Business Strategy Contracts

Business Strategy
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Business Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Business 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 166 233 203
Rank change year-on-year +67 -30 +66
Contract jobs citing Business Strategy 627 631 1,242
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.46% 1.13% 1.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.70% 1.26% 1.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 392 408 807
10th Percentile £375 £436 £407
25th Percentile £500 £513 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - +6.43%
75th Percentile £750 £688 £713
90th Percentile £924 £800 £819
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 £600 £550
% change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 22 14
10th Percentile £31.29 £29.30 £35.88
25th Percentile - £36.75 £41.52
Median hourly rate £38.12 £44.25 £51.75
Median % change year-on-year -13.85% -14.49% +48.37%
75th Percentile - £49.52 £65.86
90th Percentile £58.70 £65.18 £76.05
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £42.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -10.31% -15.00% -6.98%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Business 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%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Strategy over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business 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 +72 577 £650 +8.33% 645
UK excluding London +61 317 £650 +8.33% 342
London +62 267 £625 +4.17% 314
Work from Home +80 229 £600 - 294
South East -7 70 £675 +12.41% 84
North of England +17 69 £638 +18.60% 81
East of England +43 63 £675 +11.11% 39
North West +42 60 £613 +22.50% 51
Midlands +57 47 £560 +5.51% 67
South West +21 45 £650 +1.96% 40
West Midlands +28 25 £750 +41.31% 47
Scotland +30 24 £613 +6.99% 22
East Midlands +32 22 £445 - 20
Yorkshire -9 5 £525 -4.55% 23
North East +12 4 £897 - 8
Wales +16 3 £513 -4.65% 4

Business 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 7 (1.12%) MTS
2 6 (0.96%) Confluence
3 5 (0.80%) SAS
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 15 (2.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.23%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.80%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.16%) PlantUML
6 1 (0.16%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (1.91%) Endur
2 7 (1.12%) Aligne
2 7 (1.12%) EuroRunner
2 7 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.96%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 5 (0.80%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.48%) Adobe Campaign
5 3 (0.48%) FastStats
5 3 (0.48%) SAP SD
5 3 (0.48%) Unica
6 2 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.32%) SAP GTS
7 1 (0.16%) Aladdin
7 1 (0.16%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.16%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.16%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 59 (9.41%) Azure
2 42 (6.70%) SaaS
3 39 (6.22%) Cloud Computing
4 37 (5.90%) PaaS
5 36 (5.74%) IaaS
6 31 (4.94%) AWS
7 23 (3.67%) Power Platform
8 19 (3.03%) GCP
9 7 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.12%) Microsoft 365
9 7 (1.12%) Serverless
10 6 (0.96%) OpenShift
11 4 (0.64%) WhatsApp
12 3 (0.48%) Boomi
12 3 (0.48%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (0.48%) Entra ID
12 3 (0.48%) GitHub
13 2 (0.32%) Amazon SageMaker
13 2 (0.32%) Asana
13 2 (0.32%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 47 (7.50%) WAN
2 46 (7.34%) LAN
3 25 (3.99%) Network Security
4 20 (3.19%) VPN
5 11 (1.75%) Firewall
6 10 (1.59%) MPLS
7 9 (1.44%) BGP
8 7 (1.12%) Internet
9 5 (0.80%) 5G
9 5 (0.80%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (0.80%) IOS XR
10 4 (0.64%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
10 4 (0.64%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 4 (0.64%) RSVP
11 3 (0.48%) Broadband
11 3 (0.48%) Intranet
11 3 (0.48%) TCP/IP
12 2 (0.32%) DNS
12 2 (0.32%) SSL
12 2 (0.32%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (3.99%) Metadata
2 22 (3.51%) Data Vault
2 22 (3.51%) Metadata Repository
2 22 (3.51%) NoSQL
2 22 (3.51%) Power BI
3 8 (1.28%) Tableau
4 7 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.80%) Big Data
5 5 (0.80%) SAP HANA
6 4 (0.64%) Hadoop
6 4 (0.64%) Impala
7 3 (0.48%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.48%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.48%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.48%) OLAP
7 3 (0.48%) OLTP
7 3 (0.48%) SAP BW
7 3 (0.48%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.32%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 2 (0.32%) Cloudera CDH
Development Applications
1 15 (2.39%) JIRA
2 8 (1.28%) Git
3 6 (0.96%) Bitbucket
4 4 (0.64%) Cucumber
4 4 (0.64%) kappa
5 2 (0.32%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio Team System
6 1 (0.16%) Selenium
6 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 222 (35.41%) Finance
2 216 (34.45%) Social Skills
3 92 (14.67%) Public Sector
4 74 (11.80%) Analytical Skills
5 72 (11.48%) Influencing Skills
6 54 (8.61%) Organisational Skills
