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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 55 43
Rank change year-on-year -5 -12 +3
Contract jobs citing Change Management 705 504 809
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.12% 3.97% 4.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.61% 4.34% 5.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 445 315 500
10th Percentile £400 £356 £375
25th Percentile £415 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% -3.51%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £675
90th Percentile £725 £742 £751
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 3
10th Percentile £45.15 - £36.81
25th Percentile £54.00 - £43.17
Median hourly rate £74.46 £28.60 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +160.35% -50.26% +29.94%
75th Percentile £96.25 £61.80 £65.38
90th Percentile £98.50 £81.72 £67.85
England median hourly rate £42.05 £57.50 £35.86
% change year-on-year -26.87% +60.37% -25.92%

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 15,294 11,605 15,921
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.42% 91.50% 88.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,270 7,873 11,381
10th Percentile £353 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £440 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £685 £675
90th Percentile £753 £806 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 237 169 333
10th Percentile £18.07 £18.12 £16.00
25th Percentile £22.00 £24.18 £19.92
Median hourly rate £35.50 £35.00 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% +16.20% -22.77%
75th Percentile £56.50 £50.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £65.00 £67.80
England median hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £33.07
% change year-on-year +15.38% -1.71% -11.83%

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 4 April 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 4 April 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 4 April 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 -13 79 £500 -4.31% 44
South London 0 23 £500 -16.67% 7
West London -11 17 £500 +56.25% 14
East London +4 7 £548 +9.50% 7
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 44 (6.24%) Confluence
2 34 (4.82%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.13%) Appian
5 5 (0.71%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.71%) HCL Notes
6 3 (0.43%) IIS
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%) Oracle Spatial
8 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 27 (3.83%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (3.69%) Microsoft Project
3 25 (3.55%) Microsoft Excel
4 20 (2.84%) MS Visio
5 19 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.43%) Trello
7 2 (0.28%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 21 (2.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.85%) Finacle
3 6 (0.85%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.71%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.71%) SAP CO
4 5 (0.71%) SAP FI
4 5 (0.71%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.57%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.43%) Oracle Financials
6 3 (0.43%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 3 (0.43%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.43%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.28%) Aladdin
7 2 (0.28%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.28%) Front Arena
7 2 (0.28%) Global One
7 2 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.28%) Primavera
7 2 (0.28%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 116 (16.45%) Azure
2 53 (7.52%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (6.24%) Azure DevOps
4 39 (5.53%) Power Platform
5 38 (5.39%) AWS
6 31 (4.40%) Entra ID
7 30 (4.26%) SaaS
8 23 (3.26%) Dynamics 365
8 23 (3.26%) Power Automate
9 16 (2.27%) PaaS
10 15 (2.13%) GCP
11 13 (1.84%) PowerApps
12 12 (1.70%) Azure Data Factory
12 12 (1.70%) IaaS
12 12 (1.70%) OCI
13 10 (1.42%) GitHub
