Technology Roadmap Job Trends

Technology Roadmaps
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Technology Roadmap skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 263 272 311
Rank change year-on-year +9 +39 -79
Permanent jobs citing Technology Roadmap 588 492 777
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.79% 1.14% 0.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.01% 1.22% 1.05%
Number of salaries quoted 300 306 474
10th Percentile £56,250 £42,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £65,938 £56,809 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £83,774 £77,500 £75,400
Median % change year-on-year +8.10% +2.79% +0.53%
75th Percentile £100,000 £88,750 £93,438
90th Percentile £125,250 £125,000 £128,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £67,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% - -0.63%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Technology Roadmap 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 58,145 40,321 73,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 77.92% 93.51% 87.23%
Number of salaries quoted 35,200 22,427 56,120
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,925 £29,000
25th Percentile £39,911 £44,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.78%
75th Percentile £76,299 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Technology Roadmap
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Technology Roadmap relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Technology Roadmap job vacancy trend in the UK

Technology Roadmap
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Technology Roadmap.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Technology Roadmap

Technology Roadmap
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technology Roadmap over the 6 months to 16 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Technology Roadmap in the UK

Technology 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 Technology Roadmap within the UK over the 6 months to 16 March 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 +11 471 £85,000 +12.80% 214
UK excluding London -26 321 £75,000 +11.11% 184
Work from Home +70 258 £83,774 +15.55% 115
London +31 203 £95,000 +8.57% 76
North of England -52 78 £80,000 +30.71% 48
Scotland +5 69 £65,000 -40.91% 25
Midlands +7 68 £75,000 +15.38% 24
South East -20 47 £59,000 -23.87% 48
West Midlands +16 43 £72,500 - 13
East of England +6 38 £87,500 +9.38% 17
North West -32 30 £72,500 +0.71% 29
Yorkshire -54 29 £90,000 +80.00% 15
East Midlands -31 25 £87,500 +34.62% 11
North East -9 19 £83,774 +57.76% 5
South West -47 12 £77,000 +6.96% 17
Wales -19 6 £79,751 +18.59% 8
Northern Ireland - 3 - - 1

