Product Strategy Contracts in England

Product Strategy
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Product Strategy skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Product Strategy over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 407 436 514
Rank change year-on-year +29 +78 -2
Contract jobs citing Product Strategy 143 205 288
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.38% 0.44% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.45% 0.48% 0.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 138 224
10th Percentile £358 £406 £400
25th Percentile £488 £473 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £615 £568 £550
Median % change year-on-year +8.37% +3.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £725 £650 £638
90th Percentile £850 £743 £750
UK median daily rate £600 £593 £550
% change year-on-year +1.27% +7.73% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 12 7
10th Percentile £41.17 £52.98 -
25th Percentile £48.56 £79.05 £24.25
Median hourly rate £67.50 £83.31 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.98% +96.02% -24.78%
75th Percentile £68.75 £83.40 £53.63
90th Percentile £77.55 - £68.22
UK median hourly rate £67.50 £83.31 £45.50
% change year-on-year -18.98% +83.10% -19.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Product 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 32,030 42,283 63,775
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.40% 89.90% 90.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,779 29,697 45,496
10th Percentile £300 £325 £338
25th Percentile £413 £440 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,363 1,526 1,693
10th Percentile £12.79 £10.69 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.01 £15.75 £15.63
Median hourly rate £37.50 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +40.19% +14.13%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.59 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.71 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £37.00 £35.65 £26.00
% change year-on-year +3.79% +37.12% +13.04%

Product Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Product Strategy in England

Product Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Product Strategy in England

Product Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Product Strategy in England over the 6 months to 15 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Product Strategy in England

Product Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Product Strategy in England

Product Strategy
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Product Strategy in England over the 6 months to 15 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Product Strategy in England

Product 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 Product Strategy within the England region over the 6 months to 15 June 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 +57 85 £588 -2.08% 124
North of England -7 23 £850 +54.55% 31
Midlands +32 21 £608 -6.54% 17
North West +30 21 £850 +43.16% 18
East Midlands +11 10 £608 -6.54% 2
West Midlands +24 9 £359 -44.77% 15
South East -9 3 £550 +22.22% 24
East of England +1 2 £635 -2.31% 18
South West -7 2 £630 -3.08% 10
Yorkshire -24 2 £563 +2.27% 9
Product Strategy
UK

