Strategy Manager Contract Job Trends in London

Strategy Manager
England > London

The median Strategy Manager daily rate in London is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 378 350 402
Rank change year-on-year -28 +52 +162
Contract jobs requiring a Strategy Manager 5 31 22
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.035% 0.20% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.038% 0.21% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 17 13
10th Percentile - £416 £363
25th Percentile £413 £463 £365
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% - -20.95%
75th Percentile £438 £568 £675
90th Percentile - £575 £775
England median daily rate £600 £500 £625
% change year-on-year +20.00% -20.00% +6.84%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 13,026 14,640 18,669
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.45% 93.86% 93.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,646 9,471 13,525
10th Percentile £332 £338 £338
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -2.28% -2.11%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £794 £793
England median daily rate £508 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.33% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 242 156 222
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.35
25th Percentile £21.60 £23.80 £22.00
Median hourly rate £26.89 £37.15 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.62% -0.93% +11.94%
75th Percentile £49.13 £56.69 £60.00
90th Percentile £71.80 £80.75 £73.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £46.00
% change year-on-year -37.13% -13.04% +53.33%

Strategy Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Strategy Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Strategy Manager job vacancy trend in London

Strategy Manager
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Strategy Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Strategy Manager job vacancies in London

Strategy Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Strategy Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Strategy Manager job vacancies in London

Strategy Manager
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Strategy Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 19 November 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
Central London -6 4 - - 2
Strategy Manager
England

Strategy Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 19 November 2025, Strategy Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Strategy Manager in the job title.

1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Change Management
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Engagement
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (20.00%) E-Commerce
2 1 (20.00%) Economics
2 1 (20.00%) Marketing Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (20.00%) MBA
2 1 (20.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (20.00%) People Management
2 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Project Management
2 1 (20.00%) Thought Leadership

Strategy Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Marketing
3 1 (20.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Change Management
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Engagement
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (20.00%) E-Commerce
2 1 (20.00%) Economics
2 1 (20.00%) Marketing Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (20.00%) People Management
2 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Project Management
2 1 (20.00%) Thought Leadership
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (20.00%) MBA