Business Strategy Job Trends in England

Business Strategy
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Business Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 93 154
Rank change year-on-year -56 +61 +17
Permanent jobs citing Business Strategy 1,076 1,335 1,541
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.31% 3.40% 1.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.77% 3.64% 2.15%
Number of salaries quoted 610 399 852
10th Percentile £46,250 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £62,500 £52,500 £47,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £125,000 £117,500 £98,750
UK median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% +12.00% -7.99%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 60,622 36,670 71,820
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.76% 93.39% 84.79%
Number of salaries quoted 39,997 20,119 53,763
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,410
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.39% +5.51% -10.10%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Business Strategy job vacancy trend in England

Business Strategy
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Business Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Business Strategy

Business Strategy
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Strategy in England over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Strategy in England

Business Strategy
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Strategy within the England region over the 6 months to 21 May 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
London -45 508 £93,500 +3.89% 223
South East +2 179 £70,000 +7.69% 70
North of England -22 161 £70,400 +28.00% 71
Midlands +7 125 £70,000 +10.24% 52
West Midlands +1 95 £75,000 +3.45% 37
North West -4 86 £72,700 +32.18% 41
Yorkshire -33 58 £65,000 - 21
East of England -72 53 £77,500 +44.86% 24
South West -66 41 £54,000 -13.60% 35
East Midlands -24 30 £59,732 -5.93% 16
North East -31 17 £75,000 +25.00% 9
Business Strategy
UK

