Change Management Contract Job Trends in the South East

Change Management
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Change Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 62 64
Rank change year-on-year +15 +2 -25
Contract jobs citing Change Management 218 103 168
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 3.83% 3.44% 2.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.69% 3.75% 3.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 149 66 104
10th Percentile £284 £311 £316
25th Percentile £356 £400 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £490 £486
Median % change year-on-year +4.08% +0.77% -7.38%
75th Percentile £610 £550 £540
90th Percentile £675 £638 £688
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 5 21
10th Percentile £20.79 £23.92 £20.00
25th Percentile £26.12 - £30.41
Median hourly rate £68.75 £32.05 £59.00
Median % change year-on-year +114.51% -45.68% +13.47%
75th Percentile £85.00 £58.75 £61.60
90th Percentile £87.18 £75.73 £65.00
England median hourly rate £45.46 £57.50 £38.50
% change year-on-year -20.94% +49.35% -20.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,644 2,746 4,803
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 81.67% 91.62% 85.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,024 1,755 2,806
10th Percentile £282 £251 £232
25th Percentile £406 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -0.05% -1.43%
75th Percentile £613 £600 £619
90th Percentile £713 £675 £691
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 421 165 432
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £13.00
25th Percentile £20.50 £16.36 £18.20
Median hourly rate £47.50 £28.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +69.64% -37.78% -5.26%
75th Percentile £81.00 £62.24 £62.12
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £76.86
England median hourly rate £41.86 £31.64 £34.21
% change year-on-year +32.29% -7.51% -6.66%

Change Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Change Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Change Management job vacancy trend in the South East

Change Management
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Change Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Change Management

Change Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Management in the South East over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Change Management in the South East

Change Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Change Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Change Management

Change Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Change Management in the South East over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Change Management in the South East

Change Management
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 18 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
Thames Valley +4 143 £525 +13.51% 40
Berkshire +16 116 £520 +12.43% 27
Hampshire -6 54 £500 - 17
Buckinghamshire -5 24 £582 +45.50% 7
West Sussex -3 11 £550 +150.00% 5
Surrey -12 8 £800 +88.24% 12
Kent -5 3 £544 +0.23% 7
Oxfordshire -23 3 £463 -7.50% 6
East Sussex - 2 £725 - 6
Change Management
England

