Business Strategy Contracts in the Thames Valley

Business Strategy
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 8 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 92 84 122
Rank change year-on-year -8 +38 -7
Contract jobs citing Business Strategy 45 62 55
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.70% 2.16% 1.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.99% 2.38% 1.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 46 30
10th Percentile £550 £438 £402
25th Percentile £569 £543 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £662 £600
Median % change year-on-year -1.81% +10.33% +14.29%
75th Percentile £706 £721 £640
90th Percentile £750 £731 £650
South East median daily rate £650 £610 £550
% change year-on-year +6.56% +10.91% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 2
10th Percentile £18.00 - £50.79
25th Percentile £26.73 £55.94 £55.73
Median hourly rate £55.80 £56.89 £65.20
Median % change year-on-year -1.91% -12.75% -
75th Percentile £58.48 £57.83 £73.43
90th Percentile £58.70 - £77.61
South East median hourly rate £55.80 £56.89 £53.00
% change year-on-year -1.91% +7.33% -7.83%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,262 2,610 3,247
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.39% 90.75% 89.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,237 1,769 2,198
10th Percentile £213 £313 £246
25th Percentile £375 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £488
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +4.62% +8.33%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £588
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £510 £502 £500
% change year-on-year +1.59% +0.40% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 169 70 91
10th Percentile £14.34 £16.25 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £24.86 £12.28
Median hourly rate £47.50 £51.05 £17.42
Median % change year-on-year -6.95% +193.05% -17.24%
75th Percentile £62.69 £72.69 £24.71
90th Percentile £85.65 £79.19 £67.36
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £52.50 £22.00
% change year-on-year -9.52% +138.64% -13.73%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Strategy in the Thames Valley

Business Strategy
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Strategy in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Business Strategy in the Thames Valley

Business Strategy
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Strategy in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Strategy in the Thames Valley

Business Strategy
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Strategy in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Business Strategy in the Thames Valley

Business Strategy
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Strategy in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 8 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Strategy in the Thames Valley

Business Strategy
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 8 June 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
Berkshire -16 39 £650 -7.14% 14
Buckinghamshire +23 4 £550 +17.02% 6
Oxfordshire +5 2 £280 - 10
Business Strategy
South East

Business Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 5 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (8.89%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (4.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (2.22%) MS Visio
4 1 (2.22%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 1 (2.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.22%) Azure
1 1 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.67%) VPN
2 1 (2.22%) Network Security
2 1 (2.22%) WAN
General
1 13 (28.89%) Social Skills
2 10 (22.22%) Telecoms
3 8 (17.78%) Finance
4 6 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (8.89%) Billing
6 4 (8.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (8.89%) Legal
6 4 (8.89%) Public Sector
7 3 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (4.44%) Retail
Job Titles
1 15 (33.33%) Consultant
2 12 (26.67%) SAP Consultant
3 7 (15.56%) Senior
4 6 (13.33%) Analyst
5 5 (11.11%) Product Owner
6 4 (8.89%) Lead
6 4 (8.89%) Portfolio Analyst
7 3 (6.67%) Senior Consultant
7 3 (6.67%) Telecoms Analyst
8 2 (4.44%) Business Consultant
8 2 (4.44%) Chief Technology Officer
8 2 (4.44%) Microsoft Engineer
8 2 (4.44%) Senior Analyst
8 2 (4.44%) Senior Business Consultant
8 2 (4.44%) Senior Manager
8 2 (4.44%) Senior Portfolio Analyst
8 2 (4.44%) Support Engineer
8 2 (4.44%) Windows Engineer
8 2 (4.44%) Windows Support Engineer
9 1 (2.22%) Network Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (17.78%) Management Information System
2 6 (13.33%) Product Ownership
3 3 (6.67%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (4.44%) iPad
4 2 (4.44%) Operational Technology
4 2 (4.44%) PMI
4 2 (4.44%) Robotics
5 1 (2.22%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.89%) Windows
2 3 (6.67%) Windows 7
3 1 (2.22%) Linux
3 1 (2.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (31.11%) Roadmaps
2 13 (28.89%) Regulatory Compliance
3 12 (26.67%) PLM
4 11 (24.44%) Continuous Improvement
5 10 (22.22%) Matrix Organization
6 9 (20.00%) Agile
6 9 (20.00%) Information Security
7 8 (17.78%) Stakeholder Management
8 7 (15.56%) Coaching
8 7 (15.56%) Product Roadmap
8 7 (15.56%) Risk Management
9 6 (13.33%) Product Backlog
10 5 (11.11%) Backlog Management
10 5 (11.11%) Contingency Planning
10 5 (11.11%) Customer Requirements
10 5 (11.11%) Customer-Centricity
10 5 (11.11%) People Management
10 5 (11.11%) Project Delivery
10 5 (11.11%) Storytelling
10 5 (11.11%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.22%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (35.56%) SC Cleared
1 16 (35.56%) Security Cleared
2 8 (17.78%) CIPD
3 5 (11.11%) DV Cleared
4 2 (4.44%) PgMP
4 2 (4.44%) PMI Certification
5 1 (2.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.89%) PMO
2 3 (6.67%) SLA
3 2 (4.44%) GRC
4 1 (2.22%) GDPR
4 1 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (2.22%) NIST
4 1 (2.22%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (2.22%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 12 (26.67%) SAP
2 5 (11.11%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.22%) Citrix
3 1 (2.22%) Computacenter
3 1 (2.22%) Sparx