IT Strategy Job Trends

IT/Technology Strategy
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring IT Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 184 199 183
Rank change year-on-year +15 -16 +8
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 786 801 950
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.30% 1.49% 1.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.61% 1.65% 1.90%
Number of salaries quoted 453 433 740
10th Percentile £36,500 £47,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £60,875 £55,744 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +7.14% -9.68%
75th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £112,250 £120,000 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £69,890 £65,000
% change year-on-year +0.16% +7.52% -10.34%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

IT 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,808 48,616 49,870
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.95% 90.71% 89.93%
Number of salaries quoted 28,796 23,669 37,967
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,715
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £51,971
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.83% -5.51%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IT Strategy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

IT Strategy job vacancy trend in the UK

IT Strategy
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IT Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IT Strategy

IT Strategy
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Strategy in the UK

IT Strategy
Top 17 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 15 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
England +38 726 £80,000 +6.67% 170
UK excluding London -7 421 £70,000 +0.16% 163
London +88 318 £90,000 - 59
Work from Home +33 228 £70,000 -11.11% 83
South East +66 152 £50,000 -28.57% 66
North of England -28 90 £71,750 +16.38% 48
Midlands -20 68 £80,000 +23.55% 12
North West -20 44 £68,500 +11.74% 26
South West -24 43 £77,300 +3.07% 12
Yorkshire -12 41 £87,500 +22.01% 18
West Midlands +4 40 £86,250 +32.69% 7
East of England +40 34 £47,500 -38.71% 9
East Midlands -39 28 £77,300 +28.83% 5
Scotland -55 23 £66,250 -22.29% 10
Wales +11 13 £83,781 +28.89% 8
Northern Ireland - 8 - - 2
North East +11 5 £70,000 +14.37% 5

