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 7 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 177 194 164
Rank change year-on-year +17 -30 +36
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 219 317 414
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.43% 1.69% 2.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.59% 1.85% 2.11%
Number of salaries quoted 138 183 309
10th Percentile £24,570 £47,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £39,813 £55,744 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £79,932 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.30% +6.58% +4.17%
75th Percentile £87,586 £95,000 £95,436
90th Percentile £121,525 £118,250 £115,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - +3.45% -3.33%

All Process and 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 13,775 17,158 19,587
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.07% 91.24% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 8,682 10,397 15,831
10th Percentile £29,750 £36,250 £36,270
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £80,070
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -0.83%

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 7 December 2025.

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 11 (5.02%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.28%) Moodle
3 2 (0.91%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.46%) Confluence
4 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (2.28%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.37%) Adaptiv
3 1 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 57 (26.03%) Azure
2 33 (15.07%) AWS
3 26 (11.87%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (7.76%) Power Platform
5 16 (7.31%) GCP
6 15 (6.85%) SaaS
7 10 (4.57%) Entra ID
8 8 (3.65%) OneDrive
9 5 (2.28%) OCI
10 4 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
11 3 (1.37%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.91%) Boomi
12 2 (0.91%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (0.91%) Dynamics 365
12 2 (0.91%) IaaS
12 2 (0.91%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.91%) PaaS
13 1 (0.46%) ChatGPT
13 1 (0.46%) Copilot Studio
13 1 (0.46%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.57%) Firewall
2 6 (2.74%) LAN
2 6 (2.74%) SD-WAN
2 6 (2.74%) WAN
2 6 (2.74%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (2.28%) DNS
4 3 (1.37%) DHCP
5 2 (0.91%) Network Security
5 2 (0.91%) SSL
5 2 (0.91%) VoIP
6 1 (0.46%) BGP
6 1 (0.46%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.46%) MPLS
6 1 (0.46%) OSPF
6 1 (0.46%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.46%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.46%) VLAN
6 1 (0.46%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.02%) Power BI
2 9 (4.11%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.91%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.46%) Big Data
4 1 (0.46%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.46%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.46%) Metadata
4 1 (0.46%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.46%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (0.46%) JIRA
General
1 125 (57.08%) Social Skills
2 58 (26.48%) Marketing
3 56 (25.57%) Finance
4 42 (19.18%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (9.13%) Retail
6 19 (8.68%) Legal
7 18 (8.22%) Influencing Skills
8 12 (5.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (5.02%) Banking
9 11 (5.02%) Public Sector
10 10 (4.57%) Law
11 6 (2.74%) Police
11 6 (2.74%) Telecoms
12 5 (2.28%) Games
13 4 (1.83%) Local Government
13 4 (1.83%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.37%) Agriculture
14 3 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (1.37%) Manufacturing
14 3 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 55 (25.11%) Sales Executive
2 51 (23.29%) Corporate Sales Executive
3 32 (14.61%) Head of IT
4 31 (14.16%) Architect
5 21 (9.59%) Lead
6 16 (7.31%) Enterprise Architect
6 16 (7.31%) IT Manager
7 12 (5.48%) Senior
8 11 (5.02%) Technology Director
9 10 (4.57%) Software Engineer
10 9 (4.11%) IT Director
11 8 (3.65%) Senior Architect
12 7 (3.20%) IT Engineer
13 6 (2.74%) Digital Transformation
13 6 (2.74%) Head of Digital
13 6 (2.74%) IT Support
13 6 (2.74%) Senior Enterprise Architect
13 6 (2.74%) Service Manager
14 5 (2.28%) Support Engineer
14 5 (2.28%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.83%) RESTful
2 3 (1.37%) REST
3 2 (0.91%) .NET
4 1 (0.46%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.46%) CSS
4 1 (0.46%) FHIR
4 1 (0.46%) GraphQL
4 1 (0.46%) HTML
4 1 (0.46%) JDBC
4 1 (0.46%) Kafka
4 1 (0.46%) ModSecurity
4 1 (0.46%) React
4 1 (0.46%) SOAP
4 1 (0.46%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.94%) Product Ownership
2 11 (5.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 6 (2.74%) Cyber Security Posture
3 6 (2.74%) Distributed Architecture
3 6 (2.74%) Learning Management System
3 6 (2.74%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.28%) Driving Licence
5 4 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (1.83%) Security Posture
6 3 (1.37%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.37%) Credit Risk
6 3 (1.37%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (1.37%) e-Learning
6 3 (1.37%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.37%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (0.91%) AI Agents
7 2 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.91%) Data Centre
7 2 (0.91%) Digital Media
7 2 (0.91%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 11 (5.02%) Windows
2 2 (0.91%) Mac OS
2 2 (0.91%) Windows Server
2 2 (0.91%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.46%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (64.84%) Technology Strategy
2 76 (34.70%) Roadmaps
3 64 (29.22%) AI
4 59 (26.94%) Customer Experience
5 55 (25.11%) Email Marketing
6 42 (19.18%) Continuous Improvement
6 42 (19.18%) Technology Roadmap
7 37 (16.89%) Stakeholder Management
8 36 (16.44%) Business Strategy
9 33 (15.07%) Cybersecurity
10 26 (11.87%) Enterprise Architecture
10 26 (11.87%) Strategic Thinking
11 25 (11.42%) Budget Management
11 25 (11.42%) Project Management
12 24 (10.96%) Strategic Roadmap
13 22 (10.05%) Portfolio Management
14 21 (9.59%) Agile
14 21 (9.59%) Collaborative Culture
15 19 (8.68%) Analytical Thinking
15 19 (8.68%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 15 (6.85%) Java
2 11 (5.02%) SQL
3 2 (0.91%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.91%) Python
4 1 (0.46%) C#
4 1 (0.46%) Groovy
4 1 (0.46%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 16 (7.31%) Degree
2 8 (3.65%) Microsoft Certification
2 8 (3.65%) Security Cleared
3 7 (3.20%) SC Cleared
4 6 (2.74%) ITIL Certification
4 6 (2.74%) PMP
5 5 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (2.28%) DBS Check
5 5 (2.28%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.83%) CFA
6 4 (1.83%) CISM
6 4 (1.83%) CISSP
7 3 (1.37%) CEH
7 3 (1.37%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.91%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.91%) MBA
9 1 (0.46%) CCIE
9 1 (0.46%) CIMA
9 1 (0.46%) CISA
9 1 (0.46%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (10.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 23 (10.50%) PMO
2 21 (9.59%) GDPR
3 6 (2.74%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (2.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (2.28%) ISO 9001
5 4 (1.83%) GRC
5 4 (1.83%) NIST
5 4 (1.83%) SLA
6 3 (1.37%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.91%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.91%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 2 (0.91%) QA
7 2 (0.91%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.46%) Basel III
8 1 (0.46%) HL7
8 1 (0.46%) MiFID
8 1 (0.46%) NCSC
System Software
1 16 (7.31%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.37%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (3.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.83%) Autotask
3 1 (0.46%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 99 (45.21%) Microsoft
2 55 (25.11%) Cisco
3 54 (24.66%) Dell
4 7 (3.20%) Oracle
5 5 (2.28%) Progress
6 4 (1.83%) Google
6 4 (1.83%) Murex
7 3 (1.37%) FIS
7 3 (1.37%) MuleSoft
7 3 (1.37%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.91%) Freshdesk
8 2 (0.91%) HP
8 2 (0.91%) SAP
8 2 (0.91%) Sparx
8 2 (0.91%) TippingPoint
9 1 (0.46%) ESRI
9 1 (0.46%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.46%) Genesys
9 1 (0.46%) Sophos
9 1 (0.46%) VMware