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 13 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 393 299 275
Rank change year-on-year -94 -24 +62
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 234 215 293
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.52% 0.79% 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.61% 0.87% 0.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 142 124 213
10th Percentile £413 £425 £425
25th Percentile £487 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £556 £613 £630
Median % change year-on-year -9.31% -2.78% -3.08%
75th Percentile £723 £738 £756
90th Percentile £899 £790 £923
UK median daily rate £559 £575 £643
% change year-on-year -2.78% -10.54% +2.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 2
10th Percentile £26.52 £26.01 £17.64
25th Percentile £49.38 £38.34 £19.72
Median hourly rate £100.00 £58.90 £23.31
Median % change year-on-year +69.79% +152.66% -22.09%
75th Percentile - £79.45 £26.78
90th Percentile £101.00 £91.78 £28.78
UK median hourly rate £100.00 £17.79 £23.31
% change year-on-year +462.11% -23.68% -22.09%

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 38,320 24,760 31,431
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.46% 90.73% 85.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,128 15,919 20,389
10th Percentile £325 £300 £308
25th Percentile £419 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £514 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.14% -2.10% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £645
90th Percentile £735 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £501 £525
% change year-on-year +3.81% -4.67% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,389 1,284 2,227
10th Percentile £15.38 £14.33 £13.00
25th Percentile £21.00 £18.08 £16.25
Median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -5.96%
75th Percentile £68.75 £54.81 £62.50
90th Percentile £83.00 £72.20 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +74.79% -34.02% -4.70%

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 13 July 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 13 July 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 13 July 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 -82 105 £600 -7.69% 139
South East -57 39 £619 -4.81% 52
North of England -79 32 £520 -3.70% 48
North West -55 22 £563 +4.55% 27
Midlands -42 21 £559 +11.69% 34
South West -17 19 £550 +7.32% 16
West Midlands -57 13 £559 -6.83% 19
Yorkshire -53 9 £520 -13.33% 15
East Midlands -15 8 £637 +30.95% 15
East of England -25 8 £510 -21.54% 20
North East - 1 - - 7
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 3 (1.28%) Confluence
2 2 (0.85%) Apache
2 2 (0.85%) Camunda
2 2 (0.85%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.43%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (0.43%) CMS
3 1 (0.43%) Headless CMS
3 1 (0.43%) IIS
3 1 (0.43%) nginx
3 1 (0.43%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.43%) Tomcat
3 1 (0.43%) WebLogic
Applications
1 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (0.85%) MS Visio
1 2 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (3.42%) SAP CO
1 8 (3.42%) SAP FI
1 8 (3.42%) SAP FI/CO
2 3 (1.28%) Remedy AR System
2 3 (1.28%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (1.28%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.43%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 69 (29.49%) Azure
2 48 (20.51%) AWS
3 28 (11.97%) SaaS
4 22 (9.40%) GCP
5 15 (6.41%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (5.98%) IaaS
6 14 (5.98%) PaaS
7 6 (2.56%) Power Platform
8 4 (1.71%) Entra ID
9 3 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.28%) Google Gemini
9 3 (1.28%) Serverless
10 2 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (0.85%) Snowflake
10 2 (0.85%) SuccessFactors
11 1 (0.43%) Amazon S3
11 1 (0.43%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.43%) IBM Blueworks
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.98%) LAN
2 12 (5.13%) Firewall
3 10 (4.27%) WAN
4 6 (2.56%) VSAN
5 5 (2.14%) DHCP
5 5 (2.14%) DNS
6 4 (1.71%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.71%) VLAN
6 4 (1.71%) VPN
7 3 (1.28%) BGP
7 3 (1.28%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (1.28%) OSPF
7 3 (1.28%) Radio Access Network
7 3 (1.28%) SAN
7 3 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.85%) iSCSI
8 2 (0.85%) MPLS
8 2 (0.85%) Network Security
8 2 (0.85%) SSL
8 2 (0.85%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.56%) NoSQL
2 5 (2.14%) Data Lake
2 5 (2.14%) Power BI
3 4 (1.71%) GIS
3 4 (1.71%) Metadata
4 3 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (1.28%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.85%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (0.85%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.85%) Tableau
6 1 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.43%) Apache Iceberg
6 1 (0.43%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.43%) Hazelcast
6 1 (0.43%) Metadata Repository
6 1 (0.43%) Neo4j
6 1 (0.43%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.43%) Redis
6 1 (0.43%) Triplestore
Development Applications
1 4 (1.71%) JIRA
2 2 (0.85%) Postman
3 1 (0.43%) Chocolatey
3 1 (0.43%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.43%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.43%) ER Studio
3 1 (0.43%) IntelliJ
3 1 (0.43%) Jaeger
3 1 (0.43%) JMeter
3 1 (0.43%) JUnit
3 1 (0.43%) Maven
3 1 (0.43%) PowerDesigner
3 1 (0.43%) REST Assured
3 1 (0.43%) Selenium
3 1 (0.43%) SoapUI
3 1 (0.43%) SonarQube
3 1 (0.43%) TestNG
3 1 (0.43%) TestRail
General
1 66 (28.21%) Finance
2 64 (27.35%) Social Skills
3 40 (17.09%) Public Sector
4 32 (13.68%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (8.55%) Banking
6 16 (6.84%) Legal
