Roadmaps Contracts

Roadmaps
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Roadmaps skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Roadmaps 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 46 33 42
Rank change year-on-year -13 +9 +10
Contract jobs citing Roadmaps 1,661 3,187 4,742
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 3.90% 5.57% 5.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.54% 6.20% 5.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,091 2,292 3,319
10th Percentile £406 £433 £414
25th Percentile £475 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £600 £588
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +2.04% +6.91%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £683
90th Percentile £825 £800 £756
UK excluding London median daily rate £570 £570 £550
% change year-on-year - +3.64% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 41 43
10th Percentile £33.00 £35.00 £27.05
25th Percentile £36.00 £37.80 £34.99
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £43.95
Median % change year-on-year - +47.90% +0.46%
75th Percentile £85.78 £80.25 £70.38
90th Percentile £91.60 £90.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £63.03 £65.50 £65.47
% change year-on-year -3.77% +0.05% +89.53%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Roadmaps 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%

Roadmaps
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Roadmaps in the UK

Roadmaps
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Roadmaps in the UK

Roadmaps
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Roadmaps over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Roadmaps in the UK

Roadmaps
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Roadmaps in the UK

Roadmaps
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Roadmaps over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Roadmaps in the UK

Roadmaps
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Roadmaps 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 -13 1,404 £600 -1.64% 1,507
London -14 750 £600 -4.00% 701
UK excluding London -18 737 £570 - 921
Work from Home -12 573 £563 -6.25% 721
South East -21 186 £525 -12.50% 316
North of England -12 178 £580 +5.45% 207
Scotland -8 133 £500 -2.82% 54
North West -6 119 £585 +6.36% 119
Midlands -11 104 £663 +1.92% 159
South West +2 95 £575 -4.17% 93
West Midlands -3 88 £675 +3.85% 107
Yorkshire -16 56 £500 -13.04% 61
East of England -40 39 £635 -2.31% 85
East Midlands -22 14 £445 -31.54% 51
North East +2 11 £760 +44.76% 27
Northern Ireland +2 3 £640 +16.36% 8
Wales -11 3 £625 +10.62% 19

