IT Strategy Jobs in England

IT/Technology Strategy
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for IT Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited IT Strategy over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 167 220 251
Rank change year-on-year +53 +31 +8
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 1,402 1,589 2,103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.65% 1.70% 1.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.92% 1.77% 1.68%
Number of salaries quoted 839 859 1,286
10th Percentile £36,500 £45,750 £42,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £80,000 £69,610
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +14.93% -0.56%
75th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £108,000 £113,800 £107,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £80,000 £68,500
% change year-on-year -18.75% +16.79% -2.14%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

IT Strategy is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 72,981 89,600 124,867
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.92% 95.65% 95.66%
Number of salaries quoted 53,915 52,820 73,594
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,250 £33,306
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,000 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,700 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.86% +2.83% +9.09%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing IT Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for IT Strategy in England

IT Strategy
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Strategy in England.

Salary trend for IT Strategy in England

IT Strategy
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Strategy in England

IT 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 IT Strategy within the England region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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 +79 548 £80,000 -5.88% 139
North of England +17 285 £57,500 -4.27% 48
South East +7 216 £63,750 -25.00% 46
Midlands +29 172 £55,000 -25.09% 26
North West +3 135 £55,000 -17.21% 26
Yorkshire +61 125 £62,500 +4.17% 18
West Midlands +41 125 £57,500 -17.86% 18
South West -24 92 £65,000 +25.20% 19
East of England -10 64 £65,000 -25.71% 21
East Midlands -19 45 £49,329 -38.34% 8
North East +4 25 £47,500 -17.75% 4
IT Strategy
UK

