IT Strategy Jobs in the Thames Valley

IT/Technology Strategy
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring IT Strategy skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited IT Strategy over the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 185 174
Rank change year-on-year +44 -11 +3
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 48 68 71
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.40% 0.93% 1.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.51% 1.12% 1.33%
Number of salaries quoted 15 39 19
10th Percentile £43,000 £35,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £53,125 £36,250 £51,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.86% -22.31% +8.33%
75th Percentile £89,375 £73,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £85,000 £98,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -25.00% +33.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

IT 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 3,183 6,080 5,338
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 93.04% 83.07% 94.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1,209 4,012 2,981
10th Percentile £27,400 £29,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing IT Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for IT Strategy in the Thames Valley

IT Strategy
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Strategy in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for IT Strategy in the Thames Valley

IT Strategy
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 8 June 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Strategy in the Thames Valley

IT 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 IT Strategy within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 8 June 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire +33 28 £57,500 -32.35% 76
Buckinghamshire +30 14 £47,500 -5.94% 11
Oxfordshire +35 6 £87,500 +108.33% 13
IT Strategy
South East

IT Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (8.33%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.17%) SAP Business One
2 1 (2.08%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 8 (16.67%) AWS
2 6 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (10.42%) Azure
4 4 (8.33%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.08%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.17%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.33%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (4.17%) SQL Server
3 1 (2.08%) DTS
General
1 31 (64.58%) Social Skills
2 24 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
2 24 (50.00%) Law
2 24 (50.00%) Legal
3 11 (22.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 6 (12.50%) Marketing
5 3 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.08%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 30 (62.50%) Senior
2 25 (52.08%) Lead
3 6 (12.50%) Marketing Executive
3 6 (12.50%) Senior Marketing Executive
4 5 (10.42%) Head of IT
5 4 (8.33%) Infrastructure Manager
5 4 (8.33%) IT Manager
6 2 (4.17%) Architect
6 2 (4.17%) Delivery Manager
6 2 (4.17%) Head of Technology
6 2 (4.17%) IT Services Delivery Manager
6 2 (4.17%) IT Services Manager
6 2 (4.17%) Service Delivery Manager
6 2 (4.17%) Service Manager
6 2 (4.17%) Systems Manager
7 1 (2.08%) Applications Architect
7 1 (2.08%) Digital Transformation
7 1 (2.08%) Enterprise Architect
7 1 (2.08%) Head of Digital Transformation
7 1 (2.08%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.08%) JSON
1 1 (2.08%) Node.js
1 1 (2.08%) React
1 1 (2.08%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.33%) AS400
1 4 (8.33%) Data Centre
1 4 (8.33%) iSeries
1 4 (8.33%) Mainframe
2 2 (4.17%) Management Information System
2 2 (4.17%) Operational Technology
3 1 (2.08%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.08%) Educational Technology
3 1 (2.08%) Tandem
3 1 (2.08%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (12.50%) Windows
2 2 (4.17%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (75.00%) Technology Strategy
2 31 (64.58%) Roadmaps
3 28 (58.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 27 (56.25%) Project Management
5 26 (54.17%) Computer Science
5 26 (54.17%) Project Delivery
6 24 (50.00%) Business Case
6 24 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
7 8 (16.67%) Strategic Thinking
8 6 (12.50%) B2B
8 6 (12.50%) B2B Marketing
8 6 (12.50%) Customer-Centricity
8 6 (12.50%) Service Delivery
9 5 (10.42%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (10.42%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (10.42%) Service Management
9 5 (10.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 5 (10.42%) Technology Transformation
10 4 (8.33%) Infrastructure Management
10 4 (8.33%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.33%) RPG
2 1 (2.08%) Java
2 1 (2.08%) Python
Qualifications
1 27 (56.25%) Degree
2 2 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (4.17%) MCSA
2 2 (4.17%) MCSE
2 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (2.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.17%) SLA
2 1 (2.08%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (4.17%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.08%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (2.08%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 16 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 10 (20.83%) Cisco
3 6 (12.50%) Dell
4 3 (6.25%) SAP
5 2 (4.17%) ServiceNow
5 2 (4.17%) Splunk