Business Strategy
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Business Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Business Strategy over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 158 167 173
Rank change year-on-year +9 +6 +49
Permanent jobs citing Business Strategy 1,838 2,194 4,000
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.79% 2.25% 2.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.13% 2.36% 2.50%
Number of salaries quoted 938 1,053 1,637
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,000 £41,575
25th Percentile £47,450 £50,469 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,925 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.99% +4.50% -
75th Percentile £83,750 £91,250 £87,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £115,000 £108,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,700 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -2.17% +4.35% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Business Strategy 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 86,445 93,025 160,114
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.24% 95.56% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 60,550 54,985 83,280
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Strategy.

Salary trend for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Strategy over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Top 19 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Strategy within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -3 1,578 £65,000 -7.14% 617
UK excluding London +1 1,123 £58,700 -2.17% 358
Work from Home +13 667 £58,750 -12.96% 289
London +22 613 £80,000 -5.88% 253
North of England +18 324 £57,500 -4.17% 103
South East +6 238 £57,500 -11.54% 79
South West +49 184 £62,500 +13.64% 44
North West +19 181 £56,250 -6.25% 59
Midlands -50 171 £58,700 +17.40% 74
Scotland -3 134 £48,500 -39.07% 20
Yorkshire +30 110 £62,500 +1.63% 33
West Midlands -54 102 £57,500 +17.95% 43
East Midlands -25 68 £62,500 +4.17% 31
East of England -43 37 £55,000 -29.03% 43
North East +11 33 £55,000 +4.76% 12
Wales -19 21 £43,775 -2.72% 5
Northern Ireland +17 12 £58,800 - 3
Channel Islands - 4 £85,000 - 1
Isle of Man - 1 - - 1

Business Strategy
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 40 (2.18%) SharePoint
2 36 (1.96%) Confluence
3 28 (1.52%) Apache Spark
4 13 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.60%) SAS
6 6 (0.33%) Apache
6 6 (0.33%) nginx
7 5 (0.27%) CMS
8 4 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.22%) Apache Solr
8 4 (0.22%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.22%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 3 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.16%) WordPress
10 2 (0.11%) Luigi
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle Workflow
10 2 (0.11%) WebLogic
11 1 (0.054%) CICS
Applications
1 113 (6.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 97 (5.28%) Microsoft Office
3 62 (3.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.60%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.16%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.16%) SPSS
7 2 (0.11%) Gliffy
8 1 (0.054%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.054%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.054%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.054%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.054%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.054%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.054%) Revit
Business Applications
1 34 (1.85%) Dynamics CRM
1 34 (1.85%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 21 (1.14%) Oracle EBS
3 15 (0.82%) Salesforce CRM
4 13 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
5 8 (0.44%) NetSuite
6 7 (0.38%) SAP SD
7 6 (0.33%) SAP MM
7 6 (0.33%) SAP WM
8 5 (0.27%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.22%) SAP APO
9 4 (0.22%) SAP IBP
9 4 (0.22%) SAP PP
10 3 (0.16%) Magento
10 3 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
10 3 (0.16%) Shopify
11 2 (0.11%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
11 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS R12
