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 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 59 55
Rank change year-on-year +12 -4 -10
Contract jobs citing Change Management 217 104 191
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 4.03% 3.51% 3.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.86% 3.81% 3.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 163 68 129
10th Percentile £281 £307 £310
25th Percentile £322 £394 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% -7.14%
75th Percentile £583 £597 £550
90th Percentile £650 £650 £675
England median daily rate £500 £519 £525
% change year-on-year -3.66% -1.14% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 4 22
10th Percentile - £29.71 £16.35
25th Percentile £20.79 £46.53 £25.62
Median hourly rate £42.25 £57.12 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.04% +5.78% +12.03%
75th Percentile £84.13 £65.83 £61.60
90th Percentile £87.73 £78.56 £62.00
England median hourly rate £42.25 £54.00 £33.07
% change year-on-year -21.76% +63.31% -31.11%

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 4,469 2,727 4,887
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 82.91% 92.07% 86.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,933 1,738 2,907
10th Percentile £275 £257 £213
25th Percentile £406 £405 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% -0.50%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £614
90th Percentile £700 £675 £688
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 388 149 398
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.84 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £20.30 £18.20
Median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year - -6.67% -16.67%
75th Percentile £80.02 £62.50 £62.49
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £75.57
England median hourly rate £32.50 £34.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -4.41% +4.62% -10.48%

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 21 March 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 21 March 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 21 March 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 +11 142 £450 -10.00% 51
Berkshire +16 113 £375 -25.00% 36
Hampshire -2 53 £503 +0.50% 21
Buckinghamshire -8 26 £525 +15.07% 9
West Sussex -3 13 £514 +133.64% 5
Surrey -15 5 £1,000 +122.22% 12
East Sussex +6 4 £575 +91.67% 4
Kent -11 4 £550 +1.38% 3
Oxfordshire -16 3 £500 - 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 12 (5.53%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.76%) Confluence
3 2 (0.92%) CMS
4 1 (0.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.46%) Appian
4 1 (0.46%) JBoss
4 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 26 (11.98%) Microsoft Project
2 12 (5.53%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (4.61%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.92%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (3.69%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 4 (1.84%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (1.38%) Primavera
4 2 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.92%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.46%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.46%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.46%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.46%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.46%) SAP PLM
5 1 (0.46%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.46%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 52 (23.96%) AWS
2 51 (23.50%) Azure
3 39 (17.97%) GCP
4 13 (5.99%) Power Platform
5 6 (2.76%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (1.84%) Datadog
7 3 (1.38%) Canva
7 3 (1.38%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.38%) SaaS
8 2 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.92%) Google Ads
8 2 (0.92%) PaaS
8 2 (0.92%) Viva Engage
9 1 (0.46%) AWS CloudFormation
9 1 (0.46%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.46%) IaaS
9 1 (0.46%) iPaaS
9 1 (0.46%) OCI
9 1 (0.46%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.83%) Firewall
2 15 (6.91%) Network Security
3 11 (5.07%) WAN
4 10 (4.61%) DNS
4 10 (4.61%) SD-WAN
5 8 (3.69%) HTTP
5 8 (3.69%) LAN
5 8 (3.69%) VPN
6 6 (2.76%) Cisco Firepower
6 6 (2.76%) MPLS
7 5 (2.30%) BGP
7 5 (2.30%) Cisco ISE
7 5 (2.30%) OSPF
8 4 (1.84%) Cisco IOS
8 4 (1.84%) Junos
8 4 (1.84%) NX-OS
8 4 (1.84%) TCP/IP
9 3 (1.38%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (1.38%) SAN
9 3 (1.38%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.99%) Power BI
2 4 (1.84%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (1.84%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.46%) Metadata
3 1 (0.46%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.46%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 14 (6.45%) JIRA
2 3 (1.38%) Jenkins
2 3 (1.38%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.46%) GitLab
General
1 99 (45.62%) Social Skills
2 66 (30.41%) Analytical Skills
3 60 (27.65%) Finance
4 19 (8.76%) Public Sector
5 17 (7.83%) Retail
6 13 (5.99%) Influencing Skills
6 13 (5.99%) Manufacturing
7 12 (5.53%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (3.69%) Telecoms
9 5 (2.30%) Billing
9 5 (2.30%) Marketing
10 4 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.38%) Aerospace
12 2 (0.92%) Automotive
12 2 (0.92%) Banking
12 2 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.92%) Publishing
13 1 (0.46%) Aviation
13 1 (0.46%) Local Government
13 1 (0.46%) Military
Job Titles
1 42 (19.35%) Lead
2 30 (13.82%) Project Manager
3 23 (10.60%) Analyst
4 22 (10.14%) Change Manager
5 15 (6.91%) Consultant
6 12 (5.53%) Security Manager
7 11 (5.07%) Business Manager
8 10 (4.61%) Security Project Manager
8 10 (4.61%) Senior
9 9 (4.15%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 9 (4.15%) Business Change Manager
9 9 (4.15%) Senior Manager
10 8 (3.69%) Transformation Manager
11 7 (3.23%) Cybersecurity Manager
11 7 (3.23%) Delivery Manager
11 7 (3.23%) IT Manager
11 7 (3.23%) Network Engineer
11 7 (3.23%) Support Analyst
12 6 (2.76%) Senior Project Manager
12 6 (2.76%) Technology Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.84%) Middleware
1 4 (1.84%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.92%) .NET
2 2 (0.92%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.46%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.46%) OAuth
3 1 (0.46%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.46%) OpenID
3 1 (0.46%) Oracle GoldenGate
3 1 (0.46%) SAML
3 1 (0.46%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 18 (8.29%) Management Information System
2 14 (6.45%) Data Centre
3 12 (5.53%) Onboarding
4 9 (4.15%) Product Ownership
5 8 (3.69%) BYOD
5 8 (3.69%) Virtual Team
6 7 (3.23%) Operational Technology
7 6 (2.76%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (2.30%) Cloud Native
8 5 (2.30%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.84%) PKI
9 4 (1.84%) Security Operations Centre
10 3 (1.38%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (1.38%) e-Learning
10 3 (1.38%) Mobile App
10 3 (1.38%) Replication
10 3 (1.38%) SCADA
11 2 (0.92%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.92%) Graphic Design
11 2 (0.92%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 26 (11.98%) Windows
2 11 (5.07%) Windows Server
3 7 (3.23%) Linux
4 1 (0.46%) Data ONTAP
4 1 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.46%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (34.56%) ITIL
2 70 (32.26%) Continuous Improvement
3 67 (30.88%) Stakeholder Management
4 59 (27.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 57 (26.27%) Problem-Solving
6 52 (23.96%) Agile
7 51 (23.50%) ITSM
8 48 (22.12%) Project Management
8 48 (22.12%) Service Management
9 36 (16.59%) Cybersecurity
10 31 (14.29%) Performance Metrics
11 27 (12.44%) Migration
11 27 (12.44%) Project Delivery
12 24 (11.06%) Impact Assessments
13 23 (10.60%) Budget Management
13 23 (10.60%) User Acceptance Testing
14 22 (10.14%) Waterfall
15 21 (9.68%) PRINCE2
15 21 (9.68%) Risk Management
16 19 (8.76%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 12 (5.53%) PowerShell
2 6 (2.76%) Python
3 5 (2.30%) Bash
4 2 (0.92%) Shell Script
5 1 (0.46%) Java
5 1 (0.46%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.46%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.46%) SQL
Qualifications
1 91 (41.94%) Security Cleared
2 73 (33.64%) SC Cleared
3 28 (12.90%) Degree
4 23 (10.60%) PMP
5 19 (8.76%) PMI Certification
6 16 (7.37%) DV Cleared
7 13 (5.99%) CISM
7 13 (5.99%) CISSP
8 7 (3.23%) ACCA
8 7 (3.23%) APMG
8 7 (3.23%) CIMA
9 5 (2.30%) A+ Certification
10 4 (1.84%) CCNP
10 4 (1.84%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.92%) CCNA
11 2 (0.92%) CCSE
11 2 (0.92%) CCSM
11 2 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.92%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (12.44%) GDPR
2 22 (10.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (8.76%) NIST
4 18 (8.29%) PMO
5 10 (4.61%) SOC 2
6 8 (3.69%) PCI DSS
6 8 (3.69%) QA
6 8 (3.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (1.38%) NCSC
7 3 (1.38%) SLA
8 2 (0.92%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.92%) P3O
9 1 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.46%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 16 (7.37%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.84%) Docker
3 4 (1.84%) Firmware
3 4 (1.84%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.92%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.46%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.46%) NFS
Systems Management
1 9 (4.15%) vCenter Server
2 6 (2.76%) SCCM
3 5 (2.30%) Grafana
3 5 (2.30%) Kubernetes
3 5 (2.30%) SCOM
4 4 (1.84%) Prometheus
5 3 (1.38%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.92%) Ansible
7 1 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.46%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.46%) SnapMirror
7 1 (0.46%) SnapVault
7 1 (0.46%) Terraform
Vendors
1 31 (14.29%) Google
2 24 (11.06%) Microsoft
3 22 (10.14%) Oracle
4 17 (7.83%) ServiceNow
5 10 (4.61%) Cisco
5 10 (4.61%) VMware
6 8 (3.69%) Salesforce
6 8 (3.69%) SAP
7 6 (2.76%) Juniper
7 6 (2.76%) SolarWinds
8 5 (2.30%) CheckPoint
8 5 (2.30%) IFS
9 4 (1.84%) Adobe
9 4 (1.84%) AppDynamics
9 4 (1.84%) Broadcom
9 4 (1.84%) CyberArk
9 4 (1.84%) Dynatrace
9 4 (1.84%) Splunk
10 3 (1.38%) Fortinet
11 2 (0.92%) BMC