Stakeholder Management Contract Job Trends in the South West

Stakeholder Management
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Stakeholder Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 18 25
Rank change year-on-year +8 +7 -7
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder Management 362 149 181
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 9.87% 7.85% 6.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.57% 8.70% 8.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 249 96 103
10th Percentile £380 £312 £343
25th Percentile £475 £411 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £627 £644
90th Percentile £713 £775 £775
England median daily rate £550 £540 £550
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 2 10
10th Percentile - £53.45 £35.03
25th Percentile £31.25 £56.63 £43.44
Median hourly rate £41.06 £63.84 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.68% -20.21% +49.07%
75th Percentile £51.75 £71.63 £85.00
90th Percentile £79.50 £75.15 £85.50
England median hourly rate £57.50 £48.25 £61.60
% change year-on-year +19.17% -21.67% +34.26%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

Stakeholder 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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,881 1,712 2,205
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 78.57% 90.20% 83.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,632 984 1,368
10th Percentile £325 £214 £266
25th Percentile £425 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £619 £630
90th Percentile £725 £700 £700
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 445 221 227
10th Percentile £16.25 £14.84 £15.06
25th Percentile £25.75 £18.51 £43.13
Median hourly rate £62.25 £25.15 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +147.51% -62.74% +5.23%
75th Percentile £68.75 £63.75 £72.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £43.56 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +73.20% -41.51% +1.18%

Stakeholder Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Stakeholder Management job vacancy trend in the South West

Stakeholder Management
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Stakeholder Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Stakeholder Management

Stakeholder Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Stakeholder Management in the South West over the 6 months to 4 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Stakeholder Management in the South West

Stakeholder Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Stakeholder Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Stakeholder Management

Stakeholder Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Stakeholder Management in the South West over the 6 months to 4 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Stakeholder Management in the South West

Stakeholder Management
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Stakeholder Management within the South West region over the 6 months to 4 September 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
Bristol +2 140 £550 +22.22% 180
Wiltshire +15 103 £600 +3.23% 44
Somerset -1 41 £525 +64.71% 38
Gloucestershire +10 34 £525 +15.07% 130
Devon -9 22 £560 -2.61% 21
Dorset -6 3 £500 -0.50% 34
Cornwall - 1 - - 1
Stakeholder Management
England

Stakeholder Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 18 (4.97%) Confluence
2 12 (3.31%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.83%) CMS
3 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.55%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.55%) Palantir Foundry
5 1 (0.28%) Moodle
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.28%) Totara
Applications
1 14 (3.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.59%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (2.49%) MS Visio
4 6 (1.66%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.83%) Trello
6 2 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (2.21%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.93%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (1.93%) Oracle Receivables
2 7 (1.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.66%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.83%) SAP GRC
5 2 (0.55%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.55%) Primavera
5 2 (0.55%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.55%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.55%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.55%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.55%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.55%) Sprinklr
5 2 (0.55%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.28%) Sage 50
6 1 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.28%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.28%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 56 (15.47%) Azure
2 39 (10.77%) AWS
3 19 (5.25%) Power Platform
4 16 (4.42%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (3.87%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (3.04%) Entra ID
6 11 (3.04%) GCP
7 8 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (1.66%) Snowflake
9 5 (1.38%) SaaS
10 4 (1.10%) Amazon S3
10 4 (1.10%) GitHub
10 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (1.10%) Miro
11 3 (0.83%) OCI
11 3 (0.83%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.83%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.55%) Amazon EKS
12 2 (0.55%) Figma
12 2 (0.55%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.76%) Firewall
2 5 (1.38%) 3G
2 5 (1.38%) 4G
2 5 (1.38%) 5G
3 3 (0.83%) DNS
3 3 (0.83%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (0.83%) Network Security
3 3 (0.83%) WAN
4 2 (0.55%) ATM
4 2 (0.55%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (0.55%) DHCP
4 2 (0.55%) LAN
5 1 (0.28%) Asterisk PBX
5 1 (0.28%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (0.28%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.28%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (0.28%) DMVPN
5 1 (0.28%) PABX
5 1 (0.28%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.28%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.87%) Power BI
2 6 (1.66%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.10%) Looker
3 4 (1.10%) Metadata
4 3 (0.83%) EDRMS
4 3 (0.83%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.83%) Tableau
5 2 (0.55%) BigQuery
5 2 (0.55%) Electronic Patient Records
5 2 (0.55%) GIS
5 2 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.55%) Snowflake Schema
5 2 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.28%) Amazon Athena
6 1 (0.28%) Amazon QuickSight
6 1 (0.28%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.28%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.28%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.28%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 34 (9.39%) JIRA
2 2 (0.55%) AdminStudio
2 2 (0.55%) Cucumber
2 2 (0.55%) InstallShield
2 2 (0.55%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.28%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.28%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.28%) Gatling
3 1 (0.28%) GitLab
3 1 (0.28%) HP UFT
3 1 (0.28%) Postman
3 1 (0.28%) Selenium
3 1 (0.28%) Snyk
3 1 (0.28%) WebDriver
General
1 207 (57.18%) Social Skills
2 73 (20.17%) Public Sector
3 71 (19.61%) Finance
4 41 (11.33%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (5.80%) Influencing Skills
6 20 (5.52%) Manufacturing
7 18 (4.97%) Aerospace
8 17 (4.70%) Telecoms
9 16 (4.42%) Military
10 15 (4.14%) Organisational Skills
11 13 (3.59%) Banking
12 11 (3.04%) Documentation Skills
12 11 (3.04%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (2.76%) Retail
14 9 (2.49%) General Ledger
15 8 (2.21%) Legal
16 7 (1.93%) Aviation
16 7 (1.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 5 (1.38%) Pharmaceutical
17 5 (1.38%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 62 (17.13%) Lead
2 49 (13.54%) Analyst
3 47 (12.98%) Architect
4 43 (11.88%) Project Manager
5 31 (8.56%) Business Analyst
5 31 (8.56%) Senior
6 19 (5.25%) Consultant
7 13 (3.59%) Delivery Manager
8 12 (3.31%) Product Manager
8 12 (3.31%) Programme Manager
9 11 (3.04%) Senior Manager
9 11 (3.04%) Telecoms Manager
10 10 (2.76%) IT Manager
10 10 (2.76%) Solutions Architect
11 9 (2.49%) Digital Product Manager
11 9 (2.49%) Product Owner
11 9 (2.49%) Scrum Master
12 8 (2.21%) Change Manager
12 8 (2.21%) Coordinator
13 7 (1.93%) Implementation Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.59%) LDAP
1 13 (3.59%) Terraform
2 5 (1.38%) .NET
3 4 (1.10%) ADO
3 4 (1.10%) FHIR
3 4 (1.10%) OpenID
3 4 (1.10%) REST
3 4 (1.10%) SAML
4 3 (0.83%) JDO
4 3 (0.83%) Leaflet
4 3 (0.83%) Middleware
4 3 (0.83%) OAuth
4 3 (0.83%) Oracle Fusion
4 3 (0.83%) React
4 3 (0.83%) SOAP
5 2 (0.55%) HTML
5 2 (0.55%) Loki
5 2 (0.55%) ModSecurity
5 2 (0.55%) Playwright
5 2 (0.55%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 38 (10.50%) Onboarding
2 36 (9.94%) Product Ownership
3 26 (7.18%) Legacy Systems
4 12 (3.31%) Management Information System
5 9 (2.49%) Cloud Native
5 9 (2.49%) Operational Technology
6 8 (2.21%) Security Operations Centre
7 7 (1.93%) Cyber Security Posture
7 7 (1.93%) Virtual Team
8 6 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.66%) Security Posture
9 5 (1.38%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (1.38%) Legacy Applications
10 4 (1.10%) CSOC
10 4 (1.10%) FMCG
10 4 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.10%) Life Science
10 4 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.83%) CMDB
11 3 (0.83%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.42%) Windows
2 10 (2.76%) Linux
3 4 (1.10%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (0.83%) Unix
4 3 (0.83%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.55%) Android
5 2 (0.55%) VMS
6 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.28%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (29.01%) Agile
2 82 (22.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 64 (17.68%) Roadmaps
4 52 (14.36%) Project Delivery
4 52 (14.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 51 (14.09%) Decision-Making
6 47 (12.98%) Problem-Solving
6 47 (12.98%) Project Management
7 43 (11.88%) DevOps
7 43 (11.88%) PRINCE2
8 42 (11.60%) Cybersecurity
9 39 (10.77%) ITIL
9 39 (10.77%) Technical Leadership
10 37 (10.22%) AI
11 34 (9.39%) Analytics
12 33 (9.12%) Digital Transformation Programme
12 33 (9.12%) Migration
12 33 (9.12%) Service Management
13 32 (8.84%) Mentoring
14 31 (8.56%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (5.52%) SQL
2 15 (4.14%) Python
3 7 (1.93%) Java
4 6 (1.66%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.10%) Bash
5 4 (1.10%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.83%) C#
6 3 (0.83%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.55%) Kotlin
7 2 (0.55%) PHP
8 1 (0.28%) LookML
8 1 (0.28%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 155 (42.82%) Security Cleared
2 99 (27.35%) SC Cleared
3 43 (11.88%) DV Cleared
4 17 (4.70%) Degree
5 16 (4.42%) PMP
6 13 (3.59%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (2.76%) CISSP
8 8 (2.21%) CISM
9 7 (1.93%) ACCA
9 7 (1.93%) CIMA
10 5 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 4 (1.10%) CRISC
12 3 (0.83%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.83%) CCNP
12 3 (0.83%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.83%) PMI Certification
12 3 (0.83%) TOGAF Certification
13 2 (0.55%) SnowPro
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.63%) QA
2 17 (4.70%) Data Quality
2 17 (4.70%) NIST
3 13 (3.59%) GDPR
3 13 (3.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (3.31%) PMO
5 7 (1.93%) JSP 440
5 7 (1.93%) NCSC
5 7 (1.93%) SLA
6 6 (1.66%) GRC
7 4 (1.10%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.10%) HL7
8 2 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.55%) DICOM
8 2 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.55%) SNOMED CT
9 1 (0.28%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 1 (0.28%) GAMP
9 1 (0.28%) GMP
9 1 (0.28%) ITGC
System Software
1 17 (4.70%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.38%) Docker
4 2 (0.55%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.55%) vSphere
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.28%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (2.21%) SCCM
2 4 (1.10%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.83%) Ansible
3 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.55%) Argo
4 2 (0.55%) BMC PATROL
4 2 (0.55%) BMC Performance Manager
4 2 (0.55%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 2 (0.55%) Grafana
4 2 (0.55%) Perfmon
5 1 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.28%) CASB
5 1 (0.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.28%) Nessus
5 1 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 68 (18.78%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.80%) Oracle
3 19 (5.25%) SAP
4 14 (3.87%) CyberArk
5 10 (2.76%) ServiceNow
6 7 (1.93%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.66%) Databricks
7 6 (1.66%) Remedy
7 6 (1.66%) VMware
8 5 (1.38%) Cisco
8 5 (1.38%) Google
9 4 (1.10%) MuleSoft
9 4 (1.10%) Workday
10 3 (0.83%) F5
11 2 (0.55%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.55%) BMC
11 2 (0.55%) Foundry
11 2 (0.55%) Palantir
11 2 (0.55%) Pega
11 2 (0.55%) Splunk