The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Milton Keynes requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Strategic Thinking 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 Milton Keynes.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
234
244
604
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes
92.13%
85.61%
93.21%
Number of daily rates quoted
158
180
474
10th Percentile
£231
£250
£315
25th Percentile
£329
£400
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£463
£510
Median % change year-on-year
-8.11%
-9.31%
+3.03%
75th Percentile
£537
£538
£600
90th Percentile
£635
£625
£700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate
£428
£463
£515
% change year-on-year
-7.57%
-10.19%
+3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
14
7
7
10th Percentile
£14.71
£17.31
£13.16
25th Percentile
£15.81
£19.98
£13.17
Median hourly rate
£23.81
£30.00
£13.57
Median % change year-on-year
-20.65%
+121.08%
+10.24%
75th Percentile
£29.61
£36.37
£20.25
90th Percentile
-
£37.25
£21.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate
£18.00
£30.00
£16.40
% change year-on-year
-40.00%
+82.93%
+19.27%
Strategic Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Strategic Thinking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
Strategic Thinking Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Strategic Thinking.
Strategic Thinking Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes
For the 6 months to 4 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Strategic Thinking also mentioned 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 Milton Keynes region with a requirement for Strategic Thinking.
Strategic Thinking Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:
