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

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 230 157
Rank change year-on-year +77 -73 +41
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 300 184 661
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.68% 1.38% 2.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.02% 1.46% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 154 133 327
10th Percentile £24,570 £48,306 £42,500
25th Percentile £58,500 £56,809 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% +11.54% -18.75%
75th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £84,964
90th Percentile £155,000 £115,500 £112,000
UK median annual salary £80,000 £70,047 £65,000
% change year-on-year +14.21% +7.76% -18.75%

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 14,826 12,623 29,705
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.16% 94.77% 91.52%
Number of salaries quoted 10,367 8,945 23,614
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,202 £33,750
25th Percentile £44,972 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,205 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.54% +8.18% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%

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 April 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 11 (3.67%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.00%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.67%) Moodle
3 2 (0.67%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.33%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 4 (1.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.33%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.67%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.00%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 67 (22.33%) Azure
2 43 (14.33%) AWS
3 29 (9.67%) GCP
4 24 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (4.67%) Power Platform
6 13 (4.33%) Serverless
7 10 (3.33%) SaaS
8 6 (2.00%) Entra ID
8 6 (2.00%) OneDrive
9 5 (1.67%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.67%) ChatGPT
9 5 (1.67%) IaaS
9 5 (1.67%) Microsoft Copilot
9 5 (1.67%) PaaS
10 4 (1.33%) PowerApps
11 3 (1.00%) Smartsheet
11 3 (1.00%) Workato
12 2 (0.67%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (0.67%) Dynamics 365
12 2 (0.67%) Prefect
Communications & Networking
1 17 (5.67%) Broadband
2 7 (2.33%) Firewall
3 4 (1.33%) DNS
3 4 (1.33%) LAN
3 4 (1.33%) SD-WAN
3 4 (1.33%) SSL
3 4 (1.33%) WAN
4 3 (1.00%) Network Security
4 3 (1.00%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.33%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.00%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.67%) Power BI
3 3 (1.00%) Metadata
3 3 (1.00%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.33%) Big Data
4 1 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.33%) MySQL
4 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 13 (4.33%) Snyk
General
1 149 (49.67%) Social Skills
2 74 (24.67%) Finance
3 51 (17.00%) Marketing
4 40 (13.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 31 (10.33%) Public Sector
6 28 (9.33%) Influencing Skills
7 24 (8.00%) Banking
7 24 (8.00%) Law
8 21 (7.00%) Analytical Skills
9 20 (6.67%) Legal
10 17 (5.67%) Games
11 16 (5.33%) Telecoms
12 14 (4.67%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (2.67%) Retail
14 7 (2.33%) Local Government
15 4 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (1.33%) Social Housing
16 1 (0.33%) Police
16 1 (0.33%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 83 (27.67%) Architect
2 43 (14.33%) Corporate Sales Executive
2 43 (14.33%) Sales Executive
3 32 (10.67%) Senior
4 25 (8.33%) IT Manager
5 24 (8.00%) IT Director
6 21 (7.00%) Head of IT
6 21 (7.00%) Product Owner
7 20 (6.67%) Senior Architect
8 19 (6.33%) Product Director
9 18 (6.00%) Lead
10 17 (5.67%) Software Engineer
11 15 (5.00%) Enterprise Architect
11 15 (5.00%) Technical Manager
12 14 (4.67%) Cloud Architect
12 14 (4.67%) Security Architect
13 13 (4.33%) Cloud Security Architect
13 13 (4.33%) Senior Cloud Architect
13 13 (4.33%) Senior Security Architect
14 12 (4.00%) Technical Account Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.33%) OAuth
1 4 (1.33%) OpenID
2 3 (1.00%) .NET
2 3 (1.00%) Kafka
2 3 (1.00%) RabbitMQ
2 3 (1.00%) REST
3 2 (0.67%) Flutter
3 2 (0.67%) GraphQL
3 2 (0.67%) Middleware
3 2 (0.67%) React Native
3 2 (0.67%) XBRL
3 2 (0.67%) XML
4 1 (0.33%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.33%) ADO
4 1 (0.33%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.33%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.33%) Celery
4 1 (0.33%) pgvector
4 1 (0.33%) React
4 1 (0.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 39 (13.00%) Product Ownership
2 24 (8.00%) Data Centre
3 17 (5.67%) Distributed Architecture
4 13 (4.33%) Management Information System
5 12 (4.00%) Legacy Systems
6 10 (3.33%) Onboarding
7 9 (3.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 6 (2.00%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.67%) AI Agents
9 5 (1.67%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.33%) Digital Media
11 3 (1.00%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.00%) e-Learning
11 3 (1.00%) Security Posture
11 3 (1.00%) Video Conferencing
12 2 (0.67%) Distributed Systems
12 2 (0.67%) Housing Association
12 2 (0.67%) Low-Code
12 2 (0.67%) Mobile App
13 1 (0.33%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.33%) Windows
2 2 (0.67%) Android
2 2 (0.67%) Apple iOS
2 2 (0.67%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.33%) Linux
3 1 (0.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 208 (69.33%) Technology Strategy
2 129 (43.00%) Roadmaps
3 94 (31.33%) AI
4 62 (20.67%) Customer Experience
5 58 (19.33%) Cybersecurity
6 52 (17.33%) Technology Roadmap
7 48 (16.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 44 (14.67%) Service Delivery
9 43 (14.33%) Email Marketing
10 42 (14.00%) Enterprise Architecture
11 40 (13.33%) Agile
11 40 (13.33%) Software Engineering
12 36 (12.00%) Business Strategy
13 35 (11.67%) Line Management
14 32 (10.67%) Strategic Thinking
15 28 (9.33%) TOGAF
16 27 (9.00%) Collaborative Culture
16 27 (9.00%) Technical Leadership
17 26 (8.67%) CRM
17 26 (8.67%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 17 (5.67%) Java
2 8 (2.67%) SQL
3 4 (1.33%) Python
4 3 (1.00%) C#
5 1 (0.33%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 33 (11.00%) Degree
2 16 (5.33%) Security Cleared
3 15 (5.00%) SC Cleared
4 13 (4.33%) CISSP
5 8 (2.67%) CISM
6 6 (2.00%) CEH
6 6 (2.00%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 4 (1.33%) TOGAF Certification
8 3 (1.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (1.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 2 (0.67%) CCNP
9 2 (0.67%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.33%) CISA
10 1 (0.33%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.33%) PCI QSA
10 1 (0.33%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.33%) GRC
2 18 (6.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (5.33%) GDPR
4 12 (4.00%) NIST
5 10 (3.33%) Cyber Essentials
5 10 (3.33%) PMO
6 8 (2.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 5 (1.67%) QA
8 4 (1.33%) Accessibility
8 4 (1.33%) SLA
8 4 (1.33%) SOC 2
9 3 (1.00%) ISO 9001
9 3 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 2 (0.67%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.67%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.67%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.33%) Basel III
11 1 (0.33%) Data Quality
11 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.33%) NCSC
System Software
1 13 (4.33%) Virtual Machines
2 6 (2.00%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (1.00%) Autotask
3 2 (0.67%) Ansible
3 2 (0.67%) Argo
3 2 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.67%) Puppet
3 2 (0.67%) Salt
4 1 (0.33%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.33%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.33%) Terraform
Vendors
1 109 (36.33%) Microsoft
2 50 (16.67%) Cisco
3 49 (16.33%) Dell
4 15 (5.00%) CrowdStrike
5 13 (4.33%) Palo Alto
5 13 (4.33%) Tenable
6 4 (1.33%) SAP
6 4 (1.33%) Workday
7 3 (1.00%) Databricks
7 3 (1.00%) Google
7 3 (1.00%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.00%) Sparx
8 2 (0.67%) Freshdesk
8 2 (0.67%) Oracle
8 2 (0.67%) Sage
8 2 (0.67%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.67%) VMware
9 1 (0.33%) Adobe
9 1 (0.33%) Avaya
9 1 (0.33%) Genesys