Business Strategy Job Trends in the South East

Business Strategy
England > South East

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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 99 189
Rank change year-on-year -39 +90 -28
Permanent jobs citing Business Strategy 173 170 216
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.27% 2.51% 1.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.72% 2.79% 1.64%
Number of salaries quoted 93 23 139
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +21.74% -12.21%
75th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £117,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +7.69% -7.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Business 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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,059 6,086 13,209
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 73.70% 89.99% 84.63%
Number of salaries quoted 6,487 3,281 9,716
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Business Strategy job vacancy trend in the South East

Business Strategy
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Business Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Business Strategy

Business Strategy
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Strategy in the South East over the 6 months to 11 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Strategy in the South East

Business Strategy
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Strategy within the South East region over the 6 months to 11 April 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
Thames Valley -49 69 £65,000 -0.76% 37
Kent -2 44 £105,000 - 1
Buckinghamshire +10 37 £65,000 -1.17% 15
Hampshire -12 27 £70,000 -28.21% 8
Surrey -17 23 £65,000 -35.00% 7
Berkshire -62 21 £70,000 +7.69% 17
Oxfordshire -3 12 £55,000 -16.03% 6
Middlesex +31 5 - - 4
West Sussex -19 4 £110,000 +104.65% 2
East Sussex -19 1 £50,000 - 1
Business Strategy
England

