Strategic Planning Jobs in the UK excluding London

Strategic Planning
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Strategic Planning skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Strategic Planning over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 384 491 510
Rank change year-on-year +107 +19 +80
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Planning 197 287 244
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.50% 0.40% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% 0.48% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 122 203 162
10th Percentile £47,050 £31,500 £23,600
25th Percentile £55,313 £43,750 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% +41.03% -29.09%
75th Percentile £82,188 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,308 £85,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £56,000 £49,250
% change year-on-year +25.00% +13.71% -17.92%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Strategic Planning 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 36,887 59,718 56,668
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.92% 83.64% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 18,036 41,241 29,108
10th Percentile £26,902 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,810 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.62% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

Strategic Planning
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Planning in the UK excluding London

Strategic Planning
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Strategic Planning in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Strategic Planning in the UK excluding London

Strategic Planning
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Planning in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Strategic Planning in the UK excluding London

Strategic Planning
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 Strategic Planning within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
South East +81 76 £70,000 +33.33% 93
North of England +53 55 £62,500 +8.70% 72
Yorkshire +84 30 £67,500 +12.50% 25
Midlands +6 28 £62,500 -1.96% 34
West Midlands +24 23 £62,500 -3.85% 20
North West -8 21 £53,000 -13.47% 38
South West +100 15 £83,738 +27.84% 23
Scotland +117 9 £83,738 +88.45% 17
Wales +38 8 £70,000 +25.00% 8
East of England +20 5 £83,738 +52.25% 20
East Midlands -4 5 £60,000 +9.09% 12
North East +37 4 - - 11
Northern Ireland +42 1 - - 2
Strategic Planning
UK

