Head of Strategy
UK
The median Head of Strategy salary in the UK is £97,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 878 | 962 | 1206 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +84 | +244 | -340 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Strategy | 10 | 33 | 29 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.010% | 0.032% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.011% | 0.036% | 0.019% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 20 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £80,000 | £67,506 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £80,500 | £74,971 | £81,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £97,500 | £130,806 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.46% | +30.81% | +8.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £195,688 | £138,073 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £237,500 | - | £125,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £81,000 | £92,500 | £100,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.43% | -7.50% | +8.11% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,864 | 92,882 | 151,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.64% | 91.46% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,182 | 58,425 | 84,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,517 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 8 May 2024.
Head of Strategy
Top 6 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 8 May 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 |
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| England | +59 | 10 | £97,500 | -25.46% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | -24 | 6 | £81,000 | -12.43% | |
| London | +116 | 4 | £212,500 | +62.45% | 3 |
| North of England | +41 | 4 | £80,000 | -38.84% | |
| North West | - | 4 | £80,000 | - | |
| South West | -32 | 2 | £100,500 | -23.17% |
Head of Strategy Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, 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: