Time Management Contracts

Time Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Time Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Time Management over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 165 201 248
Rank change year-on-year +36 +47 -13
Contract jobs citing Time Management 641 805 1,065
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.48% 1.35% 1.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.72% 1.50% 1.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 367 525 693
10th Percentile £173 £200 £183
25th Percentile £256 £350 £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £431 £500 £493
Median % change year-on-year -13.90% +1.42% +16.00%
75th Percentile £525 £638 £600
90th Percentile £688 £740 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £420 £473 £425
% change year-on-year -11.11% +11.18% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 67 58 72
10th Percentile - £17.02 £9.76
25th Percentile £10.95 £20.29 £10.77
Median hourly rate £13.00 £51.25 £13.20
Median % change year-on-year -74.63% +288.26% -17.14%
75th Percentile £16.30 £70.88 £22.83
90th Percentile £32.75 £77.58 £54.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £12.57 £62.50 £13.00
% change year-on-year -79.90% +380.77% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Time Management 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 37,374 53,774 80,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.31% 89.91% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,095 37,304 56,474
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
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% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,422 1,763 1,928
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -
75th Percentile £59.44 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.00 £36.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +80.00% -8.17%

Time Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Time Management in the UK

Time Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Time Management.

Daily rate trend for Time Management in the UK

Time Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Time Management over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Time Management in the UK

Time Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Time Management.

Hourly rate trend for Time Management in the UK

Time Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Time Management over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Time Management in the UK

Time Management
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 Time Management within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 +65 573 £431 -16.00% 923
UK excluding London +44 391 £420 -11.11% 715
London +13 196 £445 -19.09% 266
Work from Home +10 158 £481 -6.10% 321
South East +10 101 £475 - 202
North of England +54 98 £493 -21.12% 153
North West +45 80 £493 -24.15% 90
Midlands +48 74 £255 -41.71% 138
East Midlands +53 56 £254 -46.53% 52
South West +21 52 £475 -5.00% 93
East of England +31 39 £260 +9.24% 75
Scotland -6 29 £438 +6.18% 46
West Midlands +14 17 £440 +10.00% 86
Yorkshire -1 14 £445 -28.80% 47
North East +11 3 £150 -78.57% 22

