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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 38 22
Rank change year-on-year +19 -16 -2
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder Management 242 84 213
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 7.35% 4.97% 6.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.37% 5.48% 8.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 178 59 130
10th Percentile £376 £377 £363
25th Percentile £463 £419 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% +2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £631 £638
90th Percentile £725 £700 £775
England median daily rate £530 £536 £550
% change year-on-year -1.12% -2.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 4 12
10th Percentile - - £11.87
25th Percentile £31.25 £65.00 £29.22
Median hourly rate £33.75 £70.00 £63.75
Median % change year-on-year -51.79% +9.80% +14.73%
75th Percentile £37.50 £76.25 £85.00
90th Percentile £79.63 £78.50 -
England median hourly rate £51.00 £60.75 £60.00
% change year-on-year -16.05% +1.25% +7.98%

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 2,582 1,532 2,646
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 78.38% 90.65% 83.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,423 961 1,688
10th Percentile £319 £235 £220
25th Percentile £413 £400 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.44% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £623 £625
90th Percentile £715 £688 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 448 152 335
10th Percentile £16.62 £18.51 £13.86
25th Percentile £25.62 £18.87 £28.63
Median hourly rate £57.50 £62.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +13.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £77.50
England median hourly rate £46.47 £29.15 £36.50
% change year-on-year +59.40% -20.14% -2.14%

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 8 May 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 8 May 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 8 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
Bristol +10 90 £505 +12.22% 24
Wiltshire +21 74 £570 -0.87% 14
Gloucestershire +16 28 £425 -22.73% 17
Somerset 0 22 £525 -2.33% 16
Devon -5 16 £555 -3.48% 9
Cornwall - 1 £350 - 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 16 (6.61%) Confluence
2 3 (1.24%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.83%) CMS
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.41%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 11 (4.55%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (2.89%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (2.48%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (1.24%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.83%) Trello
6 1 (0.41%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (2.48%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (1.65%) NEC Housing
2 4 (1.65%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.83%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.83%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.83%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.83%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.83%) SAP EWM
3 2 (0.83%) SAP PM
3 2 (0.83%) SAP PP
3 2 (0.83%) SAP QM
3 2 (0.83%) SAP WM
4 1 (0.41%) Lorenzo
4 1 (0.41%) Magento
4 1 (0.41%) Maximo
4 1 (0.41%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.41%) Primavera
4 1 (0.41%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.41%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 24 (9.92%) Azure
2 11 (4.55%) AWS
3 8 (3.31%) Power Platform
4 6 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (2.07%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (2.07%) Entra ID
6 4 (1.65%) GCP
7 2 (0.83%) Asana
7 2 (0.83%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 2 (0.83%) Figma
8 1 (0.41%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.41%) Collibra
8 1 (0.41%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.41%) Lucidchart
8 1 (0.41%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (0.41%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.41%) Miro
8 1 (0.41%) npm
8 1 (0.41%) OCI
8 1 (0.41%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.07%) 3G
1 5 (2.07%) 4G
1 5 (2.07%) 5G
2 3 (1.24%) Firewall
3 2 (0.83%) Network Security
3 2 (0.83%) NGFW
4 1 (0.41%) AMQP
4 1 (0.41%) Hyperconnected
4 1 (0.41%) Internet
4 1 (0.41%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.31%) Power BI
2 4 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (1.65%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.41%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.41%) EDRMS
3 1 (0.41%) GIS
3 1 (0.41%) Looker
3 1 (0.41%) Metadata
3 1 (0.41%) RDBMS
3 1 (0.41%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.41%) Semantic Layer
3 1 (0.41%) Snowflake Schema
3 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 33 (13.64%) JIRA
2 2 (0.83%) AdminStudio
2 2 (0.83%) InstallShield
3 1 (0.41%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.41%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.41%) Git
3 1 (0.41%) GitLab
3 1 (0.41%) HP UFT
3 1 (0.41%) Maven
3 1 (0.41%) Selenium
3 1 (0.41%) WebDriver
General
1 122 (50.41%) Social Skills
2 48 (19.83%) Analytical Skills
3 47 (19.42%) Finance
4 30 (12.40%) Public Sector
5 17 (7.02%) Telecoms
6 12 (4.96%) Legal
