The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Stockport requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Strategic Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period 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 Stockport.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
15
15
21
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stockport
88.24%
93.75%
95.45%
Number of daily rates quoted
9
11
12
10th Percentile
£381
£302
£351
25th Percentile
-
£391
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£500
£420
Median % change year-on-year
-20.00%
+19.05%
-1.18%
75th Percentile
£438
£579
£641
90th Percentile
£500
£625
£684
Manchester median daily rate
£468
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-6.40%
-
+1.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
3
4
10th Percentile
-
£11.38
£38.95
25th Percentile
-
£12.11
£39.63
Median hourly rate
-
£13.31
£42.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
-68.68%
-29.17%
75th Percentile
-
£35.41
£47.81
90th Percentile
-
£48.66
£48.38
Manchester median hourly rate
£32.50
£24.19
£37.30
% change year-on-year
+34.35%
-35.15%
+140.65%
Strategic Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Stockport
Job postings citing Strategic Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stockport.
Strategic Thinking Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stockport
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Strategic Thinking in Stockport.
Strategic Thinking Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stockport
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Strategic Thinking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Stockport region with a requirement for Strategic Thinking.
Strategic Thinking Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stockport 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:
