Stakeholder Management Job Trends in the South East

Stakeholder Management
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Stakeholder Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 40 99
Rank change year-on-year -5 +59 -47
Permanent jobs citing Stakeholder Management 560 484 335
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 3.26% 5.42% 2.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.55% 6.15% 3.02%
Number of salaries quoted 423 183 219
10th Percentile £39,200 £42,500 £40,875
25th Percentile £48,375 £52,853 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £87,500 £95,000
England median annual salary £69,501 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +6.92% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,297 7,866 11,104
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.48% 88.03% 80.79%
Number of salaries quoted 8,782 4,199 7,214
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%

Stakeholder Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Stakeholder Management job vacancy trend in the South East

Stakeholder Management
Salary Trend in the South East

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

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

Stakeholder Management
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Stakeholder Management in the South East over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Stakeholder Management in the South East

Stakeholder Management
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 Management within the South East region over the 6 months to 17 August 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 -15 203 £57,500 -11.54% 169
Hampshire +20 149 £59,500 -0.83% 96
Surrey +16 109 £67,500 +8.00% 55
Berkshire -35 84 £60,000 -7.34% 108
Buckinghamshire +43 81 £60,000 -5.88% 40
Kent +9 42 £48,750 -2.50% 24
Oxfordshire 0 38 £52,500 -19.23% 22
West Sussex -24 31 £75,000 +15.38% 23
East Sussex -18 15 £66,000 +14.78% 8
Sussex -5 6 £57,500 +15.00% 5
Middlesex +5 2 £95,000 -7.32% 15
Stakeholder Management
England

Stakeholder Management
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 18 (3.21%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.04%) Confluence
3 6 (1.07%) Apache
3 6 (1.07%) WordPress
4 5 (0.89%) nginx
4 5 (0.89%) OpenStack
5 3 (0.54%) CMS
5 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.54%) Moodle
6 2 (0.36%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.18%) IIS
7 1 (0.18%) JBoss
7 1 (0.18%) SAS
7 1 (0.18%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.18%) WebLogic
Applications
1 26 (4.64%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (4.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (2.68%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.71%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.71%) Revit
6 2 (0.36%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.18%) Simulink
7 1 (0.18%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 12 (2.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.43%) NetSuite
4 7 (1.25%) SAP HCM
4 7 (1.25%) SAP Payroll
5 3 (0.54%) Shopify
5 3 (0.54%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.36%) SAP BPC
6 2 (0.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.18%) FastStats
7 1 (0.18%) FastStats PeopleStage
7 1 (0.18%) Finacle
7 1 (0.18%) FLEXCUBE
7 1 (0.18%) HFM
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.18%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.18%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.18%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.18%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.18%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 101 (18.04%) Azure
2 54 (9.64%) AWS
3 38 (6.79%) SaaS
4 33 (5.89%) Power Platform
5 19 (3.39%) Azure DevOps
6 17 (3.04%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (1.96%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 11 (1.96%) Azure Key Vault
7 11 (1.96%) Azure Monitor
7 11 (1.96%) Azure Service Bus
7 11 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (1.61%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 9 (1.61%) SuccessFactors
9 8 (1.43%) GCP
10 7 (1.25%) GitHub
10 7 (1.25%) IaaS
10 7 (1.25%) PaaS
10 7 (1.25%) Serverless
11 6 (1.07%) AWS Lambda
11 6 (1.07%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 44 (7.86%) Firewall
2 36 (6.43%) WAN
3 33 (5.89%) LAN
4 32 (5.71%) VPN
5 17 (3.04%) DNS
6 16 (2.86%) VLAN
7 12 (2.14%) Network Security
7 12 (2.14%) SD-WAN
8 7 (1.25%) Internet
8 7 (1.25%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (1.07%) TCP/IP
9 6 (1.07%) Wireless
10 5 (0.89%) Cisco Firepower
10 5 (0.89%) Cisco Nexus
10 5 (0.89%) DHCP
10 5 (0.89%) HTTP
10 5 (0.89%) NGFW
11 4 (0.71%) BGP
11 4 (0.71%) IPsec
11 4 (0.71%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.29%) Power BI
2 17 (3.04%) SQL Server
3 14 (2.50%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (2.14%) Elasticsearch
5 8 (1.43%) Metadata
6 5 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.71%) DynamoDB
7 4 (0.71%) MySQL
7 4 (0.71%) Tableau
8 3 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.54%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.36%) Amazon Athena
9 2 (0.36%) Geospatial Data
9 2 (0.36%) Looker
9 2 (0.36%) SAP BW
10 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.18%) IBM InfoSphere
10 1 (0.18%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 50 (8.93%) JIRA
2 19 (3.39%) Git
3 3 (0.54%) GitLab
4 2 (0.36%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.36%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.18%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.18%) MLflow
5 1 (0.18%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
General
1 350 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 175 (31.25%) Finance
3 112 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (11.25%) Influencing Skills
5 47 (8.39%) Organisational Skills
5 47 (8.39%) Retail
6 45 (8.04%) Marketing
7 31 (5.54%) Presentation Skills
8 28 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 26 (4.64%) Public Sector
10 21 (3.75%) Legal
10 21 (3.75%) Manufacturing
11 19 (3.39%) Aerospace
12 18 (3.21%) Military
13 13 (2.32%) Telecoms
14 11 (1.96%) Advertising
14 11 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
15 9 (1.61%) Law
16 8 (1.43%) Automotive
16 8 (1.43%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 86 (15.36%) Lead
2 82 (14.64%) Senior
3 59 (10.54%) Analyst
4 50 (8.93%) Project Manager
5 41 (7.32%) Architect
6 36 (6.43%) IT Manager
7 31 (5.54%) Consultant
8 27 (4.82%) Programme Manager
9 25 (4.46%) Business Analyst
10 22 (3.93%) Developer
11 19 (3.39%) Senior Analyst
12 18 (3.21%) IT Project Manager
12 18 (3.21%) Service Manager
13 17 (3.04%) Senior Manager
14 14 (2.50%) Support Analyst
15 13 (2.32%) Head of Operations
15 13 (2.32%) Lead Developer
15 13 (2.32%) Solutions Architect
16 12 (2.14%) IT Services Manager
16 12 (2.14%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.93%) REST
2 16 (2.86%) .NET
3 14 (2.50%) HTML
4 12 (2.14%) CSS
5 11 (1.96%) .NET Core
5 11 (1.96%) ASP.NET
5 11 (1.96%) Blazor
5 11 (1.96%) gRPC
6 8 (1.43%) Gherkin
6 8 (1.43%) React
6 8 (1.43%) SOAP
7 7 (1.25%) Node.js
7 7 (1.25%) Web Services
8 6 (1.07%) ARM Templates
9 5 (0.89%) Middleware
10 4 (0.71%) AWS SAM
10 4 (0.71%) JSON
10 4 (0.71%) Serverless Framework
11 3 (0.54%) Godot
11 3 (0.54%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 53 (9.46%) Onboarding
2 37 (6.61%) Product Ownership
3 32 (5.71%) Data Centre
4 27 (4.82%) Management Information System
5 24 (4.29%) Driving Licence
6 17 (3.04%) Cloud Native
7 15 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (2.50%) Private Cloud
9 13 (2.32%) Social Media
10 12 (2.14%) Data Structures
11 10 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
12 9 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (1.61%) Security Posture
13 8 (1.43%) PMI
14 6 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
14 6 (1.07%) EPoS
14 6 (1.07%) FMCG
14 6 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
14 6 (1.07%) Robotics
14 6 (1.07%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 28 (5.00%) Windows
2 23 (4.11%) Windows Server
3 22 (3.93%) Linux
4 5 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (0.89%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.71%) Debian
6 3 (0.54%) AIX
6 3 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.18%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (33.93%) Continuous Improvement
2 147 (26.25%) Problem-Solving
3 114 (20.36%) Agile
3 114 (20.36%) Project Delivery
4 108 (19.29%) Project Management
5 103 (18.39%) Decision-Making
6 84 (15.00%) ITIL
7 80 (14.29%) Mentoring
7 80 (14.29%) Roadmaps
8 69 (12.32%) DevOps
8 69 (12.32%) Technical Leadership
9 61 (10.89%) PRINCE2
10 59 (10.54%) Service Delivery
11 58 (10.36%) AI
11 58 (10.36%) Change Management
11 58 (10.36%) Commercial Awareness
12 57 (10.18%) Risk Management
13 55 (9.82%) Cybersecurity
14 52 (9.29%) Logistics
14 52 (9.29%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (8.75%) SQL
2 47 (8.39%) Python
3 22 (3.93%) JavaScript
4 18 (3.21%) C#
5 17 (3.04%) PowerShell
6 14 (2.50%) TypeScript
7 12 (2.14%) C++
8 10 (1.79%) Bicep
9 8 (1.43%) Java
10 5 (0.89%) ABAP
10 5 (0.89%) C
11 3 (0.54%) Bash
11 3 (0.54%) Go
11 3 (0.54%) Perl
12 2 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.18%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.18%) PHP
13 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.18%) Ruby
13 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 84 (15.00%) Security Cleared
2 82 (14.64%) Degree
3 67 (11.96%) SC Cleared
4 44 (7.86%) DV Cleared
5 40 (7.14%) PMI Certification
6 39 (6.96%) PMP
7 26 (4.64%) DBS Check
8 21 (3.75%) Cisco Certification
9 20 (3.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 17 (3.04%) ACCA
11 15 (2.68%) CCNP
11 15 (2.68%) CIMA
12 13 (2.32%) BPSS Clearance
13 11 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
14 10 (1.79%) Azure Certification
14 10 (1.79%) CCNA
14 10 (1.79%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 9 (1.61%) CISSP
15 9 (1.61%) HND
15 9 (1.61%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (6.96%) QA
2 25 (4.46%) Data Quality
3 22 (3.93%) SLA
4 21 (3.75%) PMO
5 18 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (2.86%) GDPR
7 14 (2.50%) NIST
8 8 (1.43%) Accessibility
8 8 (1.43%) GRC
9 6 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (1.07%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.89%) COBIT
10 5 (0.89%) NCSC
10 5 (0.89%) NEBOSH
10 5 (0.89%) WCAG
11 4 (0.71%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 3 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.54%) IFRS
12 3 (0.54%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 32 (5.71%) Docker
2 12 (2.14%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.96%) Hyper-V
4 8 (1.43%) VMware ESXi
4 8 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.89%) Squid
5 5 (0.89%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 20 (3.57%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.68%) Terraform
3 11 (1.96%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.89%) Ansible
4 5 (0.89%) Puppet
5 4 (0.71%) Failover Clustering
5 4 (0.71%) ZABBIX
6 3 (0.54%) Grafana
6 3 (0.54%) Netcool
6 3 (0.54%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.54%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 3 (0.54%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.36%) QRadar
8 1 (0.18%) Argo
8 1 (0.18%) WMI
Vendors
1 107 (19.11%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.71%) SAP
3 29 (5.18%) VMware
4 24 (4.29%) ServiceNow
5 22 (3.93%) Oracle
6 21 (3.75%) Cisco
7 20 (3.57%) Salesforce
8 13 (2.32%) Databricks
8 13 (2.32%) Palo Alto
9 9 (1.61%) Fortinet
10 8 (1.43%) Google
11 6 (1.07%) CrowdStrike
11 6 (1.07%) HubSpot
12 5 (0.89%) Adobe
12 5 (0.89%) Aruba
12 5 (0.89%) Veeam
13 4 (0.71%) Sage
14 3 (0.54%) Huawei
14 3 (0.54%) Qualys
14 3 (0.54%) SolarWinds