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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 313 324 327
Rank change year-on-year +11 +3 +129
Contract jobs citing Strategic Roadmap 168 231 354
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.69% 0.64% 0.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.76% 0.73% 0.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 152 256
10th Percentile £423 £410 £413
25th Percentile £503 £534 £491
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £693 £778 £700
90th Percentile £813 £874 £775
UK median daily rate £575 £615 £600
% change year-on-year -6.50% +2.50% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 0
10th Percentile - £43.50 -
25th Percentile £51.25 £66.25 -
Median hourly rate £52.50 £71.45 -
Median % change year-on-year -26.52% - -
75th Percentile £53.75 £82.81 -
90th Percentile - £84.67 -
UK median hourly rate £52.50 £71.45 -
% change year-on-year -26.52% - -

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 22,142 31,440 43,538
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.23% 86.46% 90.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,483 20,583 30,556
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% +2.33%
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 937 2,239 1,538
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.87 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.13 £15.97 £16.25
Median hourly rate £28.75 £36.50 £37.30
Median % change year-on-year -21.23% -2.14% +49.20%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £36.05 £36.00
% change year-on-year -22.32% +0.13% +40.19%

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

Strategic Roadmap
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

Strategic Roadmap
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Strategic Roadmap in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Strategic Roadmap in England

