Change Management Contracts in the Thames Valley

Change Management
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Change Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Change Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 49 33
Rank change year-on-year +7 -16 +10
Contract jobs citing Change Management 63 102 175
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 4.17% 3.80% 5.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.49% 4.36% 6.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 52 137
10th Percentile £312 £310 £296
25th Percentile £369 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £451 £497 £544
Median % change year-on-year -9.26% -8.65% +10.36%
75th Percentile £528 £550 £625
90th Percentile £638 £686 £750
South East median daily rate £483 £484 £525
% change year-on-year -0.21% -7.90% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 16 7
10th Percentile £23.92 £35.63 £27.05
25th Percentile - £56.50 £40.58
Median hourly rate £32.05 £61.60 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year -47.97% +27.27% -36.73%
75th Percentile £58.75 £62.00 £68.94
90th Percentile £75.73 £66.25 £83.82
South East median hourly rate £32.05 £60.30 £49.00
% change year-on-year -46.85% +23.07% +226.63%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Change 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 Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,403 2,340 2,682
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 92.85% 87.12% 91.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 851 1,306 1,860
10th Percentile £300 £213 £320
25th Percentile £413 £369 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £605 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £508
% change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 170 62
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.30 £18.60
25th Percentile £14.54 £19.48 £24.86
Median hourly rate £32.05 £45.00 £51.25
Median % change year-on-year -28.78% -12.20% +192.86%
75th Percentile £62.44 £64.57 £66.21
90th Percentile £78.03 £85.65 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%

Change Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Change Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Change Management in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Change Management in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Change Management in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Management in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Change Management in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Change Management in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Change Management in the Thames Valley

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Change Management in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Change Management in the Thames Valley

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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Change Management within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Berkshire -5 47 £457 -8.70% 49
Buckinghamshire +14 8 £400 - 37
Oxfordshire +10 8 £500 +11.11% 18
Change Management
South East

