Digital Strategy Contracts in England

Digital Strategy
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 437 531 596
Rank change year-on-year +94 +65 -118
Contract jobs citing Digital Strategy 113 105 191
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.30% 0.22% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.35% 0.25% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 80 124
10th Percentile £307 £122 £400
25th Percentile £478 £336 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% +22.22%
75th Percentile £688 £650 £678
90th Percentile £950 £700 £768
UK median daily rate £550 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +22.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 1
10th Percentile £36.41 £26.86 -
25th Percentile £56.52 £28.04 -
Median hourly rate £58.30 £30.00 £21.78
Median % change year-on-year +94.33% +37.74% -7.32%
75th Percentile £60.60 £30.12 -
90th Percentile £60.88 £30.19 -
UK median hourly rate £58.17 £30.00 £21.78
% change year-on-year +93.91% +37.74% -7.32%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,030 42,283 63,775
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.40% 89.90% 90.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,779 29,697 45,496
10th Percentile £300 £325 £338
25th Percentile £413 £440 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,363 1,526 1,693
10th Percentile £12.79 £10.69 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.01 £15.75 £15.63
Median hourly rate £37.50 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +40.19% +14.13%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.59 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.71 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
% change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%

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 12 June 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

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

Hourly rate histogram 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 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
London +83 50 £525 -18.35% 62
Midlands +19 20 £550 +350.82% 15
South East +13 19 £525 +31.25% 17
South West +9 18 £638 +21.43% 17
West Midlands +31 15 £600 +247.32% 9
East Midlands -4 5 £129 +5.74% 8
North of England +18 4 £625 +28.21% 21
North West +14 2 £663 +35.90% 12
North East - 2 £400 - 3
East of England +5 1 £306 - 5
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 (7.08%) govService
2 6 (5.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.54%) CMS
4 3 (2.65%) SharePoint
5 2 (1.77%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (1.77%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.88%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.88%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (5.31%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.77%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 13 (11.50%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (10.62%) AWS
3 8 (7.08%) PaaS
3 8 (7.08%) SaaS
4 7 (6.19%) Azure
5 5 (4.42%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (3.54%) Amazon CloudWatch
6 4 (3.54%) AWS CloudTrail
6 4 (3.54%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (1.77%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.88%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 9 (7.96%) VoIP
2 7 (6.19%) PBX
3 6 (5.31%) WAN
4 4 (3.54%) Junos
4 4 (3.54%) SDH
5 3 (2.65%) Intranet
5 3 (2.65%) VLAN
6 2 (1.77%) LAN
6 2 (1.77%) SAN
6 2 (1.77%) Wireless
7 1 (0.88%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (0.88%) Network Security
7 1 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.65%) Electronic Patient Records
2 2 (1.77%) Power BI
3 1 (0.88%) Big Data
3 1 (0.88%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.88%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.88%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (9.73%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (2.65%) JIRA
General
1 36 (31.86%) Social Skills
2 16 (14.16%) Public Sector
3 15 (13.27%) Marketing
4 14 (12.39%) Finance
5 11 (9.73%) Telecoms
6 9 (7.96%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (6.19%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (6.19%) Digital Economy
8 6 (5.31%) Banking
