IT Strategy Contracts in London

IT/Technology Strategy
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for IT Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited IT Strategy over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 240 315 295
Rank change year-on-year +75 -20 0
Contract jobs citing IT Strategy 159 167 360
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.91% 0.65% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.03% 0.71% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 125 257
10th Percentile £407 £463 £456
25th Percentile £441 £550 £546
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £650 £675
Median % change year-on-year -14.69% -3.70% +9.76%
75th Percentile £688 £800 £775
90th Percentile £844 £913 £875
England median daily rate £589 £650 £625
% change year-on-year -9.36% +4.00% +13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £62.50
Median hourly rate £30.12 £37.34 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.34% -42.55% +34.02%
75th Percentile - - £67.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £30.12 £37.34 £17.50
% change year-on-year -19.34% +113.37% +16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

IT Strategy 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 advertised in London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,495 23,478 35,602
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.66% 90.88% 92.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,110 16,936 26,017
10th Percentile £343 £375 £388
25th Percentile £450 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £593 £575
Median % change year-on-year -7.17% +3.04% +9.52%
75th Percentile £681 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 307 270 417
10th Percentile £15.77 £18.50 £17.25
25th Percentile £20.00 £22.50 £23.91
Median hourly rate £27.84 £38.25 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.22% +2.00% +15.38%
75th Percentile £48.75 £63.94 £51.48
90th Percentile £66.85 £82.28 £68.75
England median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.69% +45.00% +7.94%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing IT Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for IT Strategy in London

IT Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for IT Strategy in London

IT Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Strategy in London

IT Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Strategy in London

IT Strategy
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Strategy within the London region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Central London +67 31 £570 -12.31% 18
East London - 3 £630 - 3
West London +23 2 £535 -31.03% 5
IT Strategy
England

IT Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 18 (11.32%) Apache
2 11 (6.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (3.14%) Apache Spark
4 2 (1.26%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.63%) CMS
5 1 (0.63%) Confluence
5 1 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.63%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.63%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (1.26%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.63%) Gliffy
2 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (6.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.89%) Teamcenter
3 2 (1.26%) Primavera
4 1 (0.63%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.63%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 45 (28.30%) Azure
2 33 (20.75%) AWS
3 18 (11.32%) Amazon Kinesis
4 12 (7.55%) IaaS
4 12 (7.55%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (4.40%) Entra ID
6 6 (3.77%) SaaS
7 5 (3.14%) PaaS
7 5 (3.14%) Tricentis Tosca
8 4 (2.52%) Cloud Computing
8 4 (2.52%) GCP
8 4 (2.52%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.63%) Amazon SQS
9 1 (0.63%) Azure Key Vault
9 1 (0.63%) GitHub
9 1 (0.63%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.63%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.63%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.63%) Serverless
9 1 (0.63%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 10 (6.29%) Firewall
2 8 (5.03%) WAN
3 7 (4.40%) DNS
3 7 (4.40%) LAN
4 6 (3.77%) MPLS
5 4 (2.52%) SD-WAN
6 3 (1.89%) Network Security
6 3 (1.89%) Wireless
7 2 (1.26%) BGP
7 2 (1.26%) Internet
7 2 (1.26%) OSPF
7 2 (1.26%) VPN
7 2 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.63%) Broadband
8 1 (0.63%) DHCP
8 1 (0.63%) EIGRP
8 1 (0.63%) IPv4
8 1 (0.63%) IPv6
8 1 (0.63%) SAN
8 1 (0.63%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (11.32%) Flink
2 6 (3.77%) SQL Server
3 4 (2.52%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.26%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (1.26%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.63%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.63%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.63%) Metadata
5 1 (0.63%) OLAP
5 1 (0.63%) OLTP
5 1 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.63%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 5 (3.14%) LoadRunner
1 5 (3.14%) NeoLoad
2 3 (1.89%) JIRA
3 2 (1.26%) Git
4 1 (0.63%) GitLab
4 1 (0.63%) Katalon Studio
General
1 45 (28.30%) Social Skills
2 35 (22.01%) Finance
3 16 (10.06%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (9.43%) Public Sector
5 13 (8.18%) Banking
5 13 (8.18%) Legal
6 10 (6.29%) Influencing Skills
6 10 (6.29%) Law
7 8 (5.03%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (3.77%) Retail
9 4 (2.52%) French Language
10 3 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.89%) Local Government
10 3 (1.89%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.89%) Wholesale Banking
11 2 (1.26%) Digital Economy
11 2 (1.26%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.63%) Publishing
12 1 (0.63%) Retail Banking
12 1 (0.63%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 63 (39.62%) Architect
2 29 (18.24%) Developer
3 27 (16.98%) Enterprise Architect
4 19 (11.95%) Lead
5 17 (10.69%) Java Developer
6 14 (8.81%) Full Stack Developer
6 14 (8.81%) Full Stack Java Developer
6 14 (8.81%) Senior
7 12 (7.55%) Technical Architect
8 11 (6.92%) Microsoft Developer
9 10 (6.29%) Analyst
9 10 (6.29%) Senior Developer
10 9 (5.66%) React Developer
11 8 (5.03%) SC Cleared Java Developer
11 8 (5.03%) Solutions Architect
12 7 (4.40%) Senior Microsoft Developer
13 6 (3.77%) Project Manager
13 6 (3.77%) Test Leader
14 5 (3.14%) Consultant
14 5 (3.14%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (11.32%) Kafka
2 3 (1.89%) DAO
2 3 (1.89%) React
3 2 (1.26%) .NET
3 2 (1.26%) FastAPI
3 2 (1.26%) Flask
3 2 (1.26%) Middleware
4 1 (0.63%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.63%) Lambda Expressions
4 1 (0.63%) Node.js
4 1 (0.63%) REST
4 1 (0.63%) Vue
4 1 (0.63%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (3.14%) Enterprise Cloud
1 5 (3.14%) Management Information System
2 4 (2.52%) Data Protection Act
2 4 (2.52%) Public Cloud
3 3 (1.89%) Data Centre
3 3 (1.89%) Mobile App
3 3 (1.89%) Product Ownership
3 3 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.26%) Blog
4 2 (1.26%) CMDB
4 2 (1.26%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (1.26%) FMCG
4 2 (1.26%) NHS
4 2 (1.26%) Reinsurance
4 2 (1.26%) Security Posture
5 1 (0.63%) ASIC
5 1 (0.63%) EPoS
5 1 (0.63%) PMI
5 1 (0.63%) Social Media
5 1 (0.63%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 11 (6.92%) Windows
2 8 (5.03%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.89%) Linux
4 2 (1.26%) Unix
5 1 (0.63%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (48.43%) Technology Strategy
2 71 (44.65%) Roadmaps
3 48 (30.19%) Agile
4 43 (27.04%) Strategic Roadmap
5 40 (25.16%) Business Strategy
6 34 (21.38%) Enterprise Architecture
7 23 (14.47%) Data Protection
8 22 (13.84%) Cybersecurity
9 21 (13.21%) Artificial Intelligence
10 20 (12.58%) Problem-Solving
11 19 (11.95%) Project Delivery
11 19 (11.95%) Project Management
12 15 (9.43%) Disaster Recovery
13 14 (8.81%) Full Stack Development
13 14 (8.81%) Use Case
14 13 (8.18%) Business Continuity
14 13 (8.18%) Business Transformation
14 13 (8.18%) CRM
14 13 (8.18%) Stakeholder Management
15 12 (7.55%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (13.84%) Java
2 8 (5.03%) SQL
3 5 (3.14%) Python
4 4 (2.52%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.26%) C#
5 2 (1.26%) PHP
5 2 (1.26%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.63%) Ruby
6 1 (0.63%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 32 (20.13%) SC Cleared
1 32 (20.13%) Security Cleared
2 17 (10.69%) Degree
3 8 (5.03%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (3.77%) Master's Degree
5 3 (1.89%) Chartered Engineer
5 3 (1.89%) CITP
6 2 (1.26%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.26%) CISM
6 2 (1.26%) CISSP
6 2 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.26%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.26%) PMP
7 1 (0.63%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.63%) CCIE
7 1 (0.63%) CCNP
7 1 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.63%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 1 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (8.18%) NIST
2 8 (5.03%) QA
3 4 (2.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.89%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.26%) GDPR
5 2 (1.26%) PMO
6 1 (0.63%) EMIR
6 1 (0.63%) MiFID
6 1 (0.63%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (4.40%) Active Directory
1 7 (4.40%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (1.89%) Docker
3 1 (0.63%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 5 (3.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (2.52%) Kubernetes
2 4 (2.52%) SCCM
3 3 (1.89%) Docker Swarm
3 3 (1.89%) Terraform
4 1 (0.63%) Avamar
4 1 (0.63%) CASB
4 1 (0.63%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.63%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 21 (13.21%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.29%) VMware
3 6 (3.77%) Citrix
4 5 (3.14%) CA Agile Central
4 5 (3.14%) Cisco
4 5 (3.14%) iManage
4 5 (3.14%) Intapp
4 5 (3.14%) OpenAI
5 4 (2.52%) Okta
5 4 (2.52%) Oracle
6 3 (1.89%) BiZZdesign
6 3 (1.89%) Sparx
7 2 (1.26%) Aruba
7 2 (1.26%) EMC
7 2 (1.26%) Fortinet
7 2 (1.26%) Meraki
7 2 (1.26%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.26%) ServiceNow
7 2 (1.26%) Veeam
8 1 (0.63%) Riverbed