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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 264 157
Rank change year-on-year +128 -107 +25
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 439 170 581
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.02% 1.03% 2.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.44% 1.11% 2.32%
Number of salaries quoted 193 129 244
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,456 £42,811
25th Percentile £60,000 £48,306 £51,997
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £66,000 £68,200
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -3.23% -14.75%
75th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £90,938
90th Percentile £140,000 £102,250 £116,250
UK median annual salary £75,000 £69,040 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.63% +6.22% -16.13%

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 17,978 15,345 25,010
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.84% 93.19% 88.41%
Number of salaries quoted 13,054 9,077 18,589
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £34,750
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,410 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%

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 July 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 8 (1.82%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.37%) SAS
3 3 (0.68%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.23%) Appian
4 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (2.05%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (2.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.14%) SAP ERP
2 3 (0.68%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (0.68%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 120 (27.33%) Azure
2 50 (11.39%) AWS
3 49 (11.16%) Microsoft 365
4 44 (10.02%) Power Platform
4 44 (10.02%) SaaS
5 36 (8.20%) GCP
6 32 (7.29%) Cloud Computing
7 29 (6.61%) Serverless
8 14 (3.19%) Entra ID
9 12 (2.73%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (2.28%) IaaS
10 10 (2.28%) PaaS
11 8 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
12 7 (1.59%) Azure AKS
12 7 (1.59%) Azure Functions
13 5 (1.14%) Microsoft Copilot
13 5 (1.14%) Workato
14 4 (0.91%) OneDrive
14 4 (0.91%) PowerApps
14 4 (0.91%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 31 (7.06%) LAN
1 31 (7.06%) WAN
2 9 (2.05%) 5G
3 7 (1.59%) Firewall
4 6 (1.37%) Broadband
5 3 (0.68%) 2G
5 3 (0.68%) 3G
5 3 (0.68%) 4G
5 3 (0.68%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (0.68%) TETRA
6 2 (0.46%) Network Security
7 1 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.37%) MongoDB
1 6 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.14%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.91%) MySQL
3 4 (0.91%) NoSQL
3 4 (0.91%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.68%) Metadata
4 3 (0.68%) Power BI
5 2 (0.46%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.46%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (5.01%) Snyk
General
1 201 (45.79%) Social Skills
2 127 (28.93%) Finance
3 104 (23.69%) Law
4 71 (16.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 68 (15.49%) Legal
6 52 (11.85%) Marketing
7 46 (10.48%) Public Sector
8 45 (10.25%) Presentation Skills
9 34 (7.74%) Influencing Skills
10 33 (7.52%) Legal Technology
11 31 (7.06%) Banking
12 28 (6.38%) Analytical Skills
13 15 (3.42%) Retail
14 9 (2.05%) Manufacturing
15 6 (1.37%) Aviation
15 6 (1.37%) Local Government
16 2 (0.46%) Organisational Skills
16 2 (0.46%) Pharmaceutical
16 2 (0.46%) Police
16 2 (0.46%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 126 (28.70%) Architect
2 102 (23.23%) Senior
3 45 (10.25%) Sales Executive
4 43 (9.79%) Corporate Sales Executive
5 38 (8.66%) Software Engineer
6 35 (7.97%) Developer
7 34 (7.74%) Senior Manager
8 31 (7.06%) Systems Architect
9 30 (6.83%) Senior Developer
10 26 (5.92%) Lead
10 26 (5.92%) Security Architect
10 26 (5.92%) Senior Architect
11 25 (5.69%) Senior Security Architect
11 25 (5.69%) Testing Manager
12 24 (5.47%) Enterprise Architect
13 23 (5.24%) Cloud Architect
13 23 (5.24%) IT Manager
14 22 (5.01%) Cloud Security Architect
14 22 (5.01%) IT Director
