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 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 15 19
Rank change year-on-year +7 +4 -1
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder Management 373 188 188
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 10.09% 9.50% 7.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.95% 10.52% 8.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 258 116 101
10th Percentile £413 £375 £363
25th Percentile £500 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £544 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.15% +3.57% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £750 £663
90th Percentile £725 £775 £775
England median daily rate £550 £535 £550
% change year-on-year +2.80% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 9 9
10th Percentile £17.17 £47.32 £39.01
25th Percentile £38.02 - £53.75
Median hourly rate £50.00 £60.00 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -25.00% +89.35%
75th Percentile £77.50 - £85.00
90th Percentile £78.46 £63.50 £86.00
England median hourly rate £62.00 £48.25 £61.33
% change year-on-year +28.50% -21.33% +32.81%

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 2,881 1,787 2,129
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 77.91% 90.30% 83.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,598 1,014 1,221
10th Percentile £340 £213 £304
25th Percentile £460 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £619 £638
90th Percentile £733 £715 £725
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 476 270 209
10th Percentile £14.31 £15.23 £22.50
25th Percentile £24.81 £18.87 £48.00
Median hourly rate £62.00 £25.15 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +146.52% -62.74% +12.50%
75th Percentile £70.00 £62.81 £72.50
90th Percentile £76.75 £68.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -5.56%

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 11 October 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 11 October 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 11 October 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 +2 155 £550 - 88
Wiltshire +16 107 £535 -6.96% 45
Somerset -10 38 £538 +19.44% 48
Devon +1 24 £560 -2.61% 25
Gloucestershire -5 24 £575 +21.05% 69
Dorset -6 5 £375 -48.28% 34
Cornwall - 2 - - 5
Avon - 1 - - 38
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 19 (5.09%) Confluence
2 10 (2.68%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.34%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.54%) CMS
4 2 (0.54%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.54%) Palantir Foundry
5 1 (0.27%) Apache
5 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.27%) Moodle
5 1 (0.27%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.27%) Totara
Applications
1 17 (4.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.49%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.88%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.88%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.80%) Trello
6 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.88%) NetSuite
1 7 (1.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.61%) Oracle Payables
2 6 (1.61%) Oracle Receivables
2 6 (1.61%) SAP HR
3 3 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.80%) Primavera
3 3 (0.80%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.80%) SAP GRC
4 2 (0.54%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.54%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.54%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.54%) Sprinklr
4 2 (0.54%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.27%) Magento
5 1 (0.27%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.27%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.27%) Sonata
Cloud Services
1 52 (13.94%) Azure
2 38 (10.19%) AWS
3 20 (5.36%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (4.83%) Power Platform
5 15 (4.02%) GCP
6 12 (3.22%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (2.41%) Entra ID
8 8 (2.14%) SaaS
9 7 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (1.88%) Snowflake
10 6 (1.61%) Cloud Functions
10 6 (1.61%) GitHub
11 5 (1.34%) Amazon S3
11 5 (1.34%) Cloud Composer
11 5 (1.34%) Vertex AI
12 4 (1.07%) Cloud Run
12 4 (1.07%) dbt
12 4 (1.07%) GitHub Actions
12 4 (1.07%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (1.07%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.49%) Firewall
2 5 (1.34%) DNS
3 4 (1.07%) 4G
3 4 (1.07%) Network Security
3 4 (1.07%) WAN
3 4 (1.07%) Wireless
4 3 (0.80%) 5G
4 3 (0.80%) Cisco IOS
4 3 (0.80%) DHCP
4 3 (0.80%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (0.54%) 3G
5 2 (0.54%) 3GPP
5 2 (0.54%) ATM
5 2 (0.54%) Cisco ASA
5 2 (0.54%) Internet
5 2 (0.54%) LAN
5 2 (0.54%) NX-OS
5 2 (0.54%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.54%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.54%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.49%) Power BI
2 10 (2.68%) Metadata
3 9 (2.41%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.88%) BigQuery
4 7 (1.88%) Tableau
5 6 (1.61%) Looker
6 5 (1.34%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (1.07%) SQL Server
8 3 (0.80%) EDRMS
8 3 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.80%) Snowflake Schema
9 2 (0.54%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.54%) GIS
9 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.27%) Amazon Athena
10 1 (0.27%) Amazon QuickSight
10 1 (0.27%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.27%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.27%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 35 (9.38%) JIRA
2 3 (0.80%) Cucumber
2 3 (0.80%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.54%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.27%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.27%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.27%) Gatling
4 1 (0.27%) Git
4 1 (0.27%) GitLab
4 1 (0.27%) Maven
4 1 (0.27%) Postman
4 1 (0.27%) Selenium
4 1 (0.27%) Snyk
4 1 (0.27%) SonarQube
General
