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 6 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 59 53
Rank change year-on-year -9 -6 -11
Contract jobs citing Change Management 716 495 717
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.86% 4.08% 4.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.35% 4.42% 4.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 432 301 460
10th Percentile £400 £356 £336
25th Percentile £421 £420 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.98%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £675
90th Percentile £736 £750 £769
England median daily rate £515 £500 £518
% change year-on-year +3.00% -3.40% -5.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 3
10th Percentile £28.70 - £32.35
25th Percentile £43.25 - £32.44
Median hourly rate £57.50 £28.60 £34.53
Median % change year-on-year +101.05% -17.17% -37.22%
75th Percentile £76.96 £34.30 £52.99
90th Percentile £97.00 £37.72 £62.90
England median hourly rate £34.87 £50.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -30.26% - -4.43%

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 16,474 11,204 15,470
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.70% 92.30% 88.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,987 7,490 11,076
10th Percentile £358 £350 £340
25th Percentile £435 £425 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £683 £675
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £515 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 247 196 317
10th Percentile £18.48 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.22 £24.66 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £32.25 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% +15.18% -28.21%
75th Percentile £58.96 £49.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £79.25 £63.50 £68.30
England median hourly rate £47.50 £28.53 £37.50
% change year-on-year +66.52% -23.93% +1.99%

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 6 June 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 6 June 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 6 June 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 -17 80 £523 -5.00% 63
South London +2 21 £500 -14.89% 5
West London -9 20 £500 +55.04% 12
East London -2 6 £649 +10.90% 9
North London 0 2 £500 +13.64% 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 43 (6.01%) SharePoint
2 37 (5.17%) Confluence
3 15 (2.09%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (1.68%) Appian
5 11 (1.54%) IIS
6 5 (0.70%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.70%) CMS
6 5 (0.70%) Oracle Workflow
7 3 (0.42%) Camunda
7 3 (0.42%) Kentico
8 2 (0.28%) HCL Notes
8 2 (0.28%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.14%) MTS
9 1 (0.14%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle Spatial
9 1 (0.14%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 21 (2.93%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (2.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (2.23%) Microsoft Project
4 15 (2.09%) MS Visio
5 14 (1.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.42%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.28%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (2.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 16 (2.23%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.84%) Finacle
3 6 (0.84%) Oracle ERP
3 6 (0.84%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.56%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.42%) OpenText MBPM
5 3 (0.42%) Oracle BPM
5 3 (0.42%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.42%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.42%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.28%) Front Arena
6 2 (0.28%) Global One
6 2 (0.28%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.28%) Primavera
6 2 (0.28%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.28%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.28%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.28%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 115 (16.06%) Azure
2 56 (7.82%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (6.15%) Entra ID
4 42 (5.87%) Power Platform
5 39 (5.45%) AWS
6 38 (5.31%) Azure DevOps
7 36 (5.03%) SaaS
