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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 140 115 161
Rank change year-on-year -25 +46 +81
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Planning 16 73 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.68% 1.80% 0.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.76% 2.18% 0.45%
Number of salaries quoted 8 8 11
10th Percentile - £49,750 -
25th Percentile £37,500 £51,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £60,000 £62,788
Median % change year-on-year -36.67% -4.44% +29.46%
75th Percentile £51,071 £65,625 £83,500
90th Percentile £64,250 £69,000 £134,356
North West median annual salary £55,893 £57,004 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.95% -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 2,114 3,356 2,688
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 89.50% 82.74% 94.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1,200 1,777 2,098
10th Percentile £29,500 £30,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,900 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,055 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.11% -8.99% +4.76%

Strategic Planning
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Strategic Planning as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Planning 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 16 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Strategic Planning in Manchester

Strategic Planning
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 6 (37.50%) SharePoint
2 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (18.75%) Power Platform
2 2 (12.50%) Azure
3 1 (6.25%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (6.25%) Google Docs
3 1 (6.25%) Google Drive
3 1 (6.25%) Google Workspace
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (6.25%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (12.50%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (12.50%) Power BI
1 2 (12.50%) Tableau
General
1 8 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 8 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 7 (43.75%) Local Government
3 5 (31.25%) Finance
3 5 (31.25%) Police
4 4 (25.00%) Social Skills
5 2 (12.50%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (12.50%) Legal
6 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (6.25%) Retail
Job Titles
1 6 (37.50%) Lead
2 5 (31.25%) 2nd Line Support
2 5 (31.25%) Support Team Leader
2 5 (31.25%) Team Leader
3 3 (18.75%) Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Architect
4 2 (12.50%) Civil Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Data Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Development Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Messaging Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Principal Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Report Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Senior
5 1 (6.25%) .NET Architect
5 1 (6.25%) Business Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Digital Programme Manager
5 1 (6.25%) Microsoft 365 Business Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Senior Messaging Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (31.25%) Software Packaging
2 2 (12.50%) .NET
3 1 (6.25%) EDI
3 1 (6.25%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 7 (43.75%) NHS
2 4 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (6.25%) AI Agents
4 1 (6.25%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (6.25%) Low-Code
4 1 (6.25%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (62.50%) Continuous Improvement
1 10 (62.50%) Decision-Making
2 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (37.50%) Change Management
3 6 (37.50%) ITIL
4 5 (31.25%) Analytical Thinking
4 5 (31.25%) Availability Management
4 5 (31.25%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 5 (31.25%) Business Continuity
4 5 (31.25%) Data Protection
4 5 (31.25%) Digital Strategy
4 5 (31.25%) ITSM
4 5 (31.25%) Patch Management
4 5 (31.25%) People Management
4 5 (31.25%) Roadmaps
4 5 (31.25%) Security Operations
4 5 (31.25%) Service Delivery
4 5 (31.25%) SIAM
4 5 (31.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (18.75%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 3 (18.75%) SQL
2 1 (6.25%) C#
2 1 (6.25%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (56.25%) Degree
2 2 (12.50%) Postgraduate
3 1 (6.25%) CBAP
3 1 (6.25%) MCP
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (6.25%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) Accessibility
1 2 (12.50%) QA
2 1 (6.25%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 9 (56.25%) Microsoft
2 2 (12.50%) Cisco
3 1 (6.25%) Google
3 1 (6.25%) Salesforce
3 1 (6.25%) ServiceNow