Business Strategy Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Business Strategy
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Business Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 129 200
Rank change year-on-year +6 +71 -26
Permanent jobs citing Business Strategy 706 767 521
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.66% 2.14% 1.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.12% 2.40% 1.70%
Number of salaries quoted 293 302 355
10th Percentile £40,250 £38,750 £34,000
25th Percentile £49,000 £50,625 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £87,500 £75,000 £84,964
90th Percentile £105,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -3.57% -3.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,283 31,985 30,588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 78.49% 89.04% 88.64%
Number of salaries quoted 19,187 14,363 22,780
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Business Strategy job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Business Strategy
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Business Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Business Strategy

Business Strategy
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Strategy in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Strategy in the UK excluding London

Business Strategy
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Strategy within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 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
South East +96 245 £67,500 - 181
North of England -37 148 £70,000 +10.87% 114
Midlands -9 97 £75,000 +13.21% 80
North West -24 85 £65,000 +4.84% 45
East of England +10 76 £68,250 +1.11% 83
Scotland -19 61 £65,000 -27.78% 18
West Midlands +10 56 £75,000 +7.14% 31
South West -18 56 £55,000 - 63
Yorkshire +9 54 £73,000 +8.15% 55
East Midlands -30 41 £74,600 +75.53% 49
Wales +10 11 £83,781 +24.12% 26
Northern Ireland -5 11 £27,500 -53.73% 12
North East -10 8 £27,500 -53.73% 16
Channel Islands - 1 - -
Business Strategy
UK

