Strategic Planning Contracts in England

Strategic Planning
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Strategic Planning skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Strategic Planning over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 356 434 563
Rank change year-on-year +78 +129 +49
Contract jobs citing Strategic Planning 126 103 84
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.51% 0.28% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.56% 0.33% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 81 66 62
10th Percentile £318 £299 £336
25th Percentile £407 £411 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -14.63%
75th Percentile £600 £601 £700
90th Percentile £750 £719 £745
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -9.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 3
10th Percentile £31.51 £25.39 £44.79
25th Percentile £31.64 £36.85 £48.97
Median hourly rate £45.00 £56.89 £56.89
Median % change year-on-year -20.89% - +27.67%
75th Percentile £50.75 £57.83 £57.83
90th Percentile £65.62 - -
UK median hourly rate £43.08 £53.44 £56.89
% change year-on-year -19.40% -6.05% +35.44%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Strategic Planning 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 22,329 31,491 43,355
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.21% 86.40% 90.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,605 20,622 30,435
10th Percentile £306 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £765
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 949 2,249 1,535
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.92 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.20 £15.95 £16.13
Median hourly rate £28.75 £36.50 £36.25
Median % change year-on-year -21.23% +0.69% +45.00%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £36.05 £35.65
% change year-on-year -22.32% +1.11% +38.82%

Strategic Planning
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Planning in England

Strategic Planning
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Strategic Planning in England.

Daily rate trend for Strategic Planning in England

Strategic Planning
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Strategic Planning in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Strategic Planning in England

Strategic Planning
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Strategic Planning in England.

Hourly rate trend for Strategic Planning in England

Strategic Planning
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Strategic Planning in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Strategic Planning in England

Strategic Planning
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 Strategic Planning within the England region over the 6 months to 18 May 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 +80 79 £500 - 309
South East +44 12 £519 +26.52% 144
Midlands +15 12 £400 -11.11% 83
West Midlands +7 12 £400 -11.11% 46
North of England +9 8 £600 +8.30% 130
Yorkshire +14 6 £600 +7.72% 47
East of England - 5 £800 - 58
South West +30 4 £738 +22.92% 55
North West +5 2 £600 +48.15% 66
Strategic Planning
UK

Strategic Planning
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 8 (6.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (3.97%) SharePoint
3 3 (2.38%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.79%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.79%) CMS
4 1 (0.79%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (3.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.38%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.79%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.79%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (6.35%) FLEXCUBE
1 8 (6.35%) Oracle BPM
2 3 (2.38%) SAP ERP
2 3 (2.38%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.59%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (1.59%) SAP CO
3 2 (1.59%) SAP FI
3 2 (1.59%) SAP FI/CO
3 2 (1.59%) SAP SD
3 2 (1.59%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.79%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.79%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.79%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 11 (8.73%) Azure
2 8 (6.35%) AWS
3 6 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (3.97%) Adobe Analytics
4 5 (3.97%) Entra ID
4 5 (3.97%) Power Platform
4 5 (3.97%) SuccessFactors
5 4 (3.17%) Azure Functions
5 4 (3.17%) Azure Logic Apps
5 4 (3.17%) GCP
5 4 (3.17%) Google Analytics
5 4 (3.17%) Mimecast
5 4 (3.17%) OneDrive
5 4 (3.17%) Serverless
6 2 (1.59%) Azure Machine Learning
6 2 (1.59%) Smartsheet
6 2 (1.59%) Veeva
7 1 (0.79%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 1 (0.79%) Google Docs
7 1 (0.79%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.17%) Wireless
2 3 (2.38%) Firewall
2 3 (2.38%) Unified Communications
3 2 (1.59%) NGFW
3 2 (1.59%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.79%) 5G
4 1 (0.79%) Intranet
4 1 (0.79%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.79%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.97%) Power BI
1 5 (3.97%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.79%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.79%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (6.35%) Jenkins
2 3 (2.38%) JIRA
3 1 (0.79%) Git
General
1 64 (50.79%) Social Skills
2 59 (46.83%) Finance
3 41 (32.54%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (19.05%) Public Sector
5 18 (14.29%) Marketing
6 16 (12.70%) Banking
7 15 (11.90%) Military
8 8 (6.35%) Documentation Skills
8 8 (6.35%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (4.76%) Legal
10 5 (3.97%) Advertising
10 5 (3.97%) Law
10 5 (3.97%) Local Government
11 4 (3.17%) Brand Awareness
11 4 (3.17%) Financial Institution
11 4 (3.17%) Manufacturing
11 4 (3.17%) Retail Banking
12 3 (2.38%) Back Office
12 3 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (2.38%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (11.90%) Senior
2 11 (8.73%) Analyst
3 9 (7.14%) Architect
3 9 (7.14%) Project Manager
4 8 (6.35%) Lead
5 6 (4.76%) Developer
6 5 (3.97%) Account Manager
6 5 (3.97%) Business Manager
6 5 (3.97%) Digital Account Manager
6 5 (3.97%) Senior Manager
7 4 (3.17%) Administrator
7 4 (3.17%) Business Analyst
7 4 (3.17%) Campaign Manager
7 4 (3.17%) Client Services Manager
7 4 (3.17%) Data Analyst
7 4 (3.17%) Incident Manager
7 4 (3.17%) Microsoft 365 Architect
7 4 (3.17%) SAP Manager
7 4 (3.17%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
8 3 (2.38%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.17%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (1.59%) Plotly
2 2 (1.59%) React
2 2 (1.59%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.79%) Middleware
3 1 (0.79%) OpenTelemetry
3 1 (0.79%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.79%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.73%) Digital Media
2 9 (7.14%) Social Media
3 6 (4.76%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.17%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (2.38%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (2.38%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.59%) PMI
7 1 (0.79%) AS400
7 1 (0.79%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.79%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 1 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.79%) iSeries
7 1 (0.79%) Life Science
7 1 (0.79%) Mainframe
7 1 (0.79%) Robotics
7 1 (0.79%) SCADA
7 1 (0.79%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.79%) Taxonomies
7 1 (0.79%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.17%) Windows
2 2 (1.59%) Linux
3 1 (0.79%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.79%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (30.95%) Problem-Solving
1 39 (30.95%) Stakeholder Management
2 37 (29.37%) Decision-Making
3 26 (20.63%) Agile
4 24 (19.05%) Risk Management
5 23 (18.25%) Change Management
5 23 (18.25%) Roadmaps
6 20 (15.87%) Continuous Improvement
6 20 (15.87%) Project Management
7 19 (15.08%) Analytics
8 18 (14.29%) Programme Management
9 15 (11.90%) Business Strategy
9 15 (11.90%) Resource Allocation
9 15 (11.90%) Strategic Thinking
10 13 (10.32%) Business Case
10 13 (10.32%) CI/CD
10 13 (10.32%) Portfolio Management
10 13 (10.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 12 (9.52%) Data Analysis
11 12 (9.52%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 15 (11.90%) SQL
2 9 (7.14%) Java
3 8 (6.35%) PL/SQL
4 7 (5.56%) PowerShell
5 3 (2.38%) Python
6 2 (1.59%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.79%) Bash
7 1 (0.79%) R
7 1 (0.79%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.79%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (19.84%) Degree
2 21 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 15 (11.90%) SC Cleared
4 7 (5.56%) PMP
5 6 (4.76%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.76%) Master's Degree
5 6 (4.76%) PMI Certification
6 4 (3.17%) EnCE
7 3 (2.38%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (2.38%) CISM
7 3 (2.38%) CISSP
8 2 (1.59%) ACCA
8 2 (1.59%) CCNA
8 2 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.59%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (1.59%) MBA
9 1 (0.79%) CCNP
9 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.79%) SAP Certification
9 1 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (11.11%) QA
2 6 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 4 (3.17%) Accessibility
3 4 (3.17%) Data Quality
3 4 (3.17%) PMO
3 4 (3.17%) SLA
4 2 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.59%) NCSC
4 2 (1.59%) NIST
5 1 (0.79%) Automotive SPICE
5 1 (0.79%) GDPR
5 1 (0.79%) GxP
5 1 (0.79%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.79%) IFRS
5 1 (0.79%) ISO 26262
5 1 (0.79%) NIST 800
5 1 (0.79%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (4.76%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (3.17%) EnCase
1 4 (3.17%) FTK
2 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.79%) Ansible
3 1 (0.79%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (0.79%) Control-M
3 1 (0.79%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.79%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.79%) Kustomize
3 1 (0.79%) Packer
3 1 (0.79%) SCCM
3 1 (0.79%) Terraform
Vendors
1 21 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 14 (11.11%) Oracle
3 13 (10.32%) Google
4 12 (9.52%) Salesforce
5 11 (8.73%) SAP
6 7 (5.56%) Adobe
7 4 (3.17%) Cellebrite
7 4 (3.17%) Cisco
7 4 (3.17%) Nuix
7 4 (3.17%) Proofpoint
8 2 (1.59%) Blue Prism
8 2 (1.59%) Databricks
8 2 (1.59%) Workday
9 1 (0.79%) AppDynamics
9 1 (0.79%) Guidewire
9 1 (0.79%) Infor
9 1 (0.79%) QAD
9 1 (0.79%) Splunk
9 1 (0.79%) Tagetik
9 1 (0.79%) UiPath