Strategic Roadmaps
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Strategic Roadmap skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Roadmap over the 6 months to 5 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 213 317 344
Rank change year-on-year +104 +27 +29
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Roadmap 891 1,416 1,365
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.67% 1.14% 1.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.77% 1.19% 1.12%
Number of salaries quoted 509 863 810
10th Percentile £54,154 £52,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £65,000 £61,625 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,632 £80,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.46% +6.67% +15.38%
75th Percentile £100,064 £97,500 £97,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £79,632 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +13.76% - +16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Strategic Roadmap 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 50,261 118,879 121,556
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 94.08% 95.74% 95.44%
Number of salaries quoted 36,398 72,456 81,203
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.87% +7.00% +4.17%

Strategic Roadmap
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

Strategic Roadmap
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

Strategic Roadmap
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Roadmap over the 6 months to 5 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Strategic Roadmap in the UK

Strategic Roadmap
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 Roadmap within the UK over the 6 months to 5 December 2023. 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 +88 709 £79,632 -0.46% 233
Work from Home +133 526 £85,000 +7.59% 92
UK excluding London +112 497 £79,632 +13.76% 115
London +66 324 £90,000 - 140
North of England +121 176 £79,632 +13.76% 27
North West +165 97 £79,632 +24.91% 18
Scotland +73 88 £79,632 +17.97% 10
Yorkshire +58 77 £79,632 +13.76% 5
South West +107 71 £65,000 +4.00% 9
South East +10 64 £65,000 -16.13% 46
Midlands +122 35 £65,000 -7.14% 13
Wales +36 29 £77,500 +46.92% 2
East of England +95 22 £68,750 -16.67% 11
East Midlands +50 22 £65,000 -3.70% 3
Northern Ireland +53 18 - -
West Midlands +110 13 £65,000 -10.03% 10
North East +35 4 £47,250 -40.94% 4