IT Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 18 (2.29%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.53%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.64%) CMS
3 5 (0.64%) Confluence
3 5 (0.64%) IIS
4 3 (0.38%) Oracle Coherence
5 2 (0.25%) Moodle
5 2 (0.25%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.13%) Documentum
6 1 (0.13%) SAS
6 1 (0.13%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 40 (5.09%) Maya
2 15 (1.91%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.51%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 28 (3.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.15%) SAP FS
3 8 (1.02%) Endur
4 5 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.38%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.38%) SAP CX
7 2 (0.25%) Adaptiv
7 2 (0.25%) SAP CRM
8 1 (0.13%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.13%) OpenText VIM for SAP
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle SCM
8 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.13%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.13%) SAP PLM
8 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 170 (21.63%) Azure
2 125 (15.90%) AWS
3 64 (8.14%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (6.62%) GCP
5 46 (5.85%) Power Platform
6 27 (3.44%) Cloud Computing
7 25 (3.18%) Amazon Bedrock
7 25 (3.18%) SaaS
7 25 (3.18%) Vertex AI
8 19 (2.42%) OCI
9 17 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
10 15 (1.91%) Boomi
10 15 (1.91%) IaaS
10 15 (1.91%) PaaS
11 14 (1.78%) Entra ID
11 14 (1.78%) GitHub
11 14 (1.78%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
12 11 (1.40%) OneDrive
13 9 (1.15%) Datadog
13 9 (1.15%) Google Compute Engine
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.16%) Broadband
2 14 (1.78%) DNS
2 14 (1.78%) Firewall
3 12 (1.53%) LAN
3 12 (1.53%) WAN
4 11 (1.40%) Network Security
5 10 (1.27%) VoIP
5 10 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (1.15%) DHCP
6 9 (1.15%) SD-WAN
7 8 (1.02%) VLAN
8 6 (0.76%) SAN
9 5 (0.64%) SSL
9 5 (0.64%) Unified Communications
9 5 (0.64%) Wireless
10 4 (0.51%) Cisco IOS
10 4 (0.51%) IPsec
10 4 (0.51%) VPN
11 3 (0.38%) Cisco ISE
11 3 (0.38%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (4.07%) Power BI
2 18 (2.29%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (2.16%) Tableau
4 14 (1.78%) Data Lake
5 13 (1.65%) SQL Server
6 9 (1.15%) BigQuery
7 4 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.38%) Big Data
9 2 (0.25%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (0.25%) GIS
9 2 (0.25%) Metadata
9 2 (0.25%) MySQL
9 2 (0.25%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.25%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.13%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.13%) Looker
10 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.13%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 9 (1.15%) Jenkins
2 7 (0.89%) JIRA
3 3 (0.38%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (0.25%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.25%) JMeter
4 2 (0.25%) LoadRunner
4 2 (0.25%) NeoLoad
5 1 (0.13%) Git
5 1 (0.13%) GitLab
General
1 353 (44.91%) Social Skills
2 214 (27.23%) Analytical Skills
3 210 (26.72%) Finance
4 102 (12.98%) Law
5 98 (12.47%) Marketing
6 81 (10.31%) Games
7 71 (9.03%) Public Sector
8 48 (6.11%) Retail
9 36 (4.58%) Banking
9 36 (4.58%) Influencing Skills
10 35 (4.45%) Telecoms
11 32 (4.07%) French Language
11 32 (4.07%) Presentation Skills
12 29 (3.69%) Dutch Language
12 29 (3.69%) Legal
13 27 (3.44%) Aeronautics
14 25 (3.18%) Aviation
14 25 (3.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 24 (3.05%) Local Government
16 22 (2.80%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 199 (25.32%) Architect
2 114 (14.50%) Senior
3 82 (10.43%) Lead
4 74 (9.41%) IT Manager
5 63 (8.02%) Consultant
6 59 (7.51%) Enterprise Architect
7 51 (6.49%) Sales Executive
7 51 (6.49%) Systems Manager
8 50 (6.36%) Business Manager
8 50 (6.36%) Business Systems Manager
9 47 (5.98%) Corporate Sales Executive
9 47 (5.98%) Head of IT
10 46 (5.85%) Technology Director
11 41 (5.22%) Senior Consultant
12 39 (4.96%) Senior Architect
12 39 (4.96%) Solutions Architect
13 37 (4.71%) Lead Architect
14 30 (3.82%) IT Architect
15 26 (3.31%) IT Support
16 25 (3.18%) Gen AI Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (3.18%) LangChain
2 5 (0.64%) React
2 5 (0.64%) RESTful
3 4 (0.51%) GraphQL
3 4 (0.51%) REST
4 3 (0.38%) Apollo GraphQL
4 3 (0.38%) JSON
4 3 (0.38%) Kafka
4 3 (0.38%) Node.js
5 2 (0.25%) .NET
5 2 (0.25%) SOAP
5 2 (0.25%) Web Services
5 2 (0.25%) XML
