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

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 262 161
Rank change year-on-year +108 -101 +30
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 370 183 668
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.78% 1.14% 2.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.16% 1.22% 2.25%
Number of salaries quoted 172 137 319
10th Percentile £24,570 £24,570 £42,500
25th Percentile £58,000 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,119 £66,500 £66,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.98% +0.76% -20.00%
75th Percentile £93,750 £88,750 £86,250
90th Percentile £140,000 £101,250 £116,250
UK median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +7.69% -16.13%

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 17,169 15,050 29,747
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.41% 93.73% 88.99%
Number of salaries quoted 12,535 8,890 22,885
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,906 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £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 £79,938 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £104,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.09%

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 3 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 8 (2.16%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.62%) SAS
3 3 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.27%) Appian
4 1 (0.27%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.35%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 92 (24.86%) Azure
2 46 (12.43%) AWS
3 33 (8.92%) GCP
4 30 (8.11%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (7.84%) SaaS
5 29 (7.84%) Serverless
6 25 (6.76%) Power Platform
7 15 (4.05%) Cloud Computing
8 12 (3.24%) Entra ID
9 11 (2.97%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (2.70%) IaaS
10 10 (2.70%) PaaS
11 7 (1.89%) Azure AKS
11 7 (1.89%) Azure Functions
12 5 (1.35%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.35%) PowerApps
12 5 (1.35%) Workato
13 4 (1.08%) ChatGPT
13 4 (1.08%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (1.08%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.78%) LAN
1 14 (3.78%) WAN
2 13 (3.51%) Broadband
3 9 (2.43%) 5G
4 6 (1.62%) Firewall
5 3 (0.81%) 2G
5 3 (0.81%) 3G
5 3 (0.81%) 4G
5 3 (0.81%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (0.81%) TETRA
6 2 (0.54%) Network Security
7 1 (0.27%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.62%) MongoDB
1 6 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.35%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.08%) MySQL
3 4 (1.08%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.81%) Metadata
4 3 (0.81%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.81%) Power BI
5 2 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.27%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (5.95%) Snyk
General
1 163 (44.05%) Social Skills
2 101 (27.30%) Finance
3 66 (17.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 56 (15.14%) Law
5 51 (13.78%) Marketing
6 38 (10.27%) Public Sector
7 36 (9.73%) Influencing Skills
7 36 (9.73%) Legal
8 30 (8.11%) Banking
9 27 (7.30%) Presentation Skills
10 26 (7.03%) Analytical Skills
11 17 (4.59%) Legal Technology
12 15 (4.05%) Retail
13 8 (2.16%) Telecoms
14 7 (1.89%) Games
15 6 (1.62%) Aviation
15 6 (1.62%) Local Government
16 4 (1.08%) Manufacturing
17 2 (0.54%) Organisational Skills
17 2 (0.54%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 117 (31.62%) Architect
2 72 (19.46%) Senior
3 45 (12.16%) Corporate Sales Executive
3 45 (12.16%) Sales Executive
4 33 (8.92%) Software Engineer
5 31 (8.38%) Senior Architect
6 26 (7.03%) Security Architect
7 25 (6.76%) Senior Security Architect
8 24 (6.49%) IT Director
9 23 (6.22%) Cloud Architect
10 22 (5.95%) Cloud Security Architect
10 22 (5.95%) Senior Cloud Architect
11 21 (5.68%) Enterprise Architect
11 21 (5.68%) Lead
12 20 (5.41%) IT Manager
13 19 (5.14%) Systems Architect
14 18 (4.86%) Developer
14 18 (4.86%) Product Owner
15 15 (4.05%) Product Director
15 15 (4.05%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (5.41%) .NET
2 8 (2.16%) LangChain