7 13 (5.56%) Financial Institution
8 10 (4.27%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (3.85%) Telecoms
10 8 (3.42%) Military
11 7 (2.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (2.56%) Marketing
12 6 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (2.14%) Corporate Banking
13 5 (2.14%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (2.14%) Retail
14 4 (1.71%) Local Government
15 3 (1.28%) Aerospace
16 2 (0.85%) Billing
16 2 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 102 (43.59%) Architect
2 36 (15.38%) Solutions Architect
3 22 (9.40%) Senior
3 22 (9.40%) Technical Architect
4 21 (8.97%) Enterprise Architect
5 18 (7.69%) Lead
6 10 (4.27%) Network Architect
6 10 (4.27%) Project Manager
7 9 (3.85%) IT Manager
8 7 (2.99%) Consultant
8 7 (2.99%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (2.99%) PMO Manager
8 7 (2.99%) PMO Project Manager
8 7 (2.99%) SAP Manager
8 7 (2.99%) SAP Project Manager
9 6 (2.56%) Analyst
9 6 (2.56%) Data Architect
9 6 (2.56%) Developer
9 6 (2.56%) Principal Engineer
9 6 (2.56%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.41%) Middleware
2 11 (4.70%) REST
3 7 (2.99%) SOAP
4 5 (2.14%) AngularJS
5 4 (1.71%) Kafka
5 4 (1.71%) React
6 3 (1.28%) Node.js
6 3 (1.28%) OAuth
6 3 (1.28%) SAML
7 2 (0.85%) .NET
7 2 (0.85%) CrewAI
7 2 (0.85%) LangGraph
7 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Graph
7 2 (0.85%) RESTful
7 2 (0.85%) Vue
8 1 (0.43%) Hugging Face
8 1 (0.43%) OpenTelemetry
8 1 (0.43%) Playwright
8 1 (0.43%) PyTorch
8 1 (0.43%) Snowpark
Miscellaneous
1 20 (8.55%) Cloud Native
1 20 (8.55%) Product Ownership
2 14 (5.98%) Public Cloud
3 10 (4.27%) Distributed Systems
4 9 (3.85%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.99%) Management Information System
5 7 (2.99%) PKI
5 7 (2.99%) Virtual Team
6 6 (2.56%) CMDB
6 6 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (2.56%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (2.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (2.14%) AI Agents
8 4 (1.71%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.28%) CCTV
9 3 (1.28%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.85%) Blog
10 2 (0.85%) Cyber Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 16 (6.84%) Linux
2 13 (5.56%) Windows
3 2 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.43%) Solaris
4 1 (0.43%) Unix
4 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (71.79%) Technology Strategy
2 86 (36.75%) Roadmaps
3 55 (23.50%) Enterprise Architecture
4 50 (21.37%) Agile
5 47 (20.09%) Continuous Improvement
6 45 (19.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 43 (18.38%) AI
8 41 (17.52%) Stakeholder Management
9 40 (17.09%) Problem-Solving
10 37 (15.81%) Business Strategy
10 37 (15.81%) Cybersecurity
10 37 (15.81%) DevOps
11 34 (14.53%) TOGAF
12 32 (13.68%) Microservices
13 31 (13.25%) Decision-Making
13 31 (13.25%) Migration
13 31 (13.25%) Technical Leadership
14 29 (12.39%) CI/CD
14 29 (12.39%) Integration Patterns
15 25 (10.68%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 20 (8.55%) Python
2 15 (6.41%) SQL
3 12 (5.13%) Java
4 7 (2.99%) JavaScript
5 6 (2.56%) PowerShell
6 5 (2.14%) TypeScript
7 4 (1.71%) Bash
8 3 (1.28%) Go
9 2 (0.85%) C#
10 1 (0.43%) Korn
10 1 (0.43%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.43%) Rust
Qualifications
1 55 (23.50%) Security Cleared
2 36 (15.38%) SC Cleared
3 23 (9.83%) Degree
4 21 (8.97%) DV Cleared
5 6 (2.56%) CCNP
5 6 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (2.56%) TOGAF Certification
6 5 (2.14%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.71%) Master's Degree
7 4 (1.71%) MCSE
8 3 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.85%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.85%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.43%) ACCA
10 1 (0.43%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (0.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.43%) CIMA
10 1 (0.43%) MBA
10 1 (0.43%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.70%) NCSC
2 10 (4.27%) GDPR
2 10 (4.27%) NIST
3 9 (3.85%) PMO
4 6 (2.56%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (2.56%) QA
5 5 (2.14%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.85%) ITGC
8 2 (0.85%) SLA
9 1 (0.43%) COBIT
9 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.43%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.43%) GRC
9 1 (0.43%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.43%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.43%) PSD2
9 1 (0.43%) SEPA
9 1 (0.43%) TARGET2
System Software
1 11 (4.70%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (3.85%) Docker
3 8 (3.42%) VMware NSX
4 6 (2.56%) Active Directory
5 4 (1.71%) Hyper-V
6 3 (1.28%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.85%) Firmware
7 2 (0.85%) vSphere
8 1 (0.43%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 13 (5.56%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.85%) Terraform
3 8 (3.42%) Ansible
4 4 (1.71%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.85%) Grafana
6 1 (0.43%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.43%) Kiali
6 1 (0.43%) Kibana
6 1 (0.43%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.43%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.43%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.43%) SCCM
6 1 (0.43%) VxRail
Vendors
1 40 (17.09%) Microsoft
2 17 (7.26%) SAP
3 16 (6.84%) VMware
4 13 (5.56%) Cisco
5 12 (5.13%) Google
6 9 (3.85%) BiZZdesign
7 8 (3.42%) F5
8 6 (2.56%) Juniper
8 6 (2.56%) Oracle
8 6 (2.56%) Salesforce
9 5 (2.14%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.71%) HP
10 4 (1.71%) MuleSoft
10 4 (1.71%) Palo Alto
11 3 (1.28%) BMC
11 3 (1.28%) Remedy
12 2 (0.85%) Databricks
12 2 (0.85%) Forcepoint
12 2 (0.85%) Fortinet
12 2 (0.85%) Workday