11 2 (0.11%) SAP R/3
12 1 (0.054%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 310 (16.87%) AWS
1 310 (16.87%) Azure
2 134 (7.29%) Power Platform
3 133 (7.24%) Azure DevOps
4 114 (6.20%) GCP
5 94 (5.11%) Microsoft 365
6 92 (5.01%) SaaS
7 67 (3.65%) Dynamics 365
8 52 (2.83%) PaaS
9 50 (2.72%) IaaS
10 38 (2.07%) Figma
11 32 (1.74%) SurveyMonkey
12 27 (1.47%) Cloud Computing
13 20 (1.09%) PowerApps
14 17 (0.92%) Power Automate
15 15 (0.82%) Entra ID
15 15 (0.82%) Google Analytics
15 15 (0.82%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 14 (0.76%) Azure Service Bus
17 12 (0.65%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 38 (2.07%) Firewall
2 24 (1.31%) Network Security
3 21 (1.14%) WAN
4 20 (1.09%) LAN
5 14 (0.76%) MPLS
6 11 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (0.49%) Internet
7 9 (0.49%) VPN
8 5 (0.27%) DNS
9 4 (0.22%) ADSL
9 4 (0.22%) Broadband
9 4 (0.22%) SAN
9 4 (0.22%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.22%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.22%) WLAN
10 3 (0.16%) BGP
10 3 (0.16%) EIGRP
10 3 (0.16%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (0.16%) OSPF
10 3 (0.16%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 184 (10.01%) Tableau
2 95 (5.17%) Data Warehouse
3 89 (4.84%) Power BI
4 76 (4.13%) BigQuery
5 72 (3.92%) Looker
6 38 (2.07%) SQL Server
7 36 (1.96%) Data Mining
8 23 (1.25%) Big Data
9 22 (1.20%) Elasticsearch
10 21 (1.14%) Data Lake
11 20 (1.09%) Hadoop
12 18 (0.98%) Relational Database
13 17 (0.92%) Apache Ignite
14 14 (0.76%) MySQL
15 11 (0.60%) GIS
16 10 (0.54%) Metadata
16 10 (0.54%) Oracle Database
16 10 (0.54%) QlikView
17 9 (0.49%) BusinessObjects
18 8 (0.44%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 145 (7.89%) Git
2 44 (2.39%) JIRA
3 9 (0.49%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.44%) Jaeger
4 8 (0.44%) Sonatype Nexus
5 6 (0.33%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.16%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.16%) Rational Rhapsody
7 2 (0.11%) MLflow
7 2 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.11%) Postman
7 2 (0.11%) PowerDesigner
8 1 (0.054%) Vagrant
8 1 (0.054%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 612 (33.30%) Finance
2 530 (28.84%) Social Skills
3 514 (27.97%) Analytical Skills
4 240 (13.06%) Retail
5 231 (12.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 206 (11.21%) Marketing
7 187 (10.17%) Presentation Skills
8 153 (8.32%) Law
9 150 (8.16%) Public Sector
10 127 (6.91%) Banking
11 106 (5.77%) Legal
12 82 (4.46%) Billing
13 63 (3.43%) Investment Banking
14 56 (3.05%) Police
15 50 (2.72%) Manufacturing
16 45 (2.45%) Influencing Skills
17 39 (2.12%) Organisational Skills
18 32 (1.74%) Social Science
19 24 (1.31%) Telecoms
20 15 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 380 (20.67%) Analyst
2 352 (19.15%) Architect
3 339 (18.44%) Senior
4 248 (13.49%) Lead
5 189 (10.28%) Data Analyst
6 155 (8.43%) Senior Analyst
7 136 (7.40%) Solutions Architect
8 107 (5.82%) Business Manager
9 106 (5.77%) Senior Data Analyst
10 103 (5.60%) Data Manager
11 86 (4.68%) Senior Architect
12 84 (4.57%) Project Manager
13 73 (3.97%) Engineering Manager
14 69 (3.75%) Consultant
15 60 (3.26%) Enterprise Architect
16 57 (3.10%) Developer
17 56 (3.05%) Development Manager
18 51 (2.77%) IT Manager
19 49 (2.67%) Business Development Manager
20 44 (2.39%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (4.46%) .NET
2 34 (1.85%) React
3 33 (1.80%) Middleware
4 25 (1.36%) Kafka
5 19 (1.03%) CSS
5 19 (1.03%) HTML
6 17 (0.92%) ARM Templates
7 14 (0.76%) XML
8 13 (0.71%) JSON
9 12 (0.65%) EDI
10 10 (0.54%) Oracle Fusion
10 10 (0.54%) Web Services
11 9 (0.49%) .NET Framework
11 9 (0.49%) REST
11 9 (0.49%) RESTful
11 9 (0.49%) Spring Boot
12 8 (0.44%) OpenTelemetry
13 7 (0.38%) Pandas
14 6 (0.33%) ASP.NET
14 6 (0.33%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 139 (7.56%) Product Ownership
2 95 (5.17%) Management Information System
3 87 (4.73%) Self-Motivation
4 79 (4.30%) Virtual Team
5 57 (3.10%) Onboarding
6 43 (2.34%) Cloud Native
6 43 (2.34%) Enterprise Software
7 31 (1.69%) Data Centre
8 30 (1.63%) Public Cloud
9 24 (1.31%) Hybrid Cloud
