IT Strategy Contract Job Trends in the East of England

IT/Technology Strategy
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring IT Strategy skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 82 97
Rank change year-on-year -13 +15 +4
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 10 4 5
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.63% 0.35% 0.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.74% 0.42% 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 3 5
10th Percentile £525 £518 £583
25th Percentile £613 £526 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £540 £775
Median % change year-on-year +20.37% -30.32% +40.91%
75th Percentile £825 £589 £800
90th Percentile £838 £618 -
England median daily rate £607 £634 £625
% change year-on-year -4.30% +1.40% -0.79%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East of England

IT Strategy falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,351 951 1,475
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 84.44% 84.23% 87.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 562 407 783
10th Percentile £198 £242 £225
25th Percentile £363 £340 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £681 £690 £700
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 435 186 350
10th Percentile £14.04 - £14.00
25th Percentile £16.30 £15.62 £14.50
Median hourly rate £20.75 £35.00 £21.46
Median % change year-on-year -40.71% +63.09% -8.68%
75th Percentile £63.88 £67.88 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £82.25 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +25.35%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IT Strategy relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

IT Strategy job vacancy trend in the East of England

IT Strategy
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing IT Strategy.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing IT Strategy

IT Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in the East of England over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Strategy in the East of England

IT Strategy
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing IT Strategy.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing IT Strategy

IT Strategy
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Strategy within the East of England region over the 6 months to 29 December 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
Hertfordshire -15 6 £800 +48.15% 27
Bedfordshire - 3 £650 - 15
Cambridgeshire -4 1 £650 +4.00% 11
IT Strategy
England

IT Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 3 (30.00%) Azure
2 1 (10.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (10.00%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (20.00%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Aerospace
2 2 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (20.00%) Telecoms
3 1 (10.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (70.00%) Architect
2 2 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
2 2 (20.00%) Solutions Architect
2 2 (20.00%) Technical Architect
3 1 (10.00%) Domain Architect
3 1 (10.00%) Procurement Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (30.00%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (20.00%) Enterprise Software
1 2 (20.00%) Operational Technology
1 2 (20.00%) SCADA
2 1 (10.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (10.00%) PDA
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 7 (70.00%) Technology Strategy
2 5 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 5 (50.00%) TOGAF
3 4 (40.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 3 (30.00%) AI
4 3 (30.00%) Computer Science
4 3 (30.00%) Generative AI
4 3 (30.00%) ITIL
4 3 (30.00%) Project Delivery
4 3 (30.00%) Technology Roadmap
5 2 (20.00%) Agile
5 2 (20.00%) Business Continuity
5 2 (20.00%) Disaster Recovery
5 2 (20.00%) Integration Patterns
5 2 (20.00%) Programme Management
5 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (20.00%) Zachman Framework
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) Degree
2 3 (30.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (20.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (20.00%) Def Stans
1 2 (20.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (30.00%) Oracle
1 3 (30.00%) Salesforce
2 2 (20.00%) VMware
3 1 (10.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (10.00%) Workday