Stakeholder Engagement Contracts

Stakeholder Engagement
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Stakeholder Engagement skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Stakeholder Engagement over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 144 157 189
Rank change year-on-year +13 +32 0
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement 683 975 1,332
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.60% 1.71% 1.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.86% 1.91% 1.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 482 708 1,010
10th Percentile £363 £396 £338
25th Percentile £425 £450 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £638
90th Percentile £775 £750 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £519 £500
% change year-on-year +1.20% +3.75% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 8 11
10th Percentile £18.35 £19.00 £16.25
25th Percentile £27.81 £19.94 £23.19
Median hourly rate £35.96 £20.90 £38.50
Median % change year-on-year +72.06% -45.71% +55.27%
75th Percentile £57.33 £56.50 £55.84
90th Percentile £75.00 £60.55 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £52.00 £20.50 £35.78
% change year-on-year +153.63% -42.70% +52.82%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Stakeholder Engagement is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,673 51,121 79,325
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.13% 89.77% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,631 35,432 55,673
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £438 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £480
% change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,440 1,683 1,892
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.99 £16.01 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +7.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.54
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -4.99%

Stakeholder Engagement
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Stakeholder Engagement as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement.

Daily rate trend for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement.

Hourly rate trend for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Stakeholder Engagement in the UK

Stakeholder Engagement
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Stakeholder Engagement within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +8 597 £550 - 366
London +43 344 £575 -2.54% 153
UK excluding London -14 285 £525 +1.20% 243
Work from Home -32 190 £550 - 170
South East +2 60 £538 +4.37% 71
North of England -23 55 £519 -5.68% 66
Midlands 0 54 £525 - 47
South West 0 50 £550 +4.76% 22
West Midlands +11 46 £523 -0.48% 33
Scotland +28 40 £525 +16.67% 22
North West +9 29 £525 +5.00% 36
East of England -11 23 £375 -26.83% 10
Yorkshire -36 21 £500 -10.11% 26
East Midlands +1 8 £525 +2.44% 14
North East +12 5 £590 +18.00% 5
Wales +6 2 £406 -33.67% 3
Northern Ireland +2 1 £363 +10.86% 4