6 1 (0.13%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.13%) CSS
6 1 (0.13%) HTML
6 1 (0.13%) JDBC
6 1 (0.13%) Spring
6 1 (0.13%) Spring Boot
6 1 (0.13%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 78 (9.92%) Enterprise Software
2 50 (6.36%) Robotics
3 43 (5.47%) Legacy Systems
4 29 (3.69%) Cloud Native
4 29 (3.69%) Product Ownership
5 25 (3.18%) Management Information System
6 21 (2.67%) Blockchain
7 20 (2.54%) Analytical Mindset
7 20 (2.54%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 18 (2.29%) Data Centre
9 14 (1.78%) NHS
10 11 (1.40%) Credit Risk
10 11 (1.40%) Cyber Security Posture
11 10 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.15%) Distributed Architecture
12 9 (1.15%) Onboarding
13 7 (0.89%) FMCG
14 6 (0.76%) Renewable Energy
14 6 (0.76%) Security Posture
14 6 (0.76%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 33 (4.20%) Windows
2 20 (2.54%) Windows Server
3 7 (0.89%) Linux
4 6 (0.76%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.51%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.25%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 419 (53.31%) Technology Strategy
2 231 (29.39%) Roadmaps
3 208 (26.46%) AI
4 168 (21.37%) Cybersecurity
5 158 (20.10%) Business Strategy
6 144 (18.32%) Continuous Improvement
7 140 (17.81%) Stakeholder Management
8 133 (16.92%) Agile
9 132 (16.79%) Risk Management
10 130 (16.54%) Project Management
11 122 (15.52%) Problem-Solving
12 119 (15.14%) Technology Roadmap
13 109 (13.87%) Budget Management
14 103 (13.10%) Customer Experience
15 99 (12.60%) Software Engineering
16 96 (12.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 89 (11.32%) Enterprise Architecture
18 86 (10.94%) Service Delivery
19 82 (10.43%) Strategic Thinking
20 80 (10.18%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 24 (3.05%) Java
2 20 (2.54%) Python
3 19 (2.42%) SQL
4 13 (1.65%) PowerShell
5 9 (1.15%) Bash
6 3 (0.38%) Bicep
6 3 (0.38%) C#
7 2 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.25%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.25%) Perl
7 2 (0.25%) VB
8 1 (0.13%) ABAP
8 1 (0.13%) Groovy
8 1 (0.13%) R
8 1 (0.13%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 177 (22.52%) Degree
2 96 (12.21%) Security Cleared
3 86 (10.94%) SC Cleared
4 54 (6.87%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (2.29%) Azure Certification
6 17 (2.16%) Master's Degree
7 15 (1.91%) AWS Certification
7 15 (1.91%) ITIL Certification
8 14 (1.78%) PMP
9 13 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
9 13 (1.65%) PMI Certification
10 12 (1.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 11 (1.40%) CISSP
12 9 (1.15%) TOGAF Certification
13 7 (0.89%) CISM
14 6 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
14 6 (0.76%) DBS Check
15 4 (0.51%) ACMT
15 4 (0.51%) CEH
15 4 (0.51%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (6.11%) GDPR
2 40 (5.09%) PMO
3 39 (4.96%) Accessibility
4 29 (3.69%) Cyber Essentials
5 28 (3.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 17 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 12 (1.53%) GRC
8 10 (1.27%) IFRS
8 10 (1.27%) NIST
9 9 (1.15%) IFRS 17
9 9 (1.15%) Solvency II
10 8 (1.02%) EMIR
11 7 (0.89%) QA
11 7 (0.89%) SLA
12 6 (0.76%) Data Quality
13 5 (0.64%) ISO 9001
13 5 (0.64%) NCSC
13 5 (0.64%) SOC 2
14 4 (0.51%) PCI DSS
15 3 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 34 (4.33%) Active Directory
2 23 (2.93%) Docker
3 14 (1.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.40%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
6 5 (0.64%) vSphere
7 3 (0.38%) ISA Server
8 2 (0.25%) Firmware
8 2 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 24 (3.05%) Kubernetes
2 15 (1.91%) Terraform
3 13 (1.65%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.27%) Autotask
5 9 (1.15%) Prometheus
6 6 (0.76%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.38%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.25%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.13%) Ansible
9 1 (0.13%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.13%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 1 (0.13%) Grafana
9 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.13%) Puppet
9 1 (0.13%) SCCM
Vendors
1 175 (22.26%) Microsoft
2 67 (8.52%) Cisco
3 65 (8.27%) Dell
4 54 (6.87%) SAP
5 52 (6.62%) Oracle
6 39 (4.96%) Google
7 30 (3.82%) Salesforce
8 23 (2.93%) MuleSoft
9 20 (2.54%) VMware
10 18 (2.29%) Adobe
11 13 (1.65%) Guidewire
12 12 (1.53%) Duck Creek
13 8 (1.02%) OpenLink
13 8 (1.02%) Palo Alto
14 6 (0.76%) CrowdStrike
14 6 (0.76%) Fortinet
14 6 (0.76%) Veeam
15 5 (0.64%) Progress
16 4 (0.51%) Apple
16 4 (0.51%) Sophos