Strategic Planning Job Trends in the North of England

Strategic Planning
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Strategic Planning skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 235 204 259
Rank change year-on-year -31 +55 +111
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Planning 38 77 32
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.35% 0.85% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.44% 0.93% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 22 28 25
10th Percentile £37,567 £45,275 £51,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £50,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £64,500 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.23% -28.33% +78.22%
75th Percentile £60,625 £77,500 £127,500
90th Percentile £62,375 £77,650 £134,356
England median annual salary £67,500 £76,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -11.18% +1.33% +36.36%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

Strategic Planning 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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,623 8,255 7,516
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 80.03% 90.79% 88.33%
Number of salaries quoted 4,624 3,681 5,913
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,010
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £38,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -0.71%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,100 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Strategic Planning
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Strategic Planning relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Strategic Planning job vacancy trend in the North of England

Strategic Planning
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Strategic Planning.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Planning in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Strategic Planning in the North of England

Strategic Planning
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Planning within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 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
North West -4 26 £45,000 -27.66% 12
Yorkshire -28 9 £57,500 -16.36% 12
North East +12 3 £57,500 -4.17% 5
Strategic Planning
England

Strategic Planning
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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 3 (7.89%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (13.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (7.89%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (5.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (7.89%) SAP ERP
2 1 (2.63%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 15 (39.47%) Azure
2 12 (31.58%) Entra ID
3 3 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (7.89%) Power Platform
4 2 (5.26%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (2.63%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.63%) BGP
1 1 (2.63%) DHCP
1 1 (2.63%) DNS
1 1 (2.63%) Firewall
1 1 (2.63%) LAN
1 1 (2.63%) Network Security
1 1 (2.63%) OSPF
1 1 (2.63%) SD-WAN
1 1 (2.63%) TCP/IP
1 1 (2.63%) VLAN
1 1 (2.63%) VPN
1 1 (2.63%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.89%) Power BI
2 2 (5.26%) Tableau
3 1 (2.63%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (2.63%) SQL Server
General
1 26 (68.42%) Social Skills
2 12 (31.58%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (28.95%) Finance
4 4 (10.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (7.89%) Advertising
5 3 (7.89%) Marketing
5 3 (7.89%) Public Sector
6 2 (5.26%) Local Government
6 2 (5.26%) Police
6 2 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.63%) Legal
7 1 (2.63%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (2.63%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (47.37%) Lead
2 13 (34.21%) Team Leader
3 12 (31.58%) Support Team Leader
4 10 (26.32%) IT Support
5 3 (7.89%) Analyst
5 3 (7.89%) IT Manager
6 2 (5.26%) 2nd Line Support
6 2 (5.26%) Account Manager
6 2 (5.26%) Data Analyst
6 2 (5.26%) Digital Director
6 2 (5.26%) Report Analyst
6 2 (5.26%) Web Manager
7 1 (2.63%) Financial Controller
7 1 (2.63%) Head of Technology
7 1 (2.63%) Infrastructure Team Leader
7 1 (2.63%) IT Operations Manager
7 1 (2.63%) Operations Manager
7 1 (2.63%) Planning Manager
7 1 (2.63%) PPC Executive
7 1 (2.63%) Senior Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.26%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.26%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (5.26%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (5.26%) Digital Media
1 2 (5.26%) NHS
1 2 (5.26%) Social Media
2 1 (2.63%) AI Agents
2 1 (2.63%) Data Centre
2 1 (2.63%) Driving Licence
2 1 (2.63%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.63%) Onboarding
2 1 (2.63%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 10 (26.32%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (52.63%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (34.21%) Agile
2 13 (34.21%) Decision-Making
3 12 (31.58%) Cybersecurity
4 8 (21.05%) Stakeholder Management
5 7 (18.42%) Digital Strategy
5 7 (18.42%) Resource Allocation
6 6 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (15.79%) Mentoring
6 6 (15.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (13.16%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (13.16%) Data Analysis
7 5 (13.16%) IT Strategy
7 5 (13.16%) Process Improvement
8 4 (10.53%) Actionable Insight
8 4 (10.53%) AI
8 4 (10.53%) ERP
8 4 (10.53%) Statistics
8 4 (10.53%) Technology Strategy
8 4 (10.53%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 4 (10.53%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (26.32%) DBS Check
2 6 (15.79%) Degree
3 1 (2.63%) Azure Certification
3 1 (2.63%) CCIE
3 1 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (2.63%) CISSP
3 1 (2.63%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (15.79%) QA
2 1 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (2.63%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.63%) GDPR
2 1 (2.63%) IASME
System Software
1 2 (5.26%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.63%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 9 (23.68%) Microsoft
2 3 (7.89%) SAP
3 1 (2.63%) Cisco
3 1 (2.63%) Google
3 1 (2.63%) Planon