Business Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 10 (5.78%) Confluence
2 5 (2.89%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.31%) CMS
4 2 (1.16%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.58%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.58%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 4 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.16%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (5.20%) SAP CO
2 5 (2.89%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.58%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 20 (11.56%) Azure
2 14 (8.09%) Power Platform
3 13 (7.51%) Veeva
4 11 (6.36%) AWS
5 8 (4.62%) Nutanix
5 8 (4.62%) SaaS
6 6 (3.47%) PaaS
7 5 (2.89%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (2.31%) ChatGPT
8 4 (2.31%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (1.73%) GCP
9 3 (1.73%) Google Data Studio
9 3 (1.73%) Google Tag Manager
9 3 (1.73%) IaaS
9 3 (1.73%) OCI
10 2 (1.16%) Adobe Analytics
10 2 (1.16%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.16%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.62%) DHCP
1 8 (4.62%) DNS
1 8 (4.62%) Remote Desktop
2 4 (2.31%) Broadband
3 2 (1.16%) Firewall
4 1 (0.58%) Internet
4 1 (0.58%) Network Security
4 1 (0.58%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.94%) Power BI
2 9 (5.20%) Metadata
3 3 (1.73%) Looker
3 3 (1.73%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.58%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.58%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (10.40%) JIRA
General
1 67 (38.73%) Social Skills
2 40 (23.12%) Finance
3 38 (21.97%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (21.39%) Marketing
5 16 (9.25%) Manufacturing
6 13 (7.51%) Legal
6 13 (7.51%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (5.78%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (5.20%) Retail
9 8 (4.62%) Banking
10 6 (3.47%) Law
11 5 (2.89%) Electronics
11 5 (2.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (2.31%) Digital Health
12 4 (2.31%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (1.73%) Aviation
13 3 (1.73%) Games
13 3 (1.73%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.73%) Telecoms
14 2 (1.16%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 41 (23.70%) Lead
2 18 (10.40%) Head of IT
3 14 (8.09%) Business Manager
4 13 (7.51%) Business Development Manager
4 13 (7.51%) Development Manager
5 12 (6.94%) Developer
6 10 (5.78%) Business Developer
6 10 (5.78%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 10 (5.78%) Power BI Developer
6 10 (5.78%) Senior
7 9 (5.20%) Data Steward
8 8 (4.62%) Architect
8 8 (4.62%) Business Intelligence Specialist
8 8 (4.62%) Cloud Engineer
8 8 (4.62%) Digital Transformation
8 8 (4.62%) Power BI Specialist
9 7 (4.05%) Analyst
10 6 (3.47%) Enterprise Architect
10 6 (3.47%) Sales Executive
10 6 (3.47%) Solutions Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.20%) SAP CO-PA
2 2 (1.16%) Node.js
2 2 (1.16%) React
Miscellaneous
1 21 (12.14%) Management Information System
2 10 (5.78%) Enterprise Software
2 10 (5.78%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 9 (5.20%) Biopharmaceutical
3 9 (5.20%) Life Science
3 9 (5.20%) Onboarding
4 8 (4.62%) Cyber Kill Chain
4 8 (4.62%) Cyber Threat
4 8 (4.62%) Hybrid Cloud
4 8 (4.62%) Operational Technology
4 8 (4.62%) Public Cloud
4 8 (4.62%) Security Operations Centre
4 8 (4.62%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (2.89%) Cloud Native
5 5 (2.89%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.73%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (1.73%) Marketing Technology
6 3 (1.73%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.16%) FMCG
8 1 (0.58%) Augmented Reality
Operating Systems
1 9 (5.20%) Windows
2 8 (4.62%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (28.32%) Roadmaps
2 46 (26.59%) Stakeholder Management
3 41 (23.70%) Continuous Improvement
4 34 (19.65%) CRM
5 33 (19.08%) Problem-Solving
6 32 (18.50%) Decision-Making
6 32 (18.50%) ITIL
7 31 (17.92%) Business Development
8 30 (17.34%) ERP
9 28 (16.18%) Analytics
9 28 (16.18%) Lead Generation
10 27 (15.61%) Agile
11 26 (15.03%) Business Intelligence
11 26 (15.03%) Change Management
12 25 (14.45%) Coaching
13 24 (13.87%) Computer Science
14 23 (13.29%) B2B
14 23 (13.29%) IT Strategy
14 23 (13.29%) Mentoring
14 23 (13.29%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 24 (13.87%) SQL
2 10 (5.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 5 (2.89%) Python
4 3 (1.73%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.58%) R
5 1 (0.58%) VBA
Qualifications
1 41 (23.70%) Degree
2 14 (8.09%) Master's Degree
3 8 (4.62%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (2.89%) SC Cleared
4 5 (2.89%) Security Cleared
5 3 (1.73%) DBS Check
5 3 (1.73%) PMI Certification
5 3 (1.73%) PMP
6 1 (0.58%) ACCA
6 1 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.58%) CCNA
6 1 (0.58%) CCNP
6 1 (0.58%) CIMA
6 1 (0.58%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.58%) CISM
6 1 (0.58%) CISSP
6 1 (0.58%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (8.67%) Data Quality
2 11 (6.36%) SLA
3 9 (5.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (5.20%) NIST
3 9 (5.20%) PMO
4 8 (4.62%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 7 (4.05%) Accessibility
6 5 (2.89%) GDPR
7 4 (2.31%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (1.73%) PERC
9 2 (1.16%) QA
10 1 (0.58%) IFRS
10 1 (0.58%) WCAG
System Software
1 9 (5.20%) Active Directory
2 8 (4.62%) Hyper-V
2 8 (4.62%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (1.16%) Terraform
2 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 20 (11.56%) Microsoft
2 15 (8.67%) SAP
3 12 (6.94%) Salesforce
4 8 (4.62%) Dell
4 8 (4.62%) Dell Compellent
4 8 (4.62%) HP
4 8 (4.62%) Nimble Storage
4 8 (4.62%) VMware
5 7 (4.05%) HubSpot
5 7 (4.05%) Oracle
6 6 (3.47%) BMC
6 6 (3.47%) Google
6 6 (3.47%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.73%) Adobe
7 3 (1.73%) Braze
8 2 (1.16%) Databricks
8 2 (1.16%) Qualtrics
9 1 (0.58%) Blue Prism
9 1 (0.58%) Sage
9 1 (0.58%) Xero