Digital Strategy Contracts

Digital Strategy
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 455 569 582
Rank change year-on-year +114 +13 -95
Contract jobs citing Digital Strategy 143 150 273
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.33% 0.25% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.38% 0.28% 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 113 174
10th Percentile £303 £167 £400
25th Percentile £456 £369 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +22.22%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £675
90th Percentile £905 £749 £759
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £425 £525
% change year-on-year +41.18% -19.05% +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 1
Median hourly rate £23.00 £30.00 £26.98
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% +11.19% -0.99%
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.00 £28.16 £26.98
% change year-on-year -18.32% +4.37% +14.81%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,374 53,774 80,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.31% 89.91% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,095 37,304 56,474
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,422 1,763 1,928
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -
75th Percentile £59.44 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.00 £36.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +80.00% -8.17%

Digital Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Digital Strategy in the UK

Digital Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Digital Strategy in the UK

Digital Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Digital Strategy over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Digital Strategy in the UK

Digital Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Digital Strategy.

Hourly rate trend for Digital Strategy in the UK

Digital Strategy
Top 14 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 27 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
England +109 110 £600 +11.63% 93
UK excluding London +69 65 £600 +41.18% 51
London +87 58 £521 -19.92% 49
Work from Home +105 48 £626 +22.05% 35
Midlands +30 21 £550 +371.09% 12
South West +28 16 £638 +50.00% 12
West Midlands +42 15 £600 +172.73% 10
Scotland +36 15 £475 -5.00% 5
South East +14 8 £525 +50.00% 6
East Midlands +13 6 £129 +12.17% 2
North of England +35 4 £625 +28.21% 9
East of England +17 2 £478 +0.68% 5
North West +16 2 £663 +35.90% 7
North East - 2 £400 -

Digital Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 8 (5.59%) govService
2 7 (4.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (3.50%) SharePoint
4 4 (2.80%) CMS
5 2 (1.40%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (1.40%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.70%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.70%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (1.40%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (6.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.40%) SystmOne
3 1 (0.70%) Cerner Millennium
3 1 (0.70%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 13 (9.09%) AWS
2 8 (5.59%) Dynamics 365
2 8 (5.59%) PaaS
2 8 (5.59%) SaaS
3 7 (4.90%) Azure
4 4 (2.80%) Amazon CloudWatch
4 4 (2.80%) AWS CloudTrail
4 4 (2.80%) Azure Monitor
5 3 (2.10%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.40%) Canva
6 2 (1.40%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (1.40%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.40%) Slack
7 1 (0.70%) Amazon SQS
7 1 (0.70%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.70%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.29%) VoIP
2 7 (4.90%) PBX
3 6 (4.20%) WAN
4 5 (3.50%) Intranet
5 4 (2.80%) Junos
5 4 (2.80%) SDH
6 2 (1.40%) LAN
6 2 (1.40%) Network Security
6 2 (1.40%) SAN
7 1 (0.70%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (0.70%) VLAN
7 1 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.10%) Electronic Patient Records
2 2 (1.40%) Data Lake
2 2 (1.40%) Power BI
3 1 (0.70%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.70%) Big Data
3 1 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.70%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (7.69%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (2.10%) JIRA
General
1 48 (33.57%) Social Skills
2 25 (17.48%) Public Sector
3 18 (12.59%) Marketing
4 16 (11.19%) Finance
5 14 (9.79%) Influencing Skills
6 11 (7.69%) Telecoms
7 9 (6.29%) Analytical Skills
8 7 (4.90%) Digital Economy
9 6 (4.20%) Banking
9 6 (4.20%) Local Government
9 6 (4.20%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (2.80%) Aeronautics
10 4 (2.80%) Aerospace
10 4 (2.80%) Legal
10 4 (2.80%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (2.10%) Automotive
11 3 (2.10%) Wholesale Banking
12 2 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.70%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.70%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 24 (16.78%) Architect
2 20 (13.99%) Consultant
3 15 (10.49%) IT Manager
4 13 (9.09%) Senior
4 13 (9.09%) Solutions Architect
5 10 (6.99%) Head of Digital
6 9 (6.29%) Analyst
6 9 (6.29%) Head of Customer Experience
6 9 (6.29%) Lead
6 9 (6.29%) Product Manager
7 8 (5.59%) Programme Manager
8 7 (4.90%) Designer
8 7 (4.90%) Enterprise Architect
9 6 (4.20%) Change Manager
9 6 (4.20%) Project Manager
10 5 (3.50%) Cloud Engineer
10 5 (3.50%) Senior Consultant
10 5 (3.50%) Strategy Consultant
11 4 (2.80%) Digital Architect
11 4 (2.80%) Marketing Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.10%) DAO
2 1 (0.70%) AngularJS
2 1 (0.70%) Lambda Expressions
2 1 (0.70%) Middleware
2 1 (0.70%) Node.js
2 1 (0.70%) React
2 1 (0.70%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.39%) Management Information System
1 12 (8.39%) NHS
2 7 (4.90%) Blackberry
2 7 (4.90%) Product Ownership
2 7 (4.90%) Video Conferencing
3 6 (4.20%) Marketing Technology
4 4 (2.80%) Cloud Native
4 4 (2.80%) Public Cloud
4 4 (2.80%) Security Posture
4 4 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.10%) Mobile App
6 2 (1.40%) Digital Signage
6 2 (1.40%) IPTV
6 2 (1.40%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.40%) PACS
6 2 (1.40%) Smartcard
6 2 (1.40%) Smartphone
6 2 (1.40%) Social Media
6 2 (1.40%) Video Editing
6 2 (1.40%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 8 (5.59%) Windows
2 4 (2.80%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.40%) Android
3 2 (1.40%) Windows 7
4 1 (0.70%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (27.27%) Agile
2 36 (25.17%) Problem-Solving
3 35 (24.48%) Roadmaps
4 33 (23.08%) Enterprise Architecture
5 26 (18.18%) Analytics
6 24 (16.78%) Decision-Making
7 21 (14.69%) Stakeholder Management
7 21 (14.69%) Strategic Roadmap
8 20 (13.99%) Project Management
9 18 (12.59%) Customer Experience
10 17 (11.89%) CRM
10 17 (11.89%) Matrix Management
11 16 (11.19%) Continuous Improvement
11 16 (11.19%) ITIL
12 13 (9.09%) Change Management
12 13 (9.09%) PRINCE2
12 13 (9.09%) Programme Management
13 12 (8.39%) BPMN
13 12 (8.39%) Computer Science
13 12 (8.39%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.40%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.70%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.70%) Python
2 1 (0.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 34 (23.78%) Security Cleared
2 26 (18.18%) Degree
3 16 (11.19%) SC Cleared
4 12 (8.39%) DV Cleared
5 11 (7.69%) HND
5 11 (7.69%) TOGAF Certification
6 9 (6.29%) CCNP
6 9 (6.29%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (3.50%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (2.80%) JNCIA
9 3 (2.10%) Master's Degree
9 3 (2.10%) PMI Certification
9 3 (2.10%) PMP
9 3 (2.10%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (1.40%) A+ Certification
10 2 (1.40%) CCNA
10 2 (1.40%) CISSP
10 2 (1.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 2 (1.40%) MCITP
10 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.99%) PMO
2 9 (6.29%) Accessibility
3 4 (2.80%) Data Quality
3 4 (2.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.80%) NCSC
3 4 (2.80%) NIST
4 2 (1.40%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (1.40%) GDPR
4 2 (1.40%) SLA
5 1 (0.70%) GRC
System Software
1 7 (4.90%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.50%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.80%) Trend Micro Deep Security
2 1 (0.70%) Ansible
Vendors
1 23 (16.08%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.39%) Cisco
3 11 (7.69%) IBM
3 11 (7.69%) Juniper
3 11 (7.69%) Nokia
4 7 (4.90%) Avaya
4 7 (4.90%) Ericsson
4 7 (4.90%) Google
4 7 (4.90%) Ribbon
5 6 (4.20%) VMware
6 5 (3.50%) Splunk
7 4 (2.80%) Cerner
7 4 (2.80%) Ciena
7 4 (2.80%) Oracle
7 4 (2.80%) Palo Alto
8 2 (1.40%) Logitech
8 2 (1.40%) SAP
8 2 (1.40%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.40%) Veeam
9 1 (0.70%) Workday