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 2 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 181 197 166
Rank change year-on-year +16 -31 +39
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 212 318 418
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.40% 1.67% 2.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.55% 1.83% 2.12%
Number of salaries quoted 133 181 312
10th Percentile £24,570 £47,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £55,744 £57,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,800 £79,932 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.18% +6.58% +4.17%
75th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £95,436
90th Percentile £124,900 £116,250 £115,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%

All Process and 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 13,659 17,335 19,699
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.20% 90.79% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 8,596 10,457 15,949
10th Percentile £29,250 £36,250 £36,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £80,070
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 2 December 2025.

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 (5.19%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.36%) Moodle
3 2 (0.94%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.47%) Confluence
4 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.42%) Adaptiv
1 3 (1.42%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 52 (24.53%) Azure
2 30 (14.15%) AWS
3 24 (11.32%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (7.08%) Power Platform
5 14 (6.60%) GCP
5 14 (6.60%) SaaS
6 10 (4.72%) Entra ID
7 8 (3.77%) OneDrive
8 5 (2.36%) OCI
9 3 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.42%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.94%) Boomi
10 2 (0.94%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.94%) IaaS
10 2 (0.94%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.94%) PaaS
11 1 (0.47%) ChatGPT
11 1 (0.47%) Copilot Studio
11 1 (0.47%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.72%) Firewall
2 6 (2.83%) LAN
2 6 (2.83%) SD-WAN
2 6 (2.83%) WAN
2 6 (2.83%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (1.89%) DNS
4 3 (1.42%) DHCP
5 2 (0.94%) Network Security
5 2 (0.94%) VoIP
6 1 (0.47%) BGP
6 1 (0.47%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.47%) MPLS
6 1 (0.47%) OSPF
6 1 (0.47%) SSL
6 1 (0.47%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.47%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.47%) VLAN
6 1 (0.47%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.19%) Power BI
2 9 (4.25%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.94%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.47%) Big Data
4 1 (0.47%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.47%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.47%) Metadata
4 1 (0.47%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.47%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (0.47%) JIRA
General
1 117 (55.19%) Social Skills
2 57 (26.89%) Marketing
3 55 (25.94%) Finance
4 42 (19.81%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (9.43%) Retail
6 18 (8.49%) Legal
7 16 (7.55%) Influencing Skills
8 12 (5.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (5.19%) Banking
10 8 (3.77%) Law
10 8 (3.77%) Public Sector
11 6 (2.83%) Telecoms
12 5 (2.36%) Games
12 5 (2.36%) Police
13 4 (1.89%) Local Government
13 4 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.42%) Agriculture
14 3 (1.42%) Back Office
14 3 (1.42%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 54 (25.47%) Sales Executive
2 50 (23.58%) Corporate Sales Executive
3 31 (14.62%) Head of IT
4 30 (14.15%) Architect
5 21 (9.91%) Lead
6 15 (7.08%) Enterprise Architect
7 13 (6.13%) IT Manager
8 12 (5.66%) Senior
8 12 (5.66%) Technology Director
9 10 (4.72%) IT Director
10 9 (4.25%) Software Engineer
11 8 (3.77%) Senior Architect
12 7 (3.30%) IT Engineer
13 6 (2.83%) Digital Transformation
13 6 (2.83%) Head of Digital
13 6 (2.83%) IT Support
13 6 (2.83%) Senior Enterprise Architect
13 6 (2.83%) Service Manager
14 5 (2.36%) Infrastructure Architect
14 5 (2.36%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.89%) RESTful
2 3 (1.42%) REST
3 2 (0.94%) .NET
4 1 (0.47%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.47%) CSS
4 1 (0.47%) EDI
4 1 (0.47%) FHIR
4 1 (0.47%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.47%) HTML
4 1 (0.47%) JDBC
4 1 (0.47%) Kafka
4 1 (0.47%) ModSecurity
4 1 (0.47%) React
4 1 (0.47%) SOAP
4 1 (0.47%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 12 (5.66%) Product Ownership
2 11 (5.19%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 6 (2.83%) Cyber Security Posture
3 6 (2.83%) Learning Management System
4 5 (2.36%) Distributed Architecture
4 5 (2.36%) Driving Licence
5 4 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (1.89%) Management Information System
5 4 (1.89%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.42%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.42%) Credit Risk
6 3 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (1.42%) e-Learning
6 3 (1.42%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.42%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (0.94%) AI Agents
7 2 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.94%) Data Centre
7 2 (0.94%) FMCG
8 1 (0.47%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 11 (5.19%) Windows
2 2 (0.94%) Mac OS
2 2 (0.94%) Windows Server
2 2 (0.94%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.47%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (66.04%) Technology Strategy
2 70 (33.02%) Roadmaps
3 62 (29.25%) AI
4 58 (27.36%) Customer Experience
5 54 (25.47%) Email Marketing
6 41 (19.34%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (19.34%) Technology Roadmap
7 38 (17.92%) Stakeholder Management
8 34 (16.04%) Business Strategy
9 29 (13.68%) Cybersecurity
10 25 (11.79%) Budget Management
10 25 (11.79%) Enterprise Architecture
11 24 (11.32%) Project Management
11 24 (11.32%) Strategic Thinking
12 23 (10.85%) Strategic Roadmap
13 22 (10.38%) Portfolio Management
14 21 (9.91%) Agile
15 19 (8.96%) Analytical Thinking
15 19 (8.96%) Data Security
15 19 (8.96%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 14 (6.60%) Java
2 11 (5.19%) SQL
3 2 (0.94%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.94%) Python
4 1 (0.47%) C#
4 1 (0.47%) Groovy
4 1 (0.47%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 15 (7.08%) Degree
2 8 (3.77%) Microsoft Certification
2 8 (3.77%) Security Cleared
3 7 (3.30%) SC Cleared
4 6 (2.83%) ITIL Certification
4 6 (2.83%) PMP
5 5 (2.36%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (2.36%) DBS Check
5 5 (2.36%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.89%) CFA
7 3 (1.42%) CISM
7 3 (1.42%) CISSP
8 2 (0.94%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.94%) CEH
8 2 (0.94%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.94%) MBA
9 1 (0.47%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.47%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.47%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.47%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (10.85%) PMO
2 21 (9.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (8.96%) GDPR
4 5 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (2.36%) ISO 9001
5 4 (1.89%) GRC
5 4 (1.89%) SLA
6 3 (1.42%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.94%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.94%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 2 (0.94%) NIST
7 2 (0.94%) QA
8 1 (0.47%) Basel III
8 1 (0.47%) HL7
8 1 (0.47%) MiFID
8 1 (0.47%) NCSC
8 1 (0.47%) SOC 2
System Software
1 16 (7.55%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.42%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (3.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.89%) Autotask
3 1 (0.47%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 94 (44.34%) Microsoft
2 54 (25.47%) Cisco
3 53 (25.00%) Dell
4 7 (3.30%) Oracle
5 5 (2.36%) Progress
6 4 (1.89%) Google
6 4 (1.89%) Murex
7 3 (1.42%) FIS
7 3 (1.42%) MuleSoft
7 3 (1.42%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.94%) Freshdesk
8 2 (0.94%) HP
8 2 (0.94%) SAP
8 2 (0.94%) TippingPoint
9 1 (0.47%) Calypso
9 1 (0.47%) ESRI
9 1 (0.47%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.47%) Genesys
9 1 (0.47%) Sophos
9 1 (0.47%) VMware