Technology Strategy Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Technology Strategy
UK > UK excluding London

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 264 298 287
Rank change year-on-year +34 -11 -49
Permanent jobs citing Technology Strategy 283 298 303
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.67% 0.82% 0.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.85% 0.92% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 193 154 228
10th Percentile £24,570 £47,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £52,469 £52,500 £56,913
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,576
Median % change year-on-year - -0.82% -14.45%
75th Percentile £80,000 £89,313 £84,056
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £74,600 £80,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year -6.75% +3.23% -13.89%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Technology 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 33,256 32,348 28,980
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 79.02% 88.54% 89.67%
Number of salaries quoted 19,033 14,675 21,473
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,250 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,778
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%

Technology Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Technology Strategy job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Technology Strategy
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Technology Strategy
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Salary histogram for Technology Strategy in the UK excluding London

Technology 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 Technology Strategy within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 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 +64 95 £53,750 -6.52% 68
North of England +8 60 £80,000 +4.28% 41
Midlands +21 52 £80,000 +10.34% 9
South West +8 32 £69,500 -8.85% 16
West Midlands +22 29 £80,000 +6.67% 2
North West +7 29 £80,000 +6.67% 17
Yorkshire -10 25 £90,000 +9.09% 15
Scotland -42 24 £62,500 -19.35% 27
East Midlands +6 23 £80,000 +23.55% 7
East of England +30 14 £67,500 -7.22% 21
Wales +5 7 £71,000 +9.23% 14
North East +9 6 £72,500 - 10
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 1
Technology Strategy
UK

