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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 59 62
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 -24
Contract jobs citing Change Management 844 577 601
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.19% 4.25% 3.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.70% 4.60% 4.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 491 364 365
10th Percentile £400 £344 £351
25th Percentile £426 £420 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £644 £677 £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 17,959 12,532 14,428
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.08% 92.33% 88.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,817 8,377 10,112
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 £663 £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 296 248 200
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £17.05
25th Percentile £19.50 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.50 £35.61
Median % change year-on-year +20.34% -17.15% -13.73%
75th Percentile £56.25 £47.81 £54.06
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.08 £71.31
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +4.78%

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 11 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 11 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 11 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 -21 85 £538 -2.27% 67
West London -5 22 £556 +8.54% 17
South London -6 19 £525 -9.17% 5
East London +7 8 £750 +19.05% 11
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 (5.92%) SharePoint
2 39 (4.62%) 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 (2.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.90%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (1.18%) 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 (2.84%) 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 CO
7 3 (0.36%) SAP FI
7 3 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.36%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.24%) Finacle
8 2 (0.24%) SAP HR
8 2 (0.24%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 147 (17.42%) Azure
2 68 (8.06%) Entra ID
3 66 (7.82%) Microsoft 365
4 59 (6.99%) AWS
5 57 (6.75%) Power Platform
6 46 (5.45%) SaaS
7 41 (4.86%) Azure DevOps
8 31 (3.67%) Dynamics 365
9 22 (2.61%) GCP
10 19 (2.25%) GitHub
10 19 (2.25%) Power Automate
11 18 (2.13%) OCI
12 16 (1.90%) Microsoft Copilot
13 14 (1.66%) Google Workspace
13 14 (1.66%) OneDrive
14 13 (1.54%) PowerApps
15 12 (1.42%) Amazon CloudWatch
15 12 (1.42%) Smartsheet
16 11 (1.30%) Azure Monitor
16 11 (1.30%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 44 (5.21%) Firewall
2 31 (3.67%) Network Security
3 27 (3.20%) DNS
4 23 (2.73%) WAN
5 21 (2.49%) TCP/IP
6 19 (2.25%) DHCP
6 19 (2.25%) VPN
7 16 (1.90%) LAN
8 10 (1.18%) SSL
9 8 (0.95%) BGP
9 8 (0.95%) SD-WAN
10 7 (0.83%) Cisco ASA
10 7 (0.83%) Cisco Firepower
10 7 (0.83%) HTTPS
10 7 (0.83%) OSPF
10 7 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (0.71%) VLAN
12 5 (0.59%) HTTP
12 5 (0.59%) SNMP
12 5 (0.59%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (4.98%) Power BI
2 39 (4.62%) 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
1 103 (12.20%) JIRA
2 29 (3.44%) Git
3 22 (2.61%) 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
1 327 (38.74%) Finance
2 321 (38.03%) Social Skills
3 129 (15.28%) Analytical Skills
4 105 (12.44%) Banking
5 68 (8.06%) Public Sector
6 51 (6.04%) Legal
7 39 (4.62%) Marketing
8 36 (4.27%) Influencing Skills
8 36 (4.27%) Retail
9 30 (3.55%) Organisational Skills
9 30 (3.55%) Presentation Skills
10 23 (2.73%) Law
10 23 (2.73%) Telecoms
11 21 (2.49%) Documentation Skills
12 18 (2.13%) Local Government
13 16 (1.90%) Front Office
14 15 (1.78%) Financial Institution
14 15 (1.78%) Manufacturing
14 15 (1.78%) Pharmaceutical
15 13 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 107 (12.68%) Analyst
2 105 (12.44%) Project Manager
3 94 (11.14%) Lead
4 71 (8.41%) Change Manager
4 71 (8.41%) Consultant
5 64 (7.58%) Senior
6 60 (7.11%) Business Analyst
7 31 (3.67%) Developer
8 28 (3.32%) Programme Manager
9 27 (3.20%) Senior Manager
10 25 (2.96%) Delivery Manager
11 23 (2.73%) Business Manager
11 23 (2.73%) Support Engineer
12 22 (2.61%) Administrator
12 22 (2.61%) Technical Manager
13 21 (2.49%) Network Engineer
14 20 (2.37%) Applications Support
14 20 (2.37%) Business Change Manager
15 17 (2.01%) Cloud Engineer
15 17 (2.01%) 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 (1.18%) 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 (7.46%) Onboarding
2 33 (3.91%) Data Centre
3 29 (3.44%) Product Ownership
4 27 (3.20%) Management Information System
5 24 (2.84%) PMI
6 23 (2.73%) Legacy Systems
7 17 (2.01%) CMDB
7 17 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
8 16 (1.90%) Cloud Native
9 14 (1.66%) FMCG
10 13 (1.54%) Security Posture
11 12 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (1.42%) Public Cloud
12 10 (1.18%) Clustering
12 10 (1.18%) Operational Technology
12 10 (1.18%) PKI
13 9 (1.07%) Derivative
13 9 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
14 8 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
14 8 (0.95%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 95 (11.26%) Windows
2 29 (3.44%) Windows Server
3 25 (2.96%) Linux
4 12 (1.42%) Unix
5 10 (1.18%) 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
1 291 (34.48%) Stakeholder Management
2 212 (25.12%) Agile
3 207 (24.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 181 (21.45%) Continuous Improvement
5 146 (17.30%) Migration
6 136 (16.11%) ITIL
7 130 (15.40%) Project Management
8 126 (14.93%) Problem-Solving
9 123 (14.57%) Project Delivery
10 122 (14.45%) DevOps
11 117 (13.86%) Decision-Making
11 117 (13.86%) Roadmaps
12 107 (12.68%) AI
13 87 (10.31%) Analytics
14 79 (9.36%) PRINCE2
15 76 (9.00%) User Acceptance Testing
16 73 (8.65%) Service Management
17 71 (8.41%) CI/CD
18 69 (8.18%) ITSM
19 65 (7.70%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 91 (10.78%) SQL
2 53 (6.28%) Python
3 42 (4.98%) PowerShell
4 39 (4.62%) C#
5 31 (3.67%) 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 (11.02%) Security Cleared
2 87 (10.31%) Degree
3 75 (8.89%) SC Cleared
4 69 (8.18%) PMI Certification
5 67 (7.94%) PMP
6 28 (3.32%) CISSP
7 24 (2.84%) Cisco Certification
8 21 (2.49%) CISM
9 18 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
10 15 (1.78%) APMG
11 12 (1.42%) CCNP
11 12 (1.42%) DV Cleared
12 11 (1.30%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 11 (1.30%) ITIL Certification
13 10 (1.18%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (0.83%) Azure Certification
15 6 (0.71%) ACCA
15 6 (0.71%) CIMA
15 6 (0.71%) CISA
15 6 (0.71%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (6.52%) QA
2 50 (5.92%) PMO
3 42 (4.98%) SLA
4 35 (4.15%) Data Quality
5 24 (2.84%) GDPR
6 21 (2.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 16 (1.90%) GRC
8 15 (1.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 10 (1.18%) PCI DSS
10 9 (1.07%) ITGC
11 8 (0.95%) 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 (7.58%) Active Directory
2 17 (2.01%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (1.54%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (0.83%) Docker
5 5 (0.59%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.12%) Sendmail
9 1 (0.12%) Squid
9 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 42 (4.98%) Terraform
2 24 (2.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 23 (2.73%) Ansible
4 15 (1.78%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (1.42%) 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%) vRealize
9 4 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.47%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.47%) Grafana
9 4 (0.47%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.47%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.47%) systemd
10 3 (0.36%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.36%) Packer
10 3 (0.36%) SCOM
Vendors
1 156 (18.48%) Microsoft
2 98 (11.61%) ServiceNow
3 78 (9.24%) Oracle
4 55 (6.52%) SAP
5 47 (5.57%) Salesforce
6 32 (3.79%) VMware
7 26 (3.08%) Cisco
8 22 (2.61%) Google
8 22 (2.61%) Zscaler
9 19 (2.25%) Citrix
10 16 (1.90%) Splunk
11 13 (1.54%) Workday
12 10 (1.18%) Apple
12 10 (1.18%) Databricks
13 8 (0.95%) Dynatrace
13 8 (0.95%) IBM
13 8 (0.95%) Juniper
13 8 (0.95%) Red Hat
14 7 (0.83%) Okta
15 6 (0.71%) New Relic