IT Strategy Jobs in the UK excluding London

IT/Technology 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 IT Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited IT Strategy over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 208 206 211
Rank change year-on-year -2 +5 +21
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 960 1,022 1,279
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.35% 1.70% 1.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.61% 1.78% 1.92%
Number of salaries quoted 617 482 760
10th Percentile £35,650 £41,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £50,765 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.81% +12.50% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £88,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £77,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -16.13% +14.81% -3.57%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

IT 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 59,550 57,521 66,624
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.98% 95.64% 94.06%
Number of salaries quoted 41,216 29,548 40,995
10th Percentile £27,250 £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%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Strategy in the UK excluding London

IT Strategy
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for IT Strategy in the UK excluding London

IT Strategy
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Strategy in the UK excluding London

IT 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 IT Strategy within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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 +30 280 £56,250 -6.25% 47
South East -2 209 £60,000 -25.00% 32
Midlands +15 175 £55,000 -26.05% 17
North West +1 132 £55,000 -8.43% 26
West Midlands +45 131 £57,500 -17.27% 10
Yorkshire +66 122 £62,500 +4.17% 16
Scotland -66 110 £50,000 -23.08% 15
South West -22 89 £67,500 +30.01% 14
East of England +1 67 £67,500 -20.59% 17
East Midlands -27 42 £49,329 -38.34% 7
North East +4 26 £47,500 -2.56% 5
Northern Ireland +21 15 £37,500 -25.00% 2
Wales -19 13 £51,528 -56.26% 6
Channel Islands - 1 £85,000 -
Isle of Man - 1 - - 2
IT Strategy
UK

