IT Strategy Contracts in the UK excluding London

IT/Technology Strategy
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for IT Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited IT Strategy over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 235 307 259
Rank change year-on-year +72 -48 +12
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 163 144 274
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.80% 0.62% 0.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.94% 0.69% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 119 184
10th Percentile £400 £406 £300
25th Percentile £556 £493 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £611 £552
Median % change year-on-year +6.47% +10.60% +10.40%
75th Percentile £748 £697 £673
90th Percentile £844 £800 £788
UK median daily rate £600 £625 £625
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 4
10th Percentile - £19.52 £13.22
25th Percentile - £30.43 £14.69
Median hourly rate - £48.75 £16.75
Median % change year-on-year - +191.03% +34.05%
75th Percentile - £66.94 £17.81
90th Percentile - £77.77 £18.38
UK median hourly rate £30.12 £37.34 £17.50
% change year-on-year -19.34% +113.37% +40.06%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

IT 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 UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,292 20,943 27,025
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.44% 89.50% 88.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,311 14,478 18,837
10th Percentile £250 £256 £235
25th Percentile £379 £400 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £651
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,056 1,286 1,344
10th Percentile £12.32 £11.00 £12.25
25th Percentile £15.25 £15.39 £14.21
Median hourly rate £38.06 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.74% +75.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £61.26 £65.00 £46.88
90th Percentile £72.90 £73.65 £61.15
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +4.82%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing IT Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for IT Strategy in the UK excluding London

IT Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Strategy in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for IT Strategy in the UK excluding London

IT Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Strategy in the UK excluding London

IT Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Strategy in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for IT Strategy in the UK excluding London

IT Strategy
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Strategy within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 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 of England +40 55 £650 +18.18% 47
North West +56 48 £575 -4.17% 26
South East +10 33 £525 -19.23% 31
Midlands +34 26 £750 +25.00% 18
Scotland +47 22 £626 +4.25% 14
West Midlands +31 21 £750 +69.20% 10
South West +21 21 £725 +16.00% 14
East of England +17 8 £513 -26.79% 17
North East +17 4 £897 +124.24% 5
East Midlands +15 4 £750 +22.45% 8
Yorkshire -9 3 - - 16
IT Strategy
UK

