Strategy Manager Job Trends

Strategy Manager
UK

The median Strategy Manager salary in the UK is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 595 680 648
Rank change year-on-year +85 -32 +263
Permanent jobs requiring a Strategy Manager 52 34 65
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.088% 0.062% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.097% 0.066% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 16 8 27
10th Percentile £33,875 £61,200 £52,430
25th Percentile £35,000 £66,000 £63,353
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £78,250 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.13% -17.63% +40.74%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,625 £104,375
90th Percentile - £110,000 £115,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £63,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -44.44% +0.80% +2.31%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 53,639 51,608 49,016
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.39% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,031 27,303 37,879
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,173 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,671 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Strategy Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Strategy Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Strategy Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Strategy Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Strategy Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Strategy Manager job vacancies in the UK

Strategy Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategy Manager over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Strategy Manager in the UK

Strategy Manager
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Strategy Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 30 December 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 +91 52 £62,500 -20.13% 16
UK excluding London +60 29 £35,000 -44.44% 14
London +70 23 £100,000 +5.26% 9
South East - 15 £35,000 - 8
Work from Home +83 10 £100,000 +8.70% 5
North of England +18 8 £53,750 -14.68%
Midlands +25 6 £80,000 - 1
North West +21 6 - -
East Midlands - 5 - -
Yorkshire - 2 £53,750 -
West Midlands +18 1 £80,000 - 1

Strategy Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Strategy Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Strategy Manager in the job title.

1 29 (55.77%) Analytics
2 21 (40.38%) Business Strategy
3 20 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (36.54%) Agile
4 19 (36.54%) Continuous Improvement
4 19 (36.54%) Stakeholder Management
5 18 (34.62%) Design Thinking
5 18 (34.62%) Matrix Organization
5 18 (34.62%) Storytelling
5 18 (34.62%) Strategic Thinking
6 17 (32.69%) Accessibility
6 17 (32.69%) Adobe
6 17 (32.69%) Adobe Analytics
6 17 (32.69%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 17 (32.69%) Customer Experience
6 17 (32.69%) Customer Journey Map
6 17 (32.69%) Customer-Centricity
6 17 (32.69%) Digital Banking
6 17 (32.69%) Figma
6 17 (32.69%) Journey Map
6 17 (32.69%) Prototyping
6 17 (32.69%) Qualtrics
6 17 (32.69%) User Experience
6 17 (32.69%) UX Design
6 17 (32.69%) Visualisation
6 17 (32.69%) Wireframes
7 11 (21.15%) Coaching
8 10 (19.23%) Co-Creation
9 9 (17.31%) Competitor Analysis
9 9 (17.31%) Confluence

Strategy Manager Skill Set
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 9 (17.31%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 17 (32.69%) Adobe Analytics
1 17 (32.69%) Figma
2 2 (3.85%) Google Ads
2 2 (3.85%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.92%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 9 (17.31%) JIRA
General
1 23 (44.23%) Analytical Skills
2 17 (32.69%) Banking
2 17 (32.69%) Influencing Skills
3 12 (23.08%) Marketing
4 10 (19.23%) Finance
5 9 (17.31%) Automotive
6 5 (9.62%) Social Skills
7 3 (5.77%) Legal
8 2 (3.85%) Advertising
8 2 (3.85%) Digital Economy
8 2 (3.85%) Financial Institution
8 2 (3.85%) Law
9 1 (1.92%) Games
9 1 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.92%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.92%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.54%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 3 (5.77%) Product Ownership
3 2 (3.85%) Digital Media
3 2 (3.85%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.92%) AI Agents
4 1 (1.92%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.92%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (55.77%) Analytics
2 21 (40.38%) Business Strategy
3 20 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (36.54%) Agile
4 19 (36.54%) Continuous Improvement
4 19 (36.54%) Stakeholder Management
5 18 (34.62%) Design Thinking
5 18 (34.62%) Matrix Organization
5 18 (34.62%) Storytelling
5 18 (34.62%) Strategic Thinking
6 17 (32.69%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 17 (32.69%) Customer Experience
6 17 (32.69%) Customer Journey Map
6 17 (32.69%) Customer-Centricity
6 17 (32.69%) Digital Banking
6 17 (32.69%) Prototyping
6 17 (32.69%) User Experience
6 17 (32.69%) UX Design
6 17 (32.69%) Visualisation
6 17 (32.69%) Wireframes
Qualifications
1 3 (5.77%) Degree
1 3 (5.77%) Master's Degree
2 2 (3.85%) PMI Certification
2 2 (3.85%) PMP
3 1 (1.92%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (32.69%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 17 (32.69%) Adobe
1 17 (32.69%) Qualtrics
2 2 (3.85%) Google
2 2 (3.85%) YouTube