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 24 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 221 211 165
Rank change year-on-year -10 -46 +65
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 202 318 476
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.24% 1.58% 2.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.32% 1.79% 2.18%
Number of salaries quoted 136 173 362
10th Percentile £24,570 £51,250 £46,250
25th Percentile £25,044 £60,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,500 £79,932 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.06% +6.58% +7.14%
75th Percentile £82,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £113,375
UK median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% - +3.45%

All Process and 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 15,305 17,765 21,873
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.62% 88.05% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 8,409 10,685 17,722
10th Percentile £29,750 £36,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £81,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £54,625 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.96% - -

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 24 October 2025.

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 7 (3.47%) Moodle
1 7 (3.47%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.50%) Confluence
2 1 (0.50%) IIS
2 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (2.48%) Adaptiv
2 3 (1.49%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.50%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 39 (19.31%) Azure
2 28 (13.86%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (8.91%) AWS
4 17 (8.42%) Power Platform
5 11 (5.45%) SaaS
6 8 (3.96%) Entra ID
7 6 (2.97%) OneDrive
8 5 (2.48%) OCI
9 3 (1.49%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.49%) GCP
9 3 (1.49%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.99%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.99%) Boomi
10 2 (0.99%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (0.50%) Azure Functions
11 1 (0.50%) iPaaS
11 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Copilot
11 1 (0.50%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.50%) Serverless
11 1 (0.50%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 14 (6.93%) Firewall
2 6 (2.97%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (2.48%) LAN
3 5 (2.48%) SD-WAN
3 5 (2.48%) WAN
4 4 (1.98%) DHCP
4 4 (1.98%) DNS
5 2 (0.99%) VoIP
5 2 (0.99%) Wireless
6 1 (0.50%) BGP
6 1 (0.50%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.50%) MPLS
6 1 (0.50%) Network Security
6 1 (0.50%) OSPF
6 1 (0.50%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.50%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (6.44%) Power BI
2 9 (4.46%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.49%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.99%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.50%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.50%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.50%) Metadata
5 1 (0.50%) Metadata Repository
Development Applications
1 1 (0.50%) JIRA
General
1 114 (56.44%) Social Skills
2 64 (31.68%) Marketing
3 46 (22.77%) Finance
4 35 (17.33%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (11.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 20 (9.90%) Retail
7 15 (7.43%) Banking
8 12 (5.94%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (5.45%) Legal
10 9 (4.46%) Public Sector
11 6 (2.97%) Telecoms
12 5 (2.48%) Police
13 4 (1.98%) Games
13 4 (1.98%) Local Government
14 3 (1.49%) Agriculture
14 3 (1.49%) Back Office
14 3 (1.49%) Electronics
14 3 (1.49%) Manufacturing
14 3 (1.49%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.99%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 61 (30.20%) Sales Executive
2 57 (28.22%) Corporate Sales Executive
3 32 (15.84%) Head of IT
4 31 (15.35%) Architect
5 19 (9.41%) Enterprise Architect
5 19 (9.41%) Lead
6 12 (5.94%) Senior
6 12 (5.94%) Technology Director
7 11 (5.45%) IT Manager
8 9 (4.46%) Head of Digital
9 8 (3.96%) Digital Transformation
9 8 (3.96%) IT Director
9 8 (3.96%) Senior Architect
10 7 (3.47%) IT Engineer
11 6 (2.97%) Head of Digital Transformation
11 6 (2.97%) Senior Enterprise Architect
11 6 (2.97%) Service Manager
12 5 (2.48%) Delivery Manager
12 5 (2.48%) Infrastructure Architect
12 5 (2.48%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.98%) REST
1 4 (1.98%) RESTful
2 3 (1.49%) .NET
3 2 (0.99%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.50%) CSS
4 1 (0.50%) EDI
4 1 (0.50%) FHIR
4 1 (0.50%) HTML
4 1 (0.50%) JDBC
4 1 (0.50%) Kafka
4 1 (0.50%) ModSecurity
4 1 (0.50%) React
4 1 (0.50%) SOAP
4 1 (0.50%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 10 (4.95%) Learning Management System
2 7 (3.47%) Enterprise Software
3 5 (2.48%) Cloud Native
3 5 (2.48%) Credit Risk
3 5 (2.48%) Cyber Security Posture
3 5 (2.48%) Driving Licence
3 5 (2.48%) Product Ownership
4 4 (1.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 4 (1.98%) Security Posture
5 3 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (1.49%) Management Information System
5 3 (1.49%) Market Risk
5 3 (1.49%) Public Cloud
6 2 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (0.99%) FMCG
7 1 (0.50%) CCTV
7 1 (0.50%) Derivative
7 1 (0.50%) Fixed Income
7 1 (0.50%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 14 (6.93%) Windows
2 3 (1.49%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.99%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (0.50%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.50%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (65.84%) Technology Strategy
2 65 (32.18%) Customer Experience
3 62 (30.69%) AI
4 61 (30.20%) Email Marketing
5 59 (29.21%) Roadmaps
6 38 (18.81%) Technology Roadmap
7 36 (17.82%) Continuous Improvement
8 32 (15.84%) Project Management
9 30 (14.85%) Stakeholder Management
10 29 (14.36%) Business Strategy
11 28 (13.86%) Enterprise Architecture
12 27 (13.37%) Strategic Thinking
13 23 (11.39%) Agile
13 23 (11.39%) Cybersecurity
14 21 (10.40%) Budget Management
14 21 (10.40%) ITIL
14 21 (10.40%) Strategic Planning
14 21 (10.40%) Strategic Roadmap
15 20 (9.90%) Data Security
16 18 (8.91%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 13 (6.44%) Java
1 13 (6.44%) SQL
2 4 (1.98%) JavaScript
3 2 (0.99%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.50%) Groovy
4 1 (0.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (7.43%) Degree
2 10 (4.95%) ITIL Certification
3 9 (4.46%) PMP
4 8 (3.96%) CFA
4 8 (3.96%) PMI Certification
5 7 (3.47%) Microsoft Certification
5 7 (3.47%) Security Cleared
6 6 (2.97%) DBS Check
7 5 (2.48%) SC Cleared
8 4 (1.98%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.98%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (1.49%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.99%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.99%) MBA
11 1 (0.50%) ACCA
11 1 (0.50%) CCIE
11 1 (0.50%) CIMA
11 1 (0.50%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.50%) CISM
11 1 (0.50%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (9.90%) GDPR
2 16 (7.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (7.43%) PMO
4 4 (1.98%) SLA
5 3 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 3 (1.49%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 2 (0.99%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.50%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.50%) GRC
7 1 (0.50%) HL7
7 1 (0.50%) ISO 14001
7 1 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (0.50%) QA
System Software
1 17 (8.42%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.49%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.50%) Forefront TMG
4 1 (0.50%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 5 (2.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.98%) Autotask
3 1 (0.50%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 96 (47.52%) Microsoft
2 61 (30.20%) Cisco
3 60 (29.70%) Dell
4 8 (3.96%) Murex
5 6 (2.97%) Oracle
6 5 (2.48%) FIS
6 5 (2.48%) Progress
7 3 (1.49%) Google
7 3 (1.49%) MuleSoft
7 3 (1.49%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.99%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.99%) HP
8 2 (0.99%) SAP
8 2 (0.99%) TippingPoint
8 2 (0.99%) VMware
9 1 (0.50%) Calypso
9 1 (0.50%) ESRI
9 1 (0.50%) NetApp
9 1 (0.50%) SnapLogic
9 1 (0.50%) Sophos