Hybrid/Remote IT Strategy Job Trends

IT/Technology Strategy
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring IT Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 256 160
Rank change year-on-year +100 -96 +54
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 304 172 659
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.66% 1.20% 2.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.00% 1.26% 2.22%
Number of salaries quoted 150 129 327
10th Percentile £24,570 £46,294 £42,500
25th Percentile £58,000 £56,809 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,119 £69,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.66% +6.15% -18.75%
75th Percentile £95,000 £93,778 £84,964
90th Percentile £155,000 £105,250 £112,000
UK median annual salary £77,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +10.71% +7.69% -17.10%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

IT 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,177 13,659 29,626
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 95.05% 91.11%
Number of salaries quoted 10,750 8,839 23,447
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,498 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IT Strategy and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

IT Strategy job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

IT Strategy
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IT Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IT Strategy

IT Strategy
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing IT Strategy over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

IT Strategy salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

IT Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 12 (3.95%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.97%) SAS
3 3 (0.99%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.66%) Moodle
4 2 (0.66%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.33%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.32%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 70 (23.03%) Azure
2 44 (14.47%) AWS
3 31 (10.20%) GCP
4 25 (8.22%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (6.25%) Serverless
6 14 (4.61%) SaaS
7 13 (4.28%) Power Platform
8 7 (2.30%) Entra ID
9 6 (1.97%) OneDrive
10 5 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (1.64%) ChatGPT
10 5 (1.64%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (1.32%) PowerApps
11 4 (1.32%) Smartsheet
11 4 (1.32%) Workato
12 3 (0.99%) IaaS
12 3 (0.99%) PaaS
13 2 (0.66%) Dynamics 365
13 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Purview
13 2 (0.66%) Prefect
Communications & Networking
1 23 (7.57%) Broadband
2 7 (2.30%) Firewall
3 6 (1.97%) 5G
4 4 (1.32%) DNS
4 4 (1.32%) SSL
5 3 (0.99%) LAN
5 3 (0.99%) Network Security
5 3 (0.99%) SD-WAN
5 3 (0.99%) WAN
5 3 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.97%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.32%) NoSQL
2 4 (1.32%) Power BI
3 3 (0.99%) Metadata
4 1 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.33%) Big Data
4 1 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.33%) MySQL
4 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (6.25%) Snyk
General
1 143 (47.04%) Social Skills
2 78 (25.66%) Finance
3 50 (16.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 50 (16.45%) Marketing
4 34 (11.18%) Public Sector
5 26 (8.55%) Influencing Skills
6 25 (8.22%) Banking
7 21 (6.91%) Law
8 20 (6.58%) Analytical Skills
9 17 (5.59%) Games
9 17 (5.59%) Legal
9 17 (5.59%) Telecoms
10 15 (4.93%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (2.30%) Local Government
11 7 (2.30%) Retail
12 4 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.32%) Social Housing
13 2 (0.66%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.33%) Police
14 1 (0.33%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 86 (28.29%) Architect
2 45 (14.80%) Senior
3 42 (13.82%) Corporate Sales Executive
3 42 (13.82%) Sales Executive
4 26 (8.55%) Senior Architect
5 25 (8.22%) IT Manager
6 22 (7.24%) Head of IT
6 22 (7.24%) Software Engineer
7 21 (6.91%) IT Director
8 20 (6.58%) Cloud Architect
8 20 (6.58%) Security Architect
9 19 (6.25%) Cloud Security Architect
9 19 (6.25%) Product Owner
9 19 (6.25%) Senior Cloud Architect
9 19 (6.25%) Senior Security Architect
