Stakeholder Management Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Stakeholder Management
UK > UK excluding London

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

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 37 71
Rank change year-on-year -32 +34 -18
Permanent jobs citing Stakeholder Management 1,601 1,488 2,397
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 2.57% 5.64% 3.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.53% 6.17% 4.24%
Number of salaries quoted 988 794 1,759
10th Percentile £42,415 £41,250 £33,989
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £78,938 £78,750 £70,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £84,964
UK median annual salary £70,000 £68,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +2.94% +8.80% -3.85%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 45,300 24,099 56,550
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 72.67% 91.29% 84.34%
Number of salaries quoted 27,605 13,742 40,932
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -8.26%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.20%

Stakeholder Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Stakeholder Management job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Stakeholder Management
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Stakeholder Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Stakeholder Management

Stakeholder Management
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Stakeholder Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Stakeholder Management in the UK excluding London

Stakeholder Management
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Stakeholder Management within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 April 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
North of England -11 594 £60,000 -3.17% 231
South East -26 341 £70,000 +3.70% 352
North West +6 337 £59,000 -9.23% 120
Midlands -30 308 £60,500 +3.86% 166
Yorkshire -13 214 £62,788 +9.20% 95
West Midlands -34 204 £61,000 +5.17% 104
East of England +28 158 £65,000 +0.40% 104
East Midlands -21 103 £55,000 -6.38% 61
South West -62 98 £65,000 +13.04% 91
Scotland -62 74 £76,750 +2.33% 39
North East -15 43 £67,110 +34.22% 20
Wales -10 27 £57,515 +13.89% 19
Northern Ireland -29 18 £57,500 -3.25% 15
Channel Islands -4 1 £90,000 +14.29%
Stakeholder Management
UK

