Stakeholder Management Job Trends in England

Stakeholder Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Stakeholder Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 45 44
Rank change year-on-year -4 -1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Stakeholder Management 2,429 2,351 3,180
As % of all permanent jobs in England 4.11% 5.26% 4.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.16% 5.70% 5.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,494 1,278 2,361
10th Percentile £46,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,000 £48,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,156 £68,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.17% +4.62% -
75th Percentile £93,500 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £112,500 £100,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £68,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +2.94% +4.62% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Stakeholder Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 47,072 41,271 58,508
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 79.59% 92.27% 88.17%
Number of salaries quoted 28,830 20,347 46,275
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £75,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,001 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Stakeholder Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Stakeholder Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Stakeholder Management job vacancy trend in England

Stakeholder Management
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Stakeholder Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Stakeholder Management

Stakeholder Management
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Stakeholder Management in England over the 6 months to 14 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Stakeholder Management in England

Stakeholder Management
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Stakeholder Management within the England region over the 6 months to 14 February 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +12 1,047 £85,000 +6.25% 427
North of England -24 452 £62,500 +4.17% 206
South East +30 381 £67,500 -2.17% 385
Midlands -16 294 £61,450 +2.42% 155
North West -18 233 £62,750 +3.90% 119
West Midlands -19 203 £65,000 +8.33% 114
Yorkshire -18 183 £60,000 +9.09% 72
East of England +43 113 £60,100 -7.17% 66
East Midlands -12 89 £55,000 -8.33% 40
South West -37 87 £60,000 +10.22% 92
North East -5 36 £66,720 +33.44% 17
Stakeholder Management
UK

