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 4 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 379 308 286
Rank change year-on-year -71 -22 +55
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 226 179 288
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.54% 0.75% 0.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.64% 0.82% 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 139 98 205
10th Percentile £413 £413 £400
25th Percentile £481 £500 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -10.40% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £750 £740 £750
90th Percentile £963 £788 £845
UK median daily rate £559 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -6.83% - -4.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 1
10th Percentile - £26.01 -
25th Percentile £26.52 £38.34 -
Median hourly rate £51.53 £58.90 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year -12.51% +95.53% -19.34%
75th Percentile £83.19 £79.45 -
90th Percentile £94.78 £91.78 -
UK median hourly rate £51.53 £58.90 £30.12
% change year-on-year -12.51% +95.53% -50.76%

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 35,523 21,911 31,466
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.02% 91.34% 85.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,505 14,200 20,503
10th Percentile £325 £303 £300
25th Percentile £413 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £523 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.55% -0.36% -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £513 £525
% change year-on-year - -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,228 974 2,317
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.83
25th Percentile £20.69 £18.10 £16.00
Median hourly rate £47.00 £28.53 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +64.77% -23.93% +0.54%
75th Percentile £68.00 £59.75 £61.30
90th Percentile £82.00 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.71 £27.64 £36.50
% change year-on-year +54.50% -24.27% +1.39%

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 4 June 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 4 June 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 4 June 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 -82 98 £645 -0.77% 190
North of England -57 44 £492 -8.89% 70
South East -41 35 £640 -6.91% 59
North West -29 23 £496 -7.89% 41
Midlands -49 22 £555 -9.47% 35
Yorkshire -45 20 £492 -18.00% 19
East of England -26 12 £510 -24.44% 21
East Midlands -15 11 £447 - 17
West Midlands -55 11 £559 -8.73% 18
South West -31 7 £650 +15.56% 36
North East - 1 - - 10
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 (2.65%) Confluence
2 3 (1.33%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.88%) Apache
3 2 (0.88%) Camunda
3 2 (0.88%) CMS
3 2 (0.88%) WebLogic
4 1 (0.44%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.44%) Headless CMS
4 1 (0.44%) nginx
4 1 (0.44%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.44%) Tomcat
Applications
1 2 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (3.54%) SAP CO
1 8 (3.54%) SAP FI
1 8 (3.54%) SAP FI/CO
2 3 (1.33%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.44%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 61 (26.99%) Azure
2 42 (18.58%) AWS
3 28 (12.39%) SaaS
4 20 (8.85%) GCP
5 18 (7.96%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (5.31%) IaaS
6 12 (5.31%) PaaS
7 5 (2.21%) Entra ID
7 5 (2.21%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.33%) Google Gemini
8 3 (1.33%) Snowflake
9 2 (0.88%) AWS CloudFormation
9 2 (0.88%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.88%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.88%) iPaaS
9 2 (0.88%) SuccessFactors
10 1 (0.44%) Apigee
10 1 (0.44%) GitHub
10 1 (0.44%) Google App Engine
10 1 (0.44%) IBM Blueworks
Communications & Networking
1 12 (5.31%) LAN
2 11 (4.87%) Firewall
3 9 (3.98%) WAN
4 4 (1.77%) Network Security
4 4 (1.77%) VSAN
5 3 (1.33%) BGP
5 3 (1.33%) Cisco Nexus
5 3 (1.33%) OSPF
5 3 (1.33%) VLAN
5 3 (1.33%) VPN
5 3 (1.33%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.88%) iSCSI
6 2 (0.88%) MPLS
6 2 (0.88%) Radio Access Network
6 2 (0.88%) SAN
6 2 (0.88%) SSL
6 2 (0.88%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.44%) HTTP
7 1 (0.44%) NX-OS
7 1 (0.44%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.21%) Power BI
2 4 (1.77%) Metadata
3 2 (0.88%) Elasticsearch
3 2 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.88%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.44%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.44%) Looker
4 1 (0.44%) Metadata Repository
4 1 (0.44%) Neo4j
4 1 (0.44%) NonStop SQL
4 1 (0.44%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.44%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.44%) Stardog
4 1 (0.44%) Tableau
4 1 (0.44%) Triplestore
Development Applications
1 8 (3.54%) Jaeger
1 8 (3.54%) JIRA
2 3 (1.33%) Postman
3 1 (0.44%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.44%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.44%) IntelliJ
3 1 (0.44%) JMeter
3 1 (0.44%) JUnit
3 1 (0.44%) Maven
3 1 (0.44%) REST Assured
3 1 (0.44%) Selenium
3 1 (0.44%) SoapUI
3 1 (0.44%) SonarQube
3 1 (0.44%) TestNG
3 1 (0.44%) TestRail
General
1 75 (33.19%) Finance
2 63 (27.88%) Social Skills
3 31 (13.72%) Public Sector
4 27 (11.95%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (9.73%) Banking
6 18 (7.96%) Financial Institution
7 14 (6.19%) Legal
8 12 (5.31%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (3.98%) Telecoms
