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

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 266 161
Rank change year-on-year +116 -105 +27
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 419 185 637
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.96% 1.12% 1.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.37% 1.20% 2.24%
Number of salaries quoted 176 140 293
10th Percentile £24,570 £24,570 £42,500
25th Percentile £59,500 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £66,250 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.75% -1.85% -18.18%
75th Percentile £95,625 £86,563 £88,750
90th Percentile £143,125 £101,750 £116,250
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 17,688 15,434 28,381
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 93.34% 88.85%
Number of salaries quoted 12,944 9,142 21,602
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,913 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £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 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 12 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 (1.91%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.43%) SAS
3 3 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.24%) Appian
4 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (2.39%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (2.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.19%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 113 (26.97%) Azure
2 47 (11.22%) AWS
2 47 (11.22%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (10.50%) SaaS
4 42 (10.02%) Power Platform
5 34 (8.11%) GCP
6 32 (7.64%) Cloud Computing
7 29 (6.92%) Serverless
8 12 (2.86%) Entra ID
9 11 (2.63%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (2.39%) IaaS
10 10 (2.39%) PaaS
11 7 (1.67%) Azure AKS
11 7 (1.67%) Azure Functions
12 5 (1.19%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.19%) PowerApps
12 5 (1.19%) Workato
13 4 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (0.95%) OneDrive
13 4 (0.95%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 31 (7.40%) LAN
1 31 (7.40%) WAN
2 12 (2.86%) Broadband
3 9 (2.15%) 5G
4 6 (1.43%) Firewall
5 3 (0.72%) 2G
5 3 (0.72%) 3G
5 3 (0.72%) 4G
5 3 (0.72%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (0.72%) TETRA
6 2 (0.48%) Network Security
7 1 (0.24%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.43%) MongoDB
1 6 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.19%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.95%) MySQL
3 4 (0.95%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.72%) Metadata
4 3 (0.72%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.72%) Power BI
5 2 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.48%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.24%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (5.25%) Snyk
General
1 197 (47.02%) Social Skills
2 121 (28.88%) Finance
3 104 (24.82%) Law
4 67 (15.99%) Legal
5 66 (15.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 51 (12.17%) Marketing
7 44 (10.50%) Presentation Skills
8 38 (9.07%) Public Sector
9 33 (7.88%) Influencing Skills
9 33 (7.88%) Legal Technology
10 31 (7.40%) Banking
11 26 (6.21%) Analytical Skills
12 15 (3.58%) Retail
13 7 (1.67%) Telecoms
14 6 (1.43%) Aviation
14 6 (1.43%) Games
15 5 (1.19%) Local Government
16 4 (0.95%) Manufacturing
17 2 (0.48%) Organisational Skills
17 2 (0.48%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 129 (30.79%) Architect
2 99 (23.63%) Senior
3 45 (10.74%) Corporate Sales Executive
3 45 (10.74%) Sales Executive
4 35 (8.35%) Systems Architect
5 34 (8.11%) Developer
5 34 (8.11%) Software Engineer
6 30 (7.16%) Senior Developer
6 30 (7.16%) Senior Manager
7 27 (6.44%) Senior Architect
8 26 (6.21%) Security Architect
9 25 (5.97%) Senior Security Architect
9 25 (5.97%) Testing Manager
10 23 (5.49%) Cloud Architect
10 23 (5.49%) IT Director
10 23 (5.49%) Lead
11 22 (5.25%) Cloud Security Architect
11 22 (5.25%) Enterprise Architect
11 22 (5.25%) Senior Cloud Architect
12 20 (4.77%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (8.59%) .NET
2 9 (2.15%) LangChain
2 9 (2.15%) PyTorch
3 8 (1.91%) LangGraph
3 8 (1.91%) scikit-learn
3 8 (1.91%) TensorFlow
4 7 (1.67%) ARM Templates
5 6 (1.43%) REST
5 6 (1.43%) Streamlit
6 4 (0.95%) GraphQL
6 4 (0.95%) Node.js
6 4 (0.95%) OAuth
6 4 (0.95%) OpenID
7 3 (0.72%) Flutter
7 3 (0.72%) Kafka
7 3 (0.72%) RabbitMQ
7 3 (0.72%) React Native
8 2 (0.48%) Middleware
8 2 (0.48%) XBRL
8 2 (0.48%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 47 (11.22%) Product Ownership
2 34 (8.11%) Data Centre
3 27 (6.44%) Cloud Native
4 26 (6.21%) Virtual Team
5 23 (5.49%) Distributed Architecture
6 18 (4.30%) Management Information System
7 8 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.91%) Onboarding
8 7 (1.67%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (1.43%) Algorithms
9 6 (1.43%) Clustering
9 6 (1.43%) Cyber Defence
9 6 (1.43%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.19%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.72%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.72%) Security Posture
12 2 (0.48%) Acoustics
12 2 (0.48%) Embedded Systems
12 2 (0.48%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.67%) Windows
2 3 (0.72%) Android
2 3 (0.72%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.48%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 344 (82.10%) Technology Strategy
2 180 (42.96%) Roadmaps
3 140 (33.41%) Enterprise Architecture
4 126 (30.07%) AI
5 112 (26.73%) Software Engineering
6 107 (25.54%) Business Strategy
7 91 (21.72%) Continuous Improvement
8 85 (20.29%) Agile
9 82 (19.57%) CI/CD
10 66 (15.75%) Project Delivery
11 65 (15.51%) Information Security
11 65 (15.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 64 (15.27%) Customer Experience
12 64 (15.27%) DevOps
13 60 (14.32%) Cybersecurity
14 59 (14.08%) Strategic Planning
15 57 (13.60%) Problem-Solving
16 56 (13.37%) Mentoring
16 56 (13.37%) Software Testing
17 50 (11.93%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 62 (14.80%) C#
2 49 (11.69%) Python
3 32 (7.64%) JavaScript
4 28 (6.68%) Java
5 26 (6.21%) PowerShell
6 25 (5.97%) TypeScript
7 18 (4.30%) SQL
8 7 (1.67%) Bicep
9 2 (0.48%) C
9 2 (0.48%) C++
10 1 (0.24%) PHP
Qualifications
1 34 (8.11%) Degree
2 14 (3.34%) SC Cleared
2 14 (3.34%) Security Cleared
3 9 (2.15%) CISSP
4 6 (1.43%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (1.43%) TOGAF Certification
5 5 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (0.95%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 4 (0.95%) CISM
7 3 (0.72%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 3 (0.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 2 (0.48%) ACCA
8 2 (0.48%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.48%) CCNP
8 2 (0.48%) CEH
8 2 (0.48%) CIMA
8 2 (0.48%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.48%) PhD
9 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (15.51%) QA
2 59 (14.08%) GRC
3 10 (2.39%) GDPR
4 9 (2.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.67%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.67%) NIST
6 6 (1.43%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.48%) SLA
9 1 (0.24%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.24%) SOC 2
System Software
1 23 (5.49%) Virtual Machines
2 10 (2.39%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.19%) Docker
4 2 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (1.91%) Terraform
2 5 (1.19%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.95%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.48%) Ansible
4 2 (0.48%) Argo
4 2 (0.48%) Puppet
4 2 (0.48%) Salt
5 1 (0.24%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 145 (34.61%) Microsoft
2 51 (12.17%) Cisco
2 51 (12.17%) Dell
3 24 (5.73%) CrowdStrike
4 22 (5.25%) Palo Alto
4 22 (5.25%) Tenable
5 6 (1.43%) SAP
6 5 (1.19%) Workday
7 4 (0.95%) HighQ
7 4 (0.95%) Legatics
8 3 (0.72%) Databricks
8 3 (0.72%) Google
8 3 (0.72%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.72%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.48%) Oracle
9 2 (0.48%) Sage
9 2 (0.48%) VMware
10 1 (0.24%) Micro Focus
10 1 (0.24%) OpenText
10 1 (0.24%) Pega