1 220 (58.98%) Social Skills
2 71 (19.03%) Finance
3 68 (18.23%) Public Sector
4 44 (11.80%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (7.51%) Influencing Skills
6 18 (4.83%) Manufacturing
7 16 (4.29%) Aerospace
7 16 (4.29%) Military
8 14 (3.75%) Banking
8 14 (3.75%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (3.22%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (3.22%) Telecoms
10 9 (2.41%) Retail
11 8 (2.14%) General Ledger
12 7 (1.88%) Aviation
12 7 (1.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.61%) Legal
13 6 (1.61%) Marketing
14 5 (1.34%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (1.34%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 68 (18.23%) Architect
2 55 (14.75%) Lead
3 44 (11.80%) Analyst
4 40 (10.72%) Project Manager
5 34 (9.12%) Senior
6 30 (8.04%) Business Analyst
7 18 (4.83%) Consultant
8 14 (3.75%) Solutions Architect
9 13 (3.49%) Delivery Manager
9 13 (3.49%) Product Manager
9 13 (3.49%) Product Owner
9 13 (3.49%) Senior Manager
10 11 (2.95%) IT Manager
11 9 (2.41%) Change Manager
11 9 (2.41%) Digital Product Manager
11 9 (2.41%) Programme Manager
11 9 (2.41%) Scrum Master
12 8 (2.14%) Coordinator
12 8 (2.14%) Data Architect
13 7 (1.88%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (5.90%) LDAP
2 18 (4.83%) Terraform
3 5 (1.34%) REST
4 4 (1.07%) ADO
4 4 (1.07%) React
4 4 (1.07%) SOAP
5 3 (0.80%) HTML
5 3 (0.80%) Middleware
5 3 (0.80%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.80%) Spring
5 3 (0.80%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.54%) .NET
6 2 (0.54%) EDI
6 2 (0.54%) FHIR
6 2 (0.54%) Loki
6 2 (0.54%) ModSecurity
6 2 (0.54%) OpenID
6 2 (0.54%) Playwright
6 2 (0.54%) SAML
7 1 (0.27%) FIDO
Miscellaneous
1 37 (9.92%) Onboarding
1 37 (9.92%) Product Ownership
2 24 (6.43%) Legacy Systems
3 21 (5.63%) Management Information System
4 14 (3.75%) Cloud Native
5 8 (2.14%) Security Operations Centre
6 6 (1.61%) Data Structures
6 6 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (1.61%) Security Posture
6 6 (1.61%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.34%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (1.07%) CSOC
8 4 (1.07%) Cyber Security Posture
8 4 (1.07%) FMCG
8 4 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (1.07%) Life Science
8 4 (1.07%) Virtual Team
9 3 (0.80%) CMDB
9 3 (0.80%) IVR
9 3 (0.80%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.56%) Windows
2 8 (2.14%) Linux
3 5 (1.34%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.07%) Unix
5 2 (0.54%) VMS
6 1 (0.27%) Android
6 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.27%) macOS
6 1 (0.27%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (27.88%) Agile
2 89 (23.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 64 (17.16%) Decision-Making
4 60 (16.09%) Roadmaps
5 57 (15.28%) Project Delivery
6 55 (14.75%) Technical Leadership
7 50 (13.40%) AI
8 49 (13.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 45 (12.06%) Mentoring
9 45 (12.06%) Project Management
10 44 (11.80%) DevOps
10 44 (11.80%) Problem-Solving
11 43 (11.53%) Migration
12 41 (10.99%) Analytics
13 37 (9.92%) Cybersecurity
14 35 (9.38%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 35 (9.38%) ITSM
15 34 (9.12%) ITIL
16 32 (8.58%) PRINCE2
17 31 (8.31%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 28 (7.51%) SQL
2 15 (4.02%) Python
3 8 (2.14%) Java
4 5 (1.34%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.07%) Bash
5 4 (1.07%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.07%) TypeScript
6 2 (0.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (0.54%) PHP
7 1 (0.27%) Kotlin
7 1 (0.27%) LookML
Qualifications
1 156 (41.82%) Security Cleared
2 82 (21.98%) SC Cleared
3 62 (16.62%) DV Cleared
4 17 (4.56%) Degree
5 13 (3.49%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (2.95%) PMP
7 10 (2.68%) CISSP
8 7 (1.88%) ACCA
8 7 (1.88%) CIMA
8 7 (1.88%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.61%) CISM
10 5 (1.34%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.34%) CCNP
10 5 (1.34%) CIPD
10 5 (1.34%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (1.07%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (1.07%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.80%) APMG
12 3 (0.80%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (0.80%) SnowPro
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (7.77%) Data Quality
2 26 (6.97%) NIST
3 25 (6.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (6.17%) QA
5 16 (4.29%) GDPR
6 15 (4.02%) PMO
7 7 (1.88%) GRC
7 7 (1.88%) NCSC
8 5 (1.34%) JSP 440
8 5 (1.34%) SLA
9 4 (1.07%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.54%) DICOM
10 2 (0.54%) HL7
10 2 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 1 (0.27%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 1 (0.27%) GAMP
11 1 (0.27%) GMP
11 1 (0.27%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 27 (7.24%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.61%) Docker
4 2 (0.54%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.54%) vSphere
5 1 (0.27%) Firmware
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.27%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 6 (1.61%) SCCM
2 5 (1.34%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.80%) Ansible
3 3 (0.80%) BMC PATROL
3 3 (0.80%) BMC Performance Manager
3 3 (0.80%) Perfmon
4 2 (0.54%) Argo
4 2 (0.54%) CASB
4 2 (0.54%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 2 (0.54%) Grafana
4 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.27%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.27%) Nessus
5 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 70 (18.77%) Microsoft
2 27 (7.24%) Oracle
3 23 (6.17%) CyberArk
4 17 (4.56%) SAP
5 10 (2.68%) Google
6 9 (2.41%) ServiceNow
7 8 (2.14%) Workday
8 7 (1.88%) Cisco
8 7 (1.88%) Databricks
8 7 (1.88%) Pega
8 7 (1.88%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.88%) VMware
9 5 (1.34%) MuleSoft
10 3 (0.80%) AppDynamics
10 3 (0.80%) BMC
10 3 (0.80%) Foundry
10 3 (0.80%) Remedy
10 3 (0.80%) Splunk
11 2 (0.54%) Actix
11 2 (0.54%) Palantir