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 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 65 50
Rank change year-on-year -2 -15 -9
Contract jobs citing Change Management 683 485 742
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.79% 3.92% 4.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.30% 4.24% 4.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 419 292 469
10th Percentile £400 £356 £348
25th Percentile £415 £424 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £753
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 3
10th Percentile £25.55 - £36.81
25th Percentile £35.00 £28.60 £43.17
Median hourly rate £58.92 £34.30 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +71.78% -40.35% +11.65%
75th Percentile £95.00 £53.75 £65.38
90th Percentile £98.00 £78.50 £67.85
England median hourly rate £34.87 £53.75 £50.00
% change year-on-year -35.13% +7.50% -0.49%

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 15,896 11,429 15,488
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.31% 92.26% 88.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,636 7,715 11,109
10th Percentile £358 £350 £343
25th Percentile £431 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.17%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £680
90th Percentile £760 £812 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 237 185 307
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.10 £15.77
25th Percentile £25.25 £22.90 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £34.00 £27.84
Median % change year-on-year +10.29% +22.13% -25.44%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £63.75 £66.85
England median hourly rate £46.11 £28.75 £36.50
% change year-on-year +60.37% -21.23% -1.75%

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 20 May 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 20 May 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 20 May 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 76 £500 -9.09% 36
South London -1 21 £500 -16.67% 3
West London -13 19 £500 +56.25% 8
East London -3 5 £750 - 4
North London +1 1 £550 +25.00% 4
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 41 (6.00%) Confluence
1 41 (6.00%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.32%) Appian
4 7 (1.02%) IIS
5 5 (0.73%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 4 (0.59%) HCL Notes
7 3 (0.44%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.29%) CMS
9 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.15%) Camunda
9 1 (0.15%) MTS
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Spatial
9 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
Applications
1 22 (3.22%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (3.07%) Microsoft Project
3 18 (2.64%) Microsoft Excel
4 16 (2.34%) MS Visio
5 15 (2.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.44%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.44%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (2.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (2.05%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.88%) Finacle
3 6 (0.88%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.59%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (0.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.44%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.44%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.29%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.29%) Front Arena
6 2 (0.29%) Global One
6 2 (0.29%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.29%) Primavera
6 2 (0.29%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.29%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.29%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.29%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.29%) Unit4 Business World
7 1 (0.15%) OpenText MBPM
Cloud Services
1 106 (15.52%) Azure
2 52 (7.61%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (6.15%) Power Platform
4 39 (5.71%) Azure DevOps
5 36 (5.27%) Entra ID
6 35 (5.12%) AWS
7 33 (4.83%) SaaS
8 26 (3.81%) Power Automate
9 22 (3.22%) Dynamics 365
10 17 (2.49%) GCP
11 15 (2.20%) PowerApps
12 11 (1.61%) Azure Data Factory
12 11 (1.61%) OCI
12 11 (1.61%) Smartsheet
13 10 (1.46%) GitHub
13 10 (1.46%) PaaS
14 9 (1.32%) Asana
14 9 (1.32%) Azure AI
15 8 (1.17%) Anthropic Claude
15 8 (1.17%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.07%) Firewall
2 16 (2.34%) Network Security
3 15 (2.20%) DNS
3 15 (2.20%) VPN
3 15 (2.20%) WAN
4 13 (1.90%) SD-WAN
5 11 (1.61%) LAN
6 10 (1.46%) BGP
7 9 (1.32%) DHCP
7 9 (1.32%) OSPF
8 8 (1.17%) SSL
9 6 (0.88%) Cisco Nexus
9 6 (0.88%) Intranet
9 6 (0.88%) NetScaler
10 5 (0.73%) Cisco IOS
11 4 (0.59%) HTTPS
11 4 (0.59%) TCP/IP
12 3 (0.44%) FTP
12 3 (0.44%) MPLS
12 3 (0.44%) NX-OS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (6.00%) SQL Server
2 26 (3.81%) Power BI
3 15 (2.20%) Metadata
4 9 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (1.17%) Pinecone
5 8 (1.17%) Tableau
6 7 (1.02%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (0.59%) MySQL
7 4 (0.59%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (0.59%) Oracle Database
7 4 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.44%) Metadata Repository
8 3 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.29%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.29%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.29%) KDB
9 2 (0.29%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 99 (14.49%) JIRA
2 17 (2.49%) Git
3 15 (2.20%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.46%) Visual Studio
5 8 (1.17%) MLflow
6 4 (0.59%) Maven
6 4 (0.59%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.44%) Artifactory
7 3 (0.44%) ScriptRunner
7 3 (0.44%) Snyk
8 2 (0.29%) git-flow
9 1 (0.15%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.15%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.15%) Hudson
9 1 (0.15%) Liquibase
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.15%) TestRail
General
1 272 (39.82%) Finance
2 265 (38.80%) Social Skills
3 106 (15.52%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (11.27%) Banking
5 46 (6.73%) Public Sector
6 43 (6.30%) Legal
7 38 (5.56%) Marketing
8 25 (3.66%) Influencing Skills
8 25 (3.66%) Presentation Skills
9 23 (3.37%) Retail
10 21 (3.07%) Documentation Skills
11 18 (2.64%) Law
12 17 (2.49%) Financial Institution
13 15 (2.20%) Investment Banking
13 15 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
14 11 (1.61%) Aviation
14 11 (1.61%) Front Office
15 9 (1.32%) Telecoms
16 8 (1.17%) Local Government
17 6 (0.88%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 77 (11.27%) Change Manager
2 73 (10.69%) Analyst
3 70 (10.25%) Project Manager
4 69 (10.10%) Lead
5 47 (6.88%) Senior
6 46 (6.73%) Consultant
7 43 (6.30%) Business Analyst
8 37 (5.42%) Developer
9 27 (3.95%) Programme Manager
10 23 (3.37%) Architect
11 22 (3.22%) Business Manager
11 22 (3.22%) Delivery Manager
11 22 (3.22%) Support Engineer
12 21 (3.07%) Senior Manager
13 20 (2.93%) Business Change Manager
14 19 (2.78%) IT Engineer
14 19 (2.78%) IT Support
14 19 (2.78%) IT Support Engineer
15 18 (2.64%) Administrator
16 16 (2.34%) C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (4.69%) REST
2 28 (4.10%) .NET
3 20 (2.93%) .NET Framework
3 20 (2.93%) OAuth
4 14 (2.05%) Web Services
5 13 (1.90%) CSS
6 11 (1.61%) React
7 10 (1.46%) HTML
7 10 (1.46%) RESTful
8 9 (1.32%) AngularJS
8 9 (1.32%) Middleware
8 9 (1.32%) NumPy
8 9 (1.32%) Pandas
8 9 (1.32%) pytest
9 8 (1.17%) Django
9 8 (1.17%) Flask
9 8 (1.17%) OpenID
9 8 (1.17%) scikit-learn
9 8 (1.17%) Swagger
9 8 (1.17%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 28 (4.10%) Onboarding
2 27 (3.95%) CMDB
3 25 (3.66%) Legacy Systems
3 25 (3.66%) Product Ownership
4 22 (3.22%) PMI
5 19 (2.78%) Management Information System
6 18 (2.64%) Data Centre
7 14 (2.05%) Analytical Mindset
8 13 (1.90%) Data Structures
8 13 (1.90%) Low-Code
9 9 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.17%) PKI
10 8 (1.17%) Virtual Team
11 7 (1.02%) FMCG
11 7 (1.02%) Public Cloud
12 6 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
12 6 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
12 6 (0.88%) Reference Data
12 6 (0.88%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.73%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 77 (11.27%) Windows
2 21 (3.07%) Windows Server
3 15 (2.20%) Linux
4 12 (1.76%) Unix
5 10 (1.46%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.73%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (0.73%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (0.59%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.44%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.15%) Android
9 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (28.99%) Stakeholder Management
2 162 (23.72%) Agile
3 154 (22.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 129 (18.89%) Continuous Improvement
5 114 (16.69%) Problem-Solving
6 111 (16.25%) Project Management
7 109 (15.96%) ITIL
8 93 (13.62%) DevOps
9 89 (13.03%) Migration
10 88 (12.88%) Roadmaps
11 83 (12.15%) Decision-Making
12 76 (11.13%) Project Delivery
13 71 (10.40%) AI
14 59 (8.64%) Workshop Facilitation
15 58 (8.49%) CI/CD
15 58 (8.49%) User Acceptance Testing
16 54 (7.91%) Analytics
17 53 (7.76%) Business Intelligence
18 52 (7.61%) ITSM
18 52 (7.61%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 96 (14.06%) SQL
2 42 (6.15%) C#
3 38 (5.56%) Python
4 32 (4.69%) PL/SQL
5 23 (3.37%) PowerShell
5 23 (3.37%) T-SQL
6 22 (3.22%) JavaScript
7 17 (2.49%) Java
8 7 (1.02%) Korn
9 4 (0.59%) Groovy
9 4 (0.59%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.44%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.29%) C++
11 2 (0.29%) Perl
12 1 (0.15%) ABAP
12 1 (0.15%) Bash
12 1 (0.15%) Bicep
12 1 (0.15%) C
12 1 (0.15%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 84 (12.30%) Degree
2 78 (11.42%) Security Cleared
3 52 (7.61%) SC Cleared
4 46 (6.73%) PMI Certification
5 43 (6.30%) PMP
6 22 (3.22%) CISSP
7 19 (2.78%) Cisco Certification
8 16 (2.34%) APMG
8 16 (2.34%) CISM
8 16 (2.34%) ITIL Certification
9 14 (2.05%) DV Cleared
9 14 (2.05%) Master's Degree
10 11 (1.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 8 (1.17%) CCNP
12 7 (1.02%) Azure Certification
12 7 (1.02%) CISA
12 7 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (1.02%) CRISC
12 7 (1.02%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 7 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (8.20%) QA
2 45 (6.59%) PMO
3 42 (6.15%) Data Quality
4 30 (4.39%) SLA
5 29 (4.25%) GDPR
6 24 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 15 (2.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 10 (1.46%) NIST
9 9 (1.32%) PCI DSS
10 8 (1.17%) IFRS
10 8 (1.17%) ITGC
11 7 (1.02%) COBIT
11 7 (1.02%) IFRS 17
12 6 (0.88%) GRC
13 4 (0.59%) Government Security Classifications
14 3 (0.44%) Accessibility
14 3 (0.44%) HIPAA
14 3 (0.44%) HMG Security Policy Framework
14 3 (0.44%) Solvency II
15 2 (0.29%) SOC 2
System Software
1 45 (6.59%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.76%) Docker
3 9 (1.32%) Hyper-V
3 9 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.59%) XenApp
5 4 (0.59%) XenDesktop
6 2 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.15%) ProxySG
7 1 (0.15%) Sendmail
7 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 21 (3.07%) Terraform
2 19 (2.78%) Kubernetes
3 14 (2.05%) Ansible
4 11 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (1.46%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.88%) CASB
6 6 (0.88%) SCCM
7 4 (0.59%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.59%) CA Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.59%) FortiGate
7 4 (0.59%) PingFederate
7 4 (0.59%) SCVMM
8 3 (0.44%) Cisco Prime
8 3 (0.44%) ITRS Geneos
8 3 (0.44%) vRealize
9 2 (0.29%) Control-M
9 2 (0.29%) PowerCLI
9 2 (0.29%) Puppet
9 2 (0.29%) SCOM
9 2 (0.29%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 111 (16.25%) Microsoft
2 99 (14.49%) ServiceNow
3 67 (9.81%) Oracle
4 43 (6.30%) SAP
5 40 (5.86%) Salesforce
6 27 (3.95%) Citrix
7 19 (2.78%) VMware
8 17 (2.49%) Cisco
9 16 (2.34%) Workday
10 12 (1.76%) Google
10 12 (1.76%) OpenAI
11 9 (1.32%) Zscaler
12 8 (1.17%) Automation Anywhere
12 8 (1.17%) Juniper
12 8 (1.17%) Palo Alto
12 8 (1.17%) UiPath
13 6 (0.88%) Avaloq
13 6 (0.88%) CheckPoint
13 6 (0.88%) Fortinet
13 6 (0.88%) Temenos