Strategic Roadmap Contracts

Strategic Roadmaps
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Strategic Roadmap skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Roadmap 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 338 368 464
Rank change year-on-year +30 +96 -53
Contract jobs citing Strategic Roadmap 276 395 444
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.64% 0.66% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.74% 0.73% 0.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 174 273 307
10th Percentile £411 £413 £454
25th Percentile £550 £484 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £600 £620
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -3.23% +12.73%
75th Percentile £775 £710 £701
90th Percentile £863 £798 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 £525 £580
% change year-on-year +23.81% -9.48% +16.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile £38.94 - £34.40
25th Percentile £66.25 - £34.62
Median hourly rate £67.50 - £35.61
75th Percentile £80.59 - £36.49
90th Percentile £82.37 - £36.65
UK excluding London median hourly rate £75.40 - £35.72
% change year-on-year - - +164.59%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Strategic Roadmap 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%

Strategic Roadmap
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

Strategic Roadmap
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

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Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

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Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Strategic Roadmap over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

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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 Strategic Roadmap 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 +38 239 £650 +8.33% 199
London +28 134 £600 -5.88% 93
UK excluding London +35 108 £650 +23.81% 103
Work from Home +71 106 £650 +18.18% 80
North of England +38 36 £581 -4.09% 22
North West +40 32 £581 -10.55% 16
South West +34 22 £650 +27.45% 6
South East -5 19 £650 +30.00% 28
Scotland +30 14 £575 +15.00% 6
West Midlands +23 9 £550 +4.76% 21
Midlands +10 9 £550 - 25
East of England +12 5 £675 +22.73% 16
Yorkshire +5 4 £600 +9.09% 3
Wales +12 3 £650 +18.18% 2

