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

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 20 23
Rank change year-on-year +9 +3 -5
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder Management 341 140 184
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 9.38% 7.27% 6.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.94% 8.09% 8.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 239 88 108
10th Percentile £363 £308 £363
25th Percentile £475 £406 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £775
England median daily rate £550 £535 £550
% change year-on-year +2.80% -2.73% -
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% +45.50%
75th Percentile £51.31 £71.63 £85.00
90th Percentile £79.88 £75.15 £85.50
England median hourly rate £59.50 £49.75 £61.60
% change year-on-year +19.60% -19.24% +23.30%

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 2,857 1,730 2,279
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 78.58% 89.87% 83.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,620 1,005 1,450
10th Percentile £325 £213 £263
25th Percentile £425 £363 £424
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.42%
75th Percentile £620 £613 £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 430 220 246
10th Percentile £15.91 £14.98 £13.86
25th Percentile £25.75 £18.51 £39.15
Median hourly rate £62.25 £25.15 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +147.51% -62.74% +3.85%
75th Percentile £68.75 £63.75 £72.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.00 £77.50
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +74.79% -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 26 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 26 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 26 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 +2 126 £550 +24.43% 74
Wiltshire +21 94 £588 - 25
Somerset +2 43 £550 +72.55% 20
Gloucestershire +6 35 £525 +27.27% 33
Devon -5 20 £560 -2.61% 10
Dorset -7 3 £500 -0.50% 19
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 18 (5.28%) Confluence
2 11 (3.23%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.88%) CMS
4 2 (0.59%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
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 (3.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (2.64%) MS Visio
4 6 (1.76%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.88%) Trello
6 2 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (2.35%) NetSuite
2 7 (2.05%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (2.05%) Oracle Receivables
3 6 (1.76%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (1.76%) 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%) Maximo
6 1 (0.29%) Sage 50
6 1 (0.29%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.29%) SAP HR
6 1 (0.29%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 56 (16.42%) Azure
2 37 (10.85%) AWS
3 16 (4.69%) Power Platform
4 15 (4.40%) Azure DevOps
4 15 (4.40%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (3.23%) Entra ID
6 10 (2.93%) GCP
7 8 (2.35%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (1.76%) Snowflake
9 5 (1.47%) SaaS
10 4 (1.17%) Amazon S3
10 4 (1.17%) GitHub
10 4 (1.17%) Miro
11 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.59%) Amazon EKS
12 2 (0.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 2 (0.59%) dbt
12 2 (0.59%) GitHub Actions
12 2 (0.59%) OCI
12 2 (0.59%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.64%) Firewall
2 5 (1.47%) 3G
2 5 (1.47%) 4G
2 5 (1.47%) 5G
3 3 (0.88%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (0.59%) ATM
4 2 (0.59%) DNS
4 2 (0.59%) LAN
4 2 (0.59%) WAN
5 1 (0.29%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.29%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.29%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (0.29%) CTI
5 1 (0.29%) DHCP
5 1 (0.29%) DMVPN
5 1 (0.29%) Internet
5 1 (0.29%) Multicast
5 1 (0.29%) Network Security
5 1 (0.29%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.29%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.81%) Power BI
2 6 (1.76%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.17%) Metadata
4 3 (0.88%) EDRMS
4 3 (0.88%) Looker
4 3 (0.88%) SQL Server
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 Integration Services
5 2 (0.59%) Tableau
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
Development Applications
1 35 (10.26%) 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 (55.13%) Social Skills
2 71 (20.82%) Finance
3 67 (19.65%) Public Sector
4 39 (11.44%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (5.87%) Influencing Skills
6 19 (5.57%) Manufacturing
7 17 (4.99%) Aerospace
8 14 (4.11%) Telecoms
9 13 (3.81%) Banking
9 13 (3.81%) Organisational Skills
10 12 (3.52%) Military
11 11 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
11 11 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (2.93%) Retail
13 9 (2.64%) General Ledger
13 9 (2.64%) Legal
14 7 (2.05%) Aviation
14 7 (2.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 5 (1.47%) Pharmaceutical
15 5 (1.47%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 63 (18.48%) Lead
2 49 (14.37%) Analyst
3 41 (12.02%) Project Manager
4 36 (10.56%) Architect
5 29 (8.50%) Business Analyst
5 29 (8.50%) Senior
6 17 (4.99%) Consultant
7 14 (4.11%) Delivery Manager
8 12 (3.52%) Programme Manager
9 11 (3.23%) Product Manager
9 11 (3.23%) Telecoms Manager
10 10 (2.93%) IT Manager
10 10 (2.93%) Senior Manager
11 9 (2.64%) Product Owner
11 9 (2.64%) Scrum Master
11 9 (2.64%) Service Manager
11 9 (2.64%) Solutions Architect
12 8 (2.35%) Digital Product Manager
13 7 (2.05%) Site Manager
13 7 (2.05%) Transformation Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.52%) Terraform
2 6 (1.76%) Leaflet
3 5 (1.47%) .NET
3 5 (1.47%) LDAP
4 4 (1.17%) ADO
4 4 (1.17%) FHIR
4 4 (1.17%) OpenID
4 4 (1.17%) React
4 4 (1.17%) REST
4 4 (1.17%) SAML
5 3 (0.88%) JDO
5 3 (0.88%) Middleware
5 3 (0.88%) OAuth
5 3 (0.88%) SOAP
6 2 (0.59%) HTML
6 2 (0.59%) Loki
6 2 (0.59%) ModSecurity
6 2 (0.59%) Playwright
6 2 (0.59%) SailPoint
7 1 (0.29%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 34 (9.97%) Product Ownership
2 31 (9.09%) Onboarding
3 26 (7.62%) Legacy Systems
4 9 (2.64%) Cloud Native
4 9 (2.64%) Management Information System
4 9 (2.64%) Operational Technology
5 8 (2.35%) Security Operations Centre
6 7 (2.05%) Cyber Security Posture
6 7 (2.05%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.76%) Security Posture
8 5 (1.47%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (1.47%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (1.17%) CSOC
9 4 (1.17%) FMCG
9 4 (1.17%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.17%) Life Science
9 4 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.88%) CMDB
10 3 (0.88%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 15 (4.40%) Windows
2 9 (2.64%) Linux
3 4 (1.17%) Android
4 3 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (0.88%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.88%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.59%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.59%) Unix
5 2 (0.59%) VMS
6 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (29.62%) Agile
2 68 (19.94%) Continuous Improvement
3 57 (16.72%) Roadmaps
4 52 (15.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 49 (14.37%) Project Delivery
6 48 (14.08%) Decision-Making
7 45 (13.20%) Cybersecurity
7 45 (13.20%) Problem-Solving
8 44 (12.90%) Project Management
9 42 (12.32%) DevOps
10 40 (11.73%) ITIL
10 40 (11.73%) PRINCE2
11 35 (10.26%) Risk Management
12 34 (9.97%) AI
12 34 (9.97%) Service Management
13 32 (9.38%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 31 (9.09%) Migration
15 29 (8.50%) Analytics
15 29 (8.50%) Technical Leadership
16 27 (7.92%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 18 (5.28%) SQL
2 15 (4.40%) Python
3 8 (2.35%) Java
4 6 (1.76%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.17%) Bash
5 4 (1.17%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.88%) C#
6 3 (0.88%) Kotlin
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
1 144 (42.23%) Security Cleared
2 101 (29.62%) SC Cleared
3 31 (9.09%) DV Cleared
4 17 (4.99%) Degree
5 16 (4.69%) PMP
6 14 (4.11%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (3.52%) CISSP
8 11 (3.23%) CISM
9 7 (2.05%) ACCA
9 7 (2.05%) CIMA
9 7 (2.05%) CRISC
10 4 (1.17%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.17%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 3 (0.88%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.88%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.88%) PMI Certification
11 3 (0.88%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.59%) CCNP
12 2 (0.59%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.16%) QA
2 14 (4.11%) Data Quality
3 13 (3.81%) GDPR
4 12 (3.52%) NIST
5 11 (3.23%) PMO
6 10 (2.93%) JSP 440
7 7 (2.05%) GRC
7 7 (2.05%) NCSC
7 7 (2.05%) SLA
8 5 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (1.17%) HL7
10 3 (0.88%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.59%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.59%) DICOM
11 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 2 (0.59%) SNOMED CT
12 1 (0.29%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 1 (0.29%) GAMP
12 1 (0.29%) GMP
12 1 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (2.35%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.47%) Docker
2 5 (1.47%) 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 8 (2.35%) SCCM
2 4 (1.17%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.88%) Ansible
4 2 (0.59%) Argo
4 2 (0.59%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 2 (0.59%) Grafana
5 1 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.29%) BMC PATROL
5 1 (0.29%) BMC Performance Manager
5 1 (0.29%) CASB
5 1 (0.29%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.29%) Nessus
5 1 (0.29%) Perfmon
5 1 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 63 (18.48%) Microsoft
2 17 (4.99%) Oracle
2 17 (4.99%) SAP
3 9 (2.64%) ServiceNow
4 6 (1.76%) CyberArk
4 6 (1.76%) Databricks
4 6 (1.76%) Remedy
4 6 (1.76%) VMware
5 5 (1.47%) MuleSoft
5 5 (1.47%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.17%) Cisco
6 4 (1.17%) Google
7 3 (0.88%) F5
7 3 (0.88%) Workday
8 2 (0.59%) Foundry
8 2 (0.59%) Instagram
8 2 (0.59%) Sparx
8 2 (0.59%) TikTok
8 2 (0.59%) Virgin Media
8 2 (0.59%) YouTube