Product Strategy Contracts in the Thames Valley

Product Strategy
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Product Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Product Strategy over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 132 134 161
Rank change year-on-year +2 +27 -24
Contract jobs citing Product Strategy 2 16 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.075% 0.55% 0.085%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.086% 0.60% 0.096%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 16 2
10th Percentile - £340 £679
25th Percentile - £350 £684
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £431 £713
Median % change year-on-year +27.54% -39.47% +42.50%
75th Percentile - £508 £734
90th Percentile - £544 £736
South East median daily rate £625 £458 £650
% change year-on-year +36.61% -29.62% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Product Strategy is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,314 2,662 3,133
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 87.03% 91.76% 89.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,304 1,857 2,108
10th Percentile £213 £322 £225
25th Percentile £370 £413 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
75th Percentile £600 £601 £580
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 168 63 87
10th Percentile £14.25 £18.50 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £23.75 £12.15
Median hourly rate £45.00 £52.50 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +200.00% -16.86%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.21 £25.36
90th Percentile £85.65 £79.19 £66.75
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £21.99
% change year-on-year -5.00% +127.43% -20.05%

Product Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Product Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Product Strategy in the Thames Valley

Product Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Product Strategy in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Product Strategy in the Thames Valley

Product Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Product Strategy in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Product Strategy in the Thames Valley

Product Strategy
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Product Strategy within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
Buckinghamshire +26 1 £550 - 6
Berkshire -13 1 £550 +33.33% 1
Product Strategy
South East

Product Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Product Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Product Owner
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (50.00%) Blockchain
1 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 2 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Business Development
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Market Research
2 1 (50.00%) Product Backlog
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Product Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Product Vision
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Service Design
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Citrix