Strategic Management Contract Job Trends

Strategic Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Strategic Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 582 523 583
Rank change year-on-year -59 +60 +190
Contract jobs citing Strategic Management 2 4 7
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.005% 0.013% 0.016%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.006% 0.014% 0.019%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - £674 -
25th Percentile - £720 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £844 £475
Median % change year-on-year -28.89% +77.63% -32.14%
75th Percentile - £970 £577
90th Percentile - £1,018 £591
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £563
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 2
Median hourly rate - £71.87 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - +19.79% +275.00%
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £71.87 £60.00
% change year-on-year - +19.79% +275.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Strategic Management 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 32,475 28,042 37,290
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 87.84% 88.72% 87.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,506 17,042 24,746
10th Percentile £304 £306 £304
25th Percentile £406 £413 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £614 £638 £650
90th Percentile £723 £744 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,987 893 1,582
10th Percentile £14.52 £15.62 £14.18
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.50 £18.18
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -19.75% +15.71%
75th Percentile £56.00 £62.24 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.39 £74.97 £76.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.83 £30.45 £43.83
% change year-on-year -21.76% -30.52% +51.12%

Strategic Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Strategic Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Strategic Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Strategic Management
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Strategic Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Strategic Management

Strategic Management
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Strategic Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Strategic Management

Strategic Management
Top 3 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Management within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Work from Home -2 1 £600 -40.00% 3
UK excluding London -56 1 - - 6
Scotland - 1 - -

Strategic Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Coaching
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) SFIA
1 1 (50.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility