Contract Negotiation
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Contract Negotiation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Contract Negotiation over the 6 months to 28 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 322 756 825
Rank change year-on-year +434 +69 -155
Permanent jobs citing Contract Negotiation 507 344 259
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.93% 0.27% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.99% 0.29% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 98 143 142
10th Percentile £37,125 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,535 £45,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.73% -8.33% +10.96%
75th Percentile £90,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £105,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £61,000 £47,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year +28.42% -16.67% +8.57%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Contract Negotiation is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,121 120,104 122,523
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 94.09% 95.72% 95.43%
Number of salaries quoted 36,956 73,203 81,032
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,313 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.69% +7.27%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% +4.17%

Contract Negotiation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Contract Negotiation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Contract Negotiation in the UK

Contract Negotiation
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Contract Negotiation.

Salary trend for Contract Negotiation in the UK

Contract Negotiation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Contract Negotiation over the 6 months to 28 November 2023.

Salary histogram for Contract Negotiation in the UK

Contract Negotiation
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Contract Negotiation within the UK over the 6 months to 28 November 2023. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +361 388 £70,000 +27.27% 267
Work from Home +449 341 £65,000 +16.90% 110
UK excluding London +304 312 £61,000 +28.42% 145
London +303 161 £85,000 +30.77% 132
North of England +182 91 £55,000 +57.14% 30
North West +138 54 £55,000 +57.14% 18
South East +86 50 £145,000 +136.73% 44
Scotland +82 45 £70,000 +60.00% 13
Midlands +159 43 £62,000 +37.78% 27
Yorkshire +125 37 £63,749 +82.14% 7
South West +71 29 £48,750 -8.02% 18
East Midlands +74 26 £62,500 - 12
Northern Ireland - 23 £46,000 - 3
Wales +31 22 £68,500 +52.22% 4
West Midlands +120 16 £57,500 +27.78% 15
East of England +121 9 £60,000 +19.40% 9