Stakeholder Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 64 (4.00%) Confluence
2 28 (1.75%) SharePoint
3 17 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (0.56%) CMS
5 5 (0.31%) Oracle Workflow
6 4 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 4 (0.25%) SAS
7 3 (0.19%) Apache
7 3 (0.19%) JBoss
8 2 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.12%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.12%) IIS
8 2 (0.12%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.062%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.062%) Palantir Foundry
9 1 (0.062%) WordPress
Applications
1 68 (4.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (2.06%) Microsoft Project
3 29 (1.81%) Microsoft Office
4 23 (1.44%) MS Visio
5 20 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 10 (0.62%) AutoCAD
7 9 (0.56%) SOLIDWORKS
8 5 (0.31%) Trello
9 3 (0.19%) Adobe After Effects
9 3 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.19%) Adobe Premiere
9 3 (0.19%) Camtasia
9 3 (0.19%) Photoshop
10 2 (0.12%) Weka
11 1 (0.062%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.062%) Revit
11 1 (0.062%) Simulink
11 1 (0.062%) Sketch
11 1 (0.062%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (1.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 24 (1.50%) SAP S/4HANA
3 22 (1.37%) SAP ERP
4 17 (1.06%) Dynamics AX
5 16 (1.00%) NetSuite
6 6 (0.37%) Shopify
6 6 (0.37%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 6 (0.37%) Workday HCM
7 3 (0.19%) Oracle General Ledger
7 3 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
7 3 (0.19%) ResourceLink
7 3 (0.19%) SAP CO
7 3 (0.19%) SAP FI
7 3 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
8 2 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
8 2 (0.12%) FLEXCUBE
8 2 (0.12%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 2 (0.12%) Oracle Assets
8 2 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 253 (15.80%) Azure
2 132 (8.24%) Power Platform
3 114 (7.12%) AWS
4 96 (6.00%) SaaS
5 72 (4.50%) Microsoft 365
6 48 (3.00%) Dynamics 365
7 46 (2.87%) Entra ID
8 45 (2.81%) Azure DevOps
8 45 (2.81%) GCP
9 29 (1.81%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 28 (1.75%) Microsoft Purview
11 25 (1.56%) Serverless
12 23 (1.44%) IaaS
13 21 (1.31%) PaaS
14 20 (1.25%) Power Automate
15 16 (1.00%) Microsoft Copilot
15 16 (1.00%) PowerApps
16 14 (0.87%) OCI
17 11 (0.69%) Amazon S3
17 11 (0.69%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 62 (3.87%) Firewall
2 28 (1.75%) WAN
3 23 (1.44%) LAN
3 23 (1.44%) VPN
4 22 (1.37%) Wireless
5 21 (1.31%) DNS
6 16 (1.00%) Network Security
7 15 (0.94%) SD-WAN
8 13 (0.81%) Broadband
9 12 (0.75%) TCP/IP
10 11 (0.69%) DHCP
10 11 (0.69%) VLAN
11 9 (0.56%) SSL
11 9 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
12 8 (0.50%) HTTP
13 7 (0.44%) WebEx
14 6 (0.37%) EIGRP
14 6 (0.37%) OSPF
14 6 (0.37%) WLAN
15 5 (0.31%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 117 (7.31%) Power BI
2 35 (2.19%) Metadata
3 34 (2.12%) Data Warehouse
4 26 (1.62%) Tableau
5 15 (0.94%) SQL Server
6 12 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 11 (0.69%) Data Lake
7 11 (0.69%) DynamoDB
8 8 (0.50%) NoSQL
8 8 (0.50%) Power Query
9 7 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
9 7 (0.44%) Amazon Redshift
9 7 (0.44%) Looker
10 6 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (0.19%) Big Data
12 3 (0.19%) Data Vault
12 3 (0.19%) MySQL
12 3 (0.19%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.19%) TIBCO EBX
Development Applications
1 122 (7.62%) JIRA
2 12 (0.75%) Jenkins
3 11 (0.69%) Selenium
4 9 (0.56%) Cypress.io
4 9 (0.56%) GitLab
5 8 (0.50%) Cucumber
6 5 (0.31%) Postman
6 5 (0.31%) Zephyr
7 4 (0.25%) Gatling
7 4 (0.25%) Git
7 4 (0.25%) Maven
7 4 (0.25%) SonarQube
7 4 (0.25%) TestRail
8 2 (0.12%) Charles Proxy
8 2 (0.12%) Fiddler
8 2 (0.12%) JMeter
8 2 (0.12%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.062%) Appium
9 1 (0.062%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.062%) MLflow
General
1 750 (46.85%) Social Skills
2 472 (29.48%) Finance
3 380 (23.74%) Analytical Skills
4 140 (8.74%) Marketing
5 117 (7.31%) Retail
6 102 (6.37%) Public Sector
7 99 (6.18%) Influencing Skills
8 94 (5.87%) Manufacturing
9 81 (5.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 80 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
11 77 (4.81%) Legal
12 74 (4.62%) Organisational Skills
13 67 (4.18%) Law
14 35 (2.19%) Banking
15 33 (2.06%) Telecoms
16 26 (1.62%) Games
17 20 (1.25%) Billing
18 19 (1.19%) Automotive
18 19 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
19 15 (0.94%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 255 (15.93%) Lead
2 198 (12.37%) Senior
3 189 (11.81%) Analyst
4 153 (9.56%) Architect
5 144 (8.99%) Project Manager
6 92 (5.75%) Senior Manager
7 86 (5.37%) Business Analyst
8 78 (4.87%) IT Manager
9 66 (4.12%) Consultant
10 56 (3.50%) Solutions Architect
11 44 (2.75%) Delivery Manager
12 42 (2.62%) Systems Manager
13 41 (2.56%) Programme Manager
14 40 (2.50%) Data Manager
15 38 (2.37%) Service Manager
16 34 (2.12%) IT Project Manager
17 32 (2.00%) Azure Architect
17 32 (2.00%) Data Analyst
17 32 (2.00%) HR Manager
17 32 (2.00%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (1.25%) REST
2 19 (1.19%) .NET
3 12 (0.75%) Playwright
4 11 (0.69%) Middleware
4 11 (0.69%) SOAP
4 11 (0.69%) XML
5 10 (0.62%) OAuth
5 10 (0.62%) Oracle Fusion
6 9 (0.56%) Node.js
7 7 (0.44%) CSS
7 7 (0.44%) GraphQL
7 7 (0.44%) LDAP
7 7 (0.44%) OpenID
7 7 (0.44%) SAML
8 6 (0.37%) HTML
8 6 (0.37%) JSON
9 5 (0.31%) AngularJS
9 5 (0.31%) EDI
9 5 (0.31%) React
9 5 (0.31%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 108 (6.75%) Product Ownership
2 81 (5.06%) Operational Technology
3 80 (5.00%) Cyber Threat
4 68 (4.25%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 67 (4.18%) Security Operations Centre
6 57 (3.56%) Management Information System
7 54 (3.37%) Onboarding
8 42 (2.62%) Data Centre
9 41 (2.56%) Enterprise Software
10 35 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
11 33 (2.06%) PMI
12 32 (2.00%) Cloud Native
13 28 (1.75%) Driving Licence
14 25 (1.56%) Data Protection Act
14 25 (1.56%) NHS
15 22 (1.37%) Cyberattack
15 22 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
16 20 (1.25%) Virtual Team
17 18 (1.12%) Enterprise Cloud
17 18 (1.12%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 46 (2.87%) Windows
2 23 (1.44%) Linux
3 21 (1.31%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.31%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.25%) Unix
5 4 (0.25%) VMS
5 4 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.19%) Android
7 2 (0.12%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.062%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.062%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.062%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 520 (32.48%) Continuous Improvement
2 419 (26.17%) Agile
3 336 (20.99%) Roadmaps
4 306 (19.11%) Decision-Making
5 296 (18.49%) Problem-Solving
6 294 (18.36%) Project Management
7 219 (13.68%) Project Delivery
8 215 (13.43%) Mentoring
9 209 (13.05%) ITIL
10 184 (11.49%) Coaching
11 178 (11.12%) Risk Management
12 163 (10.18%) Business Strategy
13 160 (9.99%) ERP
14 157 (9.81%) AI
14 157 (9.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 152 (9.49%) Change Management
16 143 (8.93%) Analytics
17 135 (8.43%) Business Intelligence
18 128 (8.00%) Migration
19 121 (7.56%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 122 (7.62%) SQL
2 69 (4.31%) Python
3 26 (1.62%) C#
3 26 (1.62%) JavaScript
4 20 (1.25%) Java
5 18 (1.12%) PowerShell
6 15 (0.94%) Bash
6 15 (0.94%) TypeScript
7 12 (0.75%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.31%) Bicep
8 5 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 5 (0.31%) PL/SQL
8 5 (0.31%) VBA
9 4 (0.25%) C++
9 4 (0.25%) PHP
9 4 (0.25%) R
10 3 (0.19%) C
10 3 (0.19%) Embedded C
10 3 (0.19%) Embedded C++
10 3 (0.19%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 234 (14.62%) Degree
2 120 (7.50%) PMI Certification
3 107 (6.68%) PMP
4 99 (6.18%) Security Cleared
5 88 (5.50%) DBS Check
6 71 (4.43%) SC Cleared
7 45 (2.81%) BPSS Clearance
8 32 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
9 30 (1.87%) DV Cleared
10 26 (1.62%) Master's Degree
11 24 (1.50%) HNC
12 22 (1.37%) AWS Certification
13 19 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
14 17 (1.06%) Azure Certification
15 15 (0.94%) CISSP
15 15 (0.94%) HND
16 14 (0.87%) ACCA
16 14 (0.87%) CIMA
16 14 (0.87%) CIPD
17 13 (0.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (7.75%) NIST
2 119 (7.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 118 (7.37%) Data Quality
4 78 (4.87%) QA
5 70 (4.37%) GDPR
6 65 (4.06%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 62 (3.87%) PMO
8 41 (2.56%) SLA
9 39 (2.44%) Accessibility
10 37 (2.31%) Cyber Essentials
11 21 (1.31%) GRC
12 10 (0.62%) P3O
13 9 (0.56%) IFRS
13 9 (0.56%) NCSC
14 8 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 7 (0.44%) GAAP
15 7 (0.44%) PCI DSS
16 5 (0.31%) PERC
16 5 (0.31%) TickIT
17 3 (0.19%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 44 (2.75%) Active Directory
2 19 (1.19%) Docker
3 18 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.44%) vSphere
5 5 (0.31%) VMware NSX
6 4 (0.25%) Firmware
6 4 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.12%) Lustre
7 2 (0.12%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.062%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 21 (1.31%) Kubernetes
2 17 (1.06%) Terraform
3 13 (0.81%) Ansible
4 8 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.37%) Grafana
5 6 (0.37%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.25%) HP Fortify
7 4 (0.25%) SolarWinds Orion
7 4 (0.25%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.19%) Autotask
8 3 (0.19%) Cisco CUCM
8 3 (0.19%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.19%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 2 (0.12%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.12%) SCCM
10 1 (0.062%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.062%) Puppet
10 1 (0.062%) SCOM
Vendors
1 235 (14.68%) Microsoft
2 76 (4.75%) SAP
3 69 (4.31%) Workday
4 66 (4.12%) ServiceNow
5 45 (2.81%) Oracle
6 37 (2.31%) Databricks
7 34 (2.12%) Cisco
8 33 (2.06%) Salesforce
9 23 (1.44%) Adobe
9 23 (1.44%) Freshdesk
9 23 (1.44%) VMware
10 19 (1.19%) Anaplan
10 19 (1.19%) HubSpot
11 18 (1.12%) Genesys
11 18 (1.12%) Verint
12 16 (1.00%) SolarWinds
13 15 (0.94%) Google
14 12 (0.75%) Nintex
15 11 (0.69%) Fortinet
16 9 (0.56%) Juniper