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 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 328 275 286
Rank change year-on-year -53 +11 +76
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 216 248 297
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.69% 0.86% 0.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 0.97% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 144 138 208
10th Percentile £457 £482 £417
25th Percentile £500 £538 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £607 £644 £625
Median % change year-on-year -5.79% +3.00% -0.79%
75th Percentile £741 £756 £750
90th Percentile £884 £825 £879
UK median daily rate £621 £630 £625
% change year-on-year -1.39% +0.80% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile £71.20 £18.33 £27.25
25th Percentile £73.00 £21.44 £36.25
Median hourly rate £79.50 £26.75 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +197.20% -49.05% +210.01%
75th Percentile £84.50 £31.94 £58.13
90th Percentile £85.40 £34.98 £60.75
UK median hourly rate £75.00 £26.75 £52.50
% change year-on-year +180.37% -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 27,932 25,643 33,123
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.81% 88.51% 88.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,758 15,859 22,544
10th Percentile £300 £310 £313
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £544
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -3.49% -1.09%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £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 1,818 849 1,407
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £14.68
25th Percentile £17.88 £20.75 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +19.70%
75th Percentile £54.56 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.90 £74.89 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.33
% change year-on-year -22.62% -24.99% +23.80%

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 19 December 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
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 19 December 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 +17 118 £665 -5.00% 67
North of England -53 35 £526 -8.08% 80
North West -31 26 £531 -3.50% 37
Midlands -54 20 £525 -25.00% 33
South East -62 17 £519 -16.58% 71
West Midlands -46 11 £513 -22.50% 16
East of England -15 9 £650 +20.37% 42
East Midlands -17 9 £540 -32.50% 16
Yorkshire -37 9 £475 -13.41% 38
South West -22 8 £650 -5.45% 35
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 (3.24%) SAS
1 7 (3.24%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.78%) Confluence
3 5 (2.31%) Jupyter
3 5 (2.31%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.85%) CMS
5 2 (0.93%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.46%) JBoss
6 1 (0.46%) WebLogic
Applications
1 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.46%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (2.31%) Endur
2 3 (1.39%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.93%) Distributed Ledger
3 2 (0.93%) SAP MM
3 2 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.93%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.46%) ION Anvil
4 1 (0.46%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.46%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.46%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.46%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.46%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 72 (33.33%) Azure
2 63 (29.17%) AWS
3 36 (16.67%) GCP
4 22 (10.19%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (8.33%) Entra ID
6 9 (4.17%) SaaS
7 8 (3.70%) Power Platform
8 5 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.85%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 4 (1.85%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (1.85%) OpenShift
10 3 (1.39%) AWS CloudFormation
10 3 (1.39%) Azure Pipelines
10 3 (1.39%) OneDrive
10 3 (1.39%) PaaS
10 3 (1.39%) Serverless
10 3 (1.39%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 2 (0.93%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 2 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.93%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 13 (6.02%) Firewall
2 7 (3.24%) DHCP
2 7 (3.24%) DNS
3 6 (2.78%) Network Security
3 6 (2.78%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (2.31%) VPN
5 4 (1.85%) SD-WAN
5 4 (1.85%) WAN
6 3 (1.39%) BGP
6 3 (1.39%) EIGRP
6 3 (1.39%) IPv4
6 3 (1.39%) IPv6
6 3 (1.39%) LAN
6 3 (1.39%) MPLS
6 3 (1.39%) OSPF
6 3 (1.39%) TCP/IP
6 3 (1.39%) VLAN
6 3 (1.39%) VXLAN
6 3 (1.39%) Wireless
6 3 (1.39%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.70%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (2.78%) Power BI
3 5 (2.31%) NoSQL
3 5 (2.31%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.85%) MongoDB
4 4 (1.85%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.39%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.93%) Big Data
6 2 (0.93%) Metadata
6 2 (0.93%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.46%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.46%) Looker
7 1 (0.46%) NonStop SQL
7 1 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (3.24%) JIRA
2 6 (2.78%) Git
3 4 (1.85%) Jaeger
3 4 (1.85%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.93%) GoCD
4 2 (0.93%) SonarQube
4 2 (0.93%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.93%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.46%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.46%) GitLab
5 1 (0.46%) Hudson
5 1 (0.46%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.46%) Postman
General
1 72 (33.33%) Finance
2 68 (31.48%) Social Skills
3 32 (14.81%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (12.96%) Public Sector
5 14 (6.48%) Influencing Skills
6 13 (6.02%) Financial Institution
7 11 (5.09%) Banking
8 10 (4.63%) Legal
9 9 (4.17%) Telecoms
10 8 (3.70%) Back Office
11 7 (3.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (2.31%) Retail
13 4 (1.85%) Automotive
