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 29 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 19 25
Rank change year-on-year +8 +6 -8
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder Management 351 146 184
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 9.57% 7.53% 6.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.19% 8.37% 8.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 245 94 107
10th Percentile £363 £310 £363
25th Percentile £475 £408 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £623 £644
90th Percentile £725 £768 £775
England median daily rate £550 £538 £550
% change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 2 10
10th Percentile - £53.45 £35.03
25th Percentile £31.25 £56.63 £43.44
Median hourly rate £39.53 £63.84 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.07% -20.21% +49.07%
75th Percentile £51.31 £71.63 £85.00
90th Percentile £79.88 £75.15 £85.50
England median hourly rate £59.00 £48.25 £61.60
% change year-on-year +22.28% -21.67% +27.01%

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 2,880 1,744 2,263
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 78.56% 89.90% 83.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,634 1,011 1,421
10th Percentile £325 £217 £263
25th Percentile £425 £363 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £625 £619 £630
90th Percentile £725 £700 £700
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 436 221 236
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.00 £14.13
25th Percentile £25.75 £18.51 £38.42
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 29 August 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 29 August 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 29 August 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 +1 133 £550 +22.22% 187
Wiltshire +18 97 £588 +1.08% 46
Somerset +2 43 £525 +64.71% 35
Gloucestershire +10 35 £525 +15.07% 137
Devon -7 21 £560 -2.61% 19
Dorset -6 3 £500 -0.50% 40
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 (5.13%) Confluence
2 11 (3.13%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.85%) CMS
4 2 (0.57%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.57%) 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 13 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (3.42%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (2.56%) MS Visio
4 6 (1.71%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.85%) Trello
6 2 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (2.28%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.99%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (1.99%) Oracle Receivables
2 7 (1.99%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (1.71%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.85%) SAP GRC
5 2 (0.57%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.57%) Primavera
5 2 (0.57%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.57%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.57%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.57%) Sprinklr
5 2 (0.57%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.28%) Maximo
6 1 (0.28%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.28%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.28%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.28%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 56 (15.95%) Azure
2 38 (10.83%) AWS
3 18 (5.13%) Power Platform
4 15 (4.27%) Azure DevOps
4 15 (4.27%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (3.13%) Entra ID
5 11 (3.13%) GCP
6 8 (2.28%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (1.71%) Snowflake
8 5 (1.42%) SaaS
9 4 (1.14%) Amazon S3
9 4 (1.14%) GitHub
9 4 (1.14%) Miro
10 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (0.85%) OCI
11 2 (0.57%) Cloud Composer
11 2 (0.57%) dbt
11 2 (0.57%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (0.57%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.57%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.56%) Firewall
2 5 (1.42%) 3G
2 5 (1.42%) 4G
2 5 (1.42%) 5G
3 3 (0.85%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (0.85%) WAN
4 2 (0.57%) ATM
4 2 (0.57%) DNS
4 2 (0.57%) LAN
4 2 (0.57%) Network Security
5 1 (0.28%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.28%) CTI
5 1 (0.28%) DHCP
5 1 (0.28%) DMVPN
5 1 (0.28%) Internet
5 1 (0.28%) MPLS
5 1 (0.28%) NGFW
5 1 (0.28%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.28%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.28%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.99%) Power BI
2 7 (1.99%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.14%) Looker
3 4 (1.14%) Metadata
4 3 (0.85%) EDRMS
4 3 (0.85%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.85%) Tableau
5 2 (0.57%) BigQuery
5 2 (0.57%) Electronic Patient Records
5 2 (0.57%) GIS
5 2 (0.57%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.57%) Snowflake Schema
5 2 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.28%) Amazon Athena
6 1 (0.28%) Amazon QuickSight
6 1 (0.28%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.28%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.28%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.28%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.28%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 35 (9.97%) JIRA
2 2 (0.57%) AdminStudio
2 2 (0.57%) Cucumber
2 2 (0.57%) InstallShield
2 2 (0.57%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.28%) Cypress.io
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
1 197 (56.13%) Social Skills
2 72 (20.51%) Finance
3 71 (20.23%) Public Sector
4 38 (10.83%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (6.27%) Influencing Skills
6 19 (5.41%) Manufacturing
7 17 (4.84%) Aerospace
8 15 (4.27%) Telecoms
9 13 (3.70%) Banking
9 13 (3.70%) Military
9 13 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
10 11 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
