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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 256 167
Rank change year-on-year +104 -89 +28
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 333 172 677
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.66% 1.12% 1.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.03% 1.18% 2.20%
Number of salaries quoted 162 127 334
10th Percentile £24,570 £24,342 £42,500
25th Percentile £57,636 £50,625 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,119 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.72% - -20.00%
75th Percentile £96,875 £90,000 £84,964
90th Percentile £155,000 £101,250 £110,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +7.69% -13.33%

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 16,378 14,566 30,818
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.83% 94.52% 88.95%
Number of salaries quoted 11,822 8,457 23,835
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 18 June 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 (2.40%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.80%) SAS
3 3 (0.90%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.30%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 10 (3.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (3.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.50%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 70 (21.02%) Azure
2 42 (12.61%) AWS
3 31 (9.31%) GCP
4 28 (8.41%) Serverless
5 19 (5.71%) SaaS
6 18 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (3.30%) Entra ID
8 9 (2.70%) IaaS
8 9 (2.70%) PaaS
8 9 (2.70%) Power Platform
9 8 (2.40%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.80%) Azure AKS
10 6 (1.80%) Azure Functions
11 5 (1.50%) PowerApps
11 5 (1.50%) Workato
12 4 (1.20%) ChatGPT
12 4 (1.20%) Harvey AI
12 4 (1.20%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (1.20%) OneDrive
12 4 (1.20%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 22 (6.61%) Broadband
2 9 (2.70%) 5G
3 6 (1.80%) Firewall
4 3 (0.90%) 2G
4 3 (0.90%) 3G
4 3 (0.90%) 4G
4 3 (0.90%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.90%) TETRA
4 3 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.60%) LAN
5 2 (0.60%) Network Security
5 2 (0.60%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.60%) WAN
6 1 (0.30%) DNS
6 1 (0.30%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.90%) NoSQL
1 3 (0.90%) SQL Server
2 2 (0.60%) Metadata
2 2 (0.60%) Power BI
3 1 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.30%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (0.30%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.30%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (6.61%) Snyk
General
1 153 (45.95%) Social Skills
2 87 (26.13%) Finance
3 65 (19.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 53 (15.92%) Marketing
5 34 (10.21%) Influencing Skills
6 31 (9.31%) Public Sector
7 30 (9.01%) Banking
8 25 (7.51%) Analytical Skills
9 20 (6.01%) Law
10 17 (5.11%) Retail
10 17 (5.11%) Telecoms
11 16 (4.80%) Games
12 15 (4.50%) Presentation Skills
13 14 (4.20%) Legal
14 8 (2.40%) Local Government
15 5 (1.50%) Legal Technology
16 4 (1.20%) Aviation
17 3 (0.90%) Manufacturing
18 2 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
18 2 (0.60%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 105 (31.53%) Architect
2 49 (14.71%) Senior
3 47 (14.11%) Corporate Sales Executive
3 47 (14.11%) Sales Executive
4 29 (8.71%) Senior Architect
5 28 (8.41%) Software Engineer
6 25 (7.51%) IT Director
7 24 (7.21%) Security Architect
8 23 (6.91%) Cloud Architect
8 23 (6.91%) Senior Security Architect
9 22 (6.61%) Cloud Security Architect
9 22 (6.61%) Senior Cloud Architect
10 20 (6.01%) IT Manager
11 19 (5.71%) Enterprise Architect
11 19 (5.71%) Product Owner
12 16 (4.80%) Head of IT
12 16 (4.80%) Product Director
13 15 (4.50%) Lead
14 14 (4.20%) Technical Manager
15 13 (3.90%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.10%) LangChain
1 7 (2.10%) PyTorch
2 6 (1.80%) ARM Templates
2 6 (1.80%) LangGraph
2 6 (1.80%) scikit-learn
2 6 (1.80%) Streamlit
2 6 (1.80%) TensorFlow
3 5 (1.50%) .NET
3 5 (1.50%) REST
4 4 (1.20%) OAuth
4 4 (1.20%) OpenID
5 3 (0.90%) Flutter
5 3 (0.90%) GraphQL
5 3 (0.90%) Kafka
5 3 (0.90%) RabbitMQ
5 3 (0.90%) React Native
6 2 (0.60%) Middleware
6 2 (0.60%) XBRL
6 2 (0.60%) XML
7 1 (0.30%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 48 (14.41%) Product Ownership
2 34 (10.21%) Data Centre
3 23 (6.91%) Distributed Architecture
4 18 (5.41%) Cloud Native
4 18 (5.41%) Management Information System
5 9 (2.70%) Legacy Systems
5 9 (2.70%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.10%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.80%) Algorithms
7 6 (1.80%) Clustering
7 6 (1.80%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (1.50%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (1.20%) AI Agents
9 4 (1.20%) Cyber Defence
10 3 (0.90%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.90%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.60%) Acoustics
11 2 (0.60%) Embedded Systems
11 2 (0.60%) Housing Association
11 2 (0.60%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.10%) Windows
2 3 (0.90%) Android
2 3 (0.90%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.60%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 251 (75.38%) Technology Strategy
2 149 (44.74%) Roadmaps
3 119 (35.74%) AI
4 76 (22.82%) Customer Experience
5 58 (17.42%) Agile
6 57 (17.12%) Cybersecurity
6 57 (17.12%) Software Engineering
7 51 (15.32%) Enterprise Architecture
8 47 (14.11%) Email Marketing
9 46 (13.81%) Technology Roadmap
10 45 (13.51%) CI/CD
11 44 (13.21%) Service Delivery
12 40 (12.01%) Technical Leadership
13 39 (11.71%) Community of Practice
13 39 (11.71%) Continuous Improvement
14 36 (10.81%) Line Management
14 36 (10.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 34 (10.21%) DevOps
15 34 (10.21%) TOGAF
16 32 (9.61%) Cloud Security
Programming Languages
1 24 (7.21%) Java
2 19 (5.71%) Python
3 14 (4.20%) SQL
4 6 (1.80%) Bicep
5 4 (1.20%) C#
6 2 (0.60%) C
6 2 (0.60%) C++
7 1 (0.30%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.30%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 35 (10.51%) Degree
2 16 (4.80%) SC Cleared
2 16 (4.80%) Security Cleared
3 9 (2.70%) CISSP
4 6 (1.80%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (1.50%) TOGAF Certification
6 4 (1.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 4 (1.20%) CISM
7 3 (0.90%) CEH
7 3 (0.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 3 (0.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 2 (0.60%) ACCA
8 2 (0.60%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.60%) CCNP
8 2 (0.60%) CIMA
8 2 (0.60%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.30%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.30%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (9.01%) GRC
2 9 (2.70%) GDPR
2 9 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (2.40%) QA
4 7 (2.10%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (2.10%) NIST
5 6 (1.80%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (1.20%) SLA
7 2 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.30%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.30%) SOC 2
System Software
1 23 (6.91%) Virtual Machines
2 11 (3.30%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.90%) Docker
4 2 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (2.10%) Terraform
2 4 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.90%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.60%) Ansible
4 2 (0.60%) Argo
4 2 (0.60%) Autotask
4 2 (0.60%) Puppet
4 2 (0.60%) Salt
5 1 (0.30%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 110 (33.03%) Microsoft
2 53 (15.92%) Cisco
2 53 (15.92%) Dell
3 24 (7.21%) CrowdStrike
4 22 (6.61%) Palo Alto
4 22 (6.61%) Tenable
5 6 (1.80%) SAP
6 5 (1.50%) Workday
7 4 (1.20%) HighQ
7 4 (1.20%) Legatics
8 3 (0.90%) Databricks
8 3 (0.90%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.60%) Google
9 2 (0.60%) Sage
9 2 (0.60%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.60%) VMware
10 1 (0.30%) NVIDIA
10 1 (0.30%) OpenAI
10 1 (0.30%) Oracle