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 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 27 23
Rank change year-on-year +14 -4 -2
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder Management 288 105 203
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 8.09% 6.01% 6.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.15% 6.61% 7.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 208 67 132
10th Percentile £372 £305 £363
25th Percentile £463 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £608 £631 £638
90th Percentile £691 £738 £788
England median daily rate £540 £537 £540
% change year-on-year +0.56% -0.56% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 5 10
10th Percentile - £56.80 £11.87
25th Percentile £31.25 - £17.65
Median hourly rate £35.00 £65.00 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year -46.15% -18.75% +45.91%
75th Percentile £49.06 £75.00 £85.00
90th Percentile £80.30 £76.50 £85.50
England median hourly rate £56.25 £60.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -6.25% - +11.80%

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 2,838 1,589 2,723
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 79.67% 91.01% 81.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,524 971 1,702
10th Percentile £325 £215 £250
25th Percentile £413 £363 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £606 £620 £625
90th Percentile £700 £688 £700
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 479 171 377
10th Percentile £16.62 £18.13 £13.79
25th Percentile £31.88 £18.51 £29.75
Median hourly rate £57.50 £29.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +98.28% -47.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £72.54 £70.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £47.50 £27.40 £37.63
% change year-on-year +73.36% -27.18% +4.81%

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 20 June 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 20 June 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 20 June 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 +6 102 £511 +13.44% 43
Wiltshire +32 90 £550 -8.33% 17
Gloucestershire +9 32 £488 -7.14% 31
Somerset 0 27 £523 +21.16% 17
Devon -4 20 £560 +17.28% 2
Cornwall - 2 £350 -
Dorset -7 1 £450 -10.45% 7
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 10 (3.47%) Confluence
2 6 (2.08%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.69%) CMS
3 2 (0.69%) Jupyter
3 2 (0.69%) Palantir Foundry
4 1 (0.35%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.35%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 9 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.69%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.69%) Trello
6 1 (0.35%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 8 (2.78%) NetSuite
2 7 (2.43%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (2.43%) Oracle Receivables
3 6 (2.08%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (1.39%) NEC Housing
5 3 (1.04%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.69%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.69%) Sprinklr
6 2 (0.69%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.35%) Magento
7 1 (0.35%) Maximo
7 1 (0.35%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.35%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.35%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.35%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.35%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 35 (12.15%) Azure
2 23 (7.99%) AWS
3 9 (3.13%) Power Platform
4 8 (2.78%) GCP
5 7 (2.43%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (2.08%) Entra ID
7 5 (1.74%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (1.04%) GitHub
8 3 (1.04%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (1.04%) SaaS
8 3 (1.04%) Snowflake
9 2 (0.69%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 2 (0.69%) dbt
9 2 (0.69%) Figma
9 2 (0.69%) Intacct
10 1 (0.35%) Amazon Bedrock
10 1 (0.35%) Asana
10 1 (0.35%) Serverless
10 1 (0.35%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.74%) 3G
1 5 (1.74%) 4G
1 5 (1.74%) 5G
1 5 (1.74%) Firewall
2 2 (0.69%) Network Security
2 2 (0.69%) NGFW
3 1 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (0.35%) Cisco ISE
3 1 (0.35%) Cisco Nexus
3 1 (0.35%) DMVPN
3 1 (0.35%) Internet
3 1 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.35%) LAN
3 1 (0.35%) Multicast
3 1 (0.35%) Radio Access Network
3 1 (0.35%) VXLAN
3 1 (0.35%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.13%) Power BI
2 5 (1.74%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.69%) Electronic Patient Records
3 2 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.35%) Amazon Athena
4 1 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (0.35%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.35%) EDRMS
4 1 (0.35%) GIS
4 1 (0.35%) Looker
4 1 (0.35%) Metadata
4 1 (0.35%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (0.35%) Snowflake Schema
4 1 (0.35%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 29 (10.07%) JIRA
2 2 (0.69%) AdminStudio
2 2 (0.69%) InstallShield
2 2 (0.69%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.35%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.35%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.35%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.35%) Gatling
3 1 (0.35%) GitLab
3 1 (0.35%) HP UFT
3 1 (0.35%) Selenium
3 1 (0.35%) WebDriver
General
1 145 (50.35%) Social Skills
2 63 (21.88%) Finance
3 43 (14.93%) Public Sector
4 41 (14.24%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (4.86%) Manufacturing
