Business Strategy Jobs in the UK excluding London

Business Strategy
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 180 167 175
Rank change year-on-year -13 +8 +40
Permanent jobs citing Business Strategy 1,123 1,221 1,570
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.58% 2.03% 2.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.88% 2.12% 2.35%
Number of salaries quoted 643 555 815
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,800 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +4.35% -1.71%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £94,504 £84,622
UK median annual salary £62,500 £67,713 £65,274
% change year-on-year -7.70% +3.74% +0.42%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,635 57,626 66,862
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.05% 95.63% 94.05%
Number of salaries quoted 41,208 29,573 41,244
10th Percentile £27,117 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Business Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Business Strategy in the UK excluding London

Business Strategy
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Strategy in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Business Strategy in the UK excluding London

Business Strategy
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Strategy in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Strategy in the UK excluding London

Business Strategy
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 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
North of England +23 318 £60,000 - 106
South East -13 234 £57,500 -11.54% 89
South West +48 189 £62,500 +13.64% 43
Midlands -39 182 £59,000 +22.92% 70
North West +11 179 £58,750 -2.08% 62
Scotland -6 133 £47,500 -42.65% 20
Yorkshire +38 110 £62,500 +1.63% 33
West Midlands -55 99 £58,700 +23.58% 38
East Midlands -5 82 £62,500 +8.70% 32
East of England -36 32 £55,000 -29.03% 38
North East +10 29 £55,000 +10.00% 14
Wales -14 19 £43,775 -2.72% 5
Northern Ireland +24 12 £58,800 - 5
Channel Islands - 4 £85,000 - 2
Isle of Man - 1 - - 1
Business Strategy
UK

Business Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 33 (2.94%) SharePoint
2 30 (2.67%) Confluence
3 10 (0.89%) SAS
4 9 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.45%) Apache
5 5 (0.45%) nginx
6 4 (0.36%) Apache Solr
6 4 (0.36%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.36%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 3 (0.27%) CICS
8 2 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.18%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.18%) CMS
8 2 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.18%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.089%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 58 (5.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (4.90%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.53%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.27%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.18%) Gliffy
7 1 (0.089%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.089%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.089%) Revit
7 1 (0.089%) Trello
Business Applications
1 33 (2.94%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 19 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 19 (1.69%) Oracle EBS
3 11 (0.98%) Salesforce CRM
3 11 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.62%) NetSuite
5 6 (0.53%) SAP MM
5 6 (0.53%) SAP SD
6 5 (0.45%) SAP ERP
7 4 (0.36%) SAP APO
7 4 (0.36%) SAP PP
7 4 (0.36%) SAP WM
8 3 (0.27%) SAP IBP
9 2 (0.18%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
9 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS R12
9 2 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
10 1 (0.089%) Adobe Campaign
10 1 (0.089%) FastStats
10 1 (0.089%) Magento
10 1 (0.089%) Unica
Cloud Services
1 210 (18.70%) Azure
2 134 (11.93%) AWS
3 125 (11.13%) Azure DevOps
4 88 (7.84%) GCP
5 82 (7.30%) Microsoft 365
6 76 (6.77%) Power Platform
7 53 (4.72%) Dynamics 365
8 43 (3.83%) SaaS
9 32 (2.85%) Figma
9 32 (2.85%) SurveyMonkey
10 19 (1.69%) PaaS
11 18 (1.60%) IaaS
12 15 (1.34%) Cloud Computing
13 14 (1.25%) PowerApps
14 11 (0.98%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 10 (0.89%) Azure Key Vault
16 8 (0.71%) Azure Service Bus
16 8 (0.71%) Entra ID
16 8 (0.71%) Power Automate
17 7 (0.62%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.42%) Network Security
1 16 (1.42%) WAN
2 15 (1.34%) LAN
3 10 (0.89%) Firewall
4 9 (0.80%) Internet
5 8 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.36%) ADSL
6 4 (0.36%) Broadband
6 4 (0.36%) DNS
6 4 (0.36%) WLAN
7 3 (0.27%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.27%) VoIP
8 2 (0.18%) SAN
8 2 (0.18%) SSL
9 1 (0.089%) Intranet
9 1 (0.089%) NAS
9 1 (0.089%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.089%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 85 (7.57%) Data Warehouse
2 74 (6.59%) BigQuery
3 72 (6.41%) Looker
4 38 (3.38%) Power BI
5 35 (3.12%) Tableau
6 22 (1.96%) SQL Server
7 14 (1.25%) MySQL
8 13 (1.16%) Relational Database
9 9 (0.80%) BusinessObjects
10 8 (0.71%) GIS
11 7 (0.62%) DB2
11 7 (0.62%) Oracle Database
11 7 (0.62%) QlikView
12 6 (0.53%) Big Data
12 6 (0.53%) Metadata
13 5 (0.45%) Power Query
13 5 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 5 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 4 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
14 4 (0.36%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 38 (3.38%) JIRA
2 36 (3.21%) Git
3 4 (0.36%) Visual Studio
4 3 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.27%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.18%) MLflow
5 2 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.089%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.089%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.089%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 385 (34.28%) Finance
2 257 (22.89%) Analytical Skills
3 252 (22.44%) Social Skills
4 159 (14.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 141 (12.56%) Marketing
6 114 (10.15%) Public Sector
7 111 (9.88%) Law
8 80 (7.12%) Retail
9 72 (6.41%) Billing
10 60 (5.34%) Legal
11 49 (4.36%) Banking
12 46 (4.10%) Manufacturing
13 40 (3.56%) Presentation Skills
14 34 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
15 32 (2.85%) Social Science
16 29 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
17 28 (2.49%) Police
18 22 (1.96%) Telecoms
19 17 (1.51%) Investment Banking
20 13 (1.16%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 211 (18.79%) Architect
2 183 (16.30%) Lead
3 137 (12.20%) Analyst
4 122 (10.86%) Senior
5 92 (8.19%) Data Manager
6 84 (7.48%) Solutions Architect
7 74 (6.59%) Project Manager
8 73 (6.50%) Engineering Manager
9 71 (6.32%) Business Manager
10 48 (4.27%) Enterprise Architect
11 45 (4.01%) Consultant
12 43 (3.83%) Data Analyst
13 39 (3.47%) Senior Architect
