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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 269 151
Rank change year-on-year +145 -118 +27
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 497 180 551
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.17% 1.09% 2.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.63% 1.17% 2.55%
Number of salaries quoted 226 131 200
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,570 £46,350
25th Percentile £58,750 £31,599 £60,803
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,500 £65,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +23.85% -10.34% -9.38%
75th Percentile £109,375 £77,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £130,000 £106,250 £115,125
UK median annual salary £75,000 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -3.57% -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 18,880 15,403 21,595
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.36% 93.01% 87.53%
Number of salaries quoted 13,612 8,900 15,178
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £98,750
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 20 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 14 (2.82%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.21%) SAS
3 2 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.40%) WordPress
4 1 (0.20%) Appian
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 8 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (1.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.80%) Distributed Ledger
3 3 (0.60%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.20%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 136 (27.36%) Azure
2 64 (12.88%) AWS
3 55 (11.07%) Microsoft 365
4 53 (10.66%) Power Platform
5 51 (10.26%) SaaS
6 45 (9.05%) GCP
7 31 (6.24%) Cloud Computing
8 30 (6.04%) Serverless
9 17 (3.42%) Dynamics 365
10 16 (3.22%) Entra ID
11 13 (2.62%) Azure DevOps
12 10 (2.01%) PaaS
13 8 (1.61%) Azure AKS
13 8 (1.61%) IaaS
14 7 (1.41%) Azure Functions
15 6 (1.21%) Microsoft Copilot
16 5 (1.01%) Power Automate
17 4 (0.80%) Harvey AI
17 4 (0.80%) Smartsheet
18 3 (0.60%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 33 (6.64%) LAN
1 33 (6.64%) WAN
2 9 (1.81%) 5G
3 8 (1.61%) Firewall
4 6 (1.21%) Broadband
4 6 (1.21%) Network Security
5 3 (0.60%) 2G
5 3 (0.60%) 3G
5 3 (0.60%) 4G
5 3 (0.60%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (0.60%) TETRA
6 2 (0.40%) Cisco ISE
6 2 (0.40%) Cisco Nexus
6 2 (0.40%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.40%) TACACS
6 2 (0.40%) VLAN
6 2 (0.40%) Wireless
7 1 (0.20%) DHCP
7 1 (0.20%) DNS
7 1 (0.20%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.21%) MongoDB
1 6 (1.21%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.01%) NoSQL
3 4 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (0.80%) MySQL
3 4 (0.80%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.60%) Geospatial Data
4 3 (0.60%) Metadata
4 3 (0.60%) Power BI
4 3 (0.60%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.20%) Data Hub
5 1 (0.20%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.20%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (4.43%) Snyk
2 1 (0.20%) Claude Code
General
1 221 (44.47%) Social Skills
2 132 (26.56%) Finance
3 109 (21.93%) Law
4 77 (15.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 69 (13.88%) Legal
6 64 (12.88%) Public Sector
7 51 (10.26%) Marketing
8 49 (9.86%) Presentation Skills
9 39 (7.85%) Influencing Skills
10 37 (7.44%) Analytical Skills
11 33 (6.64%) Legal Technology
12 30 (6.04%) Banking
13 17 (3.42%) Manufacturing
14 16 (3.22%) Retail
15 12 (2.41%) Local Government
16 10 (2.01%) Pharmaceutical
17 7 (1.41%) Aviation
18 6 (1.21%) French Language
18 6 (1.21%) Games
18 6 (1.21%) Police
Job Titles
1 140 (28.17%) Architect
2 104 (20.93%) Senior
3 46 (9.26%) Sales Executive
4 40 (8.05%) Corporate Sales Executive
4 40 (8.05%) Software Engineer
5 39 (7.85%) Lead
5 39 (7.85%) Senior Manager
6 38 (7.65%) Developer
7 31 (6.24%) Enterprise Architect
7 31 (6.24%) Systems Architect
8 30 (6.04%) Senior Developer
9 28 (5.63%) Security Architect
10 25 (5.03%) Senior Architect
10 25 (5.03%) Senior Security Architect
10 25 (5.03%) Testing Manager
11 24 (4.83%) IT Manager
12 23 (4.63%) Cloud Architect
13 22 (4.43%) Cloud Security Architect
13 22 (4.43%) Senior Cloud Architect
14 21 (4.23%) IT Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (8.65%) .NET
2 10 (2.01%) LangChain
2 10 (2.01%) PyTorch
3 9 (1.81%) LangGraph