Product 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 3 (2.10%) Confluence
2 2 (1.40%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.70%) Appian
Applications
1 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (2.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.40%) Softmar
3 1 (0.70%) Distributed Ledger
3 1 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 19 (13.29%) Azure
2 9 (6.29%) Power Platform
3 7 (4.90%) AWS
3 7 (4.90%) SaaS
4 5 (3.50%) Azure Service Bus
5 4 (2.80%) Asana
6 3 (2.10%) Adobe Analytics
6 3 (2.10%) Google Analytics
7 2 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (1.40%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (1.40%) dbt
7 2 (1.40%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (1.40%) GCP
7 2 (1.40%) Miro
7 2 (1.40%) PaaS
8 1 (0.70%) OCI
8 1 (0.70%) SAP Fieldglass
8 1 (0.70%) Serverless
8 1 (0.70%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 18 (12.59%) Firewall
2 16 (11.19%) VPN
3 3 (2.10%) Network Security
4 2 (1.40%) DHCP
4 2 (1.40%) DNS
4 2 (1.40%) SSL
4 2 (1.40%) Unified Communications
4 2 (1.40%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.70%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (6.29%) Power BI
2 3 (2.10%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (2.10%) Tableau
3 2 (1.40%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.70%) Big Data
4 1 (0.70%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.70%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 16 (11.19%) JIRA
General
1 45 (31.47%) Social Skills
2 38 (26.57%) Finance
3 19 (13.29%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (12.59%) Marketing
5 16 (11.19%) Presentation Skills
6 15 (10.49%) Legal
6 15 (10.49%) Public Sector
7 11 (7.69%) Automotive
7 11 (7.69%) Manufacturing
8 7 (4.90%) Banking
9 5 (3.50%) Back Office
9 5 (3.50%) Telecoms
10 4 (2.80%) Advertising
11 3 (2.10%) Retail
12 2 (1.40%) Financial Institution
12 2 (1.40%) German Language
12 2 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (1.40%) Public Speaking
12 2 (1.40%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 29 (20.28%) Architect
2 28 (19.58%) Product Owner
3 27 (18.88%) Product Manager
4 24 (16.78%) Lead
5 18 (12.59%) Senior
6 16 (11.19%) Technical Architect
6 16 (11.19%) Technical Leader
7 15 (10.49%) Lead Architect
8 13 (9.09%) Analyst
9 11 (7.69%) Senior Product Owner
10 10 (6.99%) Business Analyst
11 6 (4.20%) Security Architect
12 5 (3.50%) Data Analyst
13 4 (2.80%) Designer
14 3 (2.10%) Debt Manager
14 3 (2.10%) Enterprise Architect
14 3 (2.10%) Security Manager
14 3 (2.10%) Senior Manager
14 3 (2.10%) Technical Analyst
14 3 (2.10%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (11.19%) Node.js
2 2 (1.40%) ADO
2 2 (1.40%) LDAP
2 2 (1.40%) React
3 1 (0.70%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 60 (41.96%) Product Ownership
2 13 (9.09%) Public Cloud
3 9 (6.29%) Cyber Threat
3 9 (6.29%) Security Posture
4 8 (5.59%) Management Information System
5 6 (4.20%) Infotainment
5 6 (4.20%) Mobile App
5 6 (4.20%) Onboarding
6 4 (2.80%) Blockchain
6 4 (2.80%) IoT
7 3 (2.10%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 3 (2.10%) Cyberattack
7 3 (2.10%) Data Centre
7 3 (2.10%) Educational Technology
8 2 (1.40%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.40%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (1.40%) Data Structures
8 2 (1.40%) Digital Signage
8 2 (1.40%) Distributed Applications
8 2 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (13.29%) Android
1 19 (13.29%) Apple iOS
2 17 (11.89%) Windows
2 17 (11.89%) Windows Server
3 3 (2.10%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (54.55%) Roadmaps
2 72 (50.35%) Agile
3 43 (30.07%) Product Roadmap
4 41 (28.67%) Product Management
5 40 (27.97%) Strategic Roadmap
6 31 (21.68%) DevOps
7 30 (20.98%) Analytics
8 28 (19.58%) Risk Management
9 24 (16.78%) Problem-Solving
9 24 (16.78%) Product Vision
9 24 (16.78%) Scrum
10 22 (15.38%) Backlog Prioritisation
10 22 (15.38%) Requirements Gathering
10 22 (15.38%) User Stories
11 20 (13.99%) User Experience
12 19 (13.29%) Backlog Management
12 19 (13.29%) Decision-Making
13 17 (11.89%) CI/CD
13 17 (11.89%) Stakeholder Management
14 16 (11.19%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.20%) Python
1 6 (4.20%) SQL
2 3 (2.10%) Java
3 2 (1.40%) C
3 2 (1.40%) Go
3 2 (1.40%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 22 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 21 (14.69%) SC Cleared
3 20 (13.99%) Degree
4 7 (4.90%) Master's Degree
5 6 (4.20%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.40%) Azure Certification
6 2 (1.40%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.40%) CBAP
6 2 (1.40%) CSPO
6 2 (1.40%) MBA
6 2 (1.40%) PgMP
6 2 (1.40%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.40%) PMP
7 1 (0.70%) CESG Certified Professional
7 1 (0.70%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.70%) Numerate Degree
7 1 (0.70%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.99%) PMO
2 6 (4.20%) NIST
2 6 (4.20%) QA
3 5 (3.50%) PCI DSS
4 3 (2.10%) NIST 800
5 2 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 1 (0.70%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.70%) NCSC
6 1 (0.70%) RMADS
6 1 (0.70%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (3.50%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.40%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.40%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 15 (10.49%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.29%) Google
3 5 (3.50%) Apple
4 3 (2.10%) Adobe
4 3 (2.10%) Citrix
5 2 (1.40%) CA Agile Central
5 2 (1.40%) Concur
5 2 (1.40%) Logitech
5 2 (1.40%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.40%) Zoho
6 1 (0.70%) Ariba
6 1 (0.70%) Blue Prism
6 1 (0.70%) Cisco
6 1 (0.70%) Databricks
6 1 (0.70%) Nokia
6 1 (0.70%) Oracle
6 1 (0.70%) Rakuten
6 1 (0.70%) SAP
6 1 (0.70%) ServiceNow