8 25 (3.49%) Dynamics 365
9 22 (3.07%) Power Automate
10 18 (2.51%) GCP
11 14 (1.96%) PowerApps
12 13 (1.82%) OCI
13 11 (1.54%) GitHub
13 11 (1.54%) Smartsheet
14 10 (1.40%) Azure Data Factory
14 10 (1.40%) Google Workspace
14 10 (1.40%) PaaS
15 9 (1.26%) Azure AI
16 8 (1.12%) Anthropic Claude
16 8 (1.12%) Asana
Communications & Networking
1 23 (3.21%) Firewall
2 17 (2.37%) Network Security
3 15 (2.09%) WAN
4 14 (1.96%) DNS
5 11 (1.54%) LAN
5 11 (1.54%) SD-WAN
5 11 (1.54%) VPN
6 9 (1.26%) BGP
7 8 (1.12%) DHCP
7 8 (1.12%) OSPF
7 8 (1.12%) SSL
8 6 (0.84%) Cisco Nexus
8 6 (0.84%) HTTPS
8 6 (0.84%) Intranet
8 6 (0.84%) NetScaler
9 5 (0.70%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (0.70%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.42%) FTP
10 3 (0.42%) MPLS
10 3 (0.42%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (6.15%) SQL Server
2 26 (3.63%) Power BI
3 14 (1.96%) Metadata
4 9 (1.26%) Oracle Database
5 8 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (1.12%) Pinecone
5 8 (1.12%) Relational Database
6 5 (0.70%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.56%) MySQL
7 4 (0.56%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (0.56%) Tableau
8 3 (0.42%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.28%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (0.28%) Data Mart
9 2 (0.28%) KDB
9 2 (0.28%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 96 (13.41%) JIRA
2 18 (2.51%) Git
3 17 (2.37%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.12%) MLflow
4 8 (1.12%) Visual Studio
5 4 (0.56%) Maven
6 3 (0.42%) Artifactory
6 3 (0.42%) ScriptRunner
6 3 (0.42%) Snyk
6 3 (0.42%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.28%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.28%) git-flow
8 1 (0.14%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.14%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.14%) Hudson
8 1 (0.14%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.14%) Selenium
8 1 (0.14%) TestRail
8 1 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 279 (38.97%) Social Skills
2 278 (38.83%) Finance
3 99 (13.83%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (10.89%) Banking
5 49 (6.84%) Public Sector
6 43 (6.01%) Legal
7 39 (5.45%) Marketing
8 30 (4.19%) Retail
9 23 (3.21%) Influencing Skills
9 23 (3.21%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (3.07%) Documentation Skills
11 20 (2.79%) Law
12 18 (2.51%) Organisational Skills
13 17 (2.37%) Financial Institution
14 12 (1.68%) Front Office
14 12 (1.68%) Investment Banking
14 12 (1.68%) Telecoms
15 11 (1.54%) Aviation
15 11 (1.54%) Local Government
15 11 (1.54%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 83 (11.59%) Project Manager
2 79 (11.03%) Change Manager
3 76 (10.61%) Lead
4 70 (9.78%) Analyst
5 51 (7.12%) Consultant
6 47 (6.56%) Senior
7 43 (6.01%) Business Analyst
8 37 (5.17%) Developer
9 27 (3.77%) Programme Manager
10 24 (3.35%) Delivery Manager
10 24 (3.35%) Support Engineer
11 22 (3.07%) Senior Manager
12 21 (2.93%) Architect
13 19 (2.65%) Administrator
13 19 (2.65%) Business Manager
13 19 (2.65%) IT Engineer
13 19 (2.65%) IT Support
13 19 (2.65%) IT Support Engineer
14 17 (2.37%) Business Change Manager
15 16 (2.23%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (5.03%) REST
2 28 (3.91%) .NET
3 20 (2.79%) .NET Framework
4 19 (2.65%) OAuth
5 15 (2.09%) Web Services
6 13 (1.82%) CSS
7 12 (1.68%) Middleware
8 11 (1.54%) React
8 11 (1.54%) RESTful
9 10 (1.40%) HTML
10 9 (1.26%) AngularJS
11 8 (1.12%) Django
11 8 (1.12%) Flask
11 8 (1.12%) NumPy
11 8 (1.12%) Oracle Fusion
11 8 (1.12%) Pandas
11 8 (1.12%) pytest
11 8 (1.12%) scikit-learn
11 8 (1.12%) Swagger
11 8 (1.12%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 30 (4.19%) Legacy Systems
1 30 (4.19%) Onboarding
2 24 (3.35%) Product Ownership
3 22 (3.07%) PMI
4 19 (2.65%) CMDB
4 19 (2.65%) Data Centre
4 19 (2.65%) Management Information System
5 13 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
5 13 (1.82%) Low-Code
6 12 (1.68%) Data Structures
6 12 (1.68%) FMCG
7 10 (1.40%) PKI
7 10 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (1.26%) Cloud Native
8 9 (1.26%) Security Posture
9 8 (1.12%) Public Cloud
10 7 (0.98%) Operational Technology
10 7 (0.98%) Virtual Team
11 6 (0.84%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (0.84%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 84 (11.73%) Windows
2 22 (3.07%) Windows Server
3 20 (2.79%) Linux
4 13 (1.82%) Unix
5 10 (1.40%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.56%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.42%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.14%) AIX
10 1 (0.14%) Android
10 1 (0.14%) Oracle Linux
10 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 220 (30.73%) Stakeholder Management
2 173 (24.16%) Agile
3 170 (23.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 139 (19.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 117 (16.34%) Project Management
6 113 (15.78%) ITIL
7 109 (15.22%) Problem-Solving
8 108 (15.08%) Migration
9 105 (14.66%) DevOps
10 94 (13.13%) Roadmaps
11 89 (12.43%) Decision-Making
12 85 (11.87%) Project Delivery
13 76 (10.61%) AI
14 66 (9.22%) CI/CD
14 66 (9.22%) User Acceptance Testing
15 61 (8.52%) Risk Management
16 58 (8.10%) Analytics
17 57 (7.96%) PRINCE2
17 57 (7.96%) Workshop Facilitation
18 54 (7.54%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 99 (13.83%) SQL
2 43 (6.01%) Python
3 41 (5.73%) C#
4 33 (4.61%) PL/SQL
5 28 (3.91%) PowerShell
6 23 (3.21%) JavaScript
6 23 (3.21%) T-SQL
7 19 (2.65%) Java
8 7 (0.98%) Korn
9 6 (0.84%) Bash
9 6 (0.84%) Groovy
10 5 (0.70%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.42%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.28%) C
12 2 (0.28%) C++
12 2 (0.28%) Perl
13 1 (0.14%) ABAP
13 1 (0.14%) Bicep
13 1 (0.14%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 82 (11.45%) Degree
2 80 (11.17%) Security Cleared
3 56 (7.82%) SC Cleared
4 54 (7.54%) PMI Certification
5 52 (7.26%) PMP
6 28 (3.91%) CISSP
7 21 (2.93%) CISM
8 17 (2.37%) Cisco Certification
9 16 (2.23%) APMG
10 15 (2.09%) DV Cleared
11 13 (1.82%) ITIL Certification
12 12 (1.68%) Master's Degree
13 11 (1.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 10 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
15 9 (1.26%) Azure Certification
16 8 (1.12%) CISA
17 7 (0.98%) CRISC
17 7 (0.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
18 6 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
18 6 (0.84%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (8.38%) QA
2 44 (6.15%) PMO
3 36 (5.03%) Data Quality
4 34 (4.75%) SLA
5 28 (3.91%) GDPR
6 24 (3.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 15 (2.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 10 (1.40%) NIST
8 10 (1.40%) PCI DSS
9 9 (1.26%) GRC
10 8 (1.12%) ITGC
11 7 (0.98%) COBIT
12 6 (0.84%) IFRS
13 5 (0.70%) IFRS 17
14 4 (0.56%) Government Security Classifications
14 4 (0.56%) HIPAA
15 3 (0.42%) Accessibility
15 3 (0.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 3 (0.42%) SOC 2
16 2 (0.28%) SOC 1
System Software
1 49 (6.84%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.23%) Docker
3 10 (1.40%) Hyper-V
3 10 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.26%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.56%) XenApp
5 4 (0.56%) XenDesktop
6 2 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.14%) Sendmail
7 1 (0.14%) Squid
7 1 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 26 (3.63%) Terraform
2 22 (3.07%) Kubernetes
3 15 (2.09%) Ansible
4 13 (1.82%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (1.12%) SCCM
7 6 (0.84%) CASB
8 5 (0.70%) ITRS Geneos
8 5 (0.70%) vRealize
9 4 (0.56%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.56%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.56%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.56%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.56%) SCVMM
10 3 (0.42%) Cisco Prime
10 3 (0.42%) Grafana
10 3 (0.42%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.42%) Puppet
11 2 (0.28%) Control-M
11 2 (0.28%) SCOM
Vendors
1 123 (17.18%) Microsoft
2 90 (12.57%) ServiceNow
3 72 (10.06%) Oracle
4 43 (6.01%) SAP
5 41 (5.73%) Salesforce
6 27 (3.77%) Citrix
7 22 (3.07%) VMware
8 17 (2.37%) Google
9 15 (2.09%) Workday
10 14 (1.96%) Cisco
11 12 (1.68%) OpenAI
11 12 (1.68%) Zscaler
12 8 (1.12%) Automation Anywhere
12 8 (1.12%) Splunk
12 8 (1.12%) UiPath
13 7 (0.98%) Palo Alto
14 6 (0.84%) Avaloq
14 6 (0.84%) GoldenSource
14 6 (0.84%) Juniper
14 6 (0.84%) Temenos