Resource Allocation Contracts

Resource Allocation
UK

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

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 424 575 728
Rank change year-on-year +151 +153 -200
Contract jobs citing Resource Allocation 154 141 139
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.24% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.41% 0.27% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 102 88
10th Percentile £306 £370 £309
25th Percentile £369 £450 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -11.36% +10.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £572 £700 £625
90th Percentile £646 £786 £724
UK excluding London median daily rate £469 £500 £465
% change year-on-year -6.25% +7.53% +47.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 7 3
10th Percentile £16.80 £18.35 £38.80
25th Percentile £22.34 £30.19 £39.63
Median hourly rate £23.00 £37.30 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.34% -11.19% +46.09%
75th Percentile £30.16 £50.25 £43.00
90th Percentile - £55.05 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £37.30 -
% change year-on-year -32.98% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Resource Allocation 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 37,480 53,073 80,381
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.37% 89.85% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,166 36,804 56,457
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
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% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,447 1,751 1,910
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.96 £36.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +44.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%

Resource Allocation
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Resource Allocation in the UK

Resource Allocation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Resource Allocation.

Daily rate trend for Resource Allocation in the UK

Resource Allocation
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Resource Allocation over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Resource Allocation in the UK

Resource Allocation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Resource Allocation.

Hourly rate trend for Resource Allocation in the UK

Resource Allocation
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Resource Allocation over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Resource Allocation in the UK

Resource Allocation
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 Resource Allocation within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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
England +120 125 £500 -9.09% 192
UK excluding London +70 75 £469 -6.25% 133
London +117 59 £525 -19.23% 63
Work from Home +139 54 £475 -20.83% 83
South East +21 23 £513 -2.84% 26
Midlands +46 18 £475 +216.67% 38
West Midlands +32 15 £488 +225.00% 23
North of England +17 11 £425 -33.33% 29
Scotland +41 7 £400 -11.11% 11
South West +25 6 £500 -6.98% 21
North West +15 6 £425 -33.33% 15
East of England +8 5 £513 +20.59% 7
Wales +17 4 £325 -16.67% 2
East Midlands - 3 £355 - 15
Yorkshire +18 1 - - 11
North East - 1 - - 5
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 2

