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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 16 25
Rank change year-on-year +7 +9 -8
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder Management 377 173 177
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 10.15% 8.77% 6.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.04% 9.70% 7.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 260 114 96
10th Percentile £379 £353 £363
25th Percentile £481 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £747 £675
90th Percentile £701 £775 £775
England median daily rate £550 £540 £550
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 5 10
10th Percentile £26.92 £39.28 £35.03
25th Percentile £31.56 £51.34 £43.44
Median hourly rate £46.25 £60.00 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.92% -25.00% +56.61%
75th Percentile £76.88 - £85.00
90th Percentile £78.88 £70.50 £85.50
England median hourly rate £60.25 £47.48 £61.60
% change year-on-year +26.91% -22.93% +23.30%

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 2,890 1,784 2,219
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 77.83% 90.42% 83.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,630 1,032 1,323
10th Percentile £325 £220 £271
25th Percentile £428 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £706 £701
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 460 241 214
10th Percentile £14.85 £15.00 £16.18
25th Percentile £25.75 £18.51 £48.50
Median hourly rate £62.00 £25.15 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +146.52% -62.74% +7.14%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.75 £72.50
90th Percentile £78.71 £68.75 £75.00
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -1.91%

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 +1 144 £550 +3.77% 172
Wiltshire +18 110 £530 -7.83% 50
Somerset -5 39 £538 +68.63% 61
Gloucestershire +10 34 £525 +15.07% 162
Devon -2 24 £560 -2.61% 30
Dorset -9 5 £375 -25.37% 39
Cornwall - 1 - - 4
Avon - 1 - - 46
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 16 (4.24%) Confluence
2 12 (3.18%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.80%) CMS
3 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.53%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.53%) Palantir Foundry
5 1 (0.27%) Apache
5 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.27%) Moodle
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.27%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.27%) Totara
Applications
1 14 (3.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (1.86%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (1.86%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.80%) Trello
5 2 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (2.12%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.86%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (1.86%) Oracle Receivables
2 7 (1.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.59%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (1.06%) SAP HR
5 3 (0.80%) Primavera
5 3 (0.80%) SAP GRC
6 2 (0.53%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.53%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.53%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.53%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.53%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.53%) Sprinklr
6 2 (0.53%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.27%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.27%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.27%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 55 (14.59%) Azure
2 40 (10.61%) AWS
3 19 (5.04%) Power Platform
4 16 (4.24%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (3.71%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (3.18%) GCP
7 11 (2.92%) Entra ID
8 8 (2.12%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (1.86%) Snowflake
10 5 (1.33%) Amazon S3
10 5 (1.33%) SaaS
11 4 (1.06%) dbt
11 4 (1.06%) GitHub
11 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (1.06%) Miro
12 3 (0.80%) Amazon EKS
12 3 (0.80%) OCI
12 3 (0.80%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.80%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.80%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.65%) Firewall
2 5 (1.33%) 3G
2 5 (1.33%) 4G
2 5 (1.33%) 5G
3 3 (0.80%) DNS
3 3 (0.80%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (0.80%) Network Security
3 3 (0.80%) WAN
4 2 (0.53%) ATM
4 2 (0.53%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (0.53%) DHCP
4 2 (0.53%) LAN
4 2 (0.53%) Wireless
5 1 (0.27%) Asterisk PBX
5 1 (0.27%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (0.27%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (0.27%) DMVPN
5 1 (0.27%) MPLS
5 1 (0.27%) PABX
5 1 (0.27%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.71%) Power BI
2 6 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.33%) Metadata
4 4 (1.06%) Looker
4 4 (1.06%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.06%) Tableau
5 3 (0.80%) BigQuery
5 3 (0.80%) EDRMS
5 3 (0.80%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.80%) Snowflake Schema
6 2 (0.53%) GIS
6 2 (0.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.27%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.27%) Flink
7 1 (0.27%) MySQL
7 1 (0.27%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.27%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 35 (9.28%) JIRA
2 3 (0.80%) Cucumber
3 2 (0.53%) AdminStudio
3 2 (0.53%) InstallShield
3 2 (0.53%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.27%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.27%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.27%) Gatling
4 1 (0.27%) Git
4 1 (0.27%) GitLab
4 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.27%) Maven
4 1 (0.27%) Postman
4 1 (0.27%) Selenium
4 1 (0.27%) Snyk
4 1 (0.27%) SonarQube
General
1 224 (59.42%) Social Skills
2 71 (18.83%) Finance
2 71 (18.83%) Public Sector
3 43 (11.41%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (6.10%) Influencing Skills
5 20 (5.31%) Manufacturing
6 19 (5.04%) Aerospace
7 17 (4.51%) Telecoms
8 16 (4.24%) Military
8 16 (4.24%) Organisational Skills
9 14 (3.71%) Banking
10 11 (2.92%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (2.65%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (2.39%) General Ledger
12 9 (2.39%) Retail
13 8 (2.12%) Legal
14 7 (1.86%) Aviation
14 7 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 5 (1.33%) Pharmaceutical
15 5 (1.33%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 61 (16.18%) Lead
2 59 (15.65%) Architect
3 47 (12.47%) Analyst
4 44 (11.67%) Project Manager
5 33 (8.75%) Senior
6 29 (7.69%) Business Analyst
7 20 (5.31%) Consultant
8 13 (3.45%) Delivery Manager
8 13 (3.45%) Senior Manager
9 12 (3.18%) Product Manager
10 11 (2.92%) Programme Manager
10 11 (2.92%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (2.65%) IT Manager
11 10 (2.65%) Product Owner
11 10 (2.65%) Telecoms Manager
12 9 (2.39%) Digital Product Manager
12 9 (2.39%) Scrum Master
13 8 (2.12%) Change Manager
13 8 (2.12%) Coordinator
14 7 (1.86%) Implementation Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (6.37%) LDAP
2 14 (3.71%) Terraform
3 5 (1.33%) .NET
3 5 (1.33%) REST
4 4 (1.06%) ADO
4 4 (1.06%) OpenID
4 4 (1.06%) React
4 4 (1.06%) SAML
4 4 (1.06%) SOAP
5 3 (0.80%) HTML
5 3 (0.80%) JDO
5 3 (0.80%) Middleware
5 3 (0.80%) OAuth
5 3 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.80%) Spring
5 3 (0.80%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.53%) EDI
6 2 (0.53%) Leaflet
6 2 (0.53%) Loki
6 2 (0.53%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 37 (9.81%) Onboarding
2 36 (9.55%) Product Ownership
3 25 (6.63%) Legacy Systems
4 15 (3.98%) Management Information System
5 11 (2.92%) Cloud Native
6 8 (2.12%) Security Operations Centre
7 7 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.86%) Operational Technology
8 6 (1.59%) Cyber Security Posture
8 6 (1.59%) Security Posture
8 6 (1.59%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.33%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (1.06%) CSOC
10 4 (1.06%) FMCG
10 4 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.06%) Legacy Applications
10 4 (1.06%) Life Science
11 3 (0.80%) CMDB
11 3 (0.80%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 16 (4.24%) Windows
2 10 (2.65%) Linux
3 4 (1.06%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.80%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (0.80%) Unix
4 3 (0.80%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.53%) Android
5 2 (0.53%) VMS
6 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (28.91%) Agile
2 97 (25.73%) Continuous Improvement
3 61 (16.18%) Roadmaps
4 58 (15.38%) Decision-Making
5 54 (14.32%) Project Delivery
6 52 (13.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 52 (13.79%) Technical Leadership
7 49 (13.00%) Problem-Solving
8 47 (12.47%) Project Management
9 46 (12.20%) DevOps
10 44 (11.67%) Mentoring
11 43 (11.41%) AI
12 42 (11.14%) PRINCE2
13 39 (10.34%) ITSM
14 38 (10.08%) Analytics
14 38 (10.08%) Cybersecurity
14 38 (10.08%) ITIL
15 36 (9.55%) Migration
16 33 (8.75%) Service Management
17 32 (8.49%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (6.10%) SQL
2 17 (4.51%) Python
3 8 (2.12%) Java
4 6 (1.59%) PowerShell
5 5 (1.33%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.06%) Bash
6 4 (1.06%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.80%) C#
8 2 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.53%) Kotlin
8 2 (0.53%) PHP
9 1 (0.27%) LookML
Qualifications
1 166 (44.03%) Security Cleared
2 95 (25.20%) SC Cleared
3 57 (15.12%) DV Cleared
4 19 (5.04%) Degree
5 15 (3.98%) PMP
6 13 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (2.39%) CISSP
8 7 (1.86%) ACCA
8 7 (1.86%) CIMA
8 7 (1.86%) CISM
9 6 (1.59%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 5 (1.33%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.80%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.80%) CCNP
11 3 (0.80%) CIPD
11 3 (0.80%) CRISC
11 3 (0.80%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.80%) SnowPro
11 3 (0.80%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (7.16%) NIST
2 24 (6.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (6.10%) QA
4 20 (5.31%) Data Quality
5 14 (3.71%) GDPR
6 13 (3.45%) PMO
7 7 (1.86%) NCSC
7 7 (1.86%) SLA
8 6 (1.59%) GRC
8 6 (1.59%) JSP 440
9 4 (1.06%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.53%) DICOM
10 2 (0.53%) HL7
10 2 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 1 (0.27%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 1 (0.27%) GAMP
11 1 (0.27%) GMP
11 1 (0.27%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 28 (7.43%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.59%) Docker
2 6 (1.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.53%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.53%) vSphere
4 1 (0.27%) Firmware
4 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.27%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (2.12%) SCCM
2 5 (1.33%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.80%) Ansible
3 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.53%) Argo
4 2 (0.53%) BMC PATROL
4 2 (0.53%) BMC Performance Manager
4 2 (0.53%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 2 (0.53%) Grafana
4 2 (0.53%) Perfmon
5 1 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.27%) CASB
5 1 (0.27%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.27%) Nessus
5 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 70 (18.57%) Microsoft
2 25 (6.63%) CyberArk
3 24 (6.37%) Oracle
4 18 (4.77%) SAP
5 10 (2.65%) ServiceNow
6 7 (1.86%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.59%) Databricks
7 6 (1.59%) Google
7 6 (1.59%) Remedy
7 6 (1.59%) VMware
7 6 (1.59%) Workday
8 5 (1.33%) Cisco
9 4 (1.06%) MuleSoft
9 4 (1.06%) Pega
10 3 (0.80%) F5
11 2 (0.53%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.53%) BMC
11 2 (0.53%) Foundry
11 2 (0.53%) Palantir
11 2 (0.53%) Splunk