Percentile £31.85 - £41.20
25th Percentile £51.50 - £54.57
Median hourly rate £55.00 £40.00 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% -39.39% +20.00%
75th Percentile £58.92 - £77.13
90th Percentile £96.00 - £90.85
England median hourly rate £41.71 £30.00 £58.05
% change year-on-year +39.03% -48.32% +19.93%

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 17,953 12,554 14,427
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.10% 92.35% 88.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,817 8,388 10,113
10th Percentile £363 £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 £660 £675 £688
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 294 250 200
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £17.05
25th Percentile £19.50 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.75 £35.61
Median % change year-on-year +19.33% -16.44% -12.67%
75th Percentile £56.25 £48.44 £54.06
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.30 £71.31
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +3.61%

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 12 August 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 12 August 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 12 August 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 -24 84 £550 - 47
West London -5 22 £556 +8.54% 19
South London -6 19 £525 -9.17% 9
East London +8 9 £750 +19.05% 10
North London 0 3 £450 +2.27% 3
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 50 (5.93%) SharePoint
2 39 (4.63%) Confluence
3 16 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.66%) IIS
5 6 (0.71%) Appian
5 6 (0.71%) Oracle Workflow
6 5 (0.59%) Camunda
7 4 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 4 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.47%) CMS
7 4 (0.47%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.36%) Kentico
9 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.12%) MTS
9 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.12%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 19 (2.25%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (2.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.90%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (1.07%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.36%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.24%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.12%) InDesign
8 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 29 (3.44%) SAP S/4HANA
2 24 (2.85%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.83%) OpenText MBPM
3 7 (0.83%) Oracle BPM
4 6 (0.71%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.59%) Remedy ITSM
5 5 (0.59%) SAP PM
6 4 (0.47%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.47%) SAP QM
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 3 (0.36%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.24%) Finacle
8 2 (0.24%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
8 2 (0.24%) SAP HR
8 2 (0.24%) Unit4 Business World
8 2 (0.24%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 146 (17.32%) Azure
2 68 (8.07%) Entra ID
3 66 (7.83%) Microsoft 365
4 58 (6.88%) AWS
4 58 (6.88%) Power Platform
5 46 (5.46%) SaaS
6 41 (4.86%) Azure DevOps
7 31 (3.68%) Dynamics 365
8 22 (2.61%) GCP
9 19 (2.25%) GitHub
9 19 (2.25%) OCI
9 19 (2.25%) Power Automate
10 16 (1.90%) Microsoft Copilot
11 14 (1.66%) Google Workspace
11 14 (1.66%) OneDrive
11 14 (1.66%) PowerApps
12 12 (1.42%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 12 (1.42%) Smartsheet
13 11 (1.30%) Azure Monitor
13 11 (1.30%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 43 (5.10%) Firewall
2 30 (3.56%) Network Security
3 26 (3.08%) DNS
4 23 (2.73%) WAN
5 20 (2.37%) TCP/IP
6 19 (2.25%) DHCP
7 18 (2.14%) VPN
8 16 (1.90%) LAN
9 9 (1.07%) SSL
10 8 (0.95%) SD-WAN
11 7 (0.83%) BGP
11 7 (0.83%) Cisco ASA
11 7 (0.83%) Cisco Firepower
11 7 (0.83%) HTTPS
11 7 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (0.71%) OSPF
12 6 (0.71%) VLAN
13 5 (0.59%) HTTP
