Presales Contracts

Presales
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Presales skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Presales 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 374 526 519
Rank change year-on-year +152 -7 -114
Contract jobs citing Presales 232 194 364
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.54% 0.32% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.62% 0.36% 0.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 92 211
10th Percentile £400 £401 £400
25th Percentile £463 £450 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £519 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.20% +3.75% -
75th Percentile £623 £638 £625
90th Percentile £788 £755 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £600 £475 £463
% change year-on-year +26.32% +2.70% -1.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £18.80 -
25th Percentile £57.50 £27.88 -
Median hourly rate £60.00 £43.00 £88.22
Median % change year-on-year +39.53% -51.26% +47.03%
75th Percentile £62.50 £55.88 -
90th Percentile - £63.60 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £13.50 £88.22
% change year-on-year - -84.70% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Presales 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%

Presales
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Presales in the UK

Presales
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Presales in the UK

Presales
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for Presales in the UK

Presales
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Presales in the UK

Presales
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Presales 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 +175 200 £534 +4.20% 393
UK excluding London +111 109 £600 +26.32% 221
London +112 83 £534 -2.91% 159
Work from Home +88 63 £500 -4.76% 251
South East +48 61 £725 +27.32% 74
South West +38 20 £600 +20.00% 33
East of England +25 12 £500 +42.86% 16
Midlands +22 9 £513 +7.89% 39
West Midlands +30 8 £494 +3.95% 28
North of England +33 4 £550 +33.33% 41
North West +16 3 £550 +57.14% 20
Wales - 2 - - 3
Scotland +32 1 £225 - 18
Yorkshire +20 1 - - 16
East Midlands +17 1 £725 +18.37% 11

