Strategic Roadmap Contracts

Strategic Roadmaps
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Strategic Roadmap skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Roadmap over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 337 366 478
Rank change year-on-year +29 +112 -58
Contract jobs citing Strategic Roadmap 270 401 438
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.63% 0.68% 0.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.72% 0.76% 0.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 169 278 296
10th Percentile £410 £413 £456
25th Percentile £525 £484 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £627 £600 £623
Median % change year-on-year +4.50% -3.61% +13.18%
75th Percentile £775 £718 £700
90th Percentile £865 £788 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £650 £525 £600
% change year-on-year +23.81% -12.50% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 2
10th Percentile £43.50 - £34.40
25th Percentile £66.25 - £34.62
Median hourly rate £71.45 - £35.61
75th Percentile £82.81 - £36.49
90th Percentile £84.67 - £36.65
UK excluding London median hourly rate £79.47 - £35.72

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Strategic Roadmap 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 37,268 53,074 80,383
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.35% 89.85% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,016 36,805 56,451
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
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% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,439 1,749 1,911
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.95 £35.80 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% +43.20% +2.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%

Strategic Roadmap
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Strategic Roadmap as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

Strategic Roadmap
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Strategic Roadmap.

Daily rate trend for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

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Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Strategic Roadmap over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Strategic Roadmap.

Hourly rate trend for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

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Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Strategic Roadmap over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

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Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Roadmap within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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
England +23 235 £627 +4.50% 284
London +43 134 £600 -5.88% 151
Work from Home +70 106 £629 +14.27% 139
UK excluding London +20 103 £650 +23.81% 157
North of England +33 36 £581 +1.12% 25
North West +50 32 £581 -9.70% 17
South West +34 22 £650 +27.45% 15
South East -8 19 £650 +30.00% 48
Scotland +35 12 £575 +19.79% 16
West Midlands +16 8 £550 +4.76% 16
Midlands +15 8 £550 - 24
East of England +12 4 £675 +22.73% 19
Yorkshire +2 4 £600 +9.09% 6
Wales +10 2 £650 +18.18% 8

Strategic Roadmap
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 12 (4.44%) Confluence
2 7 (2.59%) IIS
3 4 (1.48%) CMS
3 4 (1.48%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.11%) Apache
4 3 (1.11%) WebLogic
4 3 (1.11%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.74%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.74%) WordPress
6 1 (0.37%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 7 (2.59%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.48%) MS Visio
3 4 (1.48%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.37%) Adobe After Effects
4 1 (0.37%) Blender
4 1 (0.37%) Houdini
4 1 (0.37%) Maya
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.37%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 14 (5.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (2.22%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.48%) SAP BPC
4 3 (1.11%) Fidessa
5 2 (0.74%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.37%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.37%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.37%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.37%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.37%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.37%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.37%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 50 (18.52%) Azure
2 29 (10.74%) AWS
3 19 (7.04%) SaaS
4 11 (4.07%) Entra ID
5 10 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (3.33%) PaaS
7 8 (2.96%) GCP
8 5 (1.85%) Power Platform
9 4 (1.48%) Alation
9 4 (1.48%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.48%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.48%) GitHub
9 4 (1.48%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (1.48%) Tricentis Tosca
10 3 (1.11%) Collibra
10 3 (1.11%) Power Automate
10 3 (1.11%) Serverless
10 3 (1.11%) Snowflake
11 2 (0.74%) Azure Pipelines
11 2 (0.74%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 22 (8.15%) Firewall
2 20 (7.41%) VPN
3 10 (3.70%) WAN
4 7 (2.59%) PBX
4 7 (2.59%) VoIP
5 6 (2.22%) Network Security
5 6 (2.22%) SDH
6 4 (1.48%) DHCP
6 4 (1.48%) DNS
6 4 (1.48%) Junos
6 4 (1.48%) LAN
6 4 (1.48%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.48%) VLAN
7 3 (1.11%) HTTP
7 3 (1.11%) SAN
8 2 (0.74%) Intranet
9 1 (0.37%) Broadband
9 1 (0.37%) Internet
9 1 (0.37%) SNMP
9 1 (0.37%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.96%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (2.59%) Metadata
3 6 (2.22%) Elasticsearch
3 6 (2.22%) NoSQL
3 6 (2.22%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.85%) Big Data
5 3 (1.11%) DB2
5 3 (1.11%) Power BI
5 3 (1.11%) Tableau
6 2 (0.74%) Apache Cassandra
6 2 (0.74%) Couchbase
6 2 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.37%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.37%) Ataccama
7 1 (0.37%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.37%) DTS
7 1 (0.37%) GIS
7 1 (0.37%) MySQL
7 1 (0.37%) NonStop SQL
7 1 (0.37%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 15 (5.56%) JIRA
1 15 (5.56%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (2.22%) Git
3 4 (1.48%) LoadRunner
3 4 (1.48%) NeoLoad
4 2 (0.74%) GitLab
4 2 (0.74%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.37%) Selenium
General
1 85 (31.48%) Social Skills
2 56 (20.74%) Finance
3 37 (13.70%) Public Sector
4 35 (12.96%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (8.89%) Legal
6 23 (8.52%) Telecoms
7 19 (7.04%) Marketing
8 16 (5.93%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (4.07%) Banking
9 11 (4.07%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (2.96%) Aerospace
10 8 (2.96%) German Language
10 8 (2.96%) Manufacturing
10 8 (2.96%) Retail
11 7 (2.59%) Digital Economy
12 6 (2.22%) Law
13 5 (1.85%) Public Speaking
14 4 (1.48%) Aeronautics
14 4 (1.48%) Electronics
15 3 (1.11%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 115 (42.59%) Architect
2 36 (13.33%) Solutions Architect
3 34 (12.59%) Analyst
4 31 (11.48%) Lead
5 30 (11.11%) Technical Architect
6 24 (8.89%) Consultant
6 24 (8.89%) Senior
7 21 (7.78%) Lead Architect
8 18 (6.67%) Product Manager
9 17 (6.30%) Technical Leader
10 15 (5.56%) Enterprise Architect
11 13 (4.81%) Developer
11 13 (4.81%) Product Owner
12 12 (4.44%) Cybersecurity Analyst
13 11 (4.07%) Microsoft Developer
14 10 (3.70%) Business Analyst
14 10 (3.70%) SAP Architect
14 10 (3.70%) SAP Solutions Architect
15 9 (3.33%) Security Architect
15 9 (3.33%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (7.78%) Node.js
2 9 (3.33%) REST
3 6 (2.22%) Lucene
4 5 (1.85%) CSS
4 5 (1.85%) HTML
5 4 (1.48%) Elastic Stack
5 4 (1.48%) OAuth
6 3 (1.11%) .NET
6 3 (1.11%) EJB
6 3 (1.11%) J2EE
6 3 (1.11%) JSP
6 3 (1.11%) LDAP
6 3 (1.11%) Middleware
6 3 (1.11%) OAuth2
6 3 (1.11%) OpenID
6 3 (1.11%) React
6 3 (1.11%) SAML
6 3 (1.11%) Servlets
6 3 (1.11%) Web Services
6 3 (1.11%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 37 (13.70%) Product Ownership
2 15 (5.56%) Public Cloud
3 13 (4.81%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.59%) Blackberry
4 7 (2.59%) Video Conferencing
5 6 (2.22%) Digital Media
5 6 (2.22%) Mobile App
6 5 (1.85%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.85%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (1.85%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.48%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.11%) Security Posture
9 2 (0.74%) CMDB
9 2 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 2 (0.74%) Mainframe
9 2 (0.74%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.74%) Reference Data
9 2 (0.74%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 23 (8.52%) Windows
2 20 (7.41%) Windows Server
3 17 (6.30%) Android
3 17 (6.30%) Apple iOS
4 9 (3.33%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 270 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 76 (28.15%) Agile
3 61 (22.59%) IT Strategy
4 56 (20.74%) Problem-Solving
5 47 (17.41%) Use Case
6 41 (15.19%) Business Strategy
7 40 (14.81%) Decision-Making
8 39 (14.44%) DevOps
9 38 (14.07%) Enterprise Architecture
10 35 (12.96%) Cybersecurity
11 34 (12.59%) Stakeholder Management
12 33 (12.22%) Product Management
12 33 (12.22%) TOGAF
13 32 (11.85%) Product Strategy
14 30 (11.11%) Analytics
15 29 (10.74%) Computer Science
15 29 (10.74%) Risk Management
16 27 (10.00%) Project Management
17 23 (8.52%) Artificial Intelligence
17 23 (8.52%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 16 (5.93%) Java
2 8 (2.96%) Python
2 8 (2.96%) SQL
3 4 (1.48%) Bash
3 4 (1.48%) Go
3 4 (1.48%) PHP
3 4 (1.48%) PowerShell
4 3 (1.11%) C#
4 3 (1.11%) Ruby
5 2 (0.74%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.37%) Apex Code
6 1 (0.37%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 72 (26.67%) Security Cleared
2 55 (20.37%) SC Cleared
3 47 (17.41%) Degree
4 20 (7.41%) Cisco Certification
5 16 (5.93%) DV Cleared
6 12 (4.44%) CISSP
7 11 (4.07%) CCNP
7 11 (4.07%) HND
7 11 (4.07%) TOGAF Certification
8 10 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (3.33%) CCNA
10 8 (2.96%) CISM
11 7 (2.59%) Master's Degree
11 7 (2.59%) PMP
12 5 (1.85%) Azure Certification
13 4 (1.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 4 (1.48%) CEH
13 4 (1.48%) JNCIA
13 4 (1.48%) SANS
13 4 (1.48%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.15%) NIST
2 12 (4.44%) QA
3 9 (3.33%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.85%) GRC
4 5 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.48%) PMO
6 2 (0.74%) GDPR
6 2 (0.74%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.37%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.37%) COBIT
7 1 (0.37%) SOC 2
System Software
1 12 (4.44%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.48%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.74%) Docker
4 2 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (1.48%) SCCM
1 4 (1.48%) Terraform
2 2 (0.74%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.74%) Red Hat Satellite
3 1 (0.37%) Nagios
3 1 (0.37%) OpenView
Vendors
1 41 (15.19%) Microsoft
2 20 (7.41%) IBM
3 18 (6.67%) Cisco
3 18 (6.67%) SAP
4 17 (6.30%) Juniper
4 17 (6.30%) Nokia
5 15 (5.56%) Google
6 11 (4.07%) VMware
7 9 (3.33%) ServiceNow
8 7 (2.59%) Avaya
8 7 (2.59%) Ericsson
8 7 (2.59%) Ribbon
9 6 (2.22%) CA Agile Central
10 5 (1.85%) Apple
10 5 (1.85%) Informatica
10 5 (1.85%) Talend
11 4 (1.48%) iManage
11 4 (1.48%) Palo Alto
11 4 (1.48%) Salesforce
11 4 (1.48%) Symantec