13 5 (0.59%) SNMP
13 5 (0.59%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (5.10%) Power BI
2 39 (4.63%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.61%) Metadata
4 15 (1.78%) Oracle Database
5 8 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.83%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.71%) Tableau
8 5 (0.59%) MySQL
8 5 (0.59%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 5 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.59%) Semantic Layer
8 5 (0.59%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 4 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (0.47%) Data Mart
9 4 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.47%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.47%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.47%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 102 (12.10%) JIRA
2 29 (3.44%) Git
3 23 (2.73%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.71%) SonarQube
5 4 (0.47%) Artifactory
5 4 (0.47%) Eclipse
5 4 (0.47%) Maven
6 3 (0.36%) ScriptRunner
6 3 (0.36%) Selenium
6 3 (0.36%) Snyk
6 3 (0.36%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.36%) Zephyr
7 2 (0.24%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.24%) GitLab
7 2 (0.24%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.12%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.12%) Flyway
8 1 (0.12%) Hudson
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.12%) SpecFlow
General
1 328 (38.91%) Finance
2 324 (38.43%) Social Skills
3 130 (15.42%) Analytical Skills
4 106 (12.57%) Banking
5 68 (8.07%) Public Sector
6 51 (6.05%) Legal
7 38 (4.51%) Marketing
8 37 (4.39%) Influencing Skills
9 36 (4.27%) Retail
10 30 (3.56%) Presentation Skills
11 29 (3.44%) Organisational Skills
12 23 (2.73%) Law
12 23 (2.73%) Telecoms
13 20 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
14 19 (2.25%) Local Government
15 16 (1.90%) Front Office
15 16 (1.90%) Manufacturing
16 15 (1.78%) Financial Institution
16 15 (1.78%) Pharmaceutical
17 13 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 107 (12.69%) Analyst
2 104 (12.34%) Project Manager
3 96 (11.39%) Lead
4 72 (8.54%) Change Manager
5 71 (8.42%) Consultant
6 63 (7.47%) Senior
7 60 (7.12%) Business Analyst
8 31 (3.68%) Developer
9 28 (3.32%) Programme Manager
9 28 (3.32%) Senior Manager
10 25 (2.97%) Delivery Manager
11 24 (2.85%) Business Manager
12 22 (2.61%) Support Engineer
12 22 (2.61%) Technical Manager
13 21 (2.49%) Administrator
13 21 (2.49%) Business Change Manager
13 21 (2.49%) Network Engineer
14 20 (2.37%) Applications Support
15 17 (2.02%) Data Engineer
15 17 (2.02%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (4.15%) REST
2 27 (3.20%) .NET
3 15 (1.78%) CSS
4 13 (1.54%) Oracle Fusion
5 12 (1.42%) .NET Framework
5 12 (1.42%) Middleware
6 11 (1.30%) HTML
6 11 (1.30%) Web Services
7 10 (1.19%) SOAP
8 9 (1.07%) AngularJS
8 9 (1.07%) OAuth
8 9 (1.07%) Spring
9 8 (0.95%) Jakarta EE
9 8 (0.95%) React
9 8 (0.95%) SPFx
10 6 (0.71%) jQuery
10 6 (0.71%) JSON
10 6 (0.71%) Microsoft Graph
11 5 (0.59%) Node.js
11 5 (0.59%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 63 (7.47%) Onboarding
2 32 (3.80%) Data Centre
3 29 (3.44%) Product Ownership
4 26 (3.08%) Management Information System
5 24 (2.85%) PMI
6 23 (2.73%) Legacy Systems
7 17 (2.02%) CMDB
7 17 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
8 15 (1.78%) Cloud Native
8 15 (1.78%) FMCG
9 12 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
9 12 (1.42%) Public Cloud
9 12 (1.42%) Security Posture
10 10 (1.19%) Clustering
10 10 (1.19%) Operational Technology
10 10 (1.19%) PKI
11 9 (1.07%) Derivative
11 9 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
12 8 (0.95%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 95 (11.27%) Windows
2 29 (3.44%) Windows Server
3 26 (3.08%) Linux
4 12 (1.42%) Unix
5 10 (1.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 9 (1.07%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.71%) Mac OS
