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

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 59 64
Rank change year-on-year -4 +5 -26
Contract jobs citing Change Management 844 587 594
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.15% 4.35% 3.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.66% 4.70% 4.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 494 367 337
10th Percentile £398 £348 £331
25th Percentile £434 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £539 £551 £553
Median % change year-on-year -2.18% -0.27% -3.91%
75th Percentile £638 £700 £675
90th Percentile £738 £775 £768
England median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 4
10th Percentile £28.70 £29.26 £35.83
25th Percentile £43.25 £33.29 £41.13
Median hourly rate £55.00 £40.00 £54.04
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% -25.98% +20.09%
75th Percentile £57.50 £73.57 £74.50
90th Percentile £58.00 £93.71 £89.80
England median hourly rate £50.50 £30.00 £58.30
% change year-on-year +68.33% -48.54% +20.45%

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 18,096 12,500 14,495
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.98% 92.57% 89.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,817 8,259 9,770
10th Percentile £358 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 305 257 182
10th Percentile £16.70 £17.00 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.50 £25.00 £23.29
Median hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -8.57% -12.50%
75th Percentile £57.00 £49.50 £55.00
90th Percentile £85.84 £63.75 £71.88
England median hourly rate £42.30 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.19% -41.51% +1.18%

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 September 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 September 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 September 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 87 £523 -9.13% 96
West London -3 25 £538 -2.71% 31
South London -19 14 £563 +23.97% 6
East London +7 12 £750 +19.05% 12
North London +1 4 £450 +2.27%
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 55 (6.52%) SharePoint
2 38 (4.50%) Confluence
3 18 (2.13%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (1.54%) IIS
5 6 (0.71%) Appian
5 6 (0.71%) Oracle Workflow
6 5 (0.59%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.59%) Camunda
7 4 (0.47%) CMS
7 4 (0.47%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.36%) Kentico
9 2 (0.24%) CICS
9 2 (0.24%) nginx
10 1 (0.12%) Documentum
10 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.12%) MTS
10 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.12%) Palantir Foundry
10 1 (0.12%) WebLogic
Applications
1 27 (3.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.49%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (1.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.54%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.95%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.47%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.24%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.24%) InDesign
7 2 (0.24%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.12%) Mozilla Thunderbird
8 1 (0.12%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 30 (3.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 25 (2.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.95%) Remedy ITSM
4 7 (0.83%) OpenText MBPM
4 7 (0.83%) Oracle BPM
5 5 (0.59%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.59%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.59%) SAP PM
6 4 (0.47%) Front Arena
6 4 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.47%) SAP QM
7 3 (0.36%) iTrent
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle General Ledger
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.36%) SAP IBP
7 3 (0.36%) Summit
7 3 (0.36%) Workday HCM
8 2 (0.24%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 140 (16.59%) Azure
2 70 (8.29%) Microsoft 365
3 67 (7.94%) Power Platform
4 65 (7.70%) AWS
5 62 (7.35%) Entra ID
6 41 (4.86%) SaaS
7 33 (3.91%) Azure DevOps
8 32 (3.79%) Dynamics 365
9 25 (2.96%) GitHub
10 22 (2.61%) GCP
11 20 (2.37%) OCI
12 19 (2.25%) Power Automate
13 18 (2.13%) Microsoft Copilot
14 16 (1.90%) PowerApps
15 14 (1.66%) Google Workspace
15 14 (1.66%) OneDrive
