Technology Roadmap Job Trends in the Midlands

Technology Roadmaps
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Technology Roadmap skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 192 178
Rank change year-on-year +34 -14 +72
Permanent jobs citing Technology Roadmap 59 47 59
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.76% 0.73% 1.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.93% 0.81% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 30 34 38
10th Percentile £40,000 £56,418 £45,270
25th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 £52,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,000 £67,500 £61,750
Median % change year-on-year +21.48% +9.31% -5.00%
75th Percentile £91,250 £78,659 £83,750
90th Percentile £98,750 £79,600 £96,625
England median annual salary £81,924 £72,500 £82,500
% change year-on-year +13.00% -12.12% +10.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

Technology Roadmap 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 Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,316 5,806 4,932
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 81.35% 90.45% 86.62%
Number of salaries quoted 3,499 2,544 4,063
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Technology Roadmap
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Technology Roadmap job vacancy trend in the Midlands

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Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Technology Roadmap.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Technology Roadmap

Technology Roadmap
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technology Roadmap in the Midlands over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Technology Roadmap in the Midlands

Technology Roadmap
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technology Roadmap within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
West Midlands +40 32 £86,250 +16.95% 14
East Midlands 0 27 £40,000 -38.46% 18
Technology Roadmap
England

Technology Roadmap
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the 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 6 (10.17%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.69%) CMS
2 1 (1.69%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (5.08%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (5.08%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.69%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 14 (23.73%) Azure
2 10 (16.95%) AWS
3 9 (15.25%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (8.47%) Entra ID
4 5 (8.47%) OneDrive
5 4 (6.78%) SaaS
6 3 (5.08%) GCP
7 1 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (1.69%) IaaS
7 1 (1.69%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.78%) LAN
1 4 (6.78%) SD-WAN
1 4 (6.78%) WAN
1 4 (6.78%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (1.69%) DHCP
2 1 (1.69%) DNS
2 1 (1.69%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.39%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.69%) MongoDB
2 1 (1.69%) MySQL
2 1 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (1.69%) JIRA
General
1 26 (44.07%) Social Skills
2 10 (16.95%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (16.95%) Retail
3 8 (13.56%) Public Sector
4 6 (10.17%) Manufacturing
5 4 (6.78%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (5.08%) Finance
7 2 (3.39%) Marketing
7 2 (3.39%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 26 (44.07%) Lead
2 17 (28.81%) Architect
3 7 (11.86%) Enterprise Architect
4 5 (8.47%) IT Engineer
4 5 (8.47%) IT Support
4 5 (8.47%) IT Support Engineer
4 5 (8.47%) Solutions Architect
4 5 (8.47%) Support Engineer
5 4 (6.78%) Delivery Manager
5 4 (6.78%) Service Delivery Manager
5 4 (6.78%) Service Manager
5 4 (6.78%) Technical Delivery Manager
5 4 (6.78%) Technical Manager
5 4 (6.78%) Technical Service Delivery Manager
5 4 (6.78%) Technical Services Manager
6 3 (5.08%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
7 2 (3.39%) Lead Python Developer
7 2 (3.39%) Lead Software Developer
7 2 (3.39%) Python Developer
7 2 (3.39%) SaaS Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.39%) RESTful
2 1 (1.69%) .NET
2 1 (1.69%) .NET Framework
2 1 (1.69%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 22 (37.29%) Cyber Kill Chain
1 22 (37.29%) Cyber Threat
1 22 (37.29%) Operational Technology
1 22 (37.29%) Security Operations Centre
2 6 (10.17%) Legacy Systems
3 5 (8.47%) Cyber Security Posture
4 3 (5.08%) Low-Code
5 2 (3.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (3.39%) Marketing Technology
6 1 (1.69%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.69%) Enterprise Storage
6 1 (1.69%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.69%) PACS
6 1 (1.69%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 35 (59.32%) Stakeholder Management
3 31 (52.54%) Business Strategy
4 29 (49.15%) ITIL
4 29 (49.15%) Mentoring
5 23 (38.98%) SABSA
6 22 (37.29%) Change Advisory Board
6 22 (37.29%) Coaching
6 22 (37.29%) Cyber Intelligence
6 22 (37.29%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 22 (37.29%) Risk Management
6 22 (37.29%) Security Operations
6 22 (37.29%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
6 22 (37.29%) Threat Intelligence
6 22 (37.29%) Vulnerability Management
7 21 (35.59%) IT Strategy
8 15 (25.42%) Enterprise Architecture
8 15 (25.42%) Problem-Solving
9 13 (22.03%) Technology Strategy
10 10 (16.95%) Analytical Thinking
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.78%) Python
2 2 (3.39%) TypeScript
3 1 (1.69%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (23.73%) Degree
2 7 (11.86%) SC Cleared
2 7 (11.86%) Security Cleared
3 5 (8.47%) DBS Check
3 5 (8.47%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.69%) AWS Certification
4 1 (1.69%) CISM
4 1 (1.69%) CISSP
4 1 (1.69%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (38.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (37.29%) ISO/IEC 27005
2 22 (37.29%) NIST
3 5 (8.47%) GDPR
4 4 (6.78%) SLA
5 3 (5.08%) PMO
6 2 (3.39%) QA
System Software
1 11 (18.64%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.69%) Docker
2 1 (1.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (8.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (6.78%) Autotask
3 1 (1.69%) Terraform
Vendors
1 17 (28.81%) Microsoft
2 5 (8.47%) Progress
3 3 (5.08%) SAP
4 1 (1.69%) Cisco
4 1 (1.69%) Google
4 1 (1.69%) Oracle
4 1 (1.69%) VMware