Strategic Roadmap Contracts in England

Strategic Roadmaps
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Strategic Roadmap skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Strategic Roadmap over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 314 307 349
Rank change year-on-year -7 +42 +111
Contract jobs citing Strategic Roadmap 175 241 355
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.72% 0.65% 0.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.79% 0.75% 0.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 155 248
10th Percentile £425 £410 £413
25th Percentile £512 £550 £491
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £600
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -3.61%
75th Percentile £738 £775 £700
90th Percentile £888 £870 £791
UK median daily rate £600 £650 £600
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 6 0
10th Percentile £55.04 £43.50 -
25th Percentile £60.73 £66.25 -
Median hourly rate £75.40 £71.45 -
Median % change year-on-year +5.53% - -
75th Percentile £83.18 £82.81 -
90th Percentile £84.74 £84.67 -
UK median hourly rate £75.40 £71.45 -
% change year-on-year +5.53% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Strategic Roadmap 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 22,247 32,161 45,385
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.13% 86.56% 90.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,550 21,078 31,861
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £768
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 916 2,252 1,585
10th Percentile £14.41 £12.93 £10.91
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.15 £35.96 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.93% -4.12% +53.06%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.50 £36.42
% change year-on-year -18.31% -2.53% +45.69%

Strategic Roadmap
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Roadmap in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Strategic Roadmap in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Strategic Roadmap in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Strategic Roadmap in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Strategic Roadmap in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Strategic Roadmap in England over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Strategic Roadmap in England

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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 Roadmap within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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 +3 92 £650 +8.33% 308
North of England +18 32 £513 -11.86% 82
South East +51 25 £575 -11.54% 121
North West +3 22 £550 -5.41% 46
Midlands +22 11 £550 - 49
West Midlands +16 9 £563 +2.27% 23
Yorkshire +11 8 £556 -7.29% 27
South West +27 6 £600 -7.69% 36
East of England +28 4 £688 +1.85% 24
East Midlands - 2 £515 - 22
North East - 2 £440 - 9
Strategic Roadmap
UK