16 12 (1.42%) Azure Monitor
17 11 (1.30%) Serverless
18 10 (1.18%) Amazon CloudWatch
18 10 (1.18%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 47 (5.57%) Firewall
2 34 (4.03%) Network Security
3 30 (3.55%) DNS
4 23 (2.73%) TCP/IP
5 22 (2.61%) WAN
6 21 (2.49%) DHCP
7 17 (2.01%) VPN
8 15 (1.78%) LAN
9 9 (1.07%) Cisco Firepower
9 9 (1.07%) SSL
10 8 (0.95%) HTTP
10 8 (0.95%) HTTPS
10 8 (0.95%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (0.71%) VLAN
12 5 (0.59%) FTP
12 5 (0.59%) SD-WAN
12 5 (0.59%) SNMP
12 5 (0.59%) SSH
13 4 (0.47%) 5G
13 4 (0.47%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (5.92%) Power BI
2 41 (4.86%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.73%) Metadata
4 18 (2.13%) Oracle Database
5 10 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (1.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 9 (1.07%) Tableau
7 7 (0.83%) Oracle Reports
7 7 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.71%) Relational Database
8 6 (0.71%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (0.59%) Amazon Aurora
9 5 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (0.59%) Semantic Layer
10 4 (0.47%) Data Lake
10 4 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.47%) MongoDB
10 4 (0.47%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.47%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 89 (10.55%) JIRA
2 31 (3.67%) Git
3 25 (2.96%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.83%) SonarQube
5 4 (0.47%) Artifactory
5 4 (0.47%) Eclipse
5 4 (0.47%) GitLab
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%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.24%) Postman
7 2 (0.24%) Vagrant
7 2 (0.24%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.12%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.12%) Flyway
8 1 (0.12%) SpecFlow
General
1 346 (41.00%) Social Skills
2 342 (40.52%) Finance
3 144 (17.06%) Analytical Skills
4 119 (14.10%) Banking
5 69 (8.18%) Public Sector
6 51 (6.04%) Legal
7 41 (4.86%) Influencing Skills
8 35 (4.15%) Organisational Skills
9 34 (4.03%) Marketing
10 30 (3.55%) Retail
11 26 (3.08%) Presentation Skills
12 25 (2.96%) Front Office
13 24 (2.84%) Law
13 24 (2.84%) Telecoms
14 22 (2.61%) Manufacturing
15 21 (2.49%) Documentation Skills
16 18 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 17 (2.01%) Local Government
18 15 (1.78%) Pharmaceutical
19 11 (1.30%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 116 (13.74%) Analyst
2 114 (13.51%) Project Manager
3 107 (12.68%) Lead
4 65 (7.70%) Consultant
5 64 (7.58%) Change Manager
6 63 (7.46%) Senior
7 61 (7.23%) Business Analyst
8 30 (3.55%) Senior Manager
9 26 (3.08%) Business Manager
9 26 (3.08%) Developer
10 23 (2.73%) Programme Manager
11 22 (2.61%) Administrator
11 22 (2.61%) Business Change Manager
12 21 (2.49%) Financial Analyst
12 21 (2.49%) IT Manager
13 20 (2.37%) Applications Support
14 19 (2.25%) Cloud Engineer
14 19 (2.25%) Data Engineer
14 19 (2.25%) Technical Manager
15 18 (2.13%) Finance Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (5.57%) Terraform
2 32 (3.79%) REST
3 27 (3.20%) .NET
4 14 (1.66%) Middleware
5 13 (1.54%) Oracle Fusion
6 11 (1.30%) CSS
6 11 (1.30%) HTML
7 10 (1.18%) .NET Framework
8 9 (1.07%) OAuth
8 9 (1.07%) SOAP
9 8 (0.95%) Microsoft Graph
9 8 (0.95%) React
9 8 (0.95%) SPFx
10 7 (0.83%) Elastic Stack
10 7 (0.83%) Web Services
11 6 (0.71%) JSON
11 6 (0.71%) Kafka
12 5 (0.59%) AngularJS
12 5 (0.59%) OAuth2
12 5 (0.59%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 71 (8.41%) Onboarding
2 32 (3.79%) Product Ownership
3 31 (3.67%) Data Centre
4 30 (3.55%) Management Information System
5 21 (2.49%) Legacy Systems
6 20 (2.37%) PMI
7 18 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
8 17 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
9 15 (1.78%) Cloud Native
10 14 (1.66%) FMCG
10 14 (1.66%) Operational Technology
10 14 (1.66%) Security Posture
11 13 (1.54%) CMDB
12 12 (1.42%) Public Cloud
13 11 (1.30%) Clustering
13 11 (1.30%) Virtual Team
14 10 (1.18%) Data Protection Act
14 10 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
14 10 (1.18%) PKI
15 9 (1.07%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 85 (10.07%) Windows
2 30 (3.55%) Windows Server
3 26 (3.08%) Linux
4 12 (1.42%) Unix
5 9 (1.07%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (0.95%) Windows 10