Business Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 34 (3.16%) Confluence
2 21 (1.95%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.49%) CMS
4 8 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.56%) Umbraco
6 5 (0.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.37%) nginx
8 3 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
9 2 (0.19%) Appian
9 2 (0.19%) SAS
10 1 (0.093%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 16 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (1.30%) Maya
2 14 (1.30%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (0.93%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.37%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.28%) Camtasia
6 3 (0.28%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.19%) Acrobat
7 2 (0.19%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 26 (2.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.12%) NetSuite
4 11 (1.02%) SAP ERP
5 9 (0.84%) Dynamics AX
5 9 (0.84%) SAP CO
6 8 (0.74%) Oracle ERP
7 6 (0.56%) Shopify
8 5 (0.46%) Oracle Financials
9 3 (0.28%) SAP Retail
10 2 (0.19%) Oracle Applications
10 2 (0.19%) SAP IBP
10 2 (0.19%) SAP SCM
11 1 (0.093%) Elite 3E
11 1 (0.093%) Endur
11 1 (0.093%) Oracle General Ledger
11 1 (0.093%) Sage 200
11 1 (0.093%) SAP CX
11 1 (0.093%) SAP FS
11 1 (0.093%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 172 (15.99%) Azure
2 83 (7.71%) AWS
3 72 (6.69%) Power Platform
4 66 (6.13%) SaaS
5 28 (2.60%) Microsoft 365
6 22 (2.04%) GCP
7 21 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
8 20 (1.86%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (1.77%) GitHub
10 18 (1.67%) PaaS
11 16 (1.49%) OCI
12 15 (1.39%) Nutanix
13 13 (1.21%) IaaS
13 13 (1.21%) Veeva
14 12 (1.12%) Entra ID
14 12 (1.12%) iPaaS
15 11 (1.02%) Snowflake
16 10 (0.93%) GitHub Actions
17 9 (0.84%) Amazon S3
17 9 (0.84%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.32%) Firewall
2 23 (2.14%) DNS
3 20 (1.86%) DHCP
4 19 (1.77%) Wireless
5 17 (1.58%) Network Security
6 16 (1.49%) Broadband
6 16 (1.49%) Remote Desktop
7 11 (1.02%) SD-WAN
7 11 (1.02%) WAN
7 11 (1.02%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (0.84%) Ethernet
9 8 (0.74%) Internet
9 8 (0.74%) Intrusion Detection
10 6 (0.56%) VPN
11 4 (0.37%) ATM
11 4 (0.37%) NGN
12 3 (0.28%) VLAN
13 2 (0.19%) LAN
13 2 (0.19%) MPLS
13 2 (0.19%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (5.58%) Power BI
2 25 (2.32%) Data Warehouse
3 20 (1.86%) Data Lake
4 18 (1.67%) SQL Server
5 16 (1.49%) Tableau
6 15 (1.39%) DTS
6 15 (1.39%) Metadata
7 7 (0.65%) NoSQL
8 6 (0.56%) Data Vault
8 6 (0.56%) MySQL
9 5 (0.46%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (0.46%) Big Data
9 5 (0.46%) Power Query
9 5 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.28%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.28%) Looker
11 2 (0.19%) MariaDB
11 2 (0.19%) SAP BW
11 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 57 (5.30%) JIRA
2 12 (1.12%) Git
3 9 (0.84%) Burp Suite
3 9 (0.84%) Metasploit
4 6 (0.56%) MLflow
5 4 (0.37%) Vite
6 2 (0.19%) GitLab
7 1 (0.093%) Jenkins
General
1 422 (39.22%) Finance
2 324 (30.11%) Social Skills
3 182 (16.91%) Analytical Skills
4 147 (13.66%) Marketing
5 88 (8.18%) Law
6 86 (7.99%) Legal
7 65 (6.04%) Presentation Skills
8 64 (5.95%) Influencing Skills
9 58 (5.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 55 (5.11%) Retail
11 53 (4.93%) Games
12 52 (4.83%) Banking
13 49 (4.55%) Public Sector
14 34 (3.16%) Manufacturing
15 32 (2.97%) Organisational Skills
16 24 (2.23%) Automotive
17 21 (1.95%) Telecoms
18 12 (1.12%) Back Office
19 10 (0.93%) Publishing
20 9 (0.84%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 198 (18.40%) Senior
2 152 (14.13%) Architect
3 119 (11.06%) Lead
4 88 (8.18%) Analyst
5 85 (7.90%) Business Manager
6 76 (7.06%) Development Manager
7 71 (6.60%) Business Development Manager
8 58 (5.39%) Senior Manager
9 51 (4.74%) Consultant
9 51 (4.74%) Solutions Architect
10 49 (4.55%) Business Sales Executive
10 49 (4.55%) Sales Executive
11 40 (3.72%) Account Executive
12 39 (3.62%) Enterprise Architect
13 36 (3.35%) Business Development Executive
14 33 (3.07%) Sales Account Executive
14 33 (3.07%) Senior Account Executive
14 33 (3.07%) Senior Sales Executive
15 32 (2.97%) Developer
16 31 (2.88%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.30%) React
2 13 (1.21%) .NET
3 11 (1.02%) Middleware
4 9 (0.84%) EDI
4 9 (0.84%) SAP CO-PA
5 7 (0.65%) CSS
5 7 (0.65%) HTML
5 7 (0.65%) LangChain
5 7 (0.65%) Node.js
5 7 (0.65%) PyTorch
5 7 (0.65%) TensorFlow
6 6 (0.56%) REST
7 5 (0.46%) .NET Core
7 5 (0.46%) Laravel
8 4 (0.37%) Blazor
8 4 (0.37%) JSON