Time Management
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 23 (3.59%) SharePoint
2 17 (2.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.56%) Confluence
4 5 (0.78%) IIS
5 4 (0.62%) Apache
5 4 (0.62%) govService
6 3 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.47%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.31%) CMS
8 1 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.16%) EPiServer
8 1 (0.16%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.16%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.16%) WebSphere
Applications
1 134 (20.90%) Microsoft Office
2 77 (12.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 53 (8.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (2.34%) Microsoft Project
5 13 (2.03%) MS Visio
6 12 (1.87%) Adobe Illustrator
6 12 (1.87%) Photoshop
7 10 (1.56%) Spreadsheet
8 8 (1.25%) Adobe After Effects
9 4 (0.62%) InDesign
10 3 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 2 (0.31%) Adobe Premiere
12 1 (0.16%) FileZilla
12 1 (0.16%) OmniGraffle
12 1 (0.16%) Sketch
12 1 (0.16%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 15 (2.34%) Shopify
2 5 (0.78%) SAP HCM
3 4 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.62%) Teamcenter
4 3 (0.47%) Sage X3
4 3 (0.47%) SAP HR
4 3 (0.47%) SAP Payroll
5 2 (0.31%) SAP PM
5 2 (0.31%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.31%) WebTrends
6 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.16%) Fidessa
6 1 (0.16%) OPENHousing
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.16%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.16%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 57 (8.89%) Azure
2 51 (7.96%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (5.46%) AWS
4 16 (2.50%) GitHub
5 15 (2.34%) BigCommerce
5 15 (2.34%) IaaS
6 12 (1.87%) Entra ID
6 12 (1.87%) GCP
7 11 (1.72%) SaaS
8 10 (1.56%) OpenShift
8 10 (1.56%) Power Platform
9 9 (1.40%) Azure Service Bus
10 8 (1.25%) Amazon EKS
11 7 (1.09%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (1.09%) OneDrive
12 6 (0.94%) AWS Lambda
12 6 (0.94%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 6 (0.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 6 (0.94%) PaaS
12 6 (0.94%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 38 (5.93%) Firewall
2 23 (3.59%) DNS
3 14 (2.18%) LAN
4 12 (1.87%) VPN
5 11 (1.72%) WAN
6 10 (1.56%) DHCP
6 10 (1.56%) MPLS
6 10 (1.56%) Network Security
7 9 (1.40%) Internet
7 9 (1.40%) Structured Cabling
7 9 (1.40%) VSAN
8 8 (1.25%) Cisco ISE
8 8 (1.25%) Wireless
9 7 (1.09%) Cisco ASA
10 6 (0.94%) TCP/IP
11 5 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (0.47%) FTP
12 3 (0.47%) Skype
13 2 (0.31%) NX-OS
13 2 (0.31%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (1.87%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.25%) Oracle Reports
3 5 (0.78%) Power BI
3 5 (0.78%) Tableau
4 4 (0.62%) MySQL
4 4 (0.62%) Oracle Database
4 4 (0.62%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.47%) Hadoop
5 3 (0.47%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.47%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.31%) Big Data
6 2 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.31%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.16%) DB2
7 1 (0.16%) IDMS
7 1 (0.16%) MS Access
7 1 (0.16%) QlikView
7 1 (0.16%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 29 (4.52%) JIRA
2 22 (3.43%) Git
3 11 (1.72%) Bitbucket
3 11 (1.72%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.56%) Selenium
5 7 (1.09%) JUnit
6 6 (0.94%) CircleCI
6 6 (0.94%) Cucumber
6 6 (0.94%) Dreamweaver
6 6 (0.94%) Gradle
7 5 (0.78%) Maven
8 4 (0.62%) Appium
8 4 (0.62%) Sourcetree
9 3 (0.47%) GitLab
9 3 (0.47%) Postman
10 2 (0.31%) Octopus Deploy
10 2 (0.31%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.31%) TestNG
10 2 (0.31%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.31%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 335 (52.26%) Social Skills
2 174 (27.15%) Organisational Skills
3 105 (16.38%) Analytical Skills
4 97 (15.13%) Finance
5 94 (14.66%) Presentation Skills
6 52 (8.11%) Marketing
7 45 (7.02%) Public Sector
8 40 (6.24%) Retail
9 21 (3.28%) Mandarin Language
10 20 (3.12%) Banking
11 18 (2.81%) Legal
11 18 (2.81%) Telecoms
12 17 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (1.25%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (1.25%) German Language
14 7 (1.09%) Manufacturing
15 6 (0.94%) Billing
15 6 (0.94%) Electronics
15 6 (0.94%) French Language
16 5 (0.78%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 78 (12.17%) Analyst
2 57 (8.89%) Project Manager
3 40 (6.24%) Architect
4 33 (5.15%) Administrator
5 31 (4.84%) Consultant
6 28 (4.37%) Coordinator
7 27 (4.21%) Senior
8 26 (4.06%) Lead
9 24 (3.74%) Developer
10 23 (3.59%) Solutions Architect
11 21 (3.28%) Project Coordinator
12 19 (2.96%) Support Engineer
13 18 (2.81%) IT Support
14 17 (2.65%) 1st Line Engineer
14 17 (2.65%) Test Engineer
15 16 (2.50%) Desktop Engineer
15 16 (2.50%) SOC Analyst
16 15 (2.34%) Service Analyst
16 15 (2.34%) Service Desk Analyst
17 14 (2.18%) Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (3.12%) REST
2 13 (2.03%) CSS