7 7 (0.83%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.59%) Mac OS
9 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.36%) zOS
10 2 (0.24%) AIX
10 2 (0.24%) Amazon Linux
10 2 (0.24%) Android
10 2 (0.24%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.24%) Oracle Linux
10 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.12%) HPUX
11 1 (0.12%) MVS
11 1 (0.12%) Solaris
11 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 345 (40.88%) Stakeholder Management
2 221 (26.18%) Agile
3 219 (25.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 184 (21.80%) Continuous Improvement
5 145 (17.18%) Migration
6 144 (17.06%) Problem-Solving
7 138 (16.35%) Project Delivery
8 134 (15.88%) ITIL
8 134 (15.88%) Project Management
9 127 (15.05%) Decision-Making
10 124 (14.69%) Roadmaps
11 114 (13.51%) AI
12 112 (13.27%) DevOps
13 95 (11.26%) Analytics
14 90 (10.66%) PRINCE2
15 87 (10.31%) User Acceptance Testing
16 83 (9.83%) Workshop Facilitation
17 74 (8.77%) CI/CD
18 72 (8.53%) Process Improvement
18 72 (8.53%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 98 (11.61%) SQL
2 62 (7.35%) Python
3 48 (5.69%) PowerShell
4 32 (3.79%) PL/SQL
5 29 (3.44%) C#
6 24 (2.84%) JavaScript
7 22 (2.61%) T-SQL
8 18 (2.13%) Java
9 17 (2.01%) Bash
10 13 (1.54%) Korn
11 10 (1.18%) Bicep
11 10 (1.18%) Groovy
12 4 (0.47%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.36%) JCL
13 3 (0.36%) VBScript
14 2 (0.24%) C++
14 2 (0.24%) COBOL
14 2 (0.24%) Perl
14 2 (0.24%) SPARQL
14 2 (0.24%) VBA
Qualifications
1 95 (11.26%) Degree
2 90 (10.66%) Security Cleared
3 76 (9.00%) PMI Certification
3 76 (9.00%) PMP
4 74 (8.77%) SC Cleared
5 23 (2.73%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (2.61%) CISSP
7 19 (2.25%) Cisco Certification
8 16 (1.90%) APMG
8 16 (1.90%) CISM
9 12 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
10 10 (1.18%) Azure Certification
10 10 (1.18%) CCNP
10 10 (1.18%) DV Cleared
11 9 (1.07%) ACCA
12 8 (0.95%) CIMA
12 8 (0.95%) ITIL Certification
13 7 (0.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 7 (0.83%) CISA
14 6 (0.71%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (6.64%) QA
2 54 (6.40%) PMO
3 40 (4.74%) Data Quality
4 34 (4.03%) SLA
5 25 (2.96%) GDPR
6 18 (2.13%) GRC
7 15 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 13 (1.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 10 (1.18%) ITGC
10 9 (1.07%) PCI DSS
11 7 (0.83%) HIPAA
11 7 (0.83%) NIST
12 6 (0.71%) Accessibility
12 6 (0.71%) SOC 2
13 5 (0.59%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (0.59%) COBIT
14 4 (0.47%) IFRS
14 4 (0.47%) ISO 20022
15 3 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
15 3 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 56 (6.64%) Active Directory
2 19 (2.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (1.54%) Docker
3 13 (1.54%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.47%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.36%) Squid
5 3 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.24%) DFS Replication
6 2 (0.24%) Dovecot
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
6 2 (0.24%) Postfix
6 2 (0.24%) RACF
7 1 (0.12%) Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) Job Entry Subsystem
7 1 (0.12%) Sendmail
7 1 (0.12%) Time Sharing Option
7 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 22 (2.61%) Ansible
1 22 (2.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (2.01%) Single Sign-On
3 15 (1.78%) Kubernetes
4 11 (1.30%) SCCM
5 9 (1.07%) Grafana
6 8 (0.95%) Prometheus
7 7 (0.83%) Microsoft Clustering
8 6 (0.71%) CASB
8 6 (0.71%) ITRS Geneos
8 6 (0.71%) ZABBIX
9 5 (0.59%) vRealize
10 4 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.47%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.47%) Control-M
10 4 (0.47%) PingFederate
10 4 (0.47%) systemd
11 3 (0.36%) Data Guard
11 3 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
11 3 (0.36%) Packer
Vendors
1 165 (19.55%) Microsoft
2 87 (10.31%) Oracle
3 85 (10.07%) ServiceNow
4 58 (6.87%) SAP
5 45 (5.33%) Salesforce
6 29 (3.44%) VMware
7 22 (2.61%) Google
8 21 (2.49%) Cisco
8 21 (2.49%) Zscaler
9 17 (2.01%) Splunk
10 15 (1.78%) Citrix
11 14 (1.66%) Workday
12 12 (1.42%) Databricks
13 11 (1.30%) Dynatrace
14 10 (1.18%) IBM
14 10 (1.18%) Red Hat
15 9 (1.07%) Apple
16 8 (0.95%) Remedy
17 7 (0.83%) Bloomberg
17 7 (0.83%) OpenText