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 20 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 323 272 305
Rank change year-on-year -51 +33 +43
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 228 265 288
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.75% 0.85% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.83% 0.98% 0.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 145 157 207
10th Percentile £458 £482 £413
25th Percentile £500 £533 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £645
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +0.78% +1.38%
75th Percentile £734 £775 £750
90th Percentile £825 £825 £910
UK median daily rate £621 £650 £650
% change year-on-year -4.42% - +3.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 3
10th Percentile £28.23 £18.33 £27.25
25th Percentile £43.90 £21.44 £36.25
Median hourly rate £75.00 £26.75 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +180.37% -49.05% +210.01%
75th Percentile £83.00 £31.94 £58.13
90th Percentile £84.80 £34.98 £60.75
UK median hourly rate £46.40 £26.75 £52.50
% change year-on-year +73.44% -49.05% +210.01%

All Process and 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 27,490 26,978 34,630
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 90.21% 86.87% 88.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,441 16,489 23,672
10th Percentile £300 £313 £313
25th Percentile £405 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £625 £644 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,813 961 1,464
10th Percentile £14.87 £15.10 £14.51
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.03% -17.78% +26.90%
75th Percentile £48.75 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.62 £74.75 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £43.95
% change year-on-year -28.14% -20.36% +25.57%

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 20 November 2025.

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 20 November 2025.

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 20 November 2025. 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 +23 126 £665 -5.00% 189
North of England -48 36 £527 -15.29% 46
North West -27 24 £531 -11.54% 32
Midlands -43 20 £500 -18.67% 39
South East -43 19 £505 -17.89% 78
East of England -13 12 £650 +22.07% 20
Yorkshire -31 12 £484 -22.27% 12
West Midlands -45 11 £513 -17.67% 22
East Midlands -21 9 £492 -1.60% 16
South West -23 6 £600 -18.37% 29
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 7 (3.07%) SAS
2 5 (2.19%) Jupyter
2 5 (2.19%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.75%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.88%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.88%) CMS
4 2 (0.88%) Confluence
5 1 (0.44%) JBoss
5 1 (0.44%) WebLogic
Applications
1 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (3.07%) Payment Gateway
2 5 (2.19%) Endur
3 2 (0.88%) Distributed Ledger
3 2 (0.88%) SAP MM
3 2 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.88%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.44%) ION Anvil
4 1 (0.44%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.44%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.44%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.44%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.44%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 79 (34.65%) Azure
2 67 (29.39%) AWS
3 34 (14.91%) GCP
4 22 (9.65%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (7.46%) Entra ID
6 10 (4.39%) SaaS
7 8 (3.51%) Cloud Computing
8 7 (3.07%) Power Platform
9 5 (2.19%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (2.19%) GitHub
9 5 (2.19%) GitHub Actions
9 5 (2.19%) PaaS
10 4 (1.75%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 4 (1.75%) OpenShift
11 3 (1.32%) AWS CloudFormation
11 3 (1.32%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (1.32%) Azure Pipelines
11 3 (1.32%) IaaS
11 3 (1.32%) SuccessFactors
11 3 (1.32%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.39%) Firewall
2 7 (3.07%) DHCP
2 7 (3.07%) DNS
3 6 (2.63%) LAN
3 6 (2.63%) VPN
3 6 (2.63%) WAN
4 4 (1.75%) BGP
4 4 (1.75%) MPLS
4 4 (1.75%) Network Security
4 4 (1.75%) OSPF
4 4 (1.75%) VLAN
5 3 (1.32%) Cisco ASA
5 3 (1.32%) EIGRP
5 3 (1.32%) IPv4
5 3 (1.32%) IPv6
5 3 (1.32%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.32%) VXLAN
5 3 (1.32%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (1.32%) Wireless
5 3 (1.32%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.95%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (2.63%) Power BI
3 5 (2.19%) NoSQL
3 5 (2.19%) Relational Database
3 5 (2.19%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.75%) MongoDB
5 3 (1.32%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.32%) Electronic Patient Records
5 3 (1.32%) Metadata
6 2 (0.88%) Big Data
6 2 (0.88%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.44%) AlloyDB
7 1 (0.44%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.44%) Cloud Spanner
7 1 (0.44%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.44%) Looker
7 1 (0.44%) NonStop SQL
7 1 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (2.63%) Git
2 5 (2.19%) CircleCI
3 4 (1.75%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.32%) JIRA
5 2 (0.88%) GoCD
5 2 (0.88%) Hudson
5 2 (0.88%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.88%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.88%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.44%) GitLab
6 1 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
General
1 79 (34.65%) Finance
2 67 (29.39%) Social Skills
3 33 (14.47%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (11.40%) Public Sector
5 20 (8.77%) Banking
6 14 (6.14%) Influencing Skills
7 13 (5.70%) Legal
8 10 (4.39%) Financial Institution
9 9 (3.95%) Telecoms
10 8 (3.51%) Back Office
11 7 (3.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (3.07%) Pharmaceutical
12 6 (2.63%) Retail
13 4 (1.75%) Automotive
13 4 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.32%) Local Government
15 2 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.88%) Law
15 2 (0.88%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.88%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 120 (52.63%) Architect
2 39 (17.11%) Solutions Architect
3 30 (13.16%) Senior
4 22 (9.65%) Technical Architect
5 21 (9.21%) Enterprise Architect
6 19 (8.33%) Security Architect
7 18 (7.89%) Lead
8 15 (6.58%) Senior Architect
9 11 (4.82%) Consultant
10 10 (4.39%) Analyst
10 10 (4.39%) Developer
11 9 (3.95%) Lead Architect
12 8 (3.51%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
12 8 (3.51%) Product Owner
13 7 (3.07%) Senior Technical Architect
14 6 (2.63%) Azure Architect
14 6 (2.63%) Cloud Architect
14 6 (2.63%) Project Manager
14 6 (2.63%) Senior Solutions Architect
15 5 (2.19%) Endur Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.82%) REST
2 9 (3.95%) Middleware
3 7 (3.07%) .NET
4 6 (2.63%) React
5 5 (2.19%) Kafka
5 5 (2.19%) NumPy
5 5 (2.19%) Pandas
5 5 (2.19%) Plotly
5 5 (2.19%) Web Services
6 4 (1.75%) JSON
6 4 (1.75%) SailPoint
6 4 (1.75%) Swagger
7 3 (1.32%) .NET Framework
7 3 (1.32%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (1.32%) scikit-learn
7 3 (1.32%) SciPy
7 3 (1.32%) Statsmodels
8 2 (0.88%) .NET Core
8 2 (0.88%) FHIR
8 2 (0.88%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 27 (11.84%) Product Ownership
2 11 (4.82%) Data Centre
3 10 (4.39%) Legacy Systems
4 9 (3.95%) Public Cloud
5 8 (3.51%) Onboarding
6 7 (3.07%) Cloud Native
6 7 (3.07%) Credit Risk
6 7 (3.07%) Management Information System
7 6 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (2.19%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (2.19%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (2.19%) Mobile App
8 5 (2.19%) Security Posture
8 5 (2.19%) Taxonomies
9 4 (1.75%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.75%) Grid Computing
9 4 (1.75%) NHS
9 4 (1.75%) PKI
10 3 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (1.32%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 20 (8.77%) Windows
2 11 (4.82%) Mac OS
3 10 (4.39%) Linux
4 7 (3.07%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.75%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.88%) Android
6 2 (0.88%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.44%) Solaris
7 1 (0.44%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (60.09%) Technology Strategy
2 83 (36.40%) Roadmaps
3 63 (27.63%) Business Strategy
4 47 (20.61%) Enterprise Architecture
5 44 (19.30%) Agile
5 44 (19.30%) Stakeholder Management
6 40 (17.54%) Problem-Solving
7 34 (14.91%) Cybersecurity
7 34 (14.91%) Strategic Roadmap
8 33 (14.47%) Microservices
8 33 (14.47%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 30 (13.16%) CI/CD
9 30 (13.16%) Decision-Making
10 27 (11.84%) Analytics
10 27 (11.84%) Technical Leadership
11 26 (11.40%) ITIL
11 26 (11.40%) TOGAF
12 25 (10.96%) DevOps
13 22 (9.65%) AI
13 22 (9.65%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 26 (11.40%) Python
2 15 (6.58%) Bash
2 15 (6.58%) Java
2 15 (6.58%) PowerShell
3 14 (6.14%) SQL
4 11 (4.82%) R
5 9 (3.95%) C#
6 6 (2.63%) Kotlin
6 6 (2.63%) TypeScript
7 5 (2.19%) JavaScript
8 4 (1.75%) Bicep
9 2 (0.88%) Go
9 2 (0.88%) Rust
10 1 (0.44%) C
10 1 (0.44%) C++
10 1 (0.44%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.44%) Perl
10 1 (0.44%) Swift
10 1 (0.44%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 28 (12.28%) Security Cleared
2 26 (11.40%) Degree
3 18 (7.89%) SC Cleared
4 14 (6.14%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (5.70%) AWS Certification
6 10 (4.39%) Azure Certification
7 8 (3.51%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (3.07%) CISSP
9 5 (2.19%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (2.19%) DV Cleared
9 5 (2.19%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (1.75%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 4 (1.75%) CCIE
10 4 (1.75%) CCNP
10 4 (1.75%) Citrix Certification
10 4 (1.75%) Master's Degree
11 3 (1.32%) CCSP
11 3 (1.32%) CISM
11 3 (1.32%) JNCIE
11 3 (1.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (10.09%) GDPR
2 16 (7.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.63%) Data Quality
3 6 (2.63%) NIST
4 5 (2.19%) EU AI Act
5 4 (1.75%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.75%) HIPAA
5 4 (1.75%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (1.32%) HL7
7 2 (0.88%) COBIT
7 2 (0.88%) PMO
7 2 (0.88%) QA
7 2 (0.88%) SLA
8 1 (0.44%) DICOM
8 1 (0.44%) GAMP
8 1 (0.44%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.44%) MiFID
8 1 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.44%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 19 (8.33%) Active Directory
2 16 (7.02%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (5.26%) Docker
4 7 (3.07%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.32%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 27 (11.84%) Terraform
2 20 (8.77%) Kubernetes
3 15 (6.58%) Ansible
3 15 (6.58%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (4.39%) SCCM
5 5 (2.19%) Grafana
5 5 (2.19%) Prometheus
6 4 (1.75%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.88%) rkt
8 1 (0.44%) Red Hat Satellite
8 1 (0.44%) SCOM
8 1 (0.44%) SCOrch
8 1 (0.44%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 51 (22.37%) Microsoft
2 21 (9.21%) VMware
3 9 (3.95%) Citrix
3 9 (3.95%) Oracle
3 9 (3.95%) Salesforce
4 8 (3.51%) CyberArk
4 8 (3.51%) Darktrace
4 8 (3.51%) Splunk
5 7 (3.07%) Pega
6 6 (2.63%) Workday
7 5 (2.19%) Cisco
7 5 (2.19%) Google
7 5 (2.19%) MuleSoft
7 5 (2.19%) SAP
8 4 (1.75%) Apple
8 4 (1.75%) Fortinet
8 4 (1.75%) Meraki
8 4 (1.75%) Red Hat
8 4 (1.75%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.75%) Temenos