IT Strategy Contracts

IT/Technology Strategy
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for IT Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited IT Strategy over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 290 348 319
Rank change year-on-year +58 -29 +25
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 324 380 749
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.75% 0.68% 0.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.88% 0.76% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 233 295 530
10th Percentile £409 £450 £400
25th Percentile £458 £525 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £630
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -0.79% +14.55%
75th Percentile £750 £745 £738
90th Percentile £838 £850 £851
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 £613 £550
% change year-on-year +6.12% +11.36% +7.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 5
10th Percentile - £42.11 £13.55
25th Percentile - £49.26 £15.50
Median hourly rate £30.12 £61.17 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -50.76% +249.54% +34.62%
75th Percentile - £73.09 £18.75
90th Percentile - £80.23 £48.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £85.00 £16.75
% change year-on-year - +407.46% +31.40%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

IT Strategy 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 36,802 50,277 79,372
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.47% 89.69% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,632 34,811 55,790
10th Percentile £300 £325 £345
25th Percentile £413 £438 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £644
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +9.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,530 1,673 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.72 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +9.74%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.76%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Strategy in the UK

IT Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Strategy.

Daily rate trend for IT Strategy in the UK

IT Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Strategy in the UK

IT Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Strategy.

Hourly rate trend for IT Strategy in the UK

IT Strategy
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Strategy within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 +60 291 £600 -7.69% 288
UK excluding London +44 155 £650 +6.12% 173
London +84 148 £565 -14.79% 116
Work from Home +64 110 £626 +2.12% 163
North of England +25 52 £655 +18.55% 43
North West +47 45 £605 +10.05% 21
South East +2 32 £570 -17.91% 42
Midlands +30 24 £700 +25.84% 38
South West +9 22 £713 +7.55% 17
Scotland +41 18 £700 +16.67% 11
West Midlands +23 17 £750 +81.82% 25
East of England +3 9 £513 +5.13% 19
East Midlands +10 7 £445 -27.35% 13
North East +14 4 £897 +117.44% 3
Yorkshire -8 3 - - 19

IT Strategy
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 16 (4.94%) Apache
2 9 (2.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.54%) Apache Spark
3 5 (1.54%) Confluence
4 3 (0.93%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.62%) CMS
6 1 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.31%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.31%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (0.62%) Gliffy
1 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.31%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 12 (3.70%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.54%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (1.23%) Infor SunSystems
3 4 (1.23%) Teamcenter
4 3 (0.93%) Primavera
5 1 (0.31%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle AGIS
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Retail
5 1 (0.31%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 80 (24.69%) Azure
2 49 (15.12%) AWS
3 16 (4.94%) Amazon Kinesis
4 15 (4.63%) GCP
4 15 (4.63%) SaaS
5 14 (4.32%) IaaS
5 14 (4.32%) PaaS
6 10 (3.09%) Microsoft 365
7 7 (2.16%) OpenShift
8 5 (1.54%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (1.54%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.54%) Tricentis Tosca
9 4 (1.23%) Serverless
9 4 (1.23%) Snowflake
10 3 (0.93%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 3 (0.93%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (0.93%) Amazon ELB
10 3 (0.93%) AWS CloudFormation
10 3 (0.93%) GitHub
11 2 (0.62%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 25 (7.72%) WAN
2 24 (7.41%) LAN
3 16 (4.94%) Network Security
4 8 (2.47%) Firewall
5 7 (2.16%) VPN
6 5 (1.54%) Unified Communications
6 5 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (1.23%) DNS
7 4 (1.23%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.93%) Intranet
8 3 (0.93%) MPLS
8 3 (0.93%) Wireless
9 2 (0.62%) BGP
9 2 (0.62%) OSPF
9 2 (0.62%) SAN
9 2 (0.62%) WLAN
10 1 (0.31%) Broadband
10 1 (0.31%) Internet
10 1 (0.31%) Intrusion Detection
10 1 (0.31%) NetScreen
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.94%) Flink
2 9 (2.78%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.85%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.54%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.54%) OLAP
4 5 (1.54%) OLTP
5 4 (1.23%) Metadata
6 3 (0.93%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.93%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.93%) QlikView
7 2 (0.62%) Big Data
7 2 (0.62%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.62%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.62%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.31%) DB2
8 1 (0.31%) Oracle OLAP
8 1 (0.31%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (3.09%) JIRA
2 6 (1.85%) Bitbucket
3 5 (1.54%) Git
3 5 (1.54%) LoadRunner
3 5 (1.54%) NeoLoad
4 3 (0.93%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.62%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.62%) kappa
6 1 (0.31%) GitLab
6 1 (0.31%) Katalon Studio
General
1 93 (28.70%) Social Skills
2 75 (23.15%) Finance
3 42 (12.96%) Public Sector
4 31 (9.57%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (9.26%) Banking
6 24 (7.41%) Influencing Skills
7 18 (5.56%) Legal
8 16 (4.94%) Retail
9 12 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
10 11 (3.40%) Law
10 11 (3.40%) Telecoms
11 9 (2.78%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.54%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.54%) Investment Banking
13 4 (1.23%) Local Government
13 4 (1.23%) Retail Banking
14 3 (0.93%) Marketing
14 3 (0.93%) Wholesale Banking
15 2 (0.62%) French Language
Job Titles
1 170 (52.47%) Architect
2 45 (13.89%) Enterprise Architect
3 41 (12.65%) Solutions Architect
4 32 (9.88%) Analyst
5 29 (8.95%) Developer
5 29 (8.95%) Lead
6 27 (8.33%) Technical Architect
7 26 (8.02%) Senior
8 22 (6.79%) Security Architect
9 15 (4.63%) Java Developer
10 12 (3.70%) Full Stack Developer
10 12 (3.70%) Full Stack Java Developer
11 11 (3.40%) Azure Architect
11 11 (3.40%) Cloud Architect
11 11 (3.40%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 11 (3.40%) IT Manager
11 11 (3.40%) Microsoft Developer
11 11 (3.40%) Senior Architect
12 10 (3.09%) Lead Architect
12 10 (3.09%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (6.17%) Middleware
2 17 (5.25%) Kafka
3 9 (2.78%) .NET
4 6 (1.85%) ModSecurity
5 4 (1.23%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.93%) DAO
6 3 (0.93%) Flask
6 3 (0.93%) RESTful
6 3 (0.93%) SOAP
7 2 (0.62%) FastAPI
7 2 (0.62%) GraphQL
7 2 (0.62%) React
7 2 (0.62%) REST
8 1 (0.31%) gRPC
8 1 (0.31%) Lambda Expressions
8 1 (0.31%) Node.js
8 1 (0.31%) Oracle Fusion
8 1 (0.31%) RabbitMQ
8 1 (0.31%) RAML
8 1 (0.31%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (7.10%) Public Cloud
2 16 (4.94%) Management Information System
3 14 (4.32%) Product Ownership
4 13 (4.01%) Data Centre
5 8 (2.47%) Security Posture
6 7 (2.16%) Enterprise Cloud
6 7 (2.16%) Operational Technology
7 5 (1.54%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.23%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.23%) FMCG
8 4 (1.23%) PKI
8 4 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.93%) Mobile App
9 3 (0.93%) Taxonomies
9 3 (0.93%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.62%) EPoS
10 2 (0.62%) IoT
10 2 (0.62%) NHS
10 2 (0.62%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 21 (6.48%) Windows
2 19 (5.86%) Linux
3 6 (1.85%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.62%) Unix
5 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.31%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (54.63%) Technology Strategy
2 133 (41.05%) Roadmaps
3 120 (37.04%) Business Strategy
4 100 (30.86%) Agile
5 63 (19.44%) Enterprise Architecture
5 63 (19.44%) Strategic Roadmap
6 54 (16.67%) TOGAF
7 44 (13.58%) Project Management
8 42 (12.96%) Cybersecurity
9 41 (12.65%) Problem-Solving
10 40 (12.35%) Data Protection
11 37 (11.42%) Risk Management
12 36 (11.11%) Project Delivery
13 35 (10.80%) Stakeholder Management
14 33 (10.19%) Architectural Patterns
14 33 (10.19%) Artificial Intelligence
14 33 (10.19%) Continuous Improvement
15 30 (9.26%) Disaster Recovery
16 29 (8.95%) Business Continuity
17 28 (8.64%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 21 (6.48%) Java
2 17 (5.25%) SQL
3 16 (4.94%) Python
4 8 (2.47%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.23%) C#
5 4 (1.23%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.23%) PHP
6 3 (0.93%) Bash
6 3 (0.93%) Go
7 1 (0.31%) Ruby
7 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 75 (23.15%) Security Cleared
2 63 (19.44%) SC Cleared
3 41 (12.65%) Degree
4 19 (5.86%) DV Cleared
5 10 (3.09%) Master's Degree
6 9 (2.78%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (1.54%) CISSP
7 5 (1.54%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.54%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.54%) PMP
8 4 (1.23%) ACCA
8 4 (1.23%) CCNP
8 4 (1.23%) CIMA
8 4 (1.23%) CISM
8 4 (1.23%) HND
9 3 (0.93%) Chartered Engineer
9 3 (0.93%) CITP
9 3 (0.93%) MCSE
10 2 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (12.04%) NIST
2 25 (7.72%) QA
3 19 (5.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.93%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.93%) GDPR
5 3 (0.93%) IASME
5 3 (0.93%) NCSC
6 2 (0.62%) COBIT
6 2 (0.62%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.62%) SLA
7 1 (0.31%) EMIR
7 1 (0.31%) MiFID
7 1 (0.31%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.31%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.31%) PMO
System Software
1 13 (4.01%) Docker
2 12 (3.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.85%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.85%) VMware NSX
4 5 (1.54%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.31%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 14 (4.32%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.09%) Ansible
2 10 (3.09%) Terraform
3 6 (1.85%) OPNET
4 4 (1.23%) PowerCLI
5 3 (0.93%) Docker Swarm
5 3 (0.93%) HP Fortify
5 3 (0.93%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.93%) SCCM
6 1 (0.31%) Avamar
6 1 (0.31%) CASB
6 1 (0.31%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.31%) SCOM
6 1 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 36 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 17 (5.25%) VMware
3 16 (4.94%) Oracle
4 10 (3.09%) Cisco
5 8 (2.47%) Databricks
6 7 (2.16%) Atlassian
6 7 (2.16%) Google
7 5 (1.54%) CA Agile Central
7 5 (1.54%) Citrix
7 5 (1.54%) iManage
7 5 (1.54%) Intapp
7 5 (1.54%) OpenAI
8 4 (1.23%) Sun
9 3 (0.93%) Aruba
9 3 (0.93%) BiZZdesign
9 3 (0.93%) Fortinet
9 3 (0.93%) MuleSoft
9 3 (0.93%) Sparx
9 3 (0.93%) Splunk
10 2 (0.62%) Okta