14 9 (1.28%) Azure AI
14 9 (1.28%) Serverless
15 8 (1.13%) Microsoft Copilot
15 8 (1.13%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 33 (4.68%) Firewall
2 29 (4.11%) Network Security
3 22 (3.12%) WAN
4 18 (2.55%) LAN
4 18 (2.55%) VPN
5 17 (2.41%) SD-WAN
6 13 (1.84%) BGP
7 12 (1.70%) DNS
7 12 (1.70%) OSPF
8 9 (1.28%) NetScaler
9 8 (1.13%) Cisco IOS
9 8 (1.13%) DHCP
9 8 (1.13%) SSL
10 7 (0.99%) Cisco ASA
10 7 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (0.85%) Cisco Nexus
11 6 (0.85%) Intranet
11 6 (0.85%) NX-OS
12 3 (0.43%) Internet
12 3 (0.43%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (5.67%) SQL Server
2 26 (3.69%) Power BI
3 12 (1.70%) Metadata
4 11 (1.56%) Tableau
5 8 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (1.13%) Pinecone
6 7 (0.99%) Amazon RDS
6 7 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (0.85%) Oracle Database
7 6 (0.85%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.57%) MySQL
8 4 (0.57%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 3 (0.43%) Amazon Aurora
9 3 (0.43%) GIS
9 3 (0.43%) Metadata Repository
9 3 (0.43%) Oracle ODI
9 3 (0.43%) Redis
10 2 (0.28%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.28%) Electronic Patient Records
10 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 90 (12.77%) JIRA
2 16 (2.27%) Git
3 15 (2.13%) Jenkins
4 11 (1.56%) Visual Studio
5 8 (1.13%) MLflow
6 4 (0.57%) Liquibase
6 4 (0.57%) Maven
7 3 (0.43%) JUnit
7 3 (0.43%) Oracle APEX
7 3 (0.43%) ScriptRunner
7 3 (0.43%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.28%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.28%) git-flow
8 2 (0.28%) Mockito
8 2 (0.28%) Snyk
9 1 (0.14%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.14%) Hudson
9 1 (0.14%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.14%) TestRail
General
1 291 (41.28%) Social Skills
2 287 (40.71%) Finance
3 122 (17.30%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (11.21%) Banking
5 45 (6.38%) Public Sector
6 37 (5.25%) Legal
7 32 (4.54%) Influencing Skills
8 29 (4.11%) Documentation Skills
8 29 (4.11%) Marketing
9 26 (3.69%) Presentation Skills
9 26 (3.69%) Retail
10 21 (2.98%) Investment Banking
10 21 (2.98%) Law
11 16 (2.27%) Financial Institution
12 13 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
13 12 (1.70%) Telecoms
14 10 (1.42%) Local Government
15 9 (1.28%) Front Office
15 9 (1.28%) Manufacturing
15 9 (1.28%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 91 (12.91%) Change Manager
2 81 (11.49%) Analyst
3 79 (11.21%) Project Manager
4 67 (9.50%) Lead
5 55 (7.80%) Business Analyst
6 46 (6.52%) Senior
7 41 (5.82%) Developer
8 40 (5.67%) Consultant
9 26 (3.69%) Architect
9 26 (3.69%) Business Manager
10 21 (2.98%) Business Change Manager
10 21 (2.98%) Support Engineer
11 20 (2.84%) Programme Manager
12 19 (2.70%) C# Developer
13 17 (2.41%) Senior Manager
14 16 (2.27%) Administrator
14 16 (2.27%) Delivery Manager
14 16 (2.27%) IT Engineer
14 16 (2.27%) IT Support
14 16 (2.27%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.11%) .NET
2 27 (3.83%) REST
3 22 (3.12%) .NET Framework
4 17 (2.41%) OAuth
5 15 (2.13%) Web Services
6 12 (1.70%) RESTful
7 10 (1.42%) OpenID
7 10 (1.42%) SAML
8 9 (1.28%) CSS
8 9 (1.28%) Middleware
8 9 (1.28%) NumPy
8 9 (1.28%) Pandas
8 9 (1.28%) pytest
9 8 (1.13%) FastAPI
9 8 (1.13%) Flask
9 8 (1.13%) JWT
9 8 (1.13%) PyTorch
9 8 (1.13%) scikit-learn
9 8 (1.13%) Swagger
9 8 (1.13%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 30 (4.26%) Onboarding
2 27 (3.83%) Product Ownership
3 26 (3.69%) CMDB
4 25 (3.55%) Legacy Systems
5 22 (3.12%) Management Information System
6 21 (2.98%) PMI
7 17 (2.41%) Analytical Mindset
8 15 (2.13%) Data Centre
9 14 (1.99%) PKI
10 13 (1.84%) Data Structures
10 13 (1.84%) Low-Code
11 10 (1.42%) Virtual Team
12 9 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
13 8 (1.13%) FMCG
14 6 (0.85%) Cloud Native
14 6 (0.85%) Cyber Threat
14 6 (0.85%) Greenfield Project
14 6 (0.85%) Public Cloud
14 6 (0.85%) Reference Data
