Strategic Roadmaps
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Strategic Roadmap skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Roadmap 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 242 265 347
Rank change year-on-year +23 +82 +40
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Roadmap 1,163 1,379 1,798
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.17% 1.36% 1.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.37% 1.42% 1.19%
Number of salaries quoted 468 593 906
10th Percentile £47,500 £55,000 £44,679
25th Percentile £61,250 £63,750 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,273 £83,507 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.27% +11.34% -
75th Percentile £103,250 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,750 £120,000 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £77,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -3.23% +14.81% +3.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Strategic Roadmap 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 84,937 97,101 150,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.64% 95.61% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 59,853 57,006 82,680
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Strategic Roadmap
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

Strategic Roadmap
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

Strategic Roadmap
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Roadmap over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

Strategic Roadmap
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Roadmap within the UK 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
England +32 1,026 £78,273 -7.91% 166
Work from Home +11 678 £77,500 -3.13% 70
UK excluding London -44 582 £75,000 -3.23% 83
London +104 540 £96,500 +4.70% 86
South East +22 165 £72,500 -14.71% 23
North of England -43 126 £79,632 +14.67% 14
Scotland -80 82 £95,128 +5.70% 2
South West -33 77 £75,000 +7.44% 11
North West -22 72 £84,700 +22.40% 9
Midlands +5 66 £56,250 -22.14% 19
West Midlands +20 47 £70,000 -3.40% 14
East of England +28 43 £61,250 -27.94% 9
Yorkshire +4 42 £79,632 +14.67% 3
East Midlands -20 19 £37,500 -40.48% 5
North East +5 12 £65,000 +7.17% 2
Wales -7 10 £39,000 -46.21% 5
Northern Ireland +11 9 - -
Isle of Man - 4 - - 1

Strategic Roadmap
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
1 299 (25.71%) SAS
2 43 (3.70%) SharePoint
3 42 (3.61%) Microsoft Exchange
4 18 (1.55%) Confluence
5 9 (0.77%) IIS
6 7 (0.60%) Apache
7 6 (0.52%) CMS
8 4 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.26%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.17%) Alfresco
10 2 (0.17%) Documentum
10 2 (0.17%) FileNet
10 2 (0.17%) Liferay
10 2 (0.17%) Magnolia
10 2 (0.17%) Sitecore CMS
11 1 (0.086%) Appian
11 1 (0.086%) WebSphere
11 1 (0.086%) WordPress
Applications
1 35 (3.01%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (2.75%) UserZoom
3 12 (1.03%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (0.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.34%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.086%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.086%) InVision
6 1 (0.086%) Sketch
6 1 (0.086%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 306 (26.31%) SAP ERP
2 61 (5.25%) Endur
3 8 (0.69%) Fidessa
4 7 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
6 4 (0.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 4 (0.34%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.17%) SAP HCM
7 2 (0.17%) SAP HR
8 1 (0.086%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.086%) Oracle Financials
8 1 (0.086%) Oracle SCM
8 1 (0.086%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 230 (19.78%) Azure
2 125 (10.75%) AWS
3 85 (7.31%) SaaS
4 54 (4.64%) Microsoft 365
5 51 (4.39%) Power Platform
6 45 (3.87%) GCP
7 35 (3.01%) PaaS
8 34 (2.92%) Figma
9 32 (2.75%) SurveyMonkey
10 26 (2.24%) IaaS