2 8 (2.16%) PyTorch
3 7 (1.89%) ARM Templates
3 7 (1.89%) LangGraph
3 7 (1.89%) scikit-learn
3 7 (1.89%) TensorFlow
4 6 (1.62%) REST
4 6 (1.62%) Streamlit
5 4 (1.08%) GraphQL
5 4 (1.08%) Node.js
5 4 (1.08%) OAuth
5 4 (1.08%) OpenID
6 3 (0.81%) Flutter
6 3 (0.81%) Kafka
6 3 (0.81%) RabbitMQ
6 3 (0.81%) React Native
7 2 (0.54%) Middleware
7 2 (0.54%) XBRL
7 2 (0.54%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 47 (12.70%) Product Ownership
2 34 (9.19%) Data Centre
3 23 (6.22%) Cloud Native
3 23 (6.22%) Distributed Architecture
4 18 (4.86%) Management Information System
5 10 (2.70%) Virtual Team
6 8 (2.16%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (2.16%) Onboarding
7 7 (1.89%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (1.62%) Algorithms
8 6 (1.62%) Clustering
8 6 (1.62%) Cyber Defence
8 6 (1.62%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (1.35%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.81%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.81%) Security Posture
11 2 (0.54%) Acoustics
11 2 (0.54%) Housing Association
11 2 (0.54%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.89%) Windows
2 3 (0.81%) Android
2 3 (0.81%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.54%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 294 (79.46%) Technology Strategy
2 161 (43.51%) Roadmaps
3 123 (33.24%) AI
4 91 (24.59%) Enterprise Architecture
5 78 (21.08%) Software Engineering
6 65 (17.57%) Agile
6 65 (17.57%) Customer Experience
7 64 (17.30%) CI/CD
8 61 (16.49%) Business Strategy
9 59 (15.95%) Cybersecurity
10 57 (15.41%) Continuous Improvement
11 49 (13.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 46 (12.43%) DevOps
13 45 (12.16%) Email Marketing
14 40 (10.81%) Service Delivery
14 40 (10.81%) Technical Leadership
15 39 (10.54%) Community of Practice
15 39 (10.54%) Problem-Solving
16 38 (10.27%) Mentoring
16 38 (10.27%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 32 (8.65%) Python
2 29 (7.84%) C#
3 28 (7.57%) Java
4 18 (4.86%) SQL
5 16 (4.32%) JavaScript
6 11 (2.97%) PowerShell
7 10 (2.70%) TypeScript
8 7 (1.89%) Bicep
9 2 (0.54%) C
9 2 (0.54%) C++
10 1 (0.27%) PHP
Qualifications
1 33 (8.92%) Degree
2 15 (4.05%) SC Cleared
2 15 (4.05%) Security Cleared
3 8 (2.16%) CISSP
4 6 (1.62%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (1.62%) TOGAF Certification
5 5 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.08%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 3 (0.81%) CISM
7 3 (0.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 3 (0.81%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 2 (0.54%) ACCA
8 2 (0.54%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.54%) CCNP
8 2 (0.54%) CEH
8 2 (0.54%) CIMA
8 2 (0.54%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.54%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.54%) PhD
9 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (11.35%) GRC
2 34 (9.19%) QA
3 9 (2.43%) GDPR
4 8 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.89%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.62%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.62%) NIST
7 4 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.54%) SLA
9 1 (0.27%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.27%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 23 (6.22%) Virtual Machines
2 10 (2.70%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.35%) Docker
4 2 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (2.16%) Terraform
2 5 (1.35%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.08%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.54%) Ansible
4 2 (0.54%) Argo
4 2 (0.54%) Puppet
4 2 (0.54%) Salt
5 1 (0.27%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 125 (33.78%) Microsoft
2 51 (13.78%) Cisco
2 51 (13.78%) Dell
3 24 (6.49%) CrowdStrike
4 22 (5.95%) Palo Alto
4 22 (5.95%) Tenable
5 6 (1.62%) SAP
6 5 (1.35%) Workday
7 4 (1.08%) HighQ
7 4 (1.08%) Legatics
8 3 (0.81%) Databricks
8 3 (0.81%) Google
8 3 (0.81%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.54%) Oracle
9 2 (0.54%) Sage
9 2 (0.54%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.54%) VMware
10 1 (0.27%) Dynatrace
10 1 (0.27%) OpenAI
10 1 (0.27%) Pega