IT Strategy Contracts in England

IT/Technology Strategy
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for IT Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited IT Strategy over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 262 355 296
Rank change year-on-year +93 -59 +34
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 319 337 656
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.86% 0.67% 0.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.99% 0.75% 1.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 272 464
10th Percentile £400 £450 £408
25th Percentile £461 £513 £511
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £595 £650 £625
Median % change year-on-year -8.51% +4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £738 £743 £730
90th Percentile £846 £850 £850
UK median daily rate £600 £621 £625
% change year-on-year -3.38% -0.64% +13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £14.75 £15.73
25th Percentile - £18.52 £16.06
Median hourly rate £30.12 £24.92 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +20.88% +42.39% +16.67%
75th Percentile - £31.19 £30.94
90th Percentile - £34.88 £52.88
UK median hourly rate £30.12 £37.34 £17.50
% change year-on-year -19.34% +113.37% +40.06%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

IT Strategy is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,086 45,187 64,582
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.56% 90.18% 90.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,040 31,727 45,864
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,256 1,594 1,765
10th Percentile £12.96 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.33 £36.77 £24.35
Median % change year-on-year -1.19% +51.01% +1.46%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.69
UK median hourly rate £35.95 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.14% +44.00% +2.04%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing IT Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for IT Strategy in England

IT Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Strategy in England.

Daily rate trend for IT Strategy in England

IT Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in England over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Strategy in England

IT Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Strategy in England.

Hourly rate trend 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 3 May 2024. 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 +85 166 £570 -15.56% 101
North of England +36 57 £643 +16.60% 49
North West +49 48 £575 -4.17% 24
South East +6 33 £525 -20.90% 36
Midlands +39 27 £750 +27.66% 21
West Midlands +39 22 £750 +69.20% 13
South West +23 21 £725 +16.00% 14
East of England +15 8 £513 -28.07% 20
Yorkshire -5 5 £425 -23.08% 20
North East +19 4 £897 +124.24% 6
East Midlands +15 4 £750 +22.45% 8
IT Strategy
UK

