Strategic Planning Contracts

Strategic Planning
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Strategic Planning skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Planning over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 471 624 651
Rank change year-on-year +153 +27 -122
Contract jobs citing Strategic Planning 121 94 204
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.28% 0.16% 0.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.18% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 69 139
10th Percentile £312 £395 £323
25th Percentile £425 £450 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £525 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.14% -12.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £588 £688 £738
90th Percentile £700 £741 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £515 £579
% change year-on-year +1.94% -10.98% -14.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 9
10th Percentile £27.43 £44.18 £33.12
25th Percentile £41.94 £47.44 £36.75
Median hourly rate £53.44 £53.69 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.47% +27.84% -0.59%
75th Percentile £57.83 £57.83 £43.00
90th Percentile - - £47.44
UK excluding London median hourly rate £56.89 £56.89 £35.63
% change year-on-year - +59.68% -19.94%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Strategic Planning 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 37,262 53,150 80,380
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.35% 89.86% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,013 36,862 56,431
10th Percentile £300 £325 £341
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
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% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,440 1,756 1,916
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.95 £36.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.14% +44.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £64.88
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%

Strategic Planning
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Strategic Planning over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Strategic Planning over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
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 Planning within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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
England +139 111 £500 -4.76% 182
UK excluding London +84 63 £525 +1.94% 126
London +115 49 £506 -20.59% 59
Work from Home +123 35 £506 -7.95% 79
North of England +39 21 £554 +15.42% 42
Midlands +36 14 £450 +63.64% 24
South East +17 13 £490 -2.00% 31
South West +30 12 £467 -36.14% 11
West Midlands +28 10 £450 +63.64% 13
North West +26 9 £405 -21.36% 25
Yorkshire +24 9 £557 +16.04% 16
Scotland +42 6 £600 +1.27% 9
East Midlands - 4 £713 - 11
North East - 3 £897 - 4

