Head of Strategy Job Trends in Guildford

Head of Strategy
Surrey > Guildford

The median Head of Strategy salary in Guildford is £76,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 June 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Strategy 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 0.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £75,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,000 - -
75th Percentile £76,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Surrey median annual salary £76,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Guildford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Guildford. 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 Guildford with a recognized job title 458 114 373
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.02% 91.94% 93.48%
Number of salaries quoted 347 88 308
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £32,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £51,730 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.65% +8.91% -17.39%
75th Percentile £95,000 £70,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,875 £71,250
Surrey median annual salary £55,000 £50,300 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.34% +0.60% -13.04%

Head of Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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 Guildford.

Head of Strategy job vacancy trend in Guildford

Head of Strategy
Salary Trend in Guildford

Salary distribution trend for Head of Strategy job vacancies in Guildford.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Strategy job vacancies in Guildford

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford

For the 6 months to 30 June 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 Guildford region featuring Head of Strategy in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR