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

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 59 62
Rank change year-on-year -3 +3 -24
Contract jobs citing Change Management 836 587 593
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.14% 4.33% 3.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.64% 4.69% 4.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 491 370 361
10th Percentile £400 £337 £350
25th Percentile £429 £414 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £644 £675 £675
90th Percentile £738 £775 £775
England median daily rate £525 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% -5.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 4
10th Percentile £28.70 - £41.20
25th Percentile £43.25 - £54.57
Median hourly rate £55.00 £40.00 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% -39.39% +20.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 - £77.13
90th Percentile £58.00 - £90.85
England median hourly rate £41.71 £30.00 £58.17
% change year-on-year +39.03% -48.43% +20.19%

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 18,008 12,525 14,374
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.17% 92.35% 88.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,832 8,338 10,058
10th Percentile £360 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £662 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 283 255 198
10th Percentile £16.95 £16.50 £17.01
25th Percentile £19.50 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.34% -15.71% -12.50%
75th Percentile £56.63 £48.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £71.44
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £42.75
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.17% +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 16 August 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 16 August 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 16 August 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 -19 83 £550 +2.33% 71
West London -6 22 £538 +4.88% 18
South London -13 10 £550 -2.22% 5
East London +4 9 £750 +19.05% 11
North London 0 3 £450 +2.27% 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 48 (5.74%) SharePoint
2 33 (3.95%) Confluence
3 16 (1.91%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.67%) IIS
5 6 (0.72%) Appian
5 6 (0.72%) Oracle Workflow
6 5 (0.60%) Camunda
7 4 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.48%) CMS
7 4 (0.48%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.36%) Kentico
9 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.12%) MTS
9 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.12%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 20 (2.39%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (2.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.96%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.36%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.24%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.12%) InDesign
8 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 28 (3.35%) SAP S/4HANA
2 24 (2.87%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.84%) OpenText MBPM
3 7 (0.84%) Oracle BPM
4 6 (0.72%) Remedy ITSM
4 6 (0.72%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.60%) SAP PM
6 4 (0.48%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.48%) SAP QM
7 3 (0.36%) Front Arena
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.36%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 3 (0.36%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.24%) Global One
8 2 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
8 2 (0.24%) SAP HR
8 2 (0.24%) Summit
8 2 (0.24%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 144 (17.22%) Azure
2 67 (8.01%) Microsoft 365
3 66 (7.89%) Entra ID
4 59 (7.06%) Power Platform
5 55 (6.58%) AWS
6 47 (5.62%) SaaS
7 39 (4.67%) Azure DevOps
8 32 (3.83%) Dynamics 365
9 22 (2.63%) GCP
10 20 (2.39%) GitHub
11 19 (2.27%) OCI
11 19 (2.27%) Power Automate
12 16 (1.91%) Microsoft Copilot
13 15 (1.79%) PowerApps
14 14 (1.67%) Google Workspace
15 12 (1.44%) OneDrive
15 12 (1.44%) Smartsheet
