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 19 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 198 232 203
Rank change year-on-year +34 -29 +16
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 1,026 651 1,293
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.03% 1.32% 1.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.40% 1.47% 1.62%
Number of salaries quoted 635 381 757
10th Percentile £43,000 £36,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £68,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.49% +5.38% -16.13%
75th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £88,750
90th Percentile £129,000 £110,000 £115,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £68,750 £62,500 £55,940
% change year-on-year +10.00% +11.73% -20.09%

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 73,444 44,348 79,843
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.65% 90.06% 82.03%
Number of salaries quoted 50,849 24,963 55,346
10th Percentile £30,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.19% +2.73% -8.72%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,840 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £98,474 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

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 19 July 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 19 July 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 +25 852 £75,000 +9.49% 268
UK excluding London +22 610 £68,750 +10.00% 156
Work from Home +131 426 £80,000 +21.21% 112
London +15 337 £90,000 +5.88% 130
North of England +53 177 £62,500 - 41
South East -34 143 £75,000 +33.33% 47
North West +62 115 £56,000 -10.40% 25
Midlands +13 82 £70,000 +10.24% 29
Northern Ireland -8 82 - - 1
West Midlands +16 54 £70,000 +7.69% 15
East of England +6 45 £55,000 +6.80% 20
South West -70 44 £70,000 - 14
Yorkshire -20 43 £65,000 - 14
East Midlands -4 27 £70,000 +10.24% 14
Wales -37 22 £72,500 +30.97% 1
North East -39 19 £70,000 +184.90% 3
Scotland +10 18 £32,500 -48.00% 6

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 32 (3.12%) SharePoint
2 19 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (1.36%) Palantir Foundry
4 8 (0.78%) SAS
5 6 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.49%) CMS
7 4 (0.39%) Confluence
7 4 (0.39%) OpenEdge
8 3 (0.29%) WordPress
9 2 (0.19%) Documentum
10 1 (0.097%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.097%) Appian
10 1 (0.097%) NServiceBus
10 1 (0.097%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.097%) WebSphere
Applications
1 15 (1.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.17%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.097%) Maya
4 1 (0.097%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.49%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.19%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.19%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.097%) Carpe Diem
4 1 (0.097%) Infor CloudSuite
4 1 (0.097%) Infor M3
4 1 (0.097%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.097%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.097%) SAP EHS
4 1 (0.097%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.097%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.097%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 1 (0.097%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 250 (24.37%) Azure
2 135 (13.16%) Microsoft 365
3 115 (11.21%) AWS
4 87 (8.48%) SaaS
5 78 (7.60%) Power Platform
6 72 (7.02%) GCP
7 48 (4.68%) Entra ID
8 38 (3.70%) Cloud Computing
9 32 (3.12%) Serverless
10 25 (2.44%) PaaS
11 23 (2.24%) Dynamics 365
12 21 (2.05%) IaaS
13 17 (1.66%) Power Automate
14 16 (1.56%) Microsoft Copilot
14 16 (1.56%) OneDrive
15 14 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
15 14 (1.36%) PowerApps
