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

6 months to
30 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 48 35 42
Rank change year-on-year -13 +7 +10
Contract jobs citing Roadmaps 1,622 3,050 4,778
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 3.78% 5.44% 5.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.42% 6.06% 6.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,044 2,180 3,365
10th Percentile £402 £425 £415
25th Percentile £481 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 £600 £595
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +0.84% +8.18%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £688
90th Percentile £825 £800 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £570 £565 £550
% change year-on-year +0.88% +2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 39 42
10th Percentile £33.00 £36.23 £26.78
25th Percentile £41.09 £45.00 £34.62
Median hourly rate £60.60 £65.00 £44.48
Median % change year-on-year -6.77% +46.15% -1.17%
75th Percentile £84.67 £80.63 £72.19
90th Percentile £91.20 £90.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £59.55 £65.50 £60.93
% change year-on-year -9.09% +7.50% +58.18%

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 36,713 50,320 79,377
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.58% 89.67% 90.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,592 34,845 55,748
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £438 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £640
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +9.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,515 1,670 1,881
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.77 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year -0.73% +43.19% +9.28%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.99%

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 30 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 30 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 30 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 -16 1,370 £600 -2.04% 1,254
London -14 736 £600 -4.00% 559
UK excluding London -16 713 £570 +0.88% 719
Work from Home -10 572 £573 -4.58% 605
South East -21 190 £550 -10.20% 163
North of England -13 167 £570 +3.64% 203
Scotland -11 127 £490 -2.00% 55
North West -6 111 £580 +5.45% 131
Midlands -10 100 £675 +3.85% 131
South West +2 85 £594 - 78
West Midlands -2 85 £675 - 84
Yorkshire -23 49 £445 -22.61% 52
East of England -33 40 £635 -2.31% 83
East Midlands -24 13 £445 -32.83% 47
North East -5 7 £850 +61.90% 21
Northern Ireland +6 5 £640 +16.36% 11
Wales -6 3 £625 +4.17% 11

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 46 (2.84%) Confluence
2 35 (2.16%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.23%) CMS
3 20 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 10 (0.62%) SAS
5 7 (0.43%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.25%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.25%) Drupal
8 3 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 3 (0.18%) Apache
8 3 (0.18%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.12%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.12%) IIS
9 2 (0.12%) LiveLink
9 2 (0.12%) OpenStack
9 2 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.12%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.12%) WordPress
10 1 (0.062%) Camunda
Applications
1 34 (2.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (1.73%) Microsoft Office
3 24 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.62%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.43%) Chatbot
6 7 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.18%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.12%) Trello
9 1 (0.062%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 49 (3.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 26 (1.60%) Dynamics CRM
3 14 (0.86%) Aladdin
4 10 (0.62%) SAP FI
4 10 (0.62%) Workday HCM
5 9 (0.55%) SAP CO
5 9 (0.55%) SAP FI/CO
6 8 (0.49%) Payment Gateway
6 8 (0.49%) SAP SD
7 6 (0.37%) Shopify
8 5 (0.31%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.25%) Infor SunSystems
9 4 (0.25%) OpenText VIM for SAP
9 4 (0.25%) SAP BPC
9 4 (0.25%) SAP MM
9 4 (0.25%) Workfront
10 3 (0.18%) Fidessa
10 3 (0.18%) SAP Hybris
10 3 (0.18%) SAP MDG
10 3 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 254 (15.66%) Azure
