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 16 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 367 299 280
Rank change year-on-year -68 -19 +38
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 277 219 266
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.60% 0.79% 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.71% 0.87% 0.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 168 127 194
10th Percentile £413 £449 £433
25th Percentile £509 £500 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £650
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £750 £738 £769
90th Percentile £880 £805 £871
UK median daily rate £600 £575 £660
% change year-on-year +4.35% -12.88% +7.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 2 2
10th Percentile £89.93 £26.01 £17.64
25th Percentile £98.49 £38.34 £19.72
Median hourly rate £99.41 £58.90 £23.31
Median % change year-on-year +68.79% +152.66% -22.09%
75th Percentile £100.00 £79.45 £26.78
90th Percentile £100.75 £91.78 £28.78
UK median hourly rate £99.41 £17.79 £23.31
% change year-on-year +458.80% -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 39,024 25,239 28,517
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.10% 90.81% 85.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,245 16,077 18,561
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £628 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £756
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -3.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,548 1,443 1,638
10th Percentile £14.42 £14.20 £14.16
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.87 £18.25
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £42.75
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -41.17% +3.59%
75th Percentile £68.55 £50.63 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.13 £25.15 £40.94
% change year-on-year +67.50% -38.57% -1.35%

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 16 August 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 16 August 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 16 August 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 -72 129 £650 - 84
South East -46 48 £643 -1.08% 56
North of England -75 33 £520 -3.44% 52
South West -26 26 £588 +14.63% 23
Midlands -40 21 £625 +24.94% 22
North West -44 21 £500 -6.06% 23
West Midlands -44 13 £600 +9.04% 11
Yorkshire -41 11 £535 -19.09% 25
East of England -25 10 £510 -21.54% 9
East Midlands -18 8 £751 +54.38% 11
North East - 1 - - 4
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 (1.08%) Confluence
2 2 (0.72%) Camunda
2 2 (0.72%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (0.36%) Apache
3 1 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.36%) CMS
3 1 (0.36%) Headless CMS
3 1 (0.36%) IIS
3 1 (0.36%) nginx
3 1 (0.36%) Tomcat
Applications
1 4 (1.44%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 4 (1.44%) MS Visio
2 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (2.17%) SAP CO
1 6 (2.17%) SAP FI
1 6 (2.17%) SAP FI/CO
2 4 (1.44%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.08%) Remedy AR System
3 3 (1.08%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.36%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 82 (29.60%) Azure
2 48 (17.33%) AWS
3 31 (11.19%) SaaS
4 27 (9.75%) Microsoft 365
5 23 (8.30%) GCP
6 17 (6.14%) IaaS
6 17 (6.14%) PaaS
7 13 (4.69%) Power Platform
8 11 (3.97%) Entra ID
9 8 (2.89%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (2.17%) Serverless
11 5 (1.81%) SuccessFactors
12 4 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (1.44%) Datadog
12 4 (1.44%) Snowflake
13 3 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
13 3 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
13 3 (1.08%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 2 (0.72%) GitHub
14 2 (0.72%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 20 (7.22%) Firewall
2 16 (5.78%) LAN
3 12 (4.33%) WAN
4 11 (3.97%) DHCP
4 11 (3.97%) DNS
5 9 (3.25%) VSAN
6 7 (2.53%) TCP/IP
6 7 (2.53%) VLAN
6 7 (2.53%) VPN
7 6 (2.17%) SAN
7 6 (2.17%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (1.44%) Radio Access Network
9 3 (1.08%) BGP
9 3 (1.08%) Cisco Nexus
9 3 (1.08%) OSPF
10 2 (0.72%) 4G
10 2 (0.72%) iSCSI
10 2 (0.72%) MPLS
10 2 (0.72%) SSL
10 2 (0.72%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.53%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.17%) NoSQL
3 5 (1.81%) Data Lake
3 5 (1.81%) Metadata
3 5 (1.81%) Power BI
4 4 (1.44%) GIS
5 3 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.72%) Delta Lake
6 2 (0.72%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (0.72%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.72%) Tableau
7 1 (0.36%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.36%) Apache Iceberg
7 1 (0.36%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.36%) Hazelcast
7 1 (0.36%) Neo4j
7 1 (0.36%) Redis
7 1 (0.36%) Stardog
7 1 (0.36%) Triplestore
Development Applications
1 6 (2.17%) JIRA
2 4 (1.44%) Chocolatey
3 2 (0.72%) Postman
4 1 (0.36%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.36%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.36%) ER Studio
4 1 (0.36%) IntelliJ
4 1 (0.36%) JMeter
4 1 (0.36%) JUnit
4 1 (0.36%) Maven
4 1 (0.36%) PowerDesigner
4 1 (0.36%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.36%) Selenium
4 1 (0.36%) SoapUI
4 1 (0.36%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.36%) TestNG
4 1 (0.36%) TestRail
General
1 90 (32.49%) Social Skills
2 68 (24.55%) Finance
3 46 (16.61%) Public Sector
4 42 (15.16%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (7.22%) Banking