Resource Allocation
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 4 (2.60%) Confluence
1 4 (2.60%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.65%) Anypoint
Applications
1 12 (7.79%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (2.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.60%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.30%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (3.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.30%) Primavera
3 1 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.65%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 1 (0.65%) JDE EnterpriseOne
3 1 (0.65%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.65%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.65%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.65%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.65%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.65%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 19 (12.34%) Azure
2 9 (5.84%) WhatsApp
3 5 (3.25%) AWS
4 3 (1.95%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (1.95%) SaaS
5 2 (1.30%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.65%) Azure API Management
6 1 (0.65%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.65%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.65%) Azure Functions
6 1 (0.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.65%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.65%) GCP
6 1 (0.65%) Serverless
6 1 (0.65%) Smartsheet
6 1 (0.65%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.90%) VPN
2 4 (2.60%) LAN
2 4 (2.60%) Network Security
2 4 (2.60%) WAN
3 2 (1.30%) Firewall
3 2 (1.30%) Remote Desktop
3 2 (1.30%) SD-WAN
3 2 (1.30%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.65%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.65%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.30%) MS Access
1 2 (1.30%) Power BI
2 1 (0.65%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.65%) DB2
2 1 (0.65%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 17 (11.04%) JIRA
2 1 (0.65%) Selenium
General
1 75 (48.70%) Social Skills
2 57 (37.01%) Finance
3 27 (17.53%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (7.79%) Manufacturing
5 10 (6.49%) Retail
6 8 (5.19%) Banking
7 6 (3.90%) Local Government
8 5 (3.25%) Legal
8 5 (3.25%) Marketing
8 5 (3.25%) Public Sector
9 4 (2.60%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (2.60%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (2.60%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.95%) Investment Banking
11 2 (1.30%) Dutch Language
11 2 (1.30%) Front Office
11 2 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.30%) Law
11 2 (1.30%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 70 (45.45%) Project Manager
2 18 (11.69%) Lead
3 17 (11.04%) IT Manager
4 12 (7.79%) IT Project Manager
5 9 (5.84%) Coordinator
5 9 (5.84%) Project Coordinator
6 8 (5.19%) Analyst
7 7 (4.55%) Technical Manager
8 6 (3.90%) Technical Project Manager
9 5 (3.25%) PMO Lead
9 5 (3.25%) Portfolio Manager
9 5 (3.25%) Programme Manager
9 5 (3.25%) Security Manager
9 5 (3.25%) Senior
10 4 (2.60%) Architect
10 4 (2.60%) Consultant
10 4 (2.60%) ERP Manager
11 3 (1.95%) ERP Project Manager
11 3 (1.95%) Scrum Master
11 3 (1.95%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.65%) GraphQL
1 1 (0.65%) Middleware
1 1 (0.65%) Node.js
1 1 (0.65%) SailPoint
1 1 (0.65%) SAP PI
1 1 (0.65%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 4 (2.60%) Data Centre
1 4 (2.60%) Management Information System
2 3 (1.95%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (1.95%) Biopharmaceutical
2 3 (1.95%) Robotics
2 3 (1.95%) Security Posture
3 2 (1.30%) CCTV
3 2 (1.30%) FMCG
3 2 (1.30%) Mainframe
3 2 (1.30%) Operational Technology
3 2 (1.30%) Replication
3 2 (1.30%) Virtual Team
4 1 (0.65%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (0.65%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (0.65%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (0.65%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (0.65%) Mobile App
4 1 (0.65%) Product Ownership
4 1 (0.65%) Public Cloud
4 1 (0.65%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.95%) Windows
2 2 (1.30%) Linux
3 1 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.65%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.65%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (57.79%) Project Management
2 51 (33.12%) Stakeholder Management
3 40 (25.97%) Risk Management
4 35 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
4 35 (22.73%) Project Delivery
5 32 (20.78%) Budget Management
6 31 (20.13%) Agile
7 30 (19.48%) Project Planning
8 28 (18.18%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
9 24 (15.58%) PRINCE2
10 20 (12.99%) Continuous Improvement
11 19 (12.34%) Change Management
12 17 (11.04%) Programme Management
13 13 (8.44%) Scrum
14 11 (7.14%) Budgeting
14 11 (7.14%) ERP
14 11 (7.14%) ITIL
14 11 (7.14%) Project Governance
14 11 (7.14%) Resource Management
14 11 (7.14%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.95%) Java
1 3 (1.95%) SQL
2 1 (0.65%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 25 (16.23%) Degree
1 25 (16.23%) PMP
2 23 (14.94%) PMI Certification
3 12 (7.79%) Security Cleared
4 9 (5.84%) SC Cleared
5 8 (5.19%) CISSP
6 5 (3.25%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (2.60%) CCNP
7 4 (2.60%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (2.60%) Master's Degree
7 4 (2.60%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 3 (1.95%) CCNA
8 3 (1.95%) CISM
9 2 (1.30%) ACCA
9 2 (1.30%) AWS Certification
9 2 (1.30%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 2 (1.30%) Azure Certification
9 2 (1.30%) CIMA
10 1 (0.65%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.65%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (13.64%) QA
2 15 (9.74%) PMO
3 6 (3.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (2.60%) SLA
5 3 (1.95%) GDPR
6 2 (1.30%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.30%) HIPAA
6 2 (1.30%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.65%) COBIT
7 1 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.65%) EMIR
7 1 (0.65%) FedRAMP
7 1 (0.65%) GRC
7 1 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.65%) NIST
7 1 (0.65%) P3O
7 1 (0.65%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (2.60%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.30%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.65%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.65%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 2 (1.30%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 20 (12.99%) Microsoft
2 12 (7.79%) SAP
3 7 (4.55%) Salesforce
4 6 (3.90%) VMware
5 3 (1.95%) Oracle
6 2 (1.30%) Ariba
6 2 (1.30%) Facebook
6 2 (1.30%) Google
6 2 (1.30%) Instagram
6 2 (1.30%) Laserfiche
6 2 (1.30%) NEC
7 1 (0.65%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.65%) Blue Prism
7 1 (0.65%) BT
7 1 (0.65%) Databricks
7 1 (0.65%) Dynatrace
7 1 (0.65%) Infor
7 1 (0.65%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.65%) TikTok
7 1 (0.65%) Veeam