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

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 148 275 158
Rank change year-on-year +127 -117 +47
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 308 152 657
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.63% 1.04% 2.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.97% 1.10% 2.22%
Number of salaries quoted 149 114 327
10th Percentile £24,570 £24,570 £42,500
25th Percentile £58,000 £56,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £67,134 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.44% +3.28% -18.75%
75th Percentile £95,000 £93,458 £84,964
90th Percentile £155,000 £101,250 £112,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +7.69% -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 15,672 13,856 29,634
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.83% 94.94% 90.61%
Number of salaries quoted 11,183 8,128 23,369
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,695 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,250 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.69% +7.27% -9.84%

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 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 9 (2.92%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.95%) SAS
3 3 (0.97%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.32%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 4 (1.30%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.62%) SAP ERP
2 4 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 66 (21.43%) Azure
2 42 (13.64%) AWS
3 30 (9.74%) GCP
4 23 (7.47%) Serverless
5 21 (6.82%) Microsoft 365
6 15 (4.87%) SaaS
7 11 (3.57%) Power Platform
8 6 (1.95%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (1.95%) Entra ID
9 5 (1.62%) ChatGPT
9 5 (1.62%) Microsoft Copilot
9 5 (1.62%) Workato
10 4 (1.30%) IaaS
10 4 (1.30%) OneDrive
10 4 (1.30%) PaaS
10 4 (1.30%) PowerApps
10 4 (1.30%) Smartsheet
11 2 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.65%) Prefect
Communications & Networking
1 23 (7.47%) Broadband
2 6 (1.95%) 5G
2 6 (1.95%) Firewall
3 4 (1.30%) DNS
3 4 (1.30%) SSL
4 3 (0.97%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.65%) LAN
5 2 (0.65%) Network Security
5 2 (0.65%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.65%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.30%) NoSQL
1 4 (1.30%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.97%) Metadata
3 2 (0.65%) Power BI
4 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.32%) Big Data
4 1 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.32%) MySQL
4 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (7.14%) Snyk
General
1 145 (47.08%) Social Skills
2 77 (25.00%) Finance
3 55 (17.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 50 (16.23%) Marketing
5 34 (11.04%) Public Sector
6 27 (8.77%) Influencing Skills
7 25 (8.12%) Banking
8 23 (7.47%) Law
9 20 (6.49%) Analytical Skills
10 17 (5.52%) Telecoms
11 16 (5.19%) Games
11 16 (5.19%) Legal
11 16 (5.19%) Presentation Skills
12 8 (2.60%) Local Government
12 8 (2.60%) Retail
13 4 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.30%) Social Housing
14 2 (0.65%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.32%) Police
15 1 (0.32%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 91 (29.55%) Architect
2 49 (15.91%) Senior
3 42 (13.64%) Corporate Sales Executive
3 42 (13.64%) Sales Executive
4 29 (9.42%) Senior Architect
5 24 (7.79%) IT Director
6 23 (7.47%) Cloud Architect
6 23 (7.47%) IT Manager
6 23 (7.47%) Security Architect
6 23 (7.47%) Software Engineer
7 22 (7.14%) Cloud Security Architect
7 22 (7.14%) Senior Cloud Architect
7 22 (7.14%) Senior Security Architect
8 19 (6.17%) Product Owner
9 17 (5.52%) Head of IT
10 16 (5.19%) Product Director
11 14 (4.55%) Technical Manager
12 13 (4.22%) Technologist
13 12 (3.90%) Enterprise Architect
13 12 (3.90%) Technical Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.95%) Streamlit
2 5 (1.62%) REST
3 4 (1.30%) .NET
3 4 (1.30%) OAuth
3 4 (1.30%) OpenID
4 3 (0.97%) Flutter
4 3 (0.97%) GraphQL
4 3 (0.97%) Kafka
4 3 (0.97%) RabbitMQ
4 3 (0.97%) React Native
5 2 (0.65%) LangChain
5 2 (0.65%) Middleware
5 2 (0.65%) XBRL
5 2 (0.65%) XML
6 1 (0.32%) ADO
6 1 (0.32%) LangGraph
6 1 (0.32%) LlamaIndex
6 1 (0.32%) pgvector
6 1 (0.32%) Ray
6 1 (0.32%) Semantic Kernel
Miscellaneous
1 43 (13.96%) Product Ownership
2 34 (11.04%) Data Centre
3 22 (7.14%) Distributed Architecture
4 16 (5.19%) Management Information System
5 12 (3.90%) Onboarding
6 11 (3.57%) Legacy Systems
7 7 (2.27%) Cloud Native
8 6 (1.95%) Algorithms
8 6 (1.95%) Clustering
9 5 (1.62%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.30%) Digital Media
11 3 (0.97%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (0.97%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.97%) Security Posture
12 2 (0.65%) Acoustics
12 2 (0.65%) Embedded Systems
12 2 (0.65%) Housing Association
12 2 (0.65%) Low-Code
13 1 (0.32%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.27%) Windows
2 3 (0.97%) Android
2 3 (0.97%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.32%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 219 (71.10%) Technology Strategy
2 133 (43.18%) Roadmaps
3 108 (35.06%) AI
4 67 (21.75%) Customer Experience
5 60 (19.48%) Cybersecurity
6 47 (15.26%) Agile
7 46 (14.94%) Software Engineering
8 45 (14.61%) Technology Roadmap
9 44 (14.29%) Enterprise Architecture
10 43 (13.96%) Service Delivery
11 42 (13.64%) Email Marketing
12 38 (12.34%) Continuous Improvement
13 37 (12.01%) Line Management
14 35 (11.36%) Technical Leadership
15 34 (11.04%) Community of Practice
16 33 (10.71%) CI/CD
17 31 (10.06%) CRM
17 31 (10.06%) Strategic Thinking
17 31 (10.06%) Validation
18 30 (9.74%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 23 (7.47%) Java
2 14 (4.55%) SQL
3 12 (3.90%) Python
4 3 (0.97%) C#
5 2 (0.65%) C
5 2 (0.65%) C++
6 1 (0.32%) Bicep
6 1 (0.32%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.32%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 37 (12.01%) Degree
2 17 (5.52%) SC Cleared
2 17 (5.52%) Security Cleared
3 12 (3.90%) CISSP
4 7 (2.27%) CISM
5 6 (1.95%) CEH
5 6 (1.95%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (1.62%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.30%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 4 (1.30%) TOGAF Certification
8 3 (0.97%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (0.97%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 2 (0.65%) ACCA
9 2 (0.65%) CCNP
9 2 (0.65%) CIMA
10 1 (0.32%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.32%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.32%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.32%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (10.06%) GRC
2 13 (4.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (3.90%) GDPR
4 11 (3.57%) NIST
5 7 (2.27%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.95%) QA
7 5 (1.62%) Accessibility
7 5 (1.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (1.30%) SLA
8 4 (1.30%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.32%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 23 (7.47%) Virtual Machines
2 6 (1.95%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.32%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.30%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.65%) Ansible
2 2 (0.65%) Argo
2 2 (0.65%) Autotask
2 2 (0.65%) Puppet
2 2 (0.65%) Salt
2 2 (0.65%) Terraform
3 1 (0.32%) Host Intrusion Detection System
3 1 (0.32%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 105 (34.09%) Microsoft
2 48 (15.58%) Cisco
2 48 (15.58%) Dell
3 24 (7.79%) CrowdStrike
4 22 (7.14%) Palo Alto
4 22 (7.14%) Tenable
5 6 (1.95%) SAP
5 6 (1.95%) Workday
6 3 (0.97%) Google
6 3 (0.97%) Salesforce
6 3 (0.97%) Sparx
7 2 (0.65%) Databricks
7 2 (0.65%) Oracle
7 2 (0.65%) Sage
7 2 (0.65%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.65%) VMware
8 1 (0.32%) Adobe
8 1 (0.32%) iManage
8 1 (0.32%) Intapp
8 1 (0.32%) NVIDIA