Technology Roadmap
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 28 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 24 (4.08%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.36%) Apache Airflow
3 8 (1.36%) Confluence
4 4 (0.68%) Appian
4 4 (0.68%) Documentum
4 4 (0.68%) Palantir Foundry
5 3 (0.51%) IIS
6 2 (0.34%) Kinematics
6 2 (0.34%) SAS
7 1 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.17%) Apache
7 1 (0.17%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.17%) CMS
Applications
1 6 (1.02%) Maya
2 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 19 (3.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.19%) Towers Watson Igloo
3 4 (0.68%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.51%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 3 (0.51%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.51%) Oracle Assets
4 3 (0.51%) Oracle General Ledger
4 3 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.51%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.34%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.17%) Actimize
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.17%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.17%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.17%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.17%) SAP PLM
6 1 (0.17%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 180 (30.61%) Azure
2 94 (15.99%) AWS
3 71 (12.07%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (6.97%) Power Platform
5 40 (6.80%) Entra ID
5 40 (6.80%) GCP
6 33 (5.61%) SaaS
7 28 (4.76%) PaaS
8 27 (4.59%) Azure Logic Apps
9 20 (3.40%) Azure DevOps
10 16 (2.72%) Azure Service Bus
10 16 (2.72%) Microsoft Purview
11 14 (2.38%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 14 (2.38%) GitHub
11 14 (2.38%) Microsoft Copilot
12 13 (2.21%) Azure Event Grid
12 13 (2.21%) SuccessFactors
13 10 (1.70%) Azure Data Factory
13 10 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
14 9 (1.53%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 57 (9.69%) Broadband
2 19 (3.23%) Firewall
3 10 (1.70%) LAN
3 10 (1.70%) WAN
4 9 (1.53%) DHCP
5 8 (1.36%) DNS
5 8 (1.36%) Network Security
5 8 (1.36%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.19%) SD-WAN
7 6 (1.02%) VLAN
7 6 (1.02%) VPN
7 6 (1.02%) Wireless
8 5 (0.85%) Cisco IOS
8 5 (0.85%) WAAS
8 5 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.68%) BGP
9 4 (0.68%) IPsec
10 3 (0.51%) Multicast
10 3 (0.51%) VoIP
11 2 (0.34%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (4.76%) Power BI
1 28 (4.76%) SQL Server
2 19 (3.23%) Data Lake
3 9 (1.53%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (0.85%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.68%) Amazon Athena
5 4 (0.68%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (0.68%) Metadata
5 4 (0.68%) Pinecone
5 4 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (0.68%) Tableau
5 4 (0.68%) Weaviate
6 3 (0.51%) Big Data
6 3 (0.51%) MySQL
6 3 (0.51%) Redis
6 3 (0.51%) SAP BW
6 3 (0.51%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.34%) MariaDB
7 2 (0.34%) Pentaho
Development Applications
1 45 (7.65%) Jenkins
2 41 (6.97%) GitLab
3 40 (6.80%) SonarQube
4 9 (1.53%) JIRA
5 7 (1.19%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (0.68%) Git
7 2 (0.34%) Jaeger
General
1 170 (28.91%) Social Skills
2 134 (22.79%) Finance
3 68 (11.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 66 (11.22%) Analytical Skills
5 65 (11.05%) Games
6 58 (9.86%) Marketing
7 45 (7.65%) Public Sector
8 32 (5.44%) Retail
9 29 (4.93%) Manufacturing
10 24 (4.08%) Telecoms
11 23 (3.91%) Law
12 22 (3.74%) Banking
12 22 (3.74%) Influencing Skills
13 14 (2.38%) Legal
14 13 (2.21%) Publishing
15 10 (1.70%) Financial Institution
15 10 (1.70%) Organisational Skills
16 8 (1.36%) Back Office
16 8 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
17 7 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 186 (31.63%) Architect
2 136 (23.13%) Lead
3 72 (12.24%) Senior
4 46 (7.82%) Solutions Architect
5 45 (7.65%) Enterprise Architect
6 42 (7.14%) Salesforce Architect
7 41 (6.97%) Technical Architect
8 39 (6.63%) Developer
9 24 (4.08%) IT Manager
10 21 (3.57%) Engineering Manager
11 20 (3.40%) Salesforce Technical Architect
12 19 (3.23%) Principal Architect
12 19 (3.23%) Technical Manager
13 18 (3.06%) Senior Architect
14 16 (2.72%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 16 (2.72%) Software Developer
14 16 (2.72%) Systems Architect
15 15 (2.55%) Software Engineer
16 14 (2.38%) Analyst
16 14 (2.38%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (9.52%) REST
2 43 (7.31%) SOAP
3 40 (6.80%) Lightning Web Components
3 40 (6.80%) Visualforce
4 24 (4.08%) .NET
5 21 (3.57%) React
6 18 (3.06%) RESTful
