Business Strategy Job Trends in the East Midlands

Business Strategy
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Business Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 125 112
Rank change year-on-year +8 -13 -39
Permanent jobs citing Business Strategy 59 18 60
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.92% 0.77% 1.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.31% 0.91% 1.99%
Number of salaries quoted 13 17 20
10th Percentile £35,500 £47,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £56,414 £62,500 £31,863
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £63,500 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year +18.11% +37.30% -22.92%
75th Percentile £87,500 - £83,438
90th Percentile £98,750 £67,500 £138,250
England median annual salary £75,000 £72,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +6.67% -3.57%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands

Business Strategy falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,518 1,978 3,012
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 70.18% 85.11% 76.25%
Number of salaries quoted 3,030 1,093 1,496
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £28,671
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £41,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.95% -8.89% -14.69%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,250 £72,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Business Strategy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Business Strategy job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Business Strategy
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Business Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Business Strategy

Business Strategy
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Strategy in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Strategy in the East Midlands

Business Strategy
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Strategy within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 September 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
Nottinghamshire -11 15 £85,000 +54.55% 4
Derbyshire +1 11 - - 3
Northamptonshire -5 11 £75,000 +18.11% 6
Lincolnshire -13 9 £43,750 +420.83% 1
Leicestershire - 9 - - 9
Business Strategy
England

Business Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.39%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 18 (30.51%) Power Platform
2 9 (15.25%) Azure
2 9 (15.25%) Dynamics 365
2 9 (15.25%) Power Automate
3 7 (11.86%) PowerApps
4 2 (3.39%) AWS
5 1 (1.69%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.69%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (28.81%) Power BI
2 2 (3.39%) Data Mining
2 2 (3.39%) Power Query
2 2 (3.39%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 39 (66.10%) Social Skills
2 27 (45.76%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (38.98%) Influencing Skills
4 16 (27.12%) Brand Awareness
4 16 (27.12%) Presentation Skills
5 15 (25.42%) Finance
6 8 (13.56%) Law
7 7 (11.86%) Manufacturing
8 6 (10.17%) Retail
9 2 (3.39%) Financial Institution
10 1 (1.69%) Aerospace
10 1 (1.69%) Avionics
10 1 (1.69%) Health Technology
10 1 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.69%) Military
10 1 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.69%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 20 (33.90%) Delivery Manager
2 18 (30.51%) Development Manager
3 16 (27.12%) Portfolio Manager
4 13 (22.03%) Change Manager
5 8 (13.56%) Lead
6 6 (10.17%) Business Intelligence Manager
7 5 (8.47%) Analyst
8 4 (6.78%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 4 (6.78%) Senior
9 3 (5.08%) Architect
9 3 (5.08%) Senior Manager
10 2 (3.39%) Analytics Manager
10 2 (3.39%) Business Development Manager
10 2 (3.39%) Business Manager
10 2 (3.39%) Chief Architect
10 2 (3.39%) Commercial Development Manager
10 2 (3.39%) Commercial Manager
10 2 (3.39%) Project Manager
10 2 (3.39%) Senior Analytics Manager
10 2 (3.39%) SQL Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 16 (27.12%) Renewable Energy
1 16 (27.12%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (3.39%) Cloud Native
2 2 (3.39%) Greenfield Project
2 2 (3.39%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.69%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.69%) Distributed Architecture
3 1 (1.69%) Life Science
3 1 (1.69%) Pricing Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (44.07%) Agile
2 25 (42.37%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (40.68%) Roadmaps
4 20 (33.90%) Coaching
5 19 (32.20%) Business Intelligence
5 19 (32.20%) Continuous Improvement
6 18 (30.51%) Business Development
7 14 (23.73%) Analytics
7 14 (23.73%) Technology Strategy
8 13 (22.03%) Analytical Thinking
8 13 (22.03%) Collaborative Working
8 13 (22.03%) Conflict Resolution
8 13 (22.03%) Contingency Planning
8 13 (22.03%) Emotional Intelligence
8 13 (22.03%) Planning and Forecasting
8 13 (22.03%) Stress Testing
9 12 (20.34%) Decision-Making
10 9 (15.25%) ERP
10 9 (15.25%) Logistics
11 8 (13.56%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 9 (15.25%) SQL
2 8 (13.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 2 (3.39%) T-SQL
4 1 (1.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (10.17%) Microsoft Certification
1 6 (10.17%) PMI Certification
1 6 (10.17%) PMP
2 2 (3.39%) Degree
3 1 (1.69%) ACCA
3 1 (1.69%) AWS Certification
3 1 (1.69%) Azure Certification
3 1 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.69%) CIMA
3 1 (1.69%) DV Cleared
3 1 (1.69%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.08%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.39%) QA
3 1 (1.69%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.69%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.69%) ISO 9001
3 1 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 11 (18.64%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.17%) Databricks
3 1 (1.69%) Sage
3 1 (1.69%) SAP