Time Management Contracts

Time Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Time Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Time Management 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 161 191 237
Rank change year-on-year +30 +46 -1
Contract jobs citing Time Management 642 789 1,108
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.51% 1.38% 1.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.75% 1.54% 1.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 372 519 731
10th Percentile £168 £203 £185
25th Percentile £256 £356 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £431 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -13.90% - +17.65%
75th Percentile £525 £625 £600
90th Percentile £688 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £415 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -7.78% +5.88% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 55 78
10th Percentile - £13.77 £10.11
25th Percentile £10.95 £20.22 £10.77
Median hourly rate £13.00 £32.50 £13.20
Median % change year-on-year -60.00% +146.21% +5.60%
75th Percentile £16.09 £68.50 £26.00
90th Percentile £26.66 £76.50 £56.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £12.57 £58.59 £13.00
% change year-on-year -78.55% +350.69% +10.36%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Time Management 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%

Time Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Time Management in the UK

Time Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Time Management in the UK

Time Management
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for Time Management in the UK

Time Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Time Management in the UK

Time Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Hourly rate histogram for Time Management in the UK

Time Management
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 Time Management 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 +44 572 £440 -12.00% 1,184
UK excluding London +41 394 £415 -7.78% 914
London +13 195 £440 -20.00% 347
Work from Home -4 154 £481 -3.75% 454
North of England +66 101 £493 -8.78% 238
South East -1 100 £475 +5.56% 231
North West +57 84 £497 -23.62% 134
Midlands +39 70 £255 -40.00% 194
East Midlands +51 54 £254 -46.53% 85
East of England +36 48 £260 +9.24% 94
South West +12 47 £475 -5.00% 109
Scotland +2 30 £425 - 51
West Midlands +3 15 £298 -25.50% 109
Yorkshire +3 14 £465 -20.85% 82
North East +6 2 - - 29

