Head of Strategy Contracts in Berkshire

Head of Strategy
South East > Berkshire

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Strategy daily rate in Berkshire.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 88 - 114
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Strategy 5 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.43% - 0.055%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% - 0.058%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £850
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £900
75th Percentile - - £950
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate - - £900

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,085 1,866 1,720
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.50% 94.05% 95.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 655 992 1,104
10th Percentile £311 £213 £325
25th Percentile £413 £381 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.76% -2.38% +7.09%
75th Percentile £625 £608 £625
90th Percentile £675 £688 £713
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 116 56
10th Percentile £27.46 £18.75 £17.61
25th Percentile £50.06 £41.44 £22.66
Median hourly rate £63.37 £59.50 £56.89
Median % change year-on-year +6.51% +4.60% +170.88%
75th Percentile £76.77 £70.42 £73.69
90th Percentile £88.19 £86.32 £79.72
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

Head of Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings that featured Head of Strategy in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Strategy in Berkshire

Head of Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Head of Strategy in Berkshire.

Daily rate trend for Head of Strategy in Berkshire

Head of Strategy
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Strategy within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Reading - 5 - - 1
Head of Strategy
South East

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Head of Strategy contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Head of Strategy in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 5 (100.00%) Information Security
1 5 (100.00%) COBIT
1 5 (100.00%) Network Security
1 5 (100.00%) OWASP
1 5 (100.00%) Radio Access Network
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) GDPR
1 5 (100.00%) NIST
2 3 (60.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (60.00%) Budgeting
2 3 (60.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 2 (40.00%) Application Security
3 2 (40.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 2 (40.00%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (40.00%) Data Centre
3 2 (40.00%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (40.00%) Security Operations
3 2 (40.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 2 (40.00%) Security Architecture
3 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) Network Security
1 5 (100.00%) Radio Access Network
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) Information Security
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) OWASP
1 5 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (60.00%) Budgeting
2 3 (60.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (60.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 2 (40.00%) Application Security
3 2 (40.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 2 (40.00%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (40.00%) Security Architecture
3 2 (40.00%) Security Operations
3 2 (40.00%) Technical Leadership
3 2 (40.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) COBIT
1 5 (100.00%) GDPR
1 5 (100.00%) NIST