11 25 (2.15%) Entra ID
12 19 (1.63%) Azure DevOps
12 19 (1.63%) Dynamics 365
13 17 (1.46%) Azure API Management
14 16 (1.38%) Cloud Computing
15 11 (0.95%) PowerApps
16 8 (0.69%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 8 (0.69%) Power Automate
17 7 (0.60%) Azure AKS
17 7 (0.60%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 329 (28.29%) Broadband
2 30 (2.58%) 5G
3 22 (1.89%) Firewall
4 18 (1.55%) LAN
5 17 (1.46%) Network Security
5 17 (1.46%) WAN
6 13 (1.12%) TCP/IP
7 10 (0.86%) VLAN
7 10 (0.86%) VPN
8 7 (0.60%) DNS
9 6 (0.52%) Intrusion Detection
9 6 (0.52%) SAN
10 5 (0.43%) BGP
10 5 (0.43%) DHCP
10 5 (0.43%) IPsec
10 5 (0.43%) NGFW
10 5 (0.43%) OSPF
10 5 (0.43%) SSL
10 5 (0.43%) Wireless
10 5 (0.43%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 114 (9.80%) Data Warehouse
2 63 (5.42%) Data Lake
3 59 (5.07%) SQL Server
4 39 (3.35%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 33 (2.84%) RDBMS
5 33 (2.84%) Relational Database
6 30 (2.58%) Metadata
7 28 (2.41%) NoSQL
8 23 (1.98%) Power BI
9 17 (1.46%) Big Data
10 12 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
11 10 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
12 9 (0.77%) MySQL
13 6 (0.52%) DB2
13 6 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (0.52%) Tableau
14 5 (0.43%) GIS
15 4 (0.34%) BigQuery
15 4 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 3 (0.26%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 40 (3.44%) Jenkins
2 24 (2.06%) JIRA
3 18 (1.55%) Git
4 3 (0.26%) GoCD
5 2 (0.17%) Bower
5 2 (0.17%) gulp
5 2 (0.17%) LoadRunner
5 2 (0.17%) MLflow
5 2 (0.17%) Moq
5 2 (0.17%) NeoLoad
5 2 (0.17%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.17%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.17%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.17%) Visual Website Optimizer
6 1 (0.086%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.086%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.086%) Maven
6 1 (0.086%) Mockito
6 1 (0.086%) SoapUI
General
1 691 (59.42%) Finance
2 635 (54.60%) Social Skills
3 201 (17.28%) Marketing
4 167 (14.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 101 (8.68%) Analytical Skills
6 91 (7.82%) Banking
7 75 (6.45%) Presentation Skills
7 75 (6.45%) Retail
8 64 (5.50%) Law
9 50 (4.30%) Games
10 31 (2.67%) Influencing Skills
11 25 (2.15%) Public Sector
12 24 (2.06%) Legal
13 16 (1.38%) Advertising
14 13 (1.12%) Financial Institution
15 12 (1.03%) Telecoms
16 10 (0.86%) Organisational Skills
17 9 (0.77%) Documentation Skills
18 8 (0.69%) Manufacturing
19 7 (0.60%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 563 (48.41%) Architect
2 368 (31.64%) Solutions Architect
3 161 (13.84%) Senior
4 117 (10.06%) Consultant
5 79 (6.79%) Enterprise Architect
6 63 (5.42%) Product Manager
7 60 (5.16%) Lead
8 52 (4.47%) Senior Manager
9 47 (4.04%) Analyst
9 47 (4.04%) Data Architect
10 39 (3.35%) Developer
10 39 (3.35%) Senior Consultant
11 36 (3.10%) Senior Architect
12 35 (3.01%) Data Consultant
12 35 (3.01%) Senior Technology Consultant
12 35 (3.01%) Technology Consultant
13 32 (2.75%) User Experience Researcher
14 28 (2.41%) Principal Architect
15 27 (2.32%) Technical Architect
16 26 (2.24%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (3.35%) .NET
2 23 (1.98%) React
3 22 (1.89%) HTML
4 20 (1.72%) OpenID
5 13 (1.12%) .NET Core
5 13 (1.12%) ASP.NET
6 11 (0.95%) ASP.NET Core
6 11 (0.95%) Entity Framework
7 10 (0.86%) Spring
8 9 (0.77%) Hibernate
8 9 (0.77%) Node.js
8 9 (0.77%) REST
8 9 (0.77%) Spring MVC
9 8 (0.69%) .NET Framework
9 8 (0.69%) CSS
9 8 (0.69%) Middleware
9 8 (0.69%) XML
10 6 (0.52%) JSON
10 6 (0.52%) LDAP
10 6 (0.52%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 94 (8.08%) Product Ownership
2 62 (5.33%) Management Information System
3 33 (2.84%) Swaptions
4 22 (1.89%) Public Cloud
5 21 (1.81%) Mainframe
6 20 (1.72%) Blockchain
7 16 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
7 16 (1.38%) Data Centre
