Stakeholder Engagement Contracts

Stakeholder Engagement
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Stakeholder Engagement skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Stakeholder Engagement over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 155 161 193
Rank change year-on-year +6 +32 -5
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement 687 1,018 1,343
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.59% 1.72% 1.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.84% 1.92% 1.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 481 731 1,008
10th Percentile £363 £390 £338
25th Percentile £425 £450 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £638
90th Percentile £775 £750 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £491
% change year-on-year - +7.03% +6.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 7 11
10th Percentile £18.35 £19.00 £16.25
25th Percentile £27.81 £19.63 £16.63
Median hourly rate £35.96 £20.50 £29.38
Median % change year-on-year +75.41% -30.22% +25.50%
75th Percentile £57.33 £38.90 £47.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £56.50 £55.84
UK excluding London median hourly rate £56.49 £20.50 £35.78
% change year-on-year +175.56% -42.70% +59.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Stakeholder Engagement is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,268 53,074 80,383
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.35% 89.85% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,016 36,805 56,451
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,439 1,749 1,911
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.95 £35.80 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% +43.20% +2.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%

Stakeholder Engagement
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Stakeholder Engagement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement.

Daily rate trend for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement.

Hourly rate trend for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement within the UK over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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 +7 607 £550 - 406
London +35 353 £575 -1.08% 169
UK excluding London -24 280 £525 - 258
Work from Home -25 191 £550 - 170
South East -10 63 £525 +1.94% 54
North of England -32 54 £500 -9.09% 67
Midlands +3 53 £525 - 56
South West +11 49 £550 +4.76% 39
West Midlands +9 45 £525 - 36
Scotland +23 35 £575 +32.56% 24
North West +12 28 £513 +2.50% 41
East of England +3 24 £375 -25.00% 13
Yorkshire -38 20 £500 -9.09% 21
East Midlands +7 8 £525 +5.00% 20
North East +17 6 £590 +12.38% 5
Northern Ireland +5 1 £363 +10.86% 2
Wales 0 1 £200 -65.22% 6

Stakeholder Engagement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 18 (2.62%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.47%) Confluence
3 9 (1.31%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.87%) SAS
5 5 (0.73%) WordPress
6 3 (0.44%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.15%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 1 (0.15%) CMS
7 1 (0.15%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 34 (4.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (3.20%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (2.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 19 (2.77%) Microsoft Project
4 17 (2.47%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.29%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.29%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.29%) Sketch
6 1 (0.15%) OmniGraffle
6 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (2.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.02%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 5 (0.73%) SAP ERP
3 5 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.29%) iTrent
5 1 (0.15%) Carpe Diem
5 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.15%) OPENHousing
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.15%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.15%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.15%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.15%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 64 (9.32%) Azure
2 49 (7.13%) AWS
3 38 (5.53%) Power Platform
4 22 (3.20%) SaaS
5 18 (2.62%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (1.75%) GitHub
9 10 (1.46%) Boomi
10 9 (1.31%) Amazon S3
10 9 (1.31%) PowerApps
11 8 (1.16%) GCP
11 8 (1.16%) Power Automate
12 7 (1.02%) Snowflake
13 6 (0.87%) Collibra
13 6 (0.87%) Figma
13 6 (0.87%) PaaS
14 5 (0.73%) AWS Lambda
14 5 (0.73%) Serverless
14 5 (0.73%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.77%) Firewall
2 7 (1.02%) VPN
3 4 (0.58%) DNS
3 4 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.44%) DHCP
4 3 (0.44%) LAN
4 3 (0.44%) Network Security
4 3 (0.44%) Wireless
5 2 (0.29%) Broadband
5 2 (0.29%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.29%) WAN
6 1 (0.15%) BGP
6 1 (0.15%) BIG-IP
6 1 (0.15%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 1 (0.15%) Internet
6 1 (0.15%) Intranet
6 1 (0.15%) OSPF
6 1 (0.15%) SAN
6 1 (0.15%) TACACS
6 1 (0.15%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.95%) Power BI
2 14 (2.04%) Tableau
3 13 (1.89%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.75%) Metadata
5 8 (1.16%) Electronic Patient Records
6 6 (0.87%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.73%) Amazon Athena
7 5 (0.73%) Big Data
7 5 (0.73%) Crystal Reports
8 4 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.44%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.44%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 2 (0.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 1 (0.15%) GIS
11 1 (0.15%) MS Access
11 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.15%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 35 (5.09%) JIRA
2 9 (1.31%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.02%) Git
4 6 (0.87%) Rational DOORS
5 5 (0.73%) NeoLoad
6 4 (0.58%) JUnit
6 4 (0.58%) LoadRunner
6 4 (0.58%) Mockito
7 3 (0.44%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.44%) Selenium
8 2 (0.29%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.29%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.15%) JMeter
9 1 (0.15%) MLflow
9 1 (0.15%) SoapUI
General
1 241 (35.08%) Social Skills
2 168 (24.45%) Finance
3 97 (14.12%) Public Sector
4 64 (9.32%) Analytical Skills
5 62 (9.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 38 (5.53%) Legal
7 37 (5.39%) Local Government
8 34 (4.95%) Presentation Skills
9 29 (4.22%) Banking
10 22 (3.20%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (3.20%) Manufacturing
11 21 (3.06%) Organisational Skills
11 21 (3.06%) Telecoms
12 19 (2.77%) Retail
13 18 (2.62%) Marketing
14 11 (1.60%) Law
14 11 (1.60%) Military
14 11 (1.60%) Pharmaceutical
15 10 (1.46%) Games
16 6 (0.87%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 118 (17.18%) Analyst
2 113 (16.45%) Project Manager
3 80 (11.64%) Senior
4 72 (10.48%) Business Analyst
5 63 (9.17%) Architect
6 55 (8.01%) Lead
7 39 (5.68%) Solutions Architect
8 31 (4.51%) Consultant
9 30 (4.37%) Programme Manager
10 24 (3.49%) Change Manager
11 21 (3.06%) Developer
11 21 (3.06%) IT Manager
12 20 (2.91%) Product Manager
13 19 (2.77%) Senior Manager
14 17 (2.47%) Data Analyst
15 16 (2.33%) Product Owner
16 15 (2.18%) Business Manager
16 15 (2.18%) Test Leader
