IT Strategy Jobs in the UK excluding London

IT/Technology Strategy
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for IT Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited IT Strategy over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 207 200 213
Rank change year-on-year -7 +13 +17
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 974 1,056 1,283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.39% 1.72% 1.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.65% 1.80% 1.93%
Number of salaries quoted 618 507 757
10th Percentile £35,750 £43,631 £39,475
25th Percentile £43,750 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £72,244 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.41% +20.41% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £88,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,875 £100,002 £95,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £78,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -17.20% +16.30% -3.57%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

IT Strategy is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,192 58,753 66,528
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.44% 95.62% 94.07%
Number of salaries quoted 41,002 30,145 41,524
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing IT Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for IT Strategy in the UK excluding London

IT Strategy
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Strategy in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for IT Strategy in the UK excluding London

IT Strategy
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Strategy in the UK excluding London

IT 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 IT Strategy within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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
North of England +24 284 £57,500 -4.22% 44
South East +15 216 £63,750 -22.73% 34
Midlands +21 174 £55,000 -24.10% 21
North West +3 135 £55,000 -17.81% 23
West Midlands +52 127 £57,500 -17.27% 13
Yorkshire +66 124 £62,500 +4.17% 14
Scotland -58 111 £49,000 -30.00% 14
South West -19 93 £65,000 +25.20% 11
East of England -17 64 £65,000 -25.71% 16
East Midlands -15 45 £49,329 -38.34% 8
North East +3 25 £47,500 -5.00% 7
Northern Ireland +24 16 £37,500 -25.00% 3
Wales -7 14 £51,528 -56.26% 4
Channel Islands - 1 £85,000 -
Isle of Man - 1 - - 2
IT Strategy
UK

IT Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 46 (4.72%) SharePoint
2 26 (2.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 23 (2.36%) Confluence
4 22 (2.26%) Apache
5 19 (1.95%) CMS
6 17 (1.75%) SAS
7 15 (1.54%) Apache Spark
8 7 (0.72%) IIS
9 4 (0.41%) ArcGIS
10 3 (0.31%) NServiceBus
11 2 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2003
11 2 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2007
11 2 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2010
11 2 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2013
11 2 (0.21%) JBoss
11 2 (0.21%) nginx
11 2 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
11 2 (0.21%) Skype for Business
12 1 (0.10%) WebSphere
12 1 (0.10%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (1.64%) NetSuite
2 9 (0.92%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.41%) Oracle Applications
3 4 (0.41%) Sage 200
3 4 (0.41%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 3 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.21%) Temenos T24
6 1 (0.10%) Magento
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.10%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 241 (24.74%) Azure
2 118 (12.11%) Microsoft 365
3 96 (9.86%) Entra ID
4 81 (8.32%) AWS
5 32 (3.29%) Power Platform
6 20 (2.05%) Cloud Computing
6 20 (2.05%) SaaS
7 13 (1.33%) OneDrive
8 12 (1.23%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (1.23%) IaaS
9 11 (1.13%) GCP
10 10 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (1.03%) PaaS
11 9 (0.92%) Azure Data Factory
11 9 (0.92%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 9 (0.92%) PowerApps
12 8 (0.82%) Google Workspace
12 8 (0.82%) WhatsApp
13 7 (0.72%) Azure Stack
13 7 (0.72%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 67 (6.88%) 5G
1 67 (6.88%) Broadband
2 51 (5.24%) Firewall
3 25 (2.57%) DNS
3 25 (2.57%) VPN
3 25 (2.57%) WAN
4 22 (2.26%) DHCP
5 20 (2.05%) Network Security
6 17 (1.75%) LAN
7 16 (1.64%) Wireless
8 15 (1.54%) VLAN
9 14 (1.44%) Wi-Fi
10 13 (1.33%) SAN
11 12 (1.23%) TCP/IP
12 10 (1.03%) Internet
12 10 (1.03%) VoIP
13 8 (0.82%) SD-WAN
13 8 (0.82%) Unified Communications
14 5 (0.51%) Cisco IOS
15 4 (0.41%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (4.21%) SQL Server
2 26 (2.67%) MySQL
3 24 (2.46%) Relational Database
4 23 (2.36%) Power BI
5 13 (1.33%) Data Lake
5 13 (1.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 12 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
7 11 (1.13%) NoSQL
8 10 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (0.92%) Azure SQL Database
10 8 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 7 (0.72%) Ingres
12 6 (0.62%) RDBMS
13 5 (0.51%) Elasticsearch
13 5 (0.51%) Oracle Database
13 5 (0.51%) Redis
14 4 (0.41%) Big Data
14 4 (0.41%) DB2
14 4 (0.41%) Geospatial Data
14 4 (0.41%) QualityStage
Development Applications
1 46 (4.72%) JIRA
2 19 (1.95%) Maven
3 11 (1.13%) Git
4 6 (0.62%) RStudio
5 5 (0.51%) Jenkins
General
1 365 (37.47%) Social Skills
2 224 (23.00%) Finance
3 184 (18.89%) Analytical Skills
4 127 (13.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 59 (6.06%) Retail
6 58 (5.95%) Banking
6 58 (5.95%) Influencing Skills
6 58 (5.95%) Law
6 58 (5.95%) Public Sector
7 52 (5.34%) Marketing
8 40 (4.11%) Manufacturing
9 24 (2.46%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (2.26%) Telecoms
11 18 (1.85%) Investment Banking
11 18 (1.85%) Publishing
12 17 (1.75%) Legal
13 13 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
14 12 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
15 11 (1.13%) Local Government
16 9 (0.92%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 261 (26.80%) Architect
2 168 (17.25%) Solutions Architect
3 125 (12.83%) Senior
4 124 (12.73%) IT Manager
5 108 (11.09%) Lead
6 90 (9.24%) Presales Solution Architect
7 69 (7.08%) Analyst
8 67 (6.88%) Linux Specialist
8 67 (6.88%) Technical Specialist
9 66 (6.78%) Head of IT
10 44 (4.52%) Senior Architect
11 38 (3.90%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
11 38 (3.90%) Senior Linux Specialist
11 38 (3.90%) Senior Technical Specialist
11 38 (3.90%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
12 37 (3.80%) Developer
13 33 (3.39%) Lead Architect
14 32 (3.29%) Enterprise Architect
14 32 (3.29%) IT Support
15 27 (2.77%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (6.26%) .NET
2 33 (3.39%) React
3 23 (2.36%) CSS
4 22 (2.26%) Spring
4 22 (2.26%) Spring Boot
5 20 (2.05%) HTML
6 17 (1.75%) EDI
7 16 (1.64%) .NET Framework
8 11 (1.13%) Node.js
8 11 (1.13%) XML
9 10 (1.03%) ASP.NET
9 10 (1.03%) Middleware
10 9 (0.92%) .NET Core
11 7 (0.72%) Laravel
12 5 (0.51%) HTML5
12 5 (0.51%) Next.js
13 4 (0.41%) JSON
13 4 (0.41%) Kafka
13 4 (0.41%) REST
13 4 (0.41%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 69 (7.08%) Management Information System