7 16 (1.38%) Hybrid Cloud
8 15 (1.29%) Data Structures
9 14 (1.20%) Cyberattack
10 13 (1.12%) Cloud Native
11 11 (0.95%) Self-Motivation
12 9 (0.77%) Algorithms
12 9 (0.77%) Reinsurance
12 9 (0.77%) Robotics
13 8 (0.69%) CMDB
13 8 (0.69%) Security Posture
13 8 (0.69%) Virtual Team
14 7 (0.60%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 50 (4.30%) Windows
2 25 (2.15%) Unix
2 25 (2.15%) Windows Server
3 12 (1.03%) Windows 10
4 10 (0.86%) Apple iOS
5 9 (0.77%) Android
5 9 (0.77%) Linux
6 3 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,163 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 653 (56.15%) Agile
3 433 (37.23%) Enterprise Architecture
4 335 (28.80%) ERP
5 334 (28.72%) TOGAF
6 329 (28.29%) Data Management
7 327 (28.12%) Change Management
8 307 (26.40%) Performance Management
9 169 (14.53%) Analytics
10 152 (13.07%) IT Strategy
11 147 (12.64%) Mentoring
12 143 (12.30%) Data Architecture
13 137 (11.78%) Problem-Solving
14 107 (9.20%) SDLC
15 105 (9.03%) Data Analytics
15 105 (9.03%) DevOps
15 105 (9.03%) Technology Strategy
16 103 (8.86%) Continuous Improvement
16 103 (8.86%) Product Management
17 100 (8.60%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 63 (5.42%) Java
2 55 (4.73%) SQL
3 52 (4.47%) Python
4 35 (3.01%) VB
5 32 (2.75%) PowerShell
6 31 (2.67%) C#
7 16 (1.38%) JavaScript
7 16 (1.38%) TypeScript
8 15 (1.29%) R
9 8 (0.69%) Go
10 7 (0.60%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.43%) Bash
11 5 (0.43%) PHP
12 4 (0.34%) RPG
13 3 (0.26%) C
13 3 (0.26%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.17%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.17%) VBA
14 2 (0.17%) XAML
15 1 (0.086%) Scala
Qualifications
1 195 (16.77%) Degree
2 48 (4.13%) Azure Certification
3 47 (4.04%) Master's Degree
4 35 (3.01%) AWS Certification
4 35 (3.01%) Security Cleared
5 33 (2.84%) MBA
6 22 (1.89%) CISSP
7 20 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (1.63%) BPSS Clearance
9 17 (1.46%) SC Cleared
10 16 (1.38%) DV Cleared
11 12 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
13 6 (0.52%) CCIE
13 6 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.43%) CCNP
14 5 (0.43%) JNCIE
14 5 (0.43%) PMI Certification
14 5 (0.43%) TOGAF Certification
15 4 (0.34%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (3.53%) Data Quality
2 32 (2.75%) Actionable Recommendations
3 24 (2.06%) GDPR
4 23 (1.98%) QA
5 15 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (0.77%) NIST
6 9 (0.77%) SLA
7 7 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (0.60%) PMO
8 5 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.34%) COBIT
9 4 (0.34%) GRC
10 3 (0.26%) Accessibility
10 3 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.26%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.17%) WCAG
12 1 (0.086%) FISMA
12 1 (0.086%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.086%) HITRUST
12 1 (0.086%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 31 (2.67%) Active Directory
2 17 (1.46%) Docker
3 7 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.52%) Hyper-V
4 6 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.17%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 34 (2.92%) Kubernetes
2 17 (1.46%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (1.20%) Terraform
4 12 (1.03%) Ansible
5 4 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.26%) Grafana
6 3 (0.26%) SCCM
7 2 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle Identity Management
8 1 (0.086%) Consul
Vendors
1 347 (29.84%) Oracle
2 320 (27.52%) SAP
3 299 (25.71%) Anaplan
3 299 (25.71%) Hyperion
4 153 (13.16%) Microsoft
5 33 (2.84%) OpenLink
5 33 (2.84%) Sybase
5 33 (2.84%) TIBCO
6 32 (2.75%) Qualtrics
7 30 (2.58%) Virgin Media
8 29 (2.49%) ServiceNow
9 24 (2.06%) Google
10 17 (1.46%) BiZZdesign
11 16 (1.38%) Salesforce
11 16 (1.38%) VMware
12 15 (1.29%) Cisco
13 14 (1.20%) Databricks
14 13 (1.12%) Citrix
15 9 (0.77%) iManage
16 7 (0.60%) Alteryx