Strategic Thinking Contracts in the Midlands

Strategic Thinking
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Strategic Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Thinking over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 123 152 193
Rank change year-on-year +29 +41 -56
Contract jobs citing Strategic Thinking 13 12 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.47% 0.35% 0.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.57% 0.39% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 10 14
10th Percentile £451 £458 £416
25th Percentile £525 £484 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £531 £538
Median % change year-on-year +12.94% -1.16% -4.87%
75th Percentile £803 £594 £750
90th Percentile £855 £639 -
England median daily rate £575 £600 £615
% change year-on-year -4.17% -2.44% +6.96%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

Strategic Thinking 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 2,271 3,038 4,439
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.16% 88.37% 88.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,515 2,118 3,285
10th Percentile £250 £250 £250
25th Percentile £356 £370 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +4.21% +17.28%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £567
90th Percentile £700 £677 £653
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 118 151
10th Percentile £11.06 £11.94 £10.00
25th Percentile £13.71 £15.02 £13.50
Median hourly rate £19.00 £17.72 £17.48
Median % change year-on-year +7.22% +1.37% +9.25%
75th Percentile £35.00 £26.47 £22.05
90th Percentile £55.00 £54.13 £34.50
England median hourly rate £35.96 £37.50 £24.50
% change year-on-year -4.12% +53.06% +2.08%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Strategic Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Thinking in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Strategic Thinking in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Strategic Thinking in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Strategic Thinking in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Strategic Thinking in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Strategic Thinking in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Strategic Thinking in the Midlands

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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 Strategic Thinking within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
West Midlands +30 12 £600 +14.29% 19
East Midlands +14 1 £475 -20.83% 28
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England

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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 2 (15.38%) CMS
Business Applications
1 2 (15.38%) SAP CO
1 2 (15.38%) SAP FI
1 2 (15.38%) SAP FI/CO
1 2 (15.38%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (15.38%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (7.69%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 2 (15.38%) JIRA
General
1 8 (61.54%) Social Skills
2 7 (53.85%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (46.15%) Finance
4 3 (23.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (15.38%) Marketing
6 1 (7.69%) Health Technology
6 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) E-Commerce Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) Head of Applications
2 2 (15.38%) Head of IT
2 2 (15.38%) Product Owner
2 2 (15.38%) SAP CO Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) SAP Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) SAP FI Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
2 2 (15.38%) Web Consultant
3 1 (7.69%) Application Development Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Applications Development Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Applications Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
3 1 (7.69%) Designer
3 1 (7.69%) Head of IT Services
3 1 (7.69%) Head of Programmes
3 1 (7.69%) IT Development Manager
3 1 (7.69%) IT Programme Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Senior Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) CSS
1 1 (7.69%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 2 (15.38%) NHS
1 2 (15.38%) Product Ownership
1 2 (15.38%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (38.46%) Agile
2 5 (38.46%) Analytical Thinking
2 5 (38.46%) Business Strategy
2 5 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (30.77%) Performance Metrics
3 4 (30.77%) Project Delivery
4 3 (23.08%) Budget Management
4 3 (23.08%) Coaching
4 3 (23.08%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (23.08%) Commercial Awareness
5 2 (15.38%) Analytics
5 2 (15.38%) Digital Marketing
5 2 (15.38%) Marketing Strategy
5 2 (15.38%) Performance Management
5 2 (15.38%) Personalization
5 2 (15.38%) Record to Report
5 2 (15.38%) Root Cause Analysis
5 2 (15.38%) Scaled Agile Framework
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) SAP