IT 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 48 (5.00%) SharePoint
2 27 (2.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 23 (2.40%) Confluence
4 22 (2.29%) Apache
5 19 (1.98%) CMS
6 17 (1.77%) SAS
7 15 (1.56%) Apache Spark
8 7 (0.73%) IIS
9 4 (0.42%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.31%) NServiceBus
11 2 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2003
11 2 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2007
11 2 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2010
11 2 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2013
11 2 (0.21%) JBoss
11 2 (0.21%) nginx
11 2 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
11 2 (0.21%) Skype for Business
12 1 (0.10%) WebSphere
12 1 (0.10%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (1.67%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.42%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (1.67%) NetSuite
2 9 (0.94%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.42%) Oracle Applications
3 4 (0.42%) Sage 200
3 4 (0.42%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.21%) Temenos T24
6 1 (0.10%) Magento
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.10%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 238 (24.79%) Azure
2 119 (12.40%) Microsoft 365
3 96 (10.00%) Entra ID
4 78 (8.13%) AWS
5 34 (3.54%) Power Platform
6 22 (2.29%) Cloud Computing
7 17 (1.77%) SaaS
8 15 (1.56%) OneDrive
9 14 (1.46%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.25%) IaaS
11 11 (1.15%) GCP
12 10 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
12 10 (1.04%) PaaS
13 9 (0.94%) Azure Data Factory
13 9 (0.94%) PowerApps
14 8 (0.83%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 8 (0.83%) Google Workspace
15 7 (0.73%) Azure Stack
15 7 (0.73%) GitHub
15 7 (0.73%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 67 (6.98%) 5G
1 67 (6.98%) Broadband
2 50 (5.21%) Firewall
3 25 (2.60%) DNS
3 25 (2.60%) WAN
4 24 (2.50%) VPN
5 22 (2.29%) DHCP
6 20 (2.08%) Network Security
7 17 (1.77%) LAN
8 16 (1.67%) Wireless
9 15 (1.56%) VLAN
10 14 (1.46%) Wi-Fi
11 13 (1.35%) SAN
12 12 (1.25%) TCP/IP
13 11 (1.15%) VoIP
14 10 (1.04%) Internet
15 8 (0.83%) SD-WAN
15 8 (0.83%) Unified Communications
16 5 (0.52%) Cisco IOS
17 4 (0.42%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (4.27%) SQL Server
2 25 (2.60%) MySQL
3 24 (2.50%) Relational Database
4 22 (2.29%) Power BI
5 14 (1.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 11 (1.15%) Data Lake
6 11 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.15%) NoSQL
7 10 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
8 9 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 8 (0.83%) Azure SQL Database
10 7 (0.73%) Ingres
11 6 (0.63%) RDBMS
12 5 (0.52%) Elasticsearch
12 5 (0.52%) GIS
12 5 (0.52%) Oracle Database
12 5 (0.52%) Redis
13 4 (0.42%) Big Data
13 4 (0.42%) DB2
13 4 (0.42%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 45 (4.69%) JIRA
2 19 (1.98%) Maven
3 11 (1.15%) Git
4 6 (0.63%) RStudio
5 5 (0.52%) Jenkins
General
1 358 (37.29%) Social Skills
2 225 (23.44%) Finance
3 185 (19.27%) Analytical Skills
4 128 (13.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 60 (6.25%) Banking
6 59 (6.15%) Influencing Skills
6 59 (6.15%) Law
7 58 (6.04%) Public Sector
8 54 (5.63%) Marketing
9 53 (5.52%) Retail
10 41 (4.27%) Manufacturing
11 25 (2.60%) Presentation Skills
12 24 (2.50%) Telecoms
13 19 (1.98%) Investment Banking
14 17 (1.77%) Publishing
15 16 (1.67%) Legal
16 13 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
17 11 (1.15%) Local Government
18 10 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
19 9 (0.94%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 245 (25.52%) Architect
2 149 (15.52%) Solutions Architect
3 123 (12.81%) IT Manager
4 117 (12.19%) Senior
5 105 (10.94%) Lead
6 80 (8.33%) Presales Solution Architect
7 68 (7.08%) Analyst
8 67 (6.98%) Linux Specialist
8 67 (6.98%) Technical Specialist
9 65 (6.77%) Head of IT
10 38 (3.96%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
10 38 (3.96%) Senior Linux Specialist
10 38 (3.96%) Senior Technical Specialist
10 38 (3.96%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
11 37 (3.85%) Senior Architect
12 36 (3.75%) Developer
13 35 (3.65%) Enterprise Architect
14 33 (3.44%) IT Support
15 31 (3.23%) Lead Architect
16 27 (2.81%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (6.15%) .NET
2 29 (3.02%) React
3 22 (2.29%) Spring
3 22 (2.29%) Spring Boot
4 20 (2.08%) CSS
4 20 (2.08%) HTML
5 17 (1.77%) EDI
6 16 (1.67%) .NET Framework
7 11 (1.15%) XML
8 10 (1.04%) Middleware
9 9 (0.94%) .NET Core
10 8 (0.83%) ASP.NET
10 8 (0.83%) Node.js
11 7 (0.73%) Laravel
12 5 (0.52%) HTML5
13 4 (0.42%) JSON
13 4 (0.42%) Kafka
13 4 (0.42%) REST
14 3 (0.31%) ASP.NET Web Forms
14 3 (0.31%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 70 (7.29%) Management Information System
