IT Strategy Job Trends in the East Midlands

IT/Technology Strategy
England > East Midlands

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 126 124
Rank change year-on-year -12 -2 -57
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 36 18 44
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.53% 0.77% 1.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.75% 0.89% 1.47%
Number of salaries quoted 28 17 17
10th Percentile £51,525 - £41,250
25th Percentile £65,313 £40,000 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,795 £63,500 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.36% -20.63% +4.92%
75th Percentile £89,063 - £89,750
90th Percentile £97,875 £77,500 £96,000
England median annual salary £77,500 £69,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +12.32% -8.00% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands

IT 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 4,814 2,028 2,984
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 71.46% 86.56% 78.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3,260 1,075 1,307
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,225 £29,423
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -11.11% -14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.64%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

IT Strategy job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

IT Strategy
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

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

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

IT Strategy
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Strategy in the East Midlands

IT 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 IT Strategy within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 6 October 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 - 12 £75,000 - 15
Derbyshire - 7 £76,590 -
Leicestershire - 6 £85,000 - 6
Lincolnshire -13 4 £55,000 +37.50%
Northamptonshire -21 4 £95,000 +49.61% 5
IT Strategy
England

IT 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 (5.56%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (5.56%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (5.56%) Teamcenter
2 1 (2.78%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
2 1 (2.78%) NetSuite
2 1 (2.78%) Odoo
2 1 (2.78%) Sage 50
2 1 (2.78%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 9 (25.00%) Azure
1 9 (25.00%) Dynamics 365
2 8 (22.22%) Power Platform
3 6 (16.67%) Power Automate
3 6 (16.67%) PowerApps
4 5 (13.89%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (5.56%) OneDrive
6 1 (2.78%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 1 (2.78%) Entra ID
6 1 (2.78%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.78%) DNS
1 1 (2.78%) Firewall
1 1 (2.78%) Network Security
1 1 (2.78%) PBX
1 1 (2.78%) SSL
1 1 (2.78%) VLAN
1 1 (2.78%) VoIP
1 1 (2.78%) VPN
1 1 (2.78%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (19.44%) Power BI
General
1 20 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 15 (41.67%) Manufacturing
3 13 (36.11%) Finance
4 7 (19.44%) Law
5 2 (5.56%) Aerospace
6 1 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.78%) Health Technology
6 1 (2.78%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (2.78%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (2.78%) Retail
Job Titles
1 13 (36.11%) Architect
2 8 (22.22%) Lead
3 7 (19.44%) Enterprise Architect
3 7 (19.44%) IT Manager
4 5 (13.89%) Head of IT
5 4 (11.11%) Senior
6 3 (8.33%) .NET Architect
6 3 (8.33%) Automation Architect
6 3 (8.33%) Senior IT Manager
6 3 (8.33%) Senior Manager
6 3 (8.33%) Software Architect
7 2 (5.56%) C++ Team Leader
7 2 (5.56%) Cybersecurity Architect
7 2 (5.56%) Development Team Leader
7 2 (5.56%) ERP Manager
7 2 (5.56%) Security Architect
7 2 (5.56%) Team Leader
8 1 (2.78%) ERP Project Manager
8 1 (2.78%) Senior Architect
8 1 (2.78%) Senior Enterprise Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (8.33%) .NET
1 3 (8.33%) Blazor
1 3 (8.33%) Django
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.33%) Distributed Systems
1 3 (8.33%) Robotics
2 2 (5.56%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (5.56%) Operational Technology
3 1 (2.78%) Cloud Native
3 1 (2.78%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.78%) FMCG
3 1 (2.78%) iPad
3 1 (2.78%) Life Science
3 1 (2.78%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.78%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.33%) Linux
2 1 (2.78%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (86.11%) Technology Strategy
2 23 (63.89%) ERP
3 19 (52.78%) Roadmaps
4 13 (36.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 13 (36.11%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (27.78%) Enterprise Architecture
5 10 (27.78%) Logistics
5 10 (27.78%) Technology Roadmap
6 9 (25.00%) PRINCE2
7 8 (22.22%) Business Strategy
7 8 (22.22%) Project Management
8 7 (19.44%) Agile
8 7 (19.44%) Business Intelligence
8 7 (19.44%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (19.44%) Requirements Gathering
8 7 (19.44%) Technical Leadership
9 6 (16.67%) Data Protection
9 6 (16.67%) Decision-Making
9 6 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (16.67%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 5 (13.89%) C#
2 3 (8.33%) Python
3 2 (5.56%) C++
4 1 (2.78%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
1 6 (16.67%) PMI Certification
1 6 (16.67%) PMP
2 4 (11.11%) CISSP
2 4 (11.11%) TOGAF Certification
3 3 (8.33%) Azure Certification
3 3 (8.33%) Degree
4 2 (5.56%) CISM
4 2 (5.56%) CISMP
5 1 (2.78%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (11.11%) GRC
2 2 (5.56%) GDPR
2 2 (5.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (2.78%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.78%) NIST
3 1 (2.78%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (8.33%) Docker
2 2 (5.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (8.33%) Kubernetes
2 2 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 15 (41.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.33%) SAP
3 2 (5.56%) Infor
4 1 (2.78%) Adobe
4 1 (2.78%) Avaya
4 1 (2.78%) Google
4 1 (2.78%) Sage