Strategic Planning Job Trends in the South East

Strategic Planning
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Strategic Planning skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 183 217 257
Rank change year-on-year +34 +40 +68
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Planning 88 79 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.85% 0.87% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.05% 0.98% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 28 37 15
10th Percentile £46,250 £56,800 £38,250
25th Percentile £50,000 - £41,906
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £76,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.12% +52.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £78,750 £90,000 £60,638
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £71,250
England median annual salary £65,000 £76,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -14.47% +1.33% +36.36%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,350 8,026 7,408
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.40% 87.89% 88.67%
Number of salaries quoted 4,944 3,884 5,143
10th Percentile £27,750 £32,825 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,625 £45,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +9.43% -3.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,100
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 South East

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

Strategic Planning job vacancy trend in the South East

Strategic Planning
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Strategic Planning.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Planning in the South East over the 6 months to 7 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Strategic Planning in the South East

Strategic Planning
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 Strategic Planning within the South East region over the 6 months to 7 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
Hampshire +79 55 £92,500 -7.50% 1
Thames Valley -2 27 £58,801 -22.63% 11
Buckinghamshire -21 11 £55,000 -27.63% 1
Oxfordshire +27 10 £65,490 -9.67%
Berkshire - 6 £80,000 - 10
East Sussex +4 3 £65,000 - 3
Kent -17 2 - - 1
Surrey -5 1 - - 3
Strategic Planning
England

Strategic Planning
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 3 (3.41%) CMS
2 2 (2.27%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.27%) WordPress
3 1 (1.14%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (1.14%) IIS
3 1 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.41%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.14%) NetSuite
1 1 (1.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 5 (5.68%) Azure
1 5 (5.68%) Power Platform
2 4 (4.55%) SaaS
3 3 (3.41%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (2.27%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (1.14%) dbt
5 1 (1.14%) Google Analytics
5 1 (1.14%) IaaS
5 1 (1.14%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.41%) DHCP
1 3 (3.41%) DNS
1 3 (3.41%) Firewall
1 3 (3.41%) TCP/IP
1 3 (3.41%) VLAN
1 3 (3.41%) Wireless
2 2 (2.27%) Ethernet
2 2 (2.27%) SSL
2 2 (2.27%) VoIP
3 1 (1.14%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (1.14%) LAN
3 1 (1.14%) NAS
3 1 (1.14%) NetScaler
3 1 (1.14%) Network Security
3 1 (1.14%) PBX
3 1 (1.14%) SAN
3 1 (1.14%) VPN
3 1 (1.14%) WAN
3 1 (1.14%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.41%) Power BI
2 2 (2.27%) Data Lake
2 2 (2.27%) Tableau
3 1 (1.14%) QGIS
3 1 (1.14%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.14%) Git
General
1 68 (77.27%) Social Skills
2 61 (69.32%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (30.68%) Aeronautics
4 23 (26.14%) Aviation
5 11 (12.50%) Finance
6 3 (3.41%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (3.41%) Law
6 3 (3.41%) Marketing
6 3 (3.41%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (3.41%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.27%) Automotive
7 2 (2.27%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.14%) Legal
8 1 (1.14%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.14%) Retail
8 1 (1.14%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 50 (56.82%) Business Manager
1 50 (56.82%) Business Systems Manager
1 50 (56.82%) Systems Manager
2 5 (5.68%) Lead
3 4 (4.55%) Head of IT
3 4 (4.55%) Product Manager
4 3 (3.41%) HR Manager
4 3 (3.41%) IT Manager
5 2 (2.27%) Analyst
5 2 (2.27%) Architect
5 2 (2.27%) Commercial Analyst
5 2 (2.27%) Financial Analyst
5 2 (2.27%) Head of Business Systems
5 2 (2.27%) Lead Project Manager
5 2 (2.27%) Programme Manager
5 2 (2.27%) Project Manager
5 2 (2.27%) Senior
6 1 (1.14%) Head of AI
6 1 (1.14%) Head of Digital Innovation
6 1 (1.14%) Web Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.27%) Web Services
2 1 (1.14%) CSS
2 1 (1.14%) GeoPandas
2 1 (1.14%) HTML
2 1 (1.14%) MapLibre
2 1 (1.14%) NetworkX
2 1 (1.14%) PostGIS
2 1 (1.14%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 50 (56.82%) Robotics
2 7 (7.95%) Management Information System
3 4 (4.55%) Onboarding
3 4 (4.55%) Product Ownership
4 3 (3.41%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (2.27%) Cyber Security Posture
5 2 (2.27%) Fibre Optics
5 2 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.14%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.14%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.14%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.41%) Linux
1 3 (3.41%) Windows
1 3 (3.41%) Windows Server
2 2 (2.27%) Android
2 2 (2.27%) Apple iOS
2 2 (2.27%) Mac OS
3 1 (1.14%) Ubuntu
3 1 (1.14%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (67.05%) Project Management
2 57 (64.77%) Budget Management
3 55 (62.50%) AI
4 54 (61.36%) Risk Management
5 52 (59.09%) IT Strategy
5 52 (59.09%) Process Improvement
6 50 (56.82%) Contract Negotiation
6 50 (56.82%) Software Engineering
7 14 (15.91%) Agile
8 12 (13.64%) Continuous Improvement
9 11 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
10 10 (11.36%) Roadmaps
11 9 (10.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 8 (9.09%) Analytics
12 8 (9.09%) Decision-Making
12 8 (9.09%) Strategic Thinking
13 7 (7.95%) Coaching
13 7 (7.95%) User Experience
14 6 (6.82%) Problem-Solving
15 5 (5.68%) Conflict Resolution
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.41%) PowerShell
1 3 (3.41%) SQL
2 2 (2.27%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.14%) Bash
3 1 (1.14%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.14%) Python
3 1 (1.14%) Scala
Qualifications
1 53 (60.23%) Security Cleared
2 51 (57.95%) SC Cleared
3 11 (12.50%) Degree
4 5 (5.68%) Master's Degree
5 4 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (3.41%) CIMA
6 3 (3.41%) CIPD
7 2 (2.27%) ACCA
7 2 (2.27%) APMP
7 2 (2.27%) DV Cleared
7 2 (2.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 2 (2.27%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (1.14%) Azure Certification
8 1 (1.14%) MBA
8 1 (1.14%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (1.14%) Postgraduate
8 1 (1.14%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
8 1 (1.14%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (2.27%) SLA
3 1 (1.14%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (1.14%) GDPR
3 1 (1.14%) QA
System Software
1 3 (3.41%) Active Directory
1 3 (3.41%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (1.14%) AirWatch
1 1 (1.14%) Argo
1 1 (1.14%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.14%) SCCM
1 1 (1.14%) SCOM
Vendors
1 6 (6.82%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.41%) Salesforce
2 3 (3.41%) VMware
3 2 (2.27%) Concur
3 2 (2.27%) Databricks
3 2 (2.27%) SAP
4 1 (1.14%) Cisco
4 1 (1.14%) Citrix
4 1 (1.14%) Commvault
4 1 (1.14%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.14%) Google
4 1 (1.14%) HubSpot
4 1 (1.14%) Juniper
4 1 (1.14%) Mapbox
4 1 (1.14%) Mitel
4 1 (1.14%) Palo Alto
4 1 (1.14%) Red Hat
4 1 (1.14%) SolarWinds
4 1 (1.14%) Veeam
4 1 (1.14%) Veritas