Change Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 9 (4.13%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.75%) Confluence
3 2 (0.92%) CMS
3 2 (0.92%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.46%) Appian
Applications
1 22 (10.09%) Microsoft Project
2 14 (6.42%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (3.21%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (2.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.46%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (3.67%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 3 (1.38%) Primavera
2 3 (1.38%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.46%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.46%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.46%) Sage X3
3 1 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.46%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.46%) SAP PLM
3 1 (0.46%) SAP SCM
3 1 (0.46%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.46%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 46 (21.10%) AWS
2 45 (20.64%) Azure
3 30 (13.76%) GCP
4 16 (7.34%) Power Platform
5 4 (1.83%) Datadog
6 3 (1.38%) Canva
6 3 (1.38%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (1.38%) SaaS
7 2 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (0.92%) Google Ads
7 2 (0.92%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (0.92%) PaaS
7 2 (0.92%) SuccessFactors
7 2 (0.92%) Viva Engage
8 1 (0.46%) AWS CloudFormation
8 1 (0.46%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.46%) IaaS
8 1 (0.46%) iPaaS
8 1 (0.46%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.80%) Firewall
2 15 (6.88%) Network Security
3 12 (5.50%) WAN
4 11 (5.05%) SD-WAN
5 9 (4.13%) DNS
5 9 (4.13%) LAN
6 8 (3.67%) VPN
7 7 (3.21%) MPLS
8 6 (2.75%) Cisco Firepower
8 6 (2.75%) HTTP
9 5 (2.29%) BGP
9 5 (2.29%) OSPF
10 4 (1.83%) Cisco IOS
10 4 (1.83%) Cisco ISE
10 4 (1.83%) Junos
10 4 (1.83%) NX-OS
10 4 (1.83%) TCP/IP
11 3 (1.38%) Internet
11 3 (1.38%) Intrusion Detection
11 3 (1.38%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (7.34%) Power BI
2 2 (0.92%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (0.92%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.46%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 13 (5.96%) JIRA
2 3 (1.38%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.46%) GitLab
3 1 (0.46%) Jenkins
General
1 97 (44.50%) Social Skills
2 68 (31.19%) Finance
3 65 (29.82%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (11.47%) Retail
5 17 (7.80%) Documentation Skills
6 15 (6.88%) Public Sector
7 11 (5.05%) Influencing Skills
7 11 (5.05%) Manufacturing
8 8 (3.67%) Telecoms
9 7 (3.21%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (2.29%) Billing
11 3 (1.38%) Aerospace
11 3 (1.38%) Marketing
12 2 (0.92%) Automotive
12 2 (0.92%) Banking
12 2 (0.92%) Legal
12 2 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.92%) Publishing
13 1 (0.46%) Aviation
13 1 (0.46%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 49 (22.48%) Lead
2 33 (15.14%) Project Manager
3 25 (11.47%) Change Manager
4 17 (7.80%) Security Manager
5 15 (6.88%) Consultant
5 15 (6.88%) Security Project Manager
6 14 (6.42%) Analyst
7 11 (5.05%) Business Manager
8 10 (4.59%) IT Manager
8 10 (4.59%) Senior
8 10 (4.59%) Senior Manager
9 9 (4.13%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 9 (4.13%) Business Change Manager
9 9 (4.13%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 8 (3.67%) Delivery Manager
10 8 (3.67%) Transformation Manager
11 7 (3.21%) Network Engineer
11 7 (3.21%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
11 7 (3.21%) Senior Project Manager
12 6 (2.75%) Technology Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.83%) Middleware
1 4 (1.83%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.92%) .NET
3 1 (0.46%) A2A Protocol
3 1 (0.46%) Ajax
3 1 (0.46%) CSS
3 1 (0.46%) HTML
3 1 (0.46%) OAuth
3 1 (0.46%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.46%) OpenID
3 1 (0.46%) REST
3 1 (0.46%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (6.42%) Data Centre
1 14 (6.42%) Management Information System
2 13 (5.96%) Onboarding
3 10 (4.59%) Virtual Team
4 8 (3.67%) Operational Technology
4 8 (3.67%) Product Ownership
5 6 (2.75%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (2.75%) BYOD
6 5 (2.29%) Cloud Native
6 5 (2.29%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (2.29%) Security Operations Centre
7 4 (1.83%) PKI
7 4 (1.83%) Replication
8 3 (1.38%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.38%) e-Learning
8 3 (1.38%) SCADA
8 3 (1.38%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.92%) Graphic Design
9 2 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.92%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 25 (11.47%) Windows
2 12 (5.50%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.75%) Linux
4 1 (0.46%) Data ONTAP
4 1 (0.46%) Unix
4 1 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (38.53%) Stakeholder Management
2 72 (33.03%) ITIL
3 62 (28.44%) Continuous Improvement
4 59 (27.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 57 (26.15%) Problem-Solving
6 51 (23.39%) Agile
7 47 (21.56%) Project Management
8 45 (20.64%) Cybersecurity
9 43 (19.72%) ITSM
10 36 (16.51%) Service Management
11 34 (15.60%) Migration
12 32 (14.68%) Project Delivery
13 30 (13.76%) Budget Management
14 29 (13.30%) User Acceptance Testing
15 25 (11.47%) ERP
16 24 (11.01%) Data Protection
16 24 (11.01%) Impact Assessments
16 24 (11.01%) Risk Management
17 22 (10.09%) Performance Metrics
18 21 (9.63%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 13 (5.96%) PowerShell
2 6 (2.75%) Python
3 5 (2.29%) Bash
4 1 (0.46%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 88 (40.37%) Security Cleared
2 70 (32.11%) SC Cleared
3 29 (13.30%) PMP
4 25 (11.47%) Degree
4 25 (11.47%) PMI Certification
5 16 (7.34%) DV Cleared
6 14 (6.42%) CISM
6 14 (6.42%) CISSP
7 7 (3.21%) ACCA
7 7 (3.21%) APMG
7 7 (3.21%) CIMA
8 5 (2.29%) CCNP
8 5 (2.29%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.38%) A+ Certification
9 3 (1.38%) CCNA
10 2 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.92%) CCSE
10 2 (0.92%) CCSM
10 2 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.92%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (17.43%) GDPR
2 32 (14.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (12.39%) NIST
4 19 (8.72%) PMO
5 18 (8.26%) SOC 2
6 9 (4.13%) QA
7 6 (2.75%) PCI DSS
7 6 (2.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (1.83%) SLA
9 3 (1.38%) NCSC
10 2 (0.92%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.46%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.46%) EU AI Act
11 1 (0.46%) P3O
System Software
1 18 (8.26%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.83%) Docker
3 4 (1.83%) Firmware
3 4 (1.83%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.92%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.46%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.46%) NFS
Systems Management
1 9 (4.13%) vCenter Server
2 6 (2.75%) SCCM
3 5 (2.29%) Grafana
3 5 (2.29%) Kubernetes
3 5 (2.29%) SCOM
3 5 (2.29%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (1.83%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.46%) SnapMirror
5 1 (0.46%) SnapVault
5 1 (0.46%) Terraform
Vendors
1 22 (10.09%) Google
2 21 (9.63%) Microsoft
3 18 (8.26%) Oracle
4 17 (7.80%) ServiceNow
5 13 (5.96%) SAP
6 11 (5.05%) IFS
7 10 (4.59%) Cisco
7 10 (4.59%) VMware
8 7 (3.21%) SolarWinds
9 6 (2.75%) Juniper
10 5 (2.29%) Callidus
11 4 (1.83%) Adobe
11 4 (1.83%) AppDynamics
11 4 (1.83%) Broadcom
11 4 (1.83%) CheckPoint
11 4 (1.83%) Dynatrace
11 4 (1.83%) Salesforce
11 4 (1.83%) Splunk
12 3 (1.38%) CyberArk
12 3 (1.38%) Fortinet