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 12 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 231 167
Rank change year-on-year +99 -64 -6
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 508 198 439
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.04% 1.20% 2.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.53% 1.28% 2.32%
Number of salaries quoted 246 136 176
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,570 £50,649
25th Percentile £62,500 £25,044 £59,514
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,900 £66,000 £78,716
Median % change year-on-year +24.09% -16.15% +4.95%
75th Percentile £106,875 £83,438 £93,750
90th Percentile £125,000 £110,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -6.67% -

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 20,087 15,504 18,946
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.59% 93.81% 88.21%
Number of salaries quoted 14,255 8,362 11,176
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,447 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

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 12 October 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 15 (2.95%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.38%) SAS
4 5 (0.98%) CMS
5 2 (0.39%) WordPress
6 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.20%) Appian
6 1 (0.20%) Confluence
6 1 (0.20%) JBoss
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Coherence
6 1 (0.20%) WebLogic
Applications
1 6 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (2.17%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.98%) SAP PSCD
3 4 (0.79%) Distributed Ledger
4 2 (0.39%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.39%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.20%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 147 (28.94%) Azure
2 79 (15.55%) AWS
3 60 (11.81%) Power Platform
4 58 (11.42%) Microsoft 365
5 55 (10.83%) SaaS
6 49 (9.65%) GCP
7 31 (6.10%) Cloud Computing
8 25 (4.92%) Serverless
9 21 (4.13%) Entra ID
10 16 (3.15%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (2.36%) Azure DevOps
12 10 (1.97%) IaaS
12 10 (1.97%) PaaS
13 9 (1.77%) Azure AKS
14 8 (1.57%) Microsoft Copilot
15 7 (1.38%) Azure Functions
15 7 (1.38%) Power Automate
16 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Purview
17 3 (0.59%) Harvey AI
17 3 (0.59%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 33 (6.50%) LAN
1 33 (6.50%) WAN
2 9 (1.77%) 5G
3 6 (1.18%) Broadband
3 6 (1.18%) Firewall
4 5 (0.98%) Network Security
4 5 (0.98%) Unified Communications
5 4 (0.79%) VLAN
6 3 (0.59%) 2G
6 3 (0.59%) 3G
6 3 (0.59%) 4G
6 3 (0.59%) DHCP
6 3 (0.59%) DNS
6 3 (0.59%) Structured Cabling
6 3 (0.59%) TETRA
7 2 (0.39%) Cisco ISE
7 2 (0.39%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.39%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (0.39%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.39%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.38%) Power BI
2 6 (1.18%) MongoDB
2 6 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (0.79%) Metadata
4 4 (0.79%) MySQL
4 4 (0.79%) NoSQL
4 4 (0.79%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (0.59%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
5 3 (0.59%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.39%) ThoughtSpot
7 1 (0.20%) Big Data
7 1 (0.20%) Data Hub
7 1 (0.20%) Delta Lake
7 1 (0.20%) HBase
7 1 (0.20%) Pentaho
7 1 (0.20%) Redis
7 1 (0.20%) SAS EBI
Development Applications
1 15 (2.95%) Snyk
2 2 (0.39%) GitLab
2 2 (0.39%) JIRA
3 1 (0.20%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 221 (43.50%) Social Skills
2 134 (26.38%) Finance
3 105 (20.67%) Law
4 70 (13.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 64 (12.60%) Legal
6 55 (10.83%) Public Sector
7 49 (9.65%) Presentation Skills
8 48 (9.45%) Marketing
9 43 (8.46%) Analytical Skills
10 42 (8.27%) Influencing Skills
11 36 (7.09%) Banking
12 35 (6.89%) Legal Technology
13 19 (3.74%) Manufacturing
14 15 (2.95%) Retail
15 12 (2.36%) Local Government
16 10 (1.97%) Pharmaceutical
17 9 (1.77%) French Language
17 9 (1.77%) Games
18 8 (1.57%) Aerospace
19 7 (1.38%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 148 (29.13%) Architect
2 97 (19.09%) Senior
3 58 (11.42%) Lead
4 45 (8.86%) Sales Executive
5 44 (8.66%) Software Engineer
6 42 (8.27%) Developer
7 39 (7.68%) Corporate Sales Executive
7 39 (7.68%) Senior Manager
8 31 (6.10%) Lead Architect
8 31 (6.10%) Systems Architect
9 30 (5.91%) Enterprise Architect
9 30 (5.91%) Senior Developer
10 29 (5.71%) Solutions Architect
11 25 (4.92%) Testing Manager
12 22 (4.33%) Security Architect
13 21 (4.13%) Senior Architect
14 18 (3.54%) Cloud Architect
14 18 (3.54%) Senior Security Architect
15 16 (3.15%) Lead Solutions Architect
16 15 (2.95%) Machine Learning Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (9.06%) .NET
2 16 (3.15%) PyTorch
3 15 (2.95%) LangChain
3 15 (2.95%) LangGraph
3 15 (2.95%) scikit-learn
3 15 (2.95%) TensorFlow
4 12 (2.36%) React
5 11 (2.17%) Node.js
5 11 (2.17%) Terraform
6 10 (1.97%) REST
7 7 (1.38%) ARM Templates
7 7 (1.38%) SAP Fiori
8 6 (1.18%) Streamlit
9 5 (0.98%) Blazor
9 5 (0.98%) Django
9 5 (0.98%) GraphQL
10 4 (0.79%) Flutter
10 4 (0.79%) Kafka
10 4 (0.79%) React Native
11 2 (0.39%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 59 (11.61%) Cloud Native
2 53 (10.43%) Product Ownership
3 39 (7.68%) Data Centre
4 33 (6.50%) Virtual Team
5 24 (4.72%) Distributed Architecture
6 23 (4.53%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.76%) Enterprise Software
7 14 (2.76%) Hybrid Cloud
8 10 (1.97%) Distributed Systems
8 10 (1.97%) Operational Technology
9 9 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.57%) AI Agents
10 8 (1.57%) Onboarding
11 7 (1.38%) Cyber Defence
11 7 (1.38%) LIMS
12 6 (1.18%) Algorithms
12 6 (1.18%) Clustering
12 6 (1.18%) Enterprise Cloud
12 6 (1.18%) IoT
13 5 (0.98%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.36%) Linux
1 12 (2.36%) Windows
2 4 (0.79%) Android
2 4 (0.79%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.39%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
3 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (0.20%) macOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 468 (92.13%) Technology Strategy
2 231 (45.47%) Roadmaps
3 162 (31.89%) Enterprise Architecture
4 161 (31.69%) AI
5 145 (28.54%) Continuous Improvement
6 140 (27.56%) Software Engineering
7 114 (22.44%) Agile
8 113 (22.24%) Business Strategy
9 110 (21.65%) Stakeholder Management
10 103 (20.28%) CI/CD
11 86 (16.93%) Technical Leadership
12 84 (16.54%) Mentoring
13 77 (15.16%) Project Delivery
14 76 (14.96%) Problem-Solving
15 72 (14.17%) DevOps
16 71 (13.98%) Risk Management
17 68 (13.39%) Information Security
17 68 (13.39%) Microservices
18 66 (12.99%) Technology Roadmap
19 63 (12.40%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 78 (15.35%) C#
2 73 (14.37%) Python
3 45 (8.86%) JavaScript
4 34 (6.69%) TypeScript
5 30 (5.91%) Java
6 29 (5.71%) PowerShell
7 27 (5.31%) SQL
8 8 (1.57%) Bicep
9 7 (1.38%) ABAP
10 2 (0.39%) C
10 2 (0.39%) C++
10 2 (0.39%) PHP
11 1 (0.20%) Bash
11 1 (0.20%) Go
11 1 (0.20%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 36 (7.09%) Security Cleared
2 34 (6.69%) Degree
3 31 (6.10%) SC Cleared
4 11 (2.17%) DV Cleared
5 8 (1.57%) CISSP
5 8 (1.57%) PMI Certification
5 8 (1.57%) PMP
6 6 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (0.98%) CISM
7 5 (0.98%) SAP Certification
8 4 (0.79%) Azure Certification
8 4 (0.79%) DBS Check
8 4 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.39%) ACCA
10 2 (0.39%) CIMA
10 2 (0.39%) CITP
10 2 (0.39%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.39%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (13.19%) QA
2 61 (12.01%) GRC
3 14 (2.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (2.56%) Accessibility
5 8 (1.57%) GDPR
6 7 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.38%) GxP
7 6 (1.18%) Data Quality
7 6 (1.18%) NIST
8 4 (0.79%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.79%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.39%) SLA
10 1 (0.20%) ARP4754
10 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.20%) EU AI Act
10 1 (0.20%) HAZOP
10 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 1 (0.20%) NCSC
10 1 (0.20%) PMO
System Software
1 18 (3.54%) Virtual Machines
2 13 (2.56%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.77%) Docker
5 5 (0.98%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.39%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.20%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 11 (2.17%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.79%) FortiGate
2 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.20%) Ansible
4 1 (0.20%) Control-M
Vendors
1 144 (28.35%) Microsoft
2 41 (8.07%) Cisco
3 39 (7.68%) Dell
4 30 (5.91%) SAP
5 17 (3.35%) Palo Alto
6 16 (3.15%) CrowdStrike
6 16 (3.15%) VMware
7 15 (2.95%) Tenable
8 9 (1.77%) YouTube
9 5 (0.98%) Citrix
9 5 (0.98%) EMC
9 5 (0.98%) Google
9 5 (0.98%) NetApp
9 5 (0.98%) Salesforce
9 5 (0.98%) Veeam
10 4 (0.79%) HighQ
11 3 (0.59%) Databricks
11 3 (0.59%) Legatics
11 3 (0.59%) MuleSoft
12 2 (0.39%) Zscaler