2 195 (12.02%) AWS
3 75 (4.62%) Microsoft 365
4 68 (4.19%) SaaS
5 66 (4.07%) Power Platform
6 60 (3.70%) GCP
7 51 (3.14%) PaaS
8 34 (2.10%) Dynamics 365
9 31 (1.91%) IaaS
10 29 (1.79%) Azure DevOps
10 29 (1.79%) SuccessFactors
11 25 (1.54%) Serverless
12 24 (1.48%) Cloud Computing
12 24 (1.48%) GitHub
13 22 (1.36%) AWS CloudFormation
13 22 (1.36%) Entra ID
14 16 (0.99%) AWS Lambda
15 15 (0.92%) PowerApps
16 14 (0.86%) OpenShift
17 13 (0.80%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 81 (4.99%) Firewall
2 39 (2.40%) VPN
3 35 (2.16%) Network Security
4 30 (1.85%) DNS
5 29 (1.79%) VoIP
6 27 (1.66%) WAN
7 19 (1.17%) 5G
8 15 (0.92%) LAN
9 14 (0.86%) 4G
9 14 (0.86%) MPLS
10 13 (0.80%) Radio Access Network
11 12 (0.74%) BGP
11 12 (0.74%) Intranet
11 12 (0.74%) TCP/IP
12 11 (0.68%) DHCP
13 10 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
14 9 (0.55%) Cisco ASA
14 9 (0.55%) Cisco Nexus
14 9 (0.55%) SDH
15 8 (0.49%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (3.58%) Power BI
2 34 (2.10%) Data Warehouse
3 24 (1.48%) PostgreSQL
4 23 (1.42%) Tableau
5 22 (1.36%) NoSQL
6 21 (1.29%) Big Data
7 20 (1.23%) Data Lake
7 20 (1.23%) SQL Server
8 18 (1.11%) Metadata
9 17 (1.05%) MongoDB
10 12 (0.74%) Oracle Database
11 11 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
12 10 (0.62%) OLAP
12 10 (0.62%) OLTP
13 9 (0.55%) Amazon Aurora
14 8 (0.49%) Amazon Redshift
14 8 (0.49%) GIS
14 8 (0.49%) SAP BW
14 8 (0.49%) SAP HANA
15 7 (0.43%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 114 (7.03%) JIRA
2 34 (2.10%) Jenkins
3 30 (1.85%) Git
4 18 (1.11%) Rational DOORS
5 13 (0.80%) Artifactory
6 10 (0.62%) GitLab
6 10 (0.62%) LoadRunner
6 10 (0.62%) TeamCity
7 9 (0.55%) Bitbucket
8 7 (0.43%) Selenium
9 6 (0.37%) JMeter
9 6 (0.37%) NeoLoad
9 6 (0.37%) Sonatype Nexus
10 5 (0.31%) Postman
10 5 (0.31%) Subversion
11 4 (0.25%) Cypress.io
11 4 (0.25%) webpack
12 3 (0.18%) Visual Website Optimizer
12 3 (0.18%) XCUITest
13 2 (0.12%) kappa
General
1 447 (27.56%) Social Skills
2 370 (22.81%) Finance
3 201 (12.39%) Analytical Skills
4 190 (11.71%) Public Sector
5 121 (7.46%) Banking
6 79 (4.87%) Telecoms
7 73 (4.50%) Influencing Skills
8 71 (4.38%) Presentation Skills
9 63 (3.88%) Legal
10 59 (3.64%) Marketing
10 59 (3.64%) Retail
11 52 (3.21%) Manufacturing
12 38 (2.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 31 (1.91%) Front Office
14 26 (1.60%) Pharmaceutical
15 23 (1.42%) Investment Banking
16 21 (1.29%) Military
17 19 (1.17%) Law
18 17 (1.05%) Back Office
19 16 (0.99%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 475 (29.28%) Architect
2 172 (10.60%) Senior
3 170 (10.48%) Analyst
4 154 (9.49%) Solutions Architect
5 151 (9.31%) Lead
6 114 (7.03%) Consultant
7 108 (6.66%) Product Manager
8 96 (5.92%) Business Analyst
9 88 (5.43%) Product Owner
10 76 (4.69%) Enterprise Architect
11 73 (4.50%) Technical Architect
12 53 (3.27%) Developer
12 53 (3.27%) Project Manager
13 41 (2.53%) Data Architect
14 37 (2.28%) Delivery Manager
14 37 (2.28%) Security Architect
15 35 (2.16%) Network Engineer
16 33 (2.03%) Lead Architect
17 31 (1.91%) Senior Manager
18 30 (1.85%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (2.16%) Node.js
2 33 (2.03%) REST
3 30 (1.85%) .NET
4 27 (1.66%) React
5 23 (1.42%) HTML
5 23 (1.42%) Web Services
6 19 (1.17%) CSS
6 19 (1.17%) JSON
7 16 (0.99%) Spring Boot
7 16 (0.99%) XML
8 15 (0.92%) Middleware
9 14 (0.86%) SOAP
10 13 (0.80%) AngularJS
10 13 (0.80%) SAML
10 13 (0.80%) Spring
11 12 (0.74%) AWS CDK
12 11 (0.68%) J2EE
13 10 (0.62%) Kafka
13 10 (0.62%) LDAP
14 9 (0.55%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 224 (13.81%) Product Ownership
2 96 (5.92%) Management Information System
3 38 (2.34%) Data Centre
4 34 (2.10%) Public Cloud
5 33 (2.03%) Self-Motivation
6 28 (1.73%) Legacy Systems
7 27 (1.66%) Fixed Income
8 26 (1.60%) Hedge funds
9 24 (1.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 24 (1.48%) Mobile App
10 23 (1.42%) Hybrid Cloud
11 22 (1.36%) Derivative
12 20 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
12 20 (1.23%) Equities
13 19 (1.17%) Security Posture
14 18 (1.11%) Data Protection Act
15 17 (1.05%) CMDB
15 17 (1.05%) Video Conferencing
16 16 (0.99%) IoT
16 16 (0.99%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 71 (4.38%) Linux
2 68 (4.19%) Windows
3 42 (2.59%) Apple iOS
4 32 (1.97%) Android
