Strategic Management Contract Job Trends in the South West

Strategic Management
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Strategic Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 117 143
Rank change year-on-year - +26 -
Contract jobs citing Strategic Management 0 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in the South West - 0.051% 0.069%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.058% 0.081%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - £844 £475
% change year-on-year - +77.63% -32.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
Median hourly rate - £80.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - +33.33% -
England median hourly rate - £71.87 £60.00
% change year-on-year - +19.79% +275.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

Strategic Management 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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,006 1,719 2,457
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 81.98% 88.06% 84.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,162 1,045 1,615
10th Percentile £263 £248 £275
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £629 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £714 £725
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 318 106 262
10th Percentile £15.62 £18.51 £17.46
25th Percentile £20.82 £46.56 £44.44
Median hourly rate £38.94 £65.00 £59.84
Median % change year-on-year -40.09% +8.62% -2.70%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £65.30 £74.22 £83.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £34.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -27.10% -18.82% +21.43%

Strategic Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Strategic Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Strategic Management job vacancy trend in the South West

Strategic Management
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Strategic Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Strategic Management

Strategic Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Strategic Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Strategic Management