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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 58 61
Rank change year-on-year -1 +3 -23
Contract jobs citing Change Management 833 578 598
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.14% 4.26% 3.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.65% 4.62% 4.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 488 365 363
10th Percentile £400 £340 £351
25th Percentile £430 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £681 £675
90th Percentile £741 £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 £41.98 £30.00 £58.05
% change year-on-year +39.93% -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 17,930 12,520 14,416
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.08% 92.34% 88.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,792 8,353 10,096
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 £787 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 291 254 202
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £17.08
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% -12.67%
75th Percentile £56.63 £48.44 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.60 £71.25
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +3.24%

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 13 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 13 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 13 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 -23 83 £550 - 44
West London -5 21 £600 +17.07% 18
South London -14 11 £550 -4.35% 6
East London +5 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 48 (5.76%) SharePoint
2 34 (4.08%) Confluence
3 16 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.68%) IIS
5 6 (0.72%) Appian
5 6 (0.72%) Oracle Workflow
6 5 (0.60%) Camunda
7 4 (0.48%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 4 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.48%) CMS
7 4 (0.48%) 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 (2.28%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (1.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.96%) 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 (3.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 24 (2.88%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.84%) OpenText MBPM
3 7 (0.84%) Oracle BPM
4 6 (0.72%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (0.72%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.60%) SAP PM
6 4 (0.48%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.48%) SAP QM
7 3 (0.36%) Front Arena
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 HR
8 2 (0.24%) Unit4 Business World
8 2 (0.24%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 144 (17.29%) Azure
2 66 (7.92%) Entra ID
3 64 (7.68%) Microsoft 365
4 58 (6.96%) Power Platform
5 54 (6.48%) AWS
6 46 (5.52%) SaaS
7 40 (4.80%) Azure DevOps
8 31 (3.72%) Dynamics 365
9 22 (2.64%) GCP
10 21 (2.52%) GitHub
11 19 (2.28%) OCI
11 19 (2.28%) Power Automate
12 16 (1.92%) Microsoft Copilot
13 14 (1.68%) Google Workspace
13 14 (1.68%) PowerApps
14 12 (1.44%) Azure Monitor
14 12 (1.44%) OneDrive
14 12 (1.44%) Smartsheet
15 11 (1.32%) GitHub Actions
15 11 (1.32%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 43 (5.16%) Firewall
2 31 (3.72%) Network Security
3 26 (3.12%) DNS
4 23 (2.76%) WAN
5 20 (2.40%) TCP/IP
6 19 (2.28%) DHCP
7 18 (2.16%) VPN
8 16 (1.92%) LAN
9 9 (1.08%) SSL
10 8 (0.96%) SD-WAN
11 7 (0.84%) Cisco ASA
11 7 (0.84%) Cisco Firepower
11 7 (0.84%) HTTPS
11 7 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (0.72%) BGP
12 6 (0.72%) VLAN
13 5 (0.60%) HTTP
13 5 (0.60%) OSPF
13 5 (0.60%) SNMP
13 5 (0.60%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (5.16%) Power BI
2 40 (4.80%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.64%) Metadata
4 15 (1.80%) Oracle Database
5 9 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.84%) Oracle Reports
6 7 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 6 (0.72%) Tableau
8 5 (0.60%) MySQL
8 5 (0.60%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 5 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.60%) Semantic Layer
9 4 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (0.48%) Data Mart
9 4 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.48%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.48%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.48%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.36%) Stardog
Development Applications
1 96 (11.52%) JIRA
2 25 (3.00%) Git
3 23 (2.76%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.72%) SonarQube
5 4 (0.48%) Artifactory
5 4 (0.48%) Eclipse
5 4 (0.48%) 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%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 329 (39.50%) Finance
2 318 (38.18%) Social Skills
3 130 (15.61%) Analytical Skills
4 105 (12.61%) Banking
5 64 (7.68%) Public Sector
6 51 (6.12%) Legal
7 38 (4.56%) Marketing
8 37 (4.44%) Influencing Skills
9 36 (4.32%) Retail
10 29 (3.48%) Organisational Skills
11 24 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
12 23 (2.76%) Law
12 23 (2.76%) Telecoms
13 19 (2.28%) Local Government
14 18 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
15 16 (1.92%) Front Office
15 16 (1.92%) Manufacturing
16 15 (1.80%) Financial Institution
16 15 (1.80%) Pharmaceutical
17 13 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 106 (12.73%) Analyst
2 103 (12.36%) Project Manager
