Actionable Insight Contracts

Actionable Insights (or Actionable Intelligence, Actionable Recommendations)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Actionable Insight skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Actionable Insight over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 291 520 502
Rank change year-on-year +229 -18 -63
Contract jobs citing Actionable Insight 334 180 394
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.77% 0.30% 0.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.89% 0.33% 0.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 209 131 258
10th Percentile £325 £280 £363
25th Percentile £400 £405 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £531
Median % change year-on-year - -5.88% +5.41%
75th Percentile £585 £575 £645
90th Percentile £700 £693 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £516 £541 £525
% change year-on-year -4.62% +3.10% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 7
10th Percentile £22.55 £78.50 £35.85
25th Percentile £26.50 £80.00 £36.25
Median hourly rate £42.50 £85.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +61.90% +50.00%
75th Percentile £50.00 £88.75 £62.75
90th Percentile £51.00 £89.50 £75.21
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.87 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Actionable Insight 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,600 53,916 80,351
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.32% 89.91% 90.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,240 37,368 56,382
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,433 1,775 1,932
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% +48.00% -
75th Percentile £59.50 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +4.29% +75.00% -8.34%

Actionable Insight
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Actionable Insight as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Actionable Insight in the UK

Actionable Insight
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Actionable Insight.

Daily rate trend for Actionable Insight in the UK

Actionable Insight
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Actionable Insight over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Actionable Insight in the UK

Actionable Insight
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Actionable Insight.

Hourly rate trend for Actionable Insight in the UK

Actionable Insight
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Actionable Insight over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Actionable Insight in the UK

Actionable Insight
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Actionable Insight within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 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
England +236 280 £511 +2.25% 376
UK excluding London +156 151 £516 -4.62% 186
London +163 142 £500 +5.26% 209
Work from Home +141 103 £475 -12.04% 188
South East +56 42 £506 -16.49% 32
Midlands +62 38 £593 +89.60% 31
North of England +46 37 £413 -23.08% 55
West Midlands +62 35 £615 +96.80% 19
North West +30 20 £400 -20.60% 33
Scotland +31 18 £538 -0.92% 16
Yorkshire +26 14 £464 -14.91% 14
South West +29 9 £568 -36.94% 23
East of England +17 6 £550 +15.79% 24
East Midlands - 3 £375 - 12
North East - 2 £513 - 8
Northern Ireland - 2 £331 - 5
Wales +14 1 £380 +1.33% 8

Actionable Insight
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 6 (1.80%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.50%) Confluence
3 4 (1.20%) SAS
4 2 (0.60%) Apache
4 2 (0.60%) Apache Solr
4 2 (0.60%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.60%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.60%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.30%) CMS
5 1 (0.30%) EPiServer
Applications
1 30 (8.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.40%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.20%) Sketch
5 2 (0.60%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.60%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.60%) SPSS
5 2 (0.60%) UserZoom
6 1 (0.30%) InVision
6 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.30%) Cloudability
2 1 (0.30%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.30%) SAP IBP
2 1 (0.30%) Shopify
2 1 (0.30%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 79 (23.65%) Power Platform
2 33 (9.88%) Snowflake
3 32 (9.58%) Azure
4 22 (6.59%) AWS
5 19 (5.69%) Google Analytics
6 16 (4.79%) GCP
7 6 (1.80%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (1.50%) dbt
8 5 (1.50%) Figma
8 5 (1.50%) PowerApps
8 5 (1.50%) SaaS
9 4 (1.20%) Adobe Analytics
9 4 (1.20%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (1.20%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.20%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 4 (1.20%) Google Tag Manager
9 4 (1.20%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.90%) Amazon S3
10 3 (0.90%) GitHub
10 3 (0.90%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 22 (6.59%) Network Security
2 15 (4.49%) Intrusion Detection
3 9 (2.69%) Wireless
4 3 (0.90%) Intranet
5 2 (0.60%) Broadband
5 2 (0.60%) DNS
5 2 (0.60%) Internet
6 1 (0.30%) Firewall
6 1 (0.30%) HTTP
6 1 (0.30%) ICMP
6 1 (0.30%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (23.65%) Power BI
2 73 (21.86%) Tableau
3 29 (8.68%) Big Data
4 20 (5.99%) Data Warehouse
5 12 (3.59%) Data Mining
6 10 (2.99%) BigQuery
6 10 (2.99%) SQL Server
7 8 (2.40%) Metadata
7 8 (2.40%) Relational Database
8 7 (2.10%) Looker
8 7 (2.10%) PostHog
9 6 (1.80%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (1.80%) Power Query
10 5 (1.50%) BusinessObjects
10 5 (1.50%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.90%) Geospatial Data
11 3 (0.90%) GIS
11 3 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.90%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 3 (0.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (3.89%) JIRA
2 7 (2.10%) Git
3 3 (0.90%) Visual Website Optimizer
4 1 (0.30%) GitLab
4 1 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 182 (54.49%) Analytical Skills
2 137 (41.02%) Social Skills
3 67 (20.06%) Finance
4 40 (11.98%) Marketing
5 36 (10.78%) Public Sector
6 32 (9.58%) Legal
7 25 (7.49%) Presentation Skills
8 18 (5.39%) Retail
9 10 (2.99%) Telecoms
10 9 (2.69%) Military
11 8 (2.40%) Banking
12 6 (1.80%) Advertising
13 5 (1.50%) Health Technology
14 4 (1.20%) Games
14 4 (1.20%) German Language
14 4 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
14 4 (1.20%) Retail Banking
15 3 (0.90%) Digital Healthcare
15 3 (0.90%) Police
Job Titles
1 126 (37.72%) Analyst
2 60 (17.96%) Data Analyst
3 37 (11.08%) Lead
4 34 (10.18%) Senior
5 33 (9.88%) User Researcher
6 23 (6.89%) Business Analyst
7 20 (5.99%) Data Scientist
8 17 (5.09%) Developer
9 14 (4.19%) Data Engineer
10 13 (3.89%) Senior Analyst
11 12 (3.59%) Consultant
11 12 (3.59%) Lead Data Analyst
12 11 (3.29%) Business Intelligence Analyst
12 11 (3.29%) Senior User Researcher
13 10 (2.99%) SQL Analyst
13 10 (2.99%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
14 9 (2.69%) SQL Data Analyst
15 8 (2.40%) Business Intelligence Developer
16 6 (1.80%) Marketing Analyst
16 6 (1.80%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.49%) Apache NiFi
2 9 (2.69%) Pandas
3 6 (1.80%) scikit-learn
4 5 (1.50%) TensorFlow
5 4 (1.20%) PySpark
6 3 (0.90%) ADO
6 3 (0.90%) CSS
6 3 (0.90%) Flask
6 3 (0.90%) HTML
6 3 (0.90%) PostGIS
7 2 (0.60%) CSS3
7 2 (0.60%) RESTful
7 2 (0.60%) SOAP
8 1 (0.30%) .NET
8 1 (0.30%) D3.js
8 1 (0.30%) JSON
8 1 (0.30%) Middleware
8 1 (0.30%) REST
8 1 (0.30%) Shiny
8 1 (0.30%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 26 (7.78%) Management Information System
2 23 (6.89%) Credit Risk
3 19 (5.69%) Cyber Defence
4 17 (5.09%) Analytical Mindset
4 17 (5.09%) Distributed Applications
5 13 (3.89%) Algorithms
6 10 (2.99%) Cyber Threat
6 10 (2.99%) NHS
6 10 (2.99%) Product Ownership
7 9 (2.69%) Operational Technology
8 7 (2.10%) Security Operations Centre
9 6 (1.80%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.50%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (1.20%) Marketing Technology
11 4 (1.20%) Social Media
12 3 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (0.90%) Distributed Computing
12 3 (0.90%) Educational Technology
12 3 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 17 (5.09%) Windows
2 14 (4.19%) Linux
2 14 (4.19%) Unix
3 13 (3.89%) Android
3 13 (3.89%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 156 (46.71%) Analytics
2 113 (33.83%) Decision-Making
3 109 (32.63%) Problem-Solving
4 87 (26.05%) Visualisation
5 86 (25.75%) Business Intelligence
6 83 (24.85%) Data Analysis
7 64 (19.16%) Agile
8 61 (18.26%) Data Visualisation
9 60 (17.96%) Data Modelling
10 56 (16.77%) Data Science
11 38 (11.38%) Dashboard Development
11 38 (11.38%) User Research
12 36 (10.78%) User Experience
13 34 (10.18%) Computer Science
14 32 (9.58%) Project Management
15 31 (9.28%) Cybersecurity
16 30 (8.98%) CRM
16 30 (8.98%) Data Pipeline
16 30 (8.98%) ETL
16 30 (8.98%) Quantitative Research
Programming Languages
1 90 (26.95%) SQL
2 61 (18.26%) Python
3 16 (4.79%) R
4 14 (4.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.60%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.60%) MATLAB
5 2 (0.60%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.60%) Scala
6 1 (0.30%) C#
6 1 (0.30%) Java
6 1 (0.30%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.30%) VB
6 1 (0.30%) VBA
Qualifications
1 79 (23.65%) Degree
2 39 (11.68%) Security Cleared
3 23 (6.89%) DV Cleared
4 21 (6.29%) Master's Degree
5 17 (5.09%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (5.09%) SC Cleared
6 8 (2.40%) CISSP
7 5 (1.50%) PhD
8 4 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.20%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (1.20%) Postgraduate
9 3 (0.90%) CBAP
9 3 (0.90%) CISM
9 3 (0.90%) PMP
10 2 (0.60%) CEH
10 2 (0.60%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.60%) Tableau Certification
11 1 (0.30%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.30%) CCSK
11 1 (0.30%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (19.16%) Actionable Recommendations
2 38 (11.38%) Data Quality
3 15 (4.49%) QA
4 10 (2.99%) GDPR
5 7 (2.10%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.50%) PMO
7 3 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.90%) SLA
8 2 (0.60%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (0.60%) NIST
9 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.30%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.30%) GRC
9 1 (0.30%) HAZOP
9 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.30%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 2 (0.60%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (0.60%) Grafana
2 1 (0.30%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 34 (10.18%) Microsoft
2 29 (8.68%) Alteryx
3 28 (8.38%) Google
4 12 (3.59%) Red Hat
5 11 (3.29%) Databricks
5 11 (3.29%) Salesforce
6 7 (2.10%) Adobe
7 5 (1.50%) Marketo
7 5 (1.50%) SAP
7 5 (1.50%) ServiceNow
7 5 (1.50%) Splunk
8 3 (0.90%) Dynatrace
8 3 (0.90%) Informatica
8 3 (0.90%) Oracle
8 3 (0.90%) Pardot
9 2 (0.60%) Brio
9 2 (0.60%) ESRI
9 2 (0.60%) MicroStrategy
9 2 (0.60%) Qualys
10 1 (0.30%) F5