IT Strategy Contract Job Trends in England

IT/Technology Strategy
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring IT Strategy skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 360 310 259
Rank change year-on-year -50 -51 +88
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 241 169 313
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.61% 0.69% 0.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.72% 0.76% 0.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 152 95 222
10th Percentile £413 £413 £400
25th Percentile £463 £525 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £630 £600
Median % change year-on-year -11.98% +5.00% -3.69%
75th Percentile £700 £750 £738
90th Percentile £900 £796 £838
UK median daily rate £560 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -10.48% +4.17% -2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 2
10th Percentile £26.52 - £32.23
25th Percentile £37.39 - £35.40
Median hourly rate £74.75 £100.00 £41.31
Median % change year-on-year -25.25% +142.07% +143.93%
75th Percentile £84.50 - £47.84
90th Percentile £94.25 - £51.39
UK median hourly rate £74.75 £100.00 £41.31
% change year-on-year -25.25% +142.07% +143.93%

All Process & Methodology Skills
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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,552 22,163 32,396
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.57% 90.95% 86.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,495 14,584 21,337
10th Percentile £313 £313 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,072 874 2,199
10th Percentile £15.50 £14.84 £12.91
25th Percentile £19.98 £18.51 £15.85
Median hourly rate £40.54 £32.00 £34.21
Median % change year-on-year +26.69% -6.46% -8.77%
75th Percentile £66.00 £64.50 £58.70
90th Percentile £78.70 £75.43 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £30.81 £34.00
% change year-on-year +20.11% -9.40% -5.88%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

IT Strategy job vacancy trend in England

IT Strategy
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

IT Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in England over the 6 months to 12 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for IT Strategy in England

IT Strategy
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

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

IT Strategy
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Strategy in England over the 6 months to 12 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for IT Strategy in England

IT 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 IT Strategy within the England region over the 6 months to 12 April 2026. 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 -32 125 £600 -14.29% 93
North of England -58 42 £485 -15.65% 49
South East -46 30 £638 -1.92% 64
Midlands -50 23 £525 -15.66% 24
Yorkshire -41 21 £481 -8.33% 16
North West -34 20 £496 -9.82% 32
West Midlands -57 14 £525 -15.66% 20
East Midlands - 9 £536 - 4
East of England -39 8 £650 +4.00% 10
South West -28 5 £650 +4.00% 16
North East -20 1 - - 1
IT Strategy
UK

