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 18 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 371 314 266
Rank change year-on-year -57 -48 +82
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 223 174 306
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.54% 0.71% 0.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.64% 0.78% 0.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 136 99 216
10th Percentile £413 £413 £400
25th Percentile £472 £500 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £625 £589
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +6.08% -9.36%
75th Percentile £750 £750 £738
90th Percentile £956 £790 £844
UK median daily rate £560 £625 £600
% change year-on-year -10.40% +4.17% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 1
10th Percentile £26.52 - -
25th Percentile £37.39 - -
Median hourly rate £74.75 £100.00 £30.12
Median % change year-on-year -25.25% +232.01% -19.34%
75th Percentile £84.50 - -
90th Percentile £94.25 - -
UK median hourly rate £74.75 £100.00 £30.12
% change year-on-year -25.25% +232.01% -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 34,677 22,323 31,499
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.63% 91.22% 86.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,105 14,603 20,624
10th Percentile £321 £306 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -1.94% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,142 946 2,251
10th Percentile £15.31 £14.41 £12.92
25th Percentile £20.35 £18.50 £15.97
Median hourly rate £47.00 £29.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.07% -20.55% +0.69%
75th Percentile £67.96 £62.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.05 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.18 £36.02
% change year-on-year +50.82% -21.77% +1.04%

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 18 May 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 18 May 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 18 May 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 -54 103 £613 -3.92% 81
North of England -57 43 £489 -11.18% 33
South East -45 36 £640 -6.91% 46
North West -38 22 £485 -11.82% 22
Yorkshire -42 20 £492 +38.28% 8
Midlands -52 20 £530 -13.55% 20
East Midlands -16 12 £536 - 7
East of England -28 8 £650 - 28
West Midlands -55 8 £530 -13.55% 13
South West -25 6 £750 +20.00% 10
North East - 1 - - 3
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 (3.14%) Confluence
2 4 (1.79%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.35%) CMS
4 2 (0.90%) Apache
4 2 (0.90%) Camunda
4 2 (0.90%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.45%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.45%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.45%) nginx
5 1 (0.45%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.45%) Tomcat
Applications
1 2 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.45%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.79%) SAP CO
1 4 (1.79%) SAP FI
1 4 (1.79%) SAP FI/CO
2 3 (1.35%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.45%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 63 (28.25%) Azure
2 44 (19.73%) AWS
3 29 (13.00%) SaaS
4 18 (8.07%) GCP
4 18 (8.07%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (5.38%) IaaS
5 12 (5.38%) PaaS
6 6 (2.69%) Entra ID
6 6 (2.69%) Power Platform
7 5 (2.24%) AWS CloudFormation
8 3 (1.35%) Google Gemini
8 3 (1.35%) Snowflake
9 2 (0.90%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.90%) GitHub
9 2 (0.90%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.90%) iPaaS
9 2 (0.90%) Serverless
9 2 (0.90%) SuccessFactors
10 1 (0.45%) IBM Blueworks
10 1 (0.45%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 13 (5.83%) Firewall
2 9 (4.04%) LAN
3 6 (2.69%) Network Security
3 6 (2.69%) WAN
4 5 (2.24%) VSAN
5 3 (1.35%) DHCP
5 3 (1.35%) DNS
5 3 (1.35%) TCP/IP
5 3 (1.35%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.90%) iSCSI
6 2 (0.90%) Radio Access Network
6 2 (0.90%) SAN
7 1 (0.45%) BGP
7 1 (0.45%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (0.45%) NX-OS
7 1 (0.45%) OSPF
7 1 (0.45%) TETRA
7 1 (0.45%) VLAN
7 1 (0.45%) VXLAN
7 1 (0.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.24%) Power BI
2 4 (1.79%) Metadata
3 2 (0.90%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.90%) Elasticsearch
3 2 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.90%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.45%) Looker
4 1 (0.45%) Metadata Repository
4 1 (0.45%) Neo4j
4 1 (0.45%) NonStop SQL
4 1 (0.45%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.45%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.45%) Stardog
4 1 (0.45%) Tableau
4 1 (0.45%) Triplestore
Development Applications
1 9 (4.04%) JIRA
2 8 (3.59%) Jaeger
3 2 (0.90%) Postman
General
1 76 (34.08%) Finance
2 68 (30.49%) Social Skills
3 29 (13.00%) Public Sector
4 28 (12.56%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (9.87%) Banking
6 16 (7.17%) Financial Institution
7 13 (5.83%) Legal
8 12 (5.38%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (4.04%) Telecoms
10 6 (2.69%) Aerospace
11 5 (2.24%) Corporate Banking
11 5 (2.24%) Marketing
11 5 (2.24%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (2.24%) Retail
12 3 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.45%) Military
14 1 (0.45%) Public Speaking
14 1 (0.45%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 89 (39.91%) Architect