Strategic Roadmap
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 11 (3.99%) Confluence
2 7 (2.54%) IIS
3 4 (1.45%) CMS
3 4 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.09%) Apache
4 3 (1.09%) WebLogic
4 3 (1.09%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.72%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.72%) WordPress
6 1 (0.36%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 8 (2.90%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.45%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.09%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.36%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (0.36%) Blender
5 1 (0.36%) Houdini
5 1 (0.36%) Maya
5 1 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.36%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 14 (5.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (2.17%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.45%) SAP BPC
4 3 (1.09%) Fidessa
5 2 (0.72%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.36%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.36%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.36%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.36%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.36%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 52 (18.84%) Azure
2 30 (10.87%) AWS
3 19 (6.88%) SaaS
4 11 (3.99%) Entra ID
5 10 (3.62%) GCP
5 10 (3.62%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (3.26%) PaaS
7 7 (2.54%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.81%) Power Platform
9 4 (1.45%) Alation
9 4 (1.45%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.45%) GitHub
9 4 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (1.45%) Tricentis Tosca
10 3 (1.09%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (1.09%) Collibra
10 3 (1.09%) Power Automate
10 3 (1.09%) Serverless
10 3 (1.09%) Snowflake
11 2 (0.72%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 21 (7.61%) Firewall
2 20 (7.25%) VPN
3 10 (3.62%) WAN
4 7 (2.54%) PBX
4 7 (2.54%) VoIP
5 6 (2.17%) Network Security
5 6 (2.17%) SDH
6 4 (1.45%) DHCP
6 4 (1.45%) DNS
6 4 (1.45%) Junos
6 4 (1.45%) LAN
6 4 (1.45%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.45%) VLAN
7 3 (1.09%) HTTP
7 3 (1.09%) SAN
8 2 (0.72%) Intranet
9 1 (0.36%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.90%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (2.54%) Elasticsearch
2 7 (2.54%) Metadata
3 6 (2.17%) NoSQL
3 6 (2.17%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.81%) Big Data
5 3 (1.09%) DB2
6 2 (0.72%) Apache Cassandra
6 2 (0.72%) Couchbase
6 2 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.72%) Power BI
6 2 (0.72%) Tableau
7 1 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.36%) Ataccama
7 1 (0.36%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.36%) DTS
7 1 (0.36%) GIS
7 1 (0.36%) MySQL
7 1 (0.36%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 15 (5.43%) Rational DOORS
2 13 (4.71%) JIRA
3 6 (2.17%) Git
4 4 (1.45%) LoadRunner
4 4 (1.45%) NeoLoad
5 2 (0.72%) GitLab
5 2 (0.72%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.36%) Selenium
General
1 84 (30.43%) Social Skills
2 56 (20.29%) Finance
3 41 (14.86%) Public Sector
4 34 (12.32%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (9.06%) Legal
6 23 (8.33%) Telecoms
7 18 (6.52%) Influencing Skills
7 18 (6.52%) Marketing
8 10 (3.62%) Banking
8 10 (3.62%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (2.90%) Aerospace
9 8 (2.90%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.90%) Retail
10 7 (2.54%) Digital Economy
10 7 (2.54%) German Language
11 6 (2.17%) Law
11 6 (2.17%) Public Speaking
12 4 (1.45%) Aeronautics
12 4 (1.45%) Electronics
13 3 (1.09%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 115 (41.67%) Architect
2 36 (13.04%) Solutions Architect
3 33 (11.96%) Analyst
4 31 (11.23%) Lead
5 30 (10.87%) Technical Architect
6 27 (9.78%) Senior
7 25 (9.06%) Consultant
8 21 (7.61%) Lead Architect
9 17 (6.16%) Technical Leader
10 16 (5.80%) Product Manager
11 14 (5.07%) Enterprise Architect
12 13 (4.71%) Developer
12 13 (4.71%) Product Owner
13 12 (4.35%) Cybersecurity Analyst
14 11 (3.99%) Microsoft Developer
15 10 (3.62%) SAP Architect
15 10 (3.62%) SAP Solutions Architect
16 9 (3.26%) Business Analyst
16 9 (3.26%) Security Architect
17 8 (2.90%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (7.61%) Node.js
2 9 (3.26%) REST
3 7 (2.54%) Lucene
4 5 (1.81%) CSS
4 5 (1.81%) HTML
5 4 (1.45%) OAuth
5 4 (1.45%) SAML
6 3 (1.09%) .NET
6 3 (1.09%) EJB
6 3 (1.09%) Elastic Stack
6 3 (1.09%) J2EE
6 3 (1.09%) JSP
6 3 (1.09%) LDAP
6 3 (1.09%) Middleware
6 3 (1.09%) OAuth2
6 3 (1.09%) OpenID
6 3 (1.09%) React
6 3 (1.09%) Servlets
6 3 (1.09%) Web Services
6 3 (1.09%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 39 (14.13%) Product Ownership
2 15 (5.43%) Management Information System
2 15 (5.43%) Public Cloud
3 7 (2.54%) Blackberry
3 7 (2.54%) Video Conferencing
4 6 (2.17%) Distributed Systems
4 6 (2.17%) Mobile App
5 5 (1.81%) Data Centre
5 5 (1.81%) Digital Media
5 5 (1.81%) Virtual Team
6 4 (1.45%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.09%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.72%) CMDB
8 2 (0.72%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 2 (0.72%) Mainframe
8 2 (0.72%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.72%) Reference Data
8 2 (0.72%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 22 (7.97%) Windows
2 20 (7.25%) Windows Server
3 17 (6.16%) Android
3 17 (6.16%) Apple iOS
4 9 (3.26%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 276 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 80 (28.99%) Agile
3 65 (23.55%) IT Strategy
4 52 (18.84%) Problem-Solving
5 46 (16.67%) Use Case
6 45 (16.30%) Decision-Making
7 43 (15.58%) Business Strategy
8 41 (14.86%) DevOps
9 37 (13.41%) Enterprise Architecture
10 35 (12.68%) Cybersecurity
11 32 (11.59%) Analytics
11 32 (11.59%) Product Management
11 32 (11.59%) Stakeholder Management
11 32 (11.59%) TOGAF
12 31 (11.23%) Product Strategy
13 28 (10.14%) Risk Management
14 27 (9.78%) Computer Science
14 27 (9.78%) Technology Strategy
15 26 (9.42%) Project Management
16 24 (8.70%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 17 (6.16%) Java
2 7 (2.54%) SQL
3 6 (2.17%) Python
4 4 (1.45%) Go
4 4 (1.45%) PHP
5 3 (1.09%) Bash
5 3 (1.09%) C#
5 3 (1.09%) PowerShell
5 3 (1.09%) Ruby
6 2 (0.72%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.36%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.36%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 75 (27.17%) Security Cleared
2 58 (21.01%) SC Cleared
3 45 (16.30%) Degree
4 20 (7.25%) Cisco Certification
5 16 (5.80%) DV Cleared
6 12 (4.35%) CISSP
7 11 (3.99%) CCNP
7 11 (3.99%) HND
7 11 (3.99%) TOGAF Certification
8 9 (3.26%) CCNA
9 8 (2.90%) CISM
9 8 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (2.54%) PMP
11 6 (2.17%) Master's Degree
12 5 (1.81%) Azure Certification
13 4 (1.45%) APMP
13 4 (1.45%) CEH
13 4 (1.45%) JNCIA
13 4 (1.45%) SANS
13 4 (1.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (7.97%) NIST
2 11 (3.99%) QA
3 9 (3.26%) Data Quality
3 9 (3.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.17%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 5 (1.81%) GRC
5 5 (1.81%) PMO
6 3 (1.09%) GDPR
7 1 (0.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.36%) COBIT
7 1 (0.36%) SOC 2
System Software
1 12 (4.35%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.45%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.36%) Docker
4 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (2.54%) Terraform
2 4 (1.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.45%) SCCM
3 2 (0.72%) Red Hat Satellite
4 1 (0.36%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 45 (16.30%) Microsoft
2 20 (7.25%) IBM
3 19 (6.88%) SAP
4 17 (6.16%) Cisco
4 17 (6.16%) Google
4 17 (6.16%) Juniper
4 17 (6.16%) Nokia
5 11 (3.99%) VMware
6 9 (3.26%) ServiceNow
7 7 (2.54%) Avaya
7 7 (2.54%) Ericsson
7 7 (2.54%) Ribbon
8 6 (2.17%) CA Agile Central
9 5 (1.81%) Apple
9 5 (1.81%) Informatica
9 5 (1.81%) Talend
10 4 (1.45%) F5
10 4 (1.45%) Palo Alto
10 4 (1.45%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.45%) Symantec