Strategic Thinking Contracts in the South East

Strategic Thinking
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 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 172 172 216
Rank change year-on-year 0 +44 -30
Contract jobs citing Strategic Thinking 22 47 41
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.40% 0.81% 0.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.47% 0.91% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 37 27
10th Percentile £401 £409 £416
25th Percentile £478 £450 £464
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £615 £500
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +23.00% -5.88%
75th Percentile £650 £678 £613
90th Percentile - £700 £688
England median daily rate £575 £600 £613
% change year-on-year -4.17% -2.04% +6.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £30.25
Median hourly rate - - £31.50
75th Percentile - - £32.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £70.00 £22.50 £43.50
% change year-on-year +211.11% -48.28% +10.13%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,700 5,156 6,968
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.75% 89.24% 89.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,740 3,588 4,724
10th Percentile £243 £250 £225
25th Percentile £400 £405 £397
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.91% +2.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £623 £619 £593
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 437 224 288
10th Percentile £13.00 £18.25 £12.21
25th Percentile £18.20 £22.34 £15.50
Median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £21.99
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +127.43% -20.05%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.72 £48.62
90th Percentile £76.86 £74.55 £62.48
England median hourly rate £36.00 £37.34 £24.30
% change year-on-year -3.59% +53.69% +1.23%

Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Thinking in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for Strategic Thinking in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Strategic Thinking in the South East over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Strategic Thinking in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for Strategic Thinking in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East 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
Thames Valley 0 17 £518 +15.00% 24
Berkshire -12 16 £550 +22.22% 14
Hampshire -1 3 £600 +6.67% 9
Surrey +14 1 £350 -28.21% 7
Oxfordshire +7 1 £485 +8.38% 5
East Sussex - 1 - - 4
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 (13.64%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.55%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (45.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 9 (40.91%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (36.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 6 (27.27%) Adobe After Effects
4 6 (27.27%) Adobe Premiere
4 6 (27.27%) CINEMA 4D
5 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 8 (36.36%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.55%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.55%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) DTS
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 14 (63.64%) Marketing
2 13 (59.09%) Social Skills
3 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (63.64%) Designer
2 8 (36.36%) Creative Designer
3 6 (27.27%) Lead
4 5 (22.73%) Lead Designer
5 4 (18.18%) Animator
5 4 (18.18%) Creative Director
5 4 (18.18%) Video Editor
6 3 (13.64%) Senior
7 2 (9.09%) Architect
7 2 (9.09%) Product Manager
7 2 (9.09%) Project Manager
7 2 (9.09%) Senior Designer
7 2 (9.09%) Transition Manager
7 2 (9.09%) Transition Project Manager
8 1 (4.55%) Digital Product Manager
8 1 (4.55%) Enterprise Architect
8 1 (4.55%) Integration Architect
8 1 (4.55%) Programme Manager
8 1 (4.55%) Senior Manager
8 1 (4.55%) Senior Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (27.27%) Motion Graphics
2 4 (18.18%) Animation
3 2 (9.09%) Photography
4 1 (4.55%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (4.55%) Blockchain
4 1 (4.55%) IoT
4 1 (4.55%) NB-IoT
4 1 (4.55%) PACS
4 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (4.55%) Smart Meter
4 1 (4.55%) Taxonomies
4 1 (4.55%) TM Forum
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (68.18%) Storytelling
2 14 (63.64%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (36.36%) Coaching
4 6 (27.27%) Visual Effects
5 4 (18.18%) Agile
6 2 (9.09%) Business Development
6 2 (9.09%) Product Management
6 2 (9.09%) Project Management
6 2 (9.09%) Roadmaps
6 2 (9.09%) Self-Awareness
7 1 (4.55%) Backlog Management
7 1 (4.55%) Business Strategy
7 1 (4.55%) Objectives and Key Results
7 1 (4.55%) Product Requirements
7 1 (4.55%) Product Roadmap
7 1 (4.55%) Product Strategy
7 1 (4.55%) Product Vision
7 1 (4.55%) Strategic Roadmap
7 1 (4.55%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
7 1 (4.55%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 4 (18.18%) Degree
2 2 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (9.09%) SC Cleared
2 2 (9.09%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.55%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (36.36%) Accessibility
2 3 (13.64%) SLA
Vendors
1 11 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (36.36%) Adobe
3 3 (13.64%) ServiceNow