Strategic Thinking Contracts in Berkshire

Strategic Thinking
South East > Berkshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for Strategic Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Thinking 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 102 101 110
Rank change year-on-year -1 +9 -18
Contract jobs citing Strategic Thinking 16 16 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.82% 0.89% 0.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.92% 0.98% 0.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 10 11
10th Percentile - £404 £413
25th Percentile - £406 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -17.12%
75th Percentile - £638 £688
90th Percentile - £725 £725
South East median daily rate £550 £615 £500
% change year-on-year -10.57% +23.00% -5.88%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Berkshire

Strategic Thinking 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 advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,733 1,629 2,161
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 88.83% 90.80% 90.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 912 1,055 1,371
10th Percentile £213 £350 £275
25th Percentile £375 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% +5.00% +8.11%
75th Percentile £608 £626 £588
90th Percentile £687 £702 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 100 48 43
10th Percentile £18.95 £19.20 £13.00
25th Percentile £41.44 £25.72 £17.25
Median hourly rate £60.57 £57.82 £21.05
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +174.67% -
75th Percentile £71.89 £73.69 £33.75
90th Percentile £87.46 £79.51 £68.10
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £21.99
% change year-on-year -5.00% +127.43% -20.05%

Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Strategic Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Thinking in Berkshire

Strategic Thinking
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Strategic Thinking in Berkshire

Strategic Thinking
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Strategic Thinking in Berkshire

Strategic Thinking
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 Strategic Thinking within the Berkshire region 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
Bracknell +5 14 - -
Windsor - 1 - - 2
Strategic Thinking
South East

Strategic Thinking
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (18.75%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (62.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 9 (56.25%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (50.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 6 (37.50%) Adobe After Effects
4 6 (37.50%) Adobe Premiere
4 6 (37.50%) CINEMA 4D
5 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 8 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.25%) DTS
General
1 14 (87.50%) Marketing
2 11 (68.75%) Social Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (87.50%) Designer
2 8 (50.00%) Creative Designer
3 5 (31.25%) Lead
3 5 (31.25%) Lead Designer
4 4 (25.00%) Animator
4 4 (25.00%) Creative Director
4 4 (25.00%) Video Editor
5 2 (12.50%) Senior
5 2 (12.50%) Senior Designer
6 1 (6.25%) Architect
6 1 (6.25%) Enterprise Architect
6 1 (6.25%) Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (37.50%) Motion Graphics
2 4 (25.00%) Animation
3 2 (12.50%) Photography
4 1 (6.25%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (6.25%) Blockchain
4 1 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (87.50%) Continuous Improvement
1 14 (87.50%) Storytelling
2 8 (50.00%) Coaching
3 6 (37.50%) Visual Effects
4 3 (18.75%) Agile
5 2 (12.50%) Roadmaps
6 1 (6.25%) Backlog Management
6 1 (6.25%) Business Development
6 1 (6.25%) Computer Science
6 1 (6.25%) Decision-Making
6 1 (6.25%) Enterprise Architecture
6 1 (6.25%) Market Research
6 1 (6.25%) Product Management
6 1 (6.25%) Product Requirements
6 1 (6.25%) Product Roadmap
6 1 (6.25%) Product Strategy
6 1 (6.25%) Product Vision
6 1 (6.25%) Strategic Roadmap
6 1 (6.25%) User Experience
6 1 (6.25%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (6.25%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 3 (18.75%) SLA
Vendors
1 9 (56.25%) Microsoft
2 8 (50.00%) Adobe
3 3 (18.75%) ServiceNow