Roadmaps Contracts in the Thames Valley

Roadmaps
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Roadmaps skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Roadmaps over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 52 25
Rank change year-on-year +25 -27 +25
Contract jobs citing Roadmaps 102 101 209
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 6.82% 3.82% 7.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.36% 4.40% 8.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 51 156
10th Percentile £420 £400 £412
25th Percentile £494 £438 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £600 £631 £670
90th Percentile £700 £698 £719
South East median daily rate £575 £510 £575
% change year-on-year +12.75% -11.30% +3.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £55.94 £55.94
Median hourly rate - £56.89 £56.89
75th Percentile - £61.41 £69.60
90th Percentile - £63.57 £76.66
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £91.00 £60.94
% change year-on-year -69.23% +49.32% +38.66%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Roadmaps 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 Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,385 2,298 2,577
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 92.64% 87.01% 91.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 838 1,291 1,790
10th Percentile £299 £213 £320
25th Percentile £412 £369 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.17%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £601
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £501 £510
% change year-on-year -0.20% -1.76% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 168 63
10th Percentile £14.20 £14.25 £18.50
25th Percentile £14.30 £19.25 £23.75
Median hourly rate £32.05 £45.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.78% -14.29% +201.38%
75th Percentile £62.50 £63.72 £66.21
90th Percentile £78.31 £85.65 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £49.50
% change year-on-year -41.05% -4.04% +130.23%

Roadmaps
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Roadmaps in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Daily rate trend for Roadmaps in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Roadmaps in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Roadmaps in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Hourly rate trend for Roadmaps in the Thames Valley

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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 Roadmaps within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 11 May 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
Berkshire +13 76 £550 +10.00% 75
Buckinghamshire +26 22 £575 -10.51% 36
Oxfordshire +5 4 £688 +42.86% 43
Roadmaps
South East

