Strategic Planning Contracts

Strategic Planning
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Strategic Planning skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Strategic Planning over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 391 476 620
Rank change year-on-year +85 +144 +28
Contract jobs citing Strategic Planning 132 122 92
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.45% 0.28% 0.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.50% 0.32% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 78 66
10th Percentile £315 £313 £388
25th Percentile £400 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £514 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.68% -2.14% -9.25%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £678
90th Percentile £775 £700 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £498
% change year-on-year - +5.53% -13.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 4 5
10th Percentile £15.60 £27.43 £40.35
25th Percentile £31.16 £41.94 £42.00
Median hourly rate £37.54 £53.44 £50.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.76% +5.83% +20.24%
75th Percentile £50.75 £57.83 £57.83
90th Percentile £65.62 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.64 £56.89 £56.89
% change year-on-year -44.38% - +59.68%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Strategic Planning 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 26,648 37,562 53,490
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.82% 86.33% 89.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,170 24,188 37,115
10th Percentile £308 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £650
90th Percentile £745 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £483 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.50% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,066 2,451 1,742
10th Percentile £14.35 £12.75 £11.00
25th Percentile £18.26 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.00 £35.50 £36.42
Median % change year-on-year -18.31% -2.53% +45.69%
75th Percentile £61.50 £59.95 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £36.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -24.66% +4.29% +75.00%

Strategic Planning
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Strategic Planning.

Daily rate trend for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Strategic Planning over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Strategic Planning.

Hourly rate trend for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Strategic Planning over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Planning within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 +56 114 £500 - 835
London +61 69 £500 -2.44% 478
UK excluding London +47 50 £525 - 448
Work from Home +47 36 £481 -6.10% 434
Midlands +18 12 £400 -11.11% 76
West Midlands +18 12 £400 -11.11% 39
South East +44 11 £488 -0.51% 134
Scotland +16 9 £565 -5.88% 27
North of England +8 7 £568 +2.44% 104
Yorkshire +3 5 £568 +1.89% 42
East of England - 5 £800 - 49
South West +35 4 £738 +57.92% 48
North West +6 2 £588 +45.06% 53
Wales - 2 £306 - 18

