Head of Strategy
UK
The median Head of Strategy salary in the UK is £121,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 697 | 901 | 929 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +204 | +28 | +283 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Strategy | 12 | 11 | 33 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.022% | 0.011% | 0.034% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.024% | 0.011% | 0.037% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 11 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £67,506 |
| 25th Percentile | £105,000 | £80,000 | £74,971 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £121,250 | £97,500 | £130,806 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.36% | -25.46% | +30.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £139,688 | £166,375 | £138,073 |
| 90th Percentile | £150,750 | £237,500 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £81,000 | £92,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -12.43% | -7.50% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
Head of Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Strategy in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Strategy
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Strategy.
Head of Strategy
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Strategy over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
Head of Strategy
Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Strategy within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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 |
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| England | +159 | 12 | £121,250 | +24.36% | 2 |
| London | +119 | 10 | £121,250 | -39.38% | |
| Work from Home | - | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +190 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| South West | +105 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
Head of Strategy Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Head of Strategy job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Head of Strategy in the job title.
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Head of Strategy Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: