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

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 266 145
Rank change year-on-year +131 -121 +29
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 467 177 554
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.06% 1.07% 2.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.49% 1.16% 2.53%
Number of salaries quoted 207 130 212
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,513 £45,125
25th Percentile £61,354 £40,000 £60,038
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £66,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -8.97% -9.38%
75th Percentile £110,625 £83,438 £95,625
90th Percentile £140,000 £101,750 £119,875
UK median annual salary £75,000 £68,618 £70,000
% change year-on-year +9.30% -1.97% -9.68%

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 18,792 15,324 21,855
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.93% 92.94% 87.76%
Number of salaries quoted 13,561 9,021 15,723
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £43,593
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,000 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% +0.34% -5.92%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
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 8 August 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 (1.71%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.28%) SAS
3 2 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.43%) WordPress
4 1 (0.21%) Appian
Applications
1 8 (1.71%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (1.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.07%) SAP ERP
1 5 (1.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.86%) Distributed Ledger
3 2 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.21%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.21%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 130 (27.84%) Azure
2 59 (12.63%) AWS
3 51 (10.92%) Microsoft 365
4 48 (10.28%) Power Platform
5 46 (9.85%) SaaS
6 41 (8.78%) GCP
7 31 (6.64%) Cloud Computing
8 30 (6.42%) Serverless
9 15 (3.21%) Entra ID
10 14 (3.00%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (3.00%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (2.14%) IaaS
11 10 (2.14%) PaaS
12 8 (1.71%) Azure AKS
13 7 (1.50%) Azure Functions
14 5 (1.07%) Power Automate
14 5 (1.07%) Workato
15 4 (0.86%) Harvey AI
15 4 (0.86%) Microsoft Copilot
15 4 (0.86%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 32 (6.85%) LAN
1 32 (6.85%) WAN
2 9 (1.93%) 5G
3 7 (1.50%) Firewall
4 6 (1.28%) Broadband
5 3 (0.64%) 2G
5 3 (0.64%) 3G
5 3 (0.64%) 4G
5 3 (0.64%) Network Security
5 3 (0.64%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (0.64%) TETRA
6 1 (0.21%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (0.21%) Cisco Nexus
6 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.21%) TACACS
6 1 (0.21%) VLAN
6 1 (0.21%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.28%) MongoDB
1 6 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.07%) NoSQL
3 4 (0.86%) MySQL
3 4 (0.86%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.64%) Metadata
4 3 (0.64%) Power BI
4 3 (0.64%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.43%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.21%) Data Hub
6 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.21%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (4.71%) Snyk
2 1 (0.21%) Claude Code
General
1 206 (44.11%) Social Skills
2 133 (28.48%) Finance
3 106 (22.70%) Law
4 73 (15.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 69 (14.78%) Legal
6 51 (10.92%) Public Sector
7 49 (10.49%) Marketing
8 46 (9.85%) Presentation Skills
9 36 (7.71%) Influencing Skills
10 33 (7.07%) Analytical Skills
10 33 (7.07%) Legal Technology
11 31 (6.64%) Banking
12 16 (3.43%) Retail
13 14 (3.00%) Manufacturing
14 7 (1.50%) Pharmaceutical
15 6 (1.28%) Aviation
15 6 (1.28%) Local Government
16 4 (0.86%) French Language
16 4 (0.86%) Games
17 2 (0.43%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 133 (28.48%) Architect
2 104 (22.27%) Senior
3 41 (8.78%) Sales Executive
4 40 (8.57%) Software Engineer
5 39 (8.35%) Corporate Sales Executive
6 38 (8.14%) Developer
7 37 (7.92%) Senior Manager
8 31 (6.64%) Systems Architect
9 30 (6.42%) Lead
9 30 (6.42%) Senior Developer
10 29 (6.21%) Enterprise Architect
11 28 (6.00%) Security Architect
12 25 (5.35%) Senior Architect
12 25 (5.35%) Senior Security Architect
12 25 (5.35%) Testing Manager
13 24 (5.14%) IT Manager
14 23 (4.93%) Cloud Architect
15 22 (4.71%) Cloud Security Architect
15 22 (4.71%) Senior Cloud Architect
16 19 (4.07%) IT Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (8.99%) .NET
2 10 (2.14%) LangChain
2 10 (2.14%) PyTorch
3 9 (1.93%) LangGraph
3 9 (1.93%) REST
3 9 (1.93%) scikit-learn
3 9 (1.93%) TensorFlow
4 7 (1.50%) ARM Templates
5 6 (1.28%) GraphQL
5 6 (1.28%) Streamlit
6 5 (1.07%) Flutter
6 5 (1.07%) React Native
7 4 (0.86%) Node.js
8 3 (0.64%) Kafka
8 3 (0.64%) React
9 2 (0.43%) Middleware
9 2 (0.43%) OAuth
9 2 (0.43%) RabbitMQ
9 2 (0.43%) XBRL
9 2 (0.43%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 48 (10.28%) Product Ownership
2 38 (8.14%) Cloud Native
3 35 (7.49%) Data Centre
4 27 (5.78%) Virtual Team
5 26 (5.57%) Distributed Architecture
6 19 (4.07%) Management Information System
7 12 (2.57%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (1.93%) AI Agents
9 8 (1.71%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (1.71%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.50%) Distributed Systems
11 6 (1.28%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.28%) Clustering
11 6 (1.28%) Cyber Defence
12 5 (1.07%) IoT
12 5 (1.07%) LIMS
12 5 (1.07%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.07%) Operational Technology
13 4 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.86%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.28%) Windows
2 5 (1.07%) Android
2 5 (1.07%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.43%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 392 (83.94%) Technology Strategy
2 211 (45.18%) Roadmaps
3 157 (33.62%) Enterprise Architecture
4 135 (28.91%) AI
5 128 (27.41%) Software Engineering
6 118 (25.27%) Continuous Improvement
7 114 (24.41%) Business Strategy
8 106 (22.70%) Agile
9 93 (19.91%) CI/CD
10 73 (15.63%) Mentoring
11 70 (14.99%) DevOps
12 69 (14.78%) Information Security
13 68 (14.56%) Project Delivery
13 68 (14.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 67 (14.35%) Cybersecurity
15 66 (14.13%) Problem-Solving
16 62 (13.28%) Stakeholder Management
17 61 (13.06%) Strategic Planning
18 59 (12.63%) Risk Management
19 58 (12.42%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 73 (15.63%) C#
2 53 (11.35%) Python
3 36 (7.71%) JavaScript
4 31 (6.64%) Java
5 27 (5.78%) TypeScript
6 25 (5.35%) PowerShell
7 23 (4.93%) SQL
8 8 (1.71%) Bicep
9 2 (0.43%) C
9 2 (0.43%) C++
9 2 (0.43%) PHP
10 1 (0.21%) Go
10 1 (0.21%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 40 (8.57%) Degree
2 20 (4.28%) Security Cleared
3 16 (3.43%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.14%) CISSP
5 7 (1.50%) CISM
6 6 (1.28%) TOGAF Certification
7 5 (1.07%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.07%) PMP
8 4 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (0.86%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (0.86%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (0.86%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.64%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.64%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 3 (0.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 2 (0.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (0.43%) CCNP
10 2 (0.43%) CEH
10 2 (0.43%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (14.56%) QA
2 59 (12.63%) GRC
3 13 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (2.57%) GDPR
5 10 (2.14%) Accessibility
5 10 (2.14%) NIST
6 8 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (1.07%) GxP
8 4 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.86%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.64%) SOC 2
10 2 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.43%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.43%) SLA
11 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 23 (4.93%) Virtual Machines
2 11 (2.36%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.07%) Docker
4 1 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (1.71%) Terraform
2 7 (1.50%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.43%) Ansible
3 2 (0.43%) Argo
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.43%) Puppet
3 2 (0.43%) Salt
3 2 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.21%) Host Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 153 (32.76%) Microsoft
2 46 (9.85%) Cisco
3 45 (9.64%) Dell
4 24 (5.14%) CrowdStrike
5 23 (4.93%) Palo Alto
6 22 (4.71%) Tenable
7 15 (3.21%) SAP
8 5 (1.07%) Workday
9 4 (0.86%) HighQ
9 4 (0.86%) Legatics
9 4 (0.86%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.64%) Databricks
10 3 (0.64%) Google
10 3 (0.64%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.43%) Oracle
11 2 (0.43%) Sage
12 1 (0.21%) Charles River
12 1 (0.21%) Micro Focus
12 1 (0.21%) OpenText
12 1 (0.21%) TIBCO