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

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 266 149
Rank change year-on-year +131 -117 +32
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 464 177 554
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.07% 1.07% 2.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.50% 1.15% 2.50%
Number of salaries quoted 206 130 210
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,513 £45,000
25th Percentile £60,052 £40,125 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £66,000 £71,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -7.69% -10.63%
75th Percentile £101,875 £83,438 £95,000
90th Percentile £130,000 £101,750 £120,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £68,500 £68,900
% change year-on-year +9.49% -0.58% -11.10%

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 18,587 15,337 22,190
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.86% 92.94% 87.76%
Number of salaries quoted 13,454 9,043 15,990
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,917 £43,329
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,400 £58,700
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% +1.19% -6.08%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
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 5 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 8 (1.72%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.29%) SAS
3 2 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.43%) WordPress
4 1 (0.22%) Appian
Applications
1 8 (1.72%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.08%) SAP ERP
1 5 (1.08%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.86%) Distributed Ledger
3 2 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 129 (27.80%) Azure
2 57 (12.28%) AWS
3 51 (10.99%) Microsoft 365
4 48 (10.34%) Power Platform
5 46 (9.91%) SaaS
6 40 (8.62%) GCP
7 31 (6.68%) Cloud Computing
8 30 (6.47%) Serverless
9 15 (3.23%) Entra ID
10 14 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (3.02%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (2.16%) IaaS
11 10 (2.16%) PaaS
12 8 (1.72%) Azure AKS
13 7 (1.51%) Azure Functions
14 5 (1.08%) Power Automate
14 5 (1.08%) Workato
15 4 (0.86%) Harvey AI
15 4 (0.86%) Microsoft Copilot
15 4 (0.86%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 32 (6.90%) LAN
1 32 (6.90%) WAN
2 9 (1.94%) 5G
3 7 (1.51%) Firewall
4 6 (1.29%) Broadband
5 3 (0.65%) 2G
5 3 (0.65%) 3G
5 3 (0.65%) 4G
5 3 (0.65%) Network Security
5 3 (0.65%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (0.65%) TETRA
6 1 (0.22%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (0.22%) Cisco Nexus
6 1 (0.22%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.22%) TACACS
6 1 (0.22%) VLAN
6 1 (0.22%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.29%) MongoDB
1 6 (1.29%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.08%) NoSQL
3 4 (0.86%) MySQL
3 4 (0.86%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.65%) Metadata
4 3 (0.65%) Power BI
4 3 (0.65%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.43%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.22%) Data Hub
6 1 (0.22%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (4.74%) Snyk
2 1 (0.22%) Claude Code
General
1 206 (44.40%) Social Skills
2 131 (28.23%) Finance
3 105 (22.63%) Law
4 73 (15.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 69 (14.87%) Legal
6 52 (11.21%) Marketing
7 50 (10.78%) Public Sector
8 46 (9.91%) Presentation Skills
9 36 (7.76%) Influencing Skills
10 33 (7.11%) Legal Technology
11 32 (6.90%) Analytical Skills
12 30 (6.47%) Banking
13 16 (3.45%) Retail
14 14 (3.02%) Manufacturing
15 7 (1.51%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (1.29%) Aviation
16 6 (1.29%) Local Government
17 3 (0.65%) French Language
17 3 (0.65%) Games
18 2 (0.43%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 134 (28.88%) Architect
2 104 (22.41%) Senior
3 44 (9.48%) Sales Executive
4 42 (9.05%) Corporate Sales Executive
5 39 (8.41%) Software Engineer
6 38 (8.19%) Developer
7 37 (7.97%) Senior Manager
8 31 (6.68%) Systems Architect
9 30 (6.47%) Lead
9 30 (6.47%) Senior Developer
10 29 (6.25%) Enterprise Architect
11 28 (6.03%) Security Architect
12 25 (5.39%) Senior Architect
12 25 (5.39%) Senior Security Architect
12 25 (5.39%) Testing Manager
13 24 (5.17%) IT Manager
14 23 (4.96%) Cloud Architect
15 22 (4.74%) Cloud Security Architect
15 22 (4.74%) Senior Cloud Architect
16 19 (4.09%) IT Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (9.05%) .NET
2 10 (2.16%) LangChain