IT Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 80 (5.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 46 (3.28%) SharePoint
3 38 (2.71%) Apache Spark
4 23 (1.64%) CMS
5 17 (1.21%) Apache
6 11 (0.78%) SAS
7 7 (0.50%) Confluence
8 6 (0.43%) IIS
9 5 (0.36%) WordPress
10 4 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.29%) Apache Solr
10 4 (0.29%) ArcGIS
10 4 (0.29%) Sitecore CMS
10 4 (0.29%) Umbraco
11 3 (0.21%) nginx
11 3 (0.21%) NServiceBus
12 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2003
12 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2007
12 2 (0.14%) JBoss
12 2 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 13 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
1 13 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (0.78%) AutoCAD
3 10 (0.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (0.71%) Revit
4 9 (0.64%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 35 (2.50%) Endur
2 16 (1.14%) NetSuite
3 8 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.50%) Aladdin
4 7 (0.50%) thinkFolio
5 6 (0.43%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 4 (0.29%) Oracle Applications
6 4 (0.29%) Oracle Payroll
6 4 (0.29%) Sage 200
7 3 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
8 2 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
8 2 (0.14%) Temenos T24
9 1 (0.071%) Carpe Diem
9 1 (0.071%) Elite 3E
9 1 (0.071%) Magento
9 1 (0.071%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 1 (0.071%) Primavera
9 1 (0.071%) Sage X3
9 1 (0.071%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 532 (37.95%) Azure
2 248 (17.69%) Entra ID
3 156 (11.13%) AWS
3 156 (11.13%) Microsoft 365
4 68 (4.85%) Power Platform
5 43 (3.07%) SaaS
6 42 (3.00%) GCP
7 35 (2.50%) PaaS
8 31 (2.21%) Cloud Computing
9 29 (2.07%) IaaS
10 22 (1.57%) Azure DevOps
11 19 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
12 18 (1.28%) GitHub
13 17 (1.21%) WhatsApp
14 16 (1.14%) OneDrive
15 14 (1.00%) Azure Data Factory
16 12 (0.86%) PowerApps
17 11 (0.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 11 (0.78%) Datadog
17 11 (0.78%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 210 (14.98%) 5G
1 210 (14.98%) Broadband
2 82 (5.85%) Firewall
3 49 (3.50%) WAN
4 48 (3.42%) DNS
5 38 (2.71%) VPN
6 37 (2.64%) DHCP
7 33 (2.35%) SAN
7 33 (2.35%) Wi-Fi
8 32 (2.28%) LAN
9 29 (2.07%) VLAN
10 24 (1.71%) Network Security
11 21 (1.50%) Unified Communications
12 19 (1.36%) Wireless
13 16 (1.14%) SD-WAN
13 16 (1.14%) TCP/IP
14 10 (0.71%) MPLS
14 10 (0.71%) VoIP
15 8 (0.57%) BGP
15 8 (0.57%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 95 (6.78%) SQL Server
2 49 (3.50%) Relational Database
3 41 (2.92%) Power BI
4 39 (2.78%) RDBMS
5 35 (2.50%) Data Lake
5 35 (2.50%) Elasticsearch
6 31 (2.21%) Data Mining
7 29 (2.07%) Apache Ignite
7 29 (2.07%) Hadoop
8 20 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
9 19 (1.36%) NoSQL
10 16 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
11 13 (0.93%) Azure SQL Database
11 13 (0.93%) MySQL
12 12 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 10 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 8 (0.57%) DynamoDB
15 7 (0.50%) Ingres
16 6 (0.43%) SAP HANA
17 5 (0.36%) Redis
Development Applications
1 27 (1.93%) Git
2 26 (1.85%) JIRA
3 11 (0.78%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.64%) Maven
5 6 (0.43%) RStudio
6 5 (0.36%) GitLab
6 5 (0.36%) Jaeger
6 5 (0.36%) Katalon Studio
6 5 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
7 4 (0.29%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.29%) JUnit
8 2 (0.14%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.14%) NeoLoad
9 1 (0.071%) Vagrant
General
1 399 (28.46%) Social Skills
2 383 (27.32%) Analytical Skills
3 281 (20.04%) Finance
4 268 (19.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 81 (5.78%) Influencing Skills
6 77 (5.49%) Marketing
7 66 (4.71%) Retail
8 65 (4.64%) Games
8 65 (4.64%) Public Sector
9 44 (3.14%) Law
10 37 (2.64%) Banking
10 37 (2.64%) Legal
11 36 (2.57%) Presentation Skills
12 32 (2.28%) Manufacturing
13 25 (1.78%) Organisational Skills
14 18 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
15 17 (1.21%) Financial Institution
16 15 (1.07%) Advertising
17 13 (0.93%) Local Government
18 11 (0.78%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 354 (25.25%) Architect
2 276 (19.69%) Senior
3 210 (14.98%) Linux Specialist
3 210 (14.98%) Technical Specialist
4 181 (12.91%) Solutions Architect
5 141 (10.06%) IT Manager
6 127 (9.06%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
6 127 (9.06%) Senior Linux Specialist
6 127 (9.06%) Senior Technical Specialist
6 127 (9.06%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
7 124 (8.84%) Lead
8 90 (6.42%) Head of IT
9 71 (5.06%) Analyst
10 70 (4.99%) Senior Architect
11 67 (4.78%) Developer
12 65 (4.64%) Presales Solution Architect
13 48 (3.42%) IT Architect
14 42 (3.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 41 (2.92%) Enterprise Architect
15 41 (2.92%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 85 (6.06%) .NET
2 45 (3.21%) HTML
3 39 (2.78%) Kafka
4 28 (2.00%) React
5 26 (1.85%) CSS
6 24 (1.71%) .NET Framework
7 22 (1.57%) EDI
