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

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 140 270 164
Rank change year-on-year +130 -106 +24
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 426 177 620
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.98% 1.08% 2.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.40% 1.16% 2.28%
Number of salaries quoted 185 134 277
10th Percentile £25,242 £24,570 £42,500
25th Percentile £60,000 £50,313 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £66,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -2.22% -15.63%
75th Percentile £97,500 £83,438 £88,750
90th Percentile £143,750 £101,250 £116,250
UK median annual salary £75,000 £68,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.49% +5.38% -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 17,786 15,322 27,147
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.77% 93.26% 88.64%
Number of salaries quoted 12,956 9,066 20,494
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,913 £34,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £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 £78,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,888 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.47% +3.43% -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 18 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 9 (2.11%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.41%) SAS
3 3 (0.70%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.23%) Appian
4 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (2.35%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (2.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.17%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 119 (27.93%) Azure
2 50 (11.74%) Microsoft 365
3 49 (11.50%) AWS
4 44 (10.33%) Power Platform
4 44 (10.33%) SaaS
5 36 (8.45%) GCP
6 32 (7.51%) Cloud Computing
7 29 (6.81%) Serverless
8 14 (3.29%) Entra ID
9 12 (2.82%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (2.35%) IaaS
10 10 (2.35%) PaaS
11 7 (1.64%) Azure AKS
11 7 (1.64%) Azure Functions
11 7 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.17%) Microsoft Copilot
12 5 (1.17%) OneDrive
12 5 (1.17%) PowerApps
12 5 (1.17%) Workato
13 4 (0.94%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 31 (7.28%) LAN
1 31 (7.28%) WAN
2 9 (2.11%) 5G
3 7 (1.64%) Firewall
4 6 (1.41%) Broadband
5 3 (0.70%) 2G
5 3 (0.70%) 3G
5 3 (0.70%) 4G
5 3 (0.70%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (0.70%) TETRA
6 2 (0.47%) Network Security
7 1 (0.23%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.41%) MongoDB
1 6 (1.41%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.17%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.94%) MySQL
3 4 (0.94%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.70%) Metadata
4 3 (0.70%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.70%) Power BI
5 2 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.47%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.23%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (5.16%) Snyk
General
1 194 (45.54%) Social Skills
2 122 (28.64%) Finance
3 104 (24.41%) Law
4 67 (15.73%) Legal
5 66 (15.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 50 (11.74%) Marketing
7 44 (10.33%) Presentation Skills
8 40 (9.39%) Public Sector
9 33 (7.75%) Influencing Skills
9 33 (7.75%) Legal Technology
10 32 (7.51%) Banking
11 26 (6.10%) Analytical Skills
12 15 (3.52%) Retail
13 6 (1.41%) Aviation
13 6 (1.41%) Manufacturing
14 3 (0.70%) Local Government
15 2 (0.47%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.47%) Social Housing
16 1 (0.23%) Public Speaking
16 1 (0.23%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 125 (29.34%) Architect
2 101 (23.71%) Senior
3 44 (10.33%) Corporate Sales Executive
3 44 (10.33%) Sales Executive
4 37 (8.69%) Software Engineer
5 35 (8.22%) Developer
6 32 (7.51%) Senior Manager
7 31 (7.28%) Systems Architect
8 30 (7.04%) Senior Developer
9 27 (6.34%) Senior Architect
10 26 (6.10%) Security Architect
11 25 (5.87%) Senior Security Architect
11 25 (5.87%) Testing Manager
12 23 (5.40%) Cloud Architect
12 23 (5.40%) Enterprise Architect
12 23 (5.40%) Lead
13 22 (5.16%) Cloud Security Architect
13 22 (5.16%) IT Director
13 22 (5.16%) IT Manager