10 11 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (2.85%) Retail
12 9 (2.56%) General Ledger
12 9 (2.56%) Legal
13 7 (1.99%) Aviation
13 7 (1.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (1.42%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (1.42%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 65 (18.52%) Lead
2 48 (13.68%) Analyst
3 42 (11.97%) Project Manager
4 39 (11.11%) Architect
5 31 (8.83%) Senior
6 29 (8.26%) Business Analyst
7 19 (5.41%) Consultant
8 14 (3.99%) Delivery Manager
9 12 (3.42%) Product Manager
9 12 (3.42%) Programme Manager
10 11 (3.13%) Telecoms Manager
11 10 (2.85%) IT Manager
11 10 (2.85%) Senior Manager
12 9 (2.56%) Digital Product Manager
12 9 (2.56%) Product Owner
12 9 (2.56%) Scrum Master
12 9 (2.56%) Solutions Architect
13 8 (2.28%) Change Manager
13 8 (2.28%) Service Manager
14 7 (1.99%) Implementation Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.70%) Terraform
2 7 (1.99%) LDAP
3 6 (1.71%) Leaflet
4 5 (1.42%) .NET
5 4 (1.14%) ADO
5 4 (1.14%) FHIR
5 4 (1.14%) OpenID
5 4 (1.14%) React
5 4 (1.14%) REST
5 4 (1.14%) SAML
6 3 (0.85%) JDO
6 3 (0.85%) Middleware
6 3 (0.85%) OAuth
6 3 (0.85%) SOAP
7 2 (0.57%) HTML
7 2 (0.57%) Loki
7 2 (0.57%) ModSecurity
7 2 (0.57%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.57%) Playwright
7 2 (0.57%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 35 (9.97%) Product Ownership
2 34 (9.69%) Onboarding
3 26 (7.41%) Legacy Systems
4 9 (2.56%) Cloud Native
4 9 (2.56%) Management Information System
4 9 (2.56%) Operational Technology
5 8 (2.28%) Security Operations Centre
6 7 (1.99%) Cyber Security Posture
6 7 (1.99%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.71%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.71%) Security Posture
8 5 (1.42%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (1.42%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (1.14%) CSOC
9 4 (1.14%) FMCG
9 4 (1.14%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.14%) Life Science
9 4 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.85%) CMDB
10 3 (0.85%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.99%) Windows
2 9 (2.56%) Linux
3 3 (0.85%) Android
3 3 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 3 (0.85%) Windows 10
3 3 (0.85%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.57%) Unix
4 2 (0.57%) VMS
5 1 (0.28%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.28%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (29.06%) Agile
2 72 (20.51%) Continuous Improvement
3 61 (17.38%) Roadmaps
4 53 (15.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 51 (14.53%) Project Delivery
6 49 (13.96%) Decision-Making
7 46 (13.11%) Project Management
8 45 (12.82%) Cybersecurity
9 44 (12.54%) Problem-Solving
10 43 (12.25%) DevOps
11 41 (11.68%) PRINCE2
12 40 (11.40%) ITIL
13 36 (10.26%) AI
14 35 (9.97%) Risk Management
15 34 (9.69%) Digital Transformation Programme
15 34 (9.69%) Service Management
16 33 (9.40%) Analytics
17 32 (9.12%) Migration
17 32 (9.12%) Technical Leadership
18 28 (7.98%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (5.13%) SQL
2 15 (4.27%) Python
3 8 (2.28%) Java
4 6 (1.71%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.14%) Bash
5 4 (1.14%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.85%) C#
6 3 (0.85%) Kotlin
6 3 (0.85%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.57%) PHP
8 1 (0.28%) LookML
8 1 (0.28%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 148 (42.17%) Security Cleared
2 101 (28.77%) SC Cleared
3 34 (9.69%) DV Cleared
4 16 (4.56%) Degree
4 16 (4.56%) PMP
5 14 (3.99%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (3.70%) CISSP
7 11 (3.13%) CISM
8 7 (1.99%) ACCA
8 7 (1.99%) CIMA
8 7 (1.99%) CRISC
9 5 (1.42%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.42%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.85%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.85%) CCNP
10 3 (0.85%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.85%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.85%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.57%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (6.27%) QA
2 15 (4.27%) Data Quality
3 14 (3.99%) NIST
4 12 (3.42%) GDPR
4 12 (3.42%) PMO
5 10 (2.85%) JSP 440
6 7 (1.99%) GRC
6 7 (1.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.99%) NCSC
6 7 (1.99%) SLA
7 4 (1.14%) Def Stans
7 4 (1.14%) HL7
8 2 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.57%) DICOM
8 2 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 15288
8 2 (0.57%) SNOMED CT
9 1 (0.28%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 1 (0.28%) GAMP
9 1 (0.28%) ITGC
9 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 10 (2.85%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.42%) Docker
2 5 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.57%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.57%) vSphere
4 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.28%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (2.28%) SCCM
2 4 (1.14%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.85%) Ansible
3 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.57%) Argo
4 2 (0.57%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 2 (0.57%) Grafana
5 1 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.28%) BMC PATROL
5 1 (0.28%) BMC Performance Manager
5 1 (0.28%) CASB
5 1 (0.28%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.28%) Nessus
5 1 (0.28%) Perfmon
5 1 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 64 (18.23%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.13%) Oracle
2 18 (5.13%) SAP
3 9 (2.56%) ServiceNow
4 8 (2.28%) CyberArk
5 6 (1.71%) Databricks
5 6 (1.71%) Remedy
5 6 (1.71%) Salesforce
6 5 (1.42%) Google
6 5 (1.42%) MuleSoft
6 5 (1.42%) VMware
7 4 (1.14%) Cisco
8 3 (0.85%) F5
8 3 (0.85%) Workday
9 2 (0.57%) Instagram
9 2 (0.57%) Palantir
9 2 (0.57%) Sparx
9 2 (0.57%) TikTok
9 2 (0.57%) Virgin Media
9 2 (0.57%) YouTube