Product Strategy Contracts

Product Strategy
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Product Strategy skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Product Strategy over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 426 479 535
Rank change year-on-year +53 +56 +2
Contract jobs citing Product Strategy 159 223 330
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.36% 0.40% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% 0.45% 0.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 147 250
10th Percentile £358 £406 £405
25th Percentile £481 £474 £465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £593 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.27% +7.73% +11.11%
75th Percentile £706 £644 £638
90th Percentile £850 £743 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £622 £550 £531
% change year-on-year +13.00% +3.53% +11.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 12 8
10th Percentile £41.17 £52.98 -
25th Percentile £48.56 £79.05 £24.25
Median hourly rate £67.50 £83.31 £45.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.98% +83.10% -19.47%
75th Percentile £68.75 £83.40 £59.38
90th Percentile £77.55 - £70.79
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £83.40 £84.31
% change year-on-year -55.04% -1.08% +49.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Product Strategy falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,178 49,770 79,013
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.13% 89.61% 90.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,737 34,458 55,587
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,579 1,678 1,852
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.96 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.90
Median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%
75th Percentile £61.28 £65.00 £50.15
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £34.90 £21.00
% change year-on-year +9.23% +66.18% -

Product Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Product Strategy in the UK

Product Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Product Strategy in the UK

Product Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Product Strategy over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Product Strategy in the UK

Product Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Product Strategy in the UK

Product Strategy
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Product Strategy over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Product Strategy in the UK

Product 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 Product Strategy within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 +29 143 £615 +8.37% 221
London +57 85 £588 -2.08% 123
UK excluding London -7 61 £622 +13.00% 95
Work from Home +66 51 £575 -4.17% 110
North of England -7 23 £850 +54.55% 32
Midlands +32 21 £608 -6.54% 16
North West +30 21 £850 +43.16% 18
East Midlands +11 10 £608 -6.54% 1
West Midlands +24 9 £359 -44.77% 15
Scotland +46 6 £435 -28.54% 2
Wales - 4 £412 -
South East -9 3 £550 +22.22% 25
East of England +1 2 £635 -2.31% 13
South West -7 2 £630 -3.08% 9
Yorkshire -24 2 £563 +2.27% 9

Product 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 4 (2.52%) SAS
2 3 (1.89%) Confluence
3 2 (1.26%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.63%) Appian
Applications
1 4 (2.52%) SPSS
2 2 (1.26%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.26%) Softmar
3 1 (0.63%) Distributed Ledger
3 1 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.63%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 19 (11.95%) Azure
2 9 (5.66%) Power Platform
3 8 (5.03%) AWS
3 8 (5.03%) SaaS
4 5 (3.14%) Azure Service Bus
5 4 (2.52%) Asana
6 3 (1.89%) Adobe Analytics
6 3 (1.89%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (1.89%) Google Analytics
7 2 (1.26%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (1.26%) dbt
7 2 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (1.26%) GCP
7 2 (1.26%) Miro
7 2 (1.26%) PaaS
8 1 (0.63%) Commercetools
8 1 (0.63%) OCI
8 1 (0.63%) SAP Fieldglass
8 1 (0.63%) Serverless
8 1 (0.63%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 19 (11.95%) Firewall
2 17 (10.69%) VPN
3 3 (1.89%) DHCP
3 3 (1.89%) DNS
3 3 (1.89%) Network Security
4 2 (1.26%) SSL
4 2 (1.26%) Unified Communications
4 2 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.63%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.66%) Power BI
2 3 (1.89%) Data Mining
2 3 (1.89%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (1.89%) Tableau
3 2 (1.26%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.63%) Big Data
4 1 (0.63%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.63%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 17 (10.69%) JIRA
2 1 (0.63%) Bitbucket
2 1 (0.63%) Git
2 1 (0.63%) GitLab
2 1 (0.63%) Jenkins
General
1 51 (32.08%) Social Skills
2 38 (23.90%) Finance
3 20 (12.58%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (12.58%) Public Sector
4 18 (11.32%) Marketing
5 16 (10.06%) Presentation Skills
6 15 (9.43%) Legal
7 11 (6.92%) Automotive
7 11 (6.92%) Manufacturing
8 9 (5.66%) Banking
9 5 (3.14%) Back Office
9 5 (3.14%) Telecoms
10 4 (2.52%) Advertising
11 3 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (1.89%) Retail
12 2 (1.26%) German Language
12 2 (1.26%) Health Technology
12 2 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.26%) Public Speaking
12 2 (1.26%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 31 (19.50%) Architect
1 31 (19.50%) Product Owner
2 27 (16.98%) Product Manager
3 25 (15.72%) Lead
4 22 (13.84%) Senior
5 17 (10.69%) Technical Architect
5 17 (10.69%) Technical Leader
6 16 (10.06%) Lead Architect
7 15 (9.43%) Analyst
8 12 (7.55%) Business Analyst
9 11 (6.92%) Senior Product Owner
10 6 (3.77%) Security Architect
11 5 (3.14%) Data Analyst
11 5 (3.14%) Data Scientist
12 4 (2.52%) Consultant
12 4 (2.52%) Designer
12 4 (2.52%) Senior Analyst
12 4 (2.52%) Senior Business Analyst
12 4 (2.52%) Senior Manager
13 3 (1.89%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (10.06%) Node.js
2 2 (1.26%) ADO
2 2 (1.26%) LDAP
2 2 (1.26%) React
3 1 (0.63%) Lightning Web Components
3 1 (0.63%) OAuth
3 1 (0.63%) REST
3 1 (0.63%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 65 (40.88%) Product Ownership
2 14 (8.81%) Public Cloud
3 9 (5.66%) Cyber Threat
3 9 (5.66%) Management Information System
3 9 (5.66%) Security Posture
4 7 (4.40%) Onboarding
5 6 (3.77%) Infotainment
5 6 (3.77%) Mobile App
6 4 (2.52%) Blockchain
6 4 (2.52%) IoT
7 3 (1.89%) Credit Risk
7 3 (1.89%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 3 (1.89%) Cyberattack
7 3 (1.89%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.89%) Educational Technology
8 2 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (1.26%) Digital Signage
8 2 (1.26%) Distributed Applications
8 2 (1.26%) FMCG
8 2 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 20 (12.58%) Android
1 20 (12.58%) Apple iOS
2 18 (11.32%) Windows
2 18 (11.32%) Windows Server
3 4 (2.52%) Linux
4 1 (0.63%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (52.20%) Roadmaps
2 81 (50.94%) Agile
3 46 (28.93%) Product Roadmap
4 43 (27.04%) Product Management
5 41 (25.79%) Strategic Roadmap
6 34 (21.38%) DevOps
7 32 (20.13%) Analytics
8 29 (18.24%) Risk Management
9 27 (16.98%) Product Vision
9 27 (16.98%) Scrum
10 26 (16.35%) Problem-Solving
11 25 (15.72%) Backlog Prioritisation
11 25 (15.72%) User Stories
12 23 (14.47%) User Experience
13 22 (13.84%) Decision-Making
13 22 (13.84%) Requirements Gathering
14 21 (13.21%) Backlog Management
15 19 (11.95%) Continuous Improvement
15 19 (11.95%) Stakeholder Management
16 18 (11.32%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 12 (7.55%) Python
2 6 (3.77%) SQL
3 4 (2.52%) Java
3 4 (2.52%) R
4 2 (1.26%) C
4 2 (1.26%) Go
4 2 (1.26%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.63%) Apex Code
5 1 (0.63%) Bash
Qualifications
1 23 (14.47%) Degree
1 23 (14.47%) Security Cleared
2 22 (13.84%) SC Cleared
3 9 (5.66%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (4.40%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.26%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.26%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (1.26%) CBAP
5 2 (1.26%) CSPO
5 2 (1.26%) MBA
5 2 (1.26%) PgMP
5 2 (1.26%) PMI Certification
5 2 (1.26%) PMP
6 1 (0.63%) CESG Certified Professional
6 1 (0.63%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.63%) IIBA
6 1 (0.63%) Numerate Degree
6 1 (0.63%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.29%) PMO
2 6 (3.77%) NIST
2 6 (3.77%) QA
3 5 (3.14%) PCI DSS
4 3 (1.89%) NIST 800
5 2 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 1 (0.63%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.63%) NCSC
6 1 (0.63%) RMADS
6 1 (0.63%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (3.14%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.89%) Docker
3 1 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (1.89%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.63%) Nagios
2 1 (0.63%) Opsview
2 1 (0.63%) Puppet
Vendors
1 15 (9.43%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.29%) Google
3 5 (3.14%) Apple
4 4 (2.52%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.89%) Adobe
5 3 (1.89%) Citrix
6 2 (1.26%) CA Agile Central
6 2 (1.26%) Concur
6 2 (1.26%) Logitech
6 2 (1.26%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.26%) Zoho
7 1 (0.63%) Ariba
7 1 (0.63%) Blue Prism
7 1 (0.63%) Databricks
7 1 (0.63%) Nokia
7 1 (0.63%) Oracle
7 1 (0.63%) Rakuten
7 1 (0.63%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.63%) SAP
7 1 (0.63%) VMware