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

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 53 52
Rank change year-on-year -5 -1 -13
Contract jobs citing Change Management 204 109 176
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 3.45% 3.64% 3.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.28% 3.98% 3.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 74 101
10th Percentile £306 £316 £310
25th Percentile £425 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £529 £489 £463
Median % change year-on-year +8.24% +5.73% -11.90%
75th Percentile £625 £538 £540
90th Percentile £650 £625 £675
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 5 30
10th Percentile £42.13 £23.92 £19.85
25th Percentile £48.56 - £37.88
Median hourly rate £83.00 £32.05 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +158.97% -47.97% +12.00%
75th Percentile £85.13 £58.75 £62.00
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.73 £70.00
England median hourly rate £34.94 £53.75 £50.00
% change year-on-year -35.00% +7.50% +2.05%

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 4,762 2,741 4,596
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 80.45% 91.43% 84.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,117 1,758 2,675
10th Percentile £280 £250 £250
25th Percentile £412 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £500 £501
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -0.10% -1.86%
75th Percentile £610 £600 £625
90th Percentile £700 £663 £700
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 420 171 439
10th Percentile £15.09 £13.08 £13.00
25th Percentile £23.10 £15.00 £18.20
Median hourly rate £52.50 £27.76 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +89.12% -41.56% -5.00%
75th Percentile £80.41 £62.24 £62.50
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £76.86
England median hourly rate £45.78 £29.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year +57.86% -20.55% +0.29%

