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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 258 160
Rank change year-on-year +120 -98 +24
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 455 169 563
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.07% 1.03% 2.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.49% 1.10% 2.40%
Number of salaries quoted 201 126 219
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,285 £45,000
25th Percentile £60,207 £48,306 £56,622
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £66,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.30% -5.00% -12.50%
75th Percentile £102,500 £83,438 £93,750
90th Percentile £140,000 £103,750 £120,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £69,040 £67,500
% change year-on-year +8.63% +2.28% -12.90%

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 18,280 15,315 23,472
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.99% 93.04% 88.02%
Number of salaries quoted 13,282 9,035 17,224
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% 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 30 July 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 7 (1.54%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.32%) SAS
3 3 (0.66%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.22%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.22%) Appian
4 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (1.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (1.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.10%) SAP ERP
1 5 (1.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.88%) Distributed Ledger
3 2 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 125 (27.47%) Azure
2 54 (11.87%) AWS
3 50 (10.99%) Microsoft 365
4 46 (10.11%) Power Platform
5 45 (9.89%) SaaS
6 38 (8.35%) GCP
7 32 (7.03%) Cloud Computing
8 29 (6.37%) Serverless
9 15 (3.30%) Entra ID
10 13 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (2.42%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (2.20%) IaaS
12 10 (2.20%) PaaS
13 8 (1.76%) Azure AKS
14 7 (1.54%) Azure Functions
15 5 (1.10%) Workato
16 4 (0.88%) Harvey AI
16 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Copilot
16 4 (0.88%) Power Automate
16 4 (0.88%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 31 (6.81%) LAN
1 31 (6.81%) WAN
2 9 (1.98%) 5G
3 6 (1.32%) Broadband
3 6 (1.32%) Firewall
4 3 (0.66%) 2G
4 3 (0.66%) 3G
4 3 (0.66%) 4G
4 3 (0.66%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.66%) TETRA
5 2 (0.44%) Network Security
6 1 (0.22%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.32%) MongoDB
1 6 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.10%) NoSQL
2 5 (1.10%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.88%) MySQL
3 4 (0.88%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.66%) Metadata
4 3 (0.66%) Power BI
5 2 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.44%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.22%) Data Hub
6 1 (0.22%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (4.84%) Snyk
2 1 (0.22%) Claude Code
General
1 206 (45.27%) Social Skills
2 129 (28.35%) Finance
3 105 (23.08%) Law
4 73 (16.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 68 (14.95%) Legal
6 52 (11.43%) Marketing
7 48 (10.55%) Public Sector
8 45 (9.89%) Presentation Skills
9 34 (7.47%) Influencing Skills
10 33 (7.25%) Legal Technology
11 31 (6.81%) Analytical Skills
11 31 (6.81%) Banking
12 16 (3.52%) Retail
13 12 (2.64%) Manufacturing
14 6 (1.32%) Aviation
15 5 (1.10%) Local Government
15 5 (1.10%) Pharmaceutical
16 3 (0.66%) French Language
16 3 (0.66%) Games
17 2 (0.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 128 (28.13%) Architect
2 102 (22.42%) Senior
3 45 (9.89%) Sales Executive
4 43 (9.45%) Corporate Sales Executive
5 39 (8.57%) Software Engineer
6 36 (7.91%) Developer
7 35 (7.69%) Senior Manager
8 31 (6.81%) Systems Architect
9 30 (6.59%) Senior Developer
10 27 (5.93%) Lead
11 26 (5.71%) Security Architect
12 25 (5.49%) Enterprise Architect
12 25 (5.49%) Senior Architect
12 25 (5.49%) Senior Security Architect
12 25 (5.49%) Testing Manager
13 24 (5.27%) IT Manager
14 23 (5.05%) Cloud Architect
15 22 (4.84%) Cloud Security Architect
15 22 (4.84%) Senior Cloud Architect
16 20 (4.40%) IT Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (9.01%) .NET
2 10 (2.20%) LangChain
