Strategic Roadmap Contracts in the South East

Strategic Roadmaps
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 151 161
Rank change year-on-year +23 +10 +70
Contract jobs citing Strategic Roadmap 32 32 52
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.90% 0.66% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.00% 0.80% 1.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 11 40
10th Percentile £369 £340 £340
25th Percentile £418 £445 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £589 £500
Median % change year-on-year -13.88% +17.87% -23.08%
75th Percentile £619 £673 £691
90th Percentile £775 £700 £800
England median daily rate £555 £625 £613
% change year-on-year -11.20% +2.04% -2.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 0
Median hourly rate £70.16 £59.45 -
Median % change year-on-year +18.02% - -
England median hourly rate £70.16 £60.83 £90.00
% change year-on-year +15.34% -32.41% +151.96%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,199 4,018 4,965
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 89.91% 82.66% 89.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,997 2,464 3,358
10th Percentile £250 £255 £252
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £518
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +0.39% +3.60%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £622
90th Percentile £665 £700 £700
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 297 319 233
10th Percentile £13.50 £15.00 £15.30
25th Percentile £15.13 £26.25 £21.05
Median hourly rate £21.58 £57.35 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.38% +14.70% +98.02%
75th Percentile £50.00 £70.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £70.60 £76.86 £75.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £41.02
% change year-on-year -40.82% +3.61% +53.35%

Strategic Roadmap
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Strategic Roadmap as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Roadmap in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Strategic Roadmap in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Strategic Roadmap in the South East

Strategic Roadmap
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Strategic Roadmap in the South East over the 6 months to 16 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Strategic Roadmap in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Strategic Roadmap in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Strategic Roadmap in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 16 August 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
Thames Valley 0 20 £508 +1.50% 10
Berkshire +3 14 £508 +6.84% 5
Hampshire +19 5 £380 -35.52% 8
Buckinghamshire +6 5 £725 +11.54% 4
Surrey - 3 £575 - 5
West Sussex - 2 £450 - 6
Kent - 1 £750 - 3
Oxfordshire - 1 £900 - 1
Strategic Roadmap
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 1 (3.13%) Smallworld
Business Applications
1 4 (12.50%) Avolution ABACUS
2 3 (9.38%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 10 (31.25%) Azure
2 9 (28.13%) AWS
3 4 (12.50%) Entra ID
3 4 (12.50%) GCP
4 1 (3.13%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (3.13%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (3.13%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 1 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (3.13%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 5 (15.63%) Network Security
2 3 (9.38%) Firewall
3 1 (3.13%) GPON
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (12.50%) Big Data
2 1 (3.13%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (3.13%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (3.13%) GIS
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Analysis Services
2 1 (3.13%) Power BI
2 1 (3.13%) Semantic Layer
2 1 (3.13%) SQL Server
General
1 11 (34.38%) Social Skills
2 10 (31.25%) Finance
3 6 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (12.50%) Financial Institution
4 4 (12.50%) General Ledger
5 3 (9.38%) Banking
5 3 (9.38%) Retail
6 2 (6.25%) Back Office
6 2 (6.25%) Public Sector
6 2 (6.25%) Telecoms
7 1 (3.13%) Legal
7 1 (3.13%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 17 (53.13%) Architect
2 8 (25.00%) Security Architect
3 6 (18.75%) Artificial Intelligence Architect
4 4 (12.50%) Solutions Architect
5 3 (9.38%) Head of Digital
5 3 (9.38%) Product Manager
6 2 (6.25%) Automation Architect
6 2 (6.25%) Consultant
6 2 (6.25%) Lead
6 2 (6.25%) Product Owner
6 2 (6.25%) Salesforce Architect
6 2 (6.25%) Salesforce Solution Architect
7 1 (3.13%) Analyst
7 1 (3.13%) Business Analyst
7 1 (3.13%) Business Consultant
7 1 (3.13%) Business Continuity Consultant
7 1 (3.13%) Data Architect
7 1 (3.13%) Project Leader
7 1 (3.13%) Security Officer
7 1 (3.13%) Telecoms Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (9.38%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (9.38%) Cloud Native
2 3 (9.38%) Cloud Security Posture
2 3 (9.38%) Hybrid Cloud
2 3 (9.38%) Public Cloud
2 3 (9.38%) Security Posture
3 2 (6.25%) Virtual Team
4 1 (3.13%) AI Agents
4 1 (3.13%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (3.13%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (3.13%) NHS
4 1 (3.13%) Product Ownership
4 1 (3.13%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.13%) Mac OS
1 1 (3.13%) Windows
1 1 (3.13%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 9 (28.13%) TOGAF
3 7 (21.88%) Agile
4 6 (18.75%) Business Strategy
4 6 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (18.75%) Enterprise Architecture
4 6 (18.75%) Mentoring
4 6 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (15.63%) Analytics
5 5 (15.63%) Data Privacy
5 5 (15.63%) Decision-Making
5 5 (15.63%) Identity Access Management
5 5 (15.63%) Microservices
5 5 (15.63%) Product Management
5 5 (15.63%) Regulatory Compliance
5 5 (15.63%) Translating Business Requirements
6 4 (12.50%) ArchiMate
6 4 (12.50%) Information Security
6 4 (12.50%) Security Architecture
6 4 (12.50%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.13%) Bash
1 1 (3.13%) Java
1 1 (3.13%) JavaScript
1 1 (3.13%) Magik
1 1 (3.13%) PowerShell
1 1 (3.13%) Python
1 1 (3.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (12.50%) CISSP
2 3 (9.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 3 (9.38%) AWS Certification
2 3 (9.38%) Azure Certification
2 3 (9.38%) CCSP
2 3 (9.38%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (6.25%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (3.13%) CISA
4 1 (3.13%) CISM
4 1 (3.13%) CTC Cleared
4 1 (3.13%) Degree
4 1 (3.13%) GCIA
4 1 (3.13%) GCIH
4 1 (3.13%) GIAC
4 1 (3.13%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (21.88%) GDPR
2 6 (18.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (15.63%) NIST
4 4 (12.50%) PCI DSS
5 3 (9.38%) PSD2
6 2 (6.25%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 2 (6.25%) Data Quality
7 1 (3.13%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (3.13%) ISO 22301
7 1 (3.13%) NIST 800
System Software
1 3 (9.38%) Docker
2 1 (3.13%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (9.38%) Kubernetes
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (3.13%) QRadar
2 1 (3.13%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (9.38%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.25%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.13%) BiZZdesign
3 1 (3.13%) Citrix
3 1 (3.13%) Informatica
3 1 (3.13%) Sparx
3 1 (3.13%) Splunk
3 1 (3.13%) VMware