Strategic Planning
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 3 (2.48%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.65%) nginx
2 2 (1.65%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.83%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (0.83%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 5 (4.13%) Microsoft Office
1 5 (4.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (3.31%) AutoCAD
2 4 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.31%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (3.31%) Revit
3 2 (1.65%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.83%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.65%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.83%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.83%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.79%) Azure
2 6 (4.96%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (4.13%) Dynamics 365
4 4 (3.31%) AWS
5 3 (2.48%) Nutanix
5 3 (2.48%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.83%) Asana
6 1 (0.83%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.83%) GCP
6 1 (0.83%) GitHub
6 1 (0.83%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.83%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.79%) SAN
2 4 (3.31%) Firewall
2 4 (3.31%) Network Security
2 4 (3.31%) Wireless
3 3 (2.48%) WAN
4 2 (1.65%) Cisco IOS
4 2 (1.65%) IP Telephony
5 1 (0.83%) LAN
5 1 (0.83%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.79%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (4.96%) Metadata
2 6 (4.96%) Metadata Repository
3 5 (4.13%) Data Mining
3 5 (4.13%) SQL Server
4 3 (2.48%) DynamoDB
4 3 (2.48%) NoSQL
4 3 (2.48%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (2.48%) Power BI
5 2 (1.65%) DB2
5 2 (1.65%) MySQL
5 2 (1.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.83%) Big Data
6 1 (0.83%) MS Access
6 1 (0.83%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.83%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.83%) Tableau
6 1 (0.83%) Tableau Desktop
Development Applications
1 1 (0.83%) Git
1 1 (0.83%) JIRA
1 1 (0.83%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 46 (38.02%) Social Skills
2 31 (25.62%) Public Sector
3 30 (24.79%) Finance
4 22 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
6 10 (8.26%) Banking
7 6 (4.96%) Retail
8 5 (4.13%) Corporate Banking
8 5 (4.13%) Investment Banking
8 5 (4.13%) Marketing
8 5 (4.13%) Retail Banking
8 5 (4.13%) Wholesale Banking
9 4 (3.31%) Games
10 3 (2.48%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (2.48%) Manufacturing
10 3 (2.48%) Publishing
11 2 (1.65%) Law
11 2 (1.65%) Legal
11 2 (1.65%) Local Government
11 2 (1.65%) Military
Job Titles
1 15 (12.40%) Lead
2 14 (11.57%) Architect
3 12 (9.92%) Analyst
4 11 (9.09%) Senior
5 10 (8.26%) Project Manager
6 7 (5.79%) Data Architect
7 6 (4.96%) Enterprise Architect
8 5 (4.13%) Consultant
8 5 (4.13%) Data Scientist
8 5 (4.13%) Network Manager
8 5 (4.13%) Qualitative Analyst
8 5 (4.13%) Quantitative Analyst
9 4 (3.31%) Data Analyst
9 4 (3.31%) Designer
9 4 (3.31%) Finance Manager
9 4 (3.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (3.31%) IT Manager
9 4 (3.31%) Programme Manager
10 3 (2.48%) Portfolio Manager
10 3 (2.48%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.48%) .NET
2 2 (1.65%) EDI
3 1 (0.83%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.83%) Django
3 1 (0.83%) Middleware
3 1 (0.83%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 7 (5.79%) Data Centre
2 6 (4.96%) Management Information System
3 5 (4.13%) Credit Risk
4 4 (3.31%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (3.31%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.48%) e-Learning
5 3 (2.48%) Hybrid Cloud
5 3 (2.48%) Learning Management System
5 3 (2.48%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.65%) CCTV
6 2 (1.65%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.65%) IBM Mainframe
6 2 (1.65%) LPAR
6 2 (1.65%) Mainframe
6 2 (1.65%) PMI
6 2 (1.65%) Social Media
7 1 (0.83%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.83%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.83%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.48%) Windows
2 2 (1.65%) Android
2 2 (1.65%) Linux
2 2 (1.65%) Mac OS
2 2 (1.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 2 (1.65%) Ubuntu
2 2 (1.65%) Windows Server 2008
2 2 (1.65%) Windows Server 2012
2 2 (1.65%) Windows Server 2019
2 2 (1.65%) zOS
3 1 (0.83%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.83%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (27.27%) Project Management
2 23 (19.01%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (18.18%) Roadmaps
4 21 (17.36%) Data Analysis
5 20 (16.53%) Stakeholder Management
6 18 (14.88%) Agile
6 18 (14.88%) Decision-Making
7 17 (14.05%) Data Modelling
8 16 (13.22%) Data Governance
8 16 (13.22%) Migration
9 15 (12.40%) Business Case
10 13 (10.74%) Mentoring
11 12 (9.92%) Business Intelligence
11 12 (9.92%) Problem Management
11 12 (9.92%) Risk Management
12 11 (9.09%) Business Strategy
12 11 (9.09%) Change Management
12 11 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
12 11 (9.09%) Data Migration
12 11 (9.09%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 10 (8.26%) SQL
2 3 (2.48%) C#
2 3 (2.48%) Python
3 2 (1.65%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.83%) Java
4 1 (0.83%) R
4 1 (0.83%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.83%) VBA
Qualifications
1 25 (20.66%) Security Cleared
2 19 (15.70%) Degree
3 12 (9.92%) SC Cleared
4 9 (7.44%) DV Cleared
5 5 (4.13%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (3.31%) CCIE
6 4 (3.31%) CCNP
6 4 (3.31%) PMP
7 3 (2.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 2 (1.65%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (1.65%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.65%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.83%) ACCA
9 1 (0.83%) CCNA
9 1 (0.83%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.83%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.96%) PMO
1 6 (4.96%) QA
2 3 (2.48%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.65%) SLA
3 2 (1.65%) WCAG
4 1 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.83%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (0.83%) GDPR
4 1 (0.83%) IFRS
4 1 (0.83%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 4 (3.31%) Active Directory
1 4 (3.31%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (2.48%) Docker
2 3 (2.48%) VMware ESXi
2 3 (2.48%) vSphere
3 1 (0.83%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 3 (2.48%) Ansible
1 3 (2.48%) Kubernetes
1 3 (2.48%) MOM
1 3 (2.48%) Terraform
1 3 (2.48%) vCenter Server
2 2 (1.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.65%) PaperCut
2 2 (1.65%) SCCM
3 1 (0.83%) Avamar
Vendors
1 17 (14.05%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.96%) Cisco
2 6 (4.96%) Remedy
2 6 (4.96%) ServiceNow
2 6 (4.96%) VMware
3 5 (4.13%) IBM
4 4 (3.31%) Oracle
5 3 (2.48%) Aruba
5 3 (2.48%) Dell
5 3 (2.48%) Sage
5 3 (2.48%) SAP
6 2 (1.65%) Google
6 2 (1.65%) HP
6 2 (1.65%) Nimble Storage
6 2 (1.65%) Red Hat
6 2 (1.65%) Veeam
6 2 (1.65%) WatchGuard
7 1 (0.83%) EMC
7 1 (0.83%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.83%) Salesforce
214 Strategic Planning jobs Nationwide