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

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 34 22
Rank change year-on-year +17 -12 -1
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder Management 251 93 217
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 7.41% 5.55% 6.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.38% 6.10% 8.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 65 134
10th Percentile £376 £303 £363
25th Percentile £463 £413 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - -8.22%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £638
90th Percentile £688 £700 £775
England median daily rate £538 £538 £550
% change year-on-year - -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 4 11
10th Percentile - £55.43 £11.87
25th Percentile £31.25 £61.58 £23.44
Median hourly rate £35.00 £65.00 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year -46.15% -18.75% +43.98%
75th Percentile £44.32 £67.50 £85.00
90th Percentile £61.88 £72.00 -
England median hourly rate £51.00 £61.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -17.07% +2.49% +11.32%

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 2,677 1,524 2,643
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 78.99% 90.93% 82.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,452 943 1,686
10th Percentile £325 £220 £225
25th Percentile £413 £391 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £606 £623 £625
90th Percentile £705 £688 £700
England median daily rate £514 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.10% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 465 152 349
10th Percentile £16.01 £18.13 £13.85
25th Percentile £25.15 £18.51 £29.75
Median hourly rate £57.50 £36.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.72% -34.55% -6.22%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.43 £70.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £45.00 £28.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year +60.71% -23.29% -2.67%

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 27 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 27 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 27 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 +6 94 £500 +11.11% 34
Wiltshire +28 74 £550 -5.38% 18
Gloucestershire +13 28 £425 -15.00% 29
Somerset -3 23 £538 +24.64% 9
Devon -1 21 £560 +261.29% 9
Cornwall - 2 £350 -
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 12 (4.78%) Confluence
2 4 (1.59%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.80%) CMS
4 1 (0.40%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.40%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 6 (2.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.99%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.80%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.80%) Trello
5 1 (0.40%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (2.39%) NetSuite
1 6 (2.39%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (1.99%) Oracle Payables
2 5 (1.99%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (1.59%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.80%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.40%) Magento
5 1 (0.40%) Maximo
5 1 (0.40%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.40%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.40%) Sprinklr
5 1 (0.40%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 31 (12.35%) Azure
2 18 (7.17%) AWS
3 7 (2.79%) GCP
3 7 (2.79%) Power Platform
4 6 (2.39%) Entra ID
5 5 (1.99%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (1.20%) SaaS
8 2 (0.80%) Asana
8 2 (0.80%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (0.80%) Figma
9 1 (0.40%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.40%) Intacct
9 1 (0.40%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.40%) npm
9 1 (0.40%) OCI
9 1 (0.40%) OpenShift
9 1 (0.40%) SAP Commerce Cloud
9 1 (0.40%) ShareGate
9 1 (0.40%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.99%) 3G
1 5 (1.99%) 4G
1 5 (1.99%) 5G
2 3 (1.20%) Firewall
3 2 (0.80%) Network Security
3 2 (0.80%) NGFW
4 1 (0.40%) AMQP
4 1 (0.40%) Internet
4 1 (0.40%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.40%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.79%) Power BI
2 4 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.20%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.40%) EDRMS
4 1 (0.40%) GIS
4 1 (0.40%) Looker
4 1 (0.40%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.40%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.40%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (0.40%) Snowflake Schema
4 1 (0.40%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 28 (11.16%) JIRA
2 2 (0.80%) AdminStudio
2 2 (0.80%) InstallShield
3 1 (0.40%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.40%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.40%) Git
3 1 (0.40%) GitLab
3 1 (0.40%) HP UFT
3 1 (0.40%) Maven
3 1 (0.40%) Selenium
3 1 (0.40%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.40%) WebDriver
General
1 126 (50.20%) Social Skills
2 50 (19.92%) Finance
3 42 (16.73%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (12.35%) Public Sector
5 14 (5.58%) Telecoms
6 11 (4.38%) Manufacturing
7 10 (3.98%) Aerospace
8 9 (3.59%) Banking
9 8 (3.19%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (2.79%) Legal
10 7 (2.79%) Local Government
10 7 (2.79%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (2.39%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (2.39%) Military
11 6 (2.39%) Retail
12 5 (1.99%) General Ledger
13 2 (0.80%) Law
13 2 (0.80%) Publishing
13 2 (0.80%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 37 (14.74%) Lead
2 35 (13.94%) Analyst
3 34 (13.55%) Project Manager
4 26 (10.36%) Architect
5 22 (8.76%) Business Analyst
6 21 (8.37%) Senior
7 12 (4.78%) Delivery Manager
8 11 (4.38%) Consultant
8 11 (4.38%) Programme Manager
8 11 (4.38%) Telecoms Manager
9 10 (3.98%) Service Manager
10 9 (3.59%) Product Manager
11 8 (3.19%) Change Manager
11 8 (3.19%) Site Manager
12 7 (2.79%) Digital Product Manager
12 7 (2.79%) SC Cleared Project Manager
13 6 (2.39%) Data Architect
13 6 (2.39%) IT Manager
13 6 (2.39%) Product Owner
13 6 (2.39%) Transformation Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.39%) Leaflet
2 5 (1.99%) .NET
3 3 (1.20%) JDO
4 2 (0.80%) Android Jetpack
4 2 (0.80%) Android SDK
4 2 (0.80%) FHIR
4 2 (0.80%) Jetpack Compose
4 2 (0.80%) LDAP
4 2 (0.80%) OAuth
4 2 (0.80%) OpenID
4 2 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.80%) SailPoint
4 2 (0.80%) SAML
5 1 (0.40%) OLE
5 1 (0.40%) React
Miscellaneous
1 25 (9.96%) Product Ownership
2 18 (7.17%) Onboarding
3 17 (6.77%) Legacy Systems
4 14 (5.58%) Blackberry
5 11 (4.38%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.79%) Operational Technology
7 6 (2.39%) Security Posture
7 6 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (2.39%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.99%) Cyber Security Posture
8 5 (1.99%) Legacy Applications
8 5 (1.99%) Security Operations Centre
9 4 (1.59%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.59%) CSOC
9 4 (1.59%) Data Structures
10 3 (1.20%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (1.20%) Data Centre
10 3 (1.20%) e-Learning
10 3 (1.20%) PMI
11 2 (0.80%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 19 (7.57%) Android
2 18 (7.17%) Windows
3 15 (5.98%) Apple iOS
4 4 (1.59%) Linux
4 4 (1.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.20%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.40%) CentOS
6 1 (0.40%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.40%) VMS
6 1 (0.40%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (33.86%) Agile
2 57 (22.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 53 (21.12%) Problem-Solving
4 44 (17.53%) Roadmaps
5 38 (15.14%) Project Management
5 38 (15.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 32 (12.75%) Cybersecurity
6 32 (12.75%) ITIL
6 32 (12.75%) PRINCE2
7 30 (11.95%) Decision-Making
8 29 (11.55%) Risk Management
9 27 (10.76%) Service Management
10 26 (10.36%) Change Management
11 25 (9.96%) Project Delivery
12 23 (9.16%) DevOps
13 21 (8.37%) Scrum
13 21 (8.37%) User Stories
14 19 (7.57%) Change Control
14 19 (7.57%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 19 (7.57%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 12 (4.78%) SQL
2 7 (2.79%) Java
3 4 (1.59%) Kotlin
3 4 (1.59%) Python
4 3 (1.20%) C#
5 2 (0.80%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.40%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.40%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 112 (44.62%) Security Cleared
2 99 (39.44%) SC Cleared
3 18 (7.17%) PMP
4 17 (6.77%) Degree
5 9 (3.59%) PMI Certification
6 8 (3.19%) DV Cleared
7 7 (2.79%) CISM
7 7 (2.79%) CISSP
8 6 (2.39%) CRISC
9 5 (1.99%) ACCA
9 5 (1.99%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.99%) CIMA
9 5 (1.99%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 4 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (1.20%) APMP
12 2 (0.80%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.80%) CBAP
12 2 (0.80%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.80%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 1 (0.40%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (5.98%) GDPR
2 13 (5.18%) QA
3 9 (3.59%) JSP 440
3 9 (3.59%) NIST
4 7 (2.79%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.79%) NCSC
5 5 (1.99%) SLA
6 3 (1.20%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.20%) PMO
7 2 (0.80%) COBIT
7 2 (0.80%) Def Stans
7 2 (0.80%) GRC
7 2 (0.80%) HL7
7 2 (0.80%) SNOMED CT
8 1 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.40%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (1.20%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.40%) Docker
2 1 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 17 (6.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.20%) SCCM
3 2 (0.80%) Computer Incident Response Team
3 2 (0.80%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.40%) Ansible
4 1 (0.40%) CASB
4 1 (0.40%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 1 (0.40%) Grafana
4 1 (0.40%) Terraform
Vendors
1 38 (15.14%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.58%) Citrix
2 14 (5.58%) MobileIron
2 14 (5.58%) VMware
3 11 (4.38%) SAP
4 10 (3.98%) Oracle
5 9 (3.59%) ServiceNow
6 6 (2.39%) Remedy
7 4 (1.59%) Google
7 4 (1.59%) NEC
8 3 (1.20%) Atlassian
8 3 (1.20%) Databricks
8 3 (1.20%) F5
8 3 (1.20%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.80%) CyberArk
9 2 (0.80%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.80%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.80%) Palo Alto
9 2 (0.80%) Virgin Media
10 1 (0.40%) Apple