5 27 (1.66%) Unix
6 22 (1.36%) Windows Server
7 13 (0.80%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 10 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
9 6 (0.37%) Ubuntu
9 6 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.25%) Windows 10
11 3 (0.18%) Solaris
12 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2003
12 2 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.062%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.062%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 543 (33.48%) Agile
2 277 (17.08%) Strategic Roadmap
3 239 (14.73%) Product Roadmap
4 223 (13.75%) Problem-Solving
5 214 (13.19%) Stakeholder Management
6 212 (13.07%) DevOps
7 175 (10.79%) Project Management
8 170 (10.48%) Analytics
9 160 (9.86%) Scrum
10 159 (9.80%) Continuous Improvement
11 153 (9.43%) Business Strategy
12 145 (8.94%) Migration
13 134 (8.26%) IT Strategy
14 126 (7.77%) Decision-Making
15 121 (7.46%) Enterprise Architecture
16 120 (7.40%) Technology Roadmap
17 117 (7.21%) Product Management
18 106 (6.54%) User Experience
19 104 (6.41%) CI/CD
19 104 (6.41%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 130 (8.01%) Python
2 111 (6.84%) SQL
3 82 (5.06%) Java
4 45 (2.77%) JavaScript
5 40 (2.47%) PowerShell
6 31 (1.91%) TypeScript
7 27 (1.66%) C++
8 22 (1.36%) C#
9 21 (1.29%) Bash
10 11 (0.68%) C
11 10 (0.62%) Perl
11 10 (0.62%) VB.NET
12 9 (0.55%) Shell Script
13 8 (0.49%) VBA
14 7 (0.43%) Go
15 5 (0.31%) Scala
15 5 (0.31%) T-SQL
15 5 (0.31%) VBScript
16 4 (0.25%) PHP
16 4 (0.25%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 255 (15.72%) Security Cleared
2 215 (13.26%) Degree
3 174 (10.73%) SC Cleared
4 83 (5.12%) DV Cleared
5 60 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
6 46 (2.84%) Master's Degree
7 34 (2.10%) Cisco Certification
8 24 (1.48%) CISSP
9 21 (1.29%) PMP
10 20 (1.23%) TOGAF Certification
11 18 (1.11%) CCNP
12 16 (0.99%) CISM
12 16 (0.99%) PMI Certification
13 15 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
14 14 (0.86%) Azure Certification
15 11 (0.68%) HND
16 8 (0.49%) CCIE
16 8 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
17 7 (0.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
17 7 (0.43%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (3.64%) QA
2 53 (3.27%) NIST
3 40 (2.47%) Data Quality
4 38 (2.34%) PMO
5 32 (1.97%) Accessibility
6 31 (1.91%) GDPR
7 24 (1.48%) SLA
8 15 (0.92%) Disclosure Scotland
9 13 (0.80%) PCI DSS
10 12 (0.74%) GRC
10 12 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 11 (0.68%) COBIT
12 5 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
13 4 (0.25%) ISO 9001
14 3 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 3 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 3 (0.18%) ITGC
15 2 (0.12%) PSD2
System Software
1 46 (2.84%) Active Directory
2 32 (1.97%) Docker
3 26 (1.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 18 (1.11%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (0.43%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.37%) vSphere
7 5 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.18%) Microsoft App-V
8 3 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.18%) XenApp
9 2 (0.12%) Ceph
9 2 (0.12%) Veritas Cluster Server
9 2 (0.12%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.062%) Firmware
10 1 (0.062%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.062%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 65 (4.01%) Terraform
2 51 (3.14%) Kubernetes
3 47 (2.90%) Ansible
4 11 (0.68%) FortiGate
5 10 (0.62%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (0.49%) Grafana
7 7 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 7 (0.43%) Red Hat Satellite
8 4 (0.25%) Kibana
8 4 (0.25%) Opsgenie
8 4 (0.25%) PingFederate
8 4 (0.25%) Puppet
8 4 (0.25%) SCCM
8 4 (0.25%) WSUS
9 3 (0.18%) SolarWinds Orion
10 2 (0.12%) Nagios
10 2 (0.12%) OpenView
10 2 (0.12%) Pacemaker
10 2 (0.12%) Podman
Vendors
1 229 (14.12%) Microsoft
2 115 (7.09%) SAP
3 60 (3.70%) Google
4 55 (3.39%) ServiceNow
5 53 (3.27%) Cisco
6 42 (2.59%) Oracle
7 35 (2.16%) Salesforce
8 33 (2.03%) VMware
9 31 (1.91%) Nokia
10 26 (1.60%) IBM
11 25 (1.54%) Juniper
12 19 (1.17%) Bloomberg
12 19 (1.17%) Palo Alto
13 17 (1.05%) Workday
14 16 (0.99%) Atlassian
14 16 (0.99%) Red Hat
15 14 (0.86%) Databricks
16 13 (0.80%) F5
16 13 (0.80%) Informatica
16 13 (0.80%) Splunk