14 22 (5.01%) Senior Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (8.88%) .NET
2 10 (2.28%) LangChain
2 10 (2.28%) PyTorch
3 9 (2.05%) LangGraph
3 9 (2.05%) scikit-learn
3 9 (2.05%) TensorFlow
4 7 (1.59%) ARM Templates
4 7 (1.59%) REST
5 6 (1.37%) Streamlit
6 5 (1.14%) GraphQL
7 4 (0.91%) Flutter
7 4 (0.91%) Node.js
7 4 (0.91%) React Native
8 3 (0.68%) Kafka
8 3 (0.68%) OAuth
8 3 (0.68%) OpenID
8 3 (0.68%) RabbitMQ
9 2 (0.46%) Middleware
9 2 (0.46%) XBRL
9 2 (0.46%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 47 (10.71%) Product Ownership
2 34 (7.74%) Data Centre
3 32 (7.29%) Cloud Native
4 27 (6.15%) Virtual Team
5 24 (5.47%) Distributed Architecture
6 18 (4.10%) Management Information System
7 11 (2.51%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.82%) AI Agents
8 8 (1.82%) Hybrid Cloud
8 8 (1.82%) Onboarding
9 7 (1.59%) Distributed Systems
10 6 (1.37%) Algorithms
10 6 (1.37%) Clustering
10 6 (1.37%) Cyber Defence
11 5 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.91%) IoT
12 4 (0.91%) Mobile App
13 3 (0.68%) Security Posture
14 2 (0.46%) Low-Code
14 2 (0.46%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.37%) Windows
2 4 (0.91%) Android
2 4 (0.91%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.68%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 366 (83.37%) Technology Strategy
2 188 (42.82%) Roadmaps
3 145 (33.03%) Enterprise Architecture
4 133 (30.30%) AI
5 117 (26.65%) Software Engineering
6 109 (24.83%) Business Strategy
7 103 (23.46%) Continuous Improvement
8 90 (20.50%) Agile
9 87 (19.82%) CI/CD
10 67 (15.26%) Information Security
11 66 (15.03%) DevOps
11 66 (15.03%) Project Delivery
11 66 (15.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 65 (14.81%) Cybersecurity
13 62 (14.12%) Mentoring
14 60 (13.67%) Problem-Solving
14 60 (13.67%) Strategic Planning
15 57 (12.98%) Customer Experience
16 56 (12.76%) Software Testing
17 53 (12.07%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 68 (15.49%) C#
2 53 (12.07%) Python
3 33 (7.52%) JavaScript
4 29 (6.61%) Java
5 26 (5.92%) PowerShell
6 25 (5.69%) TypeScript
7 20 (4.56%) SQL
8 8 (1.82%) Bicep
9 2 (0.46%) C
9 2 (0.46%) C++
10 1 (0.23%) PHP
Qualifications
1 36 (8.20%) Degree
2 16 (3.64%) Security Cleared
3 15 (3.42%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.28%) CISSP
5 6 (1.37%) CISM
5 6 (1.37%) TOGAF Certification
6 5 (1.14%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.68%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 3 (0.68%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.68%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 3 (0.68%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 2 (0.46%) CCNP
8 2 (0.46%) CEH
8 2 (0.46%) CIMA
8 2 (0.46%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.46%) PhD
8 2 (0.46%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (15.03%) QA
2 58 (13.21%) GRC
3 11 (2.51%) GDPR
3 11 (2.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.05%) NIST
5 8 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.59%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.68%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.46%) GxP
9 2 (0.46%) SLA
9 2 (0.46%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.23%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 23 (5.24%) Virtual Machines
2 11 (2.51%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.37%) Docker
4 2 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (2.05%) Terraform
2 6 (1.37%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.46%) Ansible
4 2 (0.46%) Argo
4 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.46%) Puppet
4 2 (0.46%) Salt
5 1 (0.23%) Host Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 150 (34.17%) Microsoft
2 49 (11.16%) Cisco
2 49 (11.16%) Dell
3 24 (5.47%) CrowdStrike
4 22 (5.01%) Palo Alto
4 22 (5.01%) Tenable
5 9 (2.05%) SAP
6 5 (1.14%) Workday
7 4 (0.91%) HighQ
7 4 (0.91%) Legatics
8 3 (0.68%) Databricks
8 3 (0.68%) Google
8 3 (0.68%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.68%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.46%) Oracle
9 2 (0.46%) Sage
9 2 (0.46%) VMware
10 1 (0.23%) Dynatrace
10 1 (0.23%) Infor
10 1 (0.23%) OpenAI