Business Strategy Jobs in the West Midlands

Business Strategy
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Business Strategy skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Business Strategy over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 148 155 105
Rank change year-on-year +7 -50 -7
Permanent jobs citing Business Strategy 51 102 201
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.19% 1.38% 3.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.30% 1.67% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 33 56 101
10th Percentile £43,250 £42,375 -
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £58,100 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +24.78% +22.32% -13.64%
75th Percentile £87,500 £75,000 £67,200
90th Percentile £108,000 £86,232 £85,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £69,000
% change year-on-year - -5.80% +6.15%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Business Strategy 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 in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,916 6,106 6,204
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 91.18% 82.86% 96.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,639 4,548 3,220
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,700 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.85% +5.10%
75th Percentile £67,500 £64,108 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Business Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Business Strategy in the West Midlands

Business Strategy
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Strategy in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Business Strategy in the West Midlands

Business Strategy
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Strategy in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Strategy in the West Midlands

Business Strategy
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Strategy within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 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
Birmingham +35 33 £65,500 +11.58% 24
Coventry - 4 £85,000 - 5
Herefordshire - 4 £40,000 -
Worcestershire +20 3 £110,000 +100.00% 6
Solihull +10 2 £67,500 - 3
Business Strategy
England

Business Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 1 (1.96%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (3.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.96%) SAP CO
2 1 (1.96%) SAP FI
2 1 (1.96%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (1.96%) SAP SCM
2 1 (1.96%) SAP SD
2 1 (1.96%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 6 (11.76%) Azure
2 4 (7.84%) AWS
3 3 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.96%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.92%) Firewall
1 2 (3.92%) MPLS
1 2 (3.92%) VoIP
1 2 (3.92%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.96%) Big Data
1 1 (1.96%) BusinessObjects
1 1 (1.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.96%) Git
1 1 (1.96%) GitLab
1 1 (1.96%) JIRA
General
1 16 (31.37%) Finance
1 16 (31.37%) Social Skills
2 12 (23.53%) Public Sector
3 10 (19.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 8 (15.69%) Marketing
5 7 (13.73%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (9.80%) Influencing Skills
6 5 (9.80%) Legal
7 4 (7.84%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (7.84%) Retail
8 2 (3.92%) Banking
8 2 (3.92%) Manufacturing
8 2 (3.92%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.96%) Local Government
9 1 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.96%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 7 (13.73%) Architect
1 7 (13.73%) Operations Manager
2 6 (11.76%) Marketing Manager
3 5 (9.80%) Enterprise Architect
4 4 (7.84%) Development Specialist
5 3 (5.88%) ICT Engineer
5 3 (5.88%) ICT Infrastructure Engineer
5 3 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 2 (3.92%) Business Manager
6 2 (3.92%) Consultant
6 2 (3.92%) Data Scientist
6 2 (3.92%) Head of Architecture
6 2 (3.92%) Head of Enterprise Architecture
6 2 (3.92%) IT Director
6 2 (3.92%) Lead
6 2 (3.92%) Network Engineer
6 2 (3.92%) SAP Consultant
6 2 (3.92%) Senior
6 2 (3.92%) Senior Network Engineer
7 1 (1.96%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.88%) ARM Templates
2 1 (1.96%) EDI
2 1 (1.96%) MACH
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.76%) Marketing Technology
2 3 (5.88%) Renewable Energy
2 3 (5.88%) SCADA
3 2 (3.92%) Algorithms
3 2 (3.92%) CCTV
3 2 (3.92%) Public Cloud
3 2 (3.92%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.96%) CMDB
4 1 (1.96%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.96%) Learning Management System
4 1 (1.96%) Media Streaming
4 1 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.96%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (35.29%) Analytics
2 12 (23.53%) Decision-Making
3 11 (21.57%) Roadmaps
3 11 (21.57%) Software Engineering
3 11 (21.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 10 (19.61%) Agile
4 10 (19.61%) ITIL
4 10 (19.61%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (19.61%) Project Management
5 9 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (15.69%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (15.69%) Data Governance
6 8 (15.69%) Strategic Thinking
6 8 (15.69%) Workflow
7 7 (13.73%) Artificial Intelligence
7 7 (13.73%) B2B
7 7 (13.73%) Budgeting
7 7 (13.73%) Collaborative Culture
7 7 (13.73%) CRM
7 7 (13.73%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.88%) PowerShell
1 3 (5.88%) Python
2 2 (3.92%) PHP
2 2 (3.92%) SQL
3 1 (1.96%) C#
3 1 (1.96%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 9 (17.65%) Degree
2 3 (5.88%) AWS Certification
2 3 (5.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 3 (5.88%) Azure Certification
2 3 (5.88%) Master's Degree
2 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (3.92%) Chartered Engineer
3 2 (3.92%) HNC
3 2 (3.92%) HND
3 2 (3.92%) PMP
4 1 (1.96%) APMG
4 1 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.96%) CITP
4 1 (1.96%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.96%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.96%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.96%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (11.76%) California Consumer Privacy Act
1 6 (11.76%) GDPR
2 5 (9.80%) Data Quality
System Software
1 4 (7.84%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (3.92%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.92%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 3 (5.88%) Terraform
2 2 (3.92%) Cisco CUCM
2 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.96%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 7 (13.73%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.84%) Cisco
2 4 (7.84%) VMware
3 3 (5.88%) Facebook
3 3 (5.88%) YouTube
4 2 (3.92%) Acronis
4 2 (3.92%) HP
4 2 (3.92%) Meraki
4 2 (3.92%) Okta
4 2 (3.92%) SAP
5 1 (1.96%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.96%) ServiceNow