Business Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 21 (2.97%) Confluence
2 7 (0.99%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.57%) Camunda
3 4 (0.57%) CMS
4 3 (0.42%) nginx
5 2 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.28%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.28%) IIS
5 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 21 (2.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (1.84%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
3 3 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.42%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.28%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 69 (9.77%) SAP S/4HANA
2 64 (9.07%) SAP MDG
3 37 (5.24%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 23 (3.26%) Oracle ERP
5 10 (1.42%) Dynamics CRM
5 10 (1.42%) SAP CO
6 7 (0.99%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.57%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.57%) SAP ERP
8 3 (0.42%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.42%) SAP PS
8 3 (0.42%) Shopify
9 2 (0.28%) Maximo
9 2 (0.28%) Oracle BPM
9 2 (0.28%) Sage X3
9 2 (0.28%) Unit4 Business World
10 1 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
10 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
10 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 133 (18.84%) Azure
2 93 (13.17%) AWS
3 71 (10.06%) SaaS
4 43 (6.09%) Power Platform
5 41 (5.81%) Azure DevOps
6 35 (4.96%) Entra ID
6 35 (4.96%) GCP
7 25 (3.54%) GitHub
8 23 (3.26%) Microsoft 365
9 21 (2.97%) OCI
10 16 (2.27%) Nutanix
11 13 (1.84%) Dynamics 365
11 13 (1.84%) Figma
11 13 (1.84%) Veeva
12 12 (1.70%) Azure Monitor
13 11 (1.56%) Adobe Analytics
14 8 (1.13%) Azure Data Factory
15 5 (0.71%) Serverless
15 5 (0.71%) Snowflake
16 4 (0.57%) ChatGPT
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.55%) DHCP
1 18 (2.55%) DNS
2 16 (2.27%) Remote Desktop
3 8 (1.13%) Firewall
4 7 (0.99%) Broadband
5 5 (0.71%) Ethernet
5 5 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.42%) Unified Communications
7 2 (0.28%) Internet
7 2 (0.28%) VPN
8 1 (0.14%) GPRS
8 1 (0.14%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.14%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.14%) LTE
8 1 (0.14%) Modbus
8 1 (0.14%) VoIP
8 1 (0.14%) WAN
8 1 (0.14%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (4.67%) Power BI
2 12 (1.70%) Metadata
3 10 (1.42%) MySQL
3 10 (1.42%) Tableau
4 9 (1.27%) Data Lake
4 9 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (1.13%) MongoDB
6 7 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.71%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.71%) Looker
7 5 (0.71%) SQL Server
8 4 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.57%) BigQuery
8 4 (0.57%) DTS
8 4 (0.57%) SAP HANA
9 3 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
10 2 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 33 (4.67%) JIRA
2 25 (3.54%) Jenkins
3 20 (2.83%) Oracle Forms
4 6 (0.85%) Git
5 5 (0.71%) Bitbucket
5 5 (0.71%) GitLab
5 5 (0.71%) SonarQube
5 5 (0.71%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (0.42%) Vite
General
1 287 (40.65%) Social Skills
2 217 (30.74%) Finance
3 180 (25.50%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (11.47%) Marketing
5 38 (5.38%) Presentation Skills
6 37 (5.24%) Retail
7 36 (5.10%) Influencing Skills
8 35 (4.96%) Manufacturing
9 28 (3.97%) Public Sector
10 26 (3.68%) Banking
10 26 (3.68%) Law
11 24 (3.40%) Legal
12 22 (3.12%) Local Government
13 21 (2.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 20 (2.83%) Organisational Skills
15 18 (2.55%) Games
16 16 (2.27%) Electronics
16 16 (2.27%) Telecoms
17 10 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
18 7 (0.99%) Military
Job Titles
1 194 (27.48%) Lead
2 101 (14.31%) Architect
3 96 (13.60%) Senior
4 58 (8.22%) Solutions Architect
5 52 (7.37%) Developer
6 42 (5.95%) Analyst
7 38 (5.38%) Cloud Engineer
8 36 (5.10%) Business Manager
9 35 (4.96%) Software Developer
10 27 (3.82%) Lead Architect
11 25 (3.54%) Engineering Manager
12 24 (3.40%) Development Manager
13 23 (3.26%) .NET Developer
14 22 (3.12%) Senior Cloud Engineer
15 21 (2.97%) .NET Software Developer
15 21 (2.97%) Applications Engineer
15 21 (2.97%) Business Development Manager
15 21 (2.97%) Enterprise Architect
16 18 (2.55%) Senior Manager
17 14 (1.98%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.11%) RESTful
2 28 (3.97%) .NET
3 22 (3.12%) SOAP
4 21 (2.97%) JSON
4 21 (2.97%) XML
5 7 (0.99%) REST
5 7 (0.99%) SAP CO-PA
6 5 (0.71%) CSS
6 5 (0.71%) HTML
6 5 (0.71%) Laravel
7 4 (0.57%) EDI
7 4 (0.57%) Middleware
7 4 (0.57%) React
8 3 (0.42%) LEMP Stack
8 3 (0.42%) PyTorch
8 3 (0.42%) SAP Fiori
8 3 (0.42%) SAPUI5
8 3 (0.42%) Tailwind CSS
8 3 (0.42%) TensorFlow
8 3 (0.42%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 68 (9.63%) Cyber Threat
2 67 (9.49%) Security Operations Centre
3 65 (9.21%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 65 (9.21%) Operational Technology
4 35 (4.96%) Analytical Mindset
5 30 (4.25%) Data Centre
5 30 (4.25%) Enterprise Software
6 28 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
7 27 (3.82%) Management Information System
8 26 (3.68%) Cloud Native
9 19 (2.69%) Product Ownership
9 19 (2.69%) Public Cloud
10 16 (2.27%) Hybrid Cloud
11 15 (2.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 15 (2.12%) Onboarding
12 13 (1.84%) Driving Licence
12 13 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
13 10 (1.42%) Low-Code
13 10 (1.42%) Social Media
14 9 (1.27%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 23 (3.26%) Windows
2 21 (2.97%) Windows Server
3 6 (0.85%) Linux
4 3 (0.42%) SUSE
4 3 (0.42%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.14%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (28.05%) Roadmaps
2 175 (24.79%) Stakeholder Management
3 173 (24.50%) Risk Management
4 157 (22.24%) Continuous Improvement
5 152 (21.53%) Agile
6 151 (21.39%) Coaching
7 150 (21.25%) Mentoring
8 131 (18.56%) Project Management
9 126 (17.85%) ITIL
10 125 (17.71%) ERP
11 116 (16.43%) Problem-Solving
12 112 (15.86%) Technology Roadmap
13 106 (15.01%) Analytics
14 101 (14.31%) Decision-Making
15 92 (13.03%) Business Development
16 77 (10.91%) AI
17 75 (10.62%) Security Operations
18 74 (10.48%) Vulnerability Management
19 71 (10.06%) CRM
20 67 (9.49%) SABSA
Programming Languages
1 66 (9.35%) SQL
2 59 (8.36%) Python
3 25 (3.54%) Java
4 24 (3.40%) JavaScript
5 21 (2.97%) TypeScript
6 20 (2.83%) PL/SQL
6 20 (2.83%) Shell Script
7 15 (2.12%) PowerShell
8 14 (1.98%) Bash
9 8 (1.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 6 (0.85%) C#
11 5 (0.71%) PHP
11 5 (0.71%) VBA
12 2 (0.28%) ABAP
12 2 (0.28%) Bicep
12 2 (0.28%) C++
12 2 (0.28%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.28%) R
12 2 (0.28%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.14%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 97 (13.74%) Degree
2 21 (2.97%) Master's Degree
3 16 (2.27%) Security Cleared
4 13 (1.84%) ACCA
4 13 (1.84%) CIMA
5 10 (1.42%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (1.27%) SC Cleared
7 7 (0.99%) CCNA
7 7 (0.99%) CCNP
7 7 (0.99%) CFA
7 7 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (0.85%) AWS Certification
8 6 (0.85%) Azure Certification
8 6 (0.85%) HNC
8 6 (0.85%) MBA
9 5 (0.71%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (0.57%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.42%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.42%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.28%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (10.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 75 (10.62%) NIST
3 65 (9.21%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 30 (4.25%) SLA
5 24 (3.40%) PMO
6 22 (3.12%) GDPR
7 17 (2.41%) Accessibility
8 16 (2.27%) Data Quality
9 13 (1.84%) QA
10 12 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials
11 6 (0.85%) GRC
11 6 (0.85%) ISO 14001
12 5 (0.71%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 5 (0.71%) GLBA
12 5 (0.71%) NEBOSH
13 4 (0.57%) COBIT
14 2 (0.28%) NCSC
14 2 (0.28%) PCI DSS
14 2 (0.28%) SOC 2
15 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 43 (6.09%) Active Directory
2 21 (2.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (2.27%) Hyper-V
4 14 (1.98%) Virtual Machines
5 12 (1.70%) Docker
6 10 (1.42%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 35 (4.96%) Terraform
2 20 (2.83%) Single Sign-On
3 12 (1.70%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.71%) Cisco CUCM
5 3 (0.42%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 106 (15.01%) SAP
2 69 (9.77%) Microsoft
3 37 (5.24%) OpenText
4 33 (4.67%) Oracle
5 31 (4.39%) Ariba
6 25 (3.54%) YouTube
7 21 (2.97%) VMware
8 20 (2.83%) Dell
8 20 (2.83%) Okta
9 19 (2.69%) Salesforce
10 16 (2.27%) Dell Compellent
10 16 (2.27%) HP
10 16 (2.27%) HubSpot
10 16 (2.27%) Nimble Storage
11 13 (1.84%) Adobe
12 12 (1.70%) ServiceNow
13 11 (1.56%) Google
13 11 (1.56%) Qualtrics
14 10 (1.42%) BMC
15 9 (1.27%) Siemens