Stakeholder Management Job Trends

Stakeholder Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs 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 55 37 55
Rank change year-on-year -18 +18 -9
Permanent jobs citing Stakeholder Management 2,967 2,555 3,979
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 3.45% 6.14% 4.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.56% 6.61% 4.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,840 1,428 2,926
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,675 £38,042
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £68,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% +8.80% -3.85%
75th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £105,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 64,999 38,652 81,347
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 75.50% 92.94% 86.02%
Number of salaries quoted 40,056 22,591 59,648
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,757
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.20%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -8.26%

Stakeholder Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Stakeholder Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Stakeholder Management
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Stakeholder Management

Stakeholder Management
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for Stakeholder Management in the UK

Stakeholder Management
Top 18 Job Locations

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 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
England -14 2,655 £70,000 +2.15% 1,385
UK excluding London -32 1,601 £62,500 +4.17% 978
London +3 1,101 £83,500 +1.21% 612
Work from Home +14 985 £70,000 +7.69% 660
North of England -11 594 £60,000 -3.17% 223
South East -26 341 £70,000 +3.70% 349
North West +6 337 £59,000 -9.23% 114
Midlands -30 308 £60,500 +3.86% 160
Yorkshire -13 214 £62,788 +9.20% 92
West Midlands -34 204 £61,000 +5.17% 99
East of England +28 158 £65,000 +0.40% 103
East Midlands -21 103 £55,000 -6.38% 60
South West -62 98 £65,000 +13.04% 89
Scotland -62 74 £76,750 +2.33% 39
North East -15 43 £67,110 +34.22% 21
Wales -10 27 £57,515 +13.89% 18
Northern Ireland -29 18 £57,500 -3.25% 14
Channel Islands -4 1 £90,000 +14.29%

