Business Strategy Contracts in the North West

Business Strategy
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Business Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Business Strategy over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 79 115 140
Rank change year-on-year +36 +25 -24
Contract jobs citing Business Strategy 57 39 39
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 2.15% 1.27% 0.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.50% 1.40% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 19 27
10th Percentile £373 £459 £341
25th Percentile £500 £466 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £596 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +19.29% - +25.00%
75th Percentile £684 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £725 £765
England median daily rate £644 £600 £600
% change year-on-year +7.29% - +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 13 1
10th Percentile - £29.30 -
25th Percentile - £41.25 £28.50
Median hourly rate - £42.50 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year - +46.55% -59.14%
75th Percentile - £48.00 £29.50
90th Percentile - £49.52 -
England median hourly rate £38.12 £47.50 £50.25
% change year-on-year -19.75% -5.47% +11.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Business 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 the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,284 2,778 3,562
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 85.96% 90.46% 88.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,452 1,952 2,589
10th Percentile £308 £313 £250
25th Percentile £406 £413 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £596 £588 £575
90th Percentile £689 £675 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 252 138 172
10th Percentile £10.96 £16.78 £10.63
25th Percentile £13.50 £23.15 £14.44
Median hourly rate £24.15 £36.00 £23.55
Median % change year-on-year -32.93% +52.90% +27.82%
75th Percentile £45.96 £49.49 £50.01
90th Percentile £62.50 £66.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £36.50 £37.30 £25.00
% change year-on-year -2.14% +49.20% +6.79%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Business Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Business Strategy in the North West

Business Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Strategy in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Business Strategy in the North West

Business Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Strategy in the North West over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Strategy in the North West

Business Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Strategy in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Business Strategy in the North West

Business Strategy
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Strategy within the North West region over the 6 months to 15 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
Manchester +18 21 £500 - 35
Cheshire +22 20 £570 -18.57% 9
Cumbria - 10 £669 - 6
Lancashire +1 3 £593 - 4
Merseyside +13 2 - - 11
Business Strategy
England

Business Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (1.75%) MS Visio
1 1 (1.75%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.75%) AWS
1 1 (1.75%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 14 (24.56%) Network Security
2 3 (5.26%) Firewall
2 3 (5.26%) Intranet
2 3 (5.26%) LAN
2 3 (5.26%) VPN
2 3 (5.26%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (1.75%) JIRA
General
1 10 (17.54%) Banking
1 10 (17.54%) Finance
2 6 (10.53%) Public Sector
3 4 (7.02%) Marketing
4 3 (5.26%) Investment Banking
4 3 (5.26%) Social Skills
5 2 (3.51%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (3.51%) Billing
6 1 (1.75%) Games
6 1 (1.75%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.75%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 30 (52.63%) Architect
2 16 (28.07%) Analyst
2 16 (28.07%) Solutions Architect
3 14 (24.56%) Security Architect
4 11 (19.30%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 8 (14.04%) Test Analyst
6 5 (8.77%) Business Analyst
6 5 (8.77%) Telephony Architect
7 4 (7.02%) Developer
7 4 (7.02%) Lead
7 4 (7.02%) Salesforce Developer
8 3 (5.26%) Commercial Architect
8 3 (5.26%) Network Architect
8 3 (5.26%) Network Security Architect
8 3 (5.26%) Payments Architect
8 3 (5.26%) Payments Solutions Architect
8 3 (5.26%) Security Analyst
8 3 (5.26%) Senior
9 2 (3.51%) Lead Business Analyst
9 2 (3.51%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.51%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.51%) Management Information System
2 1 (1.75%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (1.75%) NHS
2 1 (1.75%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (49.12%) IT Strategy
2 20 (35.09%) Technology Strategy
3 15 (26.32%) Enterprise Architecture
4 13 (22.81%) Information Security
4 13 (22.81%) Risk Management
4 13 (22.81%) Security Architecture
5 12 (21.05%) Cybersecurity
5 12 (21.05%) Data Protection
5 12 (21.05%) Project Delivery
5 12 (21.05%) Roadmaps
6 11 (19.30%) Business Continuity
6 11 (19.30%) Disaster Recovery
6 11 (19.30%) Service Delivery
7 10 (17.54%) Cryptography
7 10 (17.54%) Penetration Testing
7 10 (17.54%) Strategic Roadmap
8 9 (15.79%) Use Case
9 8 (14.04%) Architectural Design
9 8 (14.04%) Cyber Resilience
9 8 (14.04%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.51%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (10.53%) SC Cleared
1 6 (10.53%) Security Cleared
2 4 (7.02%) Degree
3 2 (3.51%) DV Cleared
4 1 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (31.58%) NIST
2 13 (22.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (8.77%) Accessibility
4 3 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (5.26%) IASME
5 2 (3.51%) PMO
Vendors
1 4 (7.02%) Microsoft
1 4 (7.02%) Salesforce
2 2 (3.51%) Mitel
2 2 (3.51%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
3 1 (1.75%) Cisco
3 1 (1.75%) Palo Alto