14 3 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (1.39%) Local Government
14 3 (1.39%) Marketing
14 3 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.93%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.93%) Law
15 2 (0.93%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 107 (49.54%) Architect
2 36 (16.67%) Solutions Architect
3 23 (10.65%) Senior
4 22 (10.19%) Lead
5 19 (8.80%) Enterprise Architect
5 19 (8.80%) Security Architect
6 14 (6.48%) Analyst
7 12 (5.56%) Consultant
7 12 (5.56%) Lead Architect
7 12 (5.56%) Product Owner
8 10 (4.63%) Developer
8 10 (4.63%) Technical Architect
9 9 (4.17%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
9 9 (4.17%) Senior Architect
10 7 (3.24%) Project Manager
11 6 (2.78%) Senior Solutions Architect
12 5 (2.31%) Network Analyst
12 5 (2.31%) Network Security Analyst
12 5 (2.31%) Python Developer
12 5 (2.31%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.17%) REST
2 6 (2.78%) .NET
2 6 (2.78%) Kafka
2 6 (2.78%) Middleware
3 5 (2.31%) JSON
3 5 (2.31%) NumPy
3 5 (2.31%) Pandas
3 5 (2.31%) Plotly
3 5 (2.31%) React
3 5 (2.31%) Web Services
4 4 (1.85%) OpenTelemetry
4 4 (1.85%) SailPoint
4 4 (1.85%) Spring Boot
4 4 (1.85%) Swagger
5 3 (1.39%) OAuth
5 3 (1.39%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (1.39%) scikit-learn
5 3 (1.39%) SciPy
5 3 (1.39%) Statsmodels
6 2 (0.93%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 30 (13.89%) Product Ownership
2 12 (5.56%) Management Information System
3 10 (4.63%) Data Centre
3 10 (4.63%) Legacy Systems
3 10 (4.63%) Onboarding
4 7 (3.24%) Credit Risk
4 7 (3.24%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (2.78%) Cloud Native
6 5 (2.31%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (2.31%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (2.31%) Security Posture
6 5 (2.31%) Taxonomies
6 5 (2.31%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.85%) Algorithms
7 4 (1.85%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.85%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (1.85%) Grid Computing
7 4 (1.85%) Mobile App
7 4 (1.85%) PKI
7 4 (1.85%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 20 (9.26%) Windows
2 12 (5.56%) Mac OS
3 11 (5.09%) Windows 10
4 9 (4.17%) Linux
5 4 (1.85%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.46%) Android
6 1 (0.46%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.46%) Solaris
6 1 (0.46%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (60.65%) Technology Strategy
2 78 (36.11%) Roadmaps
3 64 (29.63%) Business Strategy
4 54 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
5 53 (24.54%) Stakeholder Management
6 42 (19.44%) Agile
7 40 (18.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 38 (17.59%) Cybersecurity
8 38 (17.59%) Decision-Making
9 33 (15.28%) Analytics
9 33 (15.28%) Problem-Solving
10 28 (12.96%) CI/CD
10 28 (12.96%) Continuous Improvement
10 28 (12.96%) Identity Access Management
11 25 (11.57%) DevOps
11 25 (11.57%) ITIL
11 25 (11.57%) Microservices
12 23 (10.65%) Technical Leadership
12 23 (10.65%) TOGAF
13 22 (10.19%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 22 (10.19%) Python
2 20 (9.26%) PowerShell
3 16 (7.41%) SQL
4 15 (6.94%) Bash
5 13 (6.02%) Java
6 11 (5.09%) R
7 9 (4.17%) C#
8 6 (2.78%) Rust
9 3 (1.39%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.93%) Go
11 1 (0.46%) Bicep
11 1 (0.46%) C
11 1 (0.46%) C++
11 1 (0.46%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.46%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.46%) Perl
11 1 (0.46%) Swift
11 1 (0.46%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.46%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 30 (13.89%) Security Cleared
2 26 (12.04%) Degree
3 22 (10.19%) SC Cleared
4 13 (6.02%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (5.56%) AWS Certification
6 10 (4.63%) Azure Certification
7 7 (3.24%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (2.78%) CISSP
9 5 (2.31%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (2.31%) DV Cleared
10 4 (1.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 4 (1.85%) Citrix Certification
11 3 (1.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (1.39%) CCIE
11 3 (1.39%) CCIE Security
11 3 (1.39%) CCNP
11 3 (1.39%) CCSP
11 3 (1.39%) Master's Degree
11 3 (1.39%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (1.39%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (11.11%) GDPR
2 20 (9.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.78%) NIST
4 5 (2.31%) EU AI Act
5 4 (1.85%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.39%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.39%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (1.39%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.39%) SLA
7 2 (0.93%) COBIT
7 2 (0.93%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.93%) PMO
8 1 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.46%) GAMP
8 1 (0.46%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.46%) MiFID
8 1 (0.46%) QA
8 1 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 24 (11.11%) Active Directory
2 21 (9.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (7.41%) Docker
4 7 (3.24%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.39%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 17 (7.87%) Kubernetes
2 15 (6.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (6.94%) SCCM
3 14 (6.48%) Terraform
4 12 (5.56%) Ansible
5 5 (2.31%) Grafana
5 5 (2.31%) Prometheus
6 4 (1.85%) Kiali
7 2 (0.93%) rkt
8 1 (0.46%) Red Hat Satellite
8 1 (0.46%) SCOM
8 1 (0.46%) SCOrch
8 1 (0.46%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 48 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 27 (12.50%) VMware
3 13 (6.02%) Citrix
4 12 (5.56%) Splunk
5 10 (4.63%) Oracle
5 10 (4.63%) Salesforce
6 8 (3.70%) CyberArk
6 8 (3.70%) Darktrace
6 8 (3.70%) Google
6 8 (3.70%) SAP
7 7 (3.24%) Pega
8 5 (2.31%) Cisco
9 4 (1.85%) Dataiku
9 4 (1.85%) Meraki
9 4 (1.85%) Temenos
9 4 (1.85%) Workday
10 3 (1.39%) Databricks
10 3 (1.39%) F5
10 3 (1.39%) Palo Alto
10 3 (1.39%) ServiceNow