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 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 165 230 203
Rank change year-on-year +65 -27 +67
Contract jobs citing Business Strategy 627 653 1,262
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.47% 1.14% 1.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.71% 1.27% 1.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 399 418 804
10th Percentile £363 £442 £408
25th Percentile £500 £513 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £635 £600 £590
Median % change year-on-year +5.83% +1.69% +4.89%
75th Percentile £750 £700 £704
90th Percentile £925 £801 £816
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 £588 £550
% change year-on-year +10.64% +6.82% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 23 16
10th Percentile £30.15 £29.30 £35.99
25th Percentile - £41.25 £39.25
Median hourly rate £38.12 £47.50 £50.25
Median % change year-on-year -19.75% -5.47% +11.67%
75th Percentile - £57.83 £62.57
90th Percentile £58.70 £66.60 £74.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £42.50 £46.98
% change year-on-year -10.31% -9.53% -18.30%

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 36,622 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%

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 20 May 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 20 May 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 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 +65 577 £650 +8.33% 650
UK excluding London +58 318 £650 +10.64% 378
London +55 264 £620 +3.33% 296
Work from Home +74 230 £600 - 293
South East -5 68 £638 +6.25% 109
North of England +21 67 £638 +17.24% 94
East of England +49 62 £655 +6.50% 44
North West +38 60 £600 +20.00% 55
Midlands +53 54 £550 - 77
South West +26 45 £650 +4.00% 42
West Midlands +37 31 £725 +36.60% 50
East Midlands +37 23 £435 -20.91% 27
Scotland +34 23 £575 - 18
Yorkshire -11 4 £600 +9.09% 31
Wales +19 3 £513 +2.50% 6
North East +12 3 £897 - 9