5 20 (7.22%) Influencing Skills
6 17 (6.14%) Legal
7 11 (3.97%) Financial Institution
7 11 (3.97%) Telecoms
8 9 (3.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (3.25%) Military
8 9 (3.25%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (3.25%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (2.53%) Marketing
9 7 (2.53%) Retail
10 5 (1.81%) Local Government
11 4 (1.44%) Aerospace
11 4 (1.44%) Corporate Banking
12 3 (1.08%) Billing
12 3 (1.08%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 121 (43.68%) Architect
2 45 (16.25%) Solutions Architect
3 34 (12.27%) Lead
4 33 (11.91%) Enterprise Architect
5 25 (9.03%) Technical Architect
6 24 (8.66%) Senior
7 11 (3.97%) Consultant
8 10 (3.61%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 10 (3.61%) IT Manager
8 10 (3.61%) Network Architect
8 10 (3.61%) Principal Engineer
9 9 (3.25%) Azure Engineer
10 8 (2.89%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
10 8 (2.89%) Project Manager
11 6 (2.17%) Analyst
11 6 (2.17%) Developer
11 6 (2.17%) Network Manager
11 6 (2.17%) PMO Project Manager
11 6 (2.17%) SAP PMO Manager
11 6 (2.17%) SAP Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.78%) Middleware
2 12 (4.33%) REST
3 9 (3.25%) SOAP
4 4 (1.44%) AngularJS
5 3 (1.08%) .NET
5 3 (1.08%) Kafka
5 3 (1.08%) Node.js
5 3 (1.08%) OAuth
5 3 (1.08%) React
5 3 (1.08%) SAML
6 2 (0.72%) EDI
6 2 (0.72%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (0.72%) RESTful
7 1 (0.36%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.36%) Framer.js
7 1 (0.36%) Hugging Face
7 1 (0.36%) Playwright
7 1 (0.36%) PyTorch
7 1 (0.36%) Snowpark
Miscellaneous
1 24 (8.66%) Product Ownership
2 19 (6.86%) Cloud Native
3 13 (4.69%) Data Centre
4 11 (3.97%) Public Cloud
5 10 (3.61%) PKI
6 9 (3.25%) Hybrid Cloud
6 9 (3.25%) Legacy Systems
7 7 (2.53%) Distributed Systems
7 7 (2.53%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (2.53%) Virtual Team
8 6 (2.17%) AI Agents
8 6 (2.17%) CMDB
9 5 (1.81%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (1.81%) Operational Technology
10 4 (1.44%) Cyber Threat
10 4 (1.44%) Security Posture
11 3 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (1.08%) TM Forum
Operating Systems
1 18 (6.50%) Linux
1 18 (6.50%) Windows
2 2 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.36%) Solaris
3 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (72.56%) Technology Strategy
2 113 (40.79%) Roadmaps
3 71 (25.63%) Enterprise Architecture
4 66 (23.83%) Stakeholder Management
5 59 (21.30%) AI
6 57 (20.58%) Cybersecurity
6 57 (20.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 55 (19.86%) Agile
8 53 (19.13%) Continuous Improvement
9 48 (17.33%) Problem-Solving
10 44 (15.88%) DevOps
10 44 (15.88%) Migration
10 44 (15.88%) TOGAF
11 43 (15.52%) Decision-Making
11 43 (15.52%) Technical Leadership
12 41 (14.80%) Business Strategy
13 34 (12.27%) Architecture Governance
14 33 (11.91%) CI/CD
15 31 (11.19%) ITIL
16 30 (10.83%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 21 (7.58%) Python
2 14 (5.05%) SQL
3 10 (3.61%) Java
4 9 (3.25%) PowerShell
5 7 (2.53%) Bash
5 7 (2.53%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.81%) TypeScript
7 3 (1.08%) Go
8 2 (0.72%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.72%) C#
9 1 (0.36%) Bicep
9 1 (0.36%) Korn
9 1 (0.36%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 66 (23.83%) Security Cleared
2 45 (16.25%) SC Cleared
3 30 (10.83%) Degree
4 26 (9.39%) DV Cleared
5 13 (4.69%) TOGAF Certification
6 10 (3.61%) Azure Certification
6 10 (3.61%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.44%) CCNP
7 4 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.44%) CISM
7 4 (1.44%) CISSP
7 4 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.44%) VCAP
8 3 (1.08%) ISACA
8 3 (1.08%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.08%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.08%) PMP
8 3 (1.08%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 2 (0.72%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.69%) PMO
2 10 (3.61%) NCSC
3 9 (3.25%) NIST
4 8 (2.89%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (2.89%) GDPR
5 7 (2.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (2.53%) QA
5 7 (2.53%) SLA
6 5 (1.81%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (1.08%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.36%) COBIT
8 1 (0.36%) GRC
8 1 (0.36%) ITGC
System Software
1 19 (6.86%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (4.69%) Active Directory
3 12 (4.33%) VMware NSX
4 10 (3.61%) Docker
5 7 (2.53%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.81%) vSphere
7 3 (1.08%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.72%) Firmware
8 2 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.36%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 14 (5.05%) Kubernetes
2 13 (4.69%) Terraform
3 11 (3.97%) Ansible
4 10 (3.61%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.44%) SCCM
5 4 (1.44%) VxRail
6 1 (0.36%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.36%) Grafana
6 1 (0.36%) Kibana
6 1 (0.36%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.36%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 62 (22.38%) Microsoft
2 24 (8.66%) VMware
3 19 (6.86%) SAP
4 14 (5.05%) Google
5 13 (4.69%) Cisco
6 9 (3.25%) BiZZdesign
6 9 (3.25%) Salesforce
7 8 (2.89%) F5
7 8 (2.89%) ServiceNow
8 6 (2.17%) Juniper
9 5 (1.81%) Databricks
9 5 (1.81%) MuleSoft
9 5 (1.81%) Oracle
10 4 (1.44%) AppDynamics
10 4 (1.44%) Dynatrace
10 4 (1.44%) HP
10 4 (1.44%) Palo Alto
10 4 (1.44%) Tenable
10 4 (1.44%) Workday
11 3 (1.08%) BMC