IT Strategy Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

IT/Technology Strategy
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring IT Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 73 47
Rank change year-on-year +8 -26 -5
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 4 4 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.50% 0.59% 2.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.63% 0.65% 2.58%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 8
10th Percentile £34,162 £59,253 £40,640
25th Percentile £47,601 £62,919 £52,982
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £71,853 £74,966
Median % change year-on-year -2.58% -4.15% -13.08%
75th Percentile - £79,213 £84,964
90th Percentile - £81,935 -
North East median annual salary £70,000 £61,206 £58,103
% change year-on-year +14.37% +5.34% -29.57%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 631 619 466
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 79.27% 90.90% 87.76%
Number of salaries quoted 469 267 406
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,000 £36,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £69,332 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £88,500 £77,500
North East median annual salary £48,897 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.21% +5.26% -5.00%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IT Strategy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

IT Strategy job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

IT Strategy
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing IT Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing IT Strategy

IT Strategy
Salary Histogram in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in Tyne and Wear over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Strategy in Tyne and Wear

IT Strategy
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Strategy within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 12 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
Newcastle upon Tyne +6 3 £70,000 +14.37% 4
Sunderland 0 1 - -
IT Strategy
North East

IT Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (25.00%) Local Government
2 1 (25.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Police
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Data Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Lead
1 2 (50.00%) Lead Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Lead Data Architect
2 1 (25.00%) IT Director
2 1 (25.00%) Sales Executive
2 1 (25.00%) Services Director
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (25.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) AI
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Cost Optimisation
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (25.00%) Email Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) PLM
2 1 (25.00%) Product Management
2 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Service Management
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Supplier Management