7 11 (4.55%) Manufacturing
8 10 (4.13%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (3.72%) Banking
9 9 (3.72%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (3.31%) Aerospace
10 8 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (2.89%) Local Government
12 5 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (2.07%) Retail
13 4 (1.65%) Military
14 2 (0.83%) General Ledger
14 2 (0.83%) Law
14 2 (0.83%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.83%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 36 (14.88%) Analyst
1 36 (14.88%) Project Manager
2 30 (12.40%) Lead
3 29 (11.98%) Architect
4 24 (9.92%) Business Analyst
5 19 (7.85%) Senior
6 15 (6.20%) Programme Manager
7 11 (4.55%) Delivery Manager
7 11 (4.55%) Telecoms Manager
8 9 (3.72%) Consultant
8 9 (3.72%) Service Manager
8 9 (3.72%) Solutions Architect
9 8 (3.31%) Site Manager
10 7 (2.89%) Change Manager
10 7 (2.89%) Data Architect
10 7 (2.89%) IT Manager
11 6 (2.48%) IT Project Manager
11 6 (2.48%) SC Cleared Project Manager
11 6 (2.48%) Technical Manager
11 6 (2.48%) Telecoms Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.48%) Leaflet
2 3 (1.24%) .NET
2 3 (1.24%) JDO
3 2 (0.83%) Android Jetpack
3 2 (0.83%) Android SDK
3 2 (0.83%) FHIR
3 2 (0.83%) Jetpack Compose
3 2 (0.83%) LDAP
3 2 (0.83%) OAuth
3 2 (0.83%) OpenID
3 2 (0.83%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.83%) SailPoint
3 2 (0.83%) SAML
4 1 (0.41%) OLE
4 1 (0.41%) React
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.44%) Onboarding
1 18 (7.44%) Product Ownership
2 14 (5.79%) Blackberry
2 14 (5.79%) Legacy Systems
3 11 (4.55%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.89%) Operational Technology
4 7 (2.89%) Virtual Team
5 6 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.07%) Cyber Security Posture
6 5 (2.07%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (2.07%) Legacy Applications
7 4 (1.65%) e-Learning
7 4 (1.65%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.24%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.24%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.24%) NHS
8 3 (1.24%) PMI
9 2 (0.83%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.83%) FMCG
9 2 (0.83%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 18 (7.44%) Android
2 16 (6.61%) Windows
3 14 (5.79%) Apple iOS
4 4 (1.65%) Linux
4 4 (1.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (1.65%) VMS
5 2 (0.83%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.41%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (36.36%) Agile
2 56 (23.14%) Problem-Solving
3 54 (22.31%) Continuous Improvement
4 43 (17.77%) Project Management
5 40 (16.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 36 (14.88%) Roadmaps
7 34 (14.05%) PRINCE2
8 29 (11.98%) Cybersecurity
8 29 (11.98%) ITIL
9 28 (11.57%) Decision-Making
9 28 (11.57%) Risk Management
9 28 (11.57%) Service Management
10 26 (10.74%) Project Delivery
11 25 (10.33%) Change Management
12 24 (9.92%) Digital Transformation Programme
13 23 (9.50%) Change Control
13 23 (9.50%) Process Improvement
13 23 (9.50%) Scrum
14 20 (8.26%) Migration
15 17 (7.02%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 11 (4.55%) SQL
2 5 (2.07%) Java
3 4 (1.65%) Kotlin
3 4 (1.65%) Python
4 3 (1.24%) C#
5 2 (0.83%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.41%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.41%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 118 (48.76%) Security Cleared
2 103 (42.56%) SC Cleared
3 23 (9.50%) Degree
4 16 (6.61%) PMP
5 10 (4.13%) DV Cleared
5 10 (4.13%) PMI Certification
6 8 (3.31%) APMP
7 6 (2.48%) CISM
7 6 (2.48%) CISSP
7 6 (2.48%) CRISC
8 5 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (2.07%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 4 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.83%) ACCA
10 2 (0.83%) CBAP
10 2 (0.83%) CIMA
10 2 (0.83%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.83%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.41%) IIBA
11 1 (0.41%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.02%) GDPR
2 13 (5.37%) QA
3 9 (3.72%) NIST
4 8 (3.31%) Data Quality
4 8 (3.31%) JSP 440
5 5 (2.07%) PMO
5 5 (2.07%) SLA
6 4 (1.65%) NCSC
7 3 (1.24%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.83%) COBIT
8 2 (0.83%) Def Stans
8 2 (0.83%) GRC
8 2 (0.83%) HL7
8 2 (0.83%) SNOMED CT
9 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (0.83%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.41%) Docker
Systems Management
1 16 (6.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.07%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.83%) Computer Incident Response Team
3 2 (0.83%) SCCM
4 1 (0.41%) Ansible
4 1 (0.41%) CASB
4 1 (0.41%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.41%) Grafana
4 1 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.41%) Terraform
Vendors
1 33 (13.64%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.79%) Citrix
2 14 (5.79%) MobileIron
2 14 (5.79%) VMware
3 13 (5.37%) SAP
4 9 (3.72%) ServiceNow
5 7 (2.89%) Atlassian
6 6 (2.48%) Oracle
6 6 (2.48%) Remedy
7 4 (1.65%) Databricks
7 4 (1.65%) Google
7 4 (1.65%) NEC
7 4 (1.65%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.24%) F5
8 3 (1.24%) IBM
9 2 (0.83%) Cerner
9 2 (0.83%) CyberArk
9 2 (0.83%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.83%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.83%) Palo Alto