2 27 (12.11%) Senior
2 27 (12.11%) Solutions Architect
3 24 (10.76%) Technical Architect
4 14 (6.28%) Lead
5 13 (5.83%) Analyst
6 11 (4.93%) Enterprise Architect
6 11 (4.93%) Network Architect
7 9 (4.04%) Product Owner
8 8 (3.59%) Business Analyst
8 8 (3.59%) Full-Stack Engineer
9 7 (3.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (3.14%) Project Manager
10 6 (2.69%) Consultant
10 6 (2.69%) Senior Architect
10 6 (2.69%) Senior Full-Stack Engineer
11 5 (2.24%) Chief Technology Officer
11 5 (2.24%) SAP Manager
11 5 (2.24%) Voice Design Engineer
11 5 (2.24%) Voice Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (8.52%) Middleware
2 9 (4.04%) Kafka
3 8 (3.59%) OpenTelemetry
3 8 (3.59%) Spring Boot
4 7 (3.14%) REST
5 5 (2.24%) AngularJS
6 4 (1.79%) OAuth
7 3 (1.35%) LangGraph
7 3 (1.35%) React
7 3 (1.35%) SAML
7 3 (1.35%) SOAP
8 2 (0.90%) .NET
8 2 (0.90%) CrewAI
8 2 (0.90%) JSON
8 2 (0.90%) RESTful
8 2 (0.90%) Vue
9 1 (0.45%) CSS
9 1 (0.45%) HTML
9 1 (0.45%) Node.js
9 1 (0.45%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 24 (10.76%) Product Ownership
2 14 (6.28%) Cloud Native
2 14 (6.28%) Management Information System
3 13 (5.83%) Distributed Systems
3 13 (5.83%) Public Cloud
4 10 (4.48%) Data Centre
5 8 (3.59%) PKI
6 6 (2.69%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (2.24%) Operational Technology
7 5 (2.24%) Virtual Team
8 4 (1.79%) AI Agents
8 4 (1.79%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.79%) SCADA
9 3 (1.35%) CCTV
9 3 (1.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (1.35%) Freedom of Information
9 3 (1.35%) Onboarding
10 2 (0.90%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 23 (10.31%) Linux
2 18 (8.07%) Windows
3 5 (2.24%) Mac OS
3 5 (2.24%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.90%) Solaris
5 2 (0.90%) Unix
6 1 (0.45%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.45%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (69.51%) Technology Strategy
2 84 (37.67%) Roadmaps
3 55 (24.66%) Enterprise Architecture
4 54 (24.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 50 (22.42%) Stakeholder Management
6 46 (20.63%) Agile
6 46 (20.63%) Business Strategy
6 46 (20.63%) Continuous Improvement
7 40 (17.94%) DevOps
8 37 (16.59%) Cybersecurity
9 33 (14.80%) AI
9 33 (14.80%) Decision-Making
10 32 (14.35%) Microservices
10 32 (14.35%) Problem-Solving
11 30 (13.45%) CI/CD
12 27 (12.11%) Analytics
12 27 (12.11%) Migration
13 26 (11.66%) Data Modelling
13 26 (11.66%) Integration Patterns
13 26 (11.66%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 17 (7.62%) SQL
2 14 (6.28%) Java
2 14 (6.28%) Python
3 10 (4.48%) PowerShell
4 9 (4.04%) Bash
5 8 (3.59%) Rust
6 4 (1.79%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.45%) C
7 1 (0.45%) C#
7 1 (0.45%) C++
7 1 (0.45%) Perl
7 1 (0.45%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.45%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 54 (24.22%) Security Cleared
2 40 (17.94%) SC Cleared
3 28 (12.56%) Degree
4 13 (5.83%) DV Cleared
5 8 (3.59%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (2.24%) AWS Certification
6 5 (2.24%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (2.24%) TOGAF Certification
7 4 (1.79%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 4 (1.79%) CCNP
7 4 (1.79%) Master's Degree
7 4 (1.79%) MCSE
7 4 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.35%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 1 (0.45%) CFA
9 1 (0.45%) ISSMP
9 1 (0.45%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.45%) PMP
9 1 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.73%) GDPR
2 14 (6.28%) NIST
3 12 (5.38%) NCSC
4 9 (4.04%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.79%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (1.79%) Def Stans
6 4 (1.79%) PMO
6 4 (1.79%) QA
7 2 (0.90%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.90%) ITGC
7 2 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.90%) SLA
8 1 (0.45%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.45%) GRC
8 1 (0.45%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.45%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.45%) RMADS
8 1 (0.45%) SEPA
8 1 (0.45%) TARGET2
System Software
1 16 (7.17%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (6.28%) Docker
3 9 (4.04%) Active Directory
4 6 (2.69%) VMware NSX
5 4 (1.79%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (1.35%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.45%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 16 (7.17%) Kubernetes
2 9 (4.04%) Grafana
3 8 (3.59%) Kiali
3 8 (3.59%) Prometheus
4 6 (2.69%) Ansible
4 6 (2.69%) SCCM
5 5 (2.24%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (2.24%) Terraform
6 1 (0.45%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.45%) Kibana
6 1 (0.45%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.45%) Red Hat Satellite
6 1 (0.45%) SCOM
6 1 (0.45%) SCOrch
6 1 (0.45%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 39 (17.49%) Microsoft
2 24 (10.76%) VMware
3 12 (5.38%) Cisco
3 12 (5.38%) Google
4 11 (4.93%) SAP
5 8 (3.59%) Splunk
6 6 (2.69%) F5
6 6 (2.69%) Oracle
7 5 (2.24%) Citrix
7 5 (2.24%) MuleSoft
7 5 (2.24%) Salesforce
7 5 (2.24%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.79%) Juniper
8 4 (1.79%) Palo Alto
9 3 (1.35%) HP
9 3 (1.35%) OpenAI
10 2 (0.90%) Ariba
10 2 (0.90%) Dell
10 2 (0.90%) Dynatrace
10 2 (0.90%) Pure Storage