Strategic Planning Contracts in England

Strategic Planning
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Strategic Planning skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Planning over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 432 571 613
Rank change year-on-year +139 +42 -118
Contract jobs citing Strategic Planning 108 84 173
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.29% 0.17% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.34% 0.19% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 62 118
10th Percentile £308 £336 £331
25th Percentile £413 £453 £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £525 £638
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% -17.65% +8.51%
75th Percentile £579 £700 £738
90th Percentile £704 £745 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £600
% change year-on-year -4.76% -12.50% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 5
10th Percentile £25.39 £44.79 £39.35
25th Percentile £36.85 £48.97 £41.00
Median hourly rate £56.89 £56.89 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year - +35.44% -0.59%
75th Percentile £57.83 £57.83 £47.11
90th Percentile - - £48.10
UK median hourly rate £53.44 £56.89 £42.00
% change year-on-year -6.05% +35.44% -0.59%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Strategic Planning 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 31,821 44,233 63,555
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.48% 90.18% 90.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,850 31,044 45,163
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% +7.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,250 1,565 1,721
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.68 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £37.30 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.14% +52.24% +4.26%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £64.25
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.18
% change year-on-year +1.39% +42.97% +2.78%

Strategic Planning
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Strategic Planning as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Planning in England

Strategic Planning
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Strategic Planning in England.

Daily rate trend for Strategic Planning in England

Strategic Planning
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Strategic Planning in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Strategic Planning in England

Strategic Planning
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Strategic Planning in England.

Hourly rate trend for Strategic Planning in England

Strategic Planning
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Strategic Planning in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Strategic Planning in England

Strategic Planning
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 Strategic Planning within the England region over the 6 months to 9 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 +99 48 £500 -23.08% 60
North of England +42 21 £554 +15.42% 41
Midlands +42 14 £450 +63.64% 27
South West +22 12 £467 -36.14% 10
South East +18 11 £475 -5.00% 34
West Midlands +25 10 £450 +63.64% 17
North West +22 9 £405 -21.36% 28
Yorkshire +22 9 £557 +16.04% 12
East Midlands - 4 £713 - 10
North East - 3 £897 - 3
Strategic Planning
UK

