Strategic Planning
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Strategic Planning skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Planning over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 467 608 744
Rank change year-on-year +141 +136 -136
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Planning 493 432 498
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.50% 0.41% 0.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.58% 0.43% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 321 262 227
10th Percentile £33,750 £30,513 £42,000
25th Percentile £45,321 £35,500 £46,312
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £47,646 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.68% -20.59% -14.29%
75th Percentile £77,500 £67,500 £77,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £39,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +41.03% -29.09% +1.85%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Strategic Planning is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,476 100,576 147,122
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.05% 95.63% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 59,789 58,947 82,930
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,476
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,700 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.86% +2.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Strategic Planning
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Strategic Planning as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Strategic Planning.

Salary trend for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Planning over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Planning within the UK over the 6 months to 25 April 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
England +149 446 £57,500 +27.78% 201
UK excluding London -8 260 £55,000 +41.03% 126
London +188 196 £60,000 -14.29% 78
Work from Home +104 134 £55,000 -15.38% 83
South East +37 73 £49,500 +39.44% 41
Midlands -13 73 £62,500 +63.40% 13
West Midlands -18 50 £67,500 +77.63% 6
East of England +33 33 £51,250 +13.89% 17
North of England +31 33 £52,757 -28.47% 40
South West -29 28 £65,500 +59.76% 14
East Midlands 0 23 £55,000 -12.00% 7
North West +8 18 £65,000 - 23
Wales +11 11 £56,000 +25.38% 2
Scotland -58 9 £36,678 -28.00% 8
North East - 8 £40,000 - 4
Yorkshire +73 7 £53,750 -35.44% 14
Northern Ireland - 1 £51,000 -

Strategic Planning
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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (2.64%) Apache Spark
2 9 (1.83%) Apache
3 5 (1.01%) Office Communications Server
3 5 (1.01%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.61%) CMS
4 3 (0.61%) Smallworld
5 1 (0.20%) Confluence
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.20%) nginx
Applications
1 20 (4.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.61%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.41%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.41%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.61%) SAP CRM
2 3 (0.61%) SAP PM
3 2 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.41%) SAP Business One
3 2 (0.41%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.20%) Primavera
4 1 (0.20%) Relativity
4 1 (0.20%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 44 (8.92%) Azure
2 25 (5.07%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (5.07%) Power Platform
3 23 (4.67%) AWS
4 17 (3.45%) GCP
5 12 (2.43%) Cloud Computing
6 10 (2.03%) GitHub
7 7 (1.42%) SaaS
8 6 (1.22%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (1.22%) GitHub Actions
8 6 (1.22%) Vertex AI
9 5 (1.01%) IaaS
9 5 (1.01%) PaaS
9 5 (1.01%) WhatsApp
10 4 (0.81%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (0.81%) Entra ID
10 4 (0.81%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.41%) Canva
11 2 (0.41%) Google Ads
11 2 (0.41%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.23%) Wireless
2 10 (2.03%) DNS
2 10 (2.03%) WAN
3 9 (1.83%) TCP/IP
4 8 (1.62%) LAN
5 5 (1.01%) MPLS
5 5 (1.01%) SNMP
5 5 (1.01%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (0.81%) Firewall
6 4 (0.81%) Intranet
6 4 (0.81%) Remote Desktop
6 4 (0.81%) VLAN
7 3 (0.61%) Internet
7 3 (0.61%) Network Security
7 3 (0.61%) VoIP
8 2 (0.41%) DHCP
9 1 (0.20%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.20%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.20%) SAN
9 1 (0.20%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (5.27%) Data Warehouse
2 21 (4.26%) Power BI
3 19 (3.85%) Tableau
4 18 (3.65%) SQL Server
5 15 (3.04%) Big Data
5 15 (3.04%) Relational Database
6 13 (2.64%) BigQuery
7 12 (2.43%) Data Lake
8 10 (2.03%) Looker
9 7 (1.42%) MySQL
10 6 (1.22%) Bigtable
10 6 (1.22%) Flink
10 6 (1.22%) Hadoop
10 6 (1.22%) NoSQL
10 6 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.61%) Geospatial Data
11 3 (0.61%) GIS
11 3 (0.61%) RDBMS
11 3 (0.61%) Spatial Data
12 2 (0.41%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 6 (1.22%) Git
1 6 (1.22%) Jenkins
2 5 (1.01%) JIRA
3 4 (0.81%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 176 (35.70%) Social Skills
2 153 (31.03%) Analytical Skills
3 121 (24.54%) Finance
4 94 (19.07%) Retail
5 85 (17.24%) Marketing
6 58 (11.76%) German Language
7 55 (11.16%) Advertising
8 46 (9.33%) Public Sector
9 41 (8.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 40 (8.11%) Influencing Skills
11 35 (7.10%) Presentation Skills
