Strategic Planning Job Trends in Manchester

Strategic Planning
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Strategic Planning skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 92 154
Rank change year-on-year -49 +62 +81
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Planning 12 86 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.53% 2.27% 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.60% 2.67% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 7 10 8
10th Percentile - £51,175 £57,125
25th Percentile £37,500 £51,438 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £60,000 £61,394
Median % change year-on-year -36.67% -2.27% +26.59%
75th Percentile £46,393 £65,000 £95,089
90th Percentile £67,571 £68,550 £134,356
North West median annual salary £45,000 £57,004 £60,000
% change year-on-year -21.06% -4.99% +23.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Strategic Planning falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,997 3,216 2,446
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 88.13% 84.92% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,179 1,504 1,974
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £35,075
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,313 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% +4.76%

Strategic Planning
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Strategic Planning relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Strategic Planning job vacancy trend in Manchester

Strategic Planning
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Strategic Planning.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Planning in Manchester over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Strategic Planning in Manchester

Strategic Planning
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 6 (50.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (25.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (8.33%) Azure
2 1 (8.33%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (8.33%) Google Docs
2 1 (8.33%) Google Drive
2 1 (8.33%) Google Workspace
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (8.33%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (16.67%) Power BI
1 2 (16.67%) Tableau
General
1 8 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 7 (58.33%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (58.33%) Local Government
3 5 (41.67%) Finance
3 5 (41.67%) Police
4 4 (33.33%) Social Skills
5 2 (16.67%) Legal
6 1 (8.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 5 (41.67%) 2nd Line Support
1 5 (41.67%) Lead
1 5 (41.67%) Support Team Leader
1 5 (41.67%) Team Leader
2 3 (25.00%) Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Civil Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Data Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Development Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Report Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) .NET Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Architect
4 1 (8.33%) Business Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) Digital Programme Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Microsoft 365 Business Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) Programme Manager
4 1 (8.33%) Senior
4 1 (8.33%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (8.33%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (41.67%) Software Packaging
2 1 (8.33%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 7 (58.33%) NHS
2 2 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (8.33%) AI Agents
3 1 (8.33%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 8 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 7 (58.33%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (41.67%) Analytical Thinking
3 5 (41.67%) Availability Management
3 5 (41.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 5 (41.67%) Business Continuity
3 5 (41.67%) Change Management
3 5 (41.67%) Digital Strategy
3 5 (41.67%) ITIL
3 5 (41.67%) ITSM
3 5 (41.67%) Patch Management
3 5 (41.67%) People Management
3 5 (41.67%) Security Operations
3 5 (41.67%) Service Delivery
3 5 (41.67%) SIAM
3 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (25.00%) Data Protection
4 3 (25.00%) Project Management
4 3 (25.00%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 2 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (16.67%) Postgraduate
3 1 (8.33%) CBAP
3 1 (8.33%) MCP
3 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) Accessibility
1 2 (16.67%) QA
2 1 (8.33%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 7 (58.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (8.33%) Google
2 1 (8.33%) Salesforce
2 1 (8.33%) ServiceNow