Stakeholder Engagement
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 18 (2.64%) Confluence
1 18 (2.64%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.88%) SAS
4 5 (0.73%) WordPress
5 3 (0.44%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.15%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.15%) CMS
6 1 (0.15%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 34 (4.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (3.22%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (2.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 19 (2.78%) Microsoft Project
4 17 (2.49%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.29%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.29%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.29%) Sketch
6 1 (0.15%) OmniGraffle
6 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (2.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.02%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 5 (0.73%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.29%) iTrent
6 1 (0.15%) Carpe Diem
6 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.15%) OPENHousing
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.15%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.15%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.15%) SAP WM
6 1 (0.15%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 67 (9.81%) Azure
2 50 (7.32%) AWS
3 38 (5.56%) Power Platform
4 20 (2.93%) Azure DevOps
4 20 (2.93%) SaaS
5 18 (2.64%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (2.34%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (1.76%) GitHub
8 10 (1.46%) Boomi
8 10 (1.46%) GCP
9 9 (1.32%) Amazon S3
9 9 (1.32%) PowerApps
10 8 (1.17%) Power Automate
10 8 (1.17%) Snowflake
11 7 (1.02%) PaaS
12 6 (0.88%) Collibra
12 6 (0.88%) Figma
13 5 (0.73%) AWS Lambda
13 5 (0.73%) Serverless
13 5 (0.73%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.49%) Firewall
2 7 (1.02%) VPN
3 4 (0.59%) DNS
3 4 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.44%) DHCP
4 3 (0.44%) LAN
5 2 (0.29%) 4G
5 2 (0.29%) 5G
5 2 (0.29%) Broadband
5 2 (0.29%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.29%) WAN
5 2 (0.29%) Wireless
6 1 (0.15%) BIG-IP
6 1 (0.15%) Internet
6 1 (0.15%) Intranet
6 1 (0.15%) Network Security
6 1 (0.15%) PSTN
6 1 (0.15%) SAN
6 1 (0.15%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.15%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (4.83%) Power BI
2 14 (2.05%) Tableau
3 13 (1.90%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.76%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.76%) Metadata
5 7 (1.02%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.88%) Big Data
6 6 (0.88%) Electronic Patient Records
7 5 (0.73%) Amazon Athena
7 5 (0.73%) Crystal Reports
8 4 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.44%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.44%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 2 (0.29%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.29%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 1 (0.15%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.15%) Looker
11 1 (0.15%) Sisense
Development Applications
1 36 (5.27%) JIRA
2 9 (1.32%) Git
2 9 (1.32%) Jenkins
3 6 (0.88%) NeoLoad
3 6 (0.88%) Rational DOORS
4 5 (0.73%) LoadRunner
5 4 (0.59%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.59%) JUnit
5 4 (0.59%) Mockito
6 3 (0.44%) Selenium
7 2 (0.29%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.29%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.29%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.15%) JMeter
8 1 (0.15%) MLflow
8 1 (0.15%) SoapUI
General
1 235 (34.41%) Social Skills
2 176 (25.77%) Finance
3 96 (14.06%) Public Sector
4 60 (8.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 59 (8.64%) Analytical Skills
6 40 (5.86%) Legal
7 38 (5.56%) Local Government
8 34 (4.98%) Presentation Skills
9 31 (4.54%) Banking
10 21 (3.07%) Influencing Skills
10 21 (3.07%) Telecoms
11 20 (2.93%) Manufacturing
12 19 (2.78%) Marketing
13 18 (2.64%) Organisational Skills
13 18 (2.64%) Retail
14 12 (1.76%) Law
15 11 (1.61%) Games
15 11 (1.61%) Military
15 11 (1.61%) Pharmaceutical
16 7 (1.02%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 112 (16.40%) Analyst
2 110 (16.11%) Project Manager
3 80 (11.71%) Senior
4 66 (9.66%) Business Analyst
5 63 (9.22%) Architect
6 58 (8.49%) Lead
7 39 (5.71%) Solutions Architect
8 32 (4.69%) Consultant
8 32 (4.69%) Programme Manager
9 27 (3.95%) Change Manager
10 20 (2.93%) Developer
10 20 (2.93%) IT Manager
10 20 (2.93%) Senior Manager
11 18 (2.64%) Data Analyst
11 18 (2.64%) Product Manager
12 17 (2.49%) Business Manager
13 16 (2.34%) Product Owner
13 16 (2.34%) Test Leader
14 14 (2.05%) Delivery Manager
14 14 (2.05%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.64%) .NET
2 12 (1.76%) React
3 5 (0.73%) ModSecurity
3 5 (0.73%) Spring
4 4 (0.59%) .NET Framework
4 4 (0.59%) HTML
4 4 (0.59%) LDAP
4 4 (0.59%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (0.59%) SailPoint
4 4 (0.59%) Spring Boot
5 3 (0.44%) Kafka
5 3 (0.44%) Node.js
5 3 (0.44%) PySpark
6 2 (0.29%) CSS
6 2 (0.29%) MDX
6 2 (0.29%) Middleware
6 2 (0.29%) REST
6 2 (0.29%) SOAP
6 2 (0.29%) WinForms
6 2 (0.29%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 32 (4.69%) Product Ownership
2 15 (2.20%) Management Information System
3 13 (1.90%) NHS
4 10 (1.46%) Public Cloud
5 9 (1.32%) Derivative
5 9 (1.32%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.02%) Data Centre
7 6 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (0.88%) Mobile App
8 5 (0.73%) Algorithms
8 5 (0.73%) Distributed Architecture
8 5 (0.73%) Driving Licence
8 5 (0.73%) Fixed Income
8 5 (0.73%) FMCG
8 5 (0.73%) Operational Technology
8 5 (0.73%) Security Posture
8 5 (0.73%) Social Media
9 4 (0.59%) Credit Derivative
9 4 (0.59%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 17 (2.49%) Linux
2 12 (1.76%) Mac OS X
2 12 (1.76%) Windows
3 2 (0.29%) Android
3 2 (0.29%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.29%) Mac OS
3 2 (0.29%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.15%) AIX
4 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (22.11%) Agile
2 144 (21.08%) Project Management
3 134 (19.62%) Stakeholder Management
4 84 (12.30%) Problem-Solving
5 72 (10.54%) Risk Management
6 66 (9.66%) Project Delivery
7 65 (9.52%) Change Management
8 55 (8.05%) Decision-Making
9 54 (7.91%) Continuous Improvement
10 52 (7.61%) Roadmaps
11 46 (6.73%) DevOps
12 45 (6.59%) Programme Management
13 44 (6.44%) Analytics
14 43 (6.30%) Cybersecurity
14 43 (6.30%) Scrum
15 42 (6.15%) Business Case
15 42 (6.15%) PRINCE2
16 41 (6.00%) Business Intelligence
17 40 (5.86%) Migration
18 37 (5.42%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (5.42%) SQL
2 24 (3.51%) Python
3 19 (2.78%) C#
4 15 (2.20%) Java
5 7 (1.02%) PowerShell
6 4 (0.59%) C
6 4 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (0.44%) C++
7 3 (0.44%) Go
8 2 (0.29%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.29%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.29%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.29%) R
8 2 (0.29%) Scala
8 2 (0.29%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.29%) VB
8 2 (0.29%) VB6
9 1 (0.15%) ABAP
9 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 96 (14.06%) Security Cleared
2 82 (12.01%) Degree
3 81 (11.86%) SC Cleared
4 25 (3.66%) PMP
5 24 (3.51%) PMI Certification
6 22 (3.22%) DV Cleared
7 13 (1.90%) CISSP
8 11 (1.61%) Master's Degree
9 9 (1.32%) CISM
9 9 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.02%) TOGAF Certification
11 6 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (0.73%) ICAEW
13 4 (0.59%) ISEB
13 4 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.44%) ACCA
14 3 (0.44%) APMP
14 3 (0.44%) CIMA
14 3 (0.44%) NVQ Level 4
14 3 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (7.91%) QA
2 33 (4.83%) PMO
3 21 (3.07%) Data Quality
4 20 (2.93%) GDPR
5 18 (2.64%) NIST
6 17 (2.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 15 (2.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 12 (1.76%) Accessibility
9 10 (1.46%) HIPAA
10 5 (0.73%) GAAP
10 5 (0.73%) IFRS
11 4 (0.59%) GRC
12 3 (0.44%) ISO 9001
12 3 (0.44%) SLA
13 2 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 2 (0.29%) NIST 800
14 1 (0.15%) EMIR
14 1 (0.15%) SOC 2
System Software
1 13 (1.90%) Docker
2 9 (1.32%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.73%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.59%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.15%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (2.20%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.17%) Terraform
3 5 (0.73%) Ansible
4 4 (0.59%) OPNET
5 2 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.29%) PowerCLI
5 2 (0.29%) SCCM
6 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.15%) Kibana
6 1 (0.15%) logstash
6 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.15%) TrustSec
Vendors
1 77 (11.27%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.39%) Oracle
3 27 (3.95%) SAP
4 15 (2.20%) Salesforce
5 10 (1.46%) Atlassian
6 9 (1.32%) Google
7 8 (1.17%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.17%) Sparx
8 6 (0.88%) Cisco
8 6 (0.88%) iManage
8 6 (0.88%) Intapp
9 5 (0.73%) Adobe
9 5 (0.73%) CA Agile Central
9 5 (0.73%) Cadence
9 5 (0.73%) Databricks
9 5 (0.73%) IBM
9 5 (0.73%) IFS
9 5 (0.73%) NEC
9 5 (0.73%) OpenAI
9 5 (0.73%) VMware