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 8 (1.28%) MTS
2 5 (0.80%) SAS
3 4 (0.64%) Confluence
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.16%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (2.07%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (0.80%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.16%) PlantUML
5 1 (0.16%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 13 (2.07%) Endur
2 8 (1.28%) Aligne
2 8 (1.28%) EuroRunner
3 6 (0.96%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 5 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.64%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.48%) Adobe Campaign
6 3 (0.48%) FastStats
6 3 (0.48%) Unica
7 2 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (0.32%) SAP GTS
7 2 (0.32%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.16%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 55 (8.77%) Azure
2 43 (6.86%) SaaS
3 39 (6.22%) Cloud Computing
4 36 (5.74%) IaaS
5 35 (5.58%) PaaS
6 28 (4.47%) AWS
7 26 (4.15%) Power Platform
8 17 (2.71%) GCP
9 9 (1.44%) Microsoft 365
10 6 (0.96%) Serverless
11 5 (0.80%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (0.64%) OpenShift
12 4 (0.64%) WhatsApp
13 3 (0.48%) Boomi
13 3 (0.48%) Entra ID
14 2 (0.32%) Amazon Neptune
14 2 (0.32%) Amazon SageMaker
14 2 (0.32%) AWS Lambda
14 2 (0.32%) Figma
14 2 (0.32%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 45 (7.18%) WAN
2 44 (7.02%) LAN
3 25 (3.99%) Network Security
4 17 (2.71%) VPN
5 11 (1.75%) Firewall
6 9 (1.44%) BGP
6 9 (1.44%) MPLS
7 6 (0.96%) Internet
8 5 (0.80%) 5G
8 5 (0.80%) Cisco IOS
8 5 (0.80%) IOS XR
9 4 (0.64%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
9 4 (0.64%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 4 (0.64%) RSVP
10 3 (0.48%) Broadband
10 3 (0.48%) Intranet
10 3 (0.48%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.32%) DNS
11 2 (0.32%) IPv6
11 2 (0.32%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.15%) Metadata
2 23 (3.67%) Power BI
3 22 (3.51%) Data Vault
3 22 (3.51%) Metadata Repository
3 22 (3.51%) NoSQL
4 7 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.12%) Tableau
5 6 (0.96%) Big Data
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%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.32%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.32%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Development Applications
1 16 (2.55%) JIRA
2 8 (1.28%) Git
3 4 (0.64%) Bitbucket
3 4 (0.64%) Cucumber
3 4 (0.64%) kappa
4 2 (0.32%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.16%) Selenium
5 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 222 (35.41%) Finance
2 215 (34.29%) Social Skills
3 92 (14.67%) Public Sector
4 77 (12.28%) Analytical Skills
5 73 (11.64%) Influencing Skills
6 54 (8.61%) Organisational Skills
7 46 (7.34%) Banking
8 38 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
9 35 (5.58%) Telecoms
10 34 (5.42%) Marketing
11 26 (4.15%) Legal
12 25 (3.99%) Manufacturing
13 20 (3.19%) Electronics
13 20 (3.19%) Retail
14 16 (2.55%) 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
1 218 (34.77%) Architect
2 97 (15.47%) Analyst
3 53 (8.45%) Business Analyst
4 45 (7.18%) Solutions Architect
5 41 (6.54%) Lead
6 36 (5.74%) Consultant
6 36 (5.74%) Senior
7 35 (5.58%) Enterprise Architect
7 35 (5.58%) Security Architect
8 32 (5.10%) Data Architect
9 31 (4.94%) Network Architect
10 30 (4.78%) Project Manager
11 25 (3.99%) 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%) Senior Analyst
14 13 (2.07%) Data Analyst
15 12 (1.91%) Business Consultant
15 12 (1.91%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.87%) Middleware
2 8 (1.28%) JSON
2 8 (1.28%) NETCONF
2 8 (1.28%) XML
2 8 (1.28%) YANG
3 5 (0.80%) REST
4 4 (0.64%) ModSecurity
4 4 (0.64%) Node.js
4 4 (0.64%) OAuth
4 4 (0.64%) OpenID
4 4 (0.64%) Spring
4 4 (0.64%) Spring Boot
5 3 (0.48%) .NET
5 3 (0.48%) ADO
5 3 (0.48%) FIX Protocol
5 3 (0.48%) pytest
5 3 (0.48%) RAML
5 3 (0.48%) React
5 3 (0.48%) SAML
5 3 (0.48%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 41 (6.54%) Data Centre
2 37 (5.90%) Management Information System
3 35 (5.58%) Product Ownership
4 27 (4.31%) Reference Data
5 17 (2.71%) Public Cloud
6 12 (1.91%) Hybrid Cloud
7 11 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
7 11 (1.75%) Renewable Energy
7 11 (1.75%) Security Posture
7 11 (1.75%) Solar Panel
8 9 (1.44%) Market Risk
9 7 (1.12%) Cloud Native
9 7 (1.12%) Credit Risk
9 7 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (0.96%) FMCG
11 5 (0.80%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.80%) PKI
11 5 (0.80%) PMI
11 5 (0.80%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 24 (3.83%) Windows
2 17 (2.71%) 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
1 154 (24.56%) Agile
2 151 (24.08%) Roadmaps
3 116 (18.50%) IT Strategy
4 112 (17.86%) Project Management
5 84 (13.40%) Stakeholder Management
6 76 (12.12%) Technology Strategy
7 63 (10.05%) Cybersecurity
8 61 (9.73%) Enterprise Architecture
9 59 (9.41%) Problem-Solving
10 58 (9.25%) Business Intelligence
11 53 (8.45%) Analytics
12 52 (8.29%) Business Development
12 52 (8.29%) Use Case
13 51 (8.13%) Data Modelling
14 50 (7.97%) Continuous Improvement
14 50 (7.97%) Information Security
15 49 (7.81%) Business Case
15 49 (7.81%) Strategic Roadmap
16 47 (7.50%) Data Strategy
17 46 (7.34%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 37 (5.90%) Python
2 34 (5.42%) SQL
3 25 (3.99%) Java
4 6 (0.96%) JavaScript
5 5 (0.80%) C++
5 5 (0.80%) R
5 5 (0.80%) VBA
6 4 (0.64%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.48%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.32%) Scala
8 2 (0.32%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 112 (17.86%) Security Cleared
2 72 (11.48%) SC Cleared
3 65 (10.37%) Degree
4 43 (6.86%) DV Cleared
5 14 (2.23%) Master's Degree
6 12 (1.91%) PMI Certification
7 10 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.12%) CISSP
8 7 (1.12%) PMP
9 6 (0.96%) CIPD
9 6 (0.96%) CISM
10 5 (0.80%) CCNP
10 5 (0.80%) CTC Cleared
10 5 (0.80%) MBA
11 4 (0.64%) CBAP
11 4 (0.64%) HND
12 3 (0.48%) CFA
12 3 (0.48%) Chartered Engineer
12 3 (0.48%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (6.22%) NIST
2 29 (4.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (3.99%) QA
4 13 (2.07%) GDPR
5 11 (1.75%) Accessibility
6 10 (1.59%) PMO
7 9 (1.44%) Data Quality
8 8 (1.28%) SLA
9 6 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.64%) COBIT
10 4 (0.64%) GRC
10 4 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.48%) IASME
12 2 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.32%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.32%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.16%) GxP
13 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 1 (0.16%) MiFID
13 1 (0.16%) Solvency II
System Software
1 5 (0.80%) Docker
1 5 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (0.64%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.64%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (1.28%) Ansible
2 6 (0.96%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.64%) FortiGate
3 4 (0.64%) OPNET
4 3 (0.48%) Terraform
5 2 (0.32%) 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 48 (7.66%) Microsoft
2 46 (7.34%) SAP
3 17 (2.71%) Salesforce
4 16 (2.55%) Google
5 12 (1.91%) Databricks
6 11 (1.75%) Cisco
7 9 (1.44%) Nokia
7 9 (1.44%) Oracle
8 8 (1.28%) Sparx
8 8 (1.28%) VMware
9 6 (0.96%) Palo Alto
10 5 (0.80%) Computacenter
10 5 (0.80%) F5
11 4 (0.64%) Atlassian
11 4 (0.64%) BiZZdesign
11 4 (0.64%) Fortinet
12 3 (0.48%) Facebook
12 3 (0.48%) Snapchat
12 3 (0.48%) Talend
12 3 (0.48%) Workday