Head of Strategy Job Trends in Central London

Head of Strategy
London > Central London

The median Head of Strategy salary in Central London is £155,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 141 - 184
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Strategy 12 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 0.39% - 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% - 0.031%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £152,500 - £93,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £155,000 - £97,500
75th Percentile £157,500 - £101,250
90th Percentile - - -
London median annual salary £100,000 £127,500 £118,750
% change year-on-year -21.57% +7.37% -9.22%

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 2,858 2,756 3,273
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 90.78% 94.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,116 1,710 2,873
10th Percentile £42,125 £41,613 £39,085
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.90% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £117,500 £112,500
London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% -0.81%

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 20 February 2026. 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 - 12 £155,000 - 2
Head of Strategy
London

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

For the 6 months to 20 February 2026, 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 8 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 7 (58.33%) Azure
2 7 (58.33%) Data Strategy
3 5 (41.67%) AWS
3 5 (41.67%) Decision-Making
3 5 (41.67%) Digital Engineering
3 5 (41.67%) Enterprise Architecture
3 5 (41.67%) GCP
3 5 (41.67%) Generative AI
3 5 (41.67%) IT Strategy
3 5 (41.67%) ITIL
3 5 (41.67%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 5 (41.67%) Service Management
3 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (41.67%) Technology Roadmap
3 5 (41.67%) Technology Strategy
3 5 (41.67%) TOGAF
4 3 (25.00%) AI
4 3 (25.00%) Analytics
4 3 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (25.00%) Data Architecture
4 3 (25.00%) Data Governance
4 3 (25.00%) Data Management
4 3 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 3 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
4 3 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (16.67%) Agile
5 2 (16.67%) AWS Certification
5 2 (16.67%) Azure Certification
5 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement

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 7 (58.33%) Azure
2 5 (41.67%) AWS
2 5 (41.67%) GCP
3 2 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (16.67%) Power BI
General
1 7 (58.33%) Law
2 5 (41.67%) Finance
2 5 (41.67%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Financial Institution
4 1 (8.33%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 7 (58.33%) Data Strategy
3 5 (41.67%) Decision-Making
3 5 (41.67%) Digital Engineering
3 5 (41.67%) Enterprise Architecture
3 5 (41.67%) Generative AI
3 5 (41.67%) IT Strategy
3 5 (41.67%) ITIL
3 5 (41.67%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 5 (41.67%) Service Management
3 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (41.67%) Technology Roadmap
3 5 (41.67%) Technology Strategy
3 5 (41.67%) TOGAF
4 3 (25.00%) AI
4 3 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (25.00%) Data Architecture
4 3 (25.00%) Data Management
4 3 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 3 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (16.67%) AWS Certification
1 2 (16.67%) Azure Certification
1 2 (16.67%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (16.67%) Data Quality
2 2 (16.67%) GDPR
3 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS