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

6 months to
30 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 223 192
Rank change year-on-year +52 -31 +2
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 255 183 502
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.53% 1.42% 1.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.83% 1.49% 1.77%
Number of salaries quoted 147 135 329
10th Percentile £24,570 £48,584 £42,500
25th Percentile £56,125 £57,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £78,237 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.32% +15.38% -18.75%
75th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £84,964
90th Percentile £140,000 £118,500 £115,000
UK median annual salary £80,000 £72,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +10.34% +11.54% -18.75%

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 13,955 12,263 28,441
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.82% 94.83% 91.72%
Number of salaries quoted 9,706 8,874 23,206
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £33,868
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -10.57%

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 March 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 (3.14%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.18%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.78%) Moodle
3 2 (0.78%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.39%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 4 (1.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.57%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.18%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 58 (22.75%) Azure
2 41 (16.08%) AWS
3 23 (9.02%) GCP
4 22 (8.63%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (5.10%) Power Platform
6 10 (3.92%) SaaS
7 6 (2.35%) OneDrive
8 5 (1.96%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.96%) ChatGPT
8 5 (1.96%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.96%) IaaS
8 5 (1.96%) Microsoft Copilot
8 5 (1.96%) PaaS
9 4 (1.57%) PowerApps
10 3 (1.18%) Workato
11 2 (0.78%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.78%) Prefect
12 1 (0.39%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 1 (0.39%) Asana
12 1 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 17 (6.67%) Broadband
2 6 (2.35%) Firewall
3 5 (1.96%) LAN
3 5 (1.96%) SD-WAN
3 5 (1.96%) WAN
4 4 (1.57%) DNS
4 4 (1.57%) Network Security
4 4 (1.57%) SSL
4 4 (1.57%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.39%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.35%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.57%) Power BI
3 2 (0.78%) Metadata
3 2 (0.78%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.39%) Big Data
4 1 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.39%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.39%) MySQL
4 1 (0.39%) Relational Database
General
1 134 (52.55%) Social Skills
2 66 (25.88%) Finance
3 50 (19.61%) Marketing
4 26 (10.20%) Influencing Skills
5 23 (9.02%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (9.02%) Public Sector
6 21 (8.24%) Games
7 17 (6.67%) Banking
7 17 (6.67%) Telecoms
8 14 (5.49%) Law
8 14 (5.49%) Legal
9 12 (4.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (3.53%) Retail
11 8 (3.14%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (2.75%) Local Government
13 4 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.57%) Social Housing
14 3 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.39%) Billing
15 1 (0.39%) Police
Job Titles
1 64 (25.10%) Architect
2 42 (16.47%) Corporate Sales Executive
2 42 (16.47%) Sales Executive
3 24 (9.41%) IT Manager
4 22 (8.63%) Lead
5 21 (8.24%) Head of IT
6 18 (7.06%) IT Director
7 16 (6.27%) Product Owner
7 16 (6.27%) Software Engineer
7 16 (6.27%) Technical Manager
8 15 (5.88%) Senior
9 14 (5.49%) Enterprise Architect
9 14 (5.49%) Product Director
10 12 (4.71%) Account Manager
10 12 (4.71%) Technical Account Manager
11 11 (4.31%) Principal Architect
12 10 (3.92%) Systems Architect
13 9 (3.53%) Integration Architect
13 9 (3.53%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (3.53%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.57%) OAuth
1 4 (1.57%) OpenID
1 4 (1.57%) RESTful
2 3 (1.18%) .NET
2 3 (1.18%) Kafka
2 3 (1.18%) RabbitMQ
3 2 (0.78%) Middleware
3 2 (0.78%) REST
4 1 (0.39%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.39%) ADO
4 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.39%) Celery
4 1 (0.39%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.39%) Ray
4 1 (0.39%) React
4 1 (0.39%) SOAP
4 1 (0.39%) XBRL
4 1 (0.39%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (11.37%) Product Ownership
2 13 (5.10%) Legacy Systems
3 12 (4.71%) Distributed Architecture
4 11 (4.31%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 8 (3.14%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.35%) Onboarding
7 5 (1.96%) Cloud Native
7 5 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.57%) AI Agents
8 4 (1.57%) Digital Media
9 3 (1.18%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.18%) e-Learning
9 3 (1.18%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.18%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.78%) Distributed Systems
10 2 (0.78%) Housing Association
10 2 (0.78%) Low-Code
11 1 (0.39%) Analytical Mindset
11 1 (0.39%) Cyber Security Posture
11 1 (0.39%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 8 (3.14%) Windows
2 2 (0.78%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.39%) Linux
3 1 (0.39%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (66.67%) Technology Strategy
2 110 (43.14%) Roadmaps
3 64 (25.10%) AI
4 61 (23.92%) Customer Experience
5 54 (21.18%) Technology Roadmap
6 49 (19.22%) Continuous Improvement
7 42 (16.47%) Email Marketing
8 41 (16.08%) Cybersecurity
9 40 (15.69%) Service Delivery
10 38 (14.90%) Agile
11 37 (14.51%) Software Engineering
12 35 (13.73%) Business Strategy
13 34 (13.33%) Strategic Thinking
14 31 (12.16%) Line Management
15 26 (10.20%) CRM
15 26 (10.20%) DevOps
16 23 (9.02%) Collaborative Culture
16 23 (9.02%) Enterprise Architecture
16 23 (9.02%) Stakeholder Management
16 23 (9.02%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 16 (6.27%) Java
2 6 (2.35%) SQL
3 3 (1.18%) C#
3 3 (1.18%) Python
4 1 (0.39%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.39%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 28 (10.98%) Degree
2 12 (4.71%) CISSP
3 11 (4.31%) Security Cleared
4 10 (3.92%) SC Cleared
5 7 (2.75%) CISM
6 6 (2.35%) CEH
6 6 (2.35%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.57%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (1.57%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (1.18%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 3 (1.18%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 2 (0.78%) CCNP
10 2 (0.78%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.39%) CISA
11 1 (0.39%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.39%) PCI QSA
11 1 (0.39%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.39%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (6.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (5.10%) GDPR
3 12 (4.71%) GRC
3 12 (4.71%) PMO
4 10 (3.92%) NIST
5 9 (3.53%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (3.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (1.57%) SLA
7 4 (1.57%) SOC 2
8 3 (1.18%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.78%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 2 (0.78%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.78%) QA
10 1 (0.39%) Basel III
10 1 (0.39%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.39%) MiFID
10 1 (0.39%) NCSC
System Software
1 7 (2.75%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.39%) Docker
2 1 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.57%) Autotask
1 4 (1.57%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.78%) Ansible
2 2 (0.78%) Argo
2 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.78%) Puppet
2 2 (0.78%) Salt
3 1 (0.39%) Host Intrusion Detection System
3 1 (0.39%) Terraform
Vendors
1 102 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 50 (19.61%) Cisco
3 48 (18.82%) Dell
4 4 (1.57%) Workday
5 3 (1.18%) SAP
5 3 (1.18%) Sparx
6 2 (0.78%) Databricks
6 2 (0.78%) Freshdesk
6 2 (0.78%) Google
6 2 (0.78%) Sage
6 2 (0.78%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.39%) Aderant
7 1 (0.39%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (0.39%) Extreme Networks
7 1 (0.39%) Fortinet
7 1 (0.39%) iManage
7 1 (0.39%) Intapp
7 1 (0.39%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.39%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.39%) SnapLogic