Stakeholder Engagement Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Stakeholder Engagement
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Stakeholder Engagement skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 132 158
Rank change year-on-year +81 +26 +50
Permanent jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement 144 47 38
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 3.57% 1.39% 0.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.44% 1.51% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 48 26 26
10th Percentile £49,046 £43,500 £39,375
25th Percentile £52,500 - £45,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £50,967 £55,050
Median % change year-on-year +32.44% -7.42% -5.09%
75th Percentile £88,750 £55,867 £88,650
90th Percentile £97,500 £62,677 £121,250
South East median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £55,050
% change year-on-year +22.73% -0.09% -8.25%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,244 3,105 3,553
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 80.48% 91.76% 89.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,761 1,382 2,457
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,500 £45,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £83,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £58,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% -4.55%

Stakeholder Engagement
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Stakeholder Engagement job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Stakeholder Engagement
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Stakeholder Engagement.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Stakeholder Engagement

Stakeholder Engagement
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Stakeholder Engagement in the Thames Valley

Stakeholder Engagement
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Berkshire +57 74 £68,750 +14.58% 30
Buckinghamshire +36 65 £67,500 +32.44% 14
Oxfordshire +16 5 £82,500 +46.00% 10
Stakeholder Engagement
South East

Stakeholder Engagement
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 2 (1.39%) Anypoint
1 2 (1.39%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (0.69%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.69%) WinCC
Applications
1 8 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.78%) Windchill
3 3 (2.08%) Adobe XD
3 3 (2.08%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.69%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 23 (15.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (5.56%) JDE EnterpriseOne
3 6 (4.17%) Oracle Assets
3 6 (4.17%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (4.17%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.69%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.69%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.69%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.69%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.69%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.69%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.69%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.69%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.69%) Shopify
4 1 (0.69%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.69%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 28 (19.44%) Azure
2 23 (15.97%) Azure DevOps
3 11 (7.64%) Power Platform
4 7 (4.86%) AWS
5 4 (2.78%) Azure Sentinel
5 4 (2.78%) Boomi
6 3 (2.08%) Azure Data Factory
6 3 (2.08%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.08%) Figma
6 3 (2.08%) GCP
6 3 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (2.08%) Miro
7 2 (1.39%) iPaaS
7 2 (1.39%) Power Automate
7 2 (1.39%) SaaS
7 2 (1.39%) Snowflake
7 2 (1.39%) Workato
8 1 (0.69%) dbt
8 1 (0.69%) Fivetran
8 1 (0.69%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.69%) Firewall
1 1 (0.69%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (12.50%) Data Lake
2 13 (9.03%) Metadata
3 11 (7.64%) Power BI
4 6 (4.17%) SAP BW
5 2 (1.39%) Data Hub
5 2 (1.39%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.39%) Qlik Sense
6 1 (0.69%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.69%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.69%) Power Query
6 1 (0.69%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.69%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.69%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 49 (34.03%) JIRA
2 27 (18.75%) Git
3 26 (18.06%) Jenkins
4 21 (14.58%) eCATT
5 12 (8.33%) NeoLoad
6 3 (2.08%) Axure RP
6 3 (2.08%) Balsamiq
General
1 82 (56.94%) Social Skills
2 55 (38.19%) Finance
3 31 (21.53%) Manufacturing
4 27 (18.75%) Influencing Skills
5 26 (18.06%) Organisational Skills
6 25 (17.36%) Marketing
7 24 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
8 18 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