12 23 (4.67%) Law
13 22 (4.46%) Manufacturing
14 21 (4.26%) Legal
15 16 (3.25%) Games
16 13 (2.64%) Banking
17 11 (2.23%) Telecoms
18 10 (2.03%) Local Government
19 9 (1.83%) Organisational Skills
20 6 (1.22%) French Language
Job Titles
1 61 (12.37%) Senior
2 52 (10.55%) Graduate
3 46 (9.33%) Lead
4 40 (8.11%) Project Manager
5 36 (7.30%) Analyst
6 34 (6.90%) IT Manager
7 26 (5.27%) Senior Manager
8 19 (3.85%) Head of Engineering
9 17 (3.45%) Head of IT
10 16 (3.25%) Architect
10 16 (3.25%) Operations Manager
11 15 (3.04%) IT Director
11 15 (3.04%) Senior Analyst
12 13 (2.64%) Consultant
12 13 (2.64%) Delivery Manager
13 12 (2.43%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
13 12 (2.43%) 3rd Line Support
14 11 (2.23%) Coordinator
15 10 (2.03%) Business Analyst
15 10 (2.03%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.03%) Kafka
2 7 (1.42%) EDI
3 6 (1.22%) .NET
3 6 (1.22%) Apache Beam
4 5 (1.01%) NETCONF
5 4 (0.81%) ASP.NET
5 4 (0.81%) ASP.NET MVC
6 2 (0.41%) HTML
6 2 (0.41%) Laravel
6 2 (0.41%) Middleware
6 2 (0.41%) Next.js
6 2 (0.41%) React
6 2 (0.41%) React Native
7 1 (0.20%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.20%) CakePHP
7 1 (0.20%) JSON
7 1 (0.20%) Lightning Web Components
7 1 (0.20%) TAPI
7 1 (0.20%) Unity (Game Engine)
7 1 (0.20%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 64 (12.98%) Social Media
2 55 (11.16%) Analytical Mindset
3 54 (10.95%) Photography
4 47 (9.53%) Management Information System
5 33 (6.69%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (3.04%) Onboarding
7 13 (2.64%) IoT
8 12 (2.43%) Cloud Native
8 12 (2.43%) Data Centre
9 9 (1.83%) Driving Licence
9 9 (1.83%) Life Science
9 9 (1.83%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.22%) Algorithms
10 6 (1.22%) Data Structures
11 5 (1.01%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (1.01%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.81%) Blockchain
12 4 (0.81%) Digital Signage
12 4 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (0.81%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 36 (7.30%) Windows
2 10 (2.03%) Windows 10
3 9 (1.83%) Linux
3 9 (1.83%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.42%) Android
5 6 (1.22%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.81%) DC/OS
7 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.20%) Unix
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (25.76%) Project Management
2 99 (20.08%) Problem-Solving
3 97 (19.68%) Decision-Making
4 85 (17.24%) Continuous Improvement
5 84 (17.04%) Agile
6 68 (13.79%) Analytics
7 62 (12.58%) Project Delivery
8 58 (11.76%) ITIL
9 54 (10.95%) Roadmaps
10 48 (9.74%) Budget Management
10 48 (9.74%) Risk Management
11 46 (9.33%) Business Intelligence
12 45 (9.13%) Process Improvement
13 42 (8.52%) Cybersecurity
13 42 (8.52%) Mentoring
14 41 (8.32%) Resource Management
15 40 (8.11%) Strategic Thinking
16 39 (7.91%) Data Science
17 37 (7.51%) Business Strategy
17 37 (7.51%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 52 (10.55%) SQL
2 22 (4.46%) Python
3 10 (2.03%) C#
4 8 (1.62%) Java
5 7 (1.42%) Scala
6 5 (1.01%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.81%) Go
7 4 (0.81%) VBA
8 3 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.61%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.20%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.20%) BrightScript
9 1 (0.20%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.20%) Objective-C
9 1 (0.20%) Perl
9 1 (0.20%) PHP
9 1 (0.20%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 192 (38.95%) Degree
2 62 (12.58%) DBS Check
3 19 (3.85%) Microsoft Certification
4 18 (3.65%) Master's Degree
5 16 (3.25%) Security Cleared
6 13 (2.64%) Cisco Certification
7 12 (2.43%) CCNP
7 12 (2.43%) MCSE
8 11 (2.23%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.83%) PMI Certification
9 9 (1.83%) PMP
10 8 (1.62%) SC Cleared
11 7 (1.42%) Postgraduate
12 5 (1.01%) CISSP
13 4 (0.81%) Azure Certification
13 4 (0.81%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.61%) CIMA
14 3 (0.61%) MBA
14 3 (0.61%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 3 (0.61%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (5.07%) QA
2 19 (3.85%) GDPR
3 11 (2.23%) SLA
4 9 (1.83%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.22%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.22%) PMO
6 6 (1.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (1.01%) HIPAA
8 4 (0.81%) NCSC
9 3 (0.61%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.20%) NIST
10 1 (0.20%) SOC 2
System Software
1 31 (6.29%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.23%) Docker
4 9 (1.83%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (1.42%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (2.43%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.42%) Terraform
3 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.20%) PaperCut
4 1 (0.20%) SCCM
4 1 (0.20%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 65 (13.18%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.07%) SAP
3 17 (3.45%) Cisco
4 16 (3.25%) Google
4 16 (3.25%) VMware
5 10 (2.03%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.83%) Citrix
6 9 (1.83%) Oracle
7 6 (1.22%) Teradata
8 4 (0.81%) Computacenter
9 3 (0.61%) ServiceNow
9 3 (0.61%) YouTube
10 2 (0.41%) Adobe
10 2 (0.41%) Aruba
10 2 (0.41%) HubSpot
10 2 (0.41%) IBM
11 1 (0.20%) Apple
11 1 (0.20%) HP
11 1 (0.20%) Red Hat
11 1 (0.20%) Sage