Contract Negotiation
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 84 (16.57%) MS Exchange
2 5 (0.99%) CMS
3 1 (0.20%) Confluence
3 1 (0.20%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (1.38%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.39%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (1.58%) SAP ERP
2 2 (0.39%) Demantra
2 2 (0.39%) Oracle ASCP
2 2 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.20%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 90 (17.75%) Microsoft 365
2 29 (5.72%) Azure
3 21 (4.14%) AWS
3 21 (4.14%) SaaS
4 10 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
4 10 (1.97%) GCP
4 10 (1.97%) IaaS
4 10 (1.97%) PaaS
5 8 (1.58%) Azure Data Factory
5 8 (1.58%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 8 (1.58%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 8 (1.58%) Microsoft Purview
6 5 (0.99%) Google Analytics
6 5 (0.99%) Google Workspace
6 5 (0.99%) WhatsApp
7 2 (0.39%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.20%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.20%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 97 (19.13%) WAN
2 90 (17.75%) SD-WAN
3 87 (17.16%) Wireless
4 84 (16.57%) Cisco IOS
4 84 (16.57%) WebEx
5 12 (2.37%) Firewall
5 12 (2.37%) LAN
6 10 (1.97%) DNS
7 8 (1.58%) VPN
8 7 (1.38%) Network Security
9 6 (1.18%) Structured Cabling
10 3 (0.59%) Cisco ASA
10 3 (0.59%) Cisco Firepower
10 3 (0.59%) Cisco Nexus
10 3 (0.59%) Internet
10 3 (0.59%) Intranet
10 3 (0.59%) WLAN
11 2 (0.39%) NAS
11 2 (0.39%) SAN
11 2 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (1.78%) SQL Server
2 8 (1.58%) Azure SQL Database
2 8 (1.58%) Data Lake
3 2 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.20%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (0.39%) JIRA
General
1 408 (80.47%) Social Skills
2 65 (12.82%) Finance
3 37 (7.30%) Legal
4 32 (6.31%) Presentation Skills
5 23 (4.54%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (4.54%) Public Sector
6 21 (4.14%) Marketing
7 20 (3.94%) Retail
8 17 (3.35%) Influencing Skills
9 13 (2.56%) Manufacturing
10 11 (2.17%) Automotive
11 10 (1.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (1.78%) Pharmaceutical
13 8 (1.58%) Aerospace
13 8 (1.58%) Aviation
13 8 (1.58%) Banking
14 6 (1.18%) Back Office
14 6 (1.18%) Telecoms
15 5 (0.99%) Local Government
15 5 (0.99%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 265 (52.27%) Architect
2 262 (51.68%) Solutions Architect
3 252 (49.70%) Presales Solution Architect
4 84 (16.57%) IT Support
4 84 (16.57%) IT Support Specialist
4 84 (16.57%) Support Specialist
5 33 (6.51%) IT Manager
6 23 (4.54%) Project Manager
7 17 (3.35%) Business Manager
8 16 (3.16%) Business Development Manager
8 16 (3.16%) Development Manager
9 14 (2.76%) Lead
10 11 (2.17%) Senior
11 8 (1.58%) Azure Architect
11 8 (1.58%) Data Architect
12 7 (1.38%) Category Manager
12 7 (1.38%) Head of IT
12 7 (1.38%) Infrastructure Manager
12 7 (1.38%) IT Infrastructure Manager
12 7 (1.38%) Service Manager
Miscellaneous
1 84 (16.57%) Wiki
2 73 (14.40%) Video Conferencing
3 16 (3.16%) Management Information System
4 13 (2.56%) Onboarding
5 9 (1.78%) Private Cloud
6 8 (1.58%) Low-Code
7 6 (1.18%) Virtual Team
8 5 (0.99%) Marketing Technology
9 4 (0.79%) Driving Licence
10 3 (0.59%) Client/Server
10 3 (0.59%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.39%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.39%) Hedge funds
12 1 (0.20%) Analytical Mindset
12 1 (0.20%) Data Centre
12 1 (0.20%) Digital Media
12 1 (0.20%) Satnav
12 1 (0.20%) Security Posture
12 1 (0.20%) Self-Motivation
12 1 (0.20%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 88 (17.36%) Windows
2 85 (16.77%) Windows 10
3 84 (16.57%) Android
4 1 (0.20%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 304 (59.96%) Problem-Solving
2 282 (55.62%) Analytics
3 274 (54.04%) IT Strategy
4 265 (52.27%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 265 (52.27%) Technology Strategy
5 260 (51.28%) Business Case
6 257 (50.69%) Actionable Insight
6 257 (50.69%) Data Analytics
7 256 (50.49%) Thought Leadership
8 255 (50.30%) Presales
9 252 (49.70%) Commercial Awareness
10 96 (18.93%) Computer Science
11 86 (16.96%) Business Continuity
12 84 (16.57%) BCP
12 84 (16.57%) Business Continuity Planning
12 84 (16.57%) Mobile Device Management
13 73 (14.40%) Application Virtualisation
14 33 (6.51%) Project Management
15 32 (6.31%) Business Strategy
16 31 (6.11%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 11 (2.17%) SQL
2 1 (0.20%) C
2 1 (0.20%) C++
2 1 (0.20%) Fortran
2 1 (0.20%) Python
Qualifications
1 257 (50.69%) Security Cleared
2 255 (50.30%) SC Cleared
3 126 (24.85%) Degree
4 97 (19.13%) Master's Degree
5 91 (17.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (1.58%) PMI Certification
7 7 (1.38%) AWS Certification
7 7 (1.38%) PMP
7 7 (1.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 6 (1.18%) APMP
9 5 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (0.99%) MBA
10 3 (0.59%) CCNA
10 3 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.59%) CISSP
10 3 (0.59%) ISACA
11 2 (0.39%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.39%) CCNP
11 2 (0.39%) CISM
12 1 (0.20%) CIPFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (1.78%) Good Clinical Practice
2 8 (1.58%) SLA
3 4 (0.79%) GDPR
4 3 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.39%) HIPAA
5 2 (0.39%) QA
6 1 (0.20%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.20%) COBIT
6 1 (0.20%) FISMA
6 1 (0.20%) GLBA
6 1 (0.20%) GRC
6 1 (0.20%) IASME
6 1 (0.20%) NIST
6 1 (0.20%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.20%) PMO
6 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 87 (17.16%) Active Directory
2 84 (16.57%) Microsoft App-V
2 84 (16.57%) VMware ESXi
2 84 (16.57%) XenApp
2 84 (16.57%) XenDesktop
3 10 (1.97%) Docker
4 2 (0.39%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.20%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 85 (16.77%) SCCM
2 73 (14.40%) AirWatch
3 10 (1.97%) Kubernetes
4 9 (1.78%) SCOM
5 1 (0.20%) CASB
5 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 111 (21.89%) Microsoft
2 90 (17.75%) Cisco
3 84 (16.57%) Citrix
4 12 (2.37%) SAP
5 11 (2.17%) Apple
5 11 (2.17%) Bloomberg
5 11 (2.17%) Google
6 8 (1.58%) Databricks
7 7 (1.38%) Cadence
7 7 (1.38%) Oracle
8 6 (1.18%) Meraki
8 6 (1.18%) NEC
8 6 (1.18%) Salesforce
9 5 (0.99%) ServiceNow
9 5 (0.99%) Zoho
10 1 (0.20%) Concur
10 1 (0.20%) HubSpot
10 1 (0.20%) Sage
10 1 (0.20%) Snow
10 1 (0.20%) Ubiquiti