16 8 (0.78%) Azure Functions
17 7 (0.68%) Azure Data Factory
17 7 (0.68%) WeChat
Communications & Networking
1 52 (5.07%) LAN
2 46 (4.48%) WAN
3 35 (3.41%) Firewall
4 19 (1.85%) VPN
5 18 (1.75%) TCP/IP
6 17 (1.66%) DNS
7 16 (1.56%) DHCP
8 15 (1.46%) Multicast
9 13 (1.27%) VLAN
10 12 (1.17%) 5G
10 12 (1.17%) Network Security
11 8 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
12 7 (0.68%) Internet
13 6 (0.58%) Broadband
14 5 (0.49%) Cisco IOS
14 5 (0.49%) Wireless
15 4 (0.39%) DMZ
15 4 (0.39%) Wireshark
16 3 (0.29%) 4G
16 3 (0.29%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (2.83%) Power BI
2 11 (1.07%) Metadata
2 11 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (0.97%) SQL Server
4 7 (0.68%) NoSQL
5 6 (0.58%) GIS
5 6 (0.58%) MongoDB
5 6 (0.58%) MySQL
5 6 (0.58%) Relational Database
6 5 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.49%) Oracle Database
7 4 (0.39%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.29%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.29%) Data Vault
8 3 (0.29%) Semantic Layer
9 2 (0.19%) Geospatial Data
9 2 (0.19%) Pentaho
9 2 (0.19%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.19%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.19%) SAS EBI
Development Applications
1 22 (2.14%) Snyk
2 5 (0.49%) JIRA
3 3 (0.29%) Yeoman
4 2 (0.19%) Git
General
1 385 (37.52%) Social Skills
2 306 (29.82%) Finance
3 144 (14.04%) Law
4 109 (10.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 93 (9.06%) Legal
6 87 (8.48%) Public Sector
7 78 (7.60%) Analytical Skills
8 67 (6.53%) Influencing Skills
9 62 (6.04%) Marketing
10 57 (5.56%) Manufacturing
11 50 (4.87%) Presentation Skills
12 48 (4.68%) Banking
13 38 (3.70%) Legal Technology
14 35 (3.41%) Retail
15 29 (2.83%) Telecoms
16 25 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
17 15 (1.46%) Local Government
18 13 (1.27%) Aerospace
19 12 (1.17%) Back Office
20 8 (0.78%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 258 (25.15%) Architect
2 184 (17.93%) Senior
3 103 (10.04%) IT Manager
4 87 (8.48%) Lead
5 65 (6.34%) Head of IT
6 63 (6.14%) Solutions Architect
7 57 (5.56%) IT Director
8 56 (5.46%) Senior Architect
9 53 (5.17%) Enterprise Architect
10 44 (4.29%) Corporate Sales Executive
10 44 (4.29%) Sales Executive
10 44 (4.29%) Senior Manager
11 42 (4.09%) Developer
12 37 (3.61%) Software Engineer
13 34 (3.31%) Lead Architect
14 33 (3.22%) Security Architect
15 31 (3.02%) Senior Developer
15 31 (3.02%) Systems Architect
16 29 (2.83%) Consultant
16 29 (2.83%) Technology Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (4.78%) .NET
2 10 (0.97%) LangChain
2 10 (0.97%) PyTorch
3 9 (0.88%) LangGraph
3 9 (0.88%) REST
3 9 (0.88%) scikit-learn
3 9 (0.88%) TensorFlow
4 8 (0.78%) FIX Protocol
4 8 (0.78%) Node.js
5 7 (0.68%) ARM Templates
5 7 (0.68%) React
5 7 (0.68%) XML
6 6 (0.58%) OAuth
6 6 (0.58%) Streamlit
7 5 (0.49%) GraphQL
7 5 (0.49%) JSON
7 5 (0.49%) Kafka
7 5 (0.49%) RabbitMQ
8 4 (0.39%) AngularJS
8 4 (0.39%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 76 (7.41%) Cloud Native
2 58 (5.65%) Product Ownership
3 56 (5.46%) Management Information System
4 50 (4.87%) Data Centre
5 41 (4.00%) Legacy Systems
6 38 (3.70%) Virtual Team
7 37 (3.61%) Enterprise Software
8 31 (3.02%) Onboarding
9 24 (2.34%) Distributed Architecture
10 17 (1.66%) Hybrid Cloud
11 15 (1.46%) MPEG
11 15 (1.46%) Operational Technology
12 14 (1.36%) Distributed Systems
13 13 (1.27%) Cyber Security Posture
14 12 (1.17%) NHS
14 12 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
15 11 (1.07%) IoT
16 10 (0.97%) Driving Licence
17 9 (0.88%) SCADA
18 8 (0.78%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 61 (5.95%) Windows
2 36 (3.51%) Windows Server
3 10 (0.97%) Mac OS
4 8 (0.78%) Windows Server 2019
