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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 283 354 317
Rank change year-on-year +71 -37 +10
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 338 381 767
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.79% 0.67% 0.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.92% 0.74% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 240 299 540
10th Percentile £400 £450 £397
25th Percentile £461 £519 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £625
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +13.64%
75th Percentile £750 £725 £725
90th Percentile £839 £850 £850
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% +34.05%

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 36,622 51,397 80,021
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.09% 89.76% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,613 35,611 56,174
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £439 £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 2,439 1,690 1,913
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.77 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +7.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -6.54%

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 20 May 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 20 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 +82 305 £595 -8.51% 295
London +90 158 £565 -14.79% 139
UK excluding London +60 156 £650 +6.12% 176
Work from Home +55 108 £626 +2.12% 142
North of England +33 54 £655 +13.67% 48
North West +44 47 £605 +0.88% 18
South East +11 31 £550 -17.76% 50
Midlands +27 27 £700 +19.15% 35
West Midlands +33 21 £750 +66.67% 25
South West +12 21 £713 +9.62% 14
Scotland +45 17 £700 +16.67% 15
East of England +10 8 £513 -14.58% 12
East Midlands +13 6 £445 -27.35% 10
North East +15 4 £897 +117.44% 4
Yorkshire -8 3 - - 26

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 18 (5.33%) Apache
2 12 (3.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.48%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.18%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.89%) Confluence
6 2 (0.59%) CMS
7 1 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.30%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.30%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (0.59%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.30%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.30%) Gliffy
2 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 15 (4.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.18%) Infor SunSystems
2 4 (1.18%) Payment Gateway
2 4 (1.18%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.89%) Primavera
4 1 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.30%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle AGIS
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Retail
4 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.30%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 83 (24.56%) Azure
2 54 (15.98%) AWS
3 18 (5.33%) Amazon Kinesis
4 17 (5.03%) IaaS
4 17 (5.03%) SaaS
5 14 (4.14%) GCP
5 14 (4.14%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (3.85%) PaaS
7 8 (2.37%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.48%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (1.48%) OpenShift
8 5 (1.48%) Tricentis Tosca
9 4 (1.18%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.18%) Mimecast
9 4 (1.18%) Serverless
9 4 (1.18%) Snowflake
10 3 (0.89%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 3 (0.89%) Amazon ELB
10 3 (0.89%) AWS CloudFormation
10 3 (0.89%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 26 (7.69%) WAN
2 25 (7.40%) LAN
3 16 (4.73%) Network Security
4 12 (3.55%) Firewall
5 7 (2.07%) DNS
6 6 (1.78%) MPLS
6 6 (1.78%) Unified Communications
6 6 (1.78%) VPN
6 6 (1.78%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (1.48%) SD-WAN
8 4 (1.18%) Wireless
9 3 (0.89%) BGP
9 3 (0.89%) Intranet
9 3 (0.89%) OSPF
10 2 (0.59%) Internet
10 2 (0.59%) SAN
10 2 (0.59%) WLAN
11 1 (0.30%) Broadband
11 1 (0.30%) DHCP
11 1 (0.30%) IPv4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.33%) Flink
2 9 (2.66%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.07%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.48%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.48%) OLAP
4 5 (1.48%) OLTP
5 4 (1.18%) Metadata
6 3 (0.89%) DynamoDB
6 3 (0.89%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.89%) QlikView
7 2 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.59%) Big Data
7 2 (0.59%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.59%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.30%) DB2
8 1 (0.30%) Oracle OLAP
8 1 (0.30%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 8 (2.37%) JIRA
2 5 (1.48%) Git
2 5 (1.48%) LoadRunner
2 5 (1.48%) NeoLoad
3 4 (1.18%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.89%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.59%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.59%) kappa
6 1 (0.30%) GitLab
6 1 (0.30%) Katalon Studio
General
1 96 (28.40%) Social Skills
2 74 (21.89%) Finance
3 44 (13.02%) Public Sector
4 34 (10.06%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (7.69%) Banking
6 24 (7.10%) Influencing Skills
7 19 (5.62%) Legal
8 17 (5.03%) Retail
9 13 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
10 11 (3.25%) Law
10 11 (3.25%) Telecoms
11 8 (2.37%) Manufacturing
12 7 (2.07%) Marketing
13 5 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (1.48%) Investment Banking