13 22 (5.16%) Senior Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (8.92%) .NET
2 10 (2.35%) LangChain
2 10 (2.35%) PyTorch
3 9 (2.11%) LangGraph
3 9 (2.11%) scikit-learn
3 9 (2.11%) TensorFlow
4 7 (1.64%) ARM Templates
5 6 (1.41%) REST
5 6 (1.41%) Streamlit
6 4 (0.94%) GraphQL
6 4 (0.94%) Node.js
6 4 (0.94%) OAuth
6 4 (0.94%) OpenID
7 3 (0.70%) Flutter
7 3 (0.70%) Kafka
7 3 (0.70%) RabbitMQ
7 3 (0.70%) React Native
8 2 (0.47%) React
8 2 (0.47%) XBRL
8 2 (0.47%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 48 (11.27%) Product Ownership
2 34 (7.98%) Data Centre
3 30 (7.04%) Cloud Native
4 26 (6.10%) Virtual Team
5 24 (5.63%) Distributed Architecture
6 18 (4.23%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.11%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.88%) Hybrid Cloud
8 8 (1.88%) Onboarding
9 6 (1.41%) Algorithms
9 6 (1.41%) Clustering
9 6 (1.41%) Cyber Defence
9 6 (1.41%) Distributed Systems
10 5 (1.17%) AI Agents
10 5 (1.17%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.70%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.70%) Security Posture
12 2 (0.47%) Acoustics
12 2 (0.47%) Cyber Threat
12 2 (0.47%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.64%) Windows
2 3 (0.70%) Android
2 3 (0.70%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.47%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 351 (82.39%) Technology Strategy
2 183 (42.96%) Roadmaps
3 143 (33.57%) Enterprise Architecture
4 128 (30.05%) AI
5 112 (26.29%) Software Engineering
6 108 (25.35%) Business Strategy
7 94 (22.07%) Continuous Improvement
8 84 (19.72%) Agile
8 84 (19.72%) CI/CD
9 67 (15.73%) Information Security
10 66 (15.49%) Project Delivery
10 66 (15.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 65 (15.26%) Cybersecurity
11 65 (15.26%) DevOps
12 59 (13.85%) Mentoring
12 59 (13.85%) Strategic Planning
13 58 (13.62%) Problem-Solving
14 56 (13.15%) Customer Experience
14 56 (13.15%) Software Testing
15 54 (12.68%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 66 (15.49%) C#
2 51 (11.97%) Python
3 33 (7.75%) JavaScript
4 29 (6.81%) Java
5 26 (6.10%) PowerShell
6 25 (5.87%) TypeScript
7 19 (4.46%) SQL
8 8 (1.88%) Bicep
9 2 (0.47%) C
9 2 (0.47%) C++
10 1 (0.23%) PHP
Qualifications
1 35 (8.22%) Degree
2 15 (3.52%) Security Cleared
3 14 (3.29%) SC Cleared
4 11 (2.58%) CISSP
5 6 (1.41%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (1.41%) CISM
5 6 (1.41%) TOGAF Certification
6 5 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (0.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (0.70%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.70%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (0.70%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 2 (0.47%) ACCA
9 2 (0.47%) CCNP
9 2 (0.47%) CEH
9 2 (0.47%) CIMA
9 2 (0.47%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.47%) PhD
10 1 (0.23%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (15.49%) QA
2 58 (13.62%) GRC
3 11 (2.58%) GDPR
3 11 (2.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.11%) NIST
5 8 (1.88%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.41%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.70%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.47%) SLA
9 2 (0.47%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.23%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.23%) GxP
10 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 23 (5.40%) Virtual Machines
2 11 (2.58%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.17%) Docker
4 2 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 9 (2.11%) Terraform
2 5 (1.17%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.47%) Ansible
4 2 (0.47%) Argo
4 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.47%) Puppet
4 2 (0.47%) Salt
5 1 (0.23%) Host Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 150 (35.21%) Microsoft
2 50 (11.74%) Cisco
2 50 (11.74%) Dell
3 24 (5.63%) CrowdStrike
4 22 (5.16%) Palo Alto
4 22 (5.16%) Tenable
5 6 (1.41%) SAP
6 5 (1.17%) Workday
7 4 (0.94%) HighQ
7 4 (0.94%) Legatics
8 3 (0.70%) Databricks
8 3 (0.70%) Google
8 3 (0.70%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.70%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.47%) Oracle
9 2 (0.47%) Sage
9 2 (0.47%) VMware
10 1 (0.23%) Infor
10 1 (0.23%) Micro Focus
10 1 (0.23%) OpenText