IT Strategy Contracts

IT/Technology Strategy
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring IT Strategy skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited IT Strategy over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 312 271 355
Rank change year-on-year -41 +84 -44
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 207 338 379
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.71% 0.79% 0.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.78% 0.92% 0.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 120 242 298
10th Percentile £413 £401 £450
25th Percentile £463 £459 £520
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £600 £625
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £738 £750 £725
90th Percentile £790 £838 £850
UK excluding London median daily rate £625 £650 £613
% change year-on-year -3.85% +6.12% +11.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £42.11
25th Percentile - - £49.26
Median hourly rate £100.00 £30.12 £61.17
Median % change year-on-year +232.01% -50.76% +249.54%
75th Percentile - - £73.09
90th Percentile - - £80.23
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - £85.00
% change year-on-year - - +407.46%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

IT Strategy 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 26,620 36,673 51,121
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.98% 86.13% 89.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,067 23,631 35,432
10th Percentile £305 £300 £325
25th Percentile £410 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% +3.77%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,100 2,440 1,683
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.75 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.13 £15.99 £16.01
Median hourly rate £28.00 £36.05 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.32% +0.13% +40.19%
75th Percentile £60.00 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% +7.14% +75.00%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Strategy in the UK

IT Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for IT Strategy in the UK

IT Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Strategy in the UK

IT Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Strategy in the UK

IT Strategy
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Strategy within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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
England -47 174 £625 +6.08% 687
London -8 101 £638 +14.97% 316
UK excluding London -14 87 £625 -3.85% 448
Work from Home +27 81 £583 -6.80% 273
North of England -12 25 £550 -16.03% 103
North West -11 22 £550 -9.13% 62
South East +27 20 £688 +30.95% 133
Scotland +2 13 £447 -36.14% 31
Midlands -1 10 £613 -18.33% 67
South West +28 8 £625 -13.79% 46
East of England +21 7 £650 +26.83% 66
West Midlands -9 7 £613 -18.33% 41
Wales - 6 £480 - 12
Yorkshire +13 3 £356 - 32
East Midlands +5 1 - - 25