10 6 (2.65%) Aerospace
11 5 (2.21%) Corporate Banking
11 5 (2.21%) Marketing
11 5 (2.21%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (2.21%) Retail
12 4 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 1 (0.44%) Aviation
14 1 (0.44%) Public Speaking
14 1 (0.44%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 89 (39.38%) Architect
2 29 (12.83%) Solutions Architect
3 24 (10.62%) Technical Architect
4 23 (10.18%) Senior
5 18 (7.96%) Lead
6 11 (4.87%) Network Architect
7 10 (4.42%) Enterprise Architect
8 9 (3.98%) Analyst
8 9 (3.98%) Project Manager
9 8 (3.54%) Full-Stack Engineer
9 8 (3.54%) Product Owner
9 8 (3.54%) SAP Manager
10 7 (3.10%) Business Analyst
10 7 (3.10%) IT Manager
10 7 (3.10%) PMO Manager
10 7 (3.10%) PMO Project Manager
10 7 (3.10%) SAP Project Manager
11 6 (2.65%) SAP PMO Manager
11 6 (2.65%) Senior Architect
11 6 (2.65%) Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (8.41%) Middleware
2 9 (3.98%) Kafka
2 9 (3.98%) REST
3 8 (3.54%) OpenTelemetry
3 8 (3.54%) Spring Boot
4 5 (2.21%) AngularJS
4 5 (2.21%) SOAP
5 4 (1.77%) OAuth
6 3 (1.33%) React
6 3 (1.33%) SAML
7 2 (0.88%) .NET
7 2 (0.88%) CrewAI
7 2 (0.88%) JSON
7 2 (0.88%) LangGraph
7 2 (0.88%) RESTful
7 2 (0.88%) Vue
8 1 (0.44%) Framer.js
8 1 (0.44%) Hugging Face
8 1 (0.44%) Playwright
8 1 (0.44%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 24 (10.62%) Product Ownership
2 15 (6.64%) Cloud Native
3 13 (5.75%) Distributed Systems
3 13 (5.75%) Management Information System
3 13 (5.75%) Public Cloud
4 10 (4.42%) Data Centre
5 6 (2.65%) PKI
6 5 (2.21%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (2.21%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 5 (2.21%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (2.21%) Operational Technology
6 5 (2.21%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.77%) AI Agents
7 4 (1.77%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (1.77%) SCADA
8 3 (1.33%) CCTV
8 3 (1.33%) CMDB
9 2 (0.88%) Freedom of Information
9 2 (0.88%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 19 (8.41%) Linux
2 14 (6.19%) Windows
3 5 (2.21%) Mac OS
3 5 (2.21%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.88%) Unix
5 1 (0.44%) Solaris
5 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (67.26%) Technology Strategy
2 82 (36.28%) Roadmaps
3 53 (23.45%) Enterprise Architecture
3 53 (23.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 50 (22.12%) Continuous Improvement
5 48 (21.24%) Agile
5 48 (21.24%) Stakeholder Management
6 45 (19.91%) Business Strategy
7 39 (17.26%) Cybersecurity
7 39 (17.26%) DevOps
8 36 (15.93%) AI
9 34 (15.04%) Problem-Solving
10 32 (14.16%) Decision-Making
11 31 (13.72%) Microservices
12 29 (12.83%) CI/CD
13 26 (11.50%) Analytics
13 26 (11.50%) Data Modelling
13 26 (11.50%) ITIL
13 26 (11.50%) Migration
13 26 (11.50%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 18 (7.96%) SQL
2 15 (6.64%) Java
3 11 (4.87%) Python
4 8 (3.54%) Rust
5 5 (2.21%) Bash
5 5 (2.21%) JavaScript
5 5 (2.21%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.88%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.44%) C
7 1 (0.44%) C#
7 1 (0.44%) C++
7 1 (0.44%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 52 (23.01%) Security Cleared
2 39 (17.26%) SC Cleared
3 29 (12.83%) Degree
4 14 (6.19%) DV Cleared
5 8 (3.54%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (2.65%) CCNP
6 6 (2.65%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (2.65%) TOGAF Certification
7 5 (2.21%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (2.21%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.77%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.77%) MCSE
9 2 (0.88%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.44%) ACCA
10 1 (0.44%) CBAP
10 1 (0.44%) CIMA
10 1 (0.44%) CISM
10 1 (0.44%) CISSP
10 1 (0.44%) MBA
10 1 (0.44%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (7.08%) GDPR
2 14 (6.19%) NIST
3 12 (5.31%) NCSC
4 9 (3.98%) Cyber Essentials
4 9 (3.98%) PMO
5 6 (2.65%) QA
6 5 (2.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (1.77%) Def Stans
8 3 (1.33%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.88%) ITGC
9 2 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.44%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.44%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.44%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.44%) PSD2
10 1 (0.44%) RMADS
10 1 (0.44%) SEPA
10 1 (0.44%) SLA
10 1 (0.44%) TARGET2
System Software
1 12 (5.31%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (4.87%) Docker
3 6 (2.65%) VMware NSX
4 5 (2.21%) Active Directory
5 3 (1.33%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.88%) Firmware
7 1 (0.44%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 13 (5.75%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.98%) Grafana
3 8 (3.54%) Kiali
3 8 (3.54%) Prometheus
4 6 (2.65%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (2.21%) SCCM
6 3 (1.33%) Ansible
6 3 (1.33%) Terraform
7 1 (0.44%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.44%) Kibana
7 1 (0.44%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 33 (14.60%) Microsoft
2 20 (8.85%) VMware
3 14 (6.19%) Cisco
4 13 (5.75%) SAP
5 12 (5.31%) Google
6 8 (3.54%) F5
6 8 (3.54%) Splunk
7 7 (3.10%) Oracle
8 6 (2.65%) Juniper
9 5 (2.21%) Citrix
9 5 (2.21%) HP
9 5 (2.21%) MuleSoft
9 5 (2.21%) Salesforce
9 5 (2.21%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.77%) Palo Alto
11 2 (0.88%) Broadcom
11 2 (0.88%) Dell
11 2 (0.88%) Dynatrace
11 2 (0.88%) Forcepoint
11 2 (0.88%) Vermilion