Roadmaps
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (3.92%) Confluence
2 2 (1.96%) BizTalk Server
2 2 (1.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.96%) OpenStack
2 2 (1.96%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.98%) Documentum
3 1 (0.98%) Smallworld
Applications
1 1 (0.98%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (3.92%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 3 (2.94%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.96%) Avolution ABACUS
4 1 (0.98%) Primavera
4 1 (0.98%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 16 (15.69%) Azure
2 10 (9.80%) AWS
3 5 (4.90%) Entra ID
3 5 (4.90%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (4.90%) PaaS
3 5 (4.90%) SaaS
4 4 (3.92%) GCP
4 4 (3.92%) IaaS
5 3 (2.94%) Power Platform
5 3 (2.94%) Snowflake
6 2 (1.96%) Azure AKS
6 2 (1.96%) Azure API Management
6 2 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (1.96%) Azure Event Grid
6 2 (1.96%) Azure Key Vault
6 2 (1.96%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (1.96%) Azure Service Bus
6 2 (1.96%) Oracle CX
6 2 (1.96%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 2 (1.96%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.88%) Network Security
2 5 (4.90%) SD-WAN
3 4 (3.92%) Radio Access Network
4 3 (2.94%) Broadband
5 2 (1.96%) 3G
5 2 (1.96%) 3GPP
5 2 (1.96%) 4G
5 2 (1.96%) 5G
5 2 (1.96%) LTE
6 1 (0.98%) GPON
6 1 (0.98%) NetScaler
6 1 (0.98%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.92%) Big Data
2 2 (1.96%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (1.96%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.98%) GIS
3 1 (0.98%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.98%) Power BI
3 1 (0.98%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.98%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (4.90%) ERwin
2 4 (3.92%) PowerDesigner
3 2 (1.96%) JIRA
4 1 (0.98%) Oracle Forms
General
1 36 (35.29%) Social Skills
2 20 (19.61%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (16.67%) Telecoms
4 13 (12.75%) Finance
5 8 (7.84%) Legal
6 4 (3.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (3.92%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (3.92%) Retail
7 3 (2.94%) Back Office
8 2 (1.96%) Financial Institution
8 2 (1.96%) General Ledger
9 1 (0.98%) Billing
9 1 (0.98%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.98%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.98%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.98%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 43 (42.16%) Architect
2 15 (14.71%) Solutions Architect
3 12 (11.76%) Lead
4 9 (8.82%) Analyst
4 9 (8.82%) Consultant
5 8 (7.84%) Senior
6 6 (5.88%) Data Architect
6 6 (5.88%) Product Owner
7 5 (4.90%) Head of Security
8 4 (3.92%) Enterprise Architect
8 4 (3.92%) Head of Architecture
8 4 (3.92%) ITSM Consultant
8 4 (3.92%) Salesforce Architect
8 4 (3.92%) SAP Architect
9 3 (2.94%) Business Analyst
9 3 (2.94%) Commercial Analyst
9 3 (2.94%) Data Modeller
9 3 (2.94%) Financial Analyst
9 3 (2.94%) Scrum Master
9 3 (2.94%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.94%) SAML
2 2 (1.96%) Lightning Web Components
2 2 (1.96%) OAuth
2 2 (1.96%) OpenID
2 2 (1.96%) SOAP
2 2 (1.96%) Web Services
3 1 (0.98%) Kafka
3 1 (0.98%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 14 (13.73%) Product Ownership
2 6 (5.88%) Data Centre
2 6 (5.88%) Hybrid Cloud
3 5 (4.90%) Data Protection Act
3 5 (4.90%) Data Structures
4 4 (3.92%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (3.92%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.92%) Onboarding
5 3 (2.94%) CMDB
5 3 (2.94%) Operational Technology
5 3 (2.94%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (1.96%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.96%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (1.96%) Cyberattack
6 2 (1.96%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (1.96%) SCADA
6 2 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.98%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.98%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.94%) Windows
2 1 (0.98%) Linux
2 1 (0.98%) Mac OS
2 1 (0.98%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.98%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.98%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (32.35%) Agile
2 23 (22.55%) Stakeholder Management
3 20 (19.61%) ITIL
3 20 (19.61%) Strategic Roadmap
4 16 (15.69%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (13.73%) Analytics
5 14 (13.73%) Migration
5 14 (13.73%) Product Roadmap
5 14 (13.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 13 (12.75%) Scrum
6 13 (12.75%) Technology Roadmap
7 12 (11.76%) Enterprise Architecture
8 11 (10.78%) Cybersecurity
8 11 (10.78%) Information Security
9 10 (9.80%) Data Modelling
9 10 (9.80%) Decision-Making
9 10 (9.80%) ITSM
10 9 (8.82%) Budgeting
10 9 (8.82%) Business Case
10 9 (8.82%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (4.90%) SQL
2 4 (3.92%) PowerShell
2 4 (3.92%) Python
3 3 (2.94%) Java
3 3 (2.94%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.96%) Apex Code
4 2 (1.96%) Bash
4 2 (1.96%) C#
5 1 (0.98%) Magik
Qualifications
1 10 (9.80%) Security Cleared
2 9 (8.82%) Degree
3 8 (7.84%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.90%) ACCA
4 5 (4.90%) CIMA
4 5 (4.90%) DV Cleared
5 4 (3.92%) Master's Degree
6 3 (2.94%) CISMP
6 3 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 3 (2.94%) PMI Certification
6 3 (2.94%) PMP
7 2 (1.96%) CISM
7 2 (1.96%) CISSP
7 2 (1.96%) ISACA
8 1 (0.98%) GCIA
8 1 (0.98%) GCIH
8 1 (0.98%) GIAC
8 1 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.98%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (9.80%) NIST
2 9 (8.82%) GDPR
3 6 (5.88%) COBIT
4 4 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.96%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.96%) GRC
5 2 (1.96%) QA
6 1 (0.98%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.98%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.98%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.98%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.98%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.98%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (6.86%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (3.92%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (2.94%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.98%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.98%) XenApp
4 1 (0.98%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 3 (2.94%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.98%) CSIRT
2 1 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.98%) QRadar
2 1 (0.98%) SCCM
2 1 (0.98%) SCOM
2 1 (0.98%) Terraform
Vendors
1 12 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 9 (8.82%) VMware
3 8 (7.84%) ServiceNow
4 5 (4.90%) Salesforce
4 5 (4.90%) SAP
4 5 (4.90%) Sparx
5 4 (3.92%) Oracle
6 3 (2.94%) Google
6 3 (2.94%) IFS
7 2 (1.96%) BMC
7 2 (1.96%) Cisco
7 2 (1.96%) Databricks
7 2 (1.96%) Snow
8 1 (0.98%) Apple
8 1 (0.98%) BT
8 1 (0.98%) Citrix
8 1 (0.98%) HP
8 1 (0.98%) Hyland
8 1 (0.98%) IBM
8 1 (0.98%) OpenText