14 6 (0.85%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 77 (10.92%) Windows
2 18 (2.55%) Windows Server
3 16 (2.27%) Windows 10
4 13 (1.84%) Linux
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 2 (0.28%) Android
8 2 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.14%) AIX
9 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (31.49%) Stakeholder Management
2 179 (25.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 172 (24.40%) Agile
4 122 (17.30%) Problem-Solving
5 115 (16.31%) Continuous Improvement
6 111 (15.74%) Project Management
7 110 (15.60%) ITIL
8 97 (13.76%) DevOps
9 91 (12.91%) Migration
10 83 (11.77%) Decision-Making
10 83 (11.77%) Roadmaps
11 80 (11.35%) Project Delivery
12 70 (9.93%) AI
13 61 (8.65%) User Acceptance Testing
14 60 (8.51%) CI/CD
15 59 (8.37%) Workshop Facilitation
16 55 (7.80%) Analytics
16 55 (7.80%) ERP
16 55 (7.80%) PRINCE2
16 55 (7.80%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 97 (13.76%) SQL
2 43 (6.10%) C#
3 39 (5.53%) Python
4 28 (3.97%) PL/SQL
5 24 (3.40%) PowerShell
6 21 (2.98%) T-SQL
7 18 (2.55%) Java
8 17 (2.41%) JavaScript
9 7 (0.99%) Groovy
10 6 (0.85%) Bash
10 6 (0.85%) Korn
11 5 (0.71%) Perl
12 4 (0.57%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.43%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.28%) VB.NET
15 1 (0.14%) ABAP
15 1 (0.14%) C++
15 1 (0.14%) Formula Language
15 1 (0.14%) LotusScript
15 1 (0.14%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 100 (14.18%) Degree
2 76 (10.78%) Security Cleared
3 49 (6.95%) PMI Certification
3 49 (6.95%) SC Cleared
4 43 (6.10%) PMP
5 23 (3.26%) CISSP
6 20 (2.84%) Cisco Certification
7 16 (2.27%) CISM
7 16 (2.27%) DV Cleared
7 16 (2.27%) ITIL Certification
7 16 (2.27%) Master's Degree
8 13 (1.84%) APMG
9 11 (1.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 9 (1.28%) Azure Certification
10 9 (1.28%) CCNP
10 9 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (1.28%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (0.99%) Citrix Certification
11 7 (0.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (8.23%) QA
2 43 (6.10%) Data Quality
3 42 (5.96%) PMO
4 30 (4.26%) GDPR
5 29 (4.11%) SLA
6 24 (3.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (1.56%) NIST
7 11 (1.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 7 (0.99%) IFRS
8 7 (0.99%) IFRS 17
9 6 (0.85%) COBIT
9 6 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (0.85%) MiFID
9 6 (0.85%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.57%) Government Security Classifications
10 4 (0.57%) ITGC
11 3 (0.43%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.43%) EMIR
11 3 (0.43%) GRC
11 3 (0.43%) Solvency II
System Software
1 39 (5.53%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.27%) Docker
3 8 (1.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.99%) Hyper-V
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%) ProxySG
8 2 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.14%) Sendmail
9 1 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 22 (3.12%) Kubernetes
2 21 (2.98%) Terraform
3 15 (2.13%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.42%) Ansible
5 7 (0.99%) FortiGate
6 6 (0.85%) CASB
6 6 (0.85%) SCCM
6 6 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.71%) SCVMM
8 4 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.57%) CA Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.57%) Grafana
8 4 (0.57%) PingFederate
8 4 (0.57%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.43%) Cisco Prime
9 3 (0.43%) ITRS Geneos
9 3 (0.43%) Rancher
10 2 (0.28%) PowerCLI
10 2 (0.28%) Puppet
10 2 (0.28%) SCOM
Vendors
1 122 (17.30%) Microsoft
2 94 (13.33%) ServiceNow
3 65 (9.22%) Oracle
4 48 (6.81%) SAP
5 37 (5.25%) Salesforce
6 30 (4.26%) Citrix
7 23 (3.26%) Cisco
8 20 (2.84%) Workday
9 16 (2.27%) VMware
10 12 (1.70%) OpenAI
11 10 (1.42%) F5
11 10 (1.42%) Fortinet
12 8 (1.13%) Automation Anywhere
12 8 (1.13%) Palo Alto
12 8 (1.13%) UiPath
12 8 (1.13%) Zscaler
13 7 (0.99%) Google
13 7 (0.99%) Juniper
14 6 (0.85%) CheckPoint
14 6 (0.85%) Remedy