Stakeholder and Relationship Management Contract Job Trends

Stakeholder and Relationship Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Stakeholder and Relationship Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 536 475 502
Rank change year-on-year -61 +27 +94
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management 48 69 103
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.13% 0.20% 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.23% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 44 70
10th Percentile £361 £426 £412
25th Percentile £453 £500 £470
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £573 £600
Median % change year-on-year -3.93% -4.58% +9.09%
75th Percentile £650 £686 £697
90th Percentile £775 £775 £878
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +4.76% - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - £35.22 -
25th Percentile - £35.52 £13.25
Median hourly rate - £37.00 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year - +174.07% -
75th Percentile - £38.52 £13.75
90th Percentile - £38.83 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £35.03 £13.50
% change year-on-year - +159.48% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Stakeholder and Relationship 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,537 30,122 39,072
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 88.36% 88.11% 88.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,461 18,405 26,081
10th Percentile £300 £306 £308
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £723 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £477 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.60% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,095 985 1,517
10th Percentile £14.57 £15.62 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.52 £20.50 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.33
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -24.99% +23.80%
75th Percentile £50.00 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.50 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.69% -26.97% +39.06%

Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Stakeholder and Relationship Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management

Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Stakeholder and Relationship Management in the UK

Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management

Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Top 12 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management within the UK over the 6 months to 19 December 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
England -51 45 £550 -5.17% 14
London -21 32 £550 -13.73% 7
Work from Home -8 18 £550 -8.33% 10
UK excluding London -50 13 £550 +4.76% 13
Midlands -33 8 £588 +11.90% 2
West Midlands -29 4 £588 +11.90% 2
East Midlands - 4 - -
South West -12 2 - - 2
North of England -62 2 £388 -26.19% 3
South East -25 1 £455 -30.27% 5
Yorkshire - 1 - - 2
North East - 1 £388 -

Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (2.08%) CMS
1 1 (2.08%) Confluence
1 1 (2.08%) Drupal
1 1 (2.08%) SharePoint
1 1 (2.08%) WordPress
Applications
1 5 (10.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (4.17%) Chatbot
2 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (4.17%) Spreadsheet
2 2 (4.17%) Trello
3 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (4.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.08%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (12.50%) Salesforce Service Cloud
2 5 (10.42%) AWS
3 4 (8.33%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
4 3 (6.25%) Google Play
4 3 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (4.17%) GCP
5 2 (4.17%) Salesforce Einstein
5 2 (4.17%) WhatsApp
6 1 (2.08%) Azure
6 1 (2.08%) ChatGPT
6 1 (2.08%) Google Analytics
6 1 (2.08%) Google Drive
6 1 (2.08%) Google Workspace
6 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (2.08%) Miro
6 1 (2.08%) OneDrive
6 1 (2.08%) Slack
Development Applications
1 4 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 26 (54.17%) Social Skills
2 13 (27.08%) Marketing
3 12 (25.00%) Finance
4 11 (22.92%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (20.83%) Public Sector
6 8 (16.67%) Banking
7 7 (14.58%) Retail
8 6 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (8.33%) Legal
9 4 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (2.08%) Advertising
11 1 (2.08%) Electronics
11 1 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (2.08%) Manufacturing
11 1 (2.08%) Military
11 1 (2.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (22.92%) Analyst
1 11 (22.92%) Business Analyst
2 6 (12.50%) Senior
3 4 (8.33%) Lead
3 4 (8.33%) Procurement Manager
3 4 (8.33%) Salesforce Analyst
3 4 (8.33%) Salesforce Business Analyst
3 4 (8.33%) Salesforce Trainer
3 4 (8.33%) Senior Manager
3 4 (8.33%) Trainer
4 2 (4.17%) Consultant
4 2 (4.17%) Delivery Manager
4 2 (4.17%) ERP Consultant
4 2 (4.17%) IT Manager
4 2 (4.17%) IT Services Manager
4 2 (4.17%) Marketing Manager
4 2 (4.17%) Project Manager
4 2 (4.17%) Senior Analyst
4 2 (4.17%) Senior Business Analyst
4 2 (4.17%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.33%) VML
2 3 (6.25%) Redux
2 3 (6.25%) RESTful
3 2 (4.17%) Middleware
3 2 (4.17%) Next.js
3 2 (4.17%) React
3 2 (4.17%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 9 (18.75%) Management Information System
2 7 (14.58%) Security Posture
3 4 (8.33%) e-Learning
3 4 (8.33%) Learning Management System
3 4 (8.33%) Onboarding
3 4 (8.33%) Product Ownership
4 3 (6.25%) Mobile App
5 2 (4.17%) Data Structures
5 2 (4.17%) PMI
5 2 (4.17%) Web Conferencing
6 1 (2.08%) CMDB
6 1 (2.08%) Mobile Banking
6 1 (2.08%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.08%) Android
1 1 (2.08%) Apple iOS
1 1 (2.08%) Windows
1 1 (2.08%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 26 (54.17%) Agile
3 18 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (31.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 12 (25.00%) Business Analysis
6 10 (20.83%) Continuous Improvement
6 10 (20.83%) Risk Management
7 9 (18.75%) Information Security
8 8 (16.67%) Due Diligence
8 8 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
8 8 (16.67%) Project Management
8 8 (16.67%) Technology Transformation
9 7 (14.58%) Business Case
9 7 (14.58%) Coaching
9 7 (14.58%) Digital Marketing
9 7 (14.58%) Mentoring
9 7 (14.58%) Threat Modelling
10 6 (12.50%) CRM
10 6 (12.50%) E-Commerce
10 6 (12.50%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.25%) JavaScript
1 3 (6.25%) TypeScript
2 1 (2.08%) Java
Qualifications
1 9 (18.75%) Security Cleared
2 8 (16.67%) CISSP
3 7 (14.58%) SC Cleared
4 4 (8.33%) CSPO
5 2 (4.17%) Degree
5 2 (4.17%) DV Cleared
5 2 (4.17%) PMI Certification
6 1 (2.08%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (20.83%) GDPR
2 4 (8.33%) PMO
3 3 (6.25%) Accessibility
4 2 (4.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 2 (4.17%) NIST
4 2 (4.17%) P3O
4 2 (4.17%) SLA
4 2 (4.17%) WCAG
5 1 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (2.08%) QA
Vendors
1 13 (27.08%) Google
1 13 (27.08%) Salesforce
2 4 (8.33%) Microsoft
3 2 (4.17%) Adobe
3 2 (4.17%) CyberArk
3 2 (4.17%) Facebook
3 2 (4.17%) SAP
4 1 (2.08%) Hotjar
4 1 (2.08%) HubSpot
4 1 (2.08%) MuleSoft
4 1 (2.08%) OneLogin
4 1 (2.08%) Oracle
4 1 (2.08%) Planview
4 1 (2.08%) ServiceNow