IT Strategy Job Trends in Manchester

IT/Technology Strategy
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring IT Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 109 110 92
Rank change year-on-year +1 -18 +67
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 25 49 51
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.91% 1.78% 2.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.11% 1.91% 2.44%
Number of salaries quoted 22 22 43
10th Percentile £37,500 £42,125 £32,750
25th Percentile £56,875 £50,000 £55,905
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,000 £73,750 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.80% +5.36% -6.67%
75th Percentile £73,250 £83,125 £84,056
90th Percentile £81,800 £92,125 £88,000
North West median annual salary £68,500 £61,653 £66,757
% change year-on-year +11.11% -7.65% -4.63%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,245 2,564 2,087
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 81.49% 93.10% 92.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1,306 1,201 1,656
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £34,483
25th Percentile £35,111 £40,000 £43,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £72,433
90th Percentile £87,250 £86,250 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% -

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

IT Strategy job vacancy trend in Manchester

IT Strategy
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing IT Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing IT Strategy

IT Strategy
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in Manchester over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Strategy in Manchester

IT Strategy
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Strategy within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 30 December 2025. 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
Salford - 1 £57,500 -
IT Strategy
North West

IT Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 (8.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (4.00%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (8.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 11 (44.00%) Azure
2 7 (28.00%) AWS
3 5 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (20.00%) OCI
4 3 (12.00%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (8.00%) GitHub
5 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (8.00%) Power Platform
6 1 (4.00%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (4.00%) Entra ID
6 1 (4.00%) IaaS
6 1 (4.00%) Mimecast
6 1 (4.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.00%) NAS
1 2 (8.00%) SAN
2 1 (4.00%) Firewall
2 1 (4.00%) Internet
2 1 (4.00%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 2 (8.00%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 17 (68.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (24.00%) Finance
3 5 (20.00%) Law
4 4 (16.00%) Marketing
5 2 (8.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (4.00%) Games
6 1 (4.00%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (4.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (48.00%) Senior
2 11 (44.00%) Architect
3 8 (32.00%) Senior Architect
4 6 (24.00%) Enterprise Architect
4 6 (24.00%) Infrastructure Architect
5 5 (20.00%) Enterprise Infrastructure Architect
5 5 (20.00%) Senior Enterprise Architect
5 5 (20.00%) Senior Infrastructure Architect
5 5 (20.00%) Solutions Architect
6 4 (16.00%) Consultant
7 3 (12.00%) IT Manager
7 3 (12.00%) Senior Consultant
7 3 (12.00%) Senior Solutions Architect
8 2 (8.00%) Corporate Sales Executive
8 2 (8.00%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
8 2 (8.00%) Sales Executive
9 1 (4.00%) IT Support
9 1 (4.00%) Lead
9 1 (4.00%) Senior IT Consultant
9 1 (4.00%) Senior IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.00%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.00%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.00%) Windows
1 2 (8.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (32.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 8 (32.00%) Technology Strategy
2 6 (24.00%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (24.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (24.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 6 (24.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 5 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 5 (20.00%) Service Delivery
3 5 (20.00%) TOGAF
4 4 (16.00%) Agile
4 4 (16.00%) ERP
5 3 (12.00%) Business Continuity
5 3 (12.00%) Business Transformation
5 3 (12.00%) DevOps
5 3 (12.00%) Disaster Recovery
5 3 (12.00%) Mentoring
5 3 (12.00%) Project Delivery
5 3 (12.00%) Roadmaps
6 2 (8.00%) Business Strategy
6 2 (8.00%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.00%) Bicep
1 2 (8.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (4.00%) Java
2 1 (4.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (20.00%) Degree
2 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (8.00%) Azure Certification
3 2 (8.00%) Master's Degree
3 2 (8.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (8.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (4.00%) PMI Certification
4 1 (4.00%) PMP
4 1 (4.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (4.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (4.00%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (4.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 12 (48.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (24.00%) Oracle
3 3 (12.00%) Cisco
4 2 (8.00%) Dell
4 2 (8.00%) VMware
5 1 (4.00%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (4.00%) Extreme Networks
5 1 (4.00%) Fortinet
5 1 (4.00%) HP
5 1 (4.00%) Palo Alto