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 2 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 28 28
Rank change year-on-year +13 0 -7
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder Management 285 110 201
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 8.00% 6.17% 6.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.01% 6.82% 7.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 207 69 138
10th Percentile £377 £306 £363
25th Percentile £463 £413 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £710 £738 £788
England median daily rate £540 £538 £540
% change year-on-year +0.47% -0.46% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 4 9
10th Percentile - £55.43 £11.87
25th Percentile £31.25 £61.58 £35.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £65.00 £80.00
Median % change year-on-year -46.15% -18.75% +45.50%
75th Percentile £49.06 £68.13 £85.00
90th Percentile £80.30 £73.75 £86.00
England median hourly rate £58.50 £54.01 £60.00
% change year-on-year +8.32% -9.99% +13.27%

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 2,847 1,614 2,719
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 79.90% 90.57% 82.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,538 968 1,712
10th Percentile £325 £217 £260
25th Percentile £413 £363 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £606 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £688 £700
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 476 179 381
10th Percentile £16.62 £16.89 £13.86
25th Percentile £32.50 £18.69 £29.75
Median hourly rate £57.50 £28.55 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +101.40% -48.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.50 £70.25
90th Percentile £72.54 £70.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £46.62 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +85.35% -34.02% +1.65%

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 2 July 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 2 July 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 2 July 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 +3 103 £518 +15.11% 60
Wiltshire +30 86 £550 -8.33% 23
Gloucestershire +3 31 £488 -4.41% 45
Somerset -1 27 £523 +21.16% 23
Devon -4 19 £560 +17.28% 2
Cornwall - 2 £350 - 3
Dorset -7 1 £450 -10.45% 12
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 9 (3.16%) Confluence
2 6 (2.11%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.70%) CMS
3 2 (0.70%) Jupyter
3 2 (0.70%) Palantir Foundry
4 1 (0.35%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.35%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 7 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.11%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.05%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (1.05%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.70%) Trello
5 1 (0.35%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 8 (2.81%) NetSuite
2 7 (2.46%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (2.46%) Oracle Receivables
3 6 (2.11%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (1.40%) NEC Housing
5 3 (1.05%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.70%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.70%) Sprinklr
6 2 (0.70%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.35%) Magento
7 1 (0.35%) Maximo
7 1 (0.35%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.35%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.35%) SAP CRM
7 1 (0.35%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.35%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 37 (12.98%) Azure
2 25 (8.77%) AWS
3 10 (3.51%) Power Platform
4 8 (2.81%) GCP
5 7 (2.46%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (2.11%) Entra ID
7 5 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (1.40%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (1.05%) GitHub
9 3 (1.05%) SaaS
9 3 (1.05%) Snowflake
10 2 (0.70%) Amazon S3
10 2 (0.70%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (0.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (0.70%) dbt
10 2 (0.70%) Figma
10 2 (0.70%) Intacct
10 2 (0.70%) OCI
11 1 (0.35%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.35%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.75%) 3G
1 5 (1.75%) 4G
1 5 (1.75%) 5G
1 5 (1.75%) Firewall
2 2 (0.70%) Network Security
2 2 (0.70%) NGFW
3 1 (0.35%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (0.35%) Cisco ISE
3 1 (0.35%) Cisco Nexus
3 1 (0.35%) DMVPN
3 1 (0.35%) Internet
3 1 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.35%) LAN
3 1 (0.35%) Multicast
3 1 (0.35%) Radio Access Network
3 1 (0.35%) VXLAN
3 1 (0.35%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.51%) Power BI
2 4 (1.40%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.70%) Electronic Patient Records
3 2 (0.70%) Metadata
3 2 (0.70%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.35%) Amazon Athena
4 1 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
4 1 (0.35%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.35%) EDRMS
4 1 (0.35%) GIS
4 1 (0.35%) Looker
4 1 (0.35%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (0.35%) Snowflake Schema
4 1 (0.35%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 28 (9.82%) JIRA
2 2 (0.70%) AdminStudio
2 2 (0.70%) InstallShield
2 2 (0.70%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.35%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.35%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.35%) Gatling
3 1 (0.35%) GitLab
3 1 (0.35%) HP UFT
3 1 (0.35%) Selenium
3 1 (0.35%) WebDriver
General
1 149 (52.28%) Social Skills
2 62 (21.75%) Finance
3 45 (15.79%) Public Sector
