Stakeholder Engagement Job Trends in the South East

Stakeholder Engagement
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Stakeholder Engagement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 110 125 286
Rank change year-on-year +15 +161 -5
Permanent jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement 240 204 90
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.53% 2.37% 0.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.13% 2.68% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 165 73 60
10th Percentile £45,000 £44,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £44,942
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £53,350
Median % change year-on-year - +21.84% -3.00%
75th Percentile £84,128 £75,000 £68,438
90th Percentile £96,500 £83,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £69,373 £57,500
% change year-on-year +0.90% +20.65% -14.81%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Stakeholder Engagement 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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,280 7,606 13,790
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.74% 88.51% 81.45%
Number of salaries quoted 8,030 3,982 9,606
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,875 £28,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

Stakeholder Engagement
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Stakeholder Engagement relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Stakeholder Engagement job vacancy trend in the South East

Stakeholder Engagement
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Stakeholder Engagement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Stakeholder Engagement

Stakeholder Engagement
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement in the South East over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Stakeholder Engagement in the South East

Stakeholder Engagement
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement within the South East region over the 6 months to 16 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +13 104 £70,000 +3.70% 66
Hampshire -5 52 £59,500 +19.48% 43
Buckinghamshire +18 46 £70,000 +12.90% 30
Berkshire -14 46 £62,500 -16.67% 27
Surrey -3 34 £60,000 -17.24% 20
Kent -11 23 £110,000 +37.50% 5
West Sussex -24 13 £87,500 +40.00% 5
Oxfordshire -4 12 £85,000 +54.55% 10
East Sussex -10 4 £55,000 -24.14% 4
Middlesex +18 3 - -
Home Counties - 2 £80,000 -
Stakeholder Engagement
England

