Business Strategy Contracts

Business Strategy
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Business Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Business Strategy 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 167 231 214
Rank change year-on-year +64 -17 +54
Contract jobs citing Business Strategy 640 682 1,188
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.47% 1.14% 1.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.70% 1.26% 1.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 412 414 759
10th Percentile £363 £450 £408
25th Percentile £500 £513 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £600 £585
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +2.56% +3.54%
75th Percentile £750 £719 £700
90th Percentile £925 £825 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 £575 £550
% change year-on-year +13.04% +4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 68 24 15
10th Percentile £34.70 £29.30 £36.25
25th Percentile - £37.06 £40.48
Median hourly rate £38.12 £46.75 £50.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.46% -7.43% +12.22%
75th Percentile - £57.83 £64.22
90th Percentile £65.30 £66.53 £69.06
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £42.50 £51.50
% change year-on-year -10.31% -17.48% -14.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Business 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 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%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Business Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Strategy.

Daily rate trend for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Strategy over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Strategy.

Hourly rate trend for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Strategy over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Strategy 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 +70 582 £636 +6.00% 596
UK excluding London +72 325 £650 +13.04% 349
London +58 267 £600 -3.23% 264
Work from Home +78 239 £594 -1.04% 242
South East +9 76 £638 +6.25% 87
North of England +19 66 £600 +9.09% 93
East of England +50 62 £655 +0.77% 36
North West +45 58 £596 +19.29% 61
Midlands +53 47 £600 +9.09% 68
South West +35 45 £650 +7.44% 43
West Midlands +45 32 £713 +28.21% 41
Scotland +32 30 £588 +2.17% 17
East Midlands +33 15 £450 -18.18% 27
Yorkshire -12 5 £525 -4.55% 27
North East +20 3 £897 - 8
Wales +15 3 £513 +2.50% 9

Business Strategy
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 8 (1.25%) MTS
2 5 (0.78%) SAS
3 4 (0.63%) Confluence
4 2 (0.31%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 15 (2.34%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.63%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.16%) PlantUML
6 1 (0.16%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 15 (2.34%) Endur
2 8 (1.25%) Aligne
2 8 (1.25%) EuroRunner
3 6 (0.94%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 4 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.47%) Adobe Campaign
5 3 (0.47%) FastStats
5 3 (0.47%) Unica
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.31%) SAP GTS
6 2 (0.31%) SAP PLM
6 2 (0.31%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.16%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 59 (9.22%) Azure
2 46 (7.19%) SaaS
3 39 (6.09%) Cloud Computing
4 38 (5.94%) IaaS
5 37 (5.78%) PaaS
6 28 (4.38%) Power Platform
7 24 (3.75%) AWS
8 16 (2.50%) GCP
9 13 (2.03%) Microsoft 365
10 8 (1.25%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (0.94%) Serverless
12 4 (0.63%) WhatsApp
13 3 (0.47%) Azure Key Vault
13 3 (0.47%) Entra ID
13 3 (0.47%) OpenShift
14 2 (0.31%) Asana
14 2 (0.31%) AWS Lambda
14 2 (0.31%) Dynamics 365
14 2 (0.31%) Figma
14 2 (0.31%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 45 (7.03%) WAN
2 43 (6.72%) LAN
3 26 (4.06%) Network Security
4 17 (2.66%) VPN
5 13 (2.03%) BGP
5 13 (2.03%) MPLS
6 12 (1.88%) Firewall
7 8 (1.25%) Cisco IOS
7 8 (1.25%) IOS XR
8 6 (0.94%) 5G
8 6 (0.94%) Internet
9 5 (0.78%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
9 5 (0.78%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 5 (0.78%) RSVP
10 3 (0.47%) Broadband
10 3 (0.47%) Intranet
10 3 (0.47%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.31%) DNS
11 2 (0.31%) IPv6
11 2 (0.31%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (3.91%) Metadata
1 25 (3.91%) Power BI
2 21 (3.28%) Data Vault
2 21 (3.28%) Metadata Repository
2 21 (3.28%) NoSQL
3 7 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (0.94%) Big Data
4 6 (0.94%) Tableau
5 5 (0.78%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.47%) Data Mining
6 3 (0.47%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.47%) OLAP
6 3 (0.47%) OLTP
6 3 (0.47%) SAP BW
7 2 (0.31%) Amazon Athena
7 2 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.31%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 2 (0.31%) Lumira
7 2 (0.31%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.31%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 15 (2.34%) JIRA
2 11 (1.72%) Git
3 4 (0.63%) Cucumber
3 4 (0.63%) kappa
4 3 (0.47%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.47%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.31%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.16%) Selenium
6 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 221 (34.53%) Social Skills
2 214 (33.44%) Finance
3 96 (15.00%) Public Sector
4 80 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 74 (11.56%) Influencing Skills
6 57 (8.91%) Organisational Skills
7 38 (5.94%) Banking
7 38 (5.94%) Presentation Skills
8 36 (5.63%) Marketing
9 34 (5.31%) Telecoms
10 26 (4.06%) Legal
11 24 (3.75%) Manufacturing
12 19 (2.97%) Electronics
13 18 (2.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 18 (2.81%) Retail
14 13 (2.03%) Front Office
14 13 (2.03%) Law
15 11 (1.72%) Local Government
16 10 (1.56%) Billing
16 10 (1.56%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 203 (31.72%) Architect
2 98 (15.31%) Analyst
3 54 (8.44%) Business Analyst
4 46 (7.19%) Consultant
5 44 (6.88%) Lead
6 39 (6.09%) Senior
7 36 (5.63%) Project Manager
8 35 (5.47%) Security Architect
8 35 (5.47%) Solutions Architect
9 33 (5.16%) Enterprise Architect
10 31 (4.84%) Network Architect
11 30 (4.69%) Data Architect
12 27 (4.22%) Technical Architect
13 19 (2.97%) Business Architect
13 19 (2.97%) Chief Architect
13 19 (2.97%) Chief Data Architect
14 16 (2.50%) Business Consultant
15 15 (2.34%) SAP Consultant
16 14 (2.19%) Network Engineer
16 14 (2.19%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.81%) Middleware
2 12 (1.88%) JSON
2 12 (1.88%) NETCONF
2 12 (1.88%) XML
2 12 (1.88%) YANG
3 4 (0.63%) Node.js
3 4 (0.63%) OAuth
3 4 (0.63%) OpenID
3 4 (0.63%) React
3 4 (0.63%) Spring
3 4 (0.63%) Spring Boot
4 3 (0.47%) .NET
4 3 (0.47%) ADO
4 3 (0.47%) FIX Protocol
4 3 (0.47%) ModSecurity
4 3 (0.47%) pytest
4 3 (0.47%) SAML
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.31%) REST
5 2 (0.31%) SPML
Miscellaneous
1 41 (6.41%) Management Information System
2 38 (5.94%) Data Centre
3 37 (5.78%) Product Ownership
4 26 (4.06%) Reference Data
5 18 (2.81%) Enterprise Software
6 17 (2.66%) Public Cloud
7 12 (1.88%) Hybrid Cloud
8 11 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
8 11 (1.72%) Renewable Energy
8 11 (1.72%) Solar Panel
9 10 (1.56%) Security Posture
10 9 (1.41%) Market Risk
10 9 (1.41%) PMI
11 7 (1.09%) Credit Risk
12 6 (0.94%) Cloud Native
12 6 (0.94%) FMCG
13 5 (0.78%) Distributed Architecture
13 5 (0.78%) Virtual Team
14 4 (0.63%) Mobile App
14 4 (0.63%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 29 (4.53%) Windows
2 16 (2.50%) Linux
3 8 (1.25%) Windows 7
4 7 (1.09%) Unix
5 3 (0.47%) Solaris
5 3 (0.47%) VMS
6 2 (0.31%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 153 (23.91%) Agile
2 145 (22.66%) Roadmaps
3 119 (18.59%) Project Management
4 111 (17.34%) IT Strategy
5 84 (13.13%) Stakeholder Management
6 72 (11.25%) Technology Strategy
7 67 (10.47%) Problem-Solving
8 61 (9.53%) Cybersecurity
9 58 (9.06%) Business Case
10 56 (8.75%) Business Intelligence
11 55 (8.59%) Project Delivery
12 53 (8.28%) Enterprise Architecture
13 51 (7.97%) Business Development
13 51 (7.97%) Information Security
13 51 (7.97%) Use Case
14 48 (7.50%) Analytics
14 48 (7.50%) Continuous Improvement
14 48 (7.50%) TOGAF
15 46 (7.19%) Data Modelling
15 46 (7.19%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (5.47%) Python
2 33 (5.16%) SQL
3 22 (3.44%) Java
4 7 (1.09%) JavaScript
5 5 (0.78%) VBA
6 3 (0.47%) MATLAB
6 3 (0.47%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.47%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.31%) C++
7 2 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.31%) Scala
8 1 (0.16%) C#
8 1 (0.16%) R
8 1 (0.16%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 129 (20.16%) Security Cleared
2 86 (13.44%) SC Cleared
3 69 (10.78%) Degree
4 51 (7.97%) DV Cleared
5 16 (2.50%) PMI Certification
6 13 (2.03%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (2.03%) Master's Degree
7 12 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (1.56%) CISSP
9 8 (1.25%) CCNP
10 7 (1.09%) PMP
11 6 (0.94%) CBAP
11 6 (0.94%) CISM
12 5 (0.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 5 (0.78%) CTC Cleared
12 5 (0.78%) MBA
13 4 (0.63%) CCSK
13 4 (0.63%) CIPD
13 4 (0.63%) HND
14 3 (0.47%) CITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (6.56%) NIST
2 32 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (3.75%) QA
4 14 (2.19%) GDPR
5 12 (1.88%) PMO
6 9 (1.41%) SLA
7 8 (1.25%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.25%) Data Quality
8 6 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.63%) COBIT
9 4 (0.63%) GRC
9 4 (0.63%) ISO 22301
9 4 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (0.63%) NCSC
10 3 (0.47%) IASME
10 3 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.31%) Def Stans
11 2 (0.31%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.16%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 4 (0.63%) Active Directory
1 4 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.47%) Docker
2 3 (0.47%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 10 (1.56%) Ansible
2 5 (0.78%) FortiGate
3 4 (0.63%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.47%) OPNET
5 1 (0.16%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.16%) PowerCLI
5 1 (0.16%) SCCM
5 1 (0.16%) SCOM
5 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 56 (8.75%) Microsoft
2 50 (7.81%) SAP
3 15 (2.34%) Google
4 13 (2.03%) Cisco
4 13 (2.03%) Nokia
4 13 (2.03%) Salesforce
5 12 (1.88%) Oracle
6 10 (1.56%) Databricks
7 8 (1.25%) Sparx
8 7 (1.09%) Palo Alto
9 6 (0.94%) Computacenter
9 6 (0.94%) F5
9 6 (0.94%) VMware
10 5 (0.78%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.47%) Adobe
11 3 (0.47%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.47%) BiZZdesign
11 3 (0.47%) Cadence
11 3 (0.47%) Snapchat
11 3 (0.47%) Workday