3 96 (11.52%) Lead
4 72 (8.64%) Change Manager
5 71 (8.52%) Consultant
6 63 (7.56%) Senior
7 59 (7.08%) Business Analyst
8 31 (3.72%) Developer
9 28 (3.36%) Programme Manager
9 28 (3.36%) Senior Manager
10 24 (2.88%) Business Manager
11 22 (2.64%) Administrator
12 21 (2.52%) Business Change Manager
12 21 (2.52%) Delivery Manager
12 21 (2.52%) Support Engineer
13 20 (2.40%) Applications Support
13 20 (2.40%) Network Engineer
14 18 (2.16%) Technical Manager
15 17 (2.04%) Cloud Engineer
15 17 (2.04%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (4.20%) REST
2 27 (3.24%) .NET
3 15 (1.80%) CSS
4 13 (1.56%) Oracle Fusion
5 12 (1.44%) .NET Framework
5 12 (1.44%) Middleware
6 11 (1.32%) HTML
6 11 (1.32%) Web Services
7 10 (1.20%) SOAP
8 9 (1.08%) AngularJS
8 9 (1.08%) OAuth
8 9 (1.08%) Spring
9 8 (0.96%) Jakarta EE
9 8 (0.96%) React
9 8 (0.96%) SPFx
10 6 (0.72%) jQuery
10 6 (0.72%) JSON
10 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Graph
11 5 (0.60%) Node.js
11 5 (0.60%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 63 (7.56%) Onboarding
2 33 (3.96%) Data Centre
3 29 (3.48%) Product Ownership
4 26 (3.12%) Management Information System
5 24 (2.88%) PMI
6 23 (2.76%) Legacy Systems
7 17 (2.04%) CMDB
8 16 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
9 15 (1.80%) Cloud Native
9 15 (1.80%) FMCG
10 13 (1.56%) Security Posture
11 12 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
12 11 (1.32%) Clustering
12 11 (1.32%) Public Cloud
13 10 (1.20%) Operational Technology
13 10 (1.20%) PKI
14 9 (1.08%) Derivative
14 9 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
15 8 (0.96%) Data Protection Act
15 8 (0.96%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 92 (11.04%) Windows
2 29 (3.48%) Windows Server
3 26 (3.12%) Linux
4 12 (1.44%) Unix
5 10 (1.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (0.84%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.72%) Mac OS
7 6 (0.72%) 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 (35.41%) Stakeholder Management
2 206 (24.73%) Agile
2 206 (24.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 176 (21.13%) Continuous Improvement
4 143 (17.17%) Migration
5 134 (16.09%) ITIL
6 129 (15.49%) Project Management
7 127 (15.25%) Problem-Solving
8 121 (14.53%) DevOps
9 118 (14.17%) Project Delivery
9 118 (14.17%) Roadmaps
10 115 (13.81%) Decision-Making
11 107 (12.85%) AI
12 88 (10.56%) Analytics
13 78 (9.36%) PRINCE2
14 76 (9.12%) User Acceptance Testing
15 72 (8.64%) CI/CD
15 72 (8.64%) Service Management
16 69 (8.28%) ITSM
17 66 (7.92%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 91 (10.92%) SQL
2 53 (6.36%) Python
3 44 (5.28%) PowerShell
4 37 (4.44%) C#
5 31 (3.72%) PL/SQL
6 27 (3.24%) JavaScript
7 22 (2.64%) Java
7 22 (2.64%) T-SQL
8 14 (1.68%) Bash
9 12 (1.44%) Korn
10 8 (0.96%) Bicep
11 6 (0.72%) Groovy
12 2 (0.24%) C++
12 2 (0.24%) Perl
12 2 (0.24%) SHACL
12 2 (0.24%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.24%) SPARQL
12 2 (0.24%) VBA
12 2 (0.24%) VBScript
13 1 (0.12%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 87 (10.44%) Security Cleared
2 86 (10.32%) Degree
3 69 (8.28%) PMI Certification
3 69 (8.28%) SC Cleared
4 67 (8.04%) PMP
5 24 (2.88%) CISSP
6 20 (2.40%) Cisco Certification
7 18 (2.16%) CISM
7 18 (2.16%) Computer Science Degree
8 15 (1.80%) APMG
9 11 (1.32%) CCNP
9 11 (1.32%) DV Cleared
9 11 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
10 10 (1.20%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (0.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 7 (0.84%) Azure Certification
13 6 (0.72%) ACCA
13 6 (0.72%) CIMA
13 6 (0.72%) CISA
13 6 (0.72%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (6.72%) QA
2 50 (6.00%) PMO
3 42 (5.04%) SLA
4 35 (4.20%) Data Quality
5 23 (2.76%) GDPR
6 18 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 16 (1.92%) GRC
8 15 (1.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 10 (1.20%) PCI DSS
10 9 (1.08%) ITGC
11 7 (0.84%) NIST
12 6 (0.72%) HIPAA
13 5 (0.60%) COBIT
14 4 (0.48%) Accessibility
14 4 (0.48%) 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
16 2 (0.24%) Government Security Classifications
System Software
1 61 (7.32%) Active Directory
2 17 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (1.56%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (0.84%) Docker
5 5 (0.60%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.12%) Sendmail
8 1 (0.12%) Squid
8 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 43 (5.16%) Terraform
2 22 (2.64%) Ansible
2 22 (2.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (1.80%) Single Sign-On
4 13 (1.56%) Kubernetes
5 7 (0.84%) Microsoft Clustering
5 7 (0.84%) SCCM
6 6 (0.72%) CASB
6 6 (0.72%) ITRS Geneos
6 6 (0.72%) ZABBIX
7 5 (0.60%) Grafana
7 5 (0.60%) vRealize
8 4 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.48%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.48%) PingFederate
8 4 (0.48%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.48%) systemd
9 3 (0.36%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.36%) Packer
Vendors
1 156 (18.73%) Microsoft
2 91 (10.92%) ServiceNow
3 80 (9.60%) Oracle
4 55 (6.60%) SAP
5 46 (5.52%) Salesforce
6 30 (3.60%) VMware
7 25 (3.00%) Cisco
8 23 (2.76%) Google
9 22 (2.64%) Zscaler
10 17 (2.04%) Citrix
11 16 (1.92%) Splunk
12 13 (1.56%) Workday
13 10 (1.20%) Apple
13 10 (1.20%) Databricks
14 9 (1.08%) Red Hat
15 8 (0.96%) Dynatrace
15 8 (0.96%) IBM
16 7 (0.84%) Juniper
16 7 (0.84%) Okta
17 6 (0.72%) BMC