Business Strategy Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Business Strategy
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Business Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 87 129
Rank change year-on-year -38 +42 +33
Permanent jobs citing Business Strategy 63 116 105
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.01% 3.22% 1.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.42% 3.55% 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 35 14 55
10th Percentile £55,000 £58,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £58,750 £63,063 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £80,250 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.00% +39.57% -11.54%
75th Percentile £91,250 £90,000 £70,625
90th Percentile £97,500 £93,500 £74,500
South East median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -8.40%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,428 3,266 5,175
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.29% 90.70% 81.93%
Number of salaries quoted 3,077 1,398 3,483
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £29,644
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Business Strategy job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Business Strategy
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Business Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Business Strategy

Business Strategy
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Strategy in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 18 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Strategy in the Thames Valley

Business Strategy
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Strategy within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 18 July 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
Buckinghamshire +12 31 £65,000 -1.17% 6
Berkshire -48 19 £82,500 -2.94% 15
Oxfordshire -3 13 £55,000 -15.71% 6
Business Strategy
South East

Business Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 (4.76%) Adobe Experience Manager
1 3 (4.76%) CMS
1 3 (4.76%) Confluence
1 3 (4.76%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 3 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (6.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (3.17%) SAP CO
Cloud Services
1 8 (12.70%) SaaS
2 6 (9.52%) PaaS
3 4 (6.35%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (4.76%) Azure
4 3 (4.76%) GCP
4 3 (4.76%) IaaS
4 3 (4.76%) OCI
5 2 (3.17%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.59%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.59%) Firewall
1 1 (1.59%) Internet
1 1 (1.59%) Network Security
1 1 (1.59%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.76%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.17%) Power BI
3 1 (1.59%) IBM InfoSphere
Development Applications
1 3 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 19 (30.16%) Social Skills
2 13 (20.63%) Finance
3 12 (19.05%) Marketing
4 10 (15.87%) Legal
5 9 (14.29%) Pharmaceutical
6 7 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (11.11%) Law
7 5 (7.94%) Manufacturing
8 4 (6.35%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (4.76%) Aviation
10 2 (3.17%) Advertising
10 2 (3.17%) Aerospace
10 2 (3.17%) Automotive
10 2 (3.17%) Electronics
11 1 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (1.59%) Public Sector
11 1 (1.59%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (23.81%) Architect
2 12 (19.05%) Lead
3 7 (11.11%) Business Development Manager
3 7 (11.11%) Business Manager
3 7 (11.11%) Development Manager
4 6 (9.52%) Security Architect
5 5 (7.94%) Cybersecurity Architect
5 5 (7.94%) Data Architect
5 5 (7.94%) Enterprise Architect
5 5 (7.94%) Enterprise Security Architect
5 5 (7.94%) Senior
6 4 (6.35%) CRM Manager
7 3 (4.76%) Delivery Manager
7 3 (4.76%) Digital Architect
7 3 (4.76%) Digital Solutions Architect
7 3 (4.76%) Head of Business Transformation
7 3 (4.76%) Head of IT
7 3 (4.76%) Sales Manager
7 3 (4.76%) Solutions Architect
8 2 (3.17%) Financial Controller
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.17%) SAP CO-PA
Miscellaneous
1 13 (20.63%) Cloud Native
2 5 (7.94%) Product Ownership
3 2 (3.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 2 (3.17%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.59%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (1.59%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.59%) Digital Media
4 1 (1.59%) Driving Licence
4 1 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.59%) IoT
4 1 (1.59%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (26.98%) Computer Science
1 17 (26.98%) Roadmaps
2 15 (23.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 13 (20.63%) Business Development
4 11 (17.46%) Analytics
4 11 (17.46%) TOGAF
5 10 (15.87%) Agile
5 10 (15.87%) Enterprise Architecture
5 10 (15.87%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (14.29%) Biotechnology
6 9 (14.29%) Hematology
6 9 (14.29%) Immunology
7 8 (12.70%) CRM
7 8 (12.70%) Data Architecture
7 8 (12.70%) Data Integration
7 8 (12.70%) Decision-Making
7 8 (12.70%) DevOps
7 8 (12.70%) ERP
8 7 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (11.11%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 5 (7.94%) SQL
2 3 (4.76%) PL/SQL
3 2 (3.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 19 (30.16%) Degree
2 12 (19.05%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (14.29%) Master's Degree
4 5 (7.94%) SC Cleared
4 5 (7.94%) Security Cleared
5 3 (4.76%) DBS Check
5 3 (4.76%) ICAEW
6 2 (3.17%) ACCA
6 2 (3.17%) CIMA
6 2 (3.17%) CISSP
7 1 (1.59%) CCNA
7 1 (1.59%) CCNP
7 1 (1.59%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.59%) CISM
7 1 (1.59%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (19.05%) Accessibility
2 4 (6.35%) Actionable Recommendations
3 3 (4.76%) SLA
3 3 (4.76%) WCAG
4 2 (3.17%) IFRS
4 2 (3.17%) NIST
5 1 (1.59%) ISO 22301
5 1 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (1.59%) PMO
5 1 (1.59%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (1.59%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 14 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 7 (11.11%) Oracle
3 6 (9.52%) Salesforce
3 6 (9.52%) SAP
4 3 (4.76%) Adobe
4 3 (4.76%) Google
4 3 (4.76%) Sitecore
5 2 (3.17%) Xero
6 1 (1.59%) Foundry
6 1 (1.59%) IBM
6 1 (1.59%) Informatica