3 11 (1.72%) HTML
4 9 (1.40%) .NET
4 9 (1.40%) VML
4 9 (1.40%) Web Services
5 8 (1.25%) AngularJS
6 5 (0.78%) GraphQL
6 5 (0.78%) RAML
6 5 (0.78%) React
6 5 (0.78%) SAML
6 5 (0.78%) Sass
6 5 (0.78%) SOAP
7 4 (0.62%) .NET Core
7 4 (0.62%) Elastic Stack
7 4 (0.62%) JSON
7 4 (0.62%) LDAP
7 4 (0.62%) RxJava
7 4 (0.62%) Spring
7 4 (0.62%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 83 (12.95%) Self-Motivation
2 41 (6.40%) Management Information System
3 22 (3.43%) CSOC
4 21 (3.28%) Security Operations Centre
5 11 (1.72%) Animation
6 10 (1.56%) Onboarding
6 10 (1.56%) Product Ownership
6 10 (1.56%) Virtual Team
7 9 (1.40%) Data Centre
8 8 (1.25%) Cloud Native
9 7 (1.09%) CMDB
9 7 (1.09%) Graphic Design
9 7 (1.09%) Replication
10 6 (0.94%) Driving Licence
10 6 (0.94%) Legacy Code
10 6 (0.94%) Virtual Reality
11 5 (0.78%) FMCG
11 5 (0.78%) iPad
11 5 (0.78%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.78%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 107 (16.69%) Windows
2 48 (7.49%) Windows 10
3 31 (4.84%) Windows Server
4 23 (3.59%) Linux
5 14 (2.18%) Android
6 11 (1.72%) Unix
7 9 (1.40%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (1.09%) Windows Server 2008
9 6 (0.94%) Apple iOS
9 6 (0.94%) Mac OS
9 6 (0.94%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.62%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.62%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.62%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (30.58%) Problem-Solving
2 151 (23.56%) Decision-Making
3 116 (18.10%) Project Management
4 107 (16.69%) Agile
5 100 (15.60%) Customer Service
6 66 (10.30%) Continuous Improvement
7 65 (10.14%) Project Delivery
8 55 (8.58%) Conflict Management
9 50 (7.80%) Analytics
10 44 (6.86%) Migration
11 41 (6.40%) ITIL
12 39 (6.08%) Cybersecurity
12 39 (6.08%) Risk Management
13 37 (5.77%) PRINCE2
13 37 (5.77%) Service Management
14 35 (5.46%) Collaborative Working
15 34 (5.30%) DevOps
16 31 (4.84%) Mentoring
17 30 (4.68%) Stakeholder Management
18 29 (4.52%) Critical Thinking
Programming Languages
1 27 (4.21%) SQL
2 21 (3.28%) Java
3 19 (2.96%) Python
4 12 (1.87%) PowerShell
5 10 (1.56%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.09%) C#
7 4 (0.62%) Bicep
7 4 (0.62%) Kotlin
7 4 (0.62%) Perl
7 4 (0.62%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.47%) ABAP
8 3 (0.47%) Bash
8 3 (0.47%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.31%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.31%) VBScript
10 1 (0.16%) R
10 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.16%) Swift
10 1 (0.16%) VB
10 1 (0.16%) VBA
Qualifications
1 159 (24.80%) Degree
2 137 (21.37%) Security Cleared
3 91 (14.20%) SC Cleared
4 41 (6.40%) DV Cleared
5 28 (4.37%) NVQ Level 3
5 28 (4.37%) SANS
6 19 (2.96%) Computer Science Degree
6 19 (2.96%) HNC
6 19 (2.96%) HND
7 14 (2.18%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (2.03%) PMP
9 12 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
10 11 (1.72%) PMI Certification
11 10 (1.56%) DBS Check
12 9 (1.40%) ITIL Certification
13 8 (1.25%) CCNP
13 8 (1.25%) CISM
14 7 (1.09%) Azure Certification
14 7 (1.09%) Master's Degree
15 6 (0.94%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (7.80%) SLA
2 38 (5.93%) PMO
3 32 (4.99%) QA
4 28 (4.37%) Disclosure Scotland
5 12 (1.87%) Accessibility
5 12 (1.87%) Data Quality
6 9 (1.40%) NIST
7 8 (1.25%) GDPR
7 8 (1.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.62%) NIST 800
9 3 (0.47%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.31%) HL7
11 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.16%) GxP
11 1 (0.16%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 53 (8.27%) Active Directory
2 37 (5.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (2.65%) Docker
4 15 (2.34%) VMware NSX
5 7 (1.09%) vCloud
6 6 (0.94%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.94%) vSphere
7 3 (0.47%) HDFS
7 3 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.47%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.31%) Firmware
8 2 (0.31%) NFS
9 1 (0.16%) Apache ZooKeeper
9 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.16%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 24 (3.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (3.28%) SCCM
3 20 (3.12%) Terraform
4 19 (2.96%) Kubernetes
5 13 (2.03%) vCenter Server
6 10 (1.56%) VxRail
7 8 (1.25%) Nessus
8 7 (1.09%) Istio
8 7 (1.09%) Rancher
9 6 (0.94%) Ansible
10 4 (0.62%) MOM
11 3 (0.47%) Kibana
11 3 (0.47%) Single Sign-On
12 2 (0.31%) logstash
12 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Clustering
12 2 (0.31%) Packer
13 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.16%) Hadoop YARN
13 1 (0.16%) ITRS Geneos
13 1 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 164 (25.59%) Microsoft
2 52 (8.11%) SAP
3 45 (7.02%) VMware
4 25 (3.90%) Adobe
4 25 (3.90%) Salesforce
5 22 (3.43%) Dell
5 22 (3.43%) Oracle
6 20 (3.12%) Google
6 20 (3.12%) ServiceNow
7 19 (2.96%) Cisco
8 15 (2.34%) Citrix
9 14 (2.18%) Sitecore
10 13 (2.03%) Apple
11 8 (1.25%) Juniper
11 8 (1.25%) Okta
12 7 (1.09%) Intel
12 7 (1.09%) Palo Alto
12 7 (1.09%) ScienceLogic
13 6 (0.94%) dotdigital
14 5 (0.78%) EMC