17 14 (2.04%) Delivery Manager
17 14 (2.04%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.18%) .NET
2 13 (1.89%) React
3 5 (0.73%) HTML
3 5 (0.73%) Spring
4 4 (0.58%) LDAP
4 4 (0.58%) ModSecurity
4 4 (0.58%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (0.58%) SailPoint
4 4 (0.58%) Spring Boot
5 3 (0.44%) .NET Framework
5 3 (0.44%) CSS
5 3 (0.44%) Kafka
5 3 (0.44%) Node.js
5 3 (0.44%) PySpark
6 2 (0.29%) Gherkin
6 2 (0.29%) MDX
6 2 (0.29%) Middleware
6 2 (0.29%) Web Services
6 2 (0.29%) XML
7 1 (0.15%) Spring Batch
Miscellaneous
1 32 (4.66%) Product Ownership
2 16 (2.33%) Management Information System
3 12 (1.75%) NHS
4 10 (1.46%) Public Cloud
5 9 (1.31%) Derivative
5 9 (1.31%) Onboarding
6 8 (1.16%) Data Centre
7 7 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (0.87%) Distributed Architecture
8 6 (0.87%) Mobile App
9 5 (0.73%) Algorithms
9 5 (0.73%) Fixed Income
9 5 (0.73%) FMCG
9 5 (0.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (0.73%) Operational Technology
9 5 (0.73%) Social Media
10 4 (0.58%) Credit Derivative
10 4 (0.58%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.58%) Mobile Banking
10 4 (0.58%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.47%) Linux
2 13 (1.89%) Mac OS X
3 11 (1.60%) Windows
4 3 (0.44%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.29%) Android
5 2 (0.29%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.29%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.15%) AIX
6 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (22.13%) Agile
2 146 (21.25%) Project Management
3 131 (19.07%) Stakeholder Management
4 87 (12.66%) Problem-Solving
5 75 (10.92%) Risk Management
6 70 (10.19%) Project Delivery
7 62 (9.02%) Change Management
8 57 (8.30%) Decision-Making
9 52 (7.57%) Continuous Improvement
10 51 (7.42%) Roadmaps
11 45 (6.55%) Analytics
12 44 (6.40%) Business Intelligence
12 44 (6.40%) Cybersecurity
12 44 (6.40%) Programme Management
13 43 (6.26%) Business Case
13 43 (6.26%) Migration
14 42 (6.11%) DevOps
14 42 (6.11%) Scrum
15 41 (5.97%) PRINCE2
16 38 (5.53%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (5.09%) SQL
2 24 (3.49%) Python
3 17 (2.47%) C#
4 15 (2.18%) Java
5 6 (0.87%) PowerShell
6 4 (0.58%) C
6 4 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (0.44%) C++
7 3 (0.44%) Go
7 3 (0.44%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.29%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.29%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.29%) R
8 2 (0.29%) Scala
8 2 (0.29%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.15%) ABAP
9 1 (0.15%) PHP
9 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 97 (14.12%) Security Cleared
2 83 (12.08%) Degree
3 81 (11.79%) SC Cleared
4 24 (3.49%) PMP
5 23 (3.35%) DV Cleared
5 23 (3.35%) PMI Certification
6 13 (1.89%) CISSP
7 11 (1.60%) Master's Degree
8 9 (1.31%) CISM
8 9 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.02%) TOGAF Certification
10 6 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (0.73%) ICAEW
12 4 (0.58%) APMP
12 4 (0.58%) ISEB
12 4 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.44%) ACCA
13 3 (0.44%) CIMA
13 3 (0.44%) NVQ Level 4
13 3 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (7.42%) QA
2 36 (5.24%) PMO
3 22 (3.20%) GDPR
4 21 (3.06%) Data Quality
5 19 (2.77%) NIST
6 18 (2.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 16 (2.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 12 (1.75%) Accessibility
9 11 (1.60%) HIPAA
10 5 (0.73%) GAAP
10 5 (0.73%) IFRS
11 4 (0.58%) GRC
12 3 (0.44%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.44%) SLA
13 2 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.29%) NIST 800
14 1 (0.15%) Def Stans
14 1 (0.15%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 12 (1.75%) Docker
2 11 (1.60%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.44%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.15%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (2.04%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.02%) Terraform
3 4 (0.58%) Ansible
4 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.44%) OPNET
4 3 (0.44%) SCCM
5 2 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.15%) Kibana
6 1 (0.15%) logstash
6 1 (0.15%) PowerCLI
6 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.15%) TrustSec
Vendors
1 75 (10.92%) Microsoft
2 26 (3.78%) SAP
3 24 (3.49%) Oracle
4 14 (2.04%) Salesforce
5 9 (1.31%) Atlassian
6 8 (1.16%) Google
6 8 (1.16%) ServiceNow
6 8 (1.16%) Sparx
7 5 (0.73%) Cadence
7 5 (0.73%) Cisco
7 5 (0.73%) IBM
7 5 (0.73%) IFS
7 5 (0.73%) iManage
7 5 (0.73%) Intapp
8 4 (0.58%) Adobe
8 4 (0.58%) CA Agile Central
8 4 (0.58%) Databricks
8 4 (0.58%) OpenAI
8 4 (0.58%) VMware
9 3 (0.44%) Guidewire