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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 17 23
Rank change year-on-year +6 +6 -4
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder Management 339 139 183
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 9.38% 7.34% 6.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.82% 8.18% 7.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 241 88 113
10th Percentile £363 £308 £363
25th Percentile £469 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £602 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £775
England median daily rate £550 £538 £550
% change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 2 10
10th Percentile - £53.45 £35.03
25th Percentile £31.25 £56.63 £43.44
Median hourly rate £38.00 £63.84 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.47% -20.21% +49.07%
75th Percentile £50.88 £71.63 £85.00
90th Percentile £79.75 £75.15 £85.50
England median hourly rate £60.50 £51.84 £61.60
% change year-on-year +16.72% -15.85% +34.26%

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 2,868 1,699 2,335
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 79.34% 89.66% 83.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,614 992 1,492
10th Percentile £325 £220 £263
25th Percentile £425 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £613 £619 £635
90th Percentile £725 £700 £700
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 427 212 280
10th Percentile £14.85 £14.86 £15.39
25th Percentile £26.00 £18.51 £43.44
Median hourly rate £57.50 £25.15 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +128.63% -61.31% -
75th Percentile £68.00 £64.06 £72.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.00 £75.25
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -41.51% +2.87%

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 14 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 14 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 14 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 +4 117 £525 +17.71% 105
Wiltshire +17 99 £560 -4.68% 33
Somerset -1 42 £550 +41.94% 20
Gloucestershire +1 37 £525 +5.00% 27
Devon -8 20 £560 -2.61% 13
Dorset -4 3 £500 -0.50% 25
Cornwall - 1 - - 2
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 17 (5.01%) Confluence
2 9 (2.65%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.88%) CMS
4 2 (0.59%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.59%) Palantir Foundry
5 1 (0.29%) Moodle
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.29%) Totara
Applications
1 13 (3.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.95%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (2.06%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.77%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (1.18%) Trello
7 2 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (2.36%) NetSuite
2 7 (2.06%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (2.06%) Oracle Receivables
3 6 (1.77%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (1.77%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.88%) SAP GRC
5 2 (0.59%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.59%) Primavera
5 2 (0.59%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.59%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.59%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.59%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.59%) Sprinklr
5 2 (0.59%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.29%) Magento
6 1 (0.29%) Maximo
6 1 (0.29%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.29%) Sage 50
6 1 (0.29%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 55 (16.22%) Azure
2 37 (10.91%) AWS
3 15 (4.42%) Azure DevOps
4 14 (4.13%) Power Platform
5 10 (2.95%) GCP
5 10 (2.95%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (2.36%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (2.06%) Entra ID
8 6 (1.77%) Snowflake
9 5 (1.47%) SaaS
10 4 (1.18%) Amazon S3
10 4 (1.18%) GitHub
11 3 (0.88%) OCI
12 2 (0.59%) AWS Lambda
12 2 (0.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 2 (0.59%) dbt
12 2 (0.59%) Figma
12 2 (0.59%) GitHub Actions
12 2 (0.59%) Miro
12 2 (0.59%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.36%) Firewall
2 5 (1.47%) 3G
2 5 (1.47%) 4G
2 5 (1.47%) 5G
3 2 (0.59%) ATM
3 2 (0.59%) DNS
3 2 (0.59%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (0.59%) LAN
3 2 (0.59%) WAN
4 1 (0.29%) Cisco IOS
4 1 (0.29%) Cisco ISE
4 1 (0.29%) Cisco Nexus
4 1 (0.29%) CTI
4 1 (0.29%) DHCP
4 1 (0.29%) DMVPN
4 1 (0.29%) Internet
4 1 (0.29%) Network Security
4 1 (0.29%) NGFW
4 1 (0.29%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.29%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.83%) Power BI
2 6 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.18%) Looker
4 3 (0.88%) Metadata
5 2 (0.59%) EDRMS
5 2 (0.59%) Electronic Patient Records
5 2 (0.59%) GIS
5 2 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.59%) Snowflake Schema
5 2 (0.59%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.29%) Amazon Athena
6 1 (0.29%) Amazon QuickSight
6 1 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.29%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.29%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.29%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.29%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.29%) Semantic Layer
6 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.29%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 33 (9.73%) JIRA
2 2 (0.59%) AdminStudio
2 2 (0.59%) Cucumber
2 2 (0.59%) InstallShield
2 2 (0.59%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.29%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.29%) Gatling
3 1 (0.29%) GitLab
3 1 (0.29%) HP UFT
3 1 (0.29%) Postman
3 1 (0.29%) Selenium
3 1 (0.29%) Snyk
3 1 (0.29%) WebDriver
General
1 188 (55.46%) Social Skills
2 73 (21.53%) Finance
3 62 (18.29%) Public Sector
4 47 (13.86%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (5.60%) Manufacturing