Strategic Planning
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 6 (3.05%) CMS
2 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.52%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.02%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 5 (2.54%) Microsoft Office
1 5 (2.54%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (2.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.02%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (1.02%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.51%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (0.51%) Primavera
1 1 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 26 (13.20%) Azure
2 17 (8.63%) Power Platform
3 10 (5.08%) AWS
3 10 (5.08%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (3.05%) Google Analytics
5 4 (2.03%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.52%) Power Automate
6 3 (1.52%) PowerApps
6 3 (1.52%) SaaS
7 2 (1.02%) Amazon EKS
7 2 (1.02%) GCP
7 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (1.02%) Nutanix
8 1 (0.51%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.51%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.51%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 10 (5.08%) WAN
2 9 (4.57%) LAN
3 4 (2.03%) Network Security
4 3 (1.52%) Firewall
4 3 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (1.02%) Internet
5 2 (1.02%) NAS
5 2 (1.02%) SAN
5 2 (1.02%) SD-WAN
5 2 (1.02%) Unified Communications
5 2 (1.02%) VoIP
6 1 (0.51%) DHCP
6 1 (0.51%) DNS
6 1 (0.51%) VLAN
6 1 (0.51%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (6.60%) Tableau
2 12 (6.09%) Power BI
3 7 (3.55%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.52%) Electronic Patient Records
4 3 (1.52%) SQL Server
5 2 (1.02%) DTS
5 2 (1.02%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.02%) Metadata
5 2 (1.02%) Metadata Repository
5 2 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.02%) Power Query
5 2 (1.02%) Spark SQL
6 1 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 2 (1.02%) ERwin
1 2 (1.02%) JIRA
2 1 (0.51%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 1 (0.51%) Visual Studio
General
1 72 (36.55%) Social Skills
2 55 (27.92%) Finance
3 30 (15.23%) Marketing
4 29 (14.72%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (14.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 28 (14.21%) Influencing Skills
6 19 (9.64%) Law
7 17 (8.63%) Public Sector
8 11 (5.58%) Manufacturing
9 8 (4.06%) Local Government
9 8 (4.06%) Retail
10 6 (3.05%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (3.05%) Publishing
11 5 (2.54%) Automotive
12 4 (2.03%) Legal
13 3 (1.52%) Avionics
13 3 (1.52%) Electronics
13 3 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (1.02%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 45 (22.84%) Lead
2 25 (12.69%) Project Manager
3 16 (8.12%) Data Analytics Director
4 12 (6.09%) IT Manager
5 11 (5.58%) Architect
5 11 (5.58%) Senior
6 8 (4.06%) Analyst
6 8 (4.06%) Principal Engineer
6 8 (4.06%) Technical Director
7 6 (3.05%) Civil Engineer
7 6 (3.05%) Development Engineer
7 6 (3.05%) Enterprise Architect
7 6 (3.05%) Head of IT
7 6 (3.05%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 6 (3.05%) Product Owner
8 5 (2.54%) Consultant
8 5 (2.54%) Head of Digital
8 5 (2.54%) Product Manager
9 4 (2.03%) Delivery Manager
9 4 (2.03%) Network Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.05%) CSS
1 6 (3.05%) HTML
2 5 (2.54%) PySpark
3 3 (1.52%) Lightning Web Components
4 2 (1.02%) .NET
4 2 (1.02%) Spring Boot
5 1 (0.51%) EDI
5 1 (0.51%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 20 (10.15%) FMCG
2 11 (5.58%) Management Information System
2 11 (5.58%) NHS
3 10 (5.08%) Data Centre
3 10 (5.08%) Renewable Energy
4 9 (4.57%) Hybrid Cloud
4 9 (4.57%) Podcast
4 9 (4.57%) Product Ownership
5 8 (4.06%) Animation
5 8 (4.06%) Photography
5 8 (4.06%) SCADA
6 6 (3.05%) Marketing Technology
7 5 (2.54%) Operational Technology
8 4 (2.03%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.52%) AS400
9 3 (1.52%) Client/Server
9 3 (1.52%) iSeries
9 3 (1.52%) Life Science
9 3 (1.52%) Mainframe
9 3 (1.52%) PACS
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.54%) Windows
2 2 (1.02%) Linux
2 2 (1.02%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.51%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (29.95%) Project Management
2 54 (27.41%) Analytics
3 53 (26.90%) Decision-Making
4 44 (22.34%) Business Strategy
5 43 (21.83%) Roadmaps
6 34 (17.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 31 (15.74%) Mentoring
7 31 (15.74%) Problem-Solving
8 29 (14.72%) Resource Allocation
9 27 (13.71%) Artificial Intelligence
10 25 (12.69%) Continuous Improvement
10 25 (12.69%) Project Delivery
11 24 (12.18%) Business Development
11 24 (12.18%) Machine Learning
12 23 (11.68%) Agile
12 23 (11.68%) Data Strategy
13 21 (10.66%) Strategic Thinking
14 20 (10.15%) Data Governance
14 20 (10.15%) Strategic Roadmap
15 18 (9.14%) Data-Driven Decision Making
Programming Languages
1 17 (8.63%) Python
2 15 (7.61%) SQL
3 4 (2.03%) Java
4 3 (1.52%) C#
4 3 (1.52%) RPG
5 2 (1.02%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.51%) Bash
6 1 (0.51%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.51%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 67 (34.01%) Degree
2 24 (12.18%) BPSS Clearance
3 6 (3.05%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (3.05%) PMI Certification
4 5 (2.54%) PMP
5 2 (1.02%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.02%) CISA
5 2 (1.02%) CISSP
5 2 (1.02%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 2 (1.02%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.02%) SC Cleared
5 2 (1.02%) Security Cleared
5 2 (1.02%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 1 (0.51%) CIMA
6 1 (0.51%) CISM
6 1 (0.51%) CRISC
6 1 (0.51%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 1 (0.51%) MBA
6 1 (0.51%) PgMP
6 1 (0.51%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (11.17%) Accessibility
2 8 (4.06%) Actionable Recommendations
3 7 (3.55%) GDPR
4 5 (2.54%) Data Quality
4 5 (2.54%) QA
5 4 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.52%) SLA
7 2 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (1.02%) NIST
8 1 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.51%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 19770
8 1 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 1 (0.51%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.51%) PMO
System Software
1 6 (3.05%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.52%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.02%) Docker
3 2 (1.02%) Virtual Servers
3 2 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.51%) KVM
4 1 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.51%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 10 (5.08%) Terraform
2 8 (4.06%) Ansible
3 4 (2.03%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.02%) Grafana
5 1 (0.51%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 37 (18.78%) Microsoft
2 14 (7.11%) Cisco
3 11 (5.58%) YouTube
4 9 (4.57%) Fortinet
5 8 (4.06%) Aruba
5 8 (4.06%) Facebook
5 8 (4.06%) Google
5 8 (4.06%) Mellanox
5 8 (4.06%) NVIDIA
5 8 (4.06%) Palo Alto
6 5 (2.54%) Oracle
7 4 (2.03%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.52%) VMware
9 2 (1.02%) Adobe
9 2 (1.02%) Red Hat
9 2 (1.02%) SAP
9 2 (1.02%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.51%) Meraki
10 1 (0.51%) Nimble Storage
10 1 (0.51%) Splunk