Presales
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 1 (0.43%) Apache
1 1 (0.43%) Apache Spark
1 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 11 (4.74%) Chatbot
2 10 (4.31%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (1.29%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.86%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.43%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.43%) InVision
6 1 (0.43%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 10 (4.31%) Loan IQ
2 1 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.43%) SAP EHS
2 1 (0.43%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.43%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 26 (11.21%) AWS
2 23 (9.91%) Azure
3 14 (6.03%) GCP
4 11 (4.74%) SaaS
5 7 (3.02%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (2.59%) PaaS
7 5 (2.16%) Entra ID
7 5 (2.16%) Serverless
8 4 (1.72%) AWS CloudFormation
8 4 (1.72%) AWS Lambda
8 4 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (1.29%) Amazon EC2
9 3 (1.29%) Amazon S3
9 3 (1.29%) Amazon SQS
9 3 (1.29%) AWS Fargate
9 3 (1.29%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (1.29%) Azure Logic Apps
9 3 (1.29%) IaaS
9 3 (1.29%) Power Platform
9 3 (1.29%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 25 (10.78%) WAN
2 24 (10.34%) SD-WAN
3 18 (7.76%) PBX
4 17 (7.33%) VoIP
5 14 (6.03%) LAN
6 9 (3.88%) Wireless
6 9 (3.88%) WLAN
7 6 (2.59%) Firewall
7 6 (2.59%) SDH
8 5 (2.16%) Kerberos
9 4 (1.72%) MPLS
9 4 (1.72%) Software-Defined Networking
9 4 (1.72%) VPN
9 4 (1.72%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (1.29%) SSL
10 3 (1.29%) Unified Communications
11 2 (0.86%) BGP
11 2 (0.86%) IPv4
11 2 (0.86%) IPv6
11 2 (0.86%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.59%) NoSQL
2 3 (1.29%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (1.29%) Big Data
2 3 (1.29%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.86%) Amazon Athena
3 2 (0.86%) Amazon QuickSight
3 2 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.86%) Amazon Redshift
3 2 (0.86%) Power BI
4 1 (0.43%) MySQL
4 1 (0.43%) RDBMS
4 1 (0.43%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.43%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (1.72%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (0.86%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.43%) Rational Software Modeler
3 1 (0.43%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 71 (30.60%) Social Skills
2 49 (21.12%) Finance
3 47 (20.26%) Presentation Skills
4 46 (19.83%) Telecoms
5 30 (12.93%) Public Sector
6 25 (10.78%) Marketing
7 10 (4.31%) Financial Institution
8 9 (3.88%) Analytical Skills
8 9 (3.88%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (3.02%) Electronics
10 6 (2.59%) Legal
11 5 (2.16%) Billing
11 5 (2.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (2.16%) Manufacturing
12 4 (1.72%) Retail
13 3 (1.29%) Aeronautics
13 3 (1.29%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.86%) Advertising
14 2 (0.86%) Banking
14 2 (0.86%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 134 (57.76%) Architect
2 56 (24.14%) Solutions Architect
3 44 (18.97%) Consultant
4 29 (12.50%) Network Architect
5 27 (11.64%) Senior
6 25 (10.78%) Lead
7 24 (10.34%) Security Architect
8 17 (7.33%) Lead Architect
9 15 (6.47%) Senior Architect
10 13 (5.60%) Technical Consultant
11 12 (5.17%) Project Manager
11 12 (5.17%) Technical Architect
12 11 (4.74%) Genesys Consultant
12 11 (4.74%) Presales Consultant
13 9 (3.88%) Lead Solutions Architect
13 9 (3.88%) Presales Solution Architect
13 9 (3.88%) Senior Security Architect
14 8 (3.45%) Azure Architect
14 8 (3.45%) Network Engineer
15 7 (3.02%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.60%) RESTful
2 5 (2.16%) OAuth
2 5 (2.16%) OpenID
2 5 (2.16%) SAML
3 2 (0.86%) CSS
3 2 (0.86%) Node.js
3 2 (0.86%) Web Services
4 1 (0.43%) .NET
4 1 (0.43%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.43%) JDBC
4 1 (0.43%) jQuery
4 1 (0.43%) JSON
4 1 (0.43%) LDAP
4 1 (0.43%) REST
4 1 (0.43%) Servlets
4 1 (0.43%) SOAP
4 1 (0.43%) Spring
4 1 (0.43%) Spring Security
4 1 (0.43%) WebGL
4 1 (0.43%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (7.33%) Data Protection Act
2 13 (5.60%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (4.74%) IVR
4 7 (3.02%) Augmented Reality
4 7 (3.02%) Data Centre
4 7 (3.02%) Public Cloud
4 7 (3.02%) Virtual Reality
5 6 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (2.16%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.16%) Operational Technology
6 5 (2.16%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 4 (1.72%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.29%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.29%) IoT
8 3 (1.29%) Private Cloud
9 2 (0.86%) Digital Media
9 2 (0.86%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 2 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.86%) Industry 4.0
9 2 (0.86%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.29%) Windows
2 1 (0.43%) Linux
2 1 (0.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (14.22%) Agile
1 33 (14.22%) Roadmaps
2 30 (12.93%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (11.21%) CI/CD
4 25 (10.78%) Project Delivery
4 25 (10.78%) Value Proposition
5 23 (9.91%) Security Architecture
5 23 (9.91%) Stakeholder Management
6 22 (9.48%) Computer Science
7 20 (8.62%) Customer Requirements
8 19 (8.19%) Data Protection
8 19 (8.19%) Network Management
8 19 (8.19%) Requirements Management
8 19 (8.19%) SIEM
9 17 (7.33%) Artificial Intelligence
9 17 (7.33%) Product Management
10 15 (6.47%) DevOps
10 15 (6.47%) Requirements Gathering
11 14 (6.03%) Fintech
11 14 (6.03%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (4.31%) SQL
2 8 (3.45%) PowerShell
3 5 (2.16%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.29%) Python
4 3 (1.29%) TypeScript
5 2 (0.86%) C#
5 2 (0.86%) Java
6 1 (0.43%) Bash
6 1 (0.43%) Bicep
6 1 (0.43%) Scala
Qualifications
1 91 (39.22%) Security Cleared
2 31 (13.36%) DV Cleared
2 31 (13.36%) SC Cleared
3 30 (12.93%) Degree
4 17 (7.33%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (4.74%) CCNP
6 9 (3.88%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (3.02%) CCIE
8 6 (2.59%) CCNA
9 3 (1.29%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.29%) PMI Certification
9 3 (1.29%) PMP
10 2 (0.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (0.86%) CCDP
10 2 (0.86%) CCSK
10 2 (0.86%) CCSP
10 2 (0.86%) CEH
10 2 (0.86%) CISA
10 2 (0.86%) CISM
10 2 (0.86%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.60%) SLA
2 6 (2.59%) QA
3 2 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (0.86%) NIST
3 2 (0.86%) NIST 800
4 1 (0.43%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.43%) GRC
4 1 (0.43%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (1.72%) vCloud
2 3 (1.29%) Docker
3 2 (0.86%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.43%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.43%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 5 (2.16%) Kubernetes
1 5 (2.16%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (2.16%) PingFederate
2 4 (1.72%) Terraform
3 2 (0.86%) Ansible
4 1 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.43%) RSA Archer
4 1 (0.43%) SCCM
4 1 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 27 (11.64%) Microsoft
2 26 (11.21%) Cisco
3 12 (5.17%) Genesys
4 8 (3.45%) Juniper
5 7 (3.02%) SAP
6 6 (2.59%) Avaya
6 6 (2.59%) Fortinet
6 6 (2.59%) Palo Alto
6 6 (2.59%) ServiceNow
7 5 (2.16%) Ping Identity
7 5 (2.16%) Salesforce
7 5 (2.16%) VMware
8 4 (1.72%) IBM
8 4 (1.72%) Meraki
8 4 (1.72%) Nokia
9 3 (1.29%) CheckPoint
10 2 (0.86%) Conga
10 2 (0.86%) F5
10 2 (0.86%) Google
10 2 (0.86%) Riverbed