6 16 (4.72%) Aerospace
7 15 (4.42%) Influencing Skills
7 15 (4.42%) Telecoms
8 14 (4.13%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (3.54%) Banking
10 11 (3.24%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (2.95%) Military
12 9 (2.65%) General Ledger
12 9 (2.65%) Legal
13 8 (2.36%) Retail
14 7 (2.06%) Aviation
15 6 (1.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 5 (1.47%) Pharmaceutical
16 5 (1.47%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 61 (17.99%) Lead
2 44 (12.98%) Project Manager
3 43 (12.68%) Analyst
4 39 (11.50%) Architect
5 27 (7.96%) Senior
6 24 (7.08%) Business Analyst
7 17 (5.01%) Consultant
8 16 (4.72%) Delivery Manager
9 12 (3.54%) Programme Manager
10 11 (3.24%) IT Manager
10 11 (3.24%) Product Manager
10 11 (3.24%) Service Manager
10 11 (3.24%) Telecoms Manager
11 10 (2.95%) Scrum Master
12 9 (2.65%) Senior Manager
13 8 (2.36%) Digital Product Manager
13 8 (2.36%) Product Owner
13 8 (2.36%) Site Manager
13 8 (2.36%) Solutions Architect
14 7 (2.06%) Transformation Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.77%) Leaflet
2 5 (1.47%) .NET
3 4 (1.18%) FHIR
3 4 (1.18%) React
3 4 (1.18%) REST
4 3 (0.88%) JDO
4 3 (0.88%) Middleware
4 3 (0.88%) OAuth
4 3 (0.88%) OpenID
4 3 (0.88%) SAML
4 3 (0.88%) SOAP
5 2 (0.59%) ADO
5 2 (0.59%) HTML
5 2 (0.59%) LDAP
5 2 (0.59%) Loki
5 2 (0.59%) ModSecurity
5 2 (0.59%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.59%) Playwright
5 2 (0.59%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.29%) Android Jetpack
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.14%) Onboarding
2 30 (8.85%) Product Ownership
3 25 (7.37%) Legacy Systems
4 10 (2.95%) Blackberry
5 9 (2.65%) Cloud Native
6 8 (2.36%) Management Information System
6 8 (2.36%) Operational Technology
7 7 (2.06%) Cyber Security Posture
7 7 (2.06%) Security Operations Centre
7 7 (2.06%) Security Posture
7 7 (2.06%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.47%) Legacy Applications
8 5 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.18%) CSOC
9 4 (1.18%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (1.18%) FMCG
9 4 (1.18%) Life Science
10 3 (0.88%) CMDB
10 3 (0.88%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 23 (6.78%) Windows
2 14 (4.13%) Android
3 11 (3.24%) Apple iOS
4 8 (2.36%) Linux
5 3 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.88%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.88%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.59%) VMS
7 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.29%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (30.09%) Agile
2 65 (19.17%) Continuous Improvement
3 56 (16.52%) Problem-Solving
4 53 (15.63%) Roadmaps
5 52 (15.34%) Project Delivery
6 47 (13.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 44 (12.98%) Decision-Making
7 44 (12.98%) Project Management
8 41 (12.09%) ITIL
8 41 (12.09%) PRINCE2
9 40 (11.80%) Cybersecurity
9 40 (11.80%) DevOps
10 37 (10.91%) Risk Management
11 33 (9.73%) Service Management
12 32 (9.44%) AI
13 31 (9.14%) Migration
14 30 (8.85%) Digital Transformation Programme
15 28 (8.26%) Analytics
15 28 (8.26%) ERP
15 28 (8.26%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 16 (4.72%) SQL
2 14 (4.13%) Python
3 9 (2.65%) Java
4 6 (1.77%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.18%) Bash
5 4 (1.18%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.18%) Kotlin
6 3 (0.88%) C#
6 3 (0.88%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.59%) PHP
8 1 (0.29%) LookML
8 1 (0.29%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 147 (43.36%) Security Cleared
2 109 (32.15%) SC Cleared
3 27 (7.96%) DV Cleared
4 19 (5.60%) Degree
5 18 (5.31%) PMP
6 12 (3.54%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (2.95%) CISSP
8 9 (2.65%) CISM
9 7 (2.06%) ACCA
9 7 (2.06%) CIMA
9 7 (2.06%) CRISC
10 5 (1.47%) PMI Certification
10 5 (1.47%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 4 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.88%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.88%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.59%) CCNP
13 2 (0.59%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.59%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (6.49%) QA
2 12 (3.54%) Data Quality
2 12 (3.54%) GDPR
3 11 (3.24%) PMO
4 9 (2.65%) JSP 440
5 8 (2.36%) NIST
5 8 (2.36%) SLA
6 7 (2.06%) GRC
7 6 (1.77%) NCSC
8 4 (1.18%) HL7
9 3 (0.88%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.59%) DICOM
10 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.59%) SNOMED CT
11 1 (0.29%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 1 (0.29%) GAMP
11 1 (0.29%) GMP
11 1 (0.29%) ITGC
11 1 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (1.47%) Active Directory
1 5 (1.47%) Docker
2 4 (1.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.59%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.59%) vSphere
4 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 13 (3.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (3.54%) Terraform
3 8 (2.36%) SCCM
4 4 (1.18%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.88%) Ansible
6 2 (0.59%) Argo
6 2 (0.59%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 2 (0.59%) Grafana
7 1 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.29%) CASB
7 1 (0.29%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.29%) Nessus
7 1 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 66 (19.47%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.31%) SAP
3 17 (5.01%) Oracle
4 14 (4.13%) VMware
5 10 (2.95%) Citrix
5 10 (2.95%) MobileIron
6 9 (2.65%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.77%) Remedy
8 5 (1.47%) Databricks
8 5 (1.47%) Google
8 5 (1.47%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.18%) Cisco
9 4 (1.18%) MuleSoft
10 3 (0.88%) CyberArk
10 3 (0.88%) F5
10 3 (0.88%) Workday
11 2 (0.59%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.59%) Palantir
11 2 (0.59%) Red Hat
11 2 (0.59%) Sage