10 16 (5.26%) Product Director
11 14 (4.61%) Technical Manager
12 12 (3.95%) Account Manager
12 12 (3.95%) Technical Account Manager
12 12 (3.95%) Technologist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.97%) Streamlit
2 5 (1.64%) REST
3 4 (1.32%) .NET
3 4 (1.32%) OAuth
3 4 (1.32%) OpenID
4 3 (0.99%) Flutter
4 3 (0.99%) GraphQL
4 3 (0.99%) Kafka
4 3 (0.99%) RabbitMQ
4 3 (0.99%) React Native
5 2 (0.66%) Middleware
5 2 (0.66%) XBRL
5 2 (0.66%) XML
6 1 (0.33%) ASP.NET MVC
6 1 (0.33%) Celery
6 1 (0.33%) LangChain
6 1 (0.33%) LlamaIndex
6 1 (0.33%) React
6 1 (0.33%) RESTful
6 1 (0.33%) Semantic Kernel
Miscellaneous
1 42 (13.82%) Product Ownership
2 32 (10.53%) Data Centre
3 22 (7.24%) Distributed Architecture
4 15 (4.93%) Management Information System
5 11 (3.62%) Legacy Systems
5 11 (3.62%) Onboarding
6 6 (1.97%) Algorithms
6 6 (1.97%) Clustering
7 5 (1.64%) Cloud Native
7 5 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.32%) Digital Media
9 3 (0.99%) AI Agents
9 3 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (0.99%) Mobile App
9 3 (0.99%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.66%) Acoustics
10 2 (0.66%) Embedded Systems
10 2 (0.66%) Housing Association
10 2 (0.66%) Low-Code
11 1 (0.33%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.63%) Windows
2 3 (0.99%) Android
2 3 (0.99%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.33%) Linux
3 1 (0.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (70.39%) Technology Strategy
2 129 (42.43%) Roadmaps
3 105 (34.54%) AI
4 67 (22.04%) Customer Experience
5 61 (20.07%) Cybersecurity
6 47 (15.46%) Agile
7 45 (14.80%) Software Engineering
7 45 (14.80%) Technology Roadmap
8 44 (14.47%) Service Delivery
9 42 (13.82%) Email Marketing
9 42 (13.82%) Enterprise Architecture
10 38 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
11 35 (11.51%) Line Management
12 34 (11.18%) Technical Leadership
13 33 (10.86%) CRM
14 32 (10.53%) Community of Practice
14 32 (10.53%) Strategic Thinking
15 29 (9.54%) CI/CD
16 28 (9.21%) DevOps
16 28 (9.21%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 23 (7.57%) Java
2 16 (5.26%) SQL
3 11 (3.62%) Python
4 3 (0.99%) C#
5 2 (0.66%) C
5 2 (0.66%) C++
6 1 (0.33%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 35 (11.51%) Degree
2 17 (5.59%) SC Cleared
2 17 (5.59%) Security Cleared
3 12 (3.95%) CISSP
4 7 (2.30%) CISM
5 6 (1.97%) CEH
5 6 (1.97%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 4 (1.32%) TOGAF Certification
8 3 (0.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (0.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 2 (0.66%) CCNP
9 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.33%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.33%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.33%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.33%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.33%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (10.20%) GRC
2 14 (4.61%) GDPR
2 14 (4.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (3.62%) NIST
4 7 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (1.97%) QA
6 5 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (1.32%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.32%) SLA
7 4 (1.32%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.33%) Basel III
9 1 (0.33%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.33%) MiFID
9 1 (0.33%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.33%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (6.58%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (1.64%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.66%) Ansible
3 2 (0.66%) Argo
3 2 (0.66%) Autotask
3 2 (0.66%) Puppet
3 2 (0.66%) Salt
4 1 (0.33%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.33%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.33%) Terraform
Vendors
1 108 (35.53%) Microsoft
2 48 (15.79%) Cisco
2 48 (15.79%) Dell
3 21 (6.91%) CrowdStrike
4 19 (6.25%) Palo Alto
4 19 (6.25%) Tenable
5 5 (1.64%) SAP
5 5 (1.64%) Workday
6 4 (1.32%) Google
7 3 (0.99%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.99%) Sparx
8 2 (0.66%) Databricks
8 2 (0.66%) Freshdesk
8 2 (0.66%) Oracle
8 2 (0.66%) Sage
8 2 (0.66%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.66%) VMware
9 1 (0.33%) Adobe
9 1 (0.33%) iManage
9 1 (0.33%) OpenAI