5 14 (4.86%) Telecoms
6 12 (4.17%) Aerospace
7 11 (3.82%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (3.47%) Banking
9 9 (3.13%) Legal
10 8 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (2.78%) Retail
11 7 (2.43%) General Ledger
11 7 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (2.43%) Local Government
11 7 (2.43%) Military
12 6 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.74%) Publishing
14 4 (1.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 3 (1.04%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 46 (15.97%) Lead
2 38 (13.19%) Analyst
3 34 (11.81%) Architect
4 33 (11.46%) Project Manager
5 26 (9.03%) Senior
6 19 (6.60%) Business Analyst
7 15 (5.21%) Delivery Manager
8 14 (4.86%) Programme Manager
9 12 (4.17%) Consultant
10 11 (3.82%) Service Manager
10 11 (3.82%) Telecoms Manager
11 10 (3.47%) Product Manager
11 10 (3.47%) Scrum Master
12 9 (3.13%) Change Manager
12 9 (3.13%) IT Manager
13 8 (2.78%) Data Analyst
13 8 (2.78%) Digital Product Manager
13 8 (2.78%) Site Manager
14 7 (2.43%) Implementation Consultant
14 7 (2.43%) Transformation Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.08%) Leaflet
2 5 (1.74%) .NET
3 3 (1.04%) JDO
4 2 (0.69%) Android Jetpack
4 2 (0.69%) Android SDK
4 2 (0.69%) FHIR
4 2 (0.69%) Jetpack Compose
4 2 (0.69%) LDAP
4 2 (0.69%) Middleware
4 2 (0.69%) OAuth
4 2 (0.69%) OpenID
4 2 (0.69%) REST
4 2 (0.69%) SailPoint
4 2 (0.69%) SAML
4 2 (0.69%) SOAP
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.35%) Playwright
5 1 (0.35%) Quarkus
5 1 (0.35%) React
5 1 (0.35%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 27 (9.38%) Product Ownership
2 25 (8.68%) Legacy Systems
3 24 (8.33%) Onboarding
4 14 (4.86%) Blackberry
5 10 (3.47%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.43%) Operational Technology
6 7 (2.43%) Security Posture
7 6 (2.08%) Cloud Native
7 6 (2.08%) Cyber Security Posture
7 6 (2.08%) Security Operations Centre
7 6 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (2.08%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.74%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (1.39%) CSOC
9 4 (1.39%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.39%) FMCG
10 3 (1.04%) CMDB
10 3 (1.04%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.69%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 21 (7.29%) Windows
2 19 (6.60%) Android
3 15 (5.21%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.04%) Linux
4 3 (1.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (1.04%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.35%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (32.64%) Agile
2 64 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 54 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
4 49 (17.01%) Roadmaps
5 41 (14.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 38 (13.19%) Project Management
7 35 (12.15%) ITIL
8 34 (11.81%) Cybersecurity
9 33 (11.46%) Risk Management
10 32 (11.11%) Decision-Making
10 32 (11.11%) PRINCE2
11 30 (10.42%) Project Delivery
12 28 (9.72%) Scrum
13 27 (9.38%) DevOps
13 27 (9.38%) Service Management
14 23 (7.99%) Change Management
14 23 (7.99%) ERP
15 22 (7.64%) Migration
15 22 (7.64%) User Stories
16 21 (7.29%) AI
Programming Languages
1 16 (5.56%) SQL
2 8 (2.78%) Java
3 7 (2.43%) Python
4 5 (1.74%) Kotlin
5 3 (1.04%) C#
6 2 (0.69%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.35%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.35%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.35%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 128 (44.44%) Security Cleared
2 108 (37.50%) SC Cleared
3 19 (6.60%) PMP
4 16 (5.56%) Degree
5 12 (4.17%) DV Cleared
6 8 (2.78%) CISSP
7 7 (2.43%) ACCA
7 7 (2.43%) CIMA
7 7 (2.43%) CISM
7 7 (2.43%) PMI Certification
8 6 (2.08%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (2.08%) CRISC
9 5 (1.74%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.69%) APMP
11 2 (0.69%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.69%) CBAP
11 2 (0.69%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.69%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.69%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.25%) GDPR
2 17 (5.90%) QA
3 11 (3.82%) Data Quality
4 9 (3.13%) JSP 440
4 9 (3.13%) NIST
5 7 (2.43%) NCSC
5 7 (2.43%) SLA
6 4 (1.39%) PMO
7 3 (1.04%) Def Stans
7 3 (1.04%) GRC
7 3 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.69%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.69%) COBIT
8 2 (0.69%) HL7
8 2 (0.69%) SNOMED CT
9 1 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.35%) ITGC
9 1 (0.35%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (1.04%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (5.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.74%) SCCM
3 3 (1.04%) Terraform
4 2 (0.69%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 2 (0.69%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.35%) CASB
5 1 (0.35%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 46 (15.97%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.21%) VMware
3 14 (4.86%) Citrix
3 14 (4.86%) MobileIron
3 14 (4.86%) SAP
4 11 (3.82%) ServiceNow
5 9 (3.13%) Oracle
6 6 (2.08%) Remedy
7 4 (1.39%) Databricks
7 4 (1.39%) Google
7 4 (1.39%) NEC
7 4 (1.39%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.04%) Atlassian
8 3 (1.04%) F5
9 2 (0.69%) CyberArk
9 2 (0.69%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.69%) Foundry
9 2 (0.69%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.69%) Palantir
9 2 (0.69%) Palo Alto