Technology 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 2 (0.71%) Confluence
1 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.35%) CMS
2 1 (0.35%) IIS
2 1 (0.35%) SAS
2 1 (0.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (1.41%) Chatbot
2 3 (1.06%) Adobe XD
2 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.35%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.41%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 44 (15.55%) Azure
2 22 (7.77%) AWS
3 19 (6.71%) Power Platform
4 9 (3.18%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (2.83%) Dynamics 365
5 8 (2.83%) GCP
6 6 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (2.12%) SaaS
6 6 (2.12%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 6 (2.12%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 5 (1.77%) Entra ID
7 5 (1.77%) PowerApps
8 4 (1.41%) Figma
8 4 (1.41%) Miro
9 3 (1.06%) Kong
9 3 (1.06%) Snowflake
10 2 (0.71%) GitHub
10 2 (0.71%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (0.71%) IaaS
10 2 (0.71%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.18%) Broadband
2 5 (1.77%) VoIP
3 3 (1.06%) LAN
3 3 (1.06%) MPLS
3 3 (1.06%) SD-WAN
3 3 (1.06%) WAN
4 2 (0.71%) IPsec
4 2 (0.71%) Junos
4 2 (0.71%) VPN
4 2 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.35%) 5G
5 1 (0.35%) Firewall
5 1 (0.35%) Internet
5 1 (0.35%) Intranet
5 1 (0.35%) iSCSI
5 1 (0.35%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.35%) SAN
5 1 (0.35%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.89%) Power BI
2 5 (1.77%) Tableau
3 3 (1.06%) Big Data
4 2 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.71%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.35%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.35%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.35%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.35%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.35%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 4 (1.41%) Cypress.io
1 4 (1.41%) Selenium
1 4 (1.41%) WebDriver
2 3 (1.06%) Axure RP
2 3 (1.06%) Balsamiq
2 3 (1.06%) JIRA
3 2 (0.71%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 2 (0.71%) Git
3 2 (0.71%) GitLab
3 2 (0.71%) Jenkins
General
1 127 (44.88%) Social Skills
2 59 (20.85%) Marketing
3 50 (17.67%) Public Sector
4 47 (16.61%) Analytical Skills
5 42 (14.84%) Finance
6 39 (13.78%) Law
7 30 (10.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (4.95%) Manufacturing
9 13 (4.59%) Influencing Skills
10 12 (4.24%) Telecoms
11 10 (3.53%) Games
12 9 (3.18%) Legal
13 8 (2.83%) Electronics
14 6 (2.12%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (2.12%) Retail
15 5 (1.77%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (1.41%) Aerospace
16 4 (1.41%) Local Government
16 4 (1.41%) Police
17 2 (0.71%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 80 (28.27%) Architect
2 50 (17.67%) Lead
3 49 (17.31%) Sales Executive
4 45 (15.90%) Corporate Sales Executive
5 35 (12.37%) Enterprise Architect
6 16 (5.65%) IT Manager
6 16 (5.65%) Lead Architect
7 12 (4.24%) Consultant
7 12 (4.24%) Developer
8 10 (3.53%) Data Architect
8 10 (3.53%) Senior
8 10 (3.53%) Solutions Architect
9 9 (3.18%) Principal Architect
10 8 (2.83%) Lead Data Architect
11 7 (2.47%) Chief Technology Officer
11 7 (2.47%) Infrastructure Manager
12 6 (2.12%) Head of IT
12 6 (2.12%) Salesforce Developer
13 5 (1.77%) Delivery Manager
13 5 (1.77%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.59%) .NET
2 8 (2.83%) Middleware
2 8 (2.83%) REST
3 7 (2.47%) SOAP
4 6 (2.12%) Lightning Web Components
4 6 (2.12%) React
4 6 (2.12%) Visualforce
5 4 (1.41%) GraphQL
5 4 (1.41%) Oracle Fusion
5 4 (1.41%) Playwright
5 4 (1.41%) RESTful
6 3 (1.06%) .NET Framework
6 3 (1.06%) Apollo GraphQL
6 3 (1.06%) Kafka
6 3 (1.06%) Node.js
7 2 (0.71%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.71%) YAML
8 1 (0.35%) ASP.NET
8 1 (0.35%) Spring
8 1 (0.35%) Spring MVC
Miscellaneous
1 15 (5.30%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 14 (4.95%) Cloud Native
3 9 (3.18%) Legacy Systems
4 7 (2.47%) Product Ownership
5 5 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.41%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 3 (1.06%) AI Agents
7 3 (1.06%) IoT
7 3 (1.06%) Robotics
8 2 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.71%) Cyber Security Posture
8 2 (0.71%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.35%) Distributed Applications
9 1 (0.35%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (0.35%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.35%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.35%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.35%) Smart Home
9 1 (0.35%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 11 (3.89%) Windows
2 7 (2.47%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.71%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.71%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 207 (73.14%) IT Strategy
2 72 (25.44%) Roadmaps
3 65 (22.97%) AI
3 65 (22.97%) Continuous Improvement
4 62 (21.91%) Customer Experience
5 54 (19.08%) Agile
6 51 (18.02%) Stakeholder Management
7 50 (17.67%) Technology Roadmap
8 49 (17.31%) Email Marketing
8 49 (17.31%) Problem-Solving
9 38 (13.43%) Business Strategy
10 37 (13.07%) ERP
11 35 (12.37%) Digital Transformation Programme
12 31 (10.95%) Enterprise Architecture
13 27 (9.54%) Analytical Thinking
14 26 (9.19%) Analytics
14 26 (9.19%) Cybersecurity
15 25 (8.83%) Budget Management
15 25 (8.83%) E-Commerce
16 23 (8.13%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 17 (6.01%) Java
2 11 (3.89%) C#
3 10 (3.53%) Python
4 8 (2.83%) JavaScript
5 6 (2.12%) Apex Code
6 4 (1.41%) PowerShell
6 4 (1.41%) SQL
7 2 (0.71%) Bash
7 2 (0.71%) Bicep
7 2 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.35%) PHP
8 1 (0.35%) R
Qualifications
1 44 (15.55%) Security Cleared
2 42 (14.84%) Degree
3 37 (13.07%) SC Cleared
4 6 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (1.41%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (1.41%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.06%) Azure Certification
6 3 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (1.06%) CCNA
6 3 (1.06%) CCNP
6 3 (1.06%) NVQ Level 3
7 2 (0.71%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.71%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 2 (0.71%) JNCIA
7 2 (0.71%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.71%) PMP
7 2 (0.71%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.35%) CCIE
8 1 (0.35%) HNC
8 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.42%) PMO
2 13 (4.59%) QA
3 9 (3.18%) Accessibility
3 9 (3.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.47%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.41%) WCAG
6 2 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.71%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.71%) GDPR
6 2 (0.71%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (2.12%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.06%) Docker
3 2 (0.71%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.35%) Firmware
4 1 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (2.12%) Kubernetes
1 6 (2.12%) Terraform
2 1 (0.35%) Grafana
2 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.35%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.35%) SCCM
Vendors
1 73 (25.80%) Microsoft
2 52 (18.37%) Cisco
3 45 (15.90%) Dell
4 11 (3.89%) Salesforce
4 11 (3.89%) SAP
5 10 (3.53%) MuleSoft
6 9 (3.18%) Oracle
7 6 (2.12%) Adobe
8 4 (1.41%) HubSpot
9 3 (1.06%) Facebook
9 3 (1.06%) Informatica
9 3 (1.06%) Meraki
10 2 (0.71%) Fortinet
10 2 (0.71%) Fujitsu
10 2 (0.71%) Google
10 2 (0.71%) Juniper
10 2 (0.71%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.71%) Veeam
11 1 (0.35%) Alteryx
11 1 (0.35%) SnapLogic