2 67 (6.98%) Social Media
3 36 (3.75%) Product Ownership
4 30 (3.13%) Data Centre
5 23 (2.40%) Virtual Team
6 22 (2.29%) Mobile App
7 21 (2.19%) Enterprise Software
8 19 (1.98%) Cloud Native
8 19 (1.98%) FMCG
9 18 (1.88%) Public Cloud
10 15 (1.56%) Credit Risk
10 15 (1.56%) Distributed Applications
11 11 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
12 10 (1.04%) Driving Licence
12 10 (1.04%) Educational Technology
13 9 (0.94%) CCTV
13 9 (0.94%) PMI
14 8 (0.83%) IoT
14 8 (0.83%) Onboarding
15 7 (0.73%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 118 (12.29%) Linux
2 90 (9.38%) Windows
3 70 (7.29%) Ubuntu
4 35 (3.65%) Windows Server
5 16 (1.67%) Windows 10
6 10 (1.04%) Apple iOS
7 9 (0.94%) CentOS
8 8 (0.83%) Unix
9 7 (0.73%) Debian
9 7 (0.73%) SUSE
10 6 (0.63%) Mac OS X
11 5 (0.52%) Mac OS
11 5 (0.52%) Windows Server 2012
11 5 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
12 4 (0.42%) Android
12 4 (0.42%) VMS
13 3 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2003
14 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
15 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 439 (45.73%) Technology Strategy
2 228 (23.75%) Problem-Solving
3 219 (22.81%) Agile
4 196 (20.42%) Roadmaps
5 184 (19.17%) Cybersecurity
6 146 (15.21%) Continuous Improvement
7 127 (13.23%) CRM
8 125 (13.02%) Business Case
9 121 (12.60%) Project Management
10 119 (12.40%) Analytics
11 110 (11.46%) Coaching
11 110 (11.46%) Mentoring
12 109 (11.35%) Business Strategy
12 109 (11.35%) ITIL
13 98 (10.21%) Artificial Intelligence
14 97 (10.10%) Presales
15 96 (10.00%) Thought Leadership
16 93 (9.69%) Contract Negotiation
17 91 (9.48%) Digital Transformation Programme
18 89 (9.27%) Commercial Awareness
Programming Languages
1 80 (8.33%) SQL
2 76 (7.92%) Bash
3 46 (4.79%) Python
4 39 (4.06%) JavaScript
5 33 (3.44%) C#
6 28 (2.92%) Java
7 27 (2.81%) T-SQL
8 21 (2.19%) R
9 20 (2.08%) PowerShell
10 15 (1.56%) Groovy
11 11 (1.15%) PHP
12 6 (0.63%) TypeScript
13 4 (0.42%) RPG
14 3 (0.31%) Apex Code
14 3 (0.31%) AWK
14 3 (0.31%) PL/SQL
14 3 (0.31%) sed
15 2 (0.21%) C
15 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.10%) Korn
Qualifications
1 198 (20.63%) Degree
2 119 (12.40%) Security Cleared
3 98 (10.21%) SC Cleared
4 33 (3.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (1.88%) Azure Certification
5 18 (1.88%) PMI Certification
6 14 (1.46%) DBS Check
6 14 (1.46%) PMP
6 14 (1.46%) TOGAF Certification
7 13 (1.35%) DV Cleared
8 11 (1.15%) CISSP
8 11 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (0.94%) ITIL Certification
9 9 (0.94%) Master's Degree
10 8 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (0.83%) MCP
11 6 (0.63%) AWS Certification
11 6 (0.63%) CCNA
12 5 (0.52%) ISTQB
13 4 (0.42%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (5.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 41 (4.27%) QA
3 25 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials
4 23 (2.40%) GDPR
5 20 (2.08%) SLA
6 15 (1.56%) CRD IV
6 15 (1.56%) Data Quality
6 15 (1.56%) IFRS
6 15 (1.56%) IFRS 9
7 8 (0.83%) Accessibility
8 7 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 6 (0.63%) COBIT
9 6 (0.63%) PMO
10 3 (0.31%) HMG Infosec
10 3 (0.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (0.31%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.31%) NIST
10 3 (0.31%) RMADS
11 2 (0.21%) GRC
11 2 (0.21%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 130 (13.54%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (2.81%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.52%) Docker
5 4 (0.42%) pfSense
5 4 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.31%) vSphere
7 2 (0.21%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.21%) Kamailio
8 1 (0.10%) Firmware
8 1 (0.10%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 90 (9.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 68 (7.08%) Jamf Pro
3 29 (3.02%) Terraform
4 17 (1.77%) Kubernetes
5 9 (0.94%) SCCM
6 7 (0.73%) Ansible
7 5 (0.52%) FortiGate
7 5 (0.52%) Grafana
7 5 (0.52%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.52%) SCOM
7 5 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.42%) SmoothWall
9 3 (0.31%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.21%) CASB
11 1 (0.10%) EMC NetWorker
11 1 (0.10%) Oracle Identity Management
11 1 (0.10%) Oracle RMAN
11 1 (0.10%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 269 (28.02%) Microsoft
2 67 (6.98%) CyberArk
2 67 (6.98%) Tanium
3 63 (6.56%) VMware
4 41 (4.27%) Oracle
5 40 (4.17%) Cisco
6 24 (2.50%) Veeam
7 20 (2.08%) Salesforce
8 19 (1.98%) SAP
9 14 (1.46%) Fortinet
10 12 (1.25%) Dell
11 11 (1.15%) Databricks
12 10 (1.04%) Meraki
12 10 (1.04%) WatchGuard
13 9 (0.94%) Epicor
13 9 (0.94%) Google
13 9 (0.94%) IFS
13 9 (0.94%) JD Edwards
13 9 (0.94%) Sage
14 7 (0.73%) MuleSoft