Roadmaps
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 48 (2.89%) Confluence
2 33 (1.99%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
4 19 (1.14%) CMS
5 10 (0.60%) SAS
6 8 (0.48%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.30%) Apache
7 5 (0.30%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.24%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.24%) Drupal
8 4 (0.24%) WebSphere
9 3 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.18%) IIS
9 3 (0.18%) OpenStack
9 3 (0.18%) WebLogic
10 2 (0.12%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
10 2 (0.12%) WordPress
11 1 (0.060%) Exchange Server 2013
11 1 (0.060%) GeoServer
Applications
1 38 (2.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (1.99%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (1.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.66%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.54%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (0.48%) Chatbot
7 7 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.18%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.12%) Trello
10 1 (0.060%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 49 (2.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 27 (1.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 14 (0.84%) Aladdin
4 10 (0.60%) SAP FI
4 10 (0.60%) Workday HCM
5 9 (0.54%) SAP CO
5 9 (0.54%) SAP FI/CO
6 8 (0.48%) SAP SD
7 6 (0.36%) Payment Gateway
7 6 (0.36%) SAP ERP
7 6 (0.36%) Shopify
8 4 (0.24%) Infor SunSystems
8 4 (0.24%) SAP BPC
8 4 (0.24%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.18%) Fidessa
9 3 (0.18%) NetSuite
9 3 (0.18%) OpenText VIM for SAP
9 3 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
9 3 (0.18%) SAP Hybris
9 3 (0.18%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 248 (14.93%) Azure
2 188 (11.32%) AWS
3 70 (4.21%) Power Platform
3 70 (4.21%) SaaS
4 68 (4.09%) Microsoft 365
5 59 (3.55%) GCP
6 52 (3.13%) PaaS
7 33 (1.99%) IaaS
8 32 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
9 27 (1.63%) SuccessFactors
10 23 (1.38%) Entra ID
10 23 (1.38%) GitHub
10 23 (1.38%) Serverless
11 22 (1.32%) Azure DevOps
11 22 (1.32%) Cloud Computing
12 21 (1.26%) AWS CloudFormation
13 15 (0.90%) AWS Lambda
14 13 (0.78%) OpenShift
14 13 (0.78%) PowerApps
15 12 (0.72%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 83 (5.00%) Firewall
2 40 (2.41%) VPN
3 35 (2.11%) Network Security
4 31 (1.87%) DNS
5 28 (1.69%) VoIP
6 26 (1.57%) WAN
7 19 (1.14%) 5G
8 15 (0.90%) LAN
8 15 (0.90%) MPLS
8 15 (0.90%) TCP/IP
9 14 (0.84%) 4G
9 14 (0.84%) BGP
10 13 (0.78%) Intranet
10 13 (0.78%) Radio Access Network
11 11 (0.66%) Cisco ASA
11 11 (0.66%) Cisco Nexus
11 11 (0.66%) DHCP
11 11 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
12 9 (0.54%) Cisco IOS
12 9 (0.54%) SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (3.55%) Power BI
2 36 (2.17%) Data Warehouse
3 23 (1.38%) Big Data
3 23 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
3 23 (1.38%) Tableau
4 22 (1.32%) NoSQL
5 21 (1.26%) Metadata
5 21 (1.26%) SQL Server
6 20 (1.20%) Data Lake
7 17 (1.02%) MongoDB
8 12 (0.72%) Elasticsearch
8 12 (0.72%) Oracle Database
9 10 (0.60%) OLAP
9 10 (0.60%) OLTP
10 8 (0.48%) Amazon Aurora
10 8 (0.48%) GIS
10 8 (0.48%) SAP BW
10 8 (0.48%) SAP HANA
11 7 (0.42%) Amazon Redshift
12 6 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 115 (6.92%) JIRA
2 32 (1.93%) Jenkins
3 31 (1.87%) Git
4 18 (1.08%) Rational DOORS
5 12 (0.72%) Artifactory
6 10 (0.60%) GitLab
7 9 (0.54%) TeamCity
8 8 (0.48%) Bitbucket
8 8 (0.48%) Sonatype Nexus
9 7 (0.42%) LoadRunner
9 7 (0.42%) Selenium
10 6 (0.36%) NeoLoad
11 5 (0.30%) Subversion
12 4 (0.24%) webpack
12 4 (0.24%) XCUITest
13 3 (0.18%) Cypress.io
13 3 (0.18%) JMeter
13 3 (0.18%) Visual Website Optimizer
14 2 (0.12%) ERwin
14 2 (0.12%) JUnit
General
1 454 (27.33%) Social Skills
2 374 (22.52%) Finance
3 215 (12.94%) Public Sector
4 200 (12.04%) Analytical Skills
5 119 (7.16%) Banking
6 80 (4.82%) Telecoms
7 73 (4.39%) Presentation Skills
8 68 (4.09%) Influencing Skills
9 65 (3.91%) Marketing
10 61 (3.67%) Legal
11 60 (3.61%) Retail
12 51 (3.07%) Manufacturing
13 36 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 30 (1.81%) Front Office
15 27 (1.63%) Pharmaceutical
16 23 (1.38%) Investment Banking
17 19 (1.14%) Law
18 18 (1.08%) Military
19 17 (1.02%) Back Office
20 16 (0.96%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 480 (28.90%) Architect
2 176 (10.60%) Senior
3 168 (10.11%) Analyst
4 164 (9.87%) Lead
5 148 (8.91%) Solutions Architect
6 111 (6.68%) Product Manager
7 109 (6.56%) Consultant
8 93 (5.60%) Business Analyst
8 93 (5.60%) Product Owner
9 81 (4.88%) Enterprise Architect
10 77 (4.64%) Technical Architect
11 68 (4.09%) Developer
12 53 (3.19%) Project Manager
13 46 (2.77%) Data Architect
14 39 (2.35%) Security Architect
15 37 (2.23%) Network Engineer
16 35 (2.11%) Delivery Manager
17 32 (1.93%) Lead Architect
18 31 (1.87%) Senior Architect
19 30 (1.81%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (1.99%) Node.js
2 32 (1.93%) REST
3 31 (1.87%) .NET
4 24 (1.44%) React
4 24 (1.44%) Web Services
5 21 (1.26%) HTML
6 19 (1.14%) JSON
7 17 (1.02%) CSS
7 17 (1.02%) XML
8 16 (0.96%) SOAP
9 15 (0.90%) SAML
10 14 (0.84%) Middleware
11 13 (0.78%) AngularJS
12 12 (0.72%) Spring
13 11 (0.66%) AWS CDK
13 11 (0.66%) Kafka
13 11 (0.66%) LDAP
13 11 (0.66%) Spring Boot
14 10 (0.60%) J2EE
14 10 (0.60%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 222 (13.37%) Product Ownership
2 97 (5.84%) Management Information System
3 36 (2.17%) Public Cloud
4 35 (2.11%) Data Centre
5 34 (2.05%) Self-Motivation
6 28 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
7 27 (1.63%) Security Posture
8 26 (1.57%) Fixed Income
9 25 (1.51%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 25 (1.51%) Hedge funds
9 25 (1.51%) Mobile App
10 23 (1.38%) Derivative
10 23 (1.38%) Hybrid Cloud
11 20 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
11 20 (1.20%) Equities
12 19 (1.14%) CMDB
13 18 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
13 18 (1.08%) Video Conferencing
14 17 (1.02%) Virtual Team
15 16 (0.96%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 72 (4.33%) Linux
2 64 (3.85%) Windows
3 42 (2.53%) Apple iOS
4 30 (1.81%) Android
5 28 (1.69%) Unix
6 23 (1.38%) Windows Server
7 14 (0.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 10 (0.60%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (0.36%) Ubuntu
9 6 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (0.18%) Solaris
10 3 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.12%) Windows 10
11 2 (0.12%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.060%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 549 (33.05%) Agile
2 268 (16.13%) Strategic Roadmap
3 241 (14.51%) Product Roadmap
4 224 (13.49%) Problem-Solving
5 208 (12.52%) Stakeholder Management
6 203 (12.22%) DevOps
7 181 (10.90%) Project Management
8 167 (10.05%) Analytics
9 161 (9.69%) Continuous Improvement
10 159 (9.57%) Scrum
11 151 (9.09%) Business Strategy
12 144 (8.67%) Migration
13 140 (8.43%) IT Strategy
14 126 (7.59%) Decision-Making
15 124 (7.47%) Enterprise Architecture
16 119 (7.16%) Cybersecurity
16 119 (7.16%) Technology Roadmap
17 118 (7.10%) Product Management
18 110 (6.62%) Risk Management
19 106 (6.38%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 124 (7.47%) Python
2 104 (6.26%) SQL
3 80 (4.82%) Java
4 44 (2.65%) JavaScript
5 37 (2.23%) PowerShell
6 27 (1.63%) TypeScript
7 25 (1.51%) C++
8 22 (1.32%) Bash
8 22 (1.32%) C#
9 12 (0.72%) Perl
10 10 (0.60%) VB.NET
11 9 (0.54%) C
11 9 (0.54%) Shell Script
12 8 (0.48%) VBA
13 7 (0.42%) Go
14 5 (0.30%) Scala
14 5 (0.30%) VBScript
15 4 (0.24%) PHP
15 4 (0.24%) Ruby
15 4 (0.24%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 257 (15.47%) Security Cleared
2 223 (13.43%) Degree
3 179 (10.78%) SC Cleared
4 77 (4.64%) DV Cleared
5 58 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
6 41 (2.47%) Master's Degree
7 34 (2.05%) Cisco Certification
8 28 (1.69%) CISSP
9 22 (1.32%) PMP
10 20 (1.20%) TOGAF Certification
11 19 (1.14%) CISM
12 18 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
13 17 (1.02%) CCNP
13 17 (1.02%) PMI Certification
14 16 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
15 13 (0.78%) Azure Certification
16 11 (0.66%) HND
17 9 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
18 8 (0.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
19 7 (0.42%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (3.55%) QA
2 57 (3.43%) NIST
3 41 (2.47%) Data Quality
4 39 (2.35%) PMO
5 33 (1.99%) GDPR
6 31 (1.87%) Accessibility
7 25 (1.51%) SLA
8 19 (1.14%) Disclosure Scotland
9 14 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 13 (0.78%) GRC
10 13 (0.78%) PCI DSS
11 10 (0.60%) COBIT
12 5 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
13 4 (0.24%) ISO 9001
14 3 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 3 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 3 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 3 (0.18%) ITGC
System Software
1 48 (2.89%) Active Directory
2 31 (1.87%) Docker
3 26 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (1.02%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (0.42%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.36%) vSphere
7 5 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.18%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.18%) XenApp
9 2 (0.12%) Ceph
9 2 (0.12%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 2 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.060%) Firmware
10 1 (0.060%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.060%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 57 (3.43%) Terraform
2 47 (2.83%) Kubernetes
3 44 (2.65%) Ansible
4 11 (0.66%) FortiGate
4 11 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 8 (0.48%) Red Hat Satellite
7 7 (0.42%) Grafana
8 5 (0.30%) SCCM
9 4 (0.24%) Kibana
9 4 (0.24%) Opsgenie
9 4 (0.24%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.24%) Puppet
9 4 (0.24%) WSUS
10 3 (0.18%) SolarWinds Orion
11 2 (0.12%) Argo
11 2 (0.12%) Nagios
11 2 (0.12%) OpenView
11 2 (0.12%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 222 (13.37%) Microsoft
2 117 (7.04%) SAP
3 68 (4.09%) ServiceNow
4 60 (3.61%) Google
5 55 (3.31%) Cisco
6 42 (2.53%) Oracle
7 36 (2.17%) VMware
8 33 (1.99%) Nokia
9 32 (1.93%) Salesforce
10 27 (1.63%) IBM
11 24 (1.44%) Juniper
12 19 (1.14%) Palo Alto
13 18 (1.08%) Workday
14 17 (1.02%) Bloomberg
14 17 (1.02%) Red Hat
15 16 (0.96%) Atlassian
16 15 (0.90%) Databricks
16 15 (0.90%) F5
17 14 (0.84%) Adobe
17 14 (0.84%) Informatica