8 6 (5.31%) Local Government
8 6 (5.31%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (4.42%) Military
10 4 (3.54%) Aeronautics
10 4 (3.54%) Aerospace
11 3 (2.65%) Automotive
11 3 (2.65%) Wholesale Banking
12 2 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.88%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.88%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 20 (17.70%) Senior
2 19 (16.81%) Architect
3 16 (14.16%) Consultant
4 12 (10.62%) Solutions Architect
5 10 (8.85%) Head of Digital
5 10 (8.85%) Lead
6 9 (7.96%) Head of Customer Experience
7 7 (6.19%) IT Manager
7 7 (6.19%) Product Manager
7 7 (6.19%) Project Manager
8 5 (4.42%) Cloud Engineer
8 5 (4.42%) Senior Consultant
8 5 (4.42%) Senior Manager
9 4 (3.54%) Analyst
9 4 (3.54%) Digital Architect
9 4 (3.54%) Enterprise Architect
9 4 (3.54%) IT Project Manager
9 4 (3.54%) Programme Manager
9 4 (3.54%) Security Engineer
9 4 (3.54%) Strategy Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.65%) DAO
2 1 (0.88%) AngularJS
2 1 (0.88%) Node.js
2 1 (0.88%) React
2 1 (0.88%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 14 (12.39%) NHS
2 12 (10.62%) Product Ownership
3 11 (9.73%) Management Information System
4 7 (6.19%) Blackberry
4 7 (6.19%) Video Conferencing
5 6 (5.31%) Marketing Technology
6 4 (3.54%) Cloud Native
6 4 (3.54%) Public Cloud
6 4 (3.54%) Security Posture
7 3 (2.65%) Mobile App
7 3 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (2.65%) Social Media
8 2 (1.77%) Digital Media
8 2 (1.77%) Digital Signage
8 2 (1.77%) IPTV
8 2 (1.77%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.77%) PACS
8 2 (1.77%) Smartcard
8 2 (1.77%) Smartphone
8 2 (1.77%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 7 (6.19%) Windows
2 3 (2.65%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.77%) Android
3 2 (1.77%) Windows 7
4 1 (0.88%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (34.51%) Roadmaps
2 31 (27.43%) Problem-Solving
3 29 (25.66%) Strategic Roadmap
4 25 (22.12%) Analytics
5 24 (21.24%) Decision-Making
6 23 (20.35%) Agile
6 23 (20.35%) Stakeholder Management
7 19 (16.81%) Change Management
7 19 (16.81%) Enterprise Architecture
8 16 (14.16%) Information Management
8 16 (14.16%) Matrix Management
9 15 (13.27%) ITIL
10 14 (12.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 13 (11.50%) CRM
11 13 (11.50%) Programme Management
11 13 (11.50%) Project Management
12 12 (10.62%) Customer Experience
13 11 (9.73%) Architecture Governance
13 11 (9.73%) PLM
13 11 (9.73%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.77%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.88%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.88%) Python
2 1 (0.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 30 (26.55%) Security Cleared
2 22 (19.47%) DV Cleared
3 20 (17.70%) Degree
4 17 (15.04%) SC Cleared
5 11 (9.73%) HND
5 11 (9.73%) TOGAF Certification
6 8 (7.08%) CCNP
6 8 (7.08%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (3.54%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (3.54%) JNCIA
8 3 (2.65%) Master's Degree
8 3 (2.65%) PMI Certification
8 3 (2.65%) PMP
8 3 (2.65%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 2 (1.77%) A+ Certification
9 2 (1.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (1.77%) MCITP
9 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.88%) CCNA
10 1 (0.88%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (7.96%) Accessibility
2 7 (6.19%) PMO
3 4 (3.54%) Data Quality
3 4 (3.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (3.54%) NCSC
3 4 (3.54%) NIST
4 2 (1.77%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (1.77%) SLA
5 1 (0.88%) GDPR
5 1 (0.88%) GRC
System Software
1 6 (5.31%) Active Directory
2 5 (4.42%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (3.54%) Trend Micro Deep Security
2 2 (1.77%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.88%) Ansible
Vendors
1 33 (29.20%) Microsoft
2 12 (10.62%) Cisco
3 11 (9.73%) IBM
3 11 (9.73%) Juniper
3 11 (9.73%) Nokia
4 7 (6.19%) Avaya
4 7 (6.19%) Ericsson
4 7 (6.19%) Google
4 7 (6.19%) Ribbon
5 6 (5.31%) VMware
6 4 (3.54%) Ciena
6 4 (3.54%) Palo Alto
6 4 (3.54%) Splunk
7 2 (1.77%) Aruba
7 2 (1.77%) Cerner
7 2 (1.77%) Logitech
7 2 (1.77%) Veeam
8 1 (0.88%) Databricks
8 1 (0.88%) SAP
8 1 (0.88%) ServiceNow