Stakeholder Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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
1 100 (3.37%) Confluence
2 58 (1.95%) SharePoint
3 29 (0.98%) Microsoft Exchange
4 24 (0.81%) ArcGIS
5 20 (0.67%) CMS
6 18 (0.61%) Appian
7 17 (0.57%) SAS
8 13 (0.44%) JBoss
9 11 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
10 10 (0.34%) Apache Spark
10 10 (0.34%) WebSphere
11 7 (0.24%) Oracle Workflow
12 5 (0.17%) Anypoint
12 5 (0.17%) Apache
12 5 (0.17%) IIS
13 4 (0.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
13 4 (0.13%) GeoServer
13 4 (0.13%) Oracle Spatial
14 3 (0.10%) Umbraco
15 2 (0.067%) WordPress
Applications
1 111 (3.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
3 47 (1.58%) Microsoft Project
4 34 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 34 (1.15%) MS Visio
5 13 (0.44%) AutoCAD
6 12 (0.40%) SOLIDWORKS
7 5 (0.17%) Chatbot
7 5 (0.17%) Trello
8 3 (0.10%) Adobe After Effects
8 3 (0.10%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.10%) Adobe Premiere
8 3 (0.10%) Camtasia
8 3 (0.10%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.067%) Weka
10 1 (0.034%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.034%) Revit
10 1 (0.034%) Simulink
10 1 (0.034%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 64 (2.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 47 (1.58%) Dynamics CRM
3 25 (0.84%) SAP ERP
4 24 (0.81%) NetSuite
5 19 (0.64%) Dynamics AX
6 12 (0.40%) Workday HCM
7 11 (0.37%) Shopify
8 10 (0.34%) Elite 3E
8 10 (0.34%) SAP FI
9 9 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
9 9 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
9 9 (0.30%) SAP CO
10 8 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
10 8 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
11 7 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
12 5 (0.17%) Endur
12 5 (0.17%) Oracle Financials
12 5 (0.17%) Oracle General Ledger
12 5 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
13 4 (0.13%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 565 (19.04%) Azure
2 268 (9.03%) AWS
3 214 (7.21%) Power Platform
4 173 (5.83%) SaaS
5 131 (4.42%) GCP
6 129 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
7 94 (3.17%) Entra ID
8 90 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
9 80 (2.70%) Dynamics 365
10 54 (1.82%) Power Automate
11 43 (1.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 41 (1.38%) Microsoft Purview
13 40 (1.35%) Azure Data Factory
14 37 (1.25%) PaaS
15 36 (1.21%) PowerApps
16 35 (1.18%) Microsoft Copilot
17 31 (1.04%) IaaS
18 30 (1.01%) Serverless
19 29 (0.98%) Snowflake
20 26 (0.88%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 87 (2.93%) Firewall
2 55 (1.85%) WAN
3 39 (1.31%) Network Security
4 35 (1.18%) LAN
5 34 (1.15%) VPN
6 33 (1.11%) DNS
7 32 (1.08%) Broadband
8 31 (1.04%) SD-WAN
9 24 (0.81%) Wireless
10 21 (0.71%) DHCP
11 17 (0.57%) TCP/IP
12 15 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
13 14 (0.47%) VLAN
14 9 (0.30%) SSL
14 9 (0.30%) WLAN
15 8 (0.27%) BGP
15 8 (0.27%) HTTP
15 8 (0.27%) OSPF
15 8 (0.27%) VoIP
16 7 (0.24%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 175 (5.90%) Power BI
2 62 (2.09%) Metadata
3 59 (1.99%) Data Warehouse
4 50 (1.69%) SQL Server
5 40 (1.35%) Data Lake
6 38 (1.28%) Tableau
7 27 (0.91%) GIS
8 24 (0.81%) QGIS
9 21 (0.71%) Spatial Data
10 19 (0.64%) Pinecone
11 17 (0.57%) DynamoDB
11 17 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 16 (0.54%) Relational Database
13 14 (0.47%) NoSQL
14 12 (0.40%) PostgreSQL
15 11 (0.37%) MongoDB
16 10 (0.34%) Big Data
16 10 (0.34%) Power Query
17 9 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
17 9 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 188 (6.34%) JIRA
2 26 (0.88%) Git
2 26 (0.88%) Jenkins
3 20 (0.67%) Selenium
4 15 (0.51%) Cypress.io
4 15 (0.51%) MLflow
5 14 (0.47%) GitLab
6 9 (0.30%) Cucumber
6 9 (0.30%) Postman
7 5 (0.17%) Maven
7 5 (0.17%) SonarQube
7 5 (0.17%) TestRail
7 5 (0.17%) Zephyr
8 4 (0.13%) Gatling
8 4 (0.13%) Rational DOORS
9 3 (0.10%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.10%) JMeter
9 3 (0.10%) REST Assured
10 2 (0.067%) Octopus Deploy
10 2 (0.067%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 1,416 (47.72%) Social Skills
2 1,110 (37.41%) Finance
3 625 (21.07%) Analytical Skills
4 242 (8.16%) Marketing
5 198 (6.67%) Banking
6 191 (6.44%) Legal
7 184 (6.20%) Influencing Skills
8 178 (6.00%) Law
9 177 (5.97%) Public Sector
10 175 (5.90%) Retail
11 166 (5.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 137 (4.62%) Organisational Skills
13 131 (4.42%) Presentation Skills
14 118 (3.98%) Manufacturing
15 59 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
16 45 (1.52%) Telecoms
17 43 (1.45%) Advertising
18 40 (1.35%) Billing
19 37 (1.25%) Games
20 33 (1.11%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 478 (16.11%) Senior
2 394 (13.28%) Lead
3 329 (11.09%) Analyst
4 306 (10.31%) Architect
5 230 (7.75%) Project Manager
6 185 (6.24%) Consultant
7 179 (6.03%) Senior Manager
8 168 (5.66%) Business Analyst
9 121 (4.08%) IT Manager
10 96 (3.24%) Solutions Architect
11 91 (3.07%) Product Manager
12 77 (2.60%) Senior Architect
13 64 (2.16%) Delivery Manager
13 64 (2.16%) Product Owner
13 64 (2.16%) Programme Manager
14 56 (1.89%) Business Manager
14 56 (1.89%) Senior Consultant
15 55 (1.85%) Development Manager
16 53 (1.79%) Systems Manager
17 51 (1.72%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 83 (2.80%) REST
2 66 (2.22%) .NET
3 52 (1.75%) PyTorch
4 51 (1.72%) SOAP
5 46 (1.55%) OAuth
