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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 59 45
Rank change year-on-year -3 -14 -1
Contract jobs citing Change Management 703 505 788
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.96% 4.02% 4.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.47% 4.36% 5.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 438 314 497
10th Percentile £400 £357 £355
25th Percentile £415 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -9.01% -0.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £626 £650 £673
90th Percentile £725 £750 £775
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% +29.94%
75th Percentile £95.00 £53.75 £65.38
90th Percentile £98.00 £78.50 £67.85
England median hourly rate £43.86 £57.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -23.73% +15.00% +3.31%

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 15,718 11,590 15,773
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.49% 92.20% 88.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,522 7,861 11,306
10th Percentile £356 £350 £338
25th Percentile £430 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £675
90th Percentile £760 £813 £800
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.95% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 256 171 326
10th Percentile £18.75 £16.50 £16.00
25th Percentile £24.54 £22.71 £20.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £34.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.41% +19.30% -26.45%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.50 £47.34
90th Percentile £73.75 £63.75 £66.25
England median hourly rate £45.00 £30.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year +50.00% -16.67% -3.59%

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 3 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 3 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 3 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 -16 78 £500 -8.84% 54
South London +1 22 £500 -16.67% 3
West London -14 20 £400 +25.00% 9
East London +1 5 £750 - 8
North London +4 2 £575 +30.68% 2
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 42 (5.97%) Confluence
2 38 (5.41%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.99%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.14%) Appian
5 7 (1.00%) IIS
6 5 (0.71%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.71%) HCL Notes
7 2 (0.28%) CMS
7 2 (0.28%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.14%) MTS
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle Spatial
8 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 24 (3.41%) Microsoft Office
1 24 (3.41%) Microsoft Project
2 22 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (3.13%) MS Visio
3 17 (2.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.43%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.43%) Trello
Business Applications
1 21 (2.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.00%) Salesforce CRM
4 6 (0.85%) Finacle
5 4 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
5 4 (0.57%) Oracle Payables
5 4 (0.57%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 4 (0.57%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.57%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.43%) Oracle Financials
6 3 (0.43%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.43%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.28%) Front Arena
7 2 (0.28%) Global One
7 2 (0.28%) Loan IQ
7 2 (0.28%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.28%) Primavera
7 2 (0.28%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 110 (15.65%) Azure
2 57 (8.11%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (6.12%) Power Platform
4 41 (5.83%) Azure DevOps
5 36 (5.12%) AWS
5 36 (5.12%) SaaS
6 34 (4.84%) Entra ID
7 26 (3.70%) Power Automate
8 23 (3.27%) Dynamics 365
9 16 (2.28%) GCP
9 16 (2.28%) PowerApps
10 13 (1.85%) PaaS
11 11 (1.56%) Azure Data Factory
11 11 (1.56%) GitHub
11 11 (1.56%) OCI
11 11 (1.56%) Smartsheet