IT Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.49%) Confluence
1 6 (2.49%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.07%) CMS
2 5 (2.07%) Jupyter
2 5 (2.07%) SAS
3 3 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.83%) Apache
4 2 (0.83%) Camunda
4 2 (0.83%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.41%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.41%) nginx
5 1 (0.41%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.41%) Tomcat
Applications
1 3 (1.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.24%) SAP CO
1 3 (1.24%) SAP FI
1 3 (1.24%) SAP FI/CO
1 3 (1.24%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.83%) SAP MM
2 2 (0.83%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.41%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 81 (33.61%) Azure
2 64 (26.56%) AWS
3 28 (11.62%) GCP
4 26 (10.79%) SaaS
5 20 (8.30%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (4.56%) IaaS
7 10 (4.15%) Power Platform
8 9 (3.73%) Entra ID
8 9 (3.73%) PaaS
9 5 (2.07%) AWS CloudFormation
10 4 (1.66%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (1.24%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 3 (1.24%) Azure Pipelines
11 3 (1.24%) Google Gemini
11 3 (1.24%) OneDrive
11 3 (1.24%) Snowflake
11 3 (1.24%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 2 (0.83%) AWS Direct Connect
12 2 (0.83%) Dynamics 365
12 2 (0.83%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.05%) Firewall
2 12 (4.98%) LAN
3 9 (3.73%) WAN
4 8 (3.32%) Network Security
5 7 (2.90%) DHCP
5 7 (2.90%) DNS
6 6 (2.49%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (2.07%) VPN
8 4 (1.66%) SD-WAN
8 4 (1.66%) VSAN
8 4 (1.66%) Wireless
9 3 (1.24%) BGP
9 3 (1.24%) Cisco ASA
9 3 (1.24%) EIGRP
9 3 (1.24%) IPv4
9 3 (1.24%) MPLS
9 3 (1.24%) OSPF
9 3 (1.24%) TCP/IP
9 3 (1.24%) VLAN
9 3 (1.24%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.73%) Power BI
2 6 (2.49%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (2.49%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.66%) Metadata
4 2 (0.83%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.83%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.83%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.41%) Looker
5 1 (0.41%) Metadata Repository
5 1 (0.41%) NonStop SQL
5 1 (0.41%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (3.32%) Jaeger
1 8 (3.32%) JIRA
2 5 (2.07%) Git
3 2 (0.83%) Postman
4 1 (0.41%) GitLab
4 1 (0.41%) Jenkins
General
1 79 (32.78%) Finance
2 77 (31.95%) Social Skills
3 37 (15.35%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (13.28%) Public Sector
5 18 (7.47%) Banking
6 15 (6.22%) Financial Institution
6 15 (6.22%) Influencing Skills
7 12 (4.98%) Legal
8 8 (3.32%) Retail
9 7 (2.90%) Telecoms
10 6 (2.49%) Aerospace
11 5 (2.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.66%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (1.24%) Corporate Banking
13 3 (1.24%) Marketing
14 2 (0.83%) Back Office
14 2 (0.83%) Local Government
14 2 (0.83%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.83%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 95 (39.42%) Architect
2 31 (12.86%) Senior
2 31 (12.86%) Solutions Architect
3 20 (8.30%) Technical Architect
4 19 (7.88%) Analyst
4 19 (7.88%) Lead
5 12 (4.98%) Enterprise Architect
6 11 (4.56%) Product Owner
7 10 (4.15%) Network Architect
8 9 (3.73%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
8 9 (3.73%) Developer
9 8 (3.32%) Business Analyst
9 8 (3.32%) Full-Stack Engineer
10 7 (2.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 7 (2.90%) IT Manager
10 7 (2.90%) Lead Architect
10 7 (2.90%) Project Manager
11 6 (2.49%) Consultant
11 6 (2.49%) Senior Architect
11 6 (2.49%) Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.64%) Middleware
2 13 (5.39%) REST
3 9 (3.73%) Kafka
4 8 (3.32%) OpenTelemetry
4 8 (3.32%) Spring Boot
5 5 (2.07%) AngularJS
5 5 (2.07%) NumPy
5 5 (2.07%) Pandas
5 5 (2.07%) Plotly
5 5 (2.07%) Web Services
6 4 (1.66%) .NET
6 4 (1.66%) OAuth
6 4 (1.66%) React
7 3 (1.24%) LangGraph
7 3 (1.24%) SAML
7 3 (1.24%) scikit-learn
7 3 (1.24%) SciPy
7 3 (1.24%) SOAP
7 3 (1.24%) Statsmodels
7 3 (1.24%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.37%) Product Ownership
2 16 (6.64%) Cloud Native
2 16 (6.64%) Public Cloud
3 14 (5.81%) Management Information System