Time Management
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 21 (3.27%) SharePoint
2 14 (2.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.56%) Confluence
4 5 (0.78%) IIS
5 4 (0.62%) Apache
5 4 (0.62%) govService
6 3 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.31%) CMS
8 1 (0.16%) EPiServer
8 1 (0.16%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.16%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.16%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 126 (19.63%) Microsoft Office
2 78 (12.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 54 (8.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (2.02%) MS Visio
5 12 (1.87%) Adobe Illustrator
5 12 (1.87%) Microsoft Project
5 12 (1.87%) Photoshop
6 11 (1.71%) Spreadsheet
7 9 (1.40%) Adobe After Effects
8 4 (0.62%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.62%) InDesign
9 2 (0.31%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.16%) FileZilla
10 1 (0.16%) OmniGraffle
10 1 (0.16%) Sketch
10 1 (0.16%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 16 (2.49%) Shopify
2 4 (0.62%) SAP HCM
2 4 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.62%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.47%) Sage X3
4 2 (0.31%) SAP HR
4 2 (0.31%) SAP SD
4 2 (0.31%) WebTrends
5 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.16%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.16%) OPENHousing
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.16%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.16%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.16%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.16%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 52 (8.10%) Azure
2 44 (6.85%) Microsoft 365
3 39 (6.07%) AWS
4 18 (2.80%) GitHub
5 16 (2.49%) BigCommerce
6 13 (2.02%) IaaS
7 12 (1.87%) GCP
8 10 (1.56%) OpenShift
9 9 (1.40%) SaaS
10 8 (1.25%) Amazon EKS
10 8 (1.25%) Entra ID
10 8 (1.25%) GitHub Actions
10 8 (1.25%) Power Platform
11 7 (1.09%) Azure Service Bus
11 7 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (0.93%) AWS Lambda
12 6 (0.93%) OneDrive
12 6 (0.93%) Serverless
12 6 (0.93%) WhatsApp
13 5 (0.78%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 33 (5.14%) Firewall
2 20 (3.12%) DNS
3 12 (1.87%) LAN
3 12 (1.87%) VPN
4 9 (1.40%) DHCP
4 9 (1.40%) Internet
4 9 (1.40%) Network Security
4 9 (1.40%) Structured Cabling
4 9 (1.40%) VSAN
4 9 (1.40%) WAN
5 8 (1.25%) Cisco ISE
5 8 (1.25%) MPLS
6 7 (1.09%) Cisco ASA
6 7 (1.09%) Wireless
7 6 (0.93%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.47%) FTP
10 2 (0.31%) HTTP
10 2 (0.31%) VoIP
10 2 (0.31%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.34%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.25%) Oracle Reports
2 8 (1.25%) Relational Database
3 5 (0.78%) RDBMS
4 4 (0.62%) MySQL
4 4 (0.62%) Oracle Database
4 4 (0.62%) Power BI
4 4 (0.62%) Tableau
5 3 (0.47%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.47%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.31%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.31%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.16%) Big Data
7 1 (0.16%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.16%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.16%) MS Access
7 1 (0.16%) Neo4j
7 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 26 (4.05%) JIRA
2 17 (2.65%) Git
3 8 (1.25%) Bitbucket
4 7 (1.09%) CircleCI
4 7 (1.09%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.09%) JUnit
4 7 (1.09%) Selenium
5 6 (0.93%) Dreamweaver
5 6 (0.93%) Gradle
6 4 (0.62%) Appium
6 4 (0.62%) Cucumber
6 4 (0.62%) Sourcetree
7 3 (0.47%) GitLab
7 3 (0.47%) Maven
7 3 (0.47%) Postman
8 2 (0.31%) JMeter
8 2 (0.31%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.31%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.31%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.31%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 341 (53.12%) Social Skills
2 175 (27.26%) Organisational Skills
3 102 (15.89%) Analytical Skills
4 98 (15.26%) Presentation Skills
5 96 (14.95%) Finance
6 63 (9.81%) Marketing
7 51 (7.94%) Retail
8 46 (7.17%) Public Sector
9 20 (3.12%) Mandarin Language
10 19 (2.96%) Banking
11 17 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
12 16 (2.49%) Legal
12 16 (2.49%) Telecoms
13 8 (1.25%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (1.25%) German Language
14 7 (1.09%) Manufacturing
15 6 (0.93%) Advertising
15 6 (0.93%) French Language
16 5 (0.78%) Electronics
16 5 (0.78%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 78 (12.15%) Analyst
2 60 (9.35%) Project Manager
3 35 (5.45%) Architect
4 34 (5.30%) Administrator
5 30 (4.67%) Senior
6 27 (4.21%) Consultant
6 27 (4.21%) Coordinator
7 23 (3.58%) Developer
8 22 (3.43%) Lead
8 22 (3.43%) Support Engineer
9 21 (3.27%) Solutions Architect
10 20 (3.12%) Project Coordinator
11 19 (2.96%) Desktop Engineer
12 17 (2.65%) Desktop Support
12 17 (2.65%) Test Engineer
13 16 (2.49%) 1st Line Engineer
13 16 (2.49%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 16 (2.49%) SOC Analyst
14 15 (2.34%) Service Analyst
14 15 (2.34%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.12%) REST
2 14 (2.18%) CSS
2 14 (2.18%) HTML