2 67 (6.88%) Social Media
3 36 (3.70%) Product Ownership
4 27 (2.77%) Data Centre
5 23 (2.36%) Mobile App
6 22 (2.26%) Virtual Team
7 21 (2.16%) Enterprise Software
8 20 (2.05%) Public Cloud
9 19 (1.95%) Cloud Native
10 18 (1.85%) FMCG
11 15 (1.54%) Credit Risk
11 15 (1.54%) Distributed Applications
12 11 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
13 10 (1.03%) Driving Licence
13 10 (1.03%) Educational Technology
14 9 (0.92%) CCTV
14 9 (0.92%) PMI
15 8 (0.82%) IoT
15 8 (0.82%) Onboarding
16 7 (0.72%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 117 (12.01%) Linux
2 93 (9.55%) Windows
3 69 (7.08%) Ubuntu
4 38 (3.90%) Windows Server
5 16 (1.64%) Windows 10
6 8 (0.82%) CentOS
7 7 (0.72%) Apple iOS
7 7 (0.72%) Debian
7 7 (0.72%) SUSE
7 7 (0.72%) Unix
8 6 (0.62%) Mac OS X
9 5 (0.51%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
9 5 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.41%) VMS
11 3 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2003
12 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.10%) Android
13 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 447 (45.89%) Technology Strategy
2 238 (24.44%) Problem-Solving
3 222 (22.79%) Agile
4 195 (20.02%) Roadmaps
5 183 (18.79%) Cybersecurity
6 142 (14.58%) Continuous Improvement
7 136 (13.96%) Business Case
8 129 (13.24%) Analytics
9 124 (12.73%) CRM
10 121 (12.42%) Project Management
11 113 (11.60%) Mentoring
12 112 (11.50%) Business Strategy
13 110 (11.29%) Coaching
14 109 (11.19%) ITIL
15 107 (10.99%) Presales
16 106 (10.88%) Thought Leadership
17 102 (10.47%) Contract Negotiation
18 100 (10.27%) Digital Transformation Programme
19 99 (10.16%) Commercial Awareness
20 98 (10.06%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 80 (8.21%) SQL
2 76 (7.80%) Bash
3 46 (4.72%) Python
4 42 (4.31%) JavaScript
5 36 (3.70%) C#
6 28 (2.87%) Java
7 26 (2.67%) T-SQL
8 21 (2.16%) R
9 20 (2.05%) PowerShell
10 15 (1.54%) Groovy
11 11 (1.13%) PHP
12 6 (0.62%) TypeScript
13 4 (0.41%) RPG
14 3 (0.31%) AWK
14 3 (0.31%) PL/SQL
14 3 (0.31%) sed
15 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
16 1 (0.10%) Apex Code
16 1 (0.10%) C
16 1 (0.10%) Korn
Qualifications
1 192 (19.71%) Degree
2 129 (13.24%) Security Cleared
3 108 (11.09%) SC Cleared
4 29 (2.98%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (1.95%) Azure Certification
5 19 (1.95%) PMI Certification
6 15 (1.54%) PMP
7 14 (1.44%) DBS Check
7 14 (1.44%) TOGAF Certification
8 13 (1.33%) DV Cleared
9 11 (1.13%) CISSP
10 9 (0.92%) ITIL Certification
10 9 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (0.82%) MCP
12 7 (0.72%) Master's Degree
13 6 (0.62%) AWS Certification
13 6 (0.62%) CCNA
14 5 (0.51%) ISTQB
15 4 (0.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (5.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 41 (4.21%) QA
3 22 (2.26%) Cyber Essentials
4 20 (2.05%) GDPR
4 20 (2.05%) SLA
5 15 (1.54%) CRD IV
5 15 (1.54%) IFRS
5 15 (1.54%) IFRS 9
6 14 (1.44%) Data Quality
7 8 (0.82%) Accessibility
8 7 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (0.72%) PMO
9 6 (0.62%) COBIT
10 3 (0.31%) HMG Infosec
10 3 (0.31%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (0.31%) JSP 440
10 3 (0.31%) NIST
10 3 (0.31%) RMADS
11 2 (0.21%) GRC
11 2 (0.21%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 132 (13.55%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.87%) Hyper-V
2 28 (2.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.51%) Docker
4 4 (0.41%) pfSense
4 4 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.31%) vSphere
6 2 (0.21%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.10%) Firmware
7 1 (0.10%) Kamailio
7 1 (0.10%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 88 (9.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 68 (6.98%) Jamf Pro
3 30 (3.08%) Terraform
4 20 (2.05%) Kubernetes
5 7 (0.72%) Ansible
5 7 (0.72%) SCCM
6 5 (0.51%) FortiGate
6 5 (0.51%) Grafana
6 5 (0.51%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.51%) SCOM
6 5 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.41%) SmoothWall
8 3 (0.31%) HP Fortify
9 2 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.21%) CASB
10 1 (0.10%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.10%) Oracle Identity Management
10 1 (0.10%) PaperCut
10 1 (0.10%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.10%) Puppet
Vendors
1 265 (27.21%) Microsoft
2 67 (6.88%) CyberArk
2 67 (6.88%) Tanium
3 64 (6.57%) VMware
4 41 (4.21%) Oracle
5 38 (3.90%) Cisco
6 23 (2.36%) Veeam
7 19 (1.95%) SAP
8 18 (1.85%) Salesforce
9 14 (1.44%) Fortinet
10 12 (1.23%) Databricks
11 11 (1.13%) Dell
12 10 (1.03%) Meraki
12 10 (1.03%) WatchGuard
13 9 (0.92%) Epicor
13 9 (0.92%) Google
13 9 (0.92%) IFS
13 9 (0.92%) JD Edwards
13 9 (0.92%) Sage
14 7 (0.72%) MuleSoft