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

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 61 54
Rank change year-on-year +2 -7 -10
Contract jobs citing Change Management 757 526 697
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.95% 4.13% 3.96%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.44% 4.47% 4.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 460 329 447
10th Percentile £400 £347 £345
25th Percentile £419 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £663
90th Percentile £728 £751 £750
England median daily rate £525 £500 £514
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.72% -6.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 3
10th Percentile £28.70 - £32.35
25th Percentile £43.25 - £32.44
Median hourly rate £57.50 £28.60 £34.53
Median % change year-on-year +101.05% -17.17% -37.22%
75th Percentile £76.96 £34.30 £52.99
90th Percentile £97.00 £37.72 £62.90
England median hourly rate £34.94 £46.25 £50.00
% change year-on-year -24.46% -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 17,053 11,769 15,550
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.98% 92.41% 88.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,360 7,875 11,093
10th Percentile £360 £336 £340
25th Percentile £438 £425 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% - -6.34%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £680
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 221 300
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £15.50
25th Percentile £25.17 £24.66 £20.02
Median hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +8.33% -25.00%
75th Percentile £59.36 £49.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.25 £68.08
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.50 £38.12
% change year-on-year +84.31% -33.11% +1.87%

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 27 June 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 27 June 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 27 June 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 80 £538 -4.44% 32
South London +4 21 £513 -11.79% 6
West London -12 19 £450 - 14
East London +4 8 £750 +28.21% 5
North London +3 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 43 (5.68%) SharePoint
2 36 (4.76%) Confluence
3 16 (2.11%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.85%) IIS
5 12 (1.59%) Appian
6 7 (0.92%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (0.66%) Camunda
7 5 (0.66%) CMS
8 4 (0.53%) WebSphere
9 3 (0.40%) Kentico
10 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.13%) HCL Notes
10 1 (0.13%) MTS
10 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Spatial
10 1 (0.13%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 18 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (2.11%) Microsoft Project
3 14 (1.85%) MS Visio
4 12 (1.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.40%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.26%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.13%) InDesign
7 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 22 (2.91%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (2.25%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.79%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.66%) Finacle
4 5 (0.66%) OpenText MBPM
4 5 (0.66%) Oracle BPM
4 5 (0.66%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.66%) SAP PM
5 4 (0.53%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 4 (0.53%) SAP QM
6 3 (0.40%) Oracle Financials
6 3 (0.40%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.40%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.26%) Front Arena
7 2 (0.26%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.26%) Primavera
7 2 (0.26%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.26%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.26%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 122 (16.12%) Azure
2 58 (7.66%) Microsoft 365
3 47 (6.21%) AWS
4 46 (6.08%) Entra ID
5 42 (5.55%) SaaS
6 40 (5.28%) Azure DevOps
6 40 (5.28%) Power Platform
7 22 (2.91%) Dynamics 365
8 20 (2.64%) Power Automate
9 18 (2.38%) GCP
10 13 (1.72%) Google Workspace
10 13 (1.72%) OCI
10 13 (1.72%) PowerApps
11 12 (1.59%) Smartsheet
12 10 (1.32%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (1.32%) PaaS
13 9 (1.19%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 9 (1.19%) GitHub
13 9 (1.19%) Google Drive
14 8 (1.06%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 28 (3.70%) Firewall
2 19 (2.51%) WAN
3 15 (1.98%) DNS
3 15 (1.98%) Network Security
4 13 (1.72%) LAN
5 11 (1.45%) SD-WAN
5 11 (1.45%) VPN
6 9 (1.19%) BGP
6 9 (1.19%) DHCP
7 8 (1.06%) OSPF
7 8 (1.06%) SSL
8 7 (0.92%) HTTPS
8 7 (0.92%) TCP/IP
9 6 (0.79%) Cisco Nexus
10 5 (0.66%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (0.66%) Intranet
11 4 (0.53%) Internet
11 4 (0.53%) NetScaler
12 3 (0.40%) NX-OS
12 3 (0.40%) VoLTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (5.55%) SQL Server
2 25 (3.30%) Power BI
3 21 (2.77%) Metadata
4 13 (1.72%) Oracle Database
5 8 (1.06%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (0.79%) Oracle Reports
6 6 (0.79%) Pinecone
7 5 (0.66%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 4 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.53%) Data Mart
8 4 (0.53%) MongoDB
8 4 (0.53%) MySQL
8 4 (0.53%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.40%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.40%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.40%) Semantic Layer
9 3 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.40%) Stardog
9 3 (0.40%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 101 (13.34%) JIRA
2 24 (3.17%) Git
3 22 (2.91%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.92%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.79%) MLflow
6 4 (0.53%) Artifactory
6 4 (0.53%) Eclipse
6 4 (0.53%) Maven
7 3 (0.40%) ScriptRunner
7 3 (0.40%) Snyk
7 3 (0.40%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.13%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.13%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.13%) git-flow
8 1 (0.13%) GitLab
8 1 (0.13%) Hudson
8 1 (0.13%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.13%) Selenium
8 1 (0.13%) TestRail
8 1 (0.13%) Zephyr
General
1 296 (39.10%) Finance
2 284 (37.52%) Social Skills
3 105 (13.87%) Analytical Skills
4 86 (11.36%) Banking
5 54 (7.13%) Public Sector
6 46 (6.08%) Legal
7 41 (5.42%) Marketing
8 36 (4.76%) Retail
9 28 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
10 24 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
11 23 (3.04%) Organisational Skills
12 22 (2.91%) Documentation Skills
12 22 (2.91%) Law
13 18 (2.38%) Financial Institution
14 16 (2.11%) Local Government
15 14 (1.85%) Manufacturing
15 14 (1.85%) Telecoms
16 13 (1.72%) Front Office
17 11 (1.45%) Aviation
17 11 (1.45%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 89 (11.76%) Project Manager
2 84 (11.10%) Analyst
3 81 (10.70%) Lead
4 78 (10.30%) Change Manager
5 62 (8.19%) Consultant
6 50 (6.61%) Senior
7 46 (6.08%) Business Analyst
8 35 (4.62%) Developer
9 28 (3.70%) Programme Manager
10 26 (3.43%) Delivery Manager
10 26 (3.43%) Support Engineer
11 23 (3.04%) Senior Manager
12 22 (2.91%) Business Manager
13 20 (2.64%) Business Change Manager
13 20 (2.64%) Technical Manager
14 19 (2.51%) IT Engineer
14 19 (2.51%) IT Support
14 19 (2.51%) IT Support Engineer
15 18 (2.38%) Applications Support
15 18 (2.38%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (4.62%) REST
2 30 (3.96%) .NET
3 21 (2.77%) .NET Framework
4 17 (2.25%) OAuth
5 13 (1.72%) Web Services
6 12 (1.59%) CSS
6 12 (1.59%) Middleware
7 11 (1.45%) React
7 11 (1.45%) RESTful
8 9 (1.19%) AngularJS
8 9 (1.19%) Oracle Fusion
8 9 (1.19%) Spring
9 8 (1.06%) HTML
9 8 (1.06%) J2EE
9 8 (1.06%) SPFx
10 7 (0.92%) OAuth2
10 7 (0.92%) OpenID
11 6 (0.79%) Django
11 6 (0.79%) jQuery
11 6 (0.79%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 35 (4.62%) Onboarding
2 31 (4.10%) Legacy Systems
3 24 (3.17%) PMI
3 24 (3.17%) Product Ownership
4 23 (3.04%) Data Centre
5 21 (2.77%) Management Information System
6 18 (2.38%) CMDB
7 14 (1.85%) Cloud Native
8 13 (1.72%) FMCG
8 13 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
9 12 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
9 12 (1.59%) Low-Code
10 10 (1.32%) Data Structures
10 10 (1.32%) Public Cloud
11 9 (1.19%) Security Posture
12 8 (1.06%) Operational Technology
13 7 (0.92%) AI Agents
13 7 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
13 7 (0.92%) PKI
13 7 (0.92%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 87 (11.49%) Windows
2 24 (3.17%) Linux
2 24 (3.17%) Windows Server
3 14 (1.85%) Unix
4 9 (1.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 8 (1.06%) Windows 10
6 7 (0.92%) Windows Server 2019
7 5 (0.66%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
9 3 (0.40%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.26%) AIX
10 2 (0.26%) Android
10 2 (0.26%) Oracle Linux
11 1 (0.13%) HPUX
11 1 (0.13%) Solaris
11 1 (0.13%) SUSE
11 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (31.04%) Stakeholder Management
2 192 (25.36%) Agile
3 182 (24.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 152 (20.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 122 (16.12%) DevOps
6 121 (15.98%) ITIL
7 118 (15.59%) Project Management
8 117 (15.46%) Problem-Solving
9 115 (15.19%) Migration
10 100 (13.21%) Decision-Making
11 96 (12.68%) Roadmaps
12 94 (12.42%) Project Delivery
13 86 (11.36%) AI
14 74 (9.78%) CI/CD
14 74 (9.78%) User Acceptance Testing
15 63 (8.32%) Analytics
16 62 (8.19%) PRINCE2
17 61 (8.06%) Risk Management
17 61 (8.06%) Workshop Facilitation
18 55 (7.27%) Impact Assessments
Programming Languages
1 98 (12.95%) SQL
2 48 (6.34%) Python
3 42 (5.55%) C#
4 34 (4.49%) PL/SQL
5 30 (3.96%) PowerShell
6 24 (3.17%) T-SQL
7 22 (2.91%) Java
7 22 (2.91%) JavaScript
8 7 (0.92%) Groovy
8 7 (0.92%) Korn
9 6 (0.79%) Bash
10 4 (0.53%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.40%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.26%) C++
12 2 (0.26%) Perl
12 2 (0.26%) SHACL
12 2 (0.26%) SPARQL
13 1 (0.13%) Bicep
13 1 (0.13%) C
13 1 (0.13%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 81 (10.70%) Degree
2 78 (10.30%) Security Cleared
3 60 (7.93%) PMI Certification
3 60 (7.93%) SC Cleared
4 56 (7.40%) PMP
5 28 (3.70%) CISSP
6 20 (2.64%) CISM
7 17 (2.25%) Cisco Certification
8 15 (1.98%) APMG
9 11 (1.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 11 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (1.45%) DV Cleared
9 11 (1.45%) ITIL Certification
10 10 (1.32%) Master's Degree
11 9 (1.19%) Azure Certification
12 8 (1.06%) CISA
13 7 (0.92%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 6 (0.79%) CBAP
14 6 (0.79%) SSCP
15 5 (0.66%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (7.66%) QA
2 47 (6.21%) PMO
3 38 (5.02%) SLA
4 35 (4.62%) Data Quality
5 28 (3.70%) GDPR
6 23 (3.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 16 (2.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 12 (1.59%) GRC
9 11 (1.45%) PCI DSS
10 9 (1.19%) NIST
11 8 (1.06%) ITGC
12 7 (0.92%) COBIT
13 6 (0.79%) IFRS
14 5 (0.66%) Accessibility
14 5 (0.66%) HIPAA
14 5 (0.66%) IFRS 17
15 4 (0.53%) Government Security Classifications
15 4 (0.53%) SOC 2
16 3 (0.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
17 2 (0.26%) SOC 1
System Software
1 51 (6.74%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.98%) Docker
3 10 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.19%) Hyper-V
5 8 (1.06%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.40%) XenApp
6 3 (0.40%) XenDesktop
7 2 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.13%) Sendmail
8 1 (0.13%) Squid
8 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 29 (3.83%) Terraform
2 19 (2.51%) Ansible
2 19 (2.51%) Kubernetes
3 13 (1.72%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (1.19%) SCCM
6 6 (0.79%) CASB
6 6 (0.79%) ITRS Geneos
7 5 (0.66%) vRealize
8 4 (0.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.53%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.53%) FortiGate
8 4 (0.53%) PingFederate
8 4 (0.53%) Puppet
9 3 (0.40%) Cisco Prime
9 3 (0.40%) Grafana
9 3 (0.40%) Packer
9 3 (0.40%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.40%) SCVMM
10 2 (0.26%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 123 (16.25%) Microsoft
2 93 (12.29%) ServiceNow
3 78 (10.30%) Oracle
4 49 (6.47%) SAP
5 45 (5.94%) Salesforce
6 27 (3.57%) Citrix
7 22 (2.91%) VMware
8 21 (2.77%) Google
9 14 (1.85%) Cisco
9 14 (1.85%) Workday
9 14 (1.85%) Zscaler
10 13 (1.72%) Splunk
11 9 (1.19%) OpenAI
12 8 (1.06%) Apple
12 8 (1.06%) Databricks
13 7 (0.92%) Dynatrace
13 7 (0.92%) IBM
13 7 (0.92%) Palo Alto
13 7 (0.92%) Red Hat
14 6 (0.79%) Juniper