Strategic Thinking Contracts in Central London

Strategic Thinking
London > Central London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for Strategic Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Thinking over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 106 151 160
Rank change year-on-year +45 +9 -18
Contract jobs citing Strategic Thinking 23 24 41
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.96% 0.63% 0.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.06% 0.69% 0.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 11 31
10th Percentile £478 £400 £525
25th Percentile £481 £430 £569
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% +50.00%
75th Percentile £759 £713 £694
90th Percentile £893 £950 £815
London median daily rate £550 £610 £650
% change year-on-year -9.84% -6.15% +12.07%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

Strategic Thinking 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 advertised in Central London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,177 3,473 4,192
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 90.63% 91.23% 91.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,550 2,356 3,213
10th Percentile £350 £325 £375
25th Percentile £450 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £688 £725 £675
90th Percentile £800 £820 £775
London median daily rate £550 £590 £575
% change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 28 45
10th Percentile £20.22 £15.18 £18.50
25th Percentile £22.75 £18.03 £21.00
Median hourly rate £27.81 £35.00 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.54% -13.58% +102.50%
75th Percentile £30.41 £55.00 £51.75
90th Percentile £41.47 £88.30 £64.45
London median hourly rate £27.92 £39.00 £37.00
% change year-on-year -28.41% +5.41% +12.63%

Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Strategic Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Thinking in Central London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Strategic Thinking in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Strategic Thinking in Central London

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Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Strategic Thinking in Central London over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Strategic Thinking in Central London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Strategic Thinking in Central London.

Hourly rate trend for Strategic Thinking in Central London

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Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Thinking within the Central London region over the 6 months to 13 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
City of London +43 20 £600 +12.94% 23
Strategic Thinking
London

Strategic Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 1 (4.35%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 3 (13.04%) Fidessa
2 1 (4.35%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (30.43%) Azure
2 4 (17.39%) SaaS
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.35%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.35%) Firewall
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) JIRA
General
1 14 (60.87%) Social Skills
2 8 (34.78%) Finance
3 5 (21.74%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Legal
4 2 (8.70%) Retail
5 1 (4.35%) Advertising
5 1 (4.35%) Manufacturing
5 1 (4.35%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (34.78%) Product Owner
2 4 (17.39%) Senior
2 4 (17.39%) Senior Product Owner
3 3 (13.04%) Architect
3 3 (13.04%) Product Specialist
4 2 (8.70%) Business Architect
4 2 (8.70%) Lead
5 1 (4.35%) Azure Architect
5 1 (4.35%) Chief Technology Officer
5 1 (4.35%) Content Designer
5 1 (4.35%) Designer
5 1 (4.35%) Desktop Manager
5 1 (4.35%) Desktop Support Manager
5 1 (4.35%) ERP Manager
5 1 (4.35%) IT Operations Manager
5 1 (4.35%) Network Architect
5 1 (4.35%) Product Manager
5 1 (4.35%) Programme Director
5 1 (4.35%) Service Support Manager
5 1 (4.35%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) JSON
1 1 (4.35%) Middleware
1 1 (4.35%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (21.74%) Product Ownership
2 1 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (4.35%) Blockchain
2 1 (4.35%) DataPower
2 1 (4.35%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.35%) Mac OS
1 1 (4.35%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (39.13%) Agile
1 9 (39.13%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (30.43%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (30.43%) Roadmaps
3 6 (26.09%) Business Case
3 6 (26.09%) Product Management
3 6 (26.09%) Product Strategy
3 6 (26.09%) Product Vision
4 5 (21.74%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 5 (21.74%) Budget Management
4 5 (21.74%) Change Management
4 5 (21.74%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (21.74%) Information Security
4 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (21.74%) Scrum
5 4 (17.39%) Analytics
5 4 (17.39%) Customer Experience
5 4 (17.39%) Objectives and Key Results
5 4 (17.39%) Performance Monitoring
5 4 (17.39%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.35%) Bash
1 1 (4.35%) C
1 1 (4.35%) PowerShell
1 1 (4.35%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (8.70%) Degree
2 1 (4.35%) Azure Certification
2 1 (4.35%) CCNA
2 1 (4.35%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (4.35%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (4.35%) MCSE
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (4.35%) SC Cleared
2 1 (4.35%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.70%) QA
System Software
1 4 (17.39%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.35%) Ansible
1 1 (4.35%) Kubernetes
1 1 (4.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.35%) Apple
2 1 (4.35%) Cisco
2 1 (4.35%) Salesforce
2 1 (4.35%) SAP