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 19 May 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 19 May 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 19 May 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 +1 117 £523 +16.11% 40
Berkshire +15 92 £525 +16.67% 19
Hampshire -9 61 £538 +7.50% 15
Buckinghamshire -19 24 £510 +27.50% 15
West Sussex -7 11 £550 +70.54% 6
Surrey -13 7 £600 +41.18% 11
Kent -7 5 £525 +9.38% 4
East Sussex +1 2 £725 - 1
Oxfordshire -27 1 - - 8
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 6 (2.94%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.98%) Confluence
4 1 (0.49%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.49%) Appian
4 1 (0.49%) CMS
Applications
1 19 (9.31%) Microsoft Project
2 15 (7.35%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.45%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (3.92%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 4 (1.96%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.47%) Primavera
4 1 (0.49%) BASE24
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.49%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.49%) SAP BRIM
4 1 (0.49%) SAP Convergent Charging
4 1 (0.49%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.49%) SAP PLM
4 1 (0.49%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.49%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 36 (17.65%) AWS
2 35 (17.16%) Azure
3 17 (8.33%) GCP
4 16 (7.84%) Power Platform
5 4 (1.96%) Azure Sentinel
5 4 (1.96%) Datadog
6 3 (1.47%) Canva
6 3 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (1.47%) SaaS
7 2 (0.98%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.98%) Google Ads
7 2 (0.98%) IaaS
7 2 (0.98%) PaaS
7 2 (0.98%) SuccessFactors
7 2 (0.98%) Viva Engage
8 1 (0.49%) AWS CloudFormation
8 1 (0.49%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.49%) iPaaS
8 1 (0.49%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (0.49%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 15 (7.35%) Network Security
2 13 (6.37%) Firewall
3 12 (5.88%) WAN
4 10 (4.90%) LAN
4 10 (4.90%) SD-WAN
5 9 (4.41%) DNS
5 9 (4.41%) VPN
6 8 (3.92%) MPLS
7 6 (2.94%) HTTP
8 5 (2.45%) BGP
8 5 (2.45%) Cisco Firepower
8 5 (2.45%) OSPF
9 4 (1.96%) Cisco ASA
9 4 (1.96%) Cisco Nexus
9 4 (1.96%) TCP/IP
9 4 (1.96%) VSAN
10 3 (1.47%) Internet
10 3 (1.47%) NAS
10 3 (1.47%) SAN
10 3 (1.47%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (7.84%) Power BI
2 2 (0.98%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.49%) QualityStage
3 1 (0.49%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (4.41%) JIRA
2 3 (1.47%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.49%) GitLab
3 1 (0.49%) Jenkins
General
1 78 (38.24%) Social Skills
2 70 (34.31%) Finance
3 51 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (14.71%) Retail
5 16 (7.84%) Public Sector
6 14 (6.86%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (4.41%) Manufacturing
7 9 (4.41%) Telecoms
8 6 (2.94%) Legal
9 5 (2.45%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (2.45%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (1.96%) Billing
11 3 (1.47%) Aerospace
11 3 (1.47%) Law
12 2 (0.98%) Banking
12 2 (0.98%) Local Government
12 2 (0.98%) Marketing
12 2 (0.98%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.49%) Automotive
13 1 (0.49%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 40 (19.61%) Lead
2 35 (17.16%) Project Manager
3 23 (11.27%) Change Manager
4 16 (7.84%) Security Manager
5 15 (7.35%) Security Project Manager
6 12 (5.88%) Senior
6 12 (5.88%) Senior Manager
7 11 (5.39%) IT Manager
8 10 (4.90%) Consultant
9 8 (3.92%) Analyst
9 8 (3.92%) Business Manager
9 8 (3.92%) Cybersecurity Manager
9 8 (3.92%) Delivery Manager
9 8 (3.92%) Transformation Manager
10 7 (3.43%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 7 (3.43%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
10 7 (3.43%) Senior Project Manager
11 6 (2.94%) Business Change Manager
11 6 (2.94%) Network Manager
12 5 (2.45%) SAP Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.94%) Ajax
1 6 (2.94%) CSS
1 6 (2.94%) HTML
1 6 (2.94%) REST
2 5 (2.45%) Middleware
3 2 (0.98%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.49%) .NET
4 1 (0.49%) A2A Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 16 (7.84%) Data Centre
2 10 (4.90%) Onboarding
3 9 (4.41%) Management Information System
3 9 (4.41%) Virtual Team
4 7 (3.43%) Operational Technology
4 7 (3.43%) Product Ownership
5 6 (2.94%) BYOD
6 5 (2.45%) Cloud Native
6 5 (2.45%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.96%) PKI
8 3 (1.47%) e-Learning
8 3 (1.47%) Replication
8 3 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.98%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.98%) Graphic Design
9 2 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.98%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.98%) SCADA
9 2 (0.98%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 26 (12.75%) Windows
2 15 (7.35%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.94%) Linux
4 2 (0.98%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.49%) Data ONTAP
5 1 (0.49%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (44.61%) Stakeholder Management
2 64 (31.37%) ITIL
3 52 (25.49%) Agile
3 52 (25.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 47 (23.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 46 (22.55%) Problem-Solving
6 42 (20.59%) Cybersecurity
7 41 (20.10%) Project Management
8 34 (16.67%) Migration
9 33 (16.18%) ERP
10 32 (15.69%) ITSM
11 30 (14.71%) Project Delivery
11 30 (14.71%) User Acceptance Testing
12 29 (14.22%) Budget Management
13 24 (11.76%) Data Protection
14 23 (11.27%) Roadmaps
14 23 (11.27%) Service Management
15 21 (10.29%) Risk Management
15 21 (10.29%) Waterfall
16 20 (9.80%) Impact Assessments
Programming Languages
1 13 (6.37%) PowerShell
2 6 (2.94%) JavaScript
2 6 (2.94%) Python
3 5 (2.45%) Bash
3 5 (2.45%) SQL
4 1 (0.49%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 80 (39.22%) Security Cleared
2 56 (27.45%) SC Cleared
3 26 (12.75%) PMP
4 25 (12.25%) Degree
5 22 (10.78%) DV Cleared
6 21 (10.29%) PMI Certification
7 14 (6.86%) CISM
7 14 (6.86%) CISSP
8 7 (3.43%) ACCA
8 7 (3.43%) CCNP
8 7 (3.43%) CIMA
8 7 (3.43%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.96%) CCSE
9 4 (1.96%) CCSM
10 3 (1.47%) APMG
11 2 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.98%) CCNA
11 2 (0.98%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.98%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (20.10%) GDPR
2 33 (16.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (13.24%) NIST
4 18 (8.82%) SOC 2
5 15 (7.35%) PMO
6 9 (4.41%) QA
7 8 (3.92%) SLA
8 6 (2.94%) PCI DSS
8 6 (2.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (1.47%) Data Quality
9 3 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 2 (0.98%) NCSC
11 1 (0.49%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.49%) EU AI Act
11 1 (0.49%) GRC
11 1 (0.49%) P3O
System Software
1 20 (9.80%) Active Directory
2 16 (7.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (4.41%) VMware ESXi
4 6 (2.94%) VMware NSX
5 5 (2.45%) vCloud
6 4 (1.96%) Docker
7 1 (0.49%) Firmware
7 1 (0.49%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.49%) NFS
Systems Management
1 13 (6.37%) vCenter Server
2 11 (5.39%) SCOM
3 5 (2.45%) Grafana
3 5 (2.45%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.96%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (1.96%) Prometheus
4 4 (1.96%) SCCM
4 4 (1.96%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (1.47%) Avamar
6 1 (0.49%) Dell DRAC
6 1 (0.49%) SnapMirror
6 1 (0.49%) SnapVault
6 1 (0.49%) Terraform
Vendors
1 24 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 22 (10.78%) ServiceNow
3 18 (8.82%) VMware
4 14 (6.86%) Oracle
4 14 (6.86%) SAP
5 13 (6.37%) IFS
6 9 (4.41%) Cisco
6 9 (4.41%) Google
7 5 (2.45%) Callidus
7 5 (2.45%) CheckPoint
7 5 (2.45%) Fortinet
8 4 (1.96%) Adobe
8 4 (1.96%) AppDynamics
8 4 (1.96%) Dell
8 4 (1.96%) Dynatrace
8 4 (1.96%) Juniper
8 4 (1.96%) Palo Alto
8 4 (1.96%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.96%) Splunk
9 3 (1.47%) SolarWinds