Strategic Roadmap
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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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 16 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 -14 89 £650 +8.33% 290
North of England +11 30 £513 -14.07% 72
South East +57 25 £538 -17.31% 105
North West -6 20 £550 -7.23% 37
Midlands +19 12 £533 -3.18% 45
West Midlands +14 10 £550 - 27
Yorkshire +19 8 £556 -20.54% 28
South West +25 5 £600 -7.69% 33
East of England +25 4 £688 +1.85% 35
East Midlands - 2 £515 - 15
North East - 2 £440 - 7
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 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.38%) CMS
2 4 (2.38%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.19%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.60%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.60%) Confluence
4 1 (0.60%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.60%) Smallworld
4 1 (0.60%) WebLogic
Applications
1 3 (1.79%) Revit
2 2 (1.19%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (1.19%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.60%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.60%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (1.79%) Magento
1 3 (1.79%) Sage 200
1 3 (1.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.19%) Avolution ABACUS
2 2 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.60%) Maximo
3 1 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.60%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.60%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.60%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 37 (22.02%) Azure
2 23 (13.69%) AWS
3 12 (7.14%) Entra ID
4 11 (6.55%) GCP
5 10 (5.95%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (5.36%) SaaS
7 7 (4.17%) Power Platform
8 6 (3.57%) IaaS
9 4 (2.38%) OneDrive
9 4 (2.38%) OpenShift
10 3 (1.79%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.79%) Mimecast
10 3 (1.79%) PaaS
10 3 (1.79%) Snowflake
11 2 (1.19%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (1.19%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (1.19%) GitHub
11 2 (1.19%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (1.19%) Power Automate
11 2 (1.19%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 11 (6.55%) Firewall
1 11 (6.55%) Network Security
2 7 (4.17%) VLAN
2 7 (4.17%) VPN
3 6 (3.57%) VSAN
4 5 (2.98%) BGP
4 5 (2.98%) DNS
4 5 (2.98%) OSPF
5 4 (2.38%) MPLS
6 3 (1.79%) LAN
6 3 (1.79%) Radio Access Network
6 3 (1.79%) SAN
6 3 (1.79%) SD-WAN
6 3 (1.79%) Unified Communications
6 3 (1.79%) WAN
6 3 (1.79%) WLAN
7 2 (1.19%) 4G
7 2 (1.19%) 5G
7 2 (1.19%) LTE
7 2 (1.19%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.57%) Power BI
2 5 (2.98%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.79%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.19%) Big Data
4 2 (1.19%) GIS
4 2 (1.19%) Metadata
4 2 (1.19%) Oracle Database
4 2 (1.19%) Tableau
5 1 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.60%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.60%) Bigtable
5 1 (0.60%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.60%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (0.60%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.60%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.60%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 9 (5.36%) JIRA
2 3 (1.79%) ERwin
3 2 (1.19%) CircleCI
4 1 (0.60%) Git
4 1 (0.60%) Oracle Forms
General
1 61 (36.31%) Social Skills
2 39 (23.21%) Finance
3 24 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (10.12%) Public Sector
5 13 (7.74%) Banking
6 10 (5.95%) Telecoms
7 9 (5.36%) Influencing Skills
8 8 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (4.17%) Retail Banking
10 6 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (2.98%) Law
11 5 (2.98%) Retail
12 4 (2.38%) Back Office
12 4 (2.38%) Financial Institution
12 4 (2.38%) Marketing
13 3 (1.79%) Military
13 3 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (1.19%) General Ledger
14 2 (1.19%) International Banking
14 2 (1.19%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 56 (33.33%) Architect
2 22 (13.10%) Lead
3 18 (10.71%) Product Manager
3 18 (10.71%) Solutions Architect
4 14 (8.33%) Consultant
5 10 (5.95%) Senior
5 10 (5.95%) Technical Architect
6 8 (4.76%) Data Architect
7 7 (4.17%) Analyst
7 7 (4.17%) Designer
7 7 (4.17%) Enterprise Architect
8 6 (3.57%) Security Architect
9 5 (2.98%) Head of Security
9 5 (2.98%) Lead Architect
9 5 (2.98%) Network Architect
9 5 (2.98%) Service Manager
10 4 (2.38%) Head of Architecture
10 4 (2.38%) Product Owner
10 4 (2.38%) Salesforce Architect
10 4 (2.38%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.17%) .NET
2 3 (1.79%) .NET Framework
3 2 (1.19%) Kafka
3 2 (1.19%) Node.js
3 2 (1.19%) SAML
4 1 (0.60%) EDI
4 1 (0.60%) LDAP
4 1 (0.60%) Middleware
4 1 (0.60%) MIDP
4 1 (0.60%) OAuth
4 1 (0.60%) OpenID
4 1 (0.60%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.60%) React
4 1 (0.60%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 12 (7.14%) Hybrid Cloud
2 11 (6.55%) Data Centre
3 7 (4.17%) Product Ownership
4 5 (2.98%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (2.98%) Public Cloud
5 4 (2.38%) Cyber Threat
5 4 (2.38%) Greenfield Project
5 4 (2.38%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (2.38%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.38%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.38%) Private Cloud
5 4 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.79%) Reference Data
7 2 (1.19%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.19%) NHS
7 2 (1.19%) Online Banking
7 2 (1.19%) PKI
7 2 (1.19%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.60%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 9 (5.36%) Windows
2 6 (3.57%) Linux
3 4 (2.38%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.79%) Windows Server 2003
4 3 (1.79%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.19%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.60%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 39 (23.21%) Agile
3 33 (19.64%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (19.64%) Stakeholder Management
4 28 (16.67%) Enterprise Architecture
5 27 (16.07%) Decision-Making
6 24 (14.29%) IT Strategy
7 21 (12.50%) ITIL
8 20 (11.90%) Technology Strategy
9 19 (11.31%) DevOps
10 18 (10.71%) Product Management
11 17 (10.12%) Continuous Improvement
12 16 (9.52%) Technology Roadmap
13 15 (8.93%) Business Strategy
13 15 (8.93%) Technical Leadership
14 14 (8.33%) Analytics
14 14 (8.33%) Product Strategy
14 14 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 14 (8.33%) Strategic Thinking
14 14 (8.33%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.57%) Python
2 5 (2.98%) Java
3 4 (2.38%) C#
3 4 (2.38%) SQL
4 3 (1.79%) PHP
4 3 (1.79%) PowerShell
4 3 (1.79%) TypeScript
5 2 (1.19%) Bash
6 1 (0.60%) ANSI SQL
6 1 (0.60%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.60%) Kotlin
6 1 (0.60%) Magik
6 1 (0.60%) Scala
6 1 (0.60%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 21 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 14 (8.33%) Degree
2 14 (8.33%) SC Cleared
3 8 (4.76%) CISSP
3 8 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (3.57%) Azure Certification
4 6 (3.57%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (3.57%) Master's Degree
5 5 (2.98%) AWS Certification
5 5 (2.98%) CCIE
5 5 (2.98%) CCNP
5 5 (2.98%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (2.98%) CISM
5 5 (2.98%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (2.38%) DV Cleared
6 4 (2.38%) JNCIE
7 3 (1.79%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (1.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (1.19%) CTC Cleared
8 2 (1.19%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (8.33%) NIST
2 13 (7.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (7.14%) GDPR
4 7 (4.17%) Data Quality
5 5 (2.98%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.79%) COBIT
6 3 (1.79%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.79%) QA
7 2 (1.19%) HIPAA
7 2 (1.19%) ISO 22301
7 2 (1.19%) NCSC
7 2 (1.19%) NIST 800
7 2 (1.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.60%) GRC
8 1 (0.60%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.60%) PSD2
System Software
1 12 (7.14%) Active Directory
1 12 (7.14%) VMware Infrastructure
2 6 (3.57%) VMware NSX
3 5 (2.98%) vSphere
4 2 (1.19%) Docker
5 1 (0.60%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.60%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 6 (3.57%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.98%) Terraform
3 4 (2.38%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (1.79%) Ansible
4 3 (1.79%) Backup Exec
4 3 (1.79%) SCCM
4 3 (1.79%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.79%) vCenter Server
5 2 (1.19%) Grafana
5 2 (1.19%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (1.19%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.60%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.60%) Control-M
6 1 (0.60%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.60%) QRadar
Vendors
1 25 (14.88%) Microsoft
2 16 (9.52%) Cisco
3 15 (8.93%) VMware
4 9 (5.36%) SAP
4 9 (5.36%) ServiceNow
5 7 (4.17%) Fortinet
5 7 (4.17%) Salesforce
6 5 (2.98%) Google
7 4 (2.38%) Oracle
7 4 (2.38%) Red Hat
8 3 (1.79%) AlgoSec
8 3 (1.79%) Autodesk
8 3 (1.79%) Ericsson
8 3 (1.79%) Juniper
8 3 (1.79%) Mavenir
8 3 (1.79%) Nokia
8 3 (1.79%) Palo Alto
8 3 (1.79%) Symantec
8 3 (1.79%) Tufin
8 3 (1.79%) Veeam