Stakeholder Engagement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 22 (9.17%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.42%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.42%) Camunda
3 1 (0.42%) Confluence
Applications
1 11 (4.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.67%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.25%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.83%) Lectora
5 2 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (5.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (2.08%) NetSuite
3 3 (1.25%) Oracle General Ledger
3 3 (1.25%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (1.25%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (1.25%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (1.25%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.83%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.83%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.83%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.83%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.42%) Maximo
5 1 (0.42%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.42%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.42%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 49 (20.42%) Azure
2 33 (13.75%) Power Platform
3 21 (8.75%) AWS
4 19 (7.92%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (7.50%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (7.08%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (6.67%) SaaS
8 10 (4.17%) GCP
8 10 (4.17%) PowerApps
9 9 (3.75%) Azure AKS
10 8 (3.33%) Azure Functions
10 8 (3.33%) IaaS
10 8 (3.33%) PaaS
10 8 (3.33%) Serverless
11 7 (2.92%) Entra ID
12 6 (2.50%) OneDrive
13 4 (1.67%) Power Automate
13 4 (1.67%) Smartsheet
14 3 (1.25%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 2 (0.83%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.75%) Firewall
2 8 (3.33%) DNS
3 6 (2.50%) DHCP
4 5 (2.08%) WAN
5 3 (1.25%) LAN
5 3 (1.25%) NetScaler
5 3 (1.25%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.83%) BGP
6 2 (0.83%) FTP
6 2 (0.83%) HTTP
6 2 (0.83%) Internet
6 2 (0.83%) Intranet
6 2 (0.83%) Network Security
6 2 (0.83%) SMTP
6 2 (0.83%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.83%) VPN
7 1 (0.42%) VoIP
7 1 (0.42%) VSAT
7 1 (0.42%) Wireless
7 1 (0.42%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (8.75%) Power BI
2 11 (4.58%) Metadata
3 6 (2.50%) SQL Server
4 3 (1.25%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.25%) MongoDB
4 3 (1.25%) NoSQL
4 3 (1.25%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.83%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.42%) Semantic Layer
6 1 (0.42%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (3.75%) JIRA
2 5 (2.08%) JUnit
3 3 (1.25%) Mockito
4 2 (0.83%) GitLab
4 2 (0.83%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.42%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.42%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.42%) Git
5 1 (0.42%) ScriptRunner
General
1 113 (47.08%) Social Skills
2 89 (37.08%) Finance
3 56 (23.33%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (12.92%) Organisational Skills
5 25 (10.42%) Influencing Skills
6 18 (7.50%) Manufacturing
7 12 (5.00%) Aerospace
7 12 (5.00%) Marketing
8 10 (4.17%) Public Sector
9 9 (3.75%) Retail
10 8 (3.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (2.92%) Italian Language
11 7 (2.92%) Japanese Language
12 6 (2.50%) Advertising
12 6 (2.50%) Law
13 5 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (2.08%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.67%) General Ledger
15 2 (0.83%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 38 (15.83%) Analyst
2 35 (14.58%) Architect
3 33 (13.75%) Senior
4 25 (10.42%) Lead
5 18 (7.50%) Business Analyst
6 16 (6.67%) Consultant
7 15 (6.25%) IT Manager
7 15 (6.25%) Solutions Architect
8 14 (5.83%) Head of IT
9 11 (4.58%) Senior Manager
10 10 (4.17%) Developer
11 9 (3.75%) Senior Analyst
11 9 (3.75%) Service Manager
12 8 (3.33%) Category Manager
13 7 (2.92%) Account Manager
13 7 (2.92%) Azure Architect
13 7 (2.92%) Enterprise Architect
13 7 (2.92%) Microsoft Enterprise Architect
13 7 (2.92%) Platform Manager
13 7 (2.92%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.92%) .NET
1 7 (2.92%) ARM Templates
2 5 (2.08%) Spring
3 4 (1.67%) ASP.NET
3 4 (1.67%) ASP.NET Core
3 4 (1.67%) LDAP
3 4 (1.67%) React
3 4 (1.67%) SPFx
4 3 (1.25%) Hibernate
4 3 (1.25%) JPA
4 3 (1.25%) RESTful
4 3 (1.25%) Spring Boot
4 3 (1.25%) Web Services
4 3 (1.25%) WinForms
4 3 (1.25%) WireMock
5 2 (0.83%) CSS
5 2 (0.83%) HTML
5 2 (0.83%) JSON
5 2 (0.83%) SOAP
5 2 (0.83%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (9.58%) Product Ownership
2 14 (5.83%) Management Information System
3 13 (5.42%) Cloud Native
4 12 (5.00%) Onboarding
5 11 (4.58%) Data Centre
5 11 (4.58%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (4.58%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (3.33%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (2.50%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (2.50%) Driving Licence
8 5 (2.08%) Blog
8 5 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (2.08%) Security Operations Centre
9 4 (1.67%) Taxonomies
10 3 (1.25%) CCTV
10 3 (1.25%) Clustering
10 3 (1.25%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (1.25%) e-Learning
10 3 (1.25%) Enterprise Storage
10 3 (1.25%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 17 (7.08%) Windows
2 13 (5.42%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.50%) Linux
4 2 (0.83%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (40.42%) Continuous Improvement
2 65 (27.08%) Agile
3 49 (20.42%) Problem-Solving
4 40 (16.67%) DevOps
5 37 (15.42%) Roadmaps
6 34 (14.17%) Decision-Making
7 33 (13.75%) Change Management
7 33 (13.75%) Project Management
8 32 (13.33%) ERP
8 32 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
9 31 (12.92%) CRM
10 29 (12.08%) Collaborative Working
11 27 (11.25%) Cybersecurity
12 26 (10.83%) IT Strategy
13 25 (10.42%) ITIL
13 25 (10.42%) Mentoring
13 25 (10.42%) Service Delivery
14 24 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
14 24 (10.00%) CI/CD
15 22 (9.17%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (5.42%) SQL
2 9 (3.75%) Python
3 7 (2.92%) Bicep
3 7 (2.92%) C#
3 7 (2.92%) PowerShell
4 6 (2.50%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.50%) VBA
5 5 (2.08%) Java
6 4 (1.67%) TypeScript
7 3 (1.25%) T-SQL
7 3 (1.25%) VB.NET
8 2 (0.83%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.42%) ABAP
9 1 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.42%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 34 (14.17%) Security Cleared
2 33 (13.75%) Degree
3 21 (8.75%) SC Cleared
4 11 (4.58%) DV Cleared
5 9 (3.75%) BPSS Clearance
5 9 (3.75%) Master's Degree
6 8 (3.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (2.92%) DBS Check
8 6 (2.50%) ICAEW
8 6 (2.50%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (2.08%) CISM
9 5 (2.08%) CISSP
10 4 (1.67%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (1.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (1.25%) CCSP
11 3 (1.25%) CREST Certified
11 3 (1.25%) PMI Certification
11 3 (1.25%) PMP
12 2 (0.83%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.83%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.17%) GDPR
2 9 (3.75%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (3.75%) PMO
3 7 (2.92%) NIST
4 5 (2.08%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (2.08%) QA
5 4 (1.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.67%) GRC
5 4 (1.67%) ITGC
5 4 (1.67%) SLA
6 3 (1.25%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.25%) NCSC
6 3 (1.25%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.25%) SOC 2
6 3 (1.25%) SOC 3
7 2 (0.83%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.42%) COBIT
System Software
1 21 (8.75%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (2.08%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.25%) Docker
5 2 (0.83%) vSphere
6 1 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (3.75%) Terraform
2 6 (2.50%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.83%) QRadar
3 2 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.42%) Packer
Vendors
1 61 (25.42%) Microsoft
2 11 (4.58%) Salesforce
2 11 (4.58%) VMware
3 8 (3.33%) SAP
3 8 (3.33%) ServiceNow
4 7 (2.92%) Oracle
5 6 (2.50%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.25%) Citrix
6 3 (1.25%) IBM
7 2 (0.83%) ArcSight
7 2 (0.83%) Cisco
7 2 (0.83%) Pardot
7 2 (0.83%) Pega
7 2 (0.83%) SonicWALL
7 2 (0.83%) Splunk
7 2 (0.83%) Ubiquiti
8 1 (0.42%) Automation Anywhere
8 1 (0.42%) Databricks
8 1 (0.42%) UiPath
8 1 (0.42%) Workday