9 11 (7.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (4.17%) Legal
11 5 (3.47%) Law
12 4 (2.78%) Public Sector
13 3 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (1.39%) Automotive
14 2 (1.39%) Retail
14 2 (1.39%) Telecoms
15 1 (0.69%) Banking
15 1 (0.69%) Billing
15 1 (0.69%) Digital Health
15 1 (0.69%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 45 (31.25%) Lead
2 35 (24.31%) Analyst
3 21 (14.58%) Test Analyst
4 17 (11.81%) Senior
5 12 (8.33%) Performance Analyst
5 12 (8.33%) Performance Test Analyst
5 12 (8.33%) Testing Analyst
6 9 (6.25%) Automation Test Analyst
7 8 (5.56%) Senior Manager
7 8 (5.56%) Support Specialist
8 6 (4.17%) Alliance Manager
8 6 (4.17%) Project Manager
8 6 (4.17%) Report Analyst
8 6 (4.17%) Technical Specialist
9 5 (3.47%) Applications Specialist
9 5 (3.47%) Applications Support
9 5 (3.47%) Applications Support Specialist
9 5 (3.47%) Architect
9 5 (3.47%) Senior Analyst
10 4 (2.78%) Senior Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (6.94%) FHIR
2 6 (4.17%) EDI
3 1 (0.69%) JSON
3 1 (0.69%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.69%) REST
3 1 (0.69%) RESTful
3 1 (0.69%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.69%) SOAP
3 1 (0.69%) Web Services
3 1 (0.69%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (6.94%) Algorithms
1 10 (6.94%) Life Science
1 10 (6.94%) Omics
2 8 (5.56%) FMCG
3 7 (4.86%) Product Ownership
4 6 (4.17%) Security Posture
5 4 (2.78%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.08%) Cloud Native
6 3 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.39%) Cloud Security Posture
7 2 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.39%) Legacy Applications
7 2 (1.39%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.69%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.69%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.69%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.69%) PropTech
8 1 (0.69%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.69%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.69%) Linux
1 1 (0.69%) Unix
1 1 (0.69%) Windows
1 1 (0.69%) Windows Server
1 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2016
1 1 (0.69%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (54.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 43 (29.86%) Change Management
2 43 (29.86%) Programme Management
3 33 (22.92%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 30 (20.83%) Configuration Management
4 30 (20.83%) Roadmaps
5 29 (20.14%) Analytics
6 26 (18.06%) Change Control
6 26 (18.06%) ERP
6 26 (18.06%) Technical Leadership
7 24 (16.67%) Risk Management
7 24 (16.67%) Strategic Thinking
7 24 (16.67%) Test Management
8 23 (15.97%) Problem-Solving
8 23 (15.97%) Process Improvement
9 22 (15.28%) AI
9 22 (15.28%) Customer Requirements
9 22 (15.28%) Product Roadmap
10 21 (14.58%) Source to Pay
10 21 (14.58%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 11 (7.64%) SQL
2 3 (2.08%) Python
3 1 (0.69%) C#
3 1 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (0.69%) Java
3 1 (0.69%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.69%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 63 (43.75%) Degree
2 41 (28.47%) Security Cleared
3 16 (11.11%) SC Cleared
4 10 (6.94%) PhD
5 4 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.08%) ISTQB
7 2 (1.39%) Azure Certification
7 2 (1.39%) CISM
7 2 (1.39%) CISSP
7 2 (1.39%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.39%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 2 (1.39%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.39%) PMP
7 2 (1.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (0.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (0.69%) CCSP
8 1 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.69%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (18.06%) Def Stans
2 25 (17.36%) QA
3 13 (9.03%) Accessibility
4 10 (6.94%) CDISC
4 10 (6.94%) Data Quality
4 10 (6.94%) GxP
4 10 (6.94%) HL7
5 6 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (3.47%) GDPR
7 3 (2.08%) WCAG
8 2 (1.39%) NCSC
8 2 (1.39%) NIST
8 2 (1.39%) PMO
8 2 (1.39%) SLA
9 1 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.69%) GRC
9 1 (0.69%) IEC 61131
9 1 (0.69%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 1 (0.69%) Docker
1 1 (0.69%) Hyper-V
1 1 (0.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 21 (14.58%) HP ALM
2 4 (2.78%) Nessus
3 1 (0.69%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 34 (23.61%) SAP
2 21 (14.58%) HP
3 13 (9.03%) Microsoft
4 12 (8.33%) Oracle
5 8 (5.56%) JD Edwards
6 4 (2.78%) Dell
6 4 (2.78%) IBM
6 4 (2.78%) Tenable
6 4 (2.78%) Workday
7 3 (2.08%) Adobe
7 3 (2.08%) ServiceNow
7 3 (2.08%) Talend
8 2 (1.39%) Databricks
8 2 (1.39%) Epicor
8 2 (1.39%) Google
8 2 (1.39%) Infor
8 2 (1.39%) Informatica
8 2 (1.39%) Salesforce
8 2 (1.39%) Software AG
8 2 (1.39%) TIBCO