Strategic Planning
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Strategic Planning skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Planning over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 473 603 756
Rank change year-on-year +130 +153 -152
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Planning 490 406 496
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.50% 0.39% 0.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.58% 0.41% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 322 252 227
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,150 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,080 £35,500 £46,312
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,750 £47,646 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.11% -20.59% -14.29%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,125 £77,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £39,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +41.03% -29.09% +1.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Strategic Planning 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,360 99,485 147,504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.62% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 59,619 58,411 83,272
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Strategic Planning
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Strategic Planning.

Salary trend for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Planning over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Planning within the UK over the 6 months to 28 April 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
England +151 444 £57,500 +27.78% 163
UK excluding London 0 258 £55,000 +41.03% 111
London +202 195 £60,000 -14.29% 58
Work from Home +104 132 £55,000 -15.38% 77
South East +40 73 £49,500 +48.87% 35
Midlands -16 73 £62,500 +63.40% 11
West Midlands -8 50 £67,500 +77.63% 5
North of England +26 33 £52,757 -33.22% 33
East of England +18 32 £51,250 - 11
South West -21 27 £65,500 +59.76% 14
East Midlands +4 23 £55,000 -12.00% 6
North West +12 18 £65,000 - 19
Wales +21 11 £56,000 +25.38% 3
Scotland -58 9 £36,678 -28.00% 8
North East - 8 £40,000 - 5
Yorkshire +79 7 £53,750 -36.76% 11
Northern Ireland - 1 £51,000 - 1

Strategic Planning
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 11 (2.24%) Apache Spark
2 7 (1.43%) Apache
3 5 (1.02%) Office Communications Server
3 5 (1.02%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.61%) CMS
4 3 (0.61%) Smallworld
5 1 (0.20%) Confluence
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.20%) nginx
Applications
1 20 (4.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.04%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.61%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.41%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.41%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.61%) SAP CRM
2 3 (0.61%) SAP PM
3 2 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.41%) SAP Business One
3 2 (0.41%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.20%) Primavera
4 1 (0.20%) Relativity
4 1 (0.20%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 44 (8.98%) Azure
2 25 (5.10%) Microsoft 365
3 23 (4.69%) Power Platform
4 22 (4.49%) AWS
5 15 (3.06%) GCP
6 12 (2.45%) Cloud Computing
7 8 (1.63%) GitHub
8 7 (1.43%) SaaS
9 6 (1.22%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (1.02%) IaaS
10 5 (1.02%) PaaS
10 5 (1.02%) WhatsApp
11 4 (0.82%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (0.82%) Entra ID
11 4 (0.82%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (0.82%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.82%) Vertex AI
12 2 (0.41%) Amazon Ads
12 2 (0.41%) Canva
12 2 (0.41%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.24%) Wireless
2 10 (2.04%) DNS
2 10 (2.04%) WAN
3 9 (1.84%) TCP/IP
4 8 (1.63%) LAN
5 5 (1.02%) MPLS
5 5 (1.02%) SNMP
5 5 (1.02%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.82%) Firewall
6 4 (0.82%) Intranet
6 4 (0.82%) Remote Desktop
6 4 (0.82%) VLAN
7 3 (0.61%) Internet
7 3 (0.61%) Network Security
7 3 (0.61%) VoIP
8 2 (0.41%) DHCP
9 1 (0.20%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.20%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.20%) SAN
9 1 (0.20%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (5.31%) Data Warehouse
2 19 (3.88%) Power BI
3 18 (3.67%) SQL Server
4 17 (3.47%) Tableau
5 13 (2.65%) Big Data
5 13 (2.65%) Relational Database
6 11 (2.24%) BigQuery
7 10 (2.04%) Data Lake
8 8 (1.63%) Looker
9 6 (1.22%) Flink
9 6 (1.22%) Hadoop
10 5 (1.02%) MySQL
11 4 (0.82%) Bigtable
11 4 (0.82%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
12 3 (0.61%) Geospatial Data
12 3 (0.61%) GIS
12 3 (0.61%) RDBMS
12 3 (0.61%) Spatial Data
13 2 (0.41%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 6 (1.22%) Git
2 5 (1.02%) JIRA
3 4 (0.82%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.82%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 175 (35.71%) Social Skills
2 151 (30.82%) Analytical Skills
3 118 (24.08%) Finance
4 92 (18.78%) Retail
5 85 (17.35%) Marketing
6 58 (11.84%) German Language
7 55 (11.22%) Advertising
8 46 (9.39%) Public Sector
9 41 (8.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 38 (7.76%) Influencing Skills
11 34 (6.94%) Presentation Skills