3 11 (1.71%) VML
4 9 (1.40%) .NET
5 8 (1.25%) AngularJS
5 8 (1.25%) Web Services
6 6 (0.93%) Middleware
6 6 (0.93%) React
6 6 (0.93%) Sass
7 5 (0.78%) Android Jetpack
7 5 (0.78%) Dagger
7 5 (0.78%) GraphQL
7 5 (0.78%) HTML5
7 5 (0.78%) Jetpack Compose
7 5 (0.78%) RAML
8 4 (0.62%) .NET Core
8 4 (0.62%) OkHttp
8 4 (0.62%) RESTful
8 4 (0.62%) RxJava
Miscellaneous
1 81 (12.62%) Self-Motivation
2 39 (6.07%) Management Information System
3 22 (3.43%) CSOC
4 21 (3.27%) Security Operations Centre
5 16 (2.49%) Onboarding
6 11 (1.71%) Animation
6 11 (1.71%) Virtual Team
7 10 (1.56%) Data Centre
7 10 (1.56%) Product Ownership
8 8 (1.25%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.25%) Graphic Design
9 7 (1.09%) Legacy Code
9 7 (1.09%) Replication
10 6 (0.93%) CMDB
10 6 (0.93%) Virtual Reality
11 5 (0.78%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.78%) FMCG
11 5 (0.78%) iPad
11 5 (0.78%) iPhone
11 5 (0.78%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 107 (16.67%) Windows
2 49 (7.63%) Windows 10
3 28 (4.36%) Windows Server
4 26 (4.05%) Linux
5 15 (2.34%) Unix
6 12 (1.87%) Android
7 8 (1.25%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (0.93%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.93%) Windows Server 2008
8 6 (0.93%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.62%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.62%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.47%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.16%) Windows 8
12 1 (0.16%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (30.37%) Problem-Solving
2 167 (26.01%) Decision-Making
3 115 (17.91%) Project Management
4 101 (15.73%) Agile
5 91 (14.17%) Customer Service
6 67 (10.44%) Continuous Improvement
7 62 (9.66%) Project Delivery
8 51 (7.94%) Conflict Management
9 48 (7.48%) Analytics
10 45 (7.01%) Migration
11 40 (6.23%) Cybersecurity
11 40 (6.23%) Risk Management
12 35 (5.45%) Collaborative Working
12 35 (5.45%) ITIL
12 35 (5.45%) PRINCE2
13 34 (5.30%) Service Management
13 34 (5.30%) Stakeholder Management
14 33 (5.14%) DevOps
15 32 (4.98%) Mentoring
16 29 (4.52%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 30 (4.67%) SQL
2 17 (2.65%) Java
3 15 (2.34%) Python
4 10 (1.56%) JavaScript
4 10 (1.56%) PowerShell
5 6 (0.93%) C#
6 5 (0.78%) Kotlin
7 4 (0.62%) Perl
7 4 (0.62%) PL/SQL
7 4 (0.62%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.47%) Bash
8 3 (0.47%) Bicep
9 2 (0.31%) ABAP
9 2 (0.31%) VBScript
10 1 (0.16%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.16%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.16%) R
10 1 (0.16%) Swift
10 1 (0.16%) VB
10 1 (0.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 159 (24.77%) Degree
2 142 (22.12%) Security Cleared
3 97 (15.11%) SC Cleared
4 41 (6.39%) DV Cleared
5 28 (4.36%) NVQ Level 3
6 26 (4.05%) SANS
7 20 (3.12%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (2.96%) HNC
8 19 (2.96%) HND
9 14 (2.18%) PMP
10 12 (1.87%) Cisco Certification
11 11 (1.71%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (1.71%) PMI Certification
12 9 (1.40%) CISM
13 8 (1.25%) CCNP
14 7 (1.09%) DBS Check
14 7 (1.09%) ITIL Certification
15 6 (0.93%) Master's Degree
16 5 (0.78%) Azure Certification
17 4 (0.62%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (7.32%) SLA
2 41 (6.39%) PMO
3 36 (5.61%) QA
4 28 (4.36%) Disclosure Scotland
5 13 (2.02%) Accessibility
6 10 (1.56%) Data Quality
7 8 (1.25%) NIST
8 6 (0.93%) GDPR
8 6 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.47%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.31%) HL7
10 2 (0.31%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.16%) Basel III
11 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.16%) FINREP
11 1 (0.16%) GRC
11 1 (0.16%) GxP
11 1 (0.16%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 53 (8.26%) Active Directory
2 34 (5.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (2.65%) Docker
4 15 (2.34%) VMware NSX
5 7 (1.09%) vCloud
6 6 (0.93%) vSphere
7 5 (0.78%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.62%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.31%) Firmware
10 2 (0.31%) HDFS
10 2 (0.31%) NFS
11 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.16%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 20 (3.12%) SCCM
1 20 (3.12%) Terraform
2 18 (2.80%) Kubernetes
3 17 (2.65%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (2.02%) vCenter Server
5 10 (1.56%) VxRail
6 8 (1.25%) Nessus
7 7 (1.09%) Istio
7 7 (1.09%) Rancher
8 6 (0.93%) Ansible
9 4 (0.62%) MOM
9 4 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.31%) Kibana
10 2 (0.31%) logstash
10 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (0.31%) Packer
11 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.16%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 158 (24.61%) Microsoft
2 47 (7.32%) SAP
3 42 (6.54%) VMware
4 27 (4.21%) Adobe
5 24 (3.74%) Oracle
6 23 (3.58%) Salesforce
7 21 (3.27%) ServiceNow
8 20 (3.12%) Dell
9 19 (2.96%) Google
10 17 (2.65%) Cisco
11 15 (2.34%) Sitecore
12 13 (2.02%) Citrix
13 9 (1.40%) Apple
14 8 (1.25%) Juniper
14 8 (1.25%) Okta
15 7 (1.09%) Intel
15 7 (1.09%) Palo Alto
15 7 (1.09%) ScienceLogic
16 6 (0.93%) dotdigital
17 5 (0.78%) CyberArk