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 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 86 182 196
Rank change year-on-year +96 +14 -47
Permanent jobs citing Business Strategy 245 129 100
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 2.36% 1.44% 1.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.94% 1.63% 1.29%
Number of salaries quoted 95 44 58
10th Percentile £35,250 £47,000 £39,400
25th Percentile £45,875 £65,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.90%
75th Percentile £113,125 £84,625 £84,688
90th Percentile £143,750 £103,883 £95,000
England median annual salary £75,000 £67,500 £73,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.16% +1.38%

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 8,324 7,915 7,772
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.21% 88.16% 88.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,975 3,773 5,421
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.53% +11.43% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 14 January 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 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
Thames Valley +68 153 £60,000 -11.11% 60
Berkshire +46 118 £60,000 -11.11% 36
Kent +20 44 £137,500 +103.70% 11
Buckinghamshire +39 33 £49,000 -27.41% 17
Hampshire +33 14 £60,500 -37.14% 16
East Sussex +7 13 £112,500 +73.08% 10
Middlesex +11 11 - -
Surrey -14 8 £65,000 -35.00% 18
Oxfordshire +1 3 £68,750 +1.85% 7
West Sussex +4 2 £65,000 -13.33% 9
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 5 (2.04%) Confluence
2 2 (0.82%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.82%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 64 (26.12%) SAP MDG
1 64 (26.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 37 (15.10%) OpenText VIM for SAP
3 7 (2.86%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.82%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.41%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 40 (16.33%) Azure
2 31 (12.65%) AWS
3 29 (11.84%) SaaS
4 23 (9.39%) GCP
5 13 (5.31%) Veeva
6 11 (4.49%) Power Platform
7 7 (2.86%) Figma
8 5 (2.04%) Adobe Analytics
8 5 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.63%) ChatGPT
9 4 (1.63%) Nutanix
10 3 (1.22%) Azure Data Factory
11 1 (0.41%) Azure AI
11 1 (0.41%) Microsoft 365
11 1 (0.41%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.63%) DHCP
1 4 (1.63%) DNS
1 4 (1.63%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.41%) GPRS
2 1 (0.41%) LTE
2 1 (0.41%) Modbus
2 1 (0.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.49%) Metadata
2 9 (3.67%) Power BI
3 3 (1.22%) Data Lake
3 3 (1.22%) DTS
4 1 (0.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (4.90%) JIRA
General
1 161 (65.71%) Social Skills
2 126 (51.43%) Analytical Skills
3 77 (31.43%) Finance
4 22 (8.98%) Marketing
5 16 (6.53%) Retail
6 13 (5.31%) Games
7 11 (4.49%) Electronics
7 11 (4.49%) Manufacturing
8 10 (4.08%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (3.27%) Banking
10 7 (2.86%) Legal
11 6 (2.45%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (2.04%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (2.04%) Public Sector
13 4 (1.63%) Digital Health
13 4 (1.63%) French Language
13 4 (1.63%) German Language
14 3 (1.22%) Local Government
15 2 (0.82%) Automotive
15 2 (0.82%) Law
Job Titles
1 86 (35.10%) Lead
2 49 (20.00%) Architect
3 38 (15.51%) Senior
4 37 (15.10%) Solutions Architect
5 31 (12.65%) Developer
6 21 (8.57%) .NET Developer
6 21 (8.57%) .NET Software Developer
6 21 (8.57%) Engineering Manager
6 21 (8.57%) Software Developer
7 12 (4.90%) Digital Architect
7 12 (4.90%) Lead Architect
8 10 (4.08%) Marketing Manager
9 9 (3.67%) Data Steward
10 8 (3.27%) Business Developer
10 8 (3.27%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 8 (3.27%) Power BI Developer
10 8 (3.27%) Team Leader
11 7 (2.86%) Channel Marketing Manager
11 7 (2.86%) Head of IT
12 6 (2.45%) Business Intelligence Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (9.80%) .NET
2 7 (2.86%) SAP CO-PA
3 2 (0.82%) Next.js
3 2 (0.82%) Node.js
3 2 (0.82%) React
3 2 (0.82%) RESTful
4 1 (0.41%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 30 (12.24%) Data Centre
2 29 (11.84%) Analytical Mindset
3 18 (7.35%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.67%) Biopharmaceutical
4 9 (3.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 9 (3.67%) Life Science
5 8 (3.27%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 8 (3.27%) Cyber Threat
5 8 (3.27%) Onboarding
5 8 (3.27%) Operational Technology
5 8 (3.27%) Security Operations Centre
6 7 (2.86%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.63%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (1.63%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.82%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.41%) Algorithms
10 1 (0.41%) Blog
10 1 (0.41%) FMCG
10 1 (0.41%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.63%) Windows
1 4 (1.63%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.41%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (43.67%) Project Management
2 83 (33.88%) Risk Management
3 68 (27.76%) Stakeholder Management
4 64 (26.12%) Source to Pay
5 59 (24.08%) Agile
6 55 (22.45%) Continuous Improvement
7 54 (22.04%) Problem-Solving
8 50 (20.41%) Roadmaps
9 49 (20.00%) Analytics
10 42 (17.14%) ERP
11 40 (16.33%) Change Management
12 38 (15.51%) AI
13 37 (15.10%) Indirect Procurement
14 36 (14.69%) Use Case
15 30 (12.24%) Business Development
15 30 (12.24%) Matrix Management
16 29 (11.84%) Decision-Making
17 28 (11.43%) Business Transformation
17 28 (11.43%) ITIL
18 27 (11.02%) B2B
Programming Languages
1 21 (8.57%) JavaScript
1 21 (8.57%) TypeScript
2 13 (5.31%) SQL
3 8 (3.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 5 (2.04%) Python
5 2 (0.82%) C#
6 1 (0.41%) R
6 1 (0.41%) VBA
Qualifications
1 36 (14.69%) Degree
2 10 (4.08%) Master's Degree
3 2 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.41%) Azure Certification
4 1 (0.41%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (0.41%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.41%) PMI Certification
4 1 (0.41%) PMP
4 1 (0.41%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.12%) Data Quality
2 12 (4.90%) PMO
3 11 (4.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (3.27%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 8 (3.27%) NIST
5 6 (2.45%) SLA
6 5 (2.04%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.82%) GDPR
7 2 (0.82%) QA
8 1 (0.41%) GRC
System Software
1 5 (2.04%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.63%) Hyper-V
2 4 (1.63%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.82%) Terraform
Vendors
1 75 (30.61%) SAP
2 37 (15.10%) OpenText
3 27 (11.02%) Ariba
4 8 (3.27%) HubSpot
5 7 (2.86%) Adobe
5 7 (2.86%) Dell
5 7 (2.86%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.45%) BMC
6 6 (2.45%) Microsoft
6 6 (2.45%) ServiceNow
7 5 (2.04%) Google
7 5 (2.04%) Qualtrics
8 4 (1.63%) Dell Compellent
8 4 (1.63%) HP
8 4 (1.63%) Nimble Storage
8 4 (1.63%) VMware
9 2 (0.82%) Databricks
10 1 (0.41%) Blue Prism
10 1 (0.41%) BT
10 1 (0.41%) Pega