Digital Strategy Contracts

Digital Strategy
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Digital Strategy skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Digital 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 443 569 620
Rank change year-on-year +126 +51 -96
Contract jobs citing Digital Strategy 142 128 230
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.33% 0.23% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.38% 0.26% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 99 143
10th Percentile £350 £122 £400
25th Percentile £456 £345 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +22.22%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £675
90th Percentile £910 £708 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £425 £525
% change year-on-year +41.18% -19.05% +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 1
10th Percentile £23.00 £26.86 -
25th Percentile £31.38 £28.04 -
Median hourly rate £58.17 £30.00 £21.78
Median % change year-on-year +93.91% +37.74% -7.32%
75th Percentile £60.44 £30.12 -
90th Percentile £60.83 £30.19 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £58.30 £28.16 £21.78
% change year-on-year +107.03% +29.29% -7.32%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Digital 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% -

Digital Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Digital Strategy in the UK

Digital Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Digital Strategy in the UK

Digital Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for Digital Strategy in the UK

Digital Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Digital Strategy in the UK

Digital Strategy
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Hourly rate histogram for Digital Strategy in the UK

Digital Strategy
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Digital 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 +94 113 £600 +20.00% 127
UK excluding London +30 73 £600 +41.18% 71
London +83 50 £525 -18.35% 62
Work from Home +98 47 £620 +24.05% 52
Midlands +19 20 £550 +350.82% 13
South East +13 19 £525 +31.25% 15
South West +9 18 £638 +21.43% 13
West Midlands +31 15 £600 +247.32% 8
Scotland +44 12 £475 -5.00% 4
East Midlands -4 5 £129 +5.74% 7
North of England +18 4 £625 +28.21% 19
North West +14 2 £663 +35.90% 12
North East - 2 £400 - 3
East of England +5 1 £306 - 5

