Strategy Manager Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Strategy Manager
England > East of England

The median Strategy Manager daily rate in the East of England is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 102 86 -
Rank change year-on-year -16 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Strategy Manager 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.064% 0.080% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.072% 0.090% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
England median daily rate £600 £500 £638
% change year-on-year +20.00% -21.57% +14.61%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 1,385 1,114 1,605
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.33% 89.48% 90.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 601 484 922
10th Percentile £185 £220 £200
25th Percentile £335 £313 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -5.26% -2.56%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £680 £667 £699
England median daily rate £504 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -4.03% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 379 189 296
10th Percentile £13.50 £15.52 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.49 £21.25 £17.00
Median hourly rate £32.74 £47.50 £40.28
Median % change year-on-year -31.08% +17.94% +97.67%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.00 £82.18
England median hourly rate £25.44 £37.25 £45.00
% change year-on-year -31.70% -17.22% +36.36%

Strategy Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Strategy Manager job vacancy trend in the East of England

Strategy Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Strategy Manager job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Strategy Manager job vacancies in the East of England

Strategy Manager
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 Strategy Manager within the East of England region over the 6 months to 5 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 - 1 £650 - 6
Strategy Manager
England

Strategy Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, Strategy Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the East of England region featuring Strategy Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau

Strategy Manager Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement