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

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 230 171
Rank change year-on-year +100 -59 -9
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 509 201 402
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.02% 1.22% 1.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.51% 1.30% 2.19%
Number of salaries quoted 253 140 171
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,570 £51,250
25th Percentile £62,500 £25,044 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £65,175 £79,932
Median % change year-on-year +26.58% -18.46% +6.58%
75th Percentile £107,500 £82,500 £94,375
90th Percentile £125,000 £110,500 £115,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £76,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -8.50% +2.00%

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 20,270 15,511 18,315
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.62% 93.82% 87.95%
Number of salaries quoted 14,399 8,394 11,074
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,750 £35,700
25th Percentile £44,447 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

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 15 October 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 15 (2.95%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.38%) SAS
4 5 (0.98%) CMS
5 2 (0.39%) WordPress
6 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.20%) Appian
6 1 (0.20%) Confluence
6 1 (0.20%) JBoss
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Coherence
6 1 (0.20%) WebLogic
Applications
1 6 (1.18%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (2.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.98%) SAP PSCD
3 4 (0.79%) Distributed Ledger
4 2 (0.39%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.39%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.20%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 151 (29.67%) Azure
2 83 (16.31%) AWS
3 60 (11.79%) Power Platform
4 59 (11.59%) Microsoft 365
5 56 (11.00%) SaaS
6 51 (10.02%) GCP
7 31 (6.09%) Cloud Computing
8 23 (4.52%) Entra ID
9 21 (4.13%) Serverless
10 16 (3.14%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (2.36%) Azure DevOps
12 10 (1.96%) IaaS
12 10 (1.96%) PaaS
13 9 (1.77%) Azure AKS
14 8 (1.57%) Microsoft Copilot
15 7 (1.38%) Azure Functions
15 7 (1.38%) Power Automate
16 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Purview
17 3 (0.59%) Harvey AI
17 3 (0.59%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 33 (6.48%) LAN
1 33 (6.48%) WAN
2 9 (1.77%) 5G
3 6 (1.18%) Broadband
3 6 (1.18%) Firewall
3 6 (1.18%) Network Security
4 5 (0.98%) Unified Communications
5 4 (0.79%) VLAN
6 3 (0.59%) 2G
6 3 (0.59%) 3G
6 3 (0.59%) 4G
6 3 (0.59%) DHCP
6 3 (0.59%) DNS
6 3 (0.59%) Structured Cabling
6 3 (0.59%) TETRA
7 2 (0.39%) Cisco ISE
7 2 (0.39%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.39%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (0.39%) SNMP
7 2 (0.39%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.38%) PostgreSQL
1 7 (1.38%) Power BI
2 6 (1.18%) MongoDB
3 5 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (0.98%) Relational Database
4 4 (0.79%) Metadata
4 4 (0.79%) MySQL
4 4 (0.79%) NoSQL
4 4 (0.79%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (0.59%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
6 2 (0.39%) ThoughtSpot
7 1 (0.20%) Big Data
7 1 (0.20%) Data Hub
7 1 (0.20%) Delta Lake
7 1 (0.20%) HBase
7 1 (0.20%) Pentaho
7 1 (0.20%) Redis
7 1 (0.20%) SAS EBI
Development Applications
1 11 (2.16%) Snyk
2 2 (0.39%) GitLab
2 2 (0.39%) JIRA
3 1 (0.20%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 222 (43.61%) Social Skills
2 138 (27.11%) Finance
3 105 (20.63%) Law
4 65 (12.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 64 (12.57%) Legal
6 55 (10.81%) Public Sector
7 49 (9.63%) Presentation Skills
8 47 (9.23%) Marketing
9 43 (8.45%) Analytical Skills
10 42 (8.25%) Influencing Skills
11 36 (7.07%) Banking
12 35 (6.88%) Legal Technology
13 19 (3.73%) Manufacturing
14 15 (2.95%) Retail
15 12 (2.36%) Local Government
16 10 (1.96%) Pharmaceutical
17 9 (1.77%) French Language
17 9 (1.77%) Games
18 8 (1.57%) Aerospace
19 7 (1.38%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 148 (29.08%) Architect
2 93 (18.27%) Senior
3 62 (12.18%) Lead
4 45 (8.84%) Software Engineer
5 44 (8.64%) Sales Executive
6 42 (8.25%) Developer
7 39 (7.66%) Senior Manager
8 38 (7.47%) Corporate Sales Executive
9 34 (6.68%) Lead Architect
10 31 (6.09%) Enterprise Architect
10 31 (6.09%) Systems Architect
11 30 (5.89%) Senior Developer
11 30 (5.89%) Solutions Architect
12 25 (4.91%) Testing Manager