2 10 (2.16%) PyTorch
3 9 (1.94%) LangGraph
3 9 (1.94%) REST
3 9 (1.94%) scikit-learn
3 9 (1.94%) TensorFlow
4 7 (1.51%) ARM Templates
5 6 (1.29%) GraphQL
5 6 (1.29%) Streamlit
6 5 (1.08%) Flutter
6 5 (1.08%) React Native
7 4 (0.86%) Node.js
8 3 (0.65%) Kafka
8 3 (0.65%) React
9 2 (0.43%) Django
9 2 (0.43%) Middleware
9 2 (0.43%) RabbitMQ
9 2 (0.43%) XBRL
9 2 (0.43%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 47 (10.13%) Product Ownership
2 37 (7.97%) Cloud Native
3 35 (7.54%) Data Centre
4 27 (5.82%) Virtual Team
5 25 (5.39%) Distributed Architecture
6 19 (4.09%) Management Information System
7 12 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (1.94%) AI Agents
9 8 (1.72%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (1.72%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.51%) Distributed Systems
11 6 (1.29%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.29%) Clustering
11 6 (1.29%) Cyber Defence
12 5 (1.08%) IoT
12 5 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.08%) LIMS
12 5 (1.08%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.08%) Operational Technology
13 3 (0.65%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.29%) Windows
2 5 (1.08%) Android
2 5 (1.08%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.43%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 391 (84.27%) Technology Strategy
2 206 (44.40%) Roadmaps
3 155 (33.41%) Enterprise Architecture
4 138 (29.74%) AI
5 126 (27.16%) Software Engineering
6 115 (24.78%) Continuous Improvement
7 113 (24.35%) Business Strategy
8 104 (22.41%) Agile
9 93 (20.04%) CI/CD
10 71 (15.30%) DevOps
10 71 (15.30%) Mentoring
11 69 (14.87%) Information Security
12 68 (14.66%) Project Delivery
13 67 (14.44%) Cybersecurity
13 67 (14.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 64 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
15 61 (13.15%) Strategic Planning
16 60 (12.93%) Stakeholder Management
17 58 (12.50%) Risk Management
18 57 (12.28%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 72 (15.52%) C#
2 53 (11.42%) Python
3 36 (7.76%) JavaScript
4 30 (6.47%) Java
5 27 (5.82%) TypeScript
6 25 (5.39%) PowerShell
7 23 (4.96%) SQL
8 8 (1.72%) Bicep
9 2 (0.43%) C
9 2 (0.43%) C++
9 2 (0.43%) PHP
10 1 (0.22%) Go
10 1 (0.22%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 38 (8.19%) Degree
2 19 (4.09%) Security Cleared
3 16 (3.45%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.16%) CISSP
5 7 (1.51%) CISM
6 6 (1.29%) TOGAF Certification
7 5 (1.08%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.08%) PMP
8 4 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (0.86%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (0.86%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.65%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.65%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.65%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.65%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 3 (0.65%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 2 (0.43%) ACCA
10 2 (0.43%) CCNP
10 2 (0.43%) CEH
10 2 (0.43%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (14.66%) QA
2 59 (12.72%) GRC
3 13 (2.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (2.59%) GDPR
5 10 (2.16%) NIST
6 9 (1.94%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (1.08%) GxP
9 4 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.86%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.65%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.43%) Data Quality
11 2 (0.43%) SLA
12 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 23 (4.96%) Virtual Machines
2 11 (2.37%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.08%) Docker
4 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (1.72%) Terraform
2 7 (1.51%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.43%) Ansible
3 2 (0.43%) Argo
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.43%) Puppet
3 2 (0.43%) Salt
3 2 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.22%) Host Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 156 (33.62%) Microsoft
2 49 (10.56%) Cisco
3 48 (10.34%) Dell
4 24 (5.17%) CrowdStrike
5 23 (4.96%) Palo Alto
6 22 (4.74%) Tenable
7 14 (3.02%) SAP
8 5 (1.08%) Workday
9 4 (0.86%) HighQ
9 4 (0.86%) Legatics
9 4 (0.86%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.65%) Databricks
10 3 (0.65%) Google
10 3 (0.65%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.43%) Oracle
11 2 (0.43%) Sage
12 1 (0.22%) Micro Focus
12 1 (0.22%) OpenText
12 1 (0.22%) TIBCO
12 1 (0.22%) VMware