Stakeholder Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 68 (2.80%) Confluence
2 47 (1.93%) SharePoint
3 19 (0.78%) Appian
3 19 (0.78%) Microsoft Exchange
4 17 (0.70%) Apache Spark
5 16 (0.66%) SAS
6 11 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
6 11 (0.45%) JBoss
6 11 (0.45%) WebSphere
7 10 (0.41%) CMS
8 7 (0.29%) Anypoint
8 7 (0.29%) Apache
9 6 (0.25%) Oracle Workflow
10 4 (0.16%) IIS
11 3 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 2 (0.082%) HCL Domino
12 2 (0.082%) HCL Notes
12 2 (0.082%) MTS
12 2 (0.082%) OpenStack
12 2 (0.082%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 104 (4.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
3 35 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 31 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (0.49%) AutoCAD
5 12 (0.49%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.41%) SOLIDWORKS
7 9 (0.37%) Trello
8 6 (0.25%) Adobe XD
9 3 (0.12%) Sketch
10 2 (0.082%) Chatbot
10 2 (0.082%) Revit
10 2 (0.082%) Spreadsheet
11 1 (0.041%) Camtasia
11 1 (0.041%) GNU Octave
11 1 (0.041%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 47 (1.93%) Dynamics CRM
1 47 (1.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 25 (1.03%) NetSuite
3 19 (0.78%) SAP ERP
4 14 (0.58%) Shopify
5 12 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
6 11 (0.45%) Workday HCM
7 9 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
8 8 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
9 6 (0.25%) SAP CO
9 6 (0.25%) SAP FI
9 6 (0.25%) SAP FI/CO
10 5 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
10 5 (0.21%) SAP IBP
10 5 (0.21%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
11 4 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
12 3 (0.12%) IBM Planning Analytics
12 3 (0.12%) Oracle General Ledger
12 3 (0.12%) ResourceLink
12 3 (0.12%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 440 (18.11%) Azure
2 218 (8.97%) AWS
3 192 (7.90%) Power Platform
4 171 (7.04%) SaaS
5 104 (4.28%) Microsoft 365
6 92 (3.79%) GCP
7 79 (3.25%) Entra ID
8 70 (2.88%) Dynamics 365
9 54 (2.22%) Azure DevOps
10 44 (1.81%) Azure Data Factory
10 44 (1.81%) Power Automate
11 41 (1.69%) Microsoft Purview
12 32 (1.32%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 30 (1.24%) Figma
13 30 (1.24%) PaaS
14 29 (1.19%) PowerApps
15 27 (1.11%) Google Workspace
15 27 (1.11%) SuccessFactors
16 26 (1.07%) Serverless
17 25 (1.03%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 62 (2.55%) Firewall
2 43 (1.77%) WAN
3 30 (1.24%) DNS
4 29 (1.19%) Broadband
5 27 (1.11%) LAN
5 27 (1.11%) SD-WAN
6 23 (0.95%) DHCP
7 21 (0.86%) Network Security
8 20 (0.82%) Wireless
9 18 (0.74%) VPN
10 16 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
11 13 (0.54%) VoIP
12 12 (0.49%) VLAN
13 10 (0.41%) TCP/IP
14 7 (0.29%) 5G
14 7 (0.29%) HTTP
14 7 (0.29%) Internet
15 6 (0.25%) Intrusion Detection
15 6 (0.25%) PSTN
15 6 (0.25%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 160 (6.59%) Power BI
2 68 (2.80%) SQL Server
3 63 (2.59%) Data Warehouse
4 56 (2.31%) Metadata
5 51 (2.10%) Data Lake
6 39 (1.61%) Tableau
7 27 (1.11%) Relational Database
8 22 (0.91%) Looker
9 20 (0.82%) DynamoDB
10 19 (0.78%) NoSQL
11 17 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 16 (0.66%) Pinecone
13 15 (0.62%) Big Data
13 15 (0.62%) MongoDB
13 15 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
14 11 (0.45%) MySQL
15 10 (0.41%) Apache Cassandra
15 10 (0.41%) Hadoop
15 10 (0.41%) Power Query
16 9 (0.37%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 131 (5.39%) JIRA
2 15 (0.62%) Git
3 14 (0.58%) MLflow
4 12 (0.49%) Selenium
5 11 (0.45%) ERwin
5 11 (0.45%) Jenkins
6 9 (0.37%) Cypress.io
7 8 (0.33%) GitLab
8 6 (0.25%) Postman
9 3 (0.12%) Octopus Deploy
9 3 (0.12%) WebDriver
10 2 (0.082%) Artifactory
10 2 (0.082%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.082%) Fiddler
10 2 (0.082%) JUnit
10 2 (0.082%) LoadRunner
10 2 (0.082%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 2 (0.082%) Team Foundation Server
10 2 (0.082%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.082%) TestDirector
General
1 1,224 (50.39%) Social Skills
2 944 (38.86%) Finance
3 531 (21.86%) Analytical Skills
4 204 (8.40%) Marketing
5 182 (7.49%) Banking
6 159 (6.55%) Law
7 156 (6.42%) Public Sector
8 145 (5.97%) Legal
9 126 (5.19%) Influencing Skills
10 124 (5.10%) Retail
11 111 (4.57%) Organisational Skills
12 109 (4.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 102 (4.20%) Manufacturing
14 79 (3.25%) Presentation Skills
15 57 (2.35%) Telecoms
16 46 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
17 42 (1.73%) Advertising
18 31 (1.28%) Back Office
19 30 (1.24%) Financial Institution
20 27 (1.11%) Billing
Job Titles
1 426 (17.54%) Senior
2 369 (15.19%) Lead
3 246 (10.13%) Analyst
4 238 (9.80%) Architect
5 191 (7.86%) Project Manager
6 124 (5.10%) Business Analyst
7 121 (4.98%) Senior Manager
8 117 (4.82%) Consultant
9 100 (4.12%) IT Manager
10 76 (3.13%) Product Manager
10 76 (3.13%) Solutions Architect
11 57 (2.35%) Product Owner
12 50 (2.06%) Developer
13 49 (2.02%) Delivery Manager
13 49 (2.02%) Senior Architect
13 49 (2.02%) Service Manager
14 47 (1.93%) Senior Analyst
15 46 (1.89%) Data Architect
16 43 (1.77%) IT Project Manager
16 43 (1.77%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (3.33%) REST
2 55 (2.26%) SOAP
3 51 (2.10%) .NET
4 41 (1.69%) OAuth
5 40 (1.65%) GraphQL
6 37 (1.52%) Middleware
