Head of Strategy Job Trends in Central London

Head of Strategy
London > Central London

As of 30 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Head of Strategy salary in Central London.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 136 - 174
Rank change year-on-year - - +107
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Strategy 4 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.17% - 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £100,000
London median annual salary £95,000 - £107,500
% change year-on-year - - -17.82%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Central 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,212 3,006 2,961
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.89% 92.35% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,696 1,908 2,635
10th Percentile £38,875 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £73,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -0.68% -2.67%
75th Percentile £97,500 £94,813 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £115,000
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%

Head of Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Strategy' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Head of Strategy job vacancy trend in Central London

Head of Strategy
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for Head of Strategy job vacancies in Central London.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Strategy job vacancies in Central London

Head of Strategy
Job Locations in Central 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 Central London region over the 6 months to 30 December 2025. 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
City of London - 4 - - 4
Head of Strategy
London

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Head of Strategy job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Central London region featuring Head of Strategy in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Data Strategy
2 2 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) AI
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) AWS
3 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Data Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Data Management
3 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
3 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Engineering
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) GCP
3 1 (25.00%) GDPR
3 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
3 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (25.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL
3 1 (25.00%) Power BI
3 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 1 (25.00%) Service Management
3 1 (25.00%) SQL
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Technology Roadmap

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) AWS
2 1 (25.00%) GCP
2 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
General
1 3 (75.00%) Law
2 2 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Data Strategy
2 2 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) AI
3 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Data Management
3 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Engineering
3 1 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
3 1 (25.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 1 (25.00%) Service Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (25.00%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001