Business Strategy Contracts in England

Business Strategy
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Business Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Business Strategy over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 155 225 210
Rank change year-on-year +70 -15 +47
Contract jobs citing Business Strategy 582 598 997
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.57% 1.18% 1.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.81% 1.31% 1.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 372 364 624
10th Percentile £363 £450 £413
25th Percentile £510 £513 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £636 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year +6.00% +0.04% +4.35%
75th Percentile £750 £722 £725
90th Percentile £925 £859 £816
UK median daily rate £625 £600 £585
% change year-on-year +4.17% +2.56% +3.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 24 15
10th Percentile £34.70 £29.30 £36.25
25th Percentile - £37.06 £40.48
Median hourly rate £38.12 £46.75 £50.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.46% -7.43% +12.22%
75th Percentile - £57.83 £64.22
90th Percentile £65.30 £66.53 £69.06
UK median hourly rate £38.12 £46.75 £50.50
% change year-on-year -18.46% -7.43% +12.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Business Strategy 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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,171 45,739 64,432
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.55% 90.26% 90.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,096 32,069 45,706
10th Percentile £300 £325 £330
25th Percentile £413 £444 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +9.18%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £769 £744
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,236 1,617 1,773
10th Percentile £12.89 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.38 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.65 £37.50 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.93% +56.25% -
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.23
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -5.41% +48.00% -

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Business Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Business Strategy in England

Business Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Strategy in England.

Daily rate trend for Business Strategy in England

Business Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Strategy in England over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Strategy in England

Business Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Strategy in England.

Hourly rate trend for Business Strategy in England

Business Strategy
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Strategy in England over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Strategy in England

Business Strategy
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Strategy within the England region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
London +58 267 £600 -3.23% 257
South East +9 76 £638 +6.25% 90
North of England +19 66 £600 +9.09% 94
East of England +50 62 £655 +0.77% 40
North West +45 58 £596 +19.29% 63
Midlands +53 47 £600 +9.09% 68
South West +35 45 £650 +7.44% 40
West Midlands +45 32 £713 +28.21% 41
East Midlands +33 15 £450 -18.18% 27
Yorkshire -12 5 £525 -4.55% 26
North East +20 3 £897 - 8
Business Strategy
UK

Business Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 8 (1.37%) MTS
2 5 (0.86%) SAS
3 4 (0.69%) Confluence
4 2 (0.34%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 15 (2.58%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.52%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.17%) PlantUML
5 1 (0.17%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 15 (2.58%) Endur
2 8 (1.37%) Aligne
2 8 (1.37%) EuroRunner
3 5 (0.86%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.52%) Adobe Campaign
4 3 (0.52%) FastStats
4 3 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.52%) Unica
5 2 (0.34%) SAP PLM
6 1 (0.17%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.17%) SAP GTS
6 1 (0.17%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 47 (8.08%) Azure
2 43 (7.39%) SaaS
3 38 (6.53%) Cloud Computing
4 35 (6.01%) IaaS
5 34 (5.84%) PaaS
6 24 (4.12%) Power Platform
7 22 (3.78%) AWS
8 16 (2.75%) GCP
9 10 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
10 6 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.86%) Serverless
12 4 (0.69%) WhatsApp
13 3 (0.52%) Entra ID
13 3 (0.52%) OpenShift
14 2 (0.34%) Amazon Neptune
14 2 (0.34%) Asana
14 2 (0.34%) AWS Lambda
14 2 (0.34%) Dynamics 365
14 2 (0.34%) GitHub
14 2 (0.34%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 42 (7.22%) WAN
2 40 (6.87%) LAN
3 25 (4.30%) Network Security
4 17 (2.92%) VPN
5 13 (2.23%) BGP
5 13 (2.23%) MPLS
6 12 (2.06%) Firewall
7 8 (1.37%) Cisco IOS
7 8 (1.37%) IOS XR
8 6 (1.03%) 5G
8 6 (1.03%) Internet
9 5 (0.86%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
9 5 (0.86%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 5 (0.86%) RSVP
10 3 (0.52%) Broadband
10 3 (0.52%) Intranet
10 3 (0.52%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.34%) DNS
11 2 (0.34%) IPv6
11 2 (0.34%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (4.30%) Metadata
2 23 (3.95%) Power BI
3 21 (3.61%) Data Vault
3 21 (3.61%) Metadata Repository
3 21 (3.61%) NoSQL
4 7 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.03%) Tableau
6 5 (0.86%) Big Data
6 5 (0.86%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.52%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.52%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.52%) OLAP
7 3 (0.52%) OLTP
7 3 (0.52%) SAP BW
8 2 (0.34%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.34%) Cloudera CDH
8 2 (0.34%) Lumira
8 2 (0.34%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.34%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 13 (2.23%) JIRA
2 11 (1.89%) Git
3 4 (0.69%) Cucumber
3 4 (0.69%) kappa
4 3 (0.52%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.34%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.17%) Selenium
6 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 203 (34.88%) Social Skills
2 199 (34.19%) Finance
3 82 (14.09%) Public Sector
4 74 (12.71%) Analytical Skills
5 70 (12.03%) Influencing Skills
6 54 (9.28%) Organisational Skills
7 38 (6.53%) Banking
7 38 (6.53%) Presentation Skills
8 36 (6.19%) Marketing
9 33 (5.67%) Telecoms
10 24 (4.12%) Legal
11 23 (3.95%) Manufacturing
12 19 (3.26%) Electronics
13 18 (3.09%) Retail
14 16 (2.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 13 (2.23%) Front Office
15 13 (2.23%) Law
16 11 (1.89%) Local Government
17 10 (1.72%) Investment Banking
18 8 (1.37%) German Language
Job Titles
1 186 (31.96%) Architect
2 94 (16.15%) Analyst
3 51 (8.76%) Business Analyst
4 44 (7.56%) Consultant
5 39 (6.70%) Lead
6 34 (5.84%) Senior
7 33 (5.67%) Security Architect
7 33 (5.67%) Solutions Architect
8 31 (5.33%) Network Architect
9 29 (4.98%) Enterprise Architect
10 27 (4.64%) Data Architect
10 27 (4.64%) Project Manager
11 21 (3.61%) Technical Architect
12 19 (3.26%) Chief Architect
12 19 (3.26%) Chief Data Architect
13 16 (2.75%) Business Architect
13 16 (2.75%) Business Consultant
14 15 (2.58%) SAP Consultant
15 14 (2.41%) Network Engineer
16 13 (2.23%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.23%) Middleware
2 12 (2.06%) JSON
2 12 (2.06%) NETCONF
2 12 (2.06%) XML
2 12 (2.06%) YANG
3 4 (0.69%) Node.js
3 4 (0.69%) React
3 4 (0.69%) Spring
3 4 (0.69%) Spring Boot
4 3 (0.52%) ADO
4 3 (0.52%) FIX Protocol
4 3 (0.52%) ModSecurity
