Strategic Planning Jobs

Strategic Planning
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Strategic Planning skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Strategic Planning over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 339 458 613
Rank change year-on-year +119 +155 +169
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Planning 439 511 391
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.80% 0.52% 0.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.85% 0.60% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 259 338 243
10th Percentile £49,750 £33,750 £30,754
25th Percentile £62,500 £45,080 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,000 £56,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +35.71% +15.46% -19.17%
75th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £97,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £55,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year +36.36% +41.03% -29.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Strategic Planning 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 51,770 84,704 95,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.86% 85.53% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 26,375 59,701 56,503
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -9.09% +4.76%

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 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Top 16 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 15 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
England +90 410 £75,000 +30.43% 627
UK excluding London +173 291 £75,000 +36.36% 350
London +47 131 £77,500 +29.17% 347
Work from Home +112 113 £75,000 +36.36% 271
South East +119 104 £70,000 +33.33% 120
East of England +79 71 £76,000 +38.18% 35
North of England +71 55 £62,500 +8.70% 88
Yorkshire +87 30 £67,500 +12.50% 30
Midlands +15 28 £62,500 - 56
West Midlands +27 23 £62,500 -7.41% 31
North West -4 21 £53,000 -18.46% 47
South West +108 16 £83,738 +27.84% 29
Scotland +113 9 £83,738 +88.45% 21
Wales +37 8 £70,000 +25.00% 11
East Midlands +16 5 £60,000 +9.09% 21
North East +38 4 - - 13

