IT Strategy Contracts in London

IT/Technology Strategy
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London 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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 246 335 287
Rank change year-on-year +89 -48 +22
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 148 161 359
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.84% 0.63% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.96% 0.69% 1.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 121 257
10th Percentile £410 £463 £458
25th Percentile £437 £550 £560
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £675 £675
Median % change year-on-year -16.37% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £763 £813 £800
90th Percentile £910 £913 £900
England median daily rate £600 £650 £650
% change year-on-year -7.69% - +18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £62.50
Median hourly rate £30.12 £37.34 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.34% -42.55% +20.37%
75th Percentile - - £67.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £30.12 £37.34 £17.50
% change year-on-year -19.34% +113.37% +26.13%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

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 advertised in London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,473 23,264 35,752
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.29% 90.93% 92.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,093 16,856 26,215
10th Percentile £340 £375 £394
25th Percentile £449 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £590 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £545
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 320 265 402
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.00 £16.50
25th Percentile £20.00 £22.49 £23.91
Median hourly rate £28.00 £39.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.21% +9.86% +8.07%
75th Percentile £48.75 £64.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £68.08 £82.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £37.50 £37.15 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.94% +48.60% +11.11%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Strategy in London

IT Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for IT Strategy in London

IT Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Strategy in London

IT Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Strategy in London

IT Strategy
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 2 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
Central London +46 28 £573 -11.92% 14
East London - 3 £630 - 1
West London +25 2 £535 -31.03% 4
IT Strategy
England