4 3 (0.52%) OAuth
4 3 (0.52%) OpenID
4 3 (0.52%) pytest
4 3 (0.52%) SAML
5 2 (0.34%) .NET
5 2 (0.34%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.34%) REST
5 2 (0.34%) SPML
Miscellaneous
1 38 (6.53%) Data Centre
2 37 (6.36%) Management Information System
3 31 (5.33%) Product Ownership
4 25 (4.30%) Reference Data
5 15 (2.58%) Enterprise Software
6 14 (2.41%) Public Cloud
7 12 (2.06%) Hybrid Cloud
8 11 (1.89%) Renewable Energy
8 11 (1.89%) Solar Panel
9 9 (1.55%) Market Risk
9 9 (1.55%) PMI
9 9 (1.55%) Security Posture
10 8 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.03%) Credit Risk
11 6 (1.03%) FMCG
12 5 (0.86%) Cloud Native
12 5 (0.86%) Distributed Architecture
13 4 (0.69%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.69%) Self-Motivation
13 4 (0.69%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 24 (4.12%) Windows
2 13 (2.23%) Linux
3 8 (1.37%) Windows 7
4 5 (0.86%) Unix
5 2 (0.34%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.17%) Solaris
6 1 (0.17%) VMS
6 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (23.20%) Agile
2 129 (22.16%) Roadmaps
3 109 (18.73%) Project Management
4 103 (17.70%) IT Strategy
5 73 (12.54%) Stakeholder Management
6 68 (11.68%) Technology Strategy
7 58 (9.97%) Cybersecurity
8 57 (9.79%) Problem-Solving
9 51 (8.76%) Business Intelligence
10 50 (8.59%) Business Development
11 49 (8.42%) Information Security
12 48 (8.25%) Use Case
13 47 (8.08%) Enterprise Architecture
13 47 (8.08%) Project Delivery
14 46 (7.90%) Continuous Improvement
14 46 (7.90%) Data Modelling
15 45 (7.73%) TOGAF
16 44 (7.56%) Risk Management
17 43 (7.39%) Business Case
18 42 (7.22%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 34 (5.84%) Python
2 33 (5.67%) SQL
3 21 (3.61%) Java
4 6 (1.03%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.69%) VBA
6 3 (0.52%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.52%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.34%) C++
7 2 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.34%) MATLAB
7 2 (0.34%) Scala
8 1 (0.17%) C#
8 1 (0.17%) R
8 1 (0.17%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 124 (21.31%) Security Cleared
2 81 (13.92%) SC Cleared
3 64 (11.00%) Degree
4 51 (8.76%) DV Cleared
5 13 (2.23%) Cisco Certification
6 12 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (2.06%) Master's Degree
6 12 (2.06%) PMI Certification
7 9 (1.55%) CISSP
8 8 (1.37%) CCNP
9 6 (1.03%) CBAP
10 5 (0.86%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 5 (0.86%) CISM
10 5 (0.86%) CTC Cleared
11 4 (0.69%) CCSK
11 4 (0.69%) CIPD
11 4 (0.69%) HND
11 4 (0.69%) MBA
12 3 (0.52%) CITP
12 3 (0.52%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (6.70%) NIST
2 29 (4.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (3.26%) QA
4 14 (2.41%) GDPR
5 12 (2.06%) PMO
6 8 (1.37%) Data Quality
6 8 (1.37%) SLA
7 6 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (0.86%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.69%) COBIT
9 4 (0.69%) GRC
9 4 (0.69%) ISO 22301
9 4 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (0.69%) NCSC
10 3 (0.52%) IASME
10 3 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.34%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.34%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.17%) P3O
System Software
1 4 (0.69%) Active Directory
1 4 (0.69%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.52%) Docker
2 3 (0.52%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 10 (1.72%) Ansible
2 5 (0.86%) FortiGate
3 4 (0.69%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.52%) OPNET
5 1 (0.17%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.17%) PowerCLI
5 1 (0.17%) SCCM
5 1 (0.17%) SCOM
5 1 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.17%) Terraform
Vendors
1 53 (9.11%) Microsoft
2 48 (8.25%) SAP
3 15 (2.58%) Google
4 13 (2.23%) Cisco
4 13 (2.23%) Nokia
5 9 (1.55%) Salesforce
6 8 (1.37%) Databricks
6 8 (1.37%) Oracle
7 7 (1.20%) Palo Alto
7 7 (1.20%) Sparx
8 6 (1.03%) Computacenter
8 6 (1.03%) F5
8 6 (1.03%) VMware
9 5 (0.86%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.52%) Adobe
10 3 (0.52%) Atlassian
10 3 (0.52%) Cadence
10 3 (0.52%) Facebook
10 3 (0.52%) Snapchat
10 3 (0.52%) Workday