4 39 (13.68%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (4.91%) Manufacturing
5 14 (4.91%) Telecoms
6 12 (4.21%) Aerospace
6 12 (4.21%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (3.51%) Banking
8 9 (3.16%) Legal
9 8 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (2.81%) Retail
10 7 (2.46%) General Ledger
10 7 (2.46%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (2.46%) Military
11 6 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.75%) Publishing
13 4 (1.40%) Aviation
13 4 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.40%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 46 (16.14%) Lead
2 35 (12.28%) Architect
3 34 (11.93%) Analyst
3 34 (11.93%) Project Manager
4 24 (8.42%) Senior
5 17 (5.96%) Business Analyst
6 14 (4.91%) Delivery Manager
7 13 (4.56%) Programme Manager
8 12 (4.21%) Consultant
9 11 (3.86%) Product Manager
9 11 (3.86%) Scrum Master
9 11 (3.86%) Service Manager
9 11 (3.86%) Telecoms Manager
10 10 (3.51%) Change Manager
11 9 (3.16%) IT Manager
12 8 (2.81%) Data Architect
12 8 (2.81%) Digital Product Manager
12 8 (2.81%) Site Manager
13 7 (2.46%) Implementation Consultant
13 7 (2.46%) Transformation Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.11%) Leaflet
2 5 (1.75%) .NET
3 3 (1.05%) JDO
3 3 (1.05%) REST
3 3 (1.05%) SOAP
4 2 (0.70%) Android Jetpack
4 2 (0.70%) Android SDK
4 2 (0.70%) FHIR
4 2 (0.70%) Jetpack Compose
4 2 (0.70%) LDAP
4 2 (0.70%) Middleware
4 2 (0.70%) OAuth
4 2 (0.70%) OpenID
4 2 (0.70%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.70%) SailPoint
4 2 (0.70%) SAML
5 1 (0.35%) ModSecurity
5 1 (0.35%) OLE
5 1 (0.35%) Playwright
5 1 (0.35%) Quarkus
Miscellaneous
1 26 (9.12%) Product Ownership
2 25 (8.77%) Onboarding
3 23 (8.07%) Legacy Systems
4 14 (4.91%) Blackberry
5 11 (3.86%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.46%) Operational Technology
6 7 (2.46%) Security Posture
7 6 (2.11%) Cloud Native
7 6 (2.11%) Cyber Security Posture
7 6 (2.11%) Security Operations Centre
7 6 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (2.11%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.75%) Legacy Applications
9 4 (1.40%) CMDB
9 4 (1.40%) CSOC
9 4 (1.40%) FMCG
10 3 (1.05%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.70%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.70%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 22 (7.72%) Windows
2 19 (6.67%) Android
3 15 (5.26%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.05%) Linux
4 3 (1.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (1.05%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.35%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.35%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (32.63%) Agile
2 60 (21.05%) Continuous Improvement
3 55 (19.30%) Problem-Solving
4 45 (15.79%) Roadmaps
5 39 (13.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 37 (12.98%) ITIL
7 35 (12.28%) Project Management
8 33 (11.58%) PRINCE2
9 32 (11.23%) Project Delivery
10 31 (10.88%) Decision-Making
10 31 (10.88%) Risk Management
11 30 (10.53%) Cybersecurity
12 29 (10.18%) Scrum
13 27 (9.47%) DevOps
13 27 (9.47%) Service Management
14 22 (7.72%) AI
14 22 (7.72%) Digital Transformation Programme
14 22 (7.72%) User Stories
15 21 (7.37%) Change Management
15 21 (7.37%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.91%) SQL
2 8 (2.81%) Java
2 8 (2.81%) Python
3 5 (1.75%) Kotlin
4 3 (1.05%) C#
5 2 (0.70%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.35%) Bash
6 1 (0.35%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.35%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.35%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 130 (45.61%) Security Cleared
2 107 (37.54%) SC Cleared
3 19 (6.67%) PMP
4 17 (5.96%) Degree
5 15 (5.26%) DV Cleared
6 8 (2.81%) CISSP
7 7 (2.46%) ACCA
7 7 (2.46%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (2.46%) CIMA
7 7 (2.46%) CISM
7 7 (2.46%) PMI Certification
8 6 (2.11%) CRISC
9 5 (1.75%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (1.05%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.70%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.70%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.70%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.70%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.32%) QA
2 17 (5.96%) GDPR
3 10 (3.51%) Data Quality
4 9 (3.16%) JSP 440
5 7 (2.46%) NCSC
5 7 (2.46%) NIST
5 7 (2.46%) SLA
6 5 (1.75%) PMO
7 3 (1.05%) Def Stans
7 3 (1.05%) GRC
8 2 (0.70%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.70%) HL7
8 2 (0.70%) SNOMED CT
9 1 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.35%) ITGC
9 1 (0.35%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (1.05%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.70%) Docker
3 1 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (5.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (2.11%) SCCM
3 4 (1.40%) Terraform
4 3 (1.05%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.70%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (0.35%) Argo
6 1 (0.35%) CASB
6 1 (0.35%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
6 1 (0.35%) Grafana
Vendors
1 49 (17.19%) Microsoft
2 15 (5.26%) VMware
3 14 (4.91%) Citrix
3 14 (4.91%) MobileIron
3 14 (4.91%) SAP
4 12 (4.21%) Oracle
5 11 (3.86%) ServiceNow
6 6 (2.11%) Remedy
7 4 (1.40%) Databricks
7 4 (1.40%) Google
7 4 (1.40%) NEC
7 4 (1.40%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.05%) F5
9 2 (0.70%) Atlassian
9 2 (0.70%) CyberArk
9 2 (0.70%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.70%) Foundry
9 2 (0.70%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.70%) Palantir
9 2 (0.70%) Palo Alto