8 4 (0.37%) LEMP Stack
8 4 (0.37%) RESTful
8 4 (0.37%) Vue
8 4 (0.37%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 68 (6.32%) Product Ownership
2 56 (5.20%) Management Information System
3 42 (3.90%) Onboarding
4 41 (3.81%) Cloud Native
5 40 (3.72%) Enterprise Software
6 39 (3.62%) Data Centre
7 37 (3.44%) Self-Motivation
8 33 (3.07%) Security Posture
9 28 (2.60%) Cyber Defence
10 27 (2.51%) Mobile App
11 22 (2.04%) Social Media
12 18 (1.67%) Hybrid Cloud
12 18 (1.67%) Public Cloud
13 17 (1.58%) Greenfield Project
14 16 (1.49%) Data Structures
15 15 (1.39%) AI Agents
16 13 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
17 12 (1.12%) FMCG
17 12 (1.12%) NHS
18 10 (0.93%) Blog
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.23%) Windows
2 21 (1.95%) Windows Server
3 6 (0.56%) Linux
4 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.093%) VMS
5 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (25.84%) Roadmaps
2 254 (23.61%) Agile
3 236 (21.93%) Business Development
4 217 (20.17%) Decision-Making
5 202 (18.77%) AI
6 178 (16.54%) Problem-Solving
7 172 (15.99%) Analytics
7 172 (15.99%) Mentoring
8 162 (15.06%) Stakeholder Management
9 157 (14.59%) Coaching
10 151 (14.03%) Continuous Improvement
11 114 (10.59%) ERP
12 111 (10.32%) CRM
13 101 (9.39%) Cybersecurity
14 97 (9.01%) Business Intelligence
15 95 (8.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 86 (7.99%) IT Strategy
17 85 (7.90%) Creative Thinking
18 84 (7.81%) Technology Strategy
19 82 (7.62%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 93 (8.64%) SQL
2 77 (7.16%) Python
3 20 (1.86%) Bash
3 20 (1.86%) Java
4 18 (1.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 17 (1.58%) PowerShell
6 15 (1.39%) JavaScript
7 13 (1.21%) C#
8 7 (0.65%) PHP
8 7 (0.65%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.37%) VBA
10 3 (0.28%) Go
10 3 (0.28%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.19%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.093%) ActionScript
12 1 (0.093%) ActionScript 2.0
12 1 (0.093%) Bicep
12 1 (0.093%) PromQL
12 1 (0.093%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 217 (20.17%) Degree
2 48 (4.46%) Security Cleared
3 46 (4.28%) ACCA
4 45 (4.18%) CIMA
5 30 (2.79%) Master's Degree
6 28 (2.60%) CREST Certified
6 28 (2.60%) OSCP
6 28 (2.60%) SC Cleared
7 24 (2.23%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (1.77%) CISSP
9 18 (1.67%) CCSAM
9 18 (1.67%) CHECK Team Leader
9 18 (1.67%) CHECK Team Member
10 16 (1.49%) PMI Certification
11 13 (1.21%) Azure Certification
12 12 (1.12%) CEH
12 12 (1.12%) CISM
13 11 (1.02%) PMP
14 10 (0.93%) AWS Certification
15 9 (0.84%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (4.74%) Data Quality
2 35 (3.25%) NIST
3 34 (3.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 32 (2.97%) QA
5 26 (2.42%) GDPR
6 25 (2.32%) SLA
7 21 (1.95%) Actionable Recommendations
8 18 (1.67%) Accessibility
9 13 (1.21%) PMO
10 9 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
10 9 (0.84%) ITGC
11 8 (0.74%) IFRS
12 7 (0.65%) Government Security Classifications
12 7 (0.65%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 7 (0.65%) JSP 440
13 6 (0.56%) PCI DSS
14 5 (0.46%) GRC
15 4 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 4 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 3 (0.28%) GAAP
System Software
1 24 (2.23%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.49%) Hyper-V
2 16 (1.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (0.74%) Docker
4 3 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.19%) IAG
5 2 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.093%) NLBS
6 1 (0.093%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (1.58%) Terraform
2 9 (0.84%) Nessus
3 8 (0.74%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (0.65%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.28%) Ansible
5 3 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.19%) DatAdvantage
7 1 (0.093%) Amdocs OSS
7 1 (0.093%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.093%) Grafana
7 1 (0.093%) ITRS Geneos
7 1 (0.093%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.093%) SCCM
7 1 (0.093%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.093%) VxRail
Vendors
1 97 (9.01%) Microsoft
2 85 (7.90%) SAP
3 65 (6.04%) Dell
4 59 (5.48%) Salesforce
5 41 (3.81%) Oracle
6 29 (2.70%) Databricks
7 24 (2.23%) ServiceNow
8 22 (2.04%) Google
9 20 (1.86%) HubSpot
10 17 (1.58%) VMware
11 16 (1.49%) BMC
12 15 (1.39%) Dell Compellent
12 15 (1.39%) HP
12 15 (1.39%) Nimble Storage
13 12 (1.12%) Workday
14 11 (1.02%) Adobe
15 9 (0.84%) Ariba
15 9 (0.84%) OpenAI
16 8 (0.74%) Siemens
17 6 (0.56%) Cisco