2 10 (2.20%) PyTorch
3 9 (1.98%) LangGraph
3 9 (1.98%) REST
3 9 (1.98%) scikit-learn
3 9 (1.98%) TensorFlow
4 7 (1.54%) ARM Templates
5 6 (1.32%) GraphQL
5 6 (1.32%) Streamlit
6 5 (1.10%) Flutter
6 5 (1.10%) React Native
7 4 (0.88%) Kafka
7 4 (0.88%) Node.js
8 3 (0.66%) RabbitMQ
8 3 (0.66%) React
9 2 (0.44%) Middleware
9 2 (0.44%) OAuth
9 2 (0.44%) XBRL
9 2 (0.44%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 48 (10.55%) Product Ownership
2 36 (7.91%) Cloud Native
3 34 (7.47%) Data Centre
4 27 (5.93%) Virtual Team
5 25 (5.49%) Distributed Architecture
6 18 (3.96%) Management Information System
7 12 (2.64%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (1.98%) AI Agents
9 8 (1.76%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (1.76%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.54%) Distributed Systems
11 6 (1.32%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.32%) Clustering
11 6 (1.32%) Cyber Defence
12 5 (1.10%) IoT
12 5 (1.10%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.10%) Mobile App
13 3 (0.66%) Operational Technology
13 3 (0.66%) Security Posture
13 3 (0.66%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.32%) Windows
2 5 (1.10%) Android
2 5 (1.10%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.66%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 382 (83.96%) Technology Strategy
2 197 (43.30%) Roadmaps
3 150 (32.97%) Enterprise Architecture
4 136 (29.89%) AI
5 124 (27.25%) Software Engineering
6 113 (24.84%) Business Strategy
7 111 (24.40%) Continuous Improvement
8 98 (21.54%) Agile
9 92 (20.22%) CI/CD
10 71 (15.60%) DevOps
11 68 (14.95%) Information Security
12 67 (14.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 66 (14.51%) Mentoring
13 66 (14.51%) Project Delivery
14 65 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
15 64 (14.07%) Problem-Solving
16 61 (13.41%) Strategic Planning
17 57 (12.53%) Customer Experience
18 56 (12.31%) Software Testing
19 55 (12.09%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 71 (15.60%) C#
2 53 (11.65%) Python
3 34 (7.47%) JavaScript
4 30 (6.59%) Java
5 26 (5.71%) PowerShell
5 26 (5.71%) TypeScript
6 22 (4.84%) SQL
7 8 (1.76%) Bicep
8 2 (0.44%) C
8 2 (0.44%) C++
9 1 (0.22%) Go
9 1 (0.22%) PHP
Qualifications
1 38 (8.35%) Degree
2 17 (3.74%) Security Cleared
3 15 (3.30%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.20%) CISSP
5 7 (1.54%) CISM
6 5 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.10%) TOGAF Certification
7 4 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.66%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.66%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (0.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 3 (0.66%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.66%) PMP
9 2 (0.44%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (0.44%) ACCA
9 2 (0.44%) CCNP
9 2 (0.44%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.44%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (14.73%) QA
2 58 (12.75%) GRC
3 12 (2.64%) GDPR
3 12 (2.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.20%) NIST
5 9 (1.98%) Accessibility
6 8 (1.76%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.88%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.66%) GxP
8 3 (0.66%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.44%) SLA
10 1 (0.22%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 23 (5.05%) Virtual Machines
2 11 (2.42%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.32%) Docker
4 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (1.98%) Terraform
2 7 (1.54%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.44%) Ansible
3 2 (0.44%) Argo
3 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.44%) Puppet
3 2 (0.44%) Salt
3 2 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.22%) Host Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 154 (33.85%) Microsoft
2 49 (10.77%) Cisco
2 49 (10.77%) Dell
3 24 (5.27%) CrowdStrike
4 22 (4.84%) Palo Alto
4 22 (4.84%) Tenable
5 13 (2.86%) SAP
6 5 (1.10%) Workday
7 4 (0.88%) HighQ
7 4 (0.88%) Legatics
8 3 (0.66%) Databricks
8 3 (0.66%) Google
8 3 (0.66%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.66%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.44%) Oracle
9 2 (0.44%) Sage
10 1 (0.22%) Micro Focus
10 1 (0.22%) OpenText
10 1 (0.22%) TIBCO
10 1 (0.22%) VMware