12 9 (1.28%) Azure AI
13 8 (1.14%) Anthropic Claude
13 8 (1.14%) Asana
14 7 (1.00%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 30 (4.27%) Firewall
2 23 (3.27%) Network Security
3 21 (2.99%) WAN
4 18 (2.56%) SD-WAN
4 18 (2.56%) VPN
5 16 (2.28%) LAN
6 15 (2.13%) DNS
7 13 (1.85%) BGP
8 12 (1.71%) OSPF
9 10 (1.42%) DHCP
10 9 (1.28%) NetScaler
11 8 (1.14%) Cisco IOS
11 8 (1.14%) SSL
12 7 (1.00%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (0.85%) Cisco ASA
13 6 (0.85%) Cisco Nexus
13 6 (0.85%) Intranet
13 6 (0.85%) NX-OS
14 4 (0.57%) TCP/IP
15 3 (0.43%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (6.40%) SQL Server
2 27 (3.84%) Power BI
3 11 (1.56%) Metadata
4 9 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (1.14%) Pinecone
5 8 (1.14%) Tableau
6 7 (1.00%) Oracle Database
7 6 (0.85%) Relational Database
8 5 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (0.71%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 5 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.57%) MySQL
10 3 (0.43%) Metadata Repository
11 2 (0.28%) Crystal Reports
11 2 (0.28%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.28%) Electronic Patient Records
11 2 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.14%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 100 (14.22%) JIRA
2 16 (2.28%) Git
3 14 (1.99%) Jenkins
4 11 (1.56%) Visual Studio
5 8 (1.14%) MLflow
6 4 (0.57%) Maven
6 4 (0.57%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.43%) Artifactory
7 3 (0.43%) ScriptRunner
7 3 (0.43%) Snyk
8 2 (0.28%) git-flow
8 2 (0.28%) JUnit
8 2 (0.28%) Liquibase
9 1 (0.14%) Ant
9 1 (0.14%) Hudson
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.14%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.14%) TestDirector
9 1 (0.14%) Toad
General
1 278 (39.54%) Finance
2 275 (39.12%) Social Skills
3 112 (15.93%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (10.95%) Banking
5 47 (6.69%) Public Sector
6 40 (5.69%) Legal
7 37 (5.26%) Marketing
8 29 (4.13%) Influencing Skills
9 26 (3.70%) Retail
10 25 (3.56%) Documentation Skills
11 24 (3.41%) Presentation Skills
12 21 (2.99%) Law
13 18 (2.56%) Financial Institution
14 16 (2.28%) Investment Banking
15 14 (1.99%) Organisational Skills
16 11 (1.56%) Local Government
17 10 (1.42%) Telecoms
18 9 (1.28%) Aviation
19 8 (1.14%) Front Office
20 7 (1.00%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 87 (12.38%) Change Manager
2 77 (10.95%) Analyst
3 74 (10.53%) Project Manager
4 70 (9.96%) Lead
5 48 (6.83%) Business Analyst
6 46 (6.54%) Senior
7 43 (6.12%) Developer
8 40 (5.69%) Consultant
9 25 (3.56%) Architect
9 25 (3.56%) Programme Manager
10 22 (3.13%) Business Manager
10 22 (3.13%) Support Engineer
11 20 (2.84%) Business Change Manager
11 20 (2.84%) C# Developer
12 19 (2.70%) Delivery Manager
12 19 (2.70%) IT Engineer
12 19 (2.70%) IT Support
12 19 (2.70%) IT Support Engineer
12 19 (2.70%) Senior Manager
13 17 (2.42%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (4.55%) .NET
2 31 (4.41%) REST
3 23 (3.27%) .NET Framework
4 19 (2.70%) OAuth
5 14 (1.99%) Web Services
6 12 (1.71%) CSS
7 10 (1.42%) React
7 10 (1.42%) RESTful
8 9 (1.28%) HTML
8 9 (1.28%) Middleware
8 9 (1.28%) NumPy
8 9 (1.28%) OpenID
8 9 (1.28%) Pandas
8 9 (1.28%) pytest
8 9 (1.28%) SAML
9 8 (1.14%) Django
9 8 (1.14%) Flask
9 8 (1.14%) scikit-learn
9 8 (1.14%) SOAP
9 8 (1.14%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 30 (4.27%) Onboarding
2 26 (3.70%) CMDB
3 23 (3.27%) Legacy Systems
3 23 (3.27%) Product Ownership
4 22 (3.13%) PMI
5 21 (2.99%) Management Information System
6 16 (2.28%) Data Centre
7 15 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
8 13 (1.85%) Data Structures
8 13 (1.85%) Low-Code
9 11 (1.56%) PKI
9 11 (1.56%) Virtual Team
10 9 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.14%) FMCG
12 6 (0.85%) Greenfield Project
12 6 (0.85%) Public Cloud
12 6 (0.85%) Reference Data
12 6 (0.85%) Security Posture
13 5 (0.71%) Cloud Native
13 5 (0.71%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 80 (11.38%) Windows
2 20 (2.84%) Windows Server
3 14 (1.99%) Linux
4 13 (1.85%) Windows 10
5 11 (1.56%) Unix
6 6 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.43%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.43%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.14%) AIX
8 1 (0.14%) Android
8 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 212 (30.16%) Stakeholder Management
2 166 (23.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 163 (23.19%) Agile
4 124 (17.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 114 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
6 113 (16.07%) Project Management
7 109 (15.50%) ITIL
8 97 (13.80%) DevOps
9 91 (12.94%) Migration
10 89 (12.66%) Roadmaps
11 85 (12.09%) Decision-Making
12 79 (11.24%) Project Delivery
13 71 (10.10%) AI
14 61 (8.68%) CI/CD
15 60 (8.53%) User Acceptance Testing
15 60 (8.53%) Workshop Facilitation
16 55 (7.82%) Business Intelligence
17 53 (7.54%) Analytics
17 53 (7.54%) ERP
17 53 (7.54%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 96 (13.66%) SQL
2 46 (6.54%) C#
3 36 (5.12%) Python
4 31 (4.41%) PL/SQL
5 25 (3.56%) PowerShell
5 25 (3.56%) T-SQL
6 20 (2.84%) JavaScript
7 18 (2.56%) Java
8 8 (1.14%) Korn
9 5 (0.71%) Groovy
10 4 (0.57%) Perl
10 4 (0.57%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.43%) Bash
11 3 (0.43%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.28%) C++
13 1 (0.14%) ABAP
13 1 (0.14%) C
13 1 (0.14%) Formula Language
13 1 (0.14%) LotusScript
13 1 (0.14%) R
Qualifications
1 93 (13.23%) Degree
2 77 (10.95%) Security Cleared
3 50 (7.11%) SC Cleared
4 48 (6.83%) PMI Certification
5 45 (6.40%) PMP
6 23 (3.27%) CISSP
7 20 (2.84%) Cisco Certification
8 17 (2.42%) ITIL Certification
9 16 (2.28%) CISM
10 15 (2.13%) APMG
10 15 (2.13%) DV Cleared
11 14 (1.99%) Master's Degree
12 11 (1.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 10 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
14 9 (1.28%) CCNP
14 9 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
15 7 (1.00%) CISA
15 7 (1.00%) Citrix Certification
15 7 (1.00%) CRISC
15 7 (1.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (7.97%) QA
2 42 (5.97%) PMO
3 40 (5.69%) Data Quality
4 32 (4.55%) SLA
5 31 (4.41%) GDPR
6 25 (3.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (1.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 10 (1.42%) NIST
9 8 (1.14%) IFRS
9 8 (1.14%) ITGC
9 8 (1.14%) PCI DSS
10 7 (1.00%) COBIT
10 7 (1.00%) IFRS 17
11 5 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.71%) GRC
12 4 (0.57%) Government Security Classifications
13 3 (0.43%) Accessibility
13 3 (0.43%) Solvency II
14 2 (0.28%) Basel III
14 2 (0.28%) HIPAA
System Software
1 44 (6.26%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.85%) Docker
3 8 (1.14%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.00%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.71%) XenApp
6 5 (0.71%) XenDesktop
7 4 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.14%) ProxySG
9 1 (0.14%) Sendmail
9 1 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 20 (2.84%) Kubernetes
2 18 (2.56%) Terraform
3 13 (1.85%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.71%) Ansible
5 9 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (1.00%) FortiGate
6 7 (1.00%) SCCM
7 6 (0.85%) CASB
8 5 (0.71%) SCVMM
9 4 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 4 (0.57%) CA Single Sign-On
9 4 (0.57%) PingFederate
10 3 (0.43%) Cisco Prime
10 3 (0.43%) ITRS Geneos
11 2 (0.28%) Control-M
11 2 (0.28%) Grafana
11 2 (0.28%) Prometheus
11 2 (0.28%) Puppet
11 2 (0.28%) SCOM
11 2 (0.28%) vRealize
Vendors
1 117 (16.64%) Microsoft
2 101 (14.37%) ServiceNow
3 71 (10.10%) Oracle
4 47 (6.69%) SAP
5 38 (5.41%) Salesforce
6 31 (4.41%) Citrix
7 22 (3.13%) Cisco
8 19 (2.70%) Workday
9 16 (2.28%) VMware
10 12 (1.71%) OpenAI
11 11 (1.56%) Google
11 11 (1.56%) Zscaler
12 9 (1.28%) Fortinet
13 8 (1.14%) Automation Anywhere
13 8 (1.14%) F5
13 8 (1.14%) Juniper
13 8 (1.14%) Palo Alto
13 8 (1.14%) UiPath
14 7 (1.00%) Meraki
15 6 (0.85%) Avaloq