Head of Strategy Jobs in the South West

Head of Strategy
England > South West

The median Head of Strategy salary in the South West is £94,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 179 254 -
Rank change year-on-year +75 - -
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Head of Strategy 3 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.073% 0.012% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.079% 0.012% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £92,250 £99,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £94,500 £103,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -
75th Percentile £96,750 £107,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £95,000 £164,250 £92,500
% change year-on-year -42.16% +77.57% -

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in the South West with a recognized job title 3,789 8,266 5,091
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.65% 95.57% 90.62%
Number of salaries quoted 2,375 5,467 3,548
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £29,838
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £50,000 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% -8.90% +9.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Head of Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Head of Strategy in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Strategy in the South West

Head of Strategy
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Head of Strategy job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Strategy job vacancies in the South West

Head of Strategy
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Strategy within the South West region over the 6 months to 25 August 2025. 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
DemandTrendPermanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bristol - 3 £94,500 - 2
Head of Strategy
England

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 25 August 2025, Head of Strategy job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South West region featuring Head of Strategy in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Use Case
2 2 (66.67%) Avaloq
2 2 (66.67%) Data Architecture
2 2 (66.67%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (66.67%) Data Management
2 2 (66.67%) TOGAF
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Translating Business Requirements
2 2 (66.67%) ArchiMate
2 2 (66.67%) Data Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Architecture Roadmap
2 2 (66.67%) Product Backlog
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Business Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching
3 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) ERP

Head of Strategy Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Data Warehouse
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) ArchiMate
2 2 (66.67%) Architecture Roadmap
2 2 (66.67%) Business Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Data Architecture
2 2 (66.67%) Data Management
2 2 (66.67%) Data Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Product Backlog
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) TOGAF
2 2 (66.67%) Translating Business Requirements
2 2 (66.67%) Use Case
3 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Avaloq