Strategic Planning
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 (6.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (3.79%) SharePoint
3 3 (2.27%) Exchange Server 2013
4 1 (0.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (5.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (4.55%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.76%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.76%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (4.55%) FLEXCUBE
1 6 (4.55%) Oracle BPM
2 3 (2.27%) SAP ERP
2 3 (2.27%) Workday HCM
3 2 (1.52%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (1.52%) SAP CO
3 2 (1.52%) SAP FI
3 2 (1.52%) SAP FI/CO
3 2 (1.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.52%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.76%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.76%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 11 (8.33%) Azure
2 6 (4.55%) AWS
2 6 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (3.79%) Entra ID
3 5 (3.79%) Power Platform
3 5 (3.79%) SuccessFactors
4 4 (3.03%) Adobe Analytics
4 4 (3.03%) Azure Functions
4 4 (3.03%) Azure Logic Apps
4 4 (3.03%) Google Analytics
4 4 (3.03%) Mimecast
4 4 (3.03%) OneDrive
4 4 (3.03%) Serverless
5 3 (2.27%) GCP
6 2 (1.52%) Azure Machine Learning
6 2 (1.52%) Smartsheet
7 1 (0.76%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 1 (0.76%) Google Docs
7 1 (0.76%) Google Sheets
7 1 (0.76%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.03%) Wireless
2 3 (2.27%) Firewall
2 3 (2.27%) Unified Communications
3 2 (1.52%) Ethernet
3 2 (1.52%) NGFW
3 2 (1.52%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.76%) 5G
4 1 (0.76%) Intranet
4 1 (0.76%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.76%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.79%) Power BI
1 5 (3.79%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.76%) Relational Database
2 1 (0.76%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (4.55%) Jenkins
2 5 (3.79%) JIRA
3 1 (0.76%) Git
General
1 62 (46.97%) Social Skills
2 56 (42.42%) Finance
3 40 (30.30%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (17.42%) Public Sector
5 14 (10.61%) Banking
6 13 (9.85%) Marketing
6 13 (9.85%) Military
7 8 (6.06%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (6.06%) Legal
8 7 (5.30%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (3.79%) Advertising
9 5 (3.79%) Law
9 5 (3.79%) Local Government
9 5 (3.79%) Telecoms
10 4 (3.03%) Back Office
10 4 (3.03%) Brand Awareness
10 4 (3.03%) Manufacturing
10 4 (3.03%) Multimedia
10 4 (3.03%) Retail Banking
11 3 (2.27%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 16 (12.12%) Lead
2 14 (10.61%) Senior
3 10 (7.58%) Analyst
4 9 (6.82%) Architect
5 7 (5.30%) Project Manager
6 6 (4.55%) Administrator
7 5 (3.79%) Account Manager
7 5 (3.79%) Digital Account Manager
7 5 (3.79%) Senior Manager
8 4 (3.03%) Business Analyst
8 4 (3.03%) Business Manager
8 4 (3.03%) Campaign Manager
8 4 (3.03%) Client Services Manager
8 4 (3.03%) Data Analyst
8 4 (3.03%) Delivery Manager
8 4 (3.03%) Developer
8 4 (3.03%) IT Manager
8 4 (3.03%) Microsoft 365 Architect
8 4 (3.03%) SAP Manager
8 4 (3.03%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.03%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (1.52%) Plotly
2 2 (1.52%) React
3 1 (0.76%) Middleware
3 1 (0.76%) OpenTelemetry
3 1 (0.76%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.76%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.76%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.33%) Digital Media
2 9 (6.82%) Social Media
3 6 (4.55%) Data Centre
3 6 (4.55%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.03%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (3.03%) Cyber Threat
5 3 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.52%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.52%) PMI
7 1 (0.76%) AS400
7 1 (0.76%) CCTV
7 1 (0.76%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.76%) Cyber Kill Chain
7 1 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.76%) Mainframe
7 1 (0.76%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 1 (0.76%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.76%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.76%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.76%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.03%) Windows
2 2 (1.52%) Linux
3 1 (0.76%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (32.58%) Problem-Solving
2 40 (30.30%) Stakeholder Management
3 39 (29.55%) Decision-Making
4 27 (20.45%) Roadmaps
5 26 (19.70%) Change Management
5 26 (19.70%) Project Management
6 25 (18.94%) Risk Management
7 24 (18.18%) Programme Management
8 22 (16.67%) Agile
8 22 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
8 22 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 17 (12.88%) Strategic Thinking
10 16 (12.12%) Analytics
11 15 (11.36%) Data Analysis
11 15 (11.36%) Resource Allocation
12 12 (9.09%) Business Strategy
13 11 (8.33%) Collaborative Culture
13 11 (8.33%) Portfolio Management
14 10 (7.58%) Migration
14 10 (7.58%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 14 (10.61%) SQL
2 7 (5.30%) PowerShell
3 6 (4.55%) Java
3 6 (4.55%) PL/SQL
4 2 (1.52%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.52%) Python
5 1 (0.76%) Bash
5 1 (0.76%) R
5 1 (0.76%) Shell Script
5 1 (0.76%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (19.70%) Degree
2 19 (14.39%) Security Cleared
3 13 (9.85%) SC Cleared
4 10 (7.58%) PMP
5 9 (6.82%) PMI Certification
6 8 (6.06%) Master's Degree
7 6 (4.55%) DV Cleared
8 4 (3.03%) EnCE
9 3 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (2.27%) CISM
9 3 (2.27%) CISSP
10 2 (1.52%) ACCA
10 2 (1.52%) CCNA
10 2 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.52%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (1.52%) MBA
11 1 (0.76%) CRISC
11 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.76%) SAP Certification
11 1 (0.76%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (10.61%) QA
2 6 (4.55%) Accessibility
2 6 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 5 (3.79%) Data Quality
4 4 (3.03%) PMO
4 4 (3.03%) SLA
5 2 (1.52%) GDPR
5 2 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.52%) NCSC
5 2 (1.52%) NIST
6 1 (0.76%) Automotive SPICE
6 1 (0.76%) GxP
6 1 (0.76%) IFRS
6 1 (0.76%) ISO 26262
6 1 (0.76%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.76%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (4.55%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (3.03%) EnCase
1 4 (3.03%) FTK
2 2 (1.52%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.76%) Ansible
3 1 (0.76%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (0.76%) Control-M
3 1 (0.76%) CSIRT
3 1 (0.76%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.76%) Kustomize
3 1 (0.76%) Packer
3 1 (0.76%) SCCM
3 1 (0.76%) Terraform
Vendors
1 21 (15.91%) Microsoft
2 14 (10.61%) SAP
3 12 (9.09%) Google
3 12 (9.09%) Oracle
4 10 (7.58%) Salesforce
5 6 (4.55%) Cisco
6 5 (3.79%) Adobe
7 4 (3.03%) Cellebrite
7 4 (3.03%) Nuix
7 4 (3.03%) Proofpoint
8 3 (2.27%) Workday
9 2 (1.52%) Databricks
9 2 (1.52%) Nokia
10 1 (0.76%) Adaptive Insights
10 1 (0.76%) Ariba
10 1 (0.76%) BMC
10 1 (0.76%) Progress
10 1 (0.76%) QAD
10 1 (0.76%) Splunk
10 1 (0.76%) Tagetik