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 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 52 42
Rank change year-on-year -15 -10 +3
Contract jobs citing Change Management 673 513 828
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.05% 4.03% 4.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.50% 4.41% 5.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 426 311 516
10th Percentile £398 £356 £380
25th Percentile £420 £456 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -2.22%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £675
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
England median daily rate £500 £519 £525
% change year-on-year -3.66% -1.14% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 3
10th Percentile £45.15 - £36.81
25th Percentile £54.00 £28.60 £43.17
Median hourly rate £74.46 £35.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +112.74% -39.13% +59.72%
75th Percentile £96.25 £56.00 £65.38
90th Percentile £98.50 £79.40 £67.85
England median hourly rate £42.25 £54.00 £33.07
% change year-on-year -21.76% +63.31% -31.11%

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 14,942 11,630 15,993
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.82% 91.27% 88.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,020 7,810 11,431
10th Percentile £353 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £445 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 232 164 342
10th Percentile £18.09 £20.14 £16.00
25th Percentile £21.87 £24.66 £19.93
Median hourly rate £35.50 £36.20 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.92% +18.67% -19.47%
75th Percentile £56.97 £53.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.25 £71.18 £69.95
England median hourly rate £32.50 £34.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -4.41% +4.62% -10.48%

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 21 March 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 21 March 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 21 March 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 -6 84 £500 -4.76% 49
South London -3 17 £500 -16.67% 7
West London -10 16 £500 +56.25% 16
East London -1 5 £630 +36.22% 5
North London - 2 £575 - 1
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 38 (5.65%) Confluence
2 32 (4.75%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.19%) Appian
5 5 (0.74%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.74%) HCL Notes
6 3 (0.45%) IIS
7 2 (0.30%) CMS
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Spatial
8 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
Applications
1 28 (4.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (4.01%) Microsoft Project
3 26 (3.86%) Microsoft Office
4 23 (3.42%) MS Visio
5 22 (3.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.45%) Trello
7 2 (0.30%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 22 (3.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.49%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.89%) Finacle
3 6 (0.89%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.74%) SAP CO
4 5 (0.74%) SAP FI
4 5 (0.74%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.59%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.45%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.45%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 3 (0.45%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.45%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.30%) Aladdin
7 2 (0.30%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 1 (0.15%) SAP IBP
8 1 (0.15%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.15%) SAP MDG-F
Cloud Services
1 108 (16.05%) Azure
2 54 (8.02%) Microsoft 365
3 41 (6.09%) Azure DevOps
4 38 (5.65%) Power Platform
5 36 (5.35%) AWS
6 27 (4.01%) Entra ID
7 25 (3.71%) SaaS
8 22 (3.27%) Power Automate
9 18 (2.67%) Dynamics 365
10 14 (2.08%) PaaS
11 12 (1.78%) Azure Data Factory
11 12 (1.78%) GitHub
11 12 (1.78%) IaaS
12 11 (1.63%) PowerApps
13 10 (1.49%) GCP
14 9 (1.34%) Azure AI
15 8 (1.19%) Anthropic Claude
15 8 (1.19%) Microsoft Copilot
15 8 (1.19%) Serverless
16 7 (1.04%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 35 (5.20%) Firewall
2 30 (4.46%) Network Security
3 24 (3.57%) WAN
4 20 (2.97%) LAN
5 18 (2.67%) VPN
6 17 (2.53%) SD-WAN
7 13 (1.93%) BGP
8 12 (1.78%) DNS
8 12 (1.78%) OSPF
9 9 (1.34%) NetScaler
10 8 (1.19%) Cisco IOS
11 7 (1.04%) Cisco ASA
11 7 (1.04%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (0.89%) Cisco Nexus
12 6 (0.89%) DHCP
12 6 (0.89%) Intranet
12 6 (0.89%) NX-OS
13 5 (0.74%) Internet
13 5 (0.74%) Structured Cabling
13 5 (0.74%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (5.79%) SQL Server
2 27 (4.01%) Power BI
3 10 (1.49%) Tableau
4 9 (1.34%) Metadata
5 8 (1.19%) Amazon RDS
5 8 (1.19%) Pinecone
5 8 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.04%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.89%) Oracle Database
8 5 (0.74%) MySQL
9 4 (0.59%) Amazon Aurora
10 3 (0.45%) GIS
10 3 (0.45%) Metadata Repository
10 3 (0.45%) Oracle ODI
10 3 (0.45%) Redis
11 2 (0.30%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.30%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.30%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 1 (0.15%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 81 (12.04%) JIRA
2 15 (2.23%) Git
3 13 (1.93%) Jenkins
4 11 (1.63%) Visual Studio
5 8 (1.19%) MLflow
6 4 (0.59%) Maven
7 3 (0.45%) JUnit
7 3 (0.45%) Liquibase
7 3 (0.45%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.30%) git-flow
8 2 (0.30%) Mockito
9 1 (0.15%) Ant
9 1 (0.15%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.15%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.15%) GCC
9 1 (0.15%) Hudson
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.15%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.15%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 285 (42.35%) Social Skills
2 273 (40.56%) Finance
3 116 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
4 76 (11.29%) Banking
5 43 (6.39%) Public Sector
6 36 (5.35%) Legal
7 31 (4.61%) Documentation Skills
7 31 (4.61%) Influencing Skills
8 28 (4.16%) Presentation Skills
9 24 (3.57%) Retail
10 22 (3.27%) Law
10 22 (3.27%) Marketing
11 20 (2.97%) Investment Banking
12 16 (2.38%) Financial Institution
13 14 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
14 13 (1.93%) Telecoms
15 11 (1.63%) Local Government
16 9 (1.34%) Front Office
16 9 (1.34%) Publishing
17 8 (1.19%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 89 (13.22%) Change Manager
2 84 (12.48%) Project Manager
3 81 (12.04%) Analyst
4 58 (8.62%) Lead
5 57 (8.47%) Business Analyst
6 43 (6.39%) Senior
7 40 (5.94%) Consultant
8 39 (5.79%) Developer
9 25 (3.71%) Architect
9 25 (3.71%) Business Manager
10 21 (3.12%) Programme Manager
11 20 (2.97%) Support Engineer
12 19 (2.82%) Business Change Manager
12 19 (2.82%) C# Developer
13 16 (2.38%) Senior Manager
14 15 (2.23%) IT Engineer
14 15 (2.23%) IT Support
14 15 (2.23%) IT Support Engineer
15 14 (2.08%) Delivery Manager
15 14 (2.08%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (4.01%) .NET
2 23 (3.42%) REST
3 21 (3.12%) .NET Framework
4 15 (2.23%) OAuth
4 15 (2.23%) Web Services
5 12 (1.78%) RESTful
6 9 (1.34%) CSS
6 9 (1.34%) NumPy
6 9 (1.34%) Pandas
6 9 (1.34%) pytest
7 8 (1.19%) Django
7 8 (1.19%) Flask
7 8 (1.19%) HTML
7 8 (1.19%) JWT
7 8 (1.19%) Oracle Fusion
7 8 (1.19%) PyTorch
7 8 (1.19%) SAML
7 8 (1.19%) scikit-learn
7 8 (1.19%) Swagger
7 8 (1.19%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 31 (4.61%) Onboarding
2 28 (4.16%) CMDB
3 27 (4.01%) Product Ownership
4 24 (3.57%) Management Information System
5 22 (3.27%) Legacy Systems
6 18 (2.67%) Analytical Mindset
7 16 (2.38%) Data Centre
7 16 (2.38%) PMI
8 14 (2.08%) PKI
9 13 (1.93%) Data Structures
10 12 (1.78%) Low-Code
11 9 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
13 7 (1.04%) Cyber Threat
14 6 (0.89%) Public Cloud
14 6 (0.89%) Reference Data
14 6 (0.89%) Security Posture
14 6 (0.89%) Virtual Team
15 5 (0.74%) Cloud Native
15 5 (0.74%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 77 (11.44%) Windows
2 18 (2.67%) Windows Server
3 16 (2.38%) Windows 10
4 13 (1.93%) Linux
5 11 (1.63%) Unix
6 6 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (0.89%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.45%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.45%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.30%) Android
8 2 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.15%) AIX
9 1 (0.15%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (32.10%) Stakeholder Management
2 174 (25.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 164 (24.37%) Agile
4 114 (16.94%) Problem-Solving
5 106 (15.75%) Project Management
6 105 (15.60%) Continuous Improvement
7 100 (14.86%) ITIL
8 84 (12.48%) DevOps
8 84 (12.48%) Migration
9 83 (12.33%) Roadmaps
10 79 (11.74%) Project Delivery
11 74 (11.00%) Decision-Making
12 69 (10.25%) AI
13 61 (9.06%) User Acceptance Testing
14 59 (8.77%) Risk Management
15 58 (8.62%) PRINCE2
16 57 (8.47%) Workshop Facilitation
17 54 (8.02%) Analytics
17 54 (8.02%) CI/CD
18 49 (7.28%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 89 (13.22%) SQL
2 41 (6.09%) C#
3 39 (5.79%) Python
4 27 (4.01%) PowerShell
5 24 (3.57%) PL/SQL
6 18 (2.67%) T-SQL
7 16 (2.38%) JavaScript
8 15 (2.23%) Java
9 7 (1.04%) Bash
10 6 (0.89%) Korn
11 4 (0.59%) Groovy
11 4 (0.59%) Perl
11 4 (0.59%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.45%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.30%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.15%) ABAP
14 1 (0.15%) C
14 1 (0.15%) C++
14 1 (0.15%) Formula Language
14 1 (0.15%) LotusScript
Qualifications
1 105 (15.60%) Degree
2 76 (11.29%) Security Cleared
3 47 (6.98%) PMI Certification
3 47 (6.98%) SC Cleared
4 40 (5.94%) PMP
5 21 (3.12%) CISSP
6 20 (2.97%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (2.53%) ITIL Certification
7 17 (2.53%) Master's Degree
8 16 (2.38%) DV Cleared
9 15 (2.23%) CISM
10 11 (1.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 11 (1.63%) APMG
11 9 (1.34%) Azure Certification
11 9 (1.34%) CCNP
11 9 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 7 (1.04%) Citrix Certification
13 7 (1.04%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (8.02%) QA
2 44 (6.54%) Data Quality
3 40 (5.94%) PMO
4 28 (4.16%) GDPR
4 28 (4.16%) SLA
5 25 (3.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 12 (1.78%) NIST
7 10 (1.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 8 (1.19%) MiFID
9 7 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (1.04%) IFRS
9 7 (1.04%) IFRS 17
10 6 (0.89%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.74%) COBIT
11 5 (0.74%) EMIR
12 4 (0.59%) Accessibility
12 4 (0.59%) Government Security Classifications
12 4 (0.59%) Solvency II
13 3 (0.45%) GRC
14 2 (0.30%) ITGC
System Software
1 36 (5.35%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.38%) Docker
3 8 (1.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.04%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.04%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.74%) XenApp
5 5 (0.74%) XenDesktop
6 4 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.30%) ProxySG
7 2 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.15%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.15%) Sendmail
8 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 22 (3.27%) Kubernetes
2 21 (3.12%) Terraform
3 17 (2.53%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (1.34%) Ansible
5 7 (1.04%) FortiGate
5 7 (1.04%) SCCM
6 6 (0.89%) CASB
7 5 (0.74%) SCVMM
8 4 (0.59%) Grafana
8 4 (0.59%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.45%) Cisco Prime
9 3 (0.45%) Puppet
9 3 (0.45%) Rancher
10 2 (0.30%) ITRS Geneos
10 2 (0.30%) PowerCLI
10 2 (0.30%) SCOM
10 2 (0.30%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.15%) Avamar
11 1 (0.15%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 118 (17.53%) Microsoft
2 86 (12.78%) ServiceNow
3 54 (8.02%) Oracle
4 49 (7.28%) SAP
5 32 (4.75%) Salesforce
6 29 (4.31%) Citrix
7 25 (3.71%) Cisco
8 19 (2.82%) Workday
9 16 (2.38%) VMware
10 12 (1.78%) OpenAI
11 11 (1.63%) Fortinet
12 10 (1.49%) F5
13 9 (1.34%) Palo Alto
13 9 (1.34%) Zscaler
14 8 (1.19%) Automation Anywhere
14 8 (1.19%) UiPath
15 7 (1.04%) Juniper
16 6 (0.89%) CheckPoint
16 6 (0.89%) Remedy
16 6 (0.89%) Temenos