Objectives and Key Results Contracts in England

Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
UK > England

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

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 497 588 607
Rank change year-on-year +91 +19 -8
Contract jobs citing Objectives and Key Results 39 66 176
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.11% 0.13% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.15% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 52 126
10th Percentile £408 £489 £463
25th Percentile £472 £522 £514
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £598 £600
Median % change year-on-year -3.77% -0.42% +10.85%
75th Percentile £769 £702 £725
90th Percentile £818 £875 £775
UK median daily rate £538 £575 £595
% change year-on-year -6.48% -3.36% +17.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £23.08 -
UK median hourly rate - £23.08 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Objectives and Key Results 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 32,110 45,282 64,556
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.56% 90.21% 90.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,055 31,791 45,856
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £444 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £768 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £528
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.17% +8.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,255 1,587 1,766
10th Percentile £12.95 £10.94 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.00 £37.34 £24.30
Median % change year-on-year -3.59% +53.69% +1.23%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.68
UK median hourly rate £35.58 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -1.18% +44.00% -

Objectives and Key Results
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Objectives and Key Results as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Objectives and Key Results in England

Objectives and Key Results
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Objectives and Key Results in England.

Daily rate trend for Objectives and Key Results in England

Objectives and Key Results
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Objectives and Key Results in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Objectives and Key Results in England

Objectives and Key Results
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Objectives and Key Results in England.

Hourly rate trend for Objectives and Key Results in England

Objectives and Key Results
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 Objectives and Key Results within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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
London +79 27 £663 +10.42% 30
South East +27 5 £415 -20.95% 4
North of England +34 4 £600 +54.84% 5
Yorkshire +22 4 £600 +54.84%
East of England +15 1 £575 +15.00% 1
Objectives and Key Results
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Objectives and Key Results
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 5 (12.82%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (2.56%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 10 (25.64%) Azure
2 7 (17.95%) SaaS
3 4 (10.26%) Miro
4 3 (7.69%) AWS
4 3 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (5.13%) Adobe Analytics
5 2 (5.13%) Asana
5 2 (5.13%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (5.13%) GitHub
5 2 (5.13%) GitHub Actions
5 2 (5.13%) Power Platform
5 2 (5.13%) SuccessFactors
6 1 (2.56%) Bloomreach
6 1 (2.56%) Entra ID
6 1 (2.56%) GCP
6 1 (2.56%) PaaS
6 1 (2.56%) SAP Fieldglass
6 1 (2.56%) Smartsheet
6 1 (2.56%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.13%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.69%) Tableau
2 2 (5.13%) Power BI
3 1 (2.56%) Data Lake
3 1 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (2.56%) Looker
3 1 (2.56%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 7 (17.95%) JIRA
General
1 20 (51.28%) Social Skills
2 19 (48.72%) Finance
3 9 (23.08%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (12.82%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (10.26%) Billing
6 3 (7.69%) Automotive
7 1 (2.56%) Back Office
7 1 (2.56%) Banking
7 1 (2.56%) Legal
7 1 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.56%) Retail
Job Titles
1 7 (17.95%) Senior
2 6 (15.38%) Analyst
2 6 (15.38%) Product Owner
3 5 (12.82%) Lead
3 5 (12.82%) Product Manager
4 4 (10.26%) PMO Analyst
4 4 (10.26%) Senior Product Owner
5 3 (7.69%) Head of Analytics
5 3 (7.69%) Head of Business Intelligence
5 3 (7.69%) Technical Manager
6 2 (5.13%) Agile Delivery Lead
6 2 (5.13%) Architect
6 2 (5.13%) Cloud Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) Data Analyst
6 2 (5.13%) Data Strategist
6 2 (5.13%) Delivery Manager
6 2 (5.13%) Senior Cloud Engineer
6 2 (5.13%) Technical Product Manager
7 1 (2.56%) Performance Manager
7 1 (2.56%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.69%) ADO
2 2 (5.13%) React
Miscellaneous
1 10 (25.64%) Product Ownership
2 2 (5.13%) Cloud Native
2 2 (5.13%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.56%) Cyberattack
3 1 (2.56%) DataPower
3 1 (2.56%) Distributed Computing
3 1 (2.56%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.13%) Android
1 2 (5.13%) Apple iOS
1 2 (5.13%) Linux
1 2 (5.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (76.92%) Agile
2 21 (53.85%) Roadmaps
3 15 (38.46%) Scrum
4 12 (30.77%) Analytics
5 11 (28.21%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (28.21%) Product Strategy
5 11 (28.21%) Scaled Agile Framework
6 10 (25.64%) Kanban
6 10 (25.64%) Strategic Thinking
7 9 (23.08%) Backlog Prioritisation
7 9 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (23.08%) Product Management
8 8 (20.51%) Change Management
8 8 (20.51%) DevOps
8 8 (20.51%) Stakeholder Management
9 7 (17.95%) Business Case
9 7 (17.95%) Product Roadmap
9 7 (17.95%) Programme Management
9 7 (17.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 6 (15.38%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.13%) Java
1 2 (5.13%) JavaScript
1 2 (5.13%) PowerShell
1 2 (5.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (5.13%) CSPO
1 2 (5.13%) PMP
2 1 (2.56%) CEH
2 1 (2.56%) CISM
2 1 (2.56%) CISSP
2 1 (2.56%) Degree
2 1 (2.56%) Master's Degree
2 1 (2.56%) PgMP
2 1 (2.56%) PMI Certification
2 1 (2.56%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (20.51%) PMO
2 3 (7.69%) QA
3 2 (5.13%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 1 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (2.56%) NIST
4 1 (2.56%) NIST 800
4 1 (2.56%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (12.82%) Active Directory
2 2 (5.13%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (5.13%) Kubernetes
1 2 (5.13%) Terraform
2 1 (2.56%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 10 (25.64%) Microsoft
2 3 (7.69%) MuleSoft
2 3 (7.69%) SAP
3 2 (5.13%) Adobe
3 2 (5.13%) Citrix
4 1 (2.56%) Ariba
4 1 (2.56%) Concur
4 1 (2.56%) NCR
4 1 (2.56%) Oracle
4 1 (2.56%) Planview
4 1 (2.56%) Salesforce