6 40 (1.35%) Middleware
7 39 (1.31%) GraphQL
8 32 (1.08%) TensorFlow
9 31 (1.04%) SAML
10 30 (1.01%) OpenID
11 27 (0.91%) LDAP
12 26 (0.88%) Oracle Fusion
13 24 (0.81%) RESTful
14 23 (0.78%) Web Services
15 21 (0.71%) Django
16 18 (0.61%) React
16 18 (0.61%) Swagger
16 18 (0.61%) XML
17 17 (0.57%) FastAPI
18 16 (0.54%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 241 (8.12%) Product Ownership
2 117 (3.94%) Management Information System
3 115 (3.88%) Onboarding
4 107 (3.61%) Cloud Native
5 106 (3.57%) Cyber Threat
6 91 (3.07%) Operational Technology
7 75 (2.53%) Data Centre
8 73 (2.46%) Security Operations Centre
9 72 (2.43%) Enterprise Software
10 71 (2.39%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 63 (2.12%) Self-Motivation
12 50 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
13 49 (1.65%) Cyberattack
14 46 (1.55%) PMI
15 45 (1.52%) Low-Code
16 44 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
17 41 (1.38%) Virtual Team
18 38 (1.28%) Security Posture
19 33 (1.11%) Algorithms
19 33 (1.11%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 77 (2.60%) Windows
2 45 (1.52%) Linux
3 32 (1.08%) Windows Server
4 14 (0.47%) Unix
5 6 (0.20%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.17%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.13%) Android
7 4 (0.13%) VMS
7 4 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.067%) AIX
8 2 (0.067%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.034%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.034%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.034%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.034%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 816 (27.50%) Agile
2 785 (26.46%) Continuous Improvement
3 635 (21.40%) Roadmaps
4 541 (18.23%) Problem-Solving
5 491 (16.55%) Decision-Making
6 485 (16.35%) Project Management
7 392 (13.21%) Mentoring
8 386 (13.01%) AI
9 372 (12.54%) Analytics
10 327 (11.02%) Project Delivery
11 322 (10.85%) Risk Management
12 308 (10.38%) ITIL
13 305 (10.28%) Coaching
14 278 (9.37%) Change Management
15 277 (9.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 257 (8.66%) Business Strategy
17 252 (8.49%) DevOps
18 237 (7.99%) Migration
19 232 (7.82%) ERP
20 222 (7.48%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 256 (8.63%) SQL
2 177 (5.97%) Python
3 62 (2.09%) Java
4 53 (1.79%) PowerShell
5 52 (1.75%) JavaScript
6 47 (1.58%) C#
7 34 (1.15%) Bash
8 32 (1.08%) T-SQL
9 28 (0.94%) TypeScript
10 9 (0.30%) Bicep
11 8 (0.27%) PL/SQL
12 7 (0.24%) R
12 7 (0.24%) VBA
13 6 (0.20%) C++
13 6 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 6 (0.20%) Shell Script
14 5 (0.17%) Go
15 4 (0.13%) Apex Code
15 4 (0.13%) C
15 4 (0.13%) Scala
Qualifications
1 443 (14.93%) Degree
2 198 (6.67%) Security Cleared
3 175 (5.90%) PMI Certification
4 151 (5.09%) PMP
5 123 (4.15%) SC Cleared
6 99 (3.34%) DBS Check
7 63 (2.12%) Master's Degree
8 62 (2.09%) CISSP
9 58 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
10 48 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
11 45 (1.52%) DV Cleared
12 43 (1.45%) AWS Certification
12 43 (1.45%) CIMA
13 42 (1.42%) Azure Certification
14 40 (1.35%) ACCA
15 30 (1.01%) TOGAF Certification
16 29 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
16 29 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
17 24 (0.81%) CISM
17 24 (0.81%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 189 (6.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 188 (6.34%) NIST
3 175 (5.90%) Data Quality
4 166 (5.59%) QA
5 126 (4.25%) GDPR
6 100 (3.37%) PMO
7 88 (2.97%) Accessibility
8 69 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 67 (2.26%) SLA
10 42 (1.42%) GRC
11 39 (1.31%) Cyber Essentials
12 33 (1.11%) NCSC
13 28 (0.94%) PCI DSS
14 26 (0.88%) IFRS
14 26 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 15 (0.51%) GAAP
16 13 (0.44%) P3O
17 12 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
17 12 (0.40%) MiFID
18 11 (0.37%) COBIT
System Software
1 87 (2.93%) Active Directory
2 68 (2.29%) Docker
3 27 (0.91%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (0.34%) IAG
5 9 (0.30%) vSphere
6 6 (0.20%) Firmware
6 6 (0.20%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.13%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.067%) Lustre
8 2 (0.067%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.034%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.034%) Postfix
9 1 (0.034%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 75 (2.53%) Kubernetes
2 42 (1.42%) Terraform
3 34 (1.15%) Ansible
4 21 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
6 12 (0.40%) Grafana
7 10 (0.34%) Prometheus
8 7 (0.24%) SCCM
9 6 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 5 (0.17%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.13%) HP Fortify
11 4 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
11 4 (0.13%) SolarWinds Orion
12 3 (0.10%) Argo
12 3 (0.10%) Autotask
12 3 (0.10%) Cisco CUCM
12 3 (0.10%) Puppet
12 3 (0.10%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 2 (0.067%) FortiGate
13 2 (0.067%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 386 (13.01%) Microsoft
2 158 (5.33%) SAP
3 130 (4.38%) ServiceNow
4 104 (3.51%) Oracle
5 99 (3.34%) Workday
6 87 (2.93%) Salesforce
7 70 (2.36%) Databricks
8 50 (1.69%) Cisco
9 46 (1.55%) Google
10 38 (1.28%) VMware
11 30 (1.01%) Anaplan
11 30 (1.01%) OpenAI
12 26 (0.88%) Adobe
13 25 (0.84%) Genesys
13 25 (0.84%) HubSpot
13 25 (0.84%) Informatica
13 25 (0.84%) UiPath
14 23 (0.78%) Freshdesk
15 20 (0.67%) Splunk
15 20 (0.67%) Verint