Strategic Roadmap
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 7 (4.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.86%) CMS
3 4 (2.29%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.71%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.57%) Confluence
5 1 (0.57%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.57%) Smallworld
5 1 (0.57%) WebLogic
Applications
1 3 (1.71%) Revit
2 2 (1.14%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (1.14%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.57%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.57%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (1.71%) Magento
1 3 (1.71%) Sage 200
1 3 (1.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.14%) Avolution ABACUS
2 2 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.57%) Maximo
3 1 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.57%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.57%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.57%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.57%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 36 (20.57%) Azure
2 21 (12.00%) AWS
3 12 (6.86%) Entra ID
4 11 (6.29%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (5.14%) GCP
6 8 (4.57%) SaaS
7 7 (4.00%) Power Platform
8 6 (3.43%) IaaS
9 5 (2.86%) OpenShift
10 4 (2.29%) OneDrive
10 4 (2.29%) Snowflake
11 3 (1.71%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (1.71%) Mimecast
11 3 (1.71%) PaaS
12 2 (1.14%) Power Automate
12 2 (1.14%) SuccessFactors
13 1 (0.57%) Azure Data Factory
13 1 (0.57%) Azure Key Vault
13 1 (0.57%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.86%) Network Security
2 11 (6.29%) Firewall
3 7 (4.00%) VLAN
3 7 (4.00%) VPN
3 7 (4.00%) VSAN
4 5 (2.86%) BGP
4 5 (2.86%) DNS
4 5 (2.86%) OSPF
5 4 (2.29%) MPLS
5 4 (2.29%) Radio Access Network
6 3 (1.71%) LAN
6 3 (1.71%) SAN
6 3 (1.71%) SD-WAN
6 3 (1.71%) Unified Communications
6 3 (1.71%) WAN
6 3 (1.71%) WLAN
7 2 (1.14%) 3G
7 2 (1.14%) 4G
7 2 (1.14%) LTE
7 2 (1.14%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.43%) Power BI
2 4 (2.29%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.14%) Big Data
3 2 (1.14%) GIS
3 2 (1.14%) Metadata
3 2 (1.14%) Oracle Database
3 2 (1.14%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.14%) Tableau
4 1 (0.57%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 8 (4.57%) JIRA
2 4 (2.29%) ERwin
3 1 (0.57%) CircleCI
3 1 (0.57%) Oracle Forms
General
1 64 (36.57%) Social Skills
2 37 (21.14%) Finance
3 24 (13.71%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (9.71%) Public Sector
5 12 (6.86%) Banking
6 11 (6.29%) Telecoms
7 9 (5.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (4.57%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (4.00%) Retail
9 7 (4.00%) Retail Banking
10 6 (3.43%) Back Office
10 6 (3.43%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (2.86%) Law
11 5 (2.86%) Marketing
12 4 (2.29%) Financial Institution
12 4 (2.29%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.71%) Legal
14 2 (1.14%) International Banking
14 2 (1.14%) Manufacturing
14 2 (1.14%) Military
Job Titles
1 56 (32.00%) Architect
2 23 (13.14%) Lead
3 19 (10.86%) Solutions Architect
4 18 (10.29%) Product Manager
5 15 (8.57%) Consultant
6 9 (5.14%) Senior
7 8 (4.57%) Data Architect
7 8 (4.57%) Technical Architect
8 7 (4.00%) Designer
9 6 (3.43%) Analyst
9 6 (3.43%) Enterprise Architect
9 6 (3.43%) Head of Security
9 6 (3.43%) Security Architect
10 5 (2.86%) Head of Architecture
10 5 (2.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 5 (2.86%) Lead Architect
10 5 (2.86%) Network Architect
10 5 (2.86%) Salesforce Architect
10 5 (2.86%) Service Manager
11 4 (2.29%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.43%) .NET
2 5 (2.86%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (1.71%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.57%) EDI
4 1 (0.57%) Kafka
4 1 (0.57%) LDAP
4 1 (0.57%) Middleware
4 1 (0.57%) MIDP
4 1 (0.57%) Node.js
4 1 (0.57%) React
4 1 (0.57%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (6.29%) Data Centre
1 11 (6.29%) Hybrid Cloud
2 7 (4.00%) Product Ownership
3 5 (2.86%) Enterprise Software
3 5 (2.86%) Management Information System
3 5 (2.86%) Private Cloud
3 5 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (2.29%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (2.29%) Greenfield Project
4 4 (2.29%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (2.29%) Onboarding
4 4 (2.29%) Public Cloud
4 4 (2.29%) Reference Data
5 2 (1.14%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (1.14%) NHS
5 2 (1.14%) Online Banking
5 2 (1.14%) PKI
5 2 (1.14%) Virtual Team
6 1 (0.57%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 12 (6.86%) Windows
2 8 (4.57%) Linux
3 5 (2.86%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.71%) Windows Server 2003
4 3 (1.71%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.14%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 38 (21.71%) Agile
3 37 (21.14%) Stakeholder Management
4 33 (18.86%) Problem-Solving
5 29 (16.57%) Enterprise Architecture
6 26 (14.86%) Decision-Making
7 24 (13.71%) IT Strategy
8 23 (13.14%) ITIL
9 22 (12.57%) Technology Strategy
10 20 (11.43%) Product Management
11 17 (9.71%) Business Strategy
11 17 (9.71%) Continuous Improvement
12 16 (9.14%) Analytics
12 16 (9.14%) TOGAF
13 15 (8.57%) Product Strategy
13 15 (8.57%) Project Management
14 14 (8.00%) Cybersecurity
14 14 (8.00%) DevOps
14 14 (8.00%) Technical Leadership
14 14 (8.00%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.86%) Python
2 4 (2.29%) C#
3 3 (1.71%) Java
3 3 (1.71%) PHP
3 3 (1.71%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.14%) Bash
4 2 (1.14%) SQL
4 2 (1.14%) TypeScript
5 1 (0.57%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.57%) Magik
Qualifications
1 22 (12.57%) Security Cleared
2 15 (8.57%) SC Cleared
3 14 (8.00%) Degree
4 7 (4.00%) CISSP
4 7 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (3.43%) Azure Certification
6 5 (2.86%) AWS Certification
6 5 (2.86%) CCIE
6 5 (2.86%) CCNP
6 5 (2.86%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (2.29%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (2.29%) CISM
7 4 (2.29%) DV Cleared
7 4 (2.29%) JNCIE
7 4 (2.29%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.71%) RHCSA
8 3 (1.71%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (1.14%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (1.14%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (8.00%) NIST
2 12 (6.86%) GDPR
2 12 (6.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (2.86%) Accessibility
3 5 (2.86%) Data Quality
3 5 (2.86%) QA
4 4 (2.29%) COBIT
5 3 (1.71%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.14%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (1.14%) ISO 22301
6 2 (1.14%) NCSC
6 2 (1.14%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.57%) GRC
7 1 (0.57%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.57%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.57%) PSD2
7 1 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 14 (8.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (6.86%) Active Directory
3 6 (3.43%) VMware NSX
4 5 (2.86%) vSphere
5 3 (1.71%) Docker
6 1 (0.57%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.57%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 6 (3.43%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.86%) Terraform
3 4 (2.29%) Ansible
3 4 (2.29%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (1.71%) Backup Exec
4 3 (1.71%) SCCM
4 3 (1.71%) vCenter Server
5 2 (1.14%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (1.14%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.57%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.57%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.57%) Grafana
6 1 (0.57%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.57%) QRadar
Vendors
1 25 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 19 (10.86%) VMware
3 16 (9.14%) Cisco
4 9 (5.14%) Oracle
4 9 (5.14%) ServiceNow
5 8 (4.57%) Salesforce
5 8 (4.57%) SAP
6 7 (4.00%) Fortinet
7 5 (2.86%) Google
7 5 (2.86%) Red Hat
8 4 (2.29%) Sparx
9 3 (1.71%) Autodesk
9 3 (1.71%) Ericsson
9 3 (1.71%) Juniper
9 3 (1.71%) Logitech
9 3 (1.71%) Mavenir
9 3 (1.71%) Okta
9 3 (1.71%) Palo Alto
9 3 (1.71%) Ping Identity
9 3 (1.71%) Symantec