16 11 (1.32%) Azure Monitor
17 10 (1.20%) GitHub Actions
17 10 (1.20%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 43 (5.14%) Firewall
2 32 (3.83%) Network Security
3 27 (3.23%) DNS
4 24 (2.87%) WAN
5 21 (2.51%) TCP/IP
6 20 (2.39%) DHCP
7 19 (2.27%) VPN
8 17 (2.03%) LAN
9 9 (1.08%) SSL
10 8 (0.96%) SD-WAN
11 7 (0.84%) Cisco ASA
11 7 (0.84%) Cisco Firepower
11 7 (0.84%) HTTPS
11 7 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
12 6 (0.72%) BGP
12 6 (0.72%) VLAN
12 6 (0.72%) Wireless
13 5 (0.60%) HTTP
13 5 (0.60%) OSPF
13 5 (0.60%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (5.38%) Power BI
2 40 (4.78%) SQL Server
3 22 (2.63%) Metadata
4 15 (1.79%) Oracle Database
5 9 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (0.84%) Oracle Reports
6 7 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 6 (0.72%) Tableau
8 5 (0.60%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 5 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.60%) Semantic Layer
9 4 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (0.48%) Data Mart
9 4 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.48%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.48%) MySQL
9 4 (0.48%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.48%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.36%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 95 (11.36%) JIRA
2 25 (2.99%) Git
3 23 (2.75%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.72%) SonarQube
5 4 (0.48%) Artifactory
5 4 (0.48%) Eclipse
6 3 (0.36%) Maven
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%) GitLab
7 2 (0.24%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.12%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.12%) Flyway
8 1 (0.12%) Hudson
8 1 (0.12%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 329 (39.35%) Finance
2 320 (38.28%) Social Skills
3 131 (15.67%) Analytical Skills
4 104 (12.44%) Banking
5 63 (7.54%) Public Sector
6 50 (5.98%) Legal
7 40 (4.78%) Influencing Skills
8 38 (4.55%) Marketing
9 35 (4.19%) Retail
10 32 (3.83%) Organisational Skills
11 23 (2.75%) Law
11 23 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
11 23 (2.75%) Telecoms
12 18 (2.15%) Documentation Skills
12 18 (2.15%) Front Office
12 18 (2.15%) Local Government
13 16 (1.91%) Manufacturing
14 15 (1.79%) Financial Institution
14 15 (1.79%) Pharmaceutical
15 14 (1.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 110 (13.16%) Analyst
2 100 (11.96%) Project Manager
3 97 (11.60%) Lead
4 73 (8.73%) Change Manager
5 70 (8.37%) Consultant
6 63 (7.54%) Senior
7 61 (7.30%) Business Analyst
8 31 (3.71%) Developer
9 28 (3.35%) Senior Manager
10 27 (3.23%) Programme Manager
11 26 (3.11%) Business Manager
12 22 (2.63%) Administrator
12 22 (2.63%) Business Change Manager
13 21 (2.51%) Support Engineer
14 20 (2.39%) Applications Support
14 20 (2.39%) Network Engineer
15 19 (2.27%) Delivery Manager
16 18 (2.15%) Financial Analyst
16 18 (2.15%) Technical Manager
17 17 (2.03%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (4.07%) REST
2 27 (3.23%) .NET
3 14 (1.67%) CSS
4 13 (1.56%) Oracle Fusion
5 12 (1.44%) .NET Framework
5 12 (1.44%) Middleware
6 11 (1.32%) HTML
7 10 (1.20%) SOAP
7 10 (1.20%) Web Services
8 9 (1.08%) OAuth
9 8 (0.96%) AngularJS
9 8 (0.96%) React
9 8 (0.96%) SPFx
9 8 (0.96%) Spring
10 7 (0.84%) Jakarta EE
11 6 (0.72%) JSON
11 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Graph
12 5 (0.60%) Elastic Stack
12 5 (0.60%) OAuth2
12 5 (0.60%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 65 (7.78%) Onboarding
2 33 (3.95%) Data Centre
3 29 (3.47%) Product Ownership
4 28 (3.35%) Management Information System
5 22 (2.63%) Legacy Systems
5 22 (2.63%) PMI
6 17 (2.03%) CMDB
7 16 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
8 15 (1.79%) Cloud Native
8 15 (1.79%) FMCG
9 14 (1.67%) Enterprise Software
10 13 (1.56%) Security Posture
11 11 (1.32%) Clustering
11 11 (1.32%) Public Cloud
12 10 (1.20%) Operational Technology
12 10 (1.20%) PKI
13 9 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
13 9 (1.08%) Derivative
13 9 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