8 18 (1.28%) Middleware
9 17 (1.21%) Node.js
10 15 (1.07%) Spring Boot
11 12 (0.86%) .NET Core
11 12 (0.86%) Spring
12 11 (0.78%) REST
13 10 (0.71%) ASP.NET
13 10 (0.71%) Unreal Engine
13 10 (0.71%) V-Ray
14 9 (0.64%) JSON
14 9 (0.64%) XML
15 8 (0.57%) GraphQL
16 6 (0.43%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 210 (14.98%) Social Media
2 77 (5.49%) Management Information System
3 36 (2.57%) Data Centre
4 33 (2.35%) Swaptions
5 31 (2.21%) Product Ownership
6 28 (2.00%) Self-Motivation
7 27 (1.93%) Mobile App
7 27 (1.93%) Public Cloud
8 23 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
9 21 (1.50%) FMCG
10 20 (1.43%) Virtual Team
11 17 (1.21%) Video Conferencing
12 16 (1.14%) Cyberattack
13 15 (1.07%) IoT
14 12 (0.86%) Onboarding
15 11 (0.78%) Data Structures
15 11 (0.78%) Enterprise Cloud
16 10 (0.71%) Cloud Native
16 10 (0.71%) HoloLens
16 10 (0.71%) HTC Vive
Operating Systems
1 264 (18.83%) Linux
2 212 (15.12%) Ubuntu
3 143 (10.20%) Windows
4 71 (5.06%) Windows Server
5 25 (1.78%) Windows 10
6 13 (0.93%) Unix
7 8 (0.57%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.57%) CentOS
8 7 (0.50%) Debian
8 7 (0.50%) SUSE
9 6 (0.43%) Mac OS X
10 5 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (0.29%) VMS
12 3 (0.21%) Mac OS
12 3 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2003
13 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
14 1 (0.071%) Android
14 1 (0.071%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 783 (55.85%) Technology Strategy
2 358 (25.53%) Cybersecurity
3 312 (22.25%) Roadmaps
4 310 (22.11%) Agile
5 278 (19.83%) CRM
6 268 (19.12%) Artificial Intelligence
7 221 (15.76%) Problem-Solving
8 188 (13.41%) Project Management
9 187 (13.34%) Business Strategy
10 160 (11.41%) Mentoring
11 143 (10.20%) Analytics
12 138 (9.84%) Strategic Roadmap
13 137 (9.77%) ITIL
14 126 (8.99%) Project Delivery
15 123 (8.77%) Continuous Improvement
16 118 (8.42%) Business Case
16 118 (8.42%) Coaching
17 94 (6.70%) Presales
18 93 (6.63%) Computer Science
19 92 (6.56%) Digital Transformation Programme
Programming Languages
1 221 (15.76%) Bash
2 88 (6.28%) SQL
3 63 (4.49%) Java
4 57 (4.07%) C#
5 46 (3.28%) Python
6 45 (3.21%) JavaScript
7 43 (3.07%) PowerShell
8 33 (2.35%) VB
9 19 (1.36%) TypeScript
10 15 (1.07%) R
11 13 (0.93%) PHP
12 10 (0.71%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.29%) RPG
14 3 (0.21%) AWK
14 3 (0.21%) sed
15 2 (0.14%) Korn
15 2 (0.14%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.14%) PL/SQL
15 2 (0.14%) Scala
15 2 (0.14%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 243 (17.33%) Degree
2 134 (9.56%) Security Cleared
3 88 (6.28%) SC Cleared
4 44 (3.14%) Computer Science Degree
5 33 (2.35%) Azure Certification
6 30 (2.14%) CISSP
7 29 (2.07%) DV Cleared
8 20 (1.43%) TOGAF Certification
9 19 (1.36%) DBS Check
10 18 (1.28%) PMI Certification
11 14 (1.00%) PMP
12 13 (0.93%) Master's Degree
13 12 (0.86%) Microsoft Certification
14 11 (0.78%) AWS Certification
15 10 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
16 8 (0.57%) Cisco Certification
16 8 (0.57%) MCP
17 6 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
18 5 (0.36%) CISM
18 5 (0.36%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 43 (3.07%) GDPR
3 39 (2.78%) QA
4 21 (1.50%) Cyber Essentials
5 19 (1.36%) SLA
6 17 (1.21%) Data Quality
7 15 (1.07%) Accessibility
8 10 (0.71%) NIST
9 9 (0.64%) CRD IV
9 9 (0.64%) IFRS
9 9 (0.64%) IFRS 9
10 8 (0.57%) COBIT
11 7 (0.50%) PMO
12 6 (0.43%) SOC 1
13 5 (0.36%) NCSC
14 4 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 3 (0.21%) HMG Infosec
15 3 (0.21%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 3 (0.21%) JSP 440
15 3 (0.21%) RMADS
System Software
1 299 (21.33%) Active Directory
2 40 (2.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 35 (2.50%) Hyper-V
4 12 (0.86%) Docker
5 6 (0.43%) DFS Replication
6 4 (0.29%) pfSense
6 4 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.21%) vSphere
8 2 (0.14%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.14%) Firmware
9 1 (0.071%) Kamailio
9 1 (0.071%) LXC
9 1 (0.071%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.071%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 246 (17.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 211 (15.05%) Jamf Pro
3 35 (2.50%) Kubernetes
4 26 (1.85%) Terraform
5 19 (1.36%) Ansible
6 14 (1.00%) SCCM
7 8 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 7 (0.50%) FortiGate
8 7 (0.50%) Puppet
9 6 (0.43%) NetBackup
9 6 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
9 6 (0.43%) vRealize Orchestrator
10 5 (0.36%) Grafana
10 5 (0.36%) Kiali
10 5 (0.36%) Prometheus
10 5 (0.36%) SCOM
11 4 (0.29%) SmoothWall
12 3 (0.21%) HP Fortify
12 3 (0.21%) WebSphere Cast Iron
13 2 (0.14%) CASB
Vendors
1 499 (35.59%) Microsoft
2 210 (14.98%) CyberArk
2 210 (14.98%) Tanium
3 94 (6.70%) VMware
4 81 (5.78%) Oracle
5 58 (4.14%) Cisco
6 44 (3.14%) Google
7 33 (2.35%) OpenLink
7 33 (2.35%) Sybase
7 33 (2.35%) TIBCO
8 30 (2.14%) SAP
9 29 (2.07%) Veeam
10 23 (1.64%) Salesforce
11 15 (1.07%) Databricks
11 15 (1.07%) Meraki
12 14 (1.00%) Adobe
13 13 (0.93%) UiPath
14 12 (0.86%) Blue Prism
14 12 (0.86%) Citrix
14 12 (0.86%) Dell