9 24 (1.31%) Security Posture
10 22 (1.20%) Data Structures
11 18 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
12 16 (0.87%) Market Risk
13 14 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
13 14 (0.76%) Blog
13 14 (0.76%) Cyber Threat
13 14 (0.76%) FMCG
13 14 (0.76%) Social Media
14 13 (0.71%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 46 (2.50%) Windows
2 35 (1.90%) Linux
3 12 (0.65%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.33%) Unix
5 3 (0.16%) Ubuntu
5 3 (0.16%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.11%) AIX
6 2 (0.11%) Android
6 2 (0.11%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle Linux
6 2 (0.11%) Windows Vista
7 1 (0.054%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 502 (27.31%) Problem-Solving
2 427 (23.23%) Agile
3 343 (18.66%) Project Management
4 340 (18.50%) Roadmaps
5 322 (17.52%) Analytics
6 283 (15.40%) Actionable Insight
7 218 (11.86%) Decision-Making
8 209 (11.37%) Data Analysis
9 208 (11.32%) Business Development
9 208 (11.32%) Visualisation
10 200 (10.88%) Enterprise Architecture
10 200 (10.88%) Mathematics
11 197 (10.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 195 (10.61%) IT Strategy
13 175 (9.52%) DevOps
14 172 (9.36%) Statistics
15 166 (9.03%) Mentoring
16 165 (8.98%) Technology Strategy
17 156 (8.49%) Data Modelling
18 151 (8.22%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 326 (17.74%) SQL
2 223 (12.13%) Python
3 59 (3.21%) R
4 43 (2.34%) C#
5 33 (1.80%) JavaScript
6 31 (1.69%) Java
7 19 (1.03%) PowerShell
8 17 (0.92%) Bash
9 16 (0.87%) PL/SQL
10 14 (0.76%) T-SQL
11 11 (0.60%) Bicep
12 10 (0.54%) PHP
12 10 (0.54%) TypeScript
13 8 (0.44%) VBA
14 6 (0.33%) C
15 5 (0.27%) C++
15 5 (0.27%) Embedded C
15 5 (0.27%) XAML
16 4 (0.22%) RPG
16 4 (0.22%) VB
Qualifications
1 554 (30.14%) Degree
2 188 (10.23%) Security Cleared
3 157 (8.54%) SC Cleared
4 140 (7.62%) DBS Check
5 77 (4.19%) Master's Degree
6 66 (3.59%) TOGAF Certification
7 41 (2.23%) PMI Certification
8 33 (1.80%) BPSS Clearance
9 32 (1.74%) PhD
10 30 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
11 28 (1.52%) CISSP
12 25 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
13 23 (1.25%) PMP
14 19 (1.03%) MBA
15 15 (0.82%) APMG
16 14 (0.76%) CISA
17 13 (0.71%) Azure Certification
18 12 (0.65%) CISM
19 10 (0.54%) ACCA
19 10 (0.54%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (5.77%) QA
2 53 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 44 (2.39%) Data Quality
4 38 (2.07%) GDPR
5 21 (1.14%) PCI DSS
6 20 (1.09%) Accessibility
7 19 (1.03%) NIST
8 16 (0.87%) ISO 9001
9 13 (0.71%) PMO
10 11 (0.60%) SLA
11 9 (0.49%) COBIT
11 9 (0.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 8 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (0.44%) GRC
13 7 (0.38%) ISO 9000
14 6 (0.33%) ITGC
15 5 (0.27%) HIPAA
15 5 (0.27%) NEBOSH
16 4 (0.22%) ISO 14001
16 4 (0.22%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 33 (1.80%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.71%) Docker
3 11 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
4 10 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.27%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.16%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.11%) Firmware
8 1 (0.054%) LXC
8 1 (0.054%) RACF
8 1 (0.054%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 18 (0.98%) Terraform
2 17 (0.92%) Kubernetes
3 15 (0.82%) Ansible
4 8 (0.44%) Kiali
5 6 (0.33%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.22%) ZABBIX
8 3 (0.16%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.16%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.16%) Puppet
9 1 (0.054%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.054%) MAINVIEW
9 1 (0.054%) Microsoft Clustering
9 1 (0.054%) SCCM
Vendors
1 346 (18.82%) Microsoft
2 136 (7.40%) Databricks
3 132 (7.18%) Google
4 106 (5.77%) Salesforce
5 81 (4.41%) SAP
6 62 (3.37%) Oracle
7 37 (2.01%) ServiceNow
8 34 (1.85%) Sparx
9 32 (1.74%) Qualtrics
10 19 (1.03%) YouTube
11 17 (0.92%) NetApp
12 15 (0.82%) Adobe
12 15 (0.82%) Alteryx
12 15 (0.82%) BiZZdesign
12 15 (0.82%) CA
13 14 (0.76%) Juniper
13 14 (0.76%) VMware
14 13 (0.71%) IBM
15 12 (0.65%) Cadence
16 11 (0.60%) Cisco