7 49 (7.81%) Banking
8 36 (5.74%) Presentation Skills
8 36 (5.74%) Telecoms
9 31 (4.94%) Marketing
10 30 (4.78%) Manufacturing
11 25 (3.99%) Legal
12 20 (3.19%) Electronics
13 18 (2.87%) Retail
14 17 (2.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 14 (2.23%) Front Office
15 14 (2.23%) Law
16 10 (1.59%) Billing
16 10 (1.59%) Investment Banking
17 9 (1.44%) German Language
Job Titles
1 224 (35.73%) Architect
2 97 (15.47%) Analyst
3 52 (8.29%) Business Analyst
4 49 (7.81%) Solutions Architect
5 41 (6.54%) Lead
6 39 (6.22%) Consultant
7 34 (5.42%) Security Architect
8 33 (5.26%) Enterprise Architect
8 33 (5.26%) Senior
9 32 (5.10%) Data Architect
9 32 (5.10%) Project Manager
10 31 (4.94%) Network Architect
11 27 (4.31%) Technical Architect
12 20 (3.19%) Business Architect
12 20 (3.19%) Chief Architect
12 20 (3.19%) Chief Data Architect
13 14 (2.23%) Azure Architect
13 14 (2.23%) Data Analyst
13 14 (2.23%) Senior Analyst
14 13 (2.07%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.03%) Middleware
2 8 (1.28%) JSON
2 8 (1.28%) NETCONF
2 8 (1.28%) XML
2 8 (1.28%) YANG
3 6 (0.96%) .NET
3 6 (0.96%) ModSecurity
4 5 (0.80%) .NET Framework
4 5 (0.80%) REST
5 4 (0.64%) Node.js
5 4 (0.64%) OAuth
5 4 (0.64%) OpenID
5 4 (0.64%) Spring
5 4 (0.64%) Spring Boot
6 3 (0.48%) ADO
6 3 (0.48%) FIX Protocol
6 3 (0.48%) pytest
6 3 (0.48%) RAML
6 3 (0.48%) React
6 3 (0.48%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 44 (7.02%) Data Centre
2 37 (5.90%) Product Ownership
3 33 (5.26%) Management Information System
4 27 (4.31%) Reference Data
5 20 (3.19%) Public Cloud
6 13 (2.07%) Hybrid Cloud
6 13 (2.07%) Security Posture
7 11 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (1.59%) Renewable Energy
8 10 (1.59%) Solar Panel
9 9 (1.44%) FMCG
10 8 (1.28%) Cloud Native
10 8 (1.28%) Market Risk
11 7 (1.12%) Credit Risk
11 7 (1.12%) PKI
11 7 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (0.80%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (0.80%) Virtual Team
13 4 (0.64%) Distributed Architecture
Operating Systems
1 23 (3.67%) Windows
2 20 (3.19%) Linux
3 7 (1.12%) Windows 7
4 4 (0.64%) Unix
5 2 (0.32%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 153 (24.40%) Roadmaps
2 147 (23.44%) Agile
3 120 (19.14%) IT Strategy
4 115 (18.34%) Project Management
5 81 (12.92%) Stakeholder Management
6 79 (12.60%) Technology Strategy
7 62 (9.89%) Cybersecurity
8 61 (9.73%) Enterprise Architecture
9 60 (9.57%) Problem-Solving
10 57 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
11 54 (8.61%) Continuous Improvement
12 53 (8.45%) Analytics
12 53 (8.45%) Business Development
13 52 (8.29%) Strategic Roadmap
14 51 (8.13%) Use Case
15 49 (7.81%) Information Security
16 48 (7.66%) Data Modelling
17 47 (7.50%) Business Case
18 46 (7.34%) Data Strategy
19 45 (7.18%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 40 (6.38%) Python
2 36 (5.74%) SQL
3 25 (3.99%) Java
4 7 (1.12%) JavaScript
4 7 (1.12%) PowerShell
5 5 (0.80%) C++
5 5 (0.80%) R
5 5 (0.80%) VBA
6 3 (0.48%) MATLAB
7 2 (0.32%) Scala
7 2 (0.32%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.16%) C#
8 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.16%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 117 (18.66%) Security Cleared
2 78 (12.44%) SC Cleared
3 65 (10.37%) Degree
4 42 (6.70%) DV Cleared
5 17 (2.71%) Master's Degree
6 10 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (1.59%) PMI Certification
7 8 (1.28%) CIPD
8 7 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (0.96%) CCNP
9 6 (0.96%) MBA
9 6 (0.96%) PMP
10 5 (0.80%) CISM
10 5 (0.80%) CISSP
10 5 (0.80%) CTC Cleared
11 4 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.64%) CBAP
11 4 (0.64%) HND
12 3 (0.48%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.48%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.90%) NIST
2 28 (4.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (4.15%) QA
4 14 (2.23%) GDPR
5 11 (1.75%) Accessibility
6 9 (1.44%) Data Quality
6 9 (1.44%) PMO
7 8 (1.28%) SLA
8 6 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.64%) GRC
9 4 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.48%) COBIT
10 3 (0.48%) IASME
10 3 (0.48%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.32%) Def Stans
12 1 (0.16%) EMIR
12 1 (0.16%) IFRS
12 1 (0.16%) ISO 31000
12 1 (0.16%) NIST 800
System Software
1 8 (1.28%) Docker
2 7 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.96%) VMware NSX
4 5 (0.80%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (1.91%) Ansible
2 9 (1.44%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.12%) Terraform
4 6 (0.96%) OPNET
5 4 (0.64%) FortiGate
5 4 (0.64%) PowerCLI
6 1 (0.16%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.16%) SCCM
6 1 (0.16%) SCOM
6 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 54 (8.61%) SAP
2 50 (7.97%) Microsoft
3 19 (3.03%) Google
3 19 (3.03%) Salesforce
4 14 (2.23%) Cisco
5 12 (1.91%) Databricks
6 10 (1.59%) Oracle
6 10 (1.59%) VMware
7 9 (1.44%) Nokia
8 8 (1.28%) Sparx
9 6 (0.96%) Atlassian
9 6 (0.96%) Computacenter
9 6 (0.96%) Palo Alto
10 5 (0.80%) F5
11 4 (0.64%) BiZZdesign
11 4 (0.64%) Fortinet
12 3 (0.48%) Adobe
12 3 (0.48%) Cadence
12 3 (0.48%) Snapchat
12 3 (0.48%) Workday