IT Strategy Job Trends in Reading

IT/Technology Strategy
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring IT Strategy 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 47 64 97
Rank change year-on-year +17 +33 +18
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 3 11 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.52% 1.51% 0.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.66% 1.71% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 4
10th Percentile - £50,000 £50,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,250 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -10.00% -19.35%
75th Percentile £57,500 £98,750 £63,750
90th Percentile - £118,750 -
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% -8.00% -17.76%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 456 644 988
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 78.89% 88.22% 91.48%
Number of salaries quoted 293 276 645
10th Percentile £30,250 £38,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,625 £50,000 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.35% +14.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £68,750 £82,813 £68,750
90th Percentile £88,750 £111,875 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +18.18% -6.78%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

IT Strategy job vacancy trend in Reading

IT Strategy
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing IT Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing IT Strategy

IT Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (66.67%) Electronics
2 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 2 (66.67%) Marketing
2 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Telecoms
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Delivery Manager
1 2 (66.67%) Digital Delivery Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Management Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (66.67%) Presales
2 2 (66.67%) Programme Management
2 2 (66.67%) Service Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Service Design
2 2 (66.67%) User Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Business Case
3 1 (33.33%) Quantitative Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) SAP