Head of Strategy Jobs in the UK excluding London

Head of Strategy
UK > UK excluding London

The median Head of Strategy salary in the UK excluding London is £81,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 757 727 833
Rank change year-on-year -30 +106 -161
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Strategy 6 21 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.008% 0.036% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.040% 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 6 13 10
10th Percentile - - £58,464
25th Percentile £80,000 £67,506 £65,216
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,000 £92,500 £100,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.43% -7.50% +8.11%
75th Percentile £96,438 £138,073 -
90th Percentile £104,500 - -
UK median annual salary £97,500 £130,806 £100,000
% change year-on-year -25.46% +30.81% +8.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 67,828 52,627 68,668
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 89.17% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 47,933 30,028 42,497
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Head of Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Head of Strategy in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Strategy in the UK excluding London

Head of Strategy
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for Head of Strategy in the UK excluding London

Head of Strategy
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Strategy in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Head of Strategy in the UK excluding London

Head of 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 Head of Strategy within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 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 +47 4 £80,000 -38.84% 1
North West - 4 £80,000 - 1
South West -24 2 £100,500 -23.17%
Head of Strategy
UK

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 17 May 2024, Head of Strategy job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Head of Strategy in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Roadmaps
2 4 (66.67%) Azure
2 4 (66.67%) AWS
2 4 (66.67%) IT Strategy
2 4 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (66.67%) Mobile Transformation
3 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
4 1 (16.67%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (16.67%) Value Proposition
4 1 (16.67%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (16.67%) Product Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) REST
4 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) SaaS
4 1 (16.67%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (16.67%) Product Management
4 1 (16.67%) Change Management
4 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
4 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture

Head of Strategy Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) AWS
1 4 (66.67%) Azure
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (16.67%) SaaS
General
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) REST
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Roadmaps
2 4 (66.67%) IT Strategy
2 4 (66.67%) Mobile Transformation
3 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Change Management
3 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
3 1 (16.67%) Product Management
3 1 (16.67%) Product Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
3 1 (16.67%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (16.67%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Value Proposition