IT Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 7 (4.29%) Confluence
2 5 (3.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.84%) nginx
4 1 (0.61%) CMS
4 1 (0.61%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.61%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (2.45%) Infor SunSystems
2 3 (1.84%) Sage X3
3 1 (0.61%) Oracle AGIS
3 1 (0.61%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.61%) Oracle Cash Management
3 1 (0.61%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.61%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.61%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.61%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.61%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.61%) Oracle Retail
Cloud Services
1 37 (22.70%) Azure
2 20 (12.27%) AWS
3 11 (6.75%) SaaS
4 8 (4.91%) GCP
4 8 (4.91%) PaaS
5 6 (3.68%) IaaS
6 5 (3.07%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (3.07%) OpenShift
7 3 (1.84%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 3 (1.84%) Amazon EC2
7 3 (1.84%) Amazon ELB
7 3 (1.84%) AWS CloudFormation
7 3 (1.84%) Serverless
7 3 (1.84%) Snowflake
8 2 (1.23%) GitHub
9 1 (0.61%) Amazon EKS
9 1 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.61%) iPaaS
9 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.61%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 18 (11.04%) WAN
2 15 (9.20%) LAN
3 11 (6.75%) Network Security
4 5 (3.07%) 5G
4 5 (3.07%) Unified Communications
4 5 (3.07%) VPN
5 4 (2.45%) Firewall
5 4 (2.45%) SAN
5 4 (2.45%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (1.84%) Cisco IOS
6 3 (1.84%) Intranet
6 3 (1.84%) Wireless
7 2 (1.23%) WLAN
8 1 (0.61%) Cisco Nexus
8 1 (0.61%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.61%) NAS
8 1 (0.61%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.07%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (2.45%) Data Lake
2 4 (2.45%) OLAP
2 4 (2.45%) OLTP
2 4 (2.45%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.84%) Big Data
3 3 (1.84%) DynamoDB
3 3 (1.84%) MySQL
4 2 (1.23%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.23%) Metadata
4 2 (1.23%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.23%) QlikView
5 1 (0.61%) DB2
5 1 (0.61%) Oracle OLAP
Development Applications
1 10 (6.13%) JIRA
2 8 (4.91%) Git
3 7 (4.29%) Jenkins
4 5 (3.07%) Postman
5 4 (2.45%) Bitbucket
6 3 (1.84%) Cucumber
6 3 (1.84%) IntelliJ
6 3 (1.84%) JUnit
6 3 (1.84%) SonarQube
7 2 (1.23%) kappa
General
1 50 (30.67%) Social Skills
2 30 (18.40%) Finance
3 25 (15.34%) Public Sector
4 18 (11.04%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (7.36%) Influencing Skills
6 10 (6.13%) Retail
7 9 (5.52%) Banking
7 9 (5.52%) Telecoms
8 7 (4.29%) Legal
8 7 (4.29%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (3.07%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.84%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.84%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.84%) Marketing
11 2 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.61%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.61%) Local Government
12 1 (0.61%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.61%) Retail Banking
12 1 (0.61%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 104 (63.80%) Architect
2 33 (20.25%) Solutions Architect
3 24 (14.72%) Enterprise Architect
4 20 (12.27%) Analyst
5 16 (9.82%) Security Architect
6 14 (8.59%) Senior
7 12 (7.36%) Lead
7 12 (7.36%) Technical Architect
8 11 (6.75%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 11 (6.75%) Senior Architect
9 8 (4.91%) Domain Architect
9 8 (4.91%) Lead Architect
9 8 (4.91%) Test Analyst
10 7 (4.29%) Cloud Architect
11 6 (3.68%) Azure Architect
11 6 (3.68%) Developer
11 6 (3.68%) IT Manager
11 6 (3.68%) Network Architect
12 5 (3.07%) Business Analyst
12 5 (3.07%) Senior Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (7.98%) Middleware
2 4 (2.45%) .NET
2 4 (2.45%) GraphQL
2 4 (2.45%) Kafka
2 4 (2.45%) ModSecurity
2 4 (2.45%) REST
3 3 (1.84%) Apache Camel
3 3 (1.84%) EDI
3 3 (1.84%) J2EE
3 3 (1.84%) RESTful
3 3 (1.84%) SOAP
3 3 (1.84%) Spring
3 3 (1.84%) Spring Boot
4 2 (1.23%) .NET Framework
4 2 (1.23%) CSS
4 2 (1.23%) HTML
4 2 (1.23%) Jest
4 2 (1.23%) Node.js
4 2 (1.23%) Playwright
4 2 (1.23%) React
Miscellaneous
1 15 (9.20%) Public Cloud
2 11 (6.75%) Management Information System
3 7 (4.29%) Operational Technology
3 7 (4.29%) Product Ownership
4 6 (3.68%) Data Centre
5 5 (3.07%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.84%) CCTV
6 3 (1.84%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.84%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.23%) Enterprise Cloud
7 2 (1.23%) IoT
7 2 (1.23%) PKI
7 2 (1.23%) Robotics
7 2 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.23%) Taxonomies
7 2 (1.23%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.61%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.61%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (0.61%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.61%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 14 (8.59%) Linux
2 13 (7.98%) Windows
3 4 (2.45%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (1.84%) Android
4 3 (1.84%) Mac OS
4 3 (1.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (1.84%) Ubuntu
4 3 (1.84%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (1.84%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.23%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.61%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (58.28%) Technology Strategy
2 66 (40.49%) Business Strategy
3 62 (38.04%) Roadmaps
4 48 (29.45%) Agile
5 42 (25.77%) TOGAF
6 29 (17.79%) Continuous Improvement
6 29 (17.79%) Enterprise Architecture
7 24 (14.72%) Project Management
8 22 (13.50%) Architectural Patterns
8 22 (13.50%) Problem-Solving
9 20 (12.27%) Cybersecurity
10 19 (11.66%) Risk Management
10 19 (11.66%) Stakeholder Management
11 18 (11.04%) Information Security
11 18 (11.04%) Project Delivery
11 18 (11.04%) Service Delivery
12 17 (10.43%) Waterfall
13 16 (9.82%) Data Protection
13 16 (9.82%) Migration
13 16 (9.82%) Security Architecture
Programming Languages
1 13 (7.98%) SQL
2 7 (4.29%) Python
3 4 (2.45%) PowerShell
4 3 (1.84%) Bash
4 3 (1.84%) Go
4 3 (1.84%) Java
5 2 (1.23%) C#
5 2 (1.23%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.23%) PHP
5 2 (1.23%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (23.31%) Security Cleared
2 26 (15.95%) SC Cleared
3 25 (15.34%) Degree
4 15 (9.20%) DV Cleared
5 4 (2.45%) ACCA
5 4 (2.45%) CIMA
5 4 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (2.45%) HND
5 4 (2.45%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.84%) CCNP
6 3 (1.84%) MCSE
7 2 (1.23%) CISM
7 2 (1.23%) CISSP
7 2 (1.23%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (0.61%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.61%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.61%) PMP
8 1 (0.61%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (13.50%) NIST
2 13 (7.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (7.98%) QA
3 5 (3.07%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.84%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.84%) IASME
4 3 (1.84%) NCSC
5 2 (1.23%) COBIT
6 1 (0.61%) GDPR
6 1 (0.61%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (7.36%) Docker
2 5 (3.07%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.07%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (3.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (2.45%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.61%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 10 (6.13%) Kubernetes
2 7 (4.29%) Ansible
3 5 (3.07%) Terraform
4 4 (2.45%) OPNET
4 4 (2.45%) SCCM
5 3 (1.84%) HP Fortify
5 3 (1.84%) Kibana
5 3 (1.84%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (1.84%) PaperCut
6 2 (1.23%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.61%) SCOM
Vendors
1 16 (9.82%) Microsoft
2 12 (7.36%) Oracle
3 11 (6.75%) VMware
4 6 (3.68%) Cisco
4 6 (3.68%) Databricks
5 4 (2.45%) Aruba
5 4 (2.45%) Atlassian
5 4 (2.45%) Google
5 4 (2.45%) HP
5 4 (2.45%) Sun
6 3 (1.84%) Nimble Storage
6 3 (1.84%) Red Hat
6 3 (1.84%) Sage
6 3 (1.84%) Splunk
6 3 (1.84%) Veeam
6 3 (1.84%) WatchGuard
7 2 (1.23%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.23%) SAP
8 1 (0.61%) BT
8 1 (0.61%) Mitel