Change Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.17%) CMS
1 2 (3.17%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (6.35%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (3.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (3.17%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (11.11%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 6 (9.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.59%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 4 (6.35%) Power Platform
2 3 (4.76%) SaaS
3 2 (3.17%) Azure
3 2 (3.17%) Azure Cosmos DB
3 2 (3.17%) Azure Data Factory
3 2 (3.17%) Azure Functions
3 2 (3.17%) Azure Monitor
3 2 (3.17%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (3.17%) Entra ID
3 2 (3.17%) Serverless
4 1 (1.59%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (1.59%) Lucidchart
4 1 (1.59%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.35%) Firewall
1 4 (6.35%) HTTP
1 4 (6.35%) Network Security
2 3 (4.76%) Internet
2 3 (4.76%) MPLS
2 3 (4.76%) Wireless
3 2 (3.17%) DNS
3 2 (3.17%) IPsec
3 2 (3.17%) VPN
3 2 (3.17%) WAN
3 2 (3.17%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (1.59%) ADSL
4 1 (1.59%) Broadband
4 1 (1.59%) Ethernet
4 1 (1.59%) LAN
4 1 (1.59%) PPP
4 1 (1.59%) RIP
4 1 (1.59%) SNMP
4 1 (1.59%) SSL
4 1 (1.59%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.35%) Power BI
2 1 (1.59%) Hadoop
2 1 (1.59%) Impala
2 1 (1.59%) NoSQL
2 1 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (1.59%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.59%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (3.17%) Git
1 2 (3.17%) JIRA
2 1 (1.59%) Selenium
General
1 26 (41.27%) Social Skills
2 21 (33.33%) Finance
3 15 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (19.05%) Telecoms
5 9 (14.29%) Manufacturing
6 5 (7.94%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (6.35%) Agriculture
7 4 (6.35%) Marketing
8 3 (4.76%) Local Government
9 2 (3.17%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.59%) Automotive
10 1 (1.59%) Electronics
10 1 (1.59%) Law
10 1 (1.59%) Legal
10 1 (1.59%) Police
10 1 (1.59%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.59%) Retail
Job Titles
1 13 (20.63%) Analyst
2 12 (19.05%) Project Manager
3 8 (12.70%) HR Manager
4 6 (9.52%) Architect
5 5 (7.94%) Consultant
5 5 (7.94%) Data Analyst
6 4 (6.35%) Business Analyst
6 4 (6.35%) Business Consultant
6 4 (6.35%) Change Analyst
6 4 (6.35%) Change Manager
6 4 (6.35%) Lead
6 4 (6.35%) Network Engineer
6 4 (6.35%) Payroll Manager
6 4 (6.35%) Senior
6 4 (6.35%) ServiceNow Architect
7 3 (4.76%) Business Change Consultant
7 3 (4.76%) Change Consultant
7 3 (4.76%) Senior Manager
7 3 (4.76%) Telecoms Architect
8 2 (3.17%) Development Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.35%) Ajax
1 4 (6.35%) CSS
1 4 (6.35%) HTML
1 4 (6.35%) REST
1 4 (6.35%) SOAP
1 4 (6.35%) Web Services
1 4 (6.35%) XML
2 2 (3.17%) React
3 1 (1.59%) 802.1X
3 1 (1.59%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 10 (15.87%) Life Science
2 9 (14.29%) CMDB
2 9 (14.29%) Renewable Energy
3 6 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (7.94%) Data Centre
4 5 (7.94%) Management Information System
5 2 (3.17%) Driving Licence
5 2 (3.17%) Learning Management System
5 2 (3.17%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.59%) IoT
6 1 (1.59%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.59%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (34.92%) Project Management
2 20 (31.75%) Agile
3 17 (26.98%) Migration
3 17 (26.98%) Stakeholder Management
4 15 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
5 10 (15.87%) Incident Management
5 10 (15.87%) ITIL
5 10 (15.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 9 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
6 9 (14.29%) Risk Management
7 8 (12.70%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (12.70%) Project Delivery
7 8 (12.70%) Waterfall
8 7 (11.11%) Data Governance
8 7 (11.11%) PRINCE2
8 7 (11.11%) Service Management
9 5 (7.94%) Configuration Management
9 5 (7.94%) Data Management
9 5 (7.94%) ITSM
9 5 (7.94%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.76%) SQL
2 2 (3.17%) Python
3 1 (1.59%) Java
Qualifications
1 11 (17.46%) Security Cleared
2 10 (15.87%) SC Cleared
3 7 (11.11%) Degree
4 5 (7.94%) PMI Certification
4 5 (7.94%) PMP
5 3 (4.76%) APMG
5 3 (4.76%) BC Cleared
5 3 (4.76%) Master's Degree
6 2 (3.17%) ISEB
7 1 (1.59%) APMP
7 1 (1.59%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.59%) CCDP
7 1 (1.59%) CCIP
7 1 (1.59%) CCNA
7 1 (1.59%) CCNP
7 1 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.59%) MBA
7 1 (1.59%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (1.59%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 1 (1.59%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.94%) QA
2 4 (6.35%) GDPR
2 4 (6.35%) PMO
3 2 (3.17%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.59%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (3.17%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.59%) Hyper-V
2 1 (1.59%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (3.17%) Amdocs OSS
2 1 (1.59%) SCCM
2 1 (1.59%) SCOM
Vendors
1 14 (22.22%) SAP
2 10 (15.87%) ServiceNow
3 7 (11.11%) Microsoft
4 5 (7.94%) Cisco
5 3 (4.76%) Remedy
6 2 (3.17%) Aruba
6 2 (3.17%) Cramer
6 2 (3.17%) Infoblox
6 2 (3.17%) Juniper
6 2 (3.17%) Palo Alto
6 2 (3.17%) Salesforce
7 1 (1.59%) Alcatel-Lucent
7 1 (1.59%) Blue Coat
7 1 (1.59%) BMC
7 1 (1.59%) BT
7 1 (1.59%) Capita
7 1 (1.59%) Computacenter
7 1 (1.59%) F5
7 1 (1.59%) SolarWinds
7 1 (1.59%) VMware