12 24 (4.90%) Law
13 22 (4.49%) Manufacturing
14 21 (4.29%) Legal
15 15 (3.06%) Games
16 11 (2.24%) Banking
16 11 (2.24%) Telecoms
17 10 (2.04%) Local Government
18 9 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
19 6 (1.22%) French Language
Job Titles
1 61 (12.45%) Senior
2 52 (10.61%) Graduate
3 45 (9.18%) Lead
4 40 (8.16%) Project Manager
5 36 (7.35%) Analyst
6 34 (6.94%) IT Manager
7 26 (5.31%) Senior Manager
8 17 (3.47%) Head of Engineering
8 17 (3.47%) Head of IT
9 15 (3.06%) Architect
9 15 (3.06%) IT Director
9 15 (3.06%) Operations Manager
9 15 (3.06%) Senior Analyst
10 14 (2.86%) Consultant
11 13 (2.65%) Delivery Manager
12 12 (2.45%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
12 12 (2.45%) 3rd Line Support
13 11 (2.24%) Coordinator
14 10 (2.04%) Business Analyst
14 10 (2.04%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.63%) Kafka
2 7 (1.43%) EDI
3 6 (1.22%) .NET
3 6 (1.22%) Apache Beam
4 5 (1.02%) NETCONF
5 4 (0.82%) ASP.NET
5 4 (0.82%) ASP.NET MVC
6 2 (0.41%) HTML
6 2 (0.41%) Laravel
6 2 (0.41%) Middleware
6 2 (0.41%) Next.js
6 2 (0.41%) React
6 2 (0.41%) React Native
7 1 (0.20%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.20%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.20%) CSS
7 1 (0.20%) Lightning Web Components
7 1 (0.20%) PySpark
7 1 (0.20%) Unity (Game Engine)
7 1 (0.20%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 64 (13.06%) Social Media
2 55 (11.22%) Analytical Mindset
3 54 (11.02%) Photography
4 47 (9.59%) Management Information System
5 32 (6.53%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.86%) IoT
6 14 (2.86%) Onboarding
7 12 (2.45%) Cloud Native
7 12 (2.45%) Data Centre
8 9 (1.84%) Driving Licence
8 9 (1.84%) Life Science
8 9 (1.84%) Product Ownership
9 6 (1.22%) Algorithms
9 6 (1.22%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.02%) Cyber Threat
10 5 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.82%) Blockchain
11 4 (0.82%) Digital Signage
11 4 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.82%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 36 (7.35%) Windows
2 10 (2.04%) Windows 10
3 9 (1.84%) Linux
3 9 (1.84%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.22%) Android
5 5 (1.02%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.82%) DC/OS
7 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.20%) Unix
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (25.92%) Project Management
2 98 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 95 (19.39%) Decision-Making
4 85 (17.35%) Continuous Improvement
5 81 (16.53%) Agile
6 66 (13.47%) Analytics
7 62 (12.65%) Project Delivery
8 58 (11.84%) ITIL
9 54 (11.02%) Roadmaps
10 49 (10.00%) Risk Management
11 48 (9.80%) Budget Management
12 44 (8.98%) Business Intelligence
12 44 (8.98%) Process Improvement
13 41 (8.37%) Cybersecurity
13 41 (8.37%) Mentoring
13 41 (8.37%) Resource Management
14 40 (8.16%) Strategic Thinking
15 39 (7.96%) Data Science
16 37 (7.55%) Business Strategy
16 37 (7.55%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 52 (10.61%) SQL
2 22 (4.49%) Python
3 10 (2.04%) C#
4 7 (1.43%) Java
4 7 (1.43%) Scala
5 5 (1.02%) T-SQL
6 4 (0.82%) Go
6 4 (0.82%) VBA
7 3 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.41%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.20%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.20%) Perl
9 1 (0.20%) PHP
9 1 (0.20%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 191 (38.98%) Degree
2 62 (12.65%) DBS Check
3 19 (3.88%) Microsoft Certification
4 18 (3.67%) Master's Degree
5 17 (3.47%) Security Cleared
6 13 (2.65%) Cisco Certification
7 12 (2.45%) CCNP
7 12 (2.45%) MCSE
8 11 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.84%) PMI Certification
9 9 (1.84%) PMP
10 8 (1.63%) SC Cleared
11 7 (1.43%) Postgraduate
12 5 (1.02%) CISSP
13 4 (0.82%) Azure Certification
13 4 (0.82%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.61%) CIMA
14 3 (0.61%) MBA
14 3 (0.61%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 3 (0.61%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (4.90%) QA
2 19 (3.88%) GDPR
3 11 (2.24%) SLA
4 9 (1.84%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.22%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.22%) PMO
7 5 (1.02%) HIPAA
7 5 (1.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.82%) NCSC
9 3 (0.61%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.20%) NIST
10 1 (0.20%) SOC 2
System Software
1 31 (6.33%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.24%) Docker
4 9 (1.84%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (1.43%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (2.45%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.02%) Terraform
3 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.20%) PaperCut
4 1 (0.20%) SCCM
4 1 (0.20%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 65 (13.27%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.10%) SAP
3 17 (3.47%) Cisco
4 16 (3.27%) VMware
5 14 (2.86%) Google
6 10 (2.04%) Salesforce
7 9 (1.84%) Citrix
7 9 (1.84%) Oracle
8 6 (1.22%) Teradata
9 4 (0.82%) Computacenter
10 3 (0.61%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.41%) Adobe
11 2 (0.41%) Aruba
11 2 (0.41%) HubSpot
11 2 (0.41%) IBM
11 2 (0.41%) YouTube
12 1 (0.20%) HP
12 1 (0.20%) Instagram
12 1 (0.20%) Nuix
12 1 (0.20%) Red Hat