Target Operating Model Contracts in the North of England

Target Operating Model (TOM)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Target Operating Model skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Target Operating Model over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 159 168 210
Rank change year-on-year +9 +42 -44
Contract jobs citing Target Operating Model 25 40 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.53% 0.70% 0.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.63% 0.77% 0.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 30 31
10th Percentile £500 £448 £394
25th Percentile £541 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +7.21% -10.78%
75th Percentile £653 £594 £563
90th Percentile £689 £810 £650
England median daily rate £575 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Target Operating Model 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 North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,996 5,176 6,318
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 85.49% 90.65% 88.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,432 3,584 4,621
10th Percentile £300 £300 £250
25th Percentile £400 £413 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +10.40%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £563
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 362 204 263
10th Percentile £11.07 £10.63 £10.63
25th Percentile £12.50 £16.08 £13.88
Median hourly rate £17.72 £28.85 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.58% +51.84% +3.15%
75th Percentile £45.00 £45.05 £36.75
90th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £62.18
England median hourly rate £37.18 £37.32 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.38% +49.28% +6.38%

Target Operating Model
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Target Operating Model as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Target Operating Model in the North of England

Target Operating Model
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Target Operating Model in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Target Operating Model in the North of England

Target Operating Model
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Target Operating Model in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Target Operating Model in the North of England

Target Operating Model
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Target Operating Model in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Target Operating Model in the North of England

Target Operating Model
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Target Operating Model within the North of England region over the 6 months to 12 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
North West +11 14 £575 +4.55% 4
Yorkshire +17 11 £600 +9.09% 1
North East +12 1 £800 +45.45% 1
Target Operating Model
England

Target Operating Model
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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:

Applications
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (4.00%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 6 (24.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (12.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (12.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (4.00%) Marketing
3 1 (4.00%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 12 (48.00%) Analyst
1 12 (48.00%) Business Analyst
2 6 (24.00%) Business Change Manager
2 6 (24.00%) Change Manager
3 5 (20.00%) Business Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Implementation Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Programme Manager
5 1 (4.00%) Architect
5 1 (4.00%) Business Architect
5 1 (4.00%) Business Change Analyst
5 1 (4.00%) Business Change Project Manager
5 1 (4.00%) Change Analyst
5 1 (4.00%) Chief Technology Officer
5 1 (4.00%) Consultant
5 1 (4.00%) Head of IT
5 1 (4.00%) Head of IT Services
5 1 (4.00%) Project Manager
5 1 (4.00%) SAP Change Manager
5 1 (4.00%) SAP Programme Manager
5 1 (4.00%) User Experience Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (4.00%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (36.00%) Requirements Workshops
1 9 (36.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 7 (28.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (24.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 5 (20.00%) Business Case
4 5 (20.00%) Customer Service
5 4 (16.00%) Change Management
5 4 (16.00%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (16.00%) Programme Management
6 3 (12.00%) Impact Assessments
6 3 (12.00%) Roadmaps
6 3 (12.00%) Workflow
7 2 (8.00%) Service Delivery
7 2 (8.00%) User Experience
7 2 (8.00%) User Stories
8 1 (4.00%) Business Analysis
8 1 (4.00%) Line Management
8 1 (4.00%) Requirements Engineering
8 1 (4.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 1 (4.00%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 3 (12.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (4.00%) SAP