Strategic Roadmap
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 22 (2.47%) SharePoint
2 5 (0.56%) Confluence
3 4 (0.45%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.45%) CMS
4 3 (0.34%) SAS
5 2 (0.22%) Alfresco
5 2 (0.22%) Documentum
5 2 (0.22%) FileNet
6 1 (0.11%) Apache
6 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.11%) IIS
6 1 (0.11%) nginx
6 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 9 (1.01%) Chatbot
1 9 (1.01%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.45%) AutoCAD
2 4 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.34%) Windchill
4 2 (0.22%) UserZoom
5 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.11%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 231 (25.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 37 (4.15%) Endur
3 12 (1.35%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.56%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.56%) SAP Payroll
5 4 (0.45%) HFM
5 4 (0.45%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.22%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.11%) SAP SEM
7 1 (0.11%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 448 (50.28%) Azure
2 369 (41.41%) SaaS
3 343 (38.50%) IaaS
4 338 (37.93%) PaaS
5 258 (28.96%) Power Platform
6 230 (25.81%) Dynamics 365
7 221 (24.80%) Serverless
8 220 (24.69%) Azure Functions
9 136 (15.26%) GCP
10 134 (15.04%) AWS
11 58 (6.51%) Microsoft 365
12 23 (2.58%) Entra ID
13 12 (1.35%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 12 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
14 11 (1.23%) SuccessFactors
15 9 (1.01%) Google Kubernetes Engine
16 8 (0.90%) dbt
17 7 (0.79%) Azure Data Factory
17 7 (0.79%) OneDrive
18 6 (0.67%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.91%) DNS
2 14 (1.57%) Firewall
3 13 (1.46%) VPN
4 11 (1.23%) Network Security
5 9 (1.01%) DHCP
5 9 (1.01%) LAN
5 9 (1.01%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.67%) MPLS
6 6 (0.67%) SD-WAN
6 6 (0.67%) VLAN
6 6 (0.67%) WAN
6 6 (0.67%) Wireless
7 5 (0.56%) SAN
7 5 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.22%) Ethernet VPN
8 2 (0.22%) Kerberos
8 2 (0.22%) Reverse Proxy
8 2 (0.22%) Unified Communications
8 2 (0.22%) VXLAN
9 1 (0.11%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 132 (14.81%) Data Warehouse
2 125 (14.03%) Data Lake
3 110 (12.35%) NoSQL
4 42 (4.71%) SQL Server
5 26 (2.92%) Relational Database
6 23 (2.58%) RDBMS
7 20 (2.24%) Power BI
8 19 (2.13%) Metadata
9 18 (2.02%) BigQuery
10 10 (1.12%) MySQL
10 10 (1.12%) PostgreSQL
11 9 (1.01%) Azure SQL Database
11 9 (1.01%) Tableau
12 7 (0.79%) Metadata Repository
13 5 (0.56%) BusinessObjects
14 4 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 3 (0.34%) Looker
16 2 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
16 2 (0.22%) Ataccama
16 2 (0.22%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 12 (1.35%) Jenkins
2 11 (1.23%) JIRA
3 7 (0.79%) Git
4 5 (0.56%) ERwin
5 2 (0.22%) Selenium
5 2 (0.22%) Visual Studio Team System
6 1 (0.11%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.11%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.11%) DbUnit
6 1 (0.11%) GitLab
6 1 (0.11%) jMock
6 1 (0.11%) JUnit
6 1 (0.11%) Maven
6 1 (0.11%) Mockito
6 1 (0.11%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.11%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.11%) TestNG
6 1 (0.11%) TestRail
6 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio
General
1 521 (58.47%) Finance
2 194 (21.77%) Banking
3 164 (18.41%) Social Skills
4 105 (11.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 82 (9.20%) Retail
6 72 (8.08%) Marketing
7 48 (5.39%) Analytical Skills
8 26 (2.92%) Public Sector
9 24 (2.69%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (2.47%) Games
11 19 (2.13%) Pharmaceutical
12 17 (1.91%) Digital Healthcare
13 16 (1.80%) Retail Banking
14 14 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
15 13 (1.46%) Financial Institution
15 13 (1.46%) Legal
15 13 (1.46%) Manufacturing
16 12 (1.35%) Law
17 10 (1.12%) Investment Banking
17 10 (1.12%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 487 (54.66%) Architect
2 224 (25.14%) Dynamics 365 Architect
3 221 (24.80%) CRM Architect
3 221 (24.80%) Dynamics CRM Architect
4 159 (17.85%) Enterprise Architect
5 85 (9.54%) Commercial Architect
6 82 (9.20%) Senior
7 64 (7.18%) Lead
8 50 (5.61%) Product Manager
9 36 (4.04%) Senior Manager
10 35 (3.93%) Analyst
10 35 (3.93%) Product Owner
11 34 (3.82%) Solutions Architect
12 23 (2.58%) Senior Analyst
13 19 (2.13%) IT Manager
14 17 (1.91%) Digital Product Owner
14 17 (1.91%) Endur Manager
14 17 (1.91%) OpenLink Manager
15 16 (1.80%) Software Engineer
16 15 (1.68%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 104 (11.67%) OpenID
2 53 (5.95%) Kafka
3 45 (5.05%) REST
4 43 (4.83%) Web Services
5 42 (4.71%) JWT
6 32 (3.59%) .NET
7 12 (1.35%) React
8 9 (1.01%) Node.js
9 8 (0.90%) Middleware
10 7 (0.79%) CSS
10 7 (0.79%) HTML
11 5 (0.56%) ASP.NET
11 5 (0.56%) ASP.NET Web API
11 5 (0.56%) RESTful
12 4 (0.45%) ASP.NET MVC
12 4 (0.45%) MACH
13 3 (0.34%) Velocity
13 3 (0.34%) Vue
14 2 (0.22%) OAuth2
14 2 (0.22%) SPNEGO
Miscellaneous
1 100 (11.22%) Blockchain
1 100 (11.22%) Mainframe
2 89 (9.99%) Product Ownership
3 60 (6.73%) Public Cloud
4 44 (4.94%) Cloud Native
5 25 (2.81%) Data Centre
6 22 (2.47%) Swaptions
7 20 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (1.80%) Management Information System
9 14 (1.57%) Private Cloud
10 12 (1.35%) Security Posture
11 11 (1.23%) Insider Threat
12 7 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (0.67%) Hybrid Cloud
13 6 (0.67%) Onboarding
14 5 (0.56%) Cyber Threat
14 5 (0.56%) Data Structures
14 5 (0.56%) Greenfield Project
14 5 (0.56%) Robotics
14 5 (0.56%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 100 (11.22%) Unix
2 31 (3.48%) Windows
3 13 (1.46%) Linux
4 9 (1.01%) Android
5 8 (0.90%) Apple iOS
5 8 (0.90%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.67%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.67%) Windows Server 2012
7 5 (0.56%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.22%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.11%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 891 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 540 (60.61%) Agile
3 238 (26.71%) CRM
4 236 (26.49%) Actionable Insight
5 229 (25.70%) Presales
6 226 (25.36%) Project Planning
7 221 (24.80%) Work Breakdown Structure
8 173 (19.42%) Enterprise Architecture
9 163 (18.29%) Thought Leadership
10 154 (17.28%) Customer Service
11 152 (17.06%) Artificial Intelligence
12 150 (16.84%) Technology Strategy
13 149 (16.72%) IT Strategy
14 147 (16.50%) Cybersecurity
15 132 (14.81%) Machine Learning
16 130 (14.59%) Microservices
17 106 (11.90%) Analytics
18 104 (11.67%) Zero Trust
19 72 (8.08%) Creative Thinking
20 71 (7.97%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 38 (4.26%) Java
2 32 (3.59%) SQL
3 31 (3.48%) C#
4 25 (2.81%) Python
5 22 (2.47%) VB
6 21 (2.36%) PowerShell
7 17 (1.91%) JavaScript
8 7 (0.79%) R
9 6 (0.67%) Bash
10 4 (0.45%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.22%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.11%) Clojure
12 1 (0.11%) Go
12 1 (0.11%) Perl
12 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.11%) Scala
12 1 (0.11%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.11%) VBScript
12 1 (0.11%) XAML
Qualifications
1 71 (7.97%) Degree
2 24 (2.69%) Security Cleared
3 19 (2.13%) CISSP
3 19 (2.13%) Master's Degree
4 15 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (1.01%) SC Cleared
7 6 (0.67%) CompTIA Security+
7 6 (0.67%) GIAC
7 6 (0.67%) ISACA
8 5 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (0.56%) PMI Certification
8 5 (0.56%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (0.34%) CCIE
9 3 (0.34%) CITP
9 3 (0.34%) MBCS
10 2 (0.22%) CCNA
10 2 (0.22%) CCNP
10 2 (0.22%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.22%) JNCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (5.39%) Data Quality
2 22 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (2.02%) Cyber Essentials
4 16 (1.80%) GDPR
5 14 (1.57%) PCI DSS
6 10 (1.12%) SLA
7 9 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (0.67%) EMIR
8 6 (0.67%) MiFID
8 6 (0.67%) QA
9 5 (0.56%) NCSC
9 5 (0.56%) NIST
10 4 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.45%) PMO
11 3 (0.34%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.34%) IFRS
11 3 (0.34%) IFRS 9
12 2 (0.22%) WCAG
13 1 (0.11%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.11%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 27 (3.03%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.57%) Docker
3 12 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.90%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.45%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.11%) NFS
7 1 (0.11%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 69 (7.74%) Kubernetes
2 25 (2.81%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (1.80%) Terraform
4 13 (1.46%) SCCM
5 5 (0.56%) Stealthwatch
6 4 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.45%) SysTrack
7 3 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.22%) Oracle Identity Management
9 1 (0.11%) Ansible
9 1 (0.11%) Consul
9 1 (0.11%) Kibana
9 1 (0.11%) Puppet
9 1 (0.11%) WSUS
9 1 (0.11%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 285 (31.99%) Microsoft
2 48 (5.39%) Oracle
3 39 (4.38%) SAP
4 32 (3.59%) Salesforce
5 22 (2.47%) OpenLink
5 22 (2.47%) Sybase
5 22 (2.47%) TIBCO
6 17 (1.91%) Google
6 17 (1.91%) VMware
7 15 (1.68%) Informatica
8 13 (1.46%) Cisco
9 11 (1.23%) Splunk
10 8 (0.90%) Apple
11 7 (0.79%) Qualtrics
11 7 (0.79%) ServiceNow
11 7 (0.79%) Siebel
12 6 (0.67%) TOWER Software
13 5 (0.56%) Databricks
13 5 (0.56%) Talend
13 5 (0.56%) Tanium