7 33 (1.36%) PyTorch
7 33 (1.36%) TensorFlow
8 29 (1.19%) SAML
9 28 (1.15%) OpenID
9 28 (1.15%) RESTful
10 27 (1.11%) LDAP
11 24 (0.99%) Web Services
12 18 (0.74%) Oracle Fusion
13 17 (0.70%) Django
13 17 (0.70%) EDI
13 17 (0.70%) FastAPI
14 16 (0.66%) React
14 16 (0.66%) scikit-learn
15 15 (0.62%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 202 (8.32%) Product Ownership
2 131 (5.39%) Onboarding
3 96 (3.95%) Cyber Threat
4 91 (3.75%) Cloud Native
5 86 (3.54%) Management Information System
6 83 (3.42%) Operational Technology
7 77 (3.17%) Data Centre
8 68 (2.80%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 67 (2.76%) Security Operations Centre
10 64 (2.63%) Analytical Mindset
10 64 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
11 57 (2.35%) Legacy Systems
11 57 (2.35%) Self-Motivation
12 44 (1.81%) Low-Code
13 37 (1.52%) Distributed Systems
14 35 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
14 35 (1.44%) Data Structures
15 33 (1.36%) Cyberattack
16 32 (1.32%) PMI
17 27 (1.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 56 (2.31%) Windows
2 32 (1.32%) Linux
3 29 (1.19%) Windows Server
4 11 (0.45%) Unix
5 8 (0.33%) Mac OS
6 7 (0.29%) VMS
7 6 (0.25%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.16%) Android
8 4 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.041%) AIX
9 1 (0.041%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.041%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.041%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.041%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 685 (28.20%) Agile
2 623 (25.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 548 (22.56%) Roadmaps
4 489 (20.13%) Problem-Solving
5 408 (16.80%) Project Management
6 363 (14.94%) Analytics
7 347 (14.29%) Decision-Making
8 328 (13.50%) Mentoring
9 279 (11.49%) Risk Management
10 277 (11.40%) AI
11 272 (11.20%) Business Strategy
12 269 (11.07%) Coaching
13 263 (10.83%) ITIL
14 259 (10.66%) Project Delivery
15 253 (10.42%) Change Management
16 240 (9.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 226 (9.30%) Business Intelligence
18 213 (8.77%) ERP
19 189 (7.78%) DevOps
20 178 (7.33%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 252 (10.37%) SQL
2 160 (6.59%) Python
3 70 (2.88%) Java
4 48 (1.98%) PowerShell
5 47 (1.93%) JavaScript
6 44 (1.81%) C#
7 39 (1.61%) T-SQL
8 31 (1.28%) Bash
9 18 (0.74%) TypeScript
10 11 (0.45%) Bicep
11 8 (0.33%) Scala
12 7 (0.29%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 7 (0.29%) PL/SQL
13 6 (0.25%) R
13 6 (0.25%) Shell Script
13 6 (0.25%) VBA
14 5 (0.21%) Go
15 4 (0.16%) PHP
16 3 (0.12%) ABAP
16 3 (0.12%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 372 (15.31%) Degree
2 133 (5.48%) Security Cleared
3 122 (5.02%) PMI Certification
4 95 (3.91%) PMP
5 89 (3.66%) SC Cleared
6 60 (2.47%) Master's Degree
7 58 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
8 44 (1.81%) AWS Certification
9 40 (1.65%) CISSP
9 40 (1.65%) DBS Check
10 39 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
10 39 (1.61%) TOGAF Certification
11 34 (1.40%) CIMA
12 33 (1.36%) Azure Certification
13 32 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
14 29 (1.19%) ACCA
14 29 (1.19%) DV Cleared
15 26 (1.07%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 26 (1.07%) Cisco Certification
16 20 (0.82%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 180 (7.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 163 (6.71%) NIST
3 120 (4.94%) QA
4 112 (4.61%) Data Quality
4 112 (4.61%) GDPR
5 83 (3.42%) PMO
6 66 (2.72%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 59 (2.43%) Accessibility
8 51 (2.10%) SLA
9 42 (1.73%) Cyber Essentials
10 32 (1.32%) NCSC
11 26 (1.07%) GRC
12 15 (0.62%) Actionable Recommendations
12 15 (0.62%) PCI DSS
13 14 (0.58%) IFRS
14 13 (0.54%) MiFID
14 13 (0.54%) P3O
15 12 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 12 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 9 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 76 (3.13%) Active Directory
2 53 (2.18%) Docker
3 22 (0.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.21%) vSphere
6 4 (0.16%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.082%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.082%) Lustre
7 2 (0.082%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.041%) Firmware
8 1 (0.041%) IAG
8 1 (0.041%) Postfix
Systems Management
1 61 (2.51%) Kubernetes
2 39 (1.61%) Terraform
3 24 (0.99%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (0.74%) Ansible
5 17 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
6 11 (0.45%) Grafana
7 10 (0.41%) Prometheus
8 7 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 5 (0.21%) Autotask
9 5 (0.21%) SCCM
9 5 (0.21%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.16%) Kubeflow
10 4 (0.16%) SolarWinds Orion
11 3 (0.12%) CASB
11 3 (0.12%) Jamf Pro
12 2 (0.082%) NetBackup
13 1 (0.041%) AirWatch
13 1 (0.041%) Kibana
13 1 (0.041%) Puppet
13 1 (0.041%) SCOM
Vendors
1 305 (12.56%) Microsoft
2 153 (6.30%) SAP
3 99 (4.08%) ServiceNow
4 86 (3.54%) Oracle
5 85 (3.50%) Salesforce
6 71 (2.92%) Databricks
7 61 (2.51%) Workday
8 38 (1.56%) Cisco
9 33 (1.36%) Google
10 30 (1.24%) Adobe
11 28 (1.15%) Informatica
12 27 (1.11%) VMware
13 26 (1.07%) Anaplan
14 24 (0.99%) UiPath
15 21 (0.86%) OpenAI
16 20 (0.82%) IBM
17 19 (0.78%) Dell
17 19 (0.78%) Qualtrics
18 18 (0.74%) Genesys
18 18 (0.74%) Guidewire