14 4 (1.18%) French Language
14 4 (1.18%) Local Government
15 3 (0.89%) Wholesale Banking
16 2 (0.59%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 176 (52.07%) Architect
2 52 (15.38%) Enterprise Architect
3 43 (12.72%) Solutions Architect
4 33 (9.76%) Developer
5 30 (8.88%) Analyst
5 30 (8.88%) Lead
5 30 (8.88%) Senior
6 26 (7.69%) Technical Architect
7 23 (6.80%) Security Architect
8 16 (4.73%) Java Developer
9 13 (3.85%) Full Stack Developer
9 13 (3.85%) Full Stack Java Developer
9 13 (3.85%) Senior Developer
10 12 (3.55%) Senior Architect
11 11 (3.25%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 11 (3.25%) IT Manager
11 11 (3.25%) Lead Architect
11 11 (3.25%) Microsoft Developer
12 10 (2.96%) Azure Architect
12 10 (2.96%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.62%) Kafka
1 19 (5.62%) Middleware
2 7 (2.07%) .NET
3 4 (1.18%) ModSecurity
4 3 (0.89%) DAO
4 3 (0.89%) React
4 3 (0.89%) RESTful
4 3 (0.89%) SOAP
5 2 (0.59%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.59%) FastAPI
5 2 (0.59%) Flask
5 2 (0.59%) GraphQL
5 2 (0.59%) REST
6 1 (0.30%) gRPC
6 1 (0.30%) J2EE
6 1 (0.30%) JMS
6 1 (0.30%) Lambda Expressions
6 1 (0.30%) RAML
6 1 (0.30%) TensorFlow
6 1 (0.30%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.21%) Public Cloud
2 18 (5.33%) Management Information System
3 13 (3.85%) Data Centre
4 9 (2.66%) Operational Technology
4 9 (2.66%) Product Ownership
5 7 (2.07%) Enterprise Cloud
6 6 (1.78%) Security Posture
7 5 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.18%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.18%) IoT
8 4 (1.18%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.89%) Blog
9 3 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.89%) FMCG
9 3 (0.89%) Mobile App
9 3 (0.89%) Taxonomies
9 3 (0.89%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.59%) EPoS
10 2 (0.59%) NHS
10 2 (0.59%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 23 (6.80%) Windows
2 16 (4.73%) Linux
3 9 (2.66%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.59%) Unix
5 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.30%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (53.55%) Technology Strategy
2 140 (41.42%) Roadmaps
3 116 (34.32%) Business Strategy
4 100 (29.59%) Agile
5 68 (20.12%) Enterprise Architecture
6 64 (18.93%) Strategic Roadmap
7 55 (16.27%) TOGAF
8 45 (13.31%) Cybersecurity
9 44 (13.02%) Problem-Solving
9 44 (13.02%) Project Management
10 41 (12.13%) Project Delivery
11 40 (11.83%) Data Protection
12 37 (10.95%) Risk Management
13 33 (9.76%) Stakeholder Management
14 30 (8.88%) Artificial Intelligence
14 30 (8.88%) Continuous Improvement
14 30 (8.88%) Disaster Recovery
15 29 (8.58%) Architectural Patterns
15 29 (8.58%) Business Continuity
16 28 (8.28%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.51%) Java
2 17 (5.03%) SQL
3 13 (3.85%) Python
4 6 (1.78%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.18%) C#
5 4 (1.18%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.18%) PHP
6 3 (0.89%) Bash
6 3 (0.89%) Go
7 1 (0.30%) Ruby
7 1 (0.30%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 78 (23.08%) Security Cleared
2 65 (19.23%) SC Cleared
3 43 (12.72%) Degree
4 19 (5.62%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.66%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (2.37%) Master's Degree
7 6 (1.78%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (1.48%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.48%) CISSP
8 5 (1.48%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.48%) PMP
9 4 (1.18%) ACCA
9 4 (1.18%) CCNP
9 4 (1.18%) CIMA
9 4 (1.18%) CISM
9 4 (1.18%) HND
10 3 (0.89%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (0.89%) CITP
10 3 (0.89%) MCSE
11 2 (0.59%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (11.54%) NIST
2 24 (7.10%) QA
3 20 (5.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.66%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.89%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.89%) GDPR
5 3 (0.89%) IASME
5 3 (0.89%) NCSC
6 2 (0.59%) COBIT
6 2 (0.59%) PMO
6 2 (0.59%) SLA
7 1 (0.30%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.30%) EMIR
7 1 (0.30%) MiFID
7 1 (0.30%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.30%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (3.55%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (3.25%) Docker
3 9 (2.66%) Active Directory
4 5 (1.48%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.18%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.30%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 12 (3.55%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.37%) Ansible
2 8 (2.37%) Terraform
3 5 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.48%) SCCM
4 4 (1.18%) OPNET
5 3 (0.89%) Docker Swarm
5 3 (0.89%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.59%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.30%) Avamar
7 1 (0.30%) CASB
7 1 (0.30%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.30%) SCOM
7 1 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 38 (11.24%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.33%) VMware
3 16 (4.73%) Oracle
4 9 (2.66%) Cisco
5 7 (2.07%) Citrix
5 7 (2.07%) Databricks
6 5 (1.48%) Atlassian
6 5 (1.48%) CA Agile Central
6 5 (1.48%) Google
6 5 (1.48%) iManage
6 5 (1.48%) Intapp
6 5 (1.48%) OpenAI
6 5 (1.48%) SAP
7 4 (1.18%) Okta
7 4 (1.18%) Sun
8 3 (0.89%) Aruba
8 3 (0.89%) BiZZdesign
8 3 (0.89%) Fortinet
8 3 (0.89%) MuleSoft
8 3 (0.89%) Sparx