5 6 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (0.39%) Linux
6 4 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.29%) Android
7 3 (0.29%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.097%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 752 (73.29%) Technology Strategy
2 400 (38.99%) Roadmaps
3 260 (25.34%) AI
4 242 (23.59%) Continuous Improvement
5 213 (20.76%) Enterprise Architecture
6 209 (20.37%) Cybersecurity
7 187 (18.23%) Agile
8 179 (17.45%) Business Strategy
9 147 (14.33%) Decision-Making
9 147 (14.33%) Problem-Solving
10 146 (14.23%) Stakeholder Management
11 139 (13.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 136 (13.26%) Software Engineering
13 135 (13.16%) Risk Management
14 133 (12.96%) DevOps
15 129 (12.57%) Technology Roadmap
16 121 (11.79%) CI/CD
17 118 (11.50%) Project Delivery
18 112 (10.92%) ERP
19 111 (10.82%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 85 (8.28%) Python
2 77 (7.50%) C#
3 51 (4.97%) Java
4 41 (4.00%) JavaScript
5 38 (3.70%) PowerShell
6 37 (3.61%) SQL
7 30 (2.92%) TypeScript
8 12 (1.17%) Bicep
9 8 (0.78%) Bash
10 5 (0.49%) Perl
10 5 (0.49%) PHP
10 5 (0.49%) VB
11 4 (0.39%) Go
12 2 (0.19%) C
12 2 (0.19%) C++
12 2 (0.19%) XAML
13 1 (0.097%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 109 (10.62%) Degree
2 37 (3.61%) Security Cleared
3 24 (2.34%) SC Cleared
4 23 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (1.36%) Cisco Certification
5 14 (1.36%) CISSP
5 14 (1.36%) Master's Degree
5 14 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (1.36%) TOGAF Certification
6 13 (1.27%) Azure Certification
7 12 (1.17%) PMI Certification
8 11 (1.07%) AWS Certification
8 11 (1.07%) DBS Check
8 11 (1.07%) PMP
9 8 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (0.68%) CCNA
10 7 (0.68%) CISM
10 7 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (0.58%) CCNP
11 6 (0.58%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (7.80%) GRC
1 80 (7.80%) QA
2 39 (3.80%) GDPR
3 36 (3.51%) Accessibility
3 36 (3.51%) Cyber Essentials
4 25 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 21 (2.05%) SLA
6 17 (1.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 15 (1.46%) PMO
8 11 (1.07%) Data Quality
9 10 (0.97%) NIST
10 6 (0.58%) GxP
10 6 (0.58%) PCI DSS
10 6 (0.58%) SOC 2
11 4 (0.39%) COBIT
12 2 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.19%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 2 (0.19%) EU AI Act
12 2 (0.19%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.097%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 39 (3.80%) Active Directory
2 29 (2.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (2.24%) Virtual Machines
4 10 (0.97%) Docker
5 7 (0.68%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.49%) vSphere
7 3 (0.29%) Firmware
7 3 (0.29%) VMware Server
8 2 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 25 (2.44%) Terraform
2 18 (1.75%) Kubernetes
3 13 (1.27%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (0.88%) Ansible
5 7 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (0.58%) Jamf Pro
6 6 (0.58%) Rundeck
7 5 (0.49%) SCCM
8 4 (0.39%) Iperf
9 2 (0.19%) Argo
9 2 (0.19%) Cisco CUCM
9 2 (0.19%) Puppet
9 2 (0.19%) Salt
9 2 (0.19%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.097%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.097%) Host Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 290 (28.27%) Microsoft
2 69 (6.73%) Cisco
3 53 (5.17%) Dell
4 34 (3.31%) VMware
5 28 (2.73%) Palo Alto
6 24 (2.34%) CrowdStrike
7 22 (2.14%) Tenable
8 21 (2.05%) SAP
9 19 (1.85%) ServiceNow
10 17 (1.66%) Google
11 15 (1.46%) Oracle
11 15 (1.46%) Salesforce
12 14 (1.36%) Foundry
12 14 (1.36%) Palantir
13 12 (1.17%) Databricks
14 9 (0.88%) HP
15 8 (0.78%) Apple
16 7 (0.68%) Cognizant
16 7 (0.68%) Dynatrace
16 7 (0.68%) Guidewire