Digital 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 (5.63%) govService
2 6 (4.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (3.52%) SharePoint
4 4 (2.82%) CMS
5 2 (1.41%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (1.41%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.70%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.70%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 2 (1.41%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (1.41%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 6 (4.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.41%) SystmOne
3 1 (0.70%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 15 (10.56%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (8.45%) AWS
3 8 (5.63%) PaaS
3 8 (5.63%) SaaS
4 7 (4.93%) Azure
5 5 (3.52%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (2.82%) Amazon CloudWatch
6 4 (2.82%) AWS CloudTrail
6 4 (2.82%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (1.41%) Canva
7 2 (1.41%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (1.41%) Power Platform
7 2 (1.41%) Slack
8 1 (0.70%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.34%) VoIP
2 7 (4.93%) PBX
3 6 (4.23%) WAN
4 5 (3.52%) Intranet
5 4 (2.82%) Junos
5 4 (2.82%) SDH
6 3 (2.11%) VLAN
7 2 (1.41%) LAN
7 2 (1.41%) Network Security
7 2 (1.41%) SAN
7 2 (1.41%) Wireless
8 1 (0.70%) Cisco Nexus
8 1 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.11%) Electronic Patient Records
2 2 (1.41%) Power BI
3 1 (0.70%) Big Data
3 1 (0.70%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.70%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (7.75%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (2.11%) JIRA
General
1 44 (30.99%) Social Skills
2 22 (15.49%) Public Sector
3 16 (11.27%) Finance
4 15 (10.56%) Marketing
5 11 (7.75%) Influencing Skills
5 11 (7.75%) Telecoms
6 7 (4.93%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (4.93%) Digital Economy
7 6 (4.23%) Banking
7 6 (4.23%) Local Government
7 6 (4.23%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (3.52%) Military
9 4 (2.82%) Aeronautics
9 4 (2.82%) Aerospace
9 4 (2.82%) Legal
9 4 (2.82%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (2.11%) Automotive
10 3 (2.11%) Wholesale Banking
11 2 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.70%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 22 (15.49%) Senior
2 20 (14.08%) Architect
3 17 (11.97%) Consultant
4 16 (11.27%) IT Manager
5 12 (8.45%) Solutions Architect
6 10 (7.04%) Head of Digital
6 10 (7.04%) Lead
6 10 (7.04%) Product Manager
7 9 (6.34%) Head of Customer Experience
8 8 (5.63%) Project Manager
9 7 (4.93%) Designer
10 6 (4.23%) Analyst
11 5 (3.52%) Change Manager
11 5 (3.52%) Cloud Engineer
11 5 (3.52%) Delivery Manager
11 5 (3.52%) Digital Strategy Consultant
11 5 (3.52%) Programme Manager
11 5 (3.52%) Senior Consultant
11 5 (3.52%) Senior Manager
11 5 (3.52%) Strategy Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.11%) DAO
2 1 (0.70%) AngularJS
2 1 (0.70%) Node.js
2 1 (0.70%) React
2 1 (0.70%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 17 (11.97%) Product Ownership
2 14 (9.86%) NHS
3 13 (9.15%) Management Information System
4 7 (4.93%) Blackberry
4 7 (4.93%) Video Conferencing
5 6 (4.23%) Marketing Technology
6 4 (2.82%) Cloud Native
6 4 (2.82%) Public Cloud
6 4 (2.82%) Security Posture
6 4 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (2.11%) Mobile App
7 3 (2.11%) Social Media
8 2 (1.41%) Digital Media
8 2 (1.41%) Digital Signage
8 2 (1.41%) IPTV
8 2 (1.41%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.41%) PACS
8 2 (1.41%) Smartphone
8 2 (1.41%) Video Editing
8 2 (1.41%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.93%) Windows
2 3 (2.11%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.41%) Android
3 2 (1.41%) Windows 7
4 1 (0.70%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (29.58%) Roadmaps
2 35 (24.65%) Agile
2 35 (24.65%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (23.24%) Enterprise Architecture
4 31 (21.83%) Strategic Roadmap
5 30 (21.13%) Stakeholder Management
6 25 (17.61%) Analytics
7 24 (16.90%) Decision-Making
8 23 (16.20%) Change Management
9 20 (14.08%) Project Management
10 19 (13.38%) Customer Experience
11 16 (11.27%) Information Management
11 16 (11.27%) ITIL
11 16 (11.27%) Matrix Management
12 15 (10.56%) Continuous Improvement
13 14 (9.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 13 (9.15%) CRM
14 13 (9.15%) Programme Management
15 12 (8.45%) PRINCE2
15 12 (8.45%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.41%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.70%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.70%) Python
2 1 (0.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 45 (31.69%) Security Cleared
2 26 (18.31%) Degree
3 22 (15.49%) DV Cleared
4 17 (11.97%) SC Cleared
5 11 (7.75%) HND
5 11 (7.75%) TOGAF Certification
6 9 (6.34%) CCNP
6 9 (6.34%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (3.52%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (2.82%) JNCIA
9 3 (2.11%) Master's Degree
9 3 (2.11%) PMI Certification
9 3 (2.11%) PMP
9 3 (2.11%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (1.41%) A+ Certification
10 2 (1.41%) CCNA
10 2 (1.41%) CISSP
10 2 (1.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (1.41%) MCITP
10 2 (1.41%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.34%) Accessibility
1 9 (6.34%) PMO
2 4 (2.82%) Data Quality
2 4 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (2.82%) NCSC
2 4 (2.82%) NIST
3 2 (1.41%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (1.41%) GDPR
3 2 (1.41%) SLA
4 1 (0.70%) GRC
System Software
1 6 (4.23%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.52%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.82%) Trend Micro Deep Security
2 2 (1.41%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.70%) Ansible
Vendors
1 33 (23.24%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.45%) Cisco
3 11 (7.75%) IBM
3 11 (7.75%) Juniper
3 11 (7.75%) Nokia
4 7 (4.93%) Avaya
4 7 (4.93%) Ericsson
4 7 (4.93%) Google
4 7 (4.93%) Ribbon
5 6 (4.23%) VMware
6 5 (3.52%) Splunk
7 4 (2.82%) Ciena
7 4 (2.82%) Oracle
7 4 (2.82%) Palo Alto
8 2 (1.41%) Aruba
8 2 (1.41%) Cerner
8 2 (1.41%) Logitech
8 2 (1.41%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.41%) Veeam
9 1 (0.70%) SAP