IT Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 18 (5.64%) Apache
2 15 (4.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.57%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.94%) nginx
4 3 (0.94%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.63%) CMS
5 2 (0.63%) Confluence
6 1 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.31%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.31%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.31%) Gliffy
2 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 14 (4.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.57%) Teamcenter
3 4 (1.25%) Infor SunSystems
3 4 (1.25%) Primavera
4 3 (0.94%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle AGIS
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Retail
5 1 (0.31%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 82 (25.71%) Azure
2 53 (16.61%) AWS
3 18 (5.64%) Amazon Kinesis
3 18 (5.64%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (5.33%) IaaS
4 17 (5.33%) SaaS
5 13 (4.08%) GCP
6 12 (3.76%) PaaS
7 8 (2.51%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.57%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (1.25%) Mimecast
9 4 (1.25%) OpenShift
9 4 (1.25%) Serverless
9 4 (1.25%) Tricentis Tosca
10 3 (0.94%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 3 (0.94%) Amazon EC2
10 3 (0.94%) AWS CloudFormation
10 3 (0.94%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.94%) OCI
10 3 (0.94%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 25 (7.84%) WAN
2 21 (6.58%) LAN
3 15 (4.70%) Network Security
4 14 (4.39%) Firewall
5 7 (2.19%) DNS
6 6 (1.88%) MPLS
6 6 (1.88%) Unified Communications
6 6 (1.88%) VPN
6 6 (1.88%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (1.88%) Wireless
7 5 (1.57%) SAN
7 5 (1.57%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.94%) Cisco IOS
8 3 (0.94%) Intranet
9 2 (0.63%) BGP
9 2 (0.63%) Internet
9 2 (0.63%) OSPF
9 2 (0.63%) WLAN
10 1 (0.31%) DHCP
10 1 (0.31%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.64%) Flink
2 9 (2.82%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.51%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.25%) Data Lake
4 4 (1.25%) OLAP
4 4 (1.25%) OLTP
5 3 (0.94%) DynamoDB
5 3 (0.94%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.94%) Metadata
5 3 (0.94%) MySQL
5 3 (0.94%) QlikView
6 2 (0.63%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.63%) Big Data
6 2 (0.63%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.63%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 7 (2.19%) JIRA
2 5 (1.57%) Git
3 4 (1.25%) LoadRunner
3 4 (1.25%) NeoLoad
4 3 (0.94%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.94%) SonarQube
5 2 (0.63%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.63%) kappa
6 1 (0.31%) GitLab
6 1 (0.31%) Katalon Studio
General
1 88 (27.59%) Social Skills
2 62 (19.44%) Finance
3 43 (13.48%) Public Sector
4 34 (10.66%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (6.58%) Banking
6 20 (6.27%) Influencing Skills
7 19 (5.96%) Retail
8 14 (4.39%) Legal
8 14 (4.39%) Presentation Skills
9 10 (3.13%) Telecoms
10 9 (2.82%) Manufacturing
11 8 (2.51%) Law
12 7 (2.19%) Marketing
13 5 (1.57%) Investment Banking
13 5 (1.57%) Local Government
14 4 (1.25%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.25%) French Language
14 4 (1.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 3 (0.94%) Organisational Skills
15 3 (0.94%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 164 (51.41%) Architect
2 46 (14.42%) Enterprise Architect
2 46 (14.42%) Solutions Architect
3 34 (10.66%) Developer
4 32 (10.03%) Analyst
5 30 (9.40%) Lead
6 24 (7.52%) Senior
7 23 (7.21%) Security Architect
8 21 (6.58%) Technical Architect
9 17 (5.33%) Java Developer
10 14 (4.39%) Full Stack Developer
10 14 (4.39%) Full Stack Java Developer
11 13 (4.08%) Senior Developer
12 11 (3.45%) Cybersecurity Analyst
12 11 (3.45%) Lead Architect
12 11 (3.45%) Microsoft Developer
13 9 (2.82%) Cloud Architect
13 9 (2.82%) React Developer
13 9 (2.82%) Test Analyst
14 8 (2.51%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.96%) Kafka
2 14 (4.39%) Middleware
3 5 (1.57%) .NET
4 3 (0.94%) DAO
4 3 (0.94%) EDI
4 3 (0.94%) ModSecurity
4 3 (0.94%) Oracle Fusion
4 3 (0.94%) React
5 2 (0.63%) FastAPI
5 2 (0.63%) Flask
5 2 (0.63%) GraphQL
5 2 (0.63%) REST
5 2 (0.63%) RESTful
5 2 (0.63%) SOAP
6 1 (0.31%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.31%) JMS
6 1 (0.31%) JSON
6 1 (0.31%) Node.js
6 1 (0.31%) RabbitMQ
6 1 (0.31%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.64%) Management Information System
2 17 (5.33%) Public Cloud
3 10 (3.13%) Data Centre
3 10 (3.13%) Product Ownership
4 7 (2.19%) Enterprise Cloud
5 6 (1.88%) Operational Technology
5 6 (1.88%) Security Posture
5 6 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (1.57%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (0.94%) CCTV
7 3 (0.94%) Cloud Native
7 3 (0.94%) IoT
7 3 (0.94%) Mobile App
7 3 (0.94%) NHS
7 3 (0.94%) Taxonomies
7 3 (0.94%) Virtual Team
8 2 (0.63%) Cyber Defence
8 2 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.63%) Reinsurance
8 2 (0.63%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 23 (7.21%) Windows
2 15 (4.70%) Linux
3 10 (3.13%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.25%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (0.94%) Android
5 3 (0.94%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.94%) Ubuntu
5 3 (0.94%) Windows Server 2008
5 3 (0.94%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.63%) Unix
7 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.31%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (52.35%) Technology Strategy
2 129 (40.44%) Roadmaps
3 104 (32.60%) Business Strategy
4 87 (27.27%) Agile
5 63 (19.75%) Enterprise Architecture
6 59 (18.50%) Strategic Roadmap
7 52 (16.30%) TOGAF
8 44 (13.79%) Cybersecurity
8 44 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
9 43 (13.48%) Project Management
10 40 (12.54%) Data Protection
11 39 (12.23%) Project Delivery
12 32 (10.03%) Continuous Improvement
13 31 (9.72%) Risk Management
14 29 (9.09%) Disaster Recovery
14 29 (9.09%) Information Security
15 28 (8.78%) Business Continuity
15 28 (8.78%) Use Case
16 27 (8.46%) Migration
17 26 (8.15%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.90%) Java
2 18 (5.64%) SQL
3 11 (3.45%) Python
4 5 (1.57%) C#
4 5 (1.57%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.25%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.25%) PHP
6 3 (0.94%) Bash
6 3 (0.94%) Go
7 1 (0.31%) Ruby
7 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 73 (22.88%) Security Cleared
2 60 (18.81%) SC Cleared
3 41 (12.85%) Degree
4 17 (5.33%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.82%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (2.19%) Master's Degree
7 6 (1.88%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (1.88%) CISSP
7 6 (1.88%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (1.57%) CISM
8 5 (1.57%) TOGAF Certification
9 4 (1.25%) ACCA
9 4 (1.25%) CCNP
9 4 (1.25%) CIMA
9 4 (1.25%) HND
10 3 (0.94%) Chartered Engineer
10 3 (0.94%) CITP
10 3 (0.94%) MCSE
10 3 (0.94%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.94%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (11.91%) NIST
2 20 (6.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (5.96%) QA
4 9 (2.82%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.25%) GDPR
5 4 (1.25%) NCSC
6 3 (0.94%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.94%) IASME
7 2 (0.63%) COBIT
7 2 (0.63%) PMO
8 1 (0.31%) EMIR
8 1 (0.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.31%) MiFID
8 1 (0.31%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.31%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.31%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (4.08%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (3.13%) Docker
4 5 (1.57%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.94%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.31%) vCloud
6 1 (0.31%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (4.08%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (2.51%) SCCM
2 8 (2.51%) Terraform
3 6 (1.88%) Ansible
4 3 (0.94%) Docker Swarm
4 3 (0.94%) HP Fortify
4 3 (0.94%) OPNET
4 3 (0.94%) PaperCut
5 1 (0.31%) Avamar
5 1 (0.31%) CASB
5 1 (0.31%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.31%) PowerCLI
5 1 (0.31%) SCOM
5 1 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 39 (12.23%) Microsoft
2 20 (6.27%) VMware
3 11 (3.45%) Oracle
4 10 (3.13%) Cisco
5 6 (1.88%) Aruba
5 6 (1.88%) Citrix
5 6 (1.88%) Google
6 5 (1.57%) Databricks
6 5 (1.57%) Veeam
7 4 (1.25%) Atlassian
7 4 (1.25%) CA Agile Central
7 4 (1.25%) HP
7 4 (1.25%) iManage
7 4 (1.25%) Intapp
7 4 (1.25%) Okta
7 4 (1.25%) OpenAI
7 4 (1.25%) Sage
7 4 (1.25%) Sun
8 3 (0.94%) SAP
8 3 (0.94%) Splunk