13 19 (3.73%) Security Architect
14 17 (3.34%) Senior Architect
15 16 (3.14%) Head of IT
15 16 (3.14%) Lead Solutions Architect
16 15 (2.95%) Machine Learning Engineer
17 14 (2.75%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (9.43%) .NET
2 16 (3.14%) PyTorch
3 15 (2.95%) LangChain
3 15 (2.95%) LangGraph
3 15 (2.95%) scikit-learn
3 15 (2.95%) TensorFlow
4 13 (2.55%) React
5 12 (2.36%) Node.js
6 11 (2.16%) REST
6 11 (2.16%) Terraform
7 7 (1.38%) ARM Templates
7 7 (1.38%) SAP Fiori
8 6 (1.18%) Streamlit
9 5 (0.98%) Blazor
9 5 (0.98%) Django
9 5 (0.98%) GraphQL
9 5 (0.98%) Kafka
10 4 (0.79%) Flutter
10 4 (0.79%) React Native
11 3 (0.59%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 61 (11.98%) Cloud Native
2 52 (10.22%) Product Ownership
3 33 (6.48%) Data Centre
3 33 (6.48%) Virtual Team
4 24 (4.72%) Distributed Architecture
5 23 (4.52%) Management Information System
6 15 (2.95%) Enterprise Software
7 14 (2.75%) Hybrid Cloud
8 10 (1.96%) Distributed Systems
8 10 (1.96%) Operational Technology
9 9 (1.77%) Onboarding
9 9 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.57%) AI Agents
11 7 (1.38%) Cyber Defence
11 7 (1.38%) Enterprise Cloud
11 7 (1.38%) LIMS
12 6 (1.18%) Algorithms
12 6 (1.18%) Clustering
12 6 (1.18%) IoT
13 5 (0.98%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.36%) Linux
1 12 (2.36%) Windows
2 4 (0.79%) Android
2 4 (0.79%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.39%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
3 2 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (0.20%) macOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 470 (92.34%) Technology Strategy
2 235 (46.17%) Roadmaps
3 162 (31.83%) Enterprise Architecture
4 155 (30.45%) AI
5 147 (28.88%) Continuous Improvement
6 142 (27.90%) Software Engineering
7 116 (22.79%) Agile
8 115 (22.59%) Business Strategy
9 113 (22.20%) Stakeholder Management
10 100 (19.65%) CI/CD
11 87 (17.09%) Technical Leadership
12 84 (16.50%) Mentoring
13 78 (15.32%) Project Delivery
14 77 (15.13%) Problem-Solving
15 74 (14.54%) DevOps
15 74 (14.54%) Risk Management
16 69 (13.56%) Technology Roadmap
17 68 (13.36%) Information Security
17 68 (13.36%) Microservices
18 63 (12.38%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 80 (15.72%) C#
2 74 (14.54%) Python
3 45 (8.84%) JavaScript
4 34 (6.68%) TypeScript
5 30 (5.89%) Java
6 29 (5.70%) PowerShell
7 27 (5.30%) SQL
8 8 (1.57%) Bicep
9 7 (1.38%) ABAP
10 2 (0.39%) C
10 2 (0.39%) C++
10 2 (0.39%) PHP
11 1 (0.20%) Bash
11 1 (0.20%) Go
11 1 (0.20%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 36 (7.07%) Security Cleared
2 35 (6.88%) Degree
3 31 (6.09%) SC Cleared
4 11 (2.16%) DV Cleared
5 10 (1.96%) CISSP
6 8 (1.57%) PMI Certification
6 8 (1.57%) PMP
7 6 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.18%) CISM
8 5 (0.98%) SAP Certification
8 5 (0.98%) TOGAF Certification
9 4 (0.79%) Azure Certification
9 4 (0.79%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.39%) ACCA
11 2 (0.39%) CIMA
11 2 (0.39%) CITP
11 2 (0.39%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.39%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (13.16%) QA
2 57 (11.20%) GRC
3 15 (2.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (2.55%) Accessibility
5 8 (1.57%) GDPR
5 8 (1.57%) NIST
6 7 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.38%) GxP
7 6 (1.18%) Data Quality
8 4 (0.79%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.79%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.39%) NCSC
9 2 (0.39%) SLA
10 1 (0.20%) ARP4754
10 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.20%) EU AI Act
10 1 (0.20%) HAZOP
10 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 1 (0.20%) PMO
System Software
1 14 (2.75%) Virtual Machines
2 13 (2.55%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.77%) Docker
5 5 (0.98%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.39%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.20%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 11 (2.16%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.79%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.20%) Ansible
5 1 (0.20%) Control-M
Vendors
1 146 (28.68%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.86%) Cisco
3 38 (7.47%) Dell
4 30 (5.89%) SAP
5 16 (3.14%) VMware
6 13 (2.55%) Palo Alto
7 12 (2.36%) CrowdStrike
8 11 (2.16%) Tenable
9 9 (1.77%) YouTube
10 5 (0.98%) Citrix
10 5 (0.98%) EMC
10 5 (0.98%) Google
10 5 (0.98%) NetApp
10 5 (0.98%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.98%) Veeam
11 4 (0.79%) HighQ
12 3 (0.59%) Databricks
12 3 (0.59%) Legatics
12 3 (0.59%) MuleSoft
12 3 (0.59%) Oracle