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 21 (4.78%) SharePoint
2 13 (2.96%) CMS
3 6 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.14%) Moodle
5 2 (0.46%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.46%) WordPress
6 1 (0.23%) CICS
6 1 (0.23%) Confluence
6 1 (0.23%) SAS
6 1 (0.23%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 11 (2.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.82%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.46%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.46%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 5 (1.14%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.46%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.23%) Primavera
3 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 134 (30.52%) Power Platform
2 67 (15.26%) Azure
3 41 (9.34%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (5.24%) AWS
5 21 (4.78%) Entra ID
5 21 (4.78%) SaaS
6 14 (3.19%) Google Analytics
7 11 (2.51%) Microsoft Purview
8 9 (2.05%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 6 (1.37%) Power Automate
9 6 (1.37%) PowerApps
10 5 (1.14%) GitHub
11 4 (0.91%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.91%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (0.91%) GCP
12 3 (0.68%) Amazon EKS
13 2 (0.46%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.46%) Dynamics 365
13 2 (0.46%) Mimecast
13 2 (0.46%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 15 (3.42%) WAN
1 15 (3.42%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (3.19%) Firewall
3 11 (2.51%) Internet
3 11 (2.51%) LAN
4 8 (1.82%) Network Security
4 8 (1.82%) VLAN
5 7 (1.59%) DNS
6 6 (1.37%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.91%) DHCP
8 2 (0.46%) DKIM
8 2 (0.46%) DMARC
8 2 (0.46%) NAS
8 2 (0.46%) SAN
8 2 (0.46%) Unified Communications
8 2 (0.46%) VoIP
9 1 (0.23%) BGP
9 1 (0.23%) HSRP
9 1 (0.23%) Intranet
9 1 (0.23%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (29.16%) Power BI
2 100 (22.78%) GIS
3 96 (21.87%) Power Query
4 94 (21.41%) Geospatial Data
5 17 (3.87%) Tableau
6 9 (2.05%) SQL Server
7 8 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (1.14%) Electronic Patient Records
9 4 (0.91%) Metadata
9 4 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.68%) Metadata Repository
10 3 (0.68%) Spark SQL
11 2 (0.46%) DTS
11 2 (0.46%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 1 (0.23%) Amazon Athena
12 1 (0.23%) Amazon QuickSight
12 1 (0.23%) Amazon Redshift
12 1 (0.23%) DB2
12 1 (0.23%) KDB
12 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 10 (2.28%) JIRA
2 3 (0.68%) GitLab
3 2 (0.46%) ERwin
3 2 (0.46%) Git
4 1 (0.23%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 156 (35.54%) Social Skills
2 115 (26.20%) Finance
3 83 (18.91%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (15.03%) Marketing
5 43 (9.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 34 (7.74%) Public Sector
7 29 (6.61%) Influencing Skills
8 24 (5.47%) Manufacturing
9 19 (4.33%) Law
10 16 (3.64%) Telecoms
11 15 (3.42%) Electronics
12 14 (3.19%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (2.05%) Local Government
13 9 (2.05%) Retail
14 8 (1.82%) Pharmaceutical
15 7 (1.59%) Humanities
15 7 (1.59%) Legal
16 6 (1.37%) Publishing
17 5 (1.14%) Automotive
18 4 (0.91%) Banking
Job Titles
1 62 (14.12%) Lead
2 49 (11.16%) IT Manager
3 27 (6.15%) Project Manager
3 27 (6.15%) Senior
4 23 (5.24%) Architect
5 17 (3.87%) Operations Manager
6 16 (3.64%) Analyst
6 16 (3.64%) Data Analytics Director
7 15 (3.42%) IT Operations Manager
8 13 (2.96%) IT Support
8 13 (2.96%) Support Manager
9 12 (2.73%) IT Support Manager
10 11 (2.51%) Delivery Manager
10 11 (2.51%) Head of IT
10 11 (2.51%) Infrastructure Manager
11 9 (2.05%) Consultant
11 9 (2.05%) Developer
11 9 (2.05%) Lead Architect
11 9 (2.05%) Network Manager
11 9 (2.05%) Technical Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.96%) CSS
1 13 (2.96%) HTML
2 9 (2.05%) Middleware
2 9 (2.05%) SOAP
3 8 (1.82%) ADO
3 8 (1.82%) MERN Stack
3 8 (1.82%) REST
3 8 (1.82%) WebSockets
4 6 (1.37%) PySpark
5 5 (1.14%) Lightning Web Components
6 4 (0.91%) React
7 3 (0.68%) Spring Boot
7 3 (0.68%) YAML
8 2 (0.46%) .NET
8 2 (0.46%) SAML
9 1 (0.23%) EDI
9 1 (0.23%) FIX Protocol
9 1 (0.23%) JSON
9 1 (0.23%) RESTful
9 1 (0.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 94 (21.41%) Algorithms
2 23 (5.24%) Data Centre
3 22 (5.01%) Management Information System
4 20 (4.56%) FMCG
5 15 (3.42%) Product Ownership
6 13 (2.96%) NHS
7 11 (2.51%) Hybrid Cloud
7 11 (2.51%) Renewable Energy
8 10 (2.28%) Podcast
9 9 (2.05%) SCADA
9 9 (2.05%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.82%) Animation
10 8 (1.82%) Data Structures
10 8 (1.82%) Operational Technology
10 8 (1.82%) Photography
11 6 (1.37%) Marketing Technology
12 5 (1.14%) Fibre Optics
12 5 (1.14%) Onboarding
12 5 (1.14%) PACS
12 5 (1.14%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.19%) Windows
2 7 (1.59%) Linux
3 6 (1.37%) Android
3 6 (1.37%) Apple iOS
3 6 (1.37%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.46%) Mac OS X
4 2 (0.46%) Unix
5 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.23%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (43.51%) Problem-Solving
2 143 (32.57%) Business Intelligence
3 134 (30.52%) Service Delivery
4 111 (25.28%) Project Management
5 107 (24.37%) Asset Management
5 107 (24.37%) Data Management
6 105 (23.92%) Actionable Insight
7 78 (17.77%) Decision-Making
8 77 (17.54%) Roadmaps
9 75 (17.08%) Analytics
10 60 (13.67%) Continuous Improvement
11 59 (13.44%) Business Strategy
11 59 (13.44%) ITIL
12 47 (10.71%) Agile
13 46 (10.48%) Cybersecurity
13 46 (10.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 45 (10.25%) Mentoring
15 43 (9.79%) Project Delivery
16 41 (9.34%) Business Development
17 37 (8.43%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 122 (27.79%) SQL
2 24 (5.47%) Python
3 8 (1.82%) JavaScript
3 8 (1.82%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.59%) Java
5 4 (0.91%) TypeScript
6 3 (0.68%) C#
6 3 (0.68%) RPG
7 2 (0.46%) Bash
7 2 (0.46%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.23%) Assembly Language
8 1 (0.23%) COBOL
8 1 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.23%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.23%) REXX
8 1 (0.23%) Scala
Qualifications
1 115 (26.20%) Degree
2 37 (8.43%) PMI Certification
3 35 (7.97%) PMP
4 26 (5.92%) CISSP
5 24 (5.47%) BPSS Clearance
6 23 (5.24%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (2.28%) Azure Certification
7 10 (2.28%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (1.59%) AWS Certification
8 7 (1.59%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 7 (1.59%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.59%) Postgraduate
8 7 (1.59%) SC Cleared
8 7 (1.59%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.91%) CCNP
9 4 (0.91%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.68%) ACCA
10 3 (0.68%) CIMA
10 3 (0.68%) MBA
11 2 (0.46%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (6.61%) GDPR
2 28 (6.38%) Accessibility
3 19 (4.33%) QA
4 17 (3.87%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (3.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 10 (2.28%) Data Quality
7 8 (1.82%) Actionable Recommendations
8 7 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 6 (1.37%) WCAG
10 4 (0.91%) SLA
11 3 (0.68%) Good Clinical Practice
11 3 (0.68%) PMO
12 2 (0.46%) NIST
12 2 (0.46%) PCI DSS
13 1 (0.23%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 19770
13 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 12 (2.73%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.37%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.91%) Docker
4 3 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (0.46%) vSphere
6 1 (0.23%) KVM
6 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (3.19%) Terraform
2 13 (2.96%) Kubernetes
3 10 (2.28%) Ansible
4 3 (0.68%) Grafana
5 2 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.23%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 85 (19.36%) Microsoft
2 28 (6.38%) Salesforce
3 18 (4.10%) Cisco
3 18 (4.10%) Google
4 15 (3.42%) SAP
5 12 (2.73%) YouTube
6 9 (2.05%) Aruba
6 9 (2.05%) Databricks
6 9 (2.05%) Facebook
6 9 (2.05%) Fortinet
7 8 (1.82%) Mellanox
7 8 (1.82%) NVIDIA
7 8 (1.82%) Palo Alto
8 7 (1.59%) HubSpot
9 5 (1.14%) BMC
9 5 (1.14%) Oracle
9 5 (1.14%) Remedy
10 4 (0.91%) Meraki
10 4 (0.91%) Veeam
10 4 (0.91%) VMware