Digital Strategy Contracts in the Midlands

Digital Strategy
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 117 151 183
Rank change year-on-year +34 +32 -58
Contract jobs citing Digital Strategy 21 14 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.77% 0.41% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.94% 0.46% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 14 14
10th Percentile £128 £107 £370
25th Percentile £519 £109 £376
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £117 £425
Median % change year-on-year +371.09% -72.53% -2.86%
75th Percentile £650 £125 £570
90th Percentile £870 £390 £666
England median daily rate £600 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +9.09% - +22.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,243 3,047 4,456
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.19% 88.47% 88.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,493 2,126 3,298
10th Percentile £238 £250 £249
25th Percentile £356 £370 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +4.21% +17.65%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £567
90th Percentile £700 £675 £653
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 172 119 152
10th Percentile £11.07 £11.96 £10.05
25th Percentile £13.81 £15.05 £13.50
Median hourly rate £19.00 £17.72 £17.49
Median % change year-on-year +7.22% +1.32% +9.31%
75th Percentile £35.00 £26.81 £22.03
90th Percentile £55.00 £55.50 £34.20
England median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
% change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%

Digital Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Digital Strategy in the Midlands

Digital Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Digital Strategy in the Midlands

Digital Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Digital Strategy in the Midlands over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Digital Strategy in the Midlands

Digital Strategy
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 28 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
West Midlands +43 15 £600 +172.73% 10
East Midlands +14 6 £129 +12.17% 2
Digital Strategy
England

Digital Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 4 (19.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (9.52%) CMS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.76%) LAN
1 1 (4.76%) WAN
General
1 7 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (14.29%) Automotive
2 3 (14.29%) Finance
2 3 (14.29%) Marketing
3 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Local Government
4 1 (4.76%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.76%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (38.10%) Consultant
2 4 (19.05%) Analyst
2 4 (19.05%) Product Manager
2 4 (19.05%) Service Analyst
2 4 (19.05%) Service Desk Analyst
3 2 (9.52%) Digital Project Manager
3 2 (9.52%) E-Commerce Consultant
3 2 (9.52%) IT Director
3 2 (9.52%) IT Manager
3 2 (9.52%) Project Manager
3 2 (9.52%) Web Consultant
4 1 (4.76%) Digital Director
4 1 (4.76%) Digital Product Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Digital Strategy Consultant
4 1 (4.76%) Head of Digital
4 1 (4.76%) IT Project Manager
4 1 (4.76%) NHS Project Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Strategy Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.52%) Management Information System
1 2 (9.52%) NHS
1 2 (9.52%) Social Media
2 1 (4.76%) Enterprise Cloud
2 1 (4.76%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 4 (19.05%) Windows
1 4 (19.05%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (52.38%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (28.57%) Roadmaps
3 5 (23.81%) Agile
3 5 (23.81%) Strategic Roadmap
4 4 (19.05%) Analytics
4 4 (19.05%) Customer Service
4 4 (19.05%) Product Management
4 4 (19.05%) Waterfall
5 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (9.52%) Data Analysis
6 2 (9.52%) Digital Marketing
6 2 (9.52%) E-Commerce
6 2 (9.52%) Enterprise Architecture
6 2 (9.52%) Marketing Strategy
6 2 (9.52%) Performance Metrics
6 2 (9.52%) Personalization
6 2 (9.52%) Project Management
6 2 (9.52%) Resource Management
6 2 (9.52%) SEO
6 2 (9.52%) Web Analytics
Qualifications
1 1 (4.76%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.76%) PMO
1 1 (4.76%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (19.05%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (19.05%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.76%) SAP