7 17 (2.89%) Django
7 17 (2.89%) FastAPI
8 13 (2.21%) Flask
8 13 (2.21%) Node.js
9 10 (1.70%) .NET Core
10 9 (1.53%) Middleware
11 8 (1.36%) CSS
11 8 (1.36%) HTML
12 6 (1.02%) ASP.NET
12 6 (1.02%) JSON
12 6 (1.02%) PyTorch
12 6 (1.02%) TensorFlow
13 5 (0.85%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 68 (11.56%) Cyber Kill Chain
1 68 (11.56%) Cyber Threat
1 68 (11.56%) Operational Technology
1 68 (11.56%) Security Operations Centre
2 67 (11.39%) Product Ownership
3 38 (6.46%) Cloud Native
4 27 (4.59%) Management Information System
5 24 (4.08%) Distributed Systems
6 22 (3.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 21 (3.57%) Enterprise Software
8 18 (3.06%) Legacy Systems
8 18 (3.06%) Onboarding
9 10 (1.70%) Low-Code
10 8 (1.36%) Algorithms
10 8 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (1.19%) Hybrid Cloud
11 7 (1.19%) IoT
11 7 (1.19%) NVMe
11 7 (1.19%) PCIe
11 7 (1.19%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 36 (6.12%) Windows
2 22 (3.74%) Windows Server
3 9 (1.53%) Linux
4 6 (1.02%) Android
5 5 (0.85%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.17%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 588 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 162 (27.55%) Stakeholder Management
3 152 (25.85%) Business Strategy
4 150 (25.51%) Agile
5 144 (24.49%) Continuous Improvement
6 128 (21.77%) Mentoring
7 125 (21.26%) IT Strategy
8 115 (19.56%) DevOps
9 113 (19.22%) ITIL
10 108 (18.37%) Coaching
11 105 (17.86%) Technology Strategy
12 96 (16.33%) Risk Management
13 91 (15.48%) Enterprise Architecture
14 89 (15.14%) AI
14 89 (15.14%) TOGAF
15 81 (13.78%) CI/CD
16 78 (13.27%) Analytics
17 77 (13.10%) ERP
18 76 (12.93%) Vulnerability Management
19 71 (12.07%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 54 (9.18%) Python
2 40 (6.80%) Apex Code
2 40 (6.80%) SOQL
2 40 (6.80%) SOSL
3 39 (6.63%) SQL
4 29 (4.93%) C#
4 29 (4.93%) PowerShell
5 28 (4.76%) Java
6 27 (4.59%) JavaScript
7 25 (4.25%) TypeScript
8 16 (2.72%) Go
9 14 (2.38%) C++
10 8 (1.36%) Bash
10 8 (1.36%) C
11 7 (1.19%) Assembly Language
12 5 (0.85%) PHP
13 2 (0.34%) Delphi
13 2 (0.34%) VB
13 2 (0.34%) VB6
13 2 (0.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 87 (14.80%) Degree
2 35 (5.95%) Security Cleared
3 28 (4.76%) SC Cleared
4 23 (3.91%) AWS Certification
5 19 (3.23%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 19 (3.23%) TOGAF Certification
6 18 (3.06%) Computer Science Degree
7 13 (2.21%) DBS Check
8 12 (2.04%) Master's Degree
9 11 (1.87%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.36%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.36%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.36%) PMP
11 5 (0.85%) CISSP
11 5 (0.85%) DV Cleared
12 4 (0.68%) CCIE
12 4 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.68%) CITP
12 4 (0.68%) IIBA
13 3 (0.51%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (14.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 74 (12.59%) NIST
3 68 (11.56%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 23 (3.91%) PMO
5 15 (2.55%) SLA
6 13 (2.21%) GDPR
7 12 (2.04%) QA
8 11 (1.87%) Data Quality
9 10 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials
9 10 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 10 (1.70%) GRC
10 4 (0.68%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.51%) NCSC
11 3 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.17%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.17%) SEPA
System Software
1 36 (6.12%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.38%) Docker
3 12 (2.04%) Firmware
3 12 (2.04%) Virtual Desktop
4 10 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (1.53%) Hyper-V
6 7 (1.19%) Embedded Firmware
7 6 (1.02%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.17%) vSphere
8 1 (0.17%) XenApp
8 1 (0.17%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 30 (5.10%) Terraform
2 24 (4.08%) Microsoft Intune
3 23 (3.91%) Kubernetes
4 16 (2.72%) Ansible
5 9 (1.53%) SCCM
6 7 (1.19%) Puppet
7 5 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
8 4 (0.68%) Autotask
8 4 (0.68%) Backup Exec
9 2 (0.34%) MOM
9 2 (0.34%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.17%) Data Guard
10 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
10 1 (0.17%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 116 (19.73%) Microsoft
2 50 (8.50%) Salesforce
3 42 (7.14%) SAP
4 40 (6.80%) Splunk
5 28 (4.76%) Oracle
6 21 (3.57%) VMware
7 19 (3.23%) Workday
8 17 (2.89%) Cisco
9 11 (1.87%) Informatica
10 8 (1.36%) Ariba
10 8 (1.36%) Databricks
10 8 (1.36%) Palantir
11 7 (1.19%) Altera
11 7 (1.19%) Intapp
11 7 (1.19%) ServiceNow
11 7 (1.19%) Xilinx
11 7 (1.19%) YouTube
12 6 (1.02%) Meraki
13 5 (0.85%) OpenAI
13 5 (0.85%) Veeam