IT Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 (10.81%) Apache
2 8 (5.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (3.38%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.68%) CMS
4 1 (0.68%) Confluence
4 1 (0.68%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (0.68%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (0.68%) Headless CMS
4 1 (0.68%) SAS
4 1 (0.68%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.35%) Gliffy
2 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (7.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.03%) Teamcenter
3 2 (1.35%) Primavera
4 1 (0.68%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.68%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 40 (27.03%) Azure
2 23 (15.54%) AWS
3 16 (10.81%) Amazon Kinesis
4 10 (6.76%) IaaS
5 9 (6.08%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (4.05%) SaaS
7 5 (3.38%) PaaS
7 5 (3.38%) Tricentis Tosca
8 4 (2.70%) Cloud Computing
8 4 (2.70%) Entra ID
9 3 (2.03%) GCP
10 2 (1.35%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.68%) Amazon SQS
11 1 (0.68%) Azure API Management
11 1 (0.68%) Azure Key Vault
11 1 (0.68%) GitHub
11 1 (0.68%) Serverless
11 1 (0.68%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.05%) Firewall
1 6 (4.05%) WAN
2 5 (3.38%) LAN
3 4 (2.70%) DNS
4 3 (2.03%) MPLS
4 3 (2.03%) Network Security
4 3 (2.03%) SD-WAN
5 2 (1.35%) Wireless
6 1 (0.68%) 5G
6 1 (0.68%) BGP
6 1 (0.68%) Broadband
6 1 (0.68%) Internet
6 1 (0.68%) OSPF
6 1 (0.68%) SAN
6 1 (0.68%) VPN
6 1 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (10.81%) Flink
2 5 (3.38%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.70%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.35%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.68%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.68%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.68%) Metadata
5 1 (0.68%) OLAP
5 1 (0.68%) OLTP
5 1 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.68%) QlikView
5 1 (0.68%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (3.38%) LoadRunner
1 5 (3.38%) NeoLoad
2 3 (2.03%) JIRA
3 2 (1.35%) Git
4 1 (0.68%) GitLab
4 1 (0.68%) Katalon Studio
General
1 45 (30.41%) Social Skills
2 38 (25.68%) Finance
3 16 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (10.14%) Banking
5 14 (9.46%) Public Sector
6 13 (8.78%) Legal
7 10 (6.76%) Law
8 9 (6.08%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (4.73%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (2.70%) Retail
11 3 (2.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (2.03%) Local Government
11 3 (2.03%) Manufacturing
11 3 (2.03%) Wholesale Banking
12 2 (1.35%) Digital Economy
12 2 (1.35%) French Language
12 2 (1.35%) Investment Banking
12 2 (1.35%) Retail Banking
13 1 (0.68%) Publishing
13 1 (0.68%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 56 (37.84%) Architect
2 27 (18.24%) Developer
3 23 (15.54%) Enterprise Architect
4 18 (12.16%) Lead
5 15 (10.14%) Java Developer
6 14 (9.46%) Senior
7 13 (8.78%) Analyst
8 12 (8.11%) Full Stack Developer
8 12 (8.11%) Full Stack Java Developer
8 12 (8.11%) Technical Architect
9 11 (7.43%) Microsoft Developer
10 10 (6.76%) Senior Developer
11 7 (4.73%) React Developer
11 7 (4.73%) SC Cleared Java Developer
11 7 (4.73%) Senior Microsoft Developer
12 6 (4.05%) Project Manager
12 6 (4.05%) Security Architect
12 6 (4.05%) Test Leader
13 5 (3.38%) Business Architect
13 5 (3.38%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (10.81%) Kafka
2 3 (2.03%) DAO
2 3 (2.03%) Flask
3 2 (1.35%) .NET
3 2 (1.35%) FastAPI
3 2 (1.35%) Middleware
3 2 (1.35%) React
4 1 (0.68%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.68%) Lambda Expressions
4 1 (0.68%) Node.js
4 1 (0.68%) Pandas
4 1 (0.68%) REST
4 1 (0.68%) Vue
4 1 (0.68%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.38%) Enterprise Cloud
1 5 (3.38%) Management Information System
2 4 (2.70%) Data Protection Act
2 4 (2.70%) Product Ownership
3 3 (2.03%) FMCG
3 3 (2.03%) Mobile App
3 3 (2.03%) Public Cloud
3 3 (2.03%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.35%) Blog
4 2 (1.35%) CMDB
4 2 (1.35%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (1.35%) Data Centre
4 2 (1.35%) NHS
4 2 (1.35%) Reinsurance
4 2 (1.35%) Security Posture
5 1 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.68%) Cloud Security Posture
5 1 (0.68%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (0.68%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.68%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 8 (5.41%) Windows
2 5 (3.38%) Windows Server
3 3 (2.03%) Linux
4 2 (1.35%) Unix
5 1 (0.68%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (46.62%) Technology Strategy
2 66 (44.59%) Roadmaps
3 49 (33.11%) Agile
4 41 (27.70%) Business Strategy
5 40 (27.03%) Strategic Roadmap
6 30 (20.27%) Enterprise Architecture
7 23 (15.54%) Data Protection
8 22 (14.86%) Artificial Intelligence
8 22 (14.86%) Cybersecurity
8 22 (14.86%) Problem-Solving
9 19 (12.84%) Project Management
10 16 (10.81%) Project Delivery
11 15 (10.14%) Disaster Recovery
11 15 (10.14%) Stakeholder Management
12 14 (9.46%) Risk Management
12 14 (9.46%) Use Case
13 13 (8.78%) Business Continuity
13 13 (8.78%) Business Transformation
13 13 (8.78%) CRM
14 12 (8.11%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 20 (13.51%) Java
2 8 (5.41%) SQL
3 6 (4.05%) Python
4 4 (2.70%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.35%) C#
5 2 (1.35%) PHP
5 2 (1.35%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.68%) Ruby
6 1 (0.68%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 27 (18.24%) SC Cleared
1 27 (18.24%) Security Cleared
2 17 (11.49%) Degree
3 8 (5.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (4.05%) Master's Degree
5 3 (2.03%) Chartered Engineer
5 3 (2.03%) CITP
6 2 (1.35%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.35%) CISM
6 2 (1.35%) CISSP
6 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.35%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.35%) PMP
7 1 (0.68%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.68%) CCIE
7 1 (0.68%) CCNP
7 1 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.68%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 1 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.68%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (8.78%) NIST
2 8 (5.41%) QA
3 3 (2.03%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.35%) GDPR
5 1 (0.68%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.68%) EMIR
5 1 (0.68%) MiFID
5 1 (0.68%) PMO
5 1 (0.68%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (3.38%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (2.70%) Active Directory
3 3 (2.03%) Docker
4 1 (0.68%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 4 (2.70%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.03%) Docker Swarm
2 3 (2.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.03%) Terraform
3 2 (1.35%) SCCM
4 1 (0.68%) Avamar
4 1 (0.68%) CASB
4 1 (0.68%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.68%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 18 (12.16%) Microsoft
2 7 (4.73%) VMware
3 5 (3.38%) CA Agile Central
3 5 (3.38%) iManage
3 5 (3.38%) Intapp
3 5 (3.38%) OpenAI
4 4 (2.70%) Cisco
4 4 (2.70%) Citrix
4 4 (2.70%) Oracle
5 3 (2.03%) BiZZdesign
5 3 (2.03%) Sparx
6 2 (1.35%) Aruba
6 2 (1.35%) EMC
6 2 (1.35%) Fortinet
6 2 (1.35%) Okta
6 2 (1.35%) Palo Alto
6 2 (1.35%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.35%) Veeam
7 1 (0.68%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.68%) Riverbed