Digital Strategy Contracts in England

Digital Strategy
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Digital Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Digital Strategy over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 425 534 551
Rank change year-on-year +109 +17 -95
Contract jobs citing Digital Strategy 110 129 230
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.30% 0.26% 0.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.34% 0.28% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 98 153
10th Percentile £289 £124 £400
25th Percentile £433 £350 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +11.63% -2.27% +22.22%
75th Percentile £688 £650 £688
90th Percentile £950 £740 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +22.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 1
Median hourly rate £23.00 £30.00 £26.98
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% +11.19% -0.99%
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £30.00 £26.98
% change year-on-year -23.33% +11.19% -0.99%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Digital 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 advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,985 45,619 64,566
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.53% 90.25% 90.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,974 32,022 45,804
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £769 £749
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,225 1,607 1,769
10th Percentile £12.86 £10.94 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.31 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
Median % change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.15
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -

Digital Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Digital Strategy in England

Digital Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Digital Strategy in England

Digital Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Digital Strategy in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Digital Strategy in England

Digital Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Digital Strategy in England

Digital Strategy
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
London +87 58 £521 -19.92% 47
Midlands +30 21 £550 +371.09% 12
South West +28 16 £638 +50.00% 12
West Midlands +42 15 £600 +172.73% 10
South East +14 8 £525 +50.00% 6
East Midlands +13 6 £129 +12.17% 2
North of England +35 4 £625 +28.21% 9
East of England +17 2 £478 +0.68% 5
North West +16 2 £663 +35.90% 7
North East - 2 £400 -
Digital Strategy
UK

Digital Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (7.27%) govService
2 7 (6.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.64%) CMS
4 3 (2.73%) SharePoint
5 2 (1.82%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (1.82%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.91%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.91%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 2 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 9 (8.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.82%) SystmOne
3 1 (0.91%) Cerner Millennium
Cloud Services
1 13 (11.82%) AWS
2 8 (7.27%) Dynamics 365
2 8 (7.27%) PaaS
2 8 (7.27%) SaaS
3 7 (6.36%) Azure
4 4 (3.64%) Amazon CloudWatch
4 4 (3.64%) AWS CloudTrail
4 4 (3.64%) Azure Monitor
5 2 (1.82%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.91%) Amazon SQS
6 1 (0.91%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.91%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (0.91%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 9 (8.18%) VoIP
2 7 (6.36%) PBX
3 6 (5.45%) WAN
4 4 (3.64%) Junos
4 4 (3.64%) SDH
5 3 (2.73%) Intranet
6 2 (1.82%) LAN
6 2 (1.82%) SAN
7 1 (0.91%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (0.91%) Network Security
7 1 (0.91%) VLAN
7 1 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.73%) Electronic Patient Records
2 2 (1.82%) Data Lake
2 2 (1.82%) Power BI
3 1 (0.91%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.91%) Big Data
3 1 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.91%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (10.00%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (2.73%) JIRA
General
1 38 (34.55%) Social Skills
2 17 (15.45%) Marketing
2 17 (15.45%) Public Sector
3 13 (11.82%) Finance
4 11 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
4 11 (10.00%) Telecoms
5 7 (6.36%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (6.36%) Digital Economy
6 6 (5.45%) Banking
6 6 (5.45%) Local Government
6 6 (5.45%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (3.64%) Aeronautics
7 4 (3.64%) Aerospace
8 3 (2.73%) Automotive
8 3 (2.73%) Wholesale Banking
9 2 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.91%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.91%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.91%) Retail
10 1 (0.91%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 23 (20.91%) Architect
2 19 (17.27%) Consultant
3 13 (11.82%) Solutions Architect
4 10 (9.09%) Head of Digital
4 10 (9.09%) Senior
5 9 (8.18%) Head of Customer Experience
5 9 (8.18%) Lead
6 7 (6.36%) Enterprise Architect
6 7 (6.36%) Product Manager
7 6 (5.45%) Analyst
7 6 (5.45%) IT Manager
7 6 (5.45%) Project Manager
8 5 (4.55%) Cloud Engineer
8 5 (4.55%) Programme Manager
8 5 (4.55%) Senior Consultant
8 5 (4.55%) Strategy Consultant
9 4 (3.64%) Digital Architect
9 4 (3.64%) Marketing Consultant
9 4 (3.64%) Security Engineer
9 4 (3.64%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.73%) DAO
2 1 (0.91%) AngularJS
2 1 (0.91%) Lambda Expressions
2 1 (0.91%) Middleware
2 1 (0.91%) Node.js
2 1 (0.91%) React
2 1 (0.91%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 12 (10.91%) NHS
2 10 (9.09%) Management Information System
3 7 (6.36%) Blackberry
3 7 (6.36%) Video Conferencing
4 6 (5.45%) Marketing Technology
5 4 (3.64%) Cloud Native
5 4 (3.64%) Public Cloud
5 4 (3.64%) Security Posture
6 3 (2.73%) Mobile App
6 3 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.82%) Digital Signage
7 2 (1.82%) IPTV
7 2 (1.82%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.82%) PACS
7 2 (1.82%) Smartcard
7 2 (1.82%) Smartphone
7 2 (1.82%) Social Media
7 2 (1.82%) Video\Live Streaming
8 1 (0.91%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.91%) Mobile Banking
Operating Systems
1 8 (7.27%) Windows
2 4 (3.64%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.82%) Android
3 2 (1.82%) Windows 7
4 1 (0.91%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (29.09%) Roadmaps
2 30 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (23.64%) Agile
4 25 (22.73%) Analytics
5 23 (20.91%) Decision-Making
6 20 (18.18%) Enterprise Architecture
7 19 (17.27%) Strategic Roadmap
8 17 (15.45%) Matrix Management
9 16 (14.55%) CRM
10 15 (13.64%) ITIL
11 13 (11.82%) Programme Management
11 13 (11.82%) Stakeholder Management
12 12 (10.91%) Customer Experience
13 11 (10.00%) Architecture Governance
13 11 (10.00%) BPMN
13 11 (10.00%) Computer Science
13 11 (10.00%) Customer Engagement
13 11 (10.00%) PRINCE2
13 11 (10.00%) Project Management
13 11 (10.00%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.82%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.91%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.91%) Python
2 1 (0.91%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 19 (17.27%) Degree
3 16 (14.55%) SC Cleared
4 12 (10.91%) DV Cleared
5 11 (10.00%) HND
5 11 (10.00%) TOGAF Certification
6 8 (7.27%) CCNP
6 8 (7.27%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (3.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (3.64%) JNCIA
8 3 (2.73%) PMI Certification
8 3 (2.73%) PMP
8 3 (2.73%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 2 (1.82%) A+ Certification
9 2 (1.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (1.82%) Master's Degree
9 2 (1.82%) MCITP
9 2 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.91%) CBAP
10 1 (0.91%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (8.18%) Accessibility
2 8 (7.27%) PMO
3 4 (3.64%) Data Quality
3 4 (3.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (3.64%) NCSC
3 4 (3.64%) NIST
4 2 (1.82%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (1.82%) SLA
5 1 (0.91%) GDPR
5 1 (0.91%) GRC
System Software
1 7 (6.36%) Active Directory
2 5 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (3.64%) Trend Micro Deep Security
2 1 (0.91%) Ansible
Vendors
1 22 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 12 (10.91%) Cisco
3 11 (10.00%) IBM
3 11 (10.00%) Juniper
3 11 (10.00%) Nokia
4 7 (6.36%) Avaya
4 7 (6.36%) Ericsson
4 7 (6.36%) Google
4 7 (6.36%) Ribbon
5 6 (5.45%) VMware
6 4 (3.64%) Cerner
6 4 (3.64%) Ciena
6 4 (3.64%) Palo Alto
6 4 (3.64%) Splunk
7 2 (1.82%) Logitech
7 2 (1.82%) Veeam
8 1 (0.91%) Databricks
8 1 (0.91%) SAP
8 1 (0.91%) ServiceNow