Strategic Planning
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 3 (2.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.85%) nginx
2 2 (1.85%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.93%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (0.93%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 5 (4.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (3.70%) AutoCAD
2 4 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.70%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (3.70%) Revit
3 2 (1.85%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.93%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.85%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.93%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.93%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 6 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (4.63%) Azure
2 5 (4.63%) Dynamics 365
3 4 (3.70%) AWS
4 3 (2.78%) Nutanix
4 3 (2.78%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.93%) Asana
5 1 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.93%) GCP
5 1 (0.93%) GitHub
5 1 (0.93%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.63%) SAN
2 4 (3.70%) Firewall
2 4 (3.70%) Network Security
2 4 (3.70%) Wireless
3 3 (2.78%) WAN
4 2 (1.85%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (1.85%) IP Telephony
5 1 (0.93%) LAN
5 1 (0.93%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.48%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (5.56%) Metadata
2 6 (5.56%) Metadata Repository
3 5 (4.63%) Data Mining
3 5 (4.63%) SQL Server
4 3 (2.78%) DynamoDB
4 3 (2.78%) NoSQL
4 3 (2.78%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (2.78%) Power BI
5 2 (1.85%) MySQL
5 2 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.93%) Big Data
6 1 (0.93%) MS Access
6 1 (0.93%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.93%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.93%) Tableau
6 1 (0.93%) Tableau Desktop
Development Applications
1 1 (0.93%) Git
1 1 (0.93%) JIRA
1 1 (0.93%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 44 (40.74%) Social Skills
2 30 (27.78%) Finance
3 26 (24.07%) Public Sector
4 22 (20.37%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (10.19%) Presentation Skills
6 10 (9.26%) Banking
7 6 (5.56%) Retail
8 5 (4.63%) Corporate Banking
8 5 (4.63%) Investment Banking
8 5 (4.63%) Marketing
8 5 (4.63%) Retail Banking
8 5 (4.63%) Wholesale Banking
9 4 (3.70%) Games
10 3 (2.78%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (2.78%) Manufacturing
10 3 (2.78%) Publishing
11 2 (1.85%) Law
11 2 (1.85%) Legal
11 2 (1.85%) Local Government
12 1 (0.93%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 14 (12.96%) Architect
2 13 (12.04%) Lead
3 12 (11.11%) Analyst
4 11 (10.19%) Senior
5 7 (6.48%) Data Architect
6 6 (5.56%) Enterprise Architect
6 6 (5.56%) Project Manager
7 5 (4.63%) Consultant
7 5 (4.63%) Data Scientist
7 5 (4.63%) Qualitative Analyst
7 5 (4.63%) Quantitative Analyst
8 4 (3.70%) Finance Manager
8 4 (3.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 4 (3.70%) IT Manager
8 4 (3.70%) Network Manager
9 3 (2.78%) Business Architect
9 3 (2.78%) Data Analyst
9 3 (2.78%) Design Engineer
9 3 (2.78%) Developer
9 3 (2.78%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.78%) .NET
2 2 (1.85%) EDI
3 1 (0.93%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.93%) Django
3 1 (0.93%) Middleware
3 1 (0.93%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 6 (5.56%) Management Information System
2 5 (4.63%) Credit Risk
3 4 (3.70%) Data Centre
3 4 (3.70%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (3.70%) Learning Management System
3 4 (3.70%) Product Ownership
4 3 (2.78%) e-Learning
4 3 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.85%) CCTV
5 2 (1.85%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.85%) PMI
5 2 (1.85%) Social Media
6 1 (0.93%) Blog
6 1 (0.93%) CMDB
6 1 (0.93%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.93%) Enterprise Cloud
6 1 (0.93%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.93%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.93%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.78%) Windows
2 2 (1.85%) Android
2 2 (1.85%) Linux
2 2 (1.85%) Mac OS
2 2 (1.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 2 (1.85%) Ubuntu
2 2 (1.85%) Windows Server 2008
2 2 (1.85%) Windows Server 2012
2 2 (1.85%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.93%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.93%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (25.93%) Project Management
2 23 (21.30%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (20.37%) Data Analysis
4 20 (18.52%) Stakeholder Management
5 18 (16.67%) Decision-Making
6 17 (15.74%) Data Modelling
7 16 (14.81%) Agile
7 16 (14.81%) Data Governance
7 16 (14.81%) Migration
7 16 (14.81%) Roadmaps
8 13 (12.04%) Mentoring
9 12 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
9 12 (11.11%) Problem Management
10 11 (10.19%) Change Management
10 11 (10.19%) Continuous Improvement
10 11 (10.19%) Data Migration
10 11 (10.19%) ITIL
11 10 (9.26%) Business Case
11 10 (9.26%) Service Management
12 9 (8.33%) IT Strategy
Programming Languages
1 10 (9.26%) SQL
2 3 (2.78%) C#
2 3 (2.78%) Python
3 2 (1.85%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.93%) Java
4 1 (0.93%) R
4 1 (0.93%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.93%) VBA
Qualifications
1 24 (22.22%) Security Cleared
2 19 (17.59%) Degree
3 11 (10.19%) SC Cleared
4 9 (8.33%) DV Cleared
5 5 (4.63%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (3.70%) CCIE
6 4 (3.70%) CCNP
7 3 (2.78%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 2 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (1.85%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.85%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.85%) PMP
9 1 (0.93%) ACCA
9 1 (0.93%) CCNA
9 1 (0.93%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.93%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.56%) PMO
1 6 (5.56%) QA
2 2 (1.85%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (0.93%) GDPR
3 1 (0.93%) IFRS
3 1 (0.93%) IFRS 17
3 1 (0.93%) SLA
3 1 (0.93%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (3.70%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (2.78%) Docker
2 3 (2.78%) VMware ESXi
2 3 (2.78%) vSphere
3 2 (1.85%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.93%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 3 (2.78%) Ansible
1 3 (2.78%) Kubernetes
1 3 (2.78%) MOM
1 3 (2.78%) Terraform
1 3 (2.78%) vCenter Server
2 2 (1.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.85%) PaperCut
2 2 (1.85%) SCCM
3 1 (0.93%) Avamar
Vendors
1 14 (12.96%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.56%) Cisco
2 6 (5.56%) Remedy
2 6 (5.56%) ServiceNow
2 6 (5.56%) VMware
3 4 (3.70%) Oracle
4 3 (2.78%) Aruba
4 3 (2.78%) Dell
4 3 (2.78%) IBM
4 3 (2.78%) Sage
4 3 (2.78%) SAP
5 2 (1.85%) Google
5 2 (1.85%) HP
5 2 (1.85%) Nimble Storage
5 2 (1.85%) Red Hat
5 2 (1.85%) Veeam
5 2 (1.85%) WatchGuard
6 1 (0.93%) Instagram
6 1 (0.93%) Twitter
6 1 (0.93%) UiPath