14 38 (3.38%) Developer
15 37 (3.29%) IT Manager
16 33 (2.94%) Development Manager
16 33 (2.94%) Senior Analyst
17 29 (2.58%) Principal Architect
18 28 (2.49%) Business Development Manager
19 26 (2.32%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (5.97%) .NET
2 31 (2.76%) React
3 19 (1.69%) CSS
3 19 (1.69%) HTML
4 11 (0.98%) ARM Templates
4 11 (0.98%) XML
5 9 (0.80%) EDI
6 8 (0.71%) Oracle Fusion
7 7 (0.62%) .NET Framework
7 7 (0.62%) Pandas
8 6 (0.53%) IDoc
8 6 (0.53%) JSON
9 5 (0.45%) WPF
10 4 (0.36%) ASP.NET MVC
10 4 (0.36%) CSS3
10 4 (0.36%) HTML5
10 4 (0.36%) jQuery
10 4 (0.36%) LAMP
10 4 (0.36%) Middleware
10 4 (0.36%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 118 (10.51%) Product Ownership
2 74 (6.59%) Management Information System
3 50 (4.45%) Virtual Team
4 46 (4.10%) Self-Motivation
5 33 (2.94%) Cloud Native
6 26 (2.32%) Enterprise Software
7 22 (1.96%) Hybrid Cloud
8 21 (1.87%) Onboarding
9 17 (1.51%) Taxonomies
10 16 (1.42%) Market Risk
11 12 (1.07%) Data Centre
12 11 (0.98%) Driving Licence
12 11 (0.98%) FMCG
12 11 (0.98%) Low-Code
12 11 (0.98%) Public Cloud
12 11 (0.98%) Security Posture
13 10 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
14 9 (0.80%) Analytical Mindset
15 8 (0.71%) PMI
16 7 (0.62%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 32 (2.85%) Windows
2 20 (1.78%) Linux
3 7 (0.62%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.53%) Unix
5 3 (0.27%) Ubuntu
5 3 (0.27%) zOS
6 2 (0.18%) AIX
6 2 (0.18%) Android
6 2 (0.18%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.18%) Oracle Linux
6 2 (0.18%) Windows Vista
7 1 (0.089%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 276 (24.58%) Problem-Solving
2 265 (23.60%) Agile
3 249 (22.17%) Roadmaps
4 234 (20.84%) Project Management
5 152 (13.54%) Actionable Insight
6 143 (12.73%) DevOps
7 141 (12.56%) Decision-Making
8 140 (12.47%) Enterprise Architecture
9 139 (12.38%) Analytics
10 128 (11.40%) Business Development
11 114 (10.15%) ITIL
12 111 (9.88%) Line Management
13 110 (9.80%) Continuous Improvement
14 109 (9.71%) Business Case
14 109 (9.71%) IT Strategy
15 97 (8.64%) Data Modelling
16 93 (8.28%) CI/CD
17 91 (8.10%) Service Delivery
18 88 (7.84%) CRM
18 88 (7.84%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 111 (9.88%) SQL
2 54 (4.81%) Python
3 41 (3.65%) R
4 28 (2.49%) C#
5 26 (2.32%) JavaScript
6 15 (1.34%) Bash
7 14 (1.25%) PowerShell
8 11 (0.98%) Java
9 9 (0.80%) PHP
10 8 (0.71%) Bicep
10 8 (0.71%) PL/SQL
11 7 (0.62%) VBA
12 6 (0.53%) T-SQL
13 5 (0.45%) C
13 5 (0.45%) Embedded C
13 5 (0.45%) TypeScript
13 5 (0.45%) XAML
14 4 (0.36%) C++
14 4 (0.36%) RPG
14 4 (0.36%) VB
Qualifications
1 264 (23.51%) Degree
2 156 (13.89%) Security Cleared
3 132 (11.75%) SC Cleared
4 57 (5.08%) Master's Degree
5 47 (4.19%) TOGAF Certification
6 36 (3.21%) BPSS Clearance
7 32 (2.85%) PhD
7 32 (2.85%) PMI Certification
8 31 (2.76%) DBS Check
9 21 (1.87%) PMP
10 15 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
11 14 (1.25%) APMG
11 14 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (1.07%) MBA
13 8 (0.71%) CISA
13 8 (0.71%) CISSP
13 8 (0.71%) HNC
14 7 (0.62%) Azure Certification
15 6 (0.53%) ACCA
15 6 (0.53%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (8.55%) QA
2 37 (3.29%) Data Quality
3 19 (1.69%) Accessibility
4 15 (1.34%) GDPR
4 15 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (0.89%) SLA
6 8 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 7 (0.62%) NIST
7 7 (0.62%) PMO
8 6 (0.53%) COBIT
8 6 (0.53%) ISO 9001
9 5 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.45%) GRC
9 5 (0.45%) ITGC
10 4 (0.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 4 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 4 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (0.36%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.27%) HMG Infosec
11 3 (0.27%) JSP 440
System Software
1 19 (1.69%) Active Directory
2 11 (0.98%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.27%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.27%) RACF
4 3 (0.27%) Terminal Services
4 3 (0.27%) Time Sharing Option
5 2 (0.18%) Docker
6 1 (0.089%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (0.89%) Terraform
2 5 (0.45%) Jamf Pro
2 5 (0.45%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.36%) ZABBIX
4 3 (0.27%) HP Fortify
4 3 (0.27%) MAINVIEW
5 1 (0.089%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 235 (20.93%) Microsoft
2 102 (9.08%) Google
3 54 (4.81%) SAP
4 45 (4.01%) Salesforce
5 44 (3.92%) Oracle
6 33 (2.94%) Sparx
7 32 (2.85%) Qualtrics
8 31 (2.76%) ServiceNow
9 25 (2.23%) Databricks
10 12 (1.07%) IBM
11 11 (0.98%) BiZZdesign
12 10 (0.89%) Adobe
12 10 (0.89%) JD Edwards
13 9 (0.80%) CA
13 9 (0.80%) Epicor
13 9 (0.80%) IFS
14 7 (0.62%) Alteryx
14 7 (0.62%) MuleSoft
14 7 (0.62%) VMware
15 6 (0.53%) OpenText