4 13 (5.39%) Data Centre
5 12 (4.98%) Distributed Systems
6 10 (4.15%) Onboarding
7 8 (3.32%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (3.32%) PKI
8 7 (2.90%) Data Protection Act
8 7 (2.90%) Virtual Team
9 5 (2.07%) Credit Risk
9 5 (2.07%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (2.07%) Operational Technology
10 4 (1.66%) Freedom of Information
10 4 (1.66%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.66%) SCADA
11 3 (1.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 3 (1.24%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 23 (9.54%) Linux
2 19 (7.88%) Windows
3 5 (2.07%) Mac OS
3 5 (2.07%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.83%) Solaris
5 2 (0.83%) Unix
5 2 (0.83%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.41%) Android
6 1 (0.41%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 169 (70.12%) Technology Strategy
2 88 (36.51%) Roadmaps
3 59 (24.48%) Enterprise Architecture
3 59 (24.48%) Stakeholder Management
4 57 (23.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 52 (21.58%) Agile
5 52 (21.58%) Business Strategy
6 44 (18.26%) Continuous Improvement
7 43 (17.84%) Cybersecurity
8 37 (15.35%) Decision-Making
9 36 (14.94%) Analytics
9 36 (14.94%) DevOps
10 34 (14.11%) CI/CD
10 34 (14.11%) Problem-Solving
11 30 (12.45%) AI
11 30 (12.45%) Migration
12 29 (12.03%) Microservices
12 29 (12.03%) TOGAF
13 26 (10.79%) Data Modelling
14 25 (10.37%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 26 (10.79%) Python
2 22 (9.13%) SQL
3 14 (5.81%) Java
4 11 (4.56%) PowerShell
5 9 (3.73%) Bash
6 8 (3.32%) Rust
7 5 (2.07%) JavaScript
7 5 (2.07%) R
8 3 (1.24%) C#
9 1 (0.41%) C
9 1 (0.41%) C++
9 1 (0.41%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.41%) Objective-C
9 1 (0.41%) Perl
9 1 (0.41%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.41%) Swift
9 1 (0.41%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.41%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 51 (21.16%) Security Cleared
2 35 (14.52%) SC Cleared
3 30 (12.45%) Degree
4 11 (4.56%) AWS Certification
4 11 (4.56%) DV Cleared
5 10 (4.15%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (3.32%) Azure Certification
6 8 (3.32%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (2.90%) CCNP
7 7 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (2.07%) CISSP
8 5 (2.07%) TOGAF Certification
9 4 (1.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 4 (1.66%) MCSE
9 4 (1.66%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (1.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (1.24%) CCIE
10 3 (1.24%) CCIE Security
10 3 (1.24%) CCSP
10 3 (1.24%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (7.88%) GDPR
2 16 (6.64%) NIST
3 11 (4.56%) NCSC
4 9 (3.73%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (3.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.66%) Def Stans
6 3 (1.24%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.24%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.24%) QA
6 3 (1.24%) SLA
7 2 (0.83%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.83%) EU AI Act
7 2 (0.83%) PMO
8 1 (0.41%) GRC
8 1 (0.41%) ITGC
8 1 (0.41%) MiFID
8 1 (0.41%) PSD2
8 1 (0.41%) RMADS
8 1 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 20 (8.30%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (5.81%) Docker
3 13 (5.39%) Active Directory
4 8 (3.32%) VMware NSX
5 7 (2.90%) Hyper-V
6 4 (1.66%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 16 (6.64%) Kubernetes
2 10 (4.15%) Ansible
3 9 (3.73%) Grafana
3 9 (3.73%) Terraform
4 8 (3.32%) Kiali
4 8 (3.32%) Prometheus
5 6 (2.49%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (2.49%) SCCM
6 1 (0.41%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.41%) Kibana
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.41%) Red Hat Satellite
6 1 (0.41%) SCOM
6 1 (0.41%) SCOrch
6 1 (0.41%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 43 (17.84%) Microsoft
2 32 (13.28%) VMware
3 14 (5.81%) Cisco
4 12 (4.98%) SAP
5 10 (4.15%) Google
5 10 (4.15%) Oracle
6 8 (3.32%) F5
6 8 (3.32%) Splunk
7 7 (2.90%) Palo Alto
7 7 (2.90%) Salesforce
8 6 (2.49%) Juniper
9 5 (2.07%) Citrix
9 5 (2.07%) MuleSoft
9 5 (2.07%) Pega
10 4 (1.66%) Dataiku
10 4 (1.66%) ServiceNow
11 3 (1.24%) Meraki
11 3 (1.24%) OpenAI
11 3 (1.24%) SolarWinds
11 3 (1.24%) Workday