IT 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 12 (5.80%) SharePoint
2 10 (4.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.90%) Confluence
4 2 (0.97%) Oracle Workflow
4 2 (0.97%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.48%) CMS
5 1 (0.48%) SAS
5 1 (0.48%) WebLogic
Applications
1 12 (5.80%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.45%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.48%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.48%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.48%) Revit
Business Applications
1 6 (2.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.45%) Maximo
3 2 (0.97%) Aladdin
3 2 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.48%) Avolution ABACUS
4 1 (0.48%) Eloqua
4 1 (0.48%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.48%) SAP IS-U
4 1 (0.48%) SAP MDM
4 1 (0.48%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 72 (34.78%) Azure
2 37 (17.87%) AWS
3 30 (14.49%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (10.14%) Entra ID
5 17 (8.21%) GCP
6 14 (6.76%) PaaS
6 14 (6.76%) SaaS
7 11 (5.31%) IaaS
8 9 (4.35%) Power Platform
9 8 (3.86%) GitHub
9 8 (3.86%) SuccessFactors
10 7 (3.38%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (2.90%) Serverless
12 5 (2.42%) Azure DevOps
13 4 (1.93%) Asana
13 4 (1.93%) Azure Functions
13 4 (1.93%) Azure Logic Apps
13 4 (1.93%) Azure Monitor
13 4 (1.93%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (1.93%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 13 (6.28%) WAN
2 10 (4.83%) VPN
3 9 (4.35%) LAN
4 8 (3.86%) DNS
4 8 (3.86%) Firewall
5 5 (2.42%) BGP
5 5 (2.42%) MPLS
5 5 (2.42%) OSPF
5 5 (2.42%) TCP/IP
5 5 (2.42%) VLAN
6 4 (1.93%) SD-WAN
6 4 (1.93%) SSL
7 3 (1.45%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (1.45%) NGFW
7 3 (1.45%) VSAN
8 2 (0.97%) Cisco ASA
8 2 (0.97%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (0.97%) DHCP
8 2 (0.97%) Network Security
8 2 (0.97%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.35%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.42%) Power BI
3 3 (1.45%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (1.45%) Big Data
4 2 (0.97%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.48%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.48%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.48%) IDMS
5 1 (0.48%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.48%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.48%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 9 (4.35%) JIRA
2 6 (2.90%) CircleCI
3 3 (1.45%) Git
4 2 (0.97%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.48%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.48%) Bitbucket Server
5 1 (0.48%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.48%) Hudson
5 1 (0.48%) JUnit
5 1 (0.48%) Oracle Forms
General
1 84 (40.58%) Social Skills
2 63 (30.43%) Finance
3 27 (13.04%) Public Sector
4 22 (10.63%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (10.63%) Banking
5 17 (8.21%) Influencing Skills
6 12 (5.80%) Retail
7 10 (4.83%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (3.86%) Back Office
8 8 (3.86%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (3.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (3.38%) Investment Banking
10 5 (2.42%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.93%) Local Government
12 3 (1.45%) Digital Health
12 3 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.45%) Front Office
12 3 (1.45%) Legal
13 2 (0.97%) Aviation
13 2 (0.97%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 107 (51.69%) Architect
2 26 (12.56%) Enterprise Architect
2 26 (12.56%) Solutions Architect
3 23 (11.11%) Technical Architect
4 14 (6.76%) Lead
5 13 (6.28%) Senior
6 12 (5.80%) Cloud Architect
7 11 (5.31%) Analyst
8 9 (4.35%) IT Manager
8 9 (4.35%) IT Support
9 8 (3.86%) Senior Architect
10 7 (3.38%) Azure Architect
11 6 (2.90%) Consultant
11 6 (2.90%) Data Architect
11 6 (2.90%) Senior Technical Architect
11 6 (2.90%) Service Manager
12 5 (2.42%) Business Analyst
12 5 (2.42%) Designer
12 5 (2.42%) Support Officer
13 4 (1.93%) ServiceNow Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (6.28%) Middleware
2 6 (2.90%) .NET
2 6 (2.90%) XML
3 5 (2.42%) LDAP
3 5 (2.42%) SAML
4 4 (1.93%) JDBC
4 4 (1.93%) JSON
4 4 (1.93%) Microsoft Graph
4 4 (1.93%) ODBC
4 4 (1.93%) REST
4 4 (1.93%) SOAP
4 4 (1.93%) Web Services
5 3 (1.45%) .NET Framework
5 3 (1.45%) CSS
5 3 (1.45%) HTML
5 3 (1.45%) Node.js
6 2 (0.97%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.97%) React
7 1 (0.48%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.48%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (9.18%) Public Cloud
2 9 (4.35%) Cloud Native
2 9 (4.35%) Data Protection Act
2 9 (4.35%) Hybrid Cloud
2 9 (4.35%) Onboarding
3 8 (3.86%) Data Centre
3 8 (3.86%) PKI
4 6 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
4 6 (2.90%) Management Information System
5 5 (2.42%) CMDB
5 5 (2.42%) Distributed Systems
5 5 (2.42%) Driving Licence
5 5 (2.42%) Life Science
5 5 (2.42%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.93%) NHS
6 4 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (1.45%) Blog
7 3 (1.45%) Enterprise Cloud
7 3 (1.45%) EPoS
7 3 (1.45%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 19 (9.18%) Windows
2 12 (5.80%) Linux
3 6 (2.90%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.45%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.45%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (1.45%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.97%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.48%) SUSE
6 1 (0.48%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (52.66%) Technology Strategy
2 87 (42.03%) Roadmaps
3 62 (29.95%) Agile
4 47 (22.71%) Enterprise Architecture
5 44 (21.26%) Problem-Solving
5 44 (21.26%) TOGAF
6 42 (20.29%) Stakeholder Management
7 39 (18.84%) Business Strategy
8 32 (15.46%) ITIL
9 31 (14.98%) Migration
10 29 (14.01%) Strategic Roadmap
11 26 (12.56%) DevOps
12 23 (11.11%) Project Management
13 22 (10.63%) Analytics
13 22 (10.63%) Computer Science
13 22 (10.63%) Risk Management
14 21 (10.14%) Technical Leadership
15 20 (9.66%) Microservices
16 19 (9.18%) Continuous Improvement
16 19 (9.18%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 13 (6.28%) Java
2 6 (2.90%) SQL
2 6 (2.90%) TypeScript
3 5 (2.42%) JavaScript
3 5 (2.42%) PowerShell
4 4 (1.93%) Kotlin
5 3 (1.45%) Python
6 2 (0.97%) C#
6 2 (0.97%) C++
7 1 (0.48%) ABAP
7 1 (0.48%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.48%) Ruby
7 1 (0.48%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 29 (14.01%) Degree
2 26 (12.56%) Security Cleared
3 22 (10.63%) SC Cleared
4 13 (6.28%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (5.31%) AWS Certification
5 11 (5.31%) Master's Degree
5 11 (5.31%) TOGAF Certification
6 10 (4.83%) Azure Certification
7 9 (4.35%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 8 (3.86%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (2.90%) PMP
10 5 (2.42%) CITP
10 5 (2.42%) MCSE
10 5 (2.42%) SAP Certification
11 4 (1.93%) CCNP
11 4 (1.93%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.93%) CISSP
11 4 (1.93%) PMI Certification
12 3 (1.45%) CCIE
12 3 (1.45%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.80%) NIST
2 11 (5.31%) Accessibility
3 9 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (4.35%) QA
4 8 (3.86%) Data Quality
5 7 (3.38%) GDPR
6 6 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (2.90%) PMO
7 5 (2.42%) NCSC
8 4 (1.93%) SLA
9 2 (0.97%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 2 (0.97%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.48%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.48%) COBIT
10 1 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.48%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.48%) EU AI Act
10 1 (0.48%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 24 (11.59%) Active Directory
2 9 (4.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (2.42%) Docker
4 4 (1.93%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.48%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 11 (5.31%) Kubernetes
2 7 (3.38%) Terraform
3 5 (2.42%) Grafana
3 5 (2.42%) Prometheus
3 5 (2.42%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.45%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.97%) OPNET
5 2 (0.97%) SCCM
6 1 (0.48%) Ansible
6 1 (0.48%) Rancher
Vendors
1 53 (25.60%) Microsoft
2 21 (10.14%) SAP
3 13 (6.28%) ServiceNow
4 11 (5.31%) Cisco
5 10 (4.83%) VMware
6 9 (4.35%) Google
7 8 (3.86%) Databricks
7 8 (3.86%) Salesforce
8 7 (3.38%) Oracle
9 5 (2.42%) Ariba
9 5 (2.42%) MuleSoft
9 5 (2.42%) OpenText
9 5 (2.42%) Palo Alto
9 5 (2.42%) Qualtrics
10 4 (1.93%) F5
11 3 (1.45%) Aruba
12 2 (0.97%) Fortinet
12 2 (0.97%) Imperva
12 2 (0.97%) TOWER Software
12 2 (0.97%) UiPath