7 6 (0.71%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.24%) AIX
9 2 (0.24%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle Linux
9 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.12%) Android
10 1 (0.12%) HPUX
10 1 (0.12%) Solaris
10 1 (0.12%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 295 (34.99%) Stakeholder Management
2 213 (25.27%) Agile
3 208 (24.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 183 (21.71%) Continuous Improvement
5 146 (17.32%) Migration
6 134 (15.90%) ITIL
7 131 (15.54%) Project Management
8 127 (15.07%) Problem-Solving
9 123 (14.59%) Project Delivery
10 122 (14.47%) DevOps
11 118 (14.00%) Roadmaps
12 117 (13.88%) Decision-Making
13 106 (12.57%) AI
14 87 (10.32%) Analytics
15 79 (9.37%) PRINCE2
16 76 (9.02%) User Acceptance Testing
17 72 (8.54%) CI/CD
17 72 (8.54%) Service Management
18 68 (8.07%) ITSM
19 65 (7.71%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 90 (10.68%) SQL
2 52 (6.17%) Python
3 41 (4.86%) PowerShell
4 38 (4.51%) C#
5 31 (3.68%) PL/SQL
6 27 (3.20%) JavaScript
7 22 (2.61%) T-SQL
8 21 (2.49%) Java
9 13 (1.54%) Bash
10 11 (1.30%) Korn
11 7 (0.83%) Bicep
12 6 (0.71%) Groovy
13 2 (0.24%) C++
13 2 (0.24%) Perl
13 2 (0.24%) SHACL
13 2 (0.24%) SPARQL
13 2 (0.24%) VBA
13 2 (0.24%) VBScript
14 1 (0.12%) COBOL
14 1 (0.12%) RPG
Qualifications
1 93 (11.03%) Security Cleared
2 87 (10.32%) Degree
3 75 (8.90%) SC Cleared
4 69 (8.19%) PMI Certification
5 67 (7.95%) PMP
6 26 (3.08%) CISSP
7 22 (2.61%) Cisco Certification
8 20 (2.37%) CISM
9 18 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
10 15 (1.78%) APMG
11 11 (1.30%) CCNP
11 11 (1.30%) DV Cleared
11 11 (1.30%) ITIL Certification
12 10 (1.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 10 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (0.83%) Azure Certification
14 6 (0.71%) ACCA
14 6 (0.71%) CIMA
14 6 (0.71%) CISA
14 6 (0.71%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (6.52%) QA
2 51 (6.05%) PMO
3 42 (4.98%) SLA
4 35 (4.15%) Data Quality
5 24 (2.85%) GDPR
6 20 (2.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 16 (1.90%) GRC
8 15 (1.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 10 (1.19%) PCI DSS
10 9 (1.07%) ITGC
11 7 (0.83%) NIST
12 6 (0.71%) HIPAA
13 5 (0.59%) COBIT
14 4 (0.47%) Accessibility
14 4 (0.47%) Government Security Classifications
14 4 (0.47%) SOC 2
15 3 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
15 3 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 3 (0.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 3 (0.36%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 64 (7.59%) Active Directory
2 17 (2.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (1.54%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (0.83%) Docker
5 5 (0.59%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.12%) Sendmail
8 1 (0.12%) Squid
8 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 42 (4.98%) Terraform
2 24 (2.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 22 (2.61%) Ansible
4 15 (1.78%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (1.54%) Kubernetes
6 7 (0.83%) SCCM
7 6 (0.71%) CASB
7 6 (0.71%) ITRS Geneos
7 6 (0.71%) Microsoft Clustering
7 6 (0.71%) ZABBIX
8 5 (0.59%) Grafana
8 5 (0.59%) vRealize
9 4 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.47%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.47%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.47%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.47%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.47%) systemd
10 3 (0.36%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.36%) Packer
Vendors
1 157 (18.62%) Microsoft
2 97 (11.51%) ServiceNow
3 80 (9.49%) Oracle
4 55 (6.52%) SAP
5 46 (5.46%) Salesforce
6 32 (3.80%) VMware
7 26 (3.08%) Cisco
8 23 (2.73%) Google
9 22 (2.61%) Zscaler
10 19 (2.25%) Citrix
11 16 (1.90%) Splunk
12 13 (1.54%) Workday
13 10 (1.19%) Apple
13 10 (1.19%) Databricks
14 9 (1.07%) Red Hat
15 8 (0.95%) Dynatrace
15 8 (0.95%) IBM
15 8 (0.95%) Juniper
16 7 (0.83%) Okta
17 6 (0.71%) New Relic