3 9 (1.81%) scikit-learn
3 9 (1.81%) TensorFlow
3 9 (1.81%) Terraform
4 8 (1.61%) React
4 8 (1.61%) REST
5 7 (1.41%) ARM Templates
6 6 (1.21%) GraphQL
6 6 (1.21%) Node.js
6 6 (1.21%) Streamlit
7 5 (1.01%) Flutter
7 5 (1.01%) React Native
8 3 (0.60%) Kafka
9 2 (0.40%) 802.1X
9 2 (0.40%) OpenID
9 2 (0.40%) RabbitMQ
9 2 (0.40%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 45 (9.05%) Product Ownership
2 42 (8.45%) Cloud Native
3 39 (7.85%) Data Centre
4 27 (5.43%) Virtual Team
5 26 (5.23%) Distributed Architecture
6 20 (4.02%) Management Information System
7 11 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.01%) AI Agents
9 8 (1.61%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (1.61%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (1.61%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.41%) Cyber Defence
10 7 (1.41%) LIMS
10 7 (1.41%) Operational Technology
11 6 (1.21%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.21%) Clustering
11 6 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (1.01%) IoT
12 5 (1.01%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.80%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.41%) Windows
2 5 (1.01%) Android
2 5 (1.01%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.60%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 425 (85.51%) Technology Strategy
2 224 (45.07%) Roadmaps
3 162 (32.60%) Enterprise Architecture
4 149 (29.98%) AI
5 133 (26.76%) Software Engineering
6 130 (26.16%) Continuous Improvement
7 115 (23.14%) Business Strategy
8 114 (22.94%) Agile
9 96 (19.32%) CI/CD
10 79 (15.90%) Mentoring
11 77 (15.49%) Cybersecurity
11 77 (15.49%) Stakeholder Management
12 75 (15.09%) Problem-Solving
13 72 (14.49%) DevOps
13 72 (14.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 69 (13.88%) Information Security
14 69 (13.88%) Project Delivery
15 66 (13.28%) Risk Management
16 63 (12.68%) Technical Leadership
17 61 (12.27%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 74 (14.89%) C#
2 60 (12.07%) Python
3 41 (8.25%) JavaScript
4 32 (6.44%) Java
5 29 (5.84%) TypeScript
6 27 (5.43%) SQL
7 26 (5.23%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.61%) Bicep
9 2 (0.40%) ABAP
9 2 (0.40%) C
9 2 (0.40%) C++
9 2 (0.40%) PHP
10 1 (0.20%) Bash
10 1 (0.20%) Go
10 1 (0.20%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 40 (8.05%) Degree
2 22 (4.43%) Security Cleared
3 17 (3.42%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.01%) CISSP
5 8 (1.61%) CISM
5 8 (1.61%) PMI Certification
5 8 (1.61%) PMP
6 6 (1.21%) TOGAF Certification
7 5 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (1.01%) DV Cleared
8 4 (0.80%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (0.80%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.60%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.40%) ACCA
10 2 (0.40%) CCNP
10 2 (0.40%) CEH
10 2 (0.40%) CIMA
10 2 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.40%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (13.68%) QA
2 63 (12.68%) GRC
3 15 (3.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (2.82%) GDPR
5 13 (2.62%) Accessibility
6 10 (2.01%) NIST
7 9 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (1.41%) GxP
9 5 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.80%) Data Quality
10 4 (0.80%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.80%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.40%) SLA
12 1 (0.20%) EU AI Act
12 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 1 (0.20%) PMO
System Software
1 23 (4.63%) Virtual Machines
2 10 (2.01%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.21%) Docker
4 2 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.20%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (1.61%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.60%) Ansible
3 2 (0.40%) Argo
3 2 (0.40%) FortiGate
3 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.40%) Puppet
3 2 (0.40%) Salt
3 2 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 155 (31.19%) Microsoft
2 44 (8.85%) Cisco
3 42 (8.45%) Dell
4 24 (4.83%) CrowdStrike
4 24 (4.83%) Palo Alto
5 22 (4.43%) Tenable
6 19 (3.82%) SAP
7 6 (1.21%) Salesforce
8 5 (1.01%) Google
9 4 (0.80%) HighQ
9 4 (0.80%) Legatics
10 3 (0.60%) Databricks
10 3 (0.60%) Oracle
10 3 (0.60%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.60%) Workday
11 2 (0.40%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.40%) Sage
11 2 (0.40%) VMware
11 2 (0.40%) YouTube
12 1 (0.20%) OutSystems