13 9 (1.08%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 92 (11.00%) Windows
2 29 (3.47%) Windows Server
3 25 (2.99%) Linux
4 11 (1.32%) Unix
5 10 (1.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (0.96%) Windows 10
7 6 (0.72%) Mac OS
7 6 (0.72%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.24%) AIX
9 2 (0.24%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.24%) Oracle Linux
9 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.12%) Android
10 1 (0.12%) HPUX
10 1 (0.12%) Solaris
10 1 (0.12%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 302 (36.12%) Stakeholder Management
2 210 (25.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 208 (24.88%) Agile
4 177 (21.17%) Continuous Improvement
5 142 (16.99%) Migration
6 136 (16.27%) ITIL
7 132 (15.79%) Project Management
8 129 (15.43%) Problem-Solving
9 121 (14.47%) Project Delivery
10 120 (14.35%) DevOps
11 118 (14.11%) Roadmaps
12 116 (13.88%) Decision-Making
13 110 (13.16%) AI
14 88 (10.53%) Analytics
15 81 (9.69%) PRINCE2
16 78 (9.33%) User Acceptance Testing
17 75 (8.97%) Service Management
18 72 (8.61%) CI/CD
18 72 (8.61%) ITSM
19 69 (8.25%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 92 (11.00%) SQL
2 53 (6.34%) Python
3 44 (5.26%) PowerShell
4 37 (4.43%) C#
5 31 (3.71%) PL/SQL
6 26 (3.11%) JavaScript
7 22 (2.63%) T-SQL
8 21 (2.51%) Java
9 14 (1.67%) Bash
10 12 (1.44%) Korn
11 8 (0.96%) Bicep
12 6 (0.72%) Groovy
13 3 (0.36%) VBScript
14 2 (0.24%) C++
14 2 (0.24%) Perl
14 2 (0.24%) SHACL
14 2 (0.24%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.24%) SPARQL
14 2 (0.24%) VBA
15 1 (0.12%) RPG
Qualifications
1 89 (10.65%) Degree
2 85 (10.17%) Security Cleared
3 68 (8.13%) PMI Certification
3 68 (8.13%) PMP
4 67 (8.01%) SC Cleared
5 23 (2.75%) CISSP
6 20 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
7 19 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
8 17 (2.03%) CISM
9 15 (1.79%) APMG
10 11 (1.32%) CCNP
10 11 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
10 11 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
11 10 (1.20%) DV Cleared
12 7 (0.84%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 7 (0.84%) Azure Certification
13 6 (0.72%) ACCA
13 6 (0.72%) CISA
13 6 (0.72%) Master's Degree
13 6 (0.72%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (6.70%) QA
2 50 (5.98%) PMO
3 41 (4.90%) SLA
4 36 (4.31%) Data Quality
5 22 (2.63%) GDPR
6 17 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 16 (1.91%) GRC
8 15 (1.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 10 (1.20%) PCI DSS
10 9 (1.08%) ITGC
11 7 (0.84%) NIST
12 6 (0.72%) HIPAA
13 5 (0.60%) COBIT
14 4 (0.48%) Accessibility
14 4 (0.48%) SOC 2
15 3 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
15 3 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 3 (0.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 3 (0.36%) ISO 20022
16 2 (0.24%) IFRS
System Software
1 62 (7.42%) Active Directory
2 18 (2.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (1.67%) Virtual Desktop
4 7 (0.84%) Docker
5 5 (0.60%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.12%) Sendmail
8 1 (0.12%) Squid
8 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 42 (5.02%) Terraform
2 23 (2.75%) Microsoft Intune
3 22 (2.63%) Ansible
4 15 (1.79%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (1.56%) Kubernetes
6 8 (0.96%) SCCM
7 7 (0.84%) Microsoft Clustering
8 6 (0.72%) CASB
8 6 (0.72%) ITRS Geneos
8 6 (0.72%) ZABBIX
9 5 (0.60%) Grafana
9 5 (0.60%) vRealize
10 4 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 4 (0.48%) CA Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.48%) PingFederate
10 4 (0.48%) Prometheus
10 4 (0.48%) systemd
11 3 (0.36%) Puppet
11 3 (0.36%) SCOM
Vendors
1 159 (19.02%) Microsoft
2 92 (11.00%) ServiceNow
3 80 (9.57%) Oracle
4 54 (6.46%) SAP
5 44 (5.26%) Salesforce
6 31 (3.71%) VMware
7 25 (2.99%) Cisco
8 23 (2.75%) Google
9 22 (2.63%) Zscaler
10 17 (2.03%) Citrix
11 16 (1.91%) Splunk
12 13 (1.56%) Workday
13 10 (1.20%) Apple
13 10 (1.20%) Databricks
14 9 (1.08%) Red Hat
15 8 (0.96%) Dynatrace
15 8 (0.96%) IBM
16 7 (0.84%) Juniper
16 7 (0.84%) Okta
17 6 (0.72%) BMC