Strategy Analyst Contracts

Strategy Analyst
UK

The median Strategy Analyst daily rate in the UK is £369, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 553 557 666
Rank change year-on-year +4 +109 +179
Contract jobs requiring a Strategy Analyst 3 5 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% 0.013% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.014% 0.004%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 1
10th Percentile £302 £555 -
25th Percentile £327 £563 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £369 £600 £325
Median % change year-on-year -38.50% +84.62% -40.91%
75th Percentile £403 £631 -
90th Percentile £424 £635 -
UK excluding London median daily rate £340 £625 -
% change year-on-year -45.68% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 30,315 36,280 50,499
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.42% 92.94% 94.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,223 23,530 34,843
10th Percentile £281 £300 £306
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -0.46%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,498 2,061 1,518
10th Percentile £13.64 £14.16 £14.50
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.12 £19.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.75
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% +0.58% +66.47%
75th Percentile £53.99 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.90 £75.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £43.90 £39.55
% change year-on-year -42.71% +11.00% +86.12%

Strategy Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Strategy Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Strategy Analyst in the UK

Strategy Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Strategy Analyst in the UK

Strategy Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Strategy Analyst in the UK

Strategy Analyst
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Strategy Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 3 August 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 +21 3 £369 -37.19% 32
UK excluding London 0 2 £340 -45.68% 14
North of England - 2 £340 - 3
Yorkshire - 2 £340 -
London +9 1 £425 -22.73% 23

Strategy Analyst Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, Strategy Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Strategy Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Critical Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Architecture Roadmap
2 2 (66.67%) Fintech
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Business Case
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) PMO
2 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
2 2 (66.67%) Portfolio Management
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) User Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Miro
3 1 (33.33%) User Research
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (33.33%) Service Design
3 1 (33.33%) Compliance Management
3 1 (33.33%) Public Sector

Strategy Analyst Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Miro
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Architecture Roadmap
2 2 (66.67%) Business Case
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Critical Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Fintech
2 2 (66.67%) Portfolio Management
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Planning
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
2 2 (66.67%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Compliance Management
3 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Service Design
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) User Experience
3 1 (33.33%) User Research
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft