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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 233 167
Rank change year-on-year +107 -66 -2
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 505 202 450
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.04% 1.20% 2.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.53% 1.28% 2.35%
Number of salaries quoted 246 139 181
10th Percentile £26,250 - £51,250
25th Percentile £62,500 £24,570 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,256 £64,350 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.27% -16.97% +3.33%
75th Percentile £103,438 £81,875 £93,750
90th Percentile £123,750 £108,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £69,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -8.00% -

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 19,953 15,755 19,120
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.51% 93.83% 88.22%
Number of salaries quoted 14,223 8,440 11,340
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £35,700
25th Percentile £44,447 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

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 9 October 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 15 (2.97%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.19%) SAS
4 5 (0.99%) CMS
5 2 (0.40%) WordPress
6 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.20%) Appian
6 1 (0.20%) Confluence
6 1 (0.20%) JBoss
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Coherence
6 1 (0.20%) WebLogic
Applications
1 6 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 11 (2.18%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.99%) SAP PSCD
3 4 (0.79%) Distributed Ledger
4 2 (0.40%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.40%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.20%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 146 (28.91%) Azure
2 76 (15.05%) AWS
3 59 (11.68%) Microsoft 365
4 56 (11.09%) Power Platform
5 52 (10.30%) SaaS
6 48 (9.50%) GCP
7 31 (6.14%) Cloud Computing
8 23 (4.55%) Serverless
9 20 (3.96%) Entra ID
10 16 (3.17%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (2.38%) Azure DevOps
12 10 (1.98%) PaaS
13 9 (1.78%) Azure AKS
13 9 (1.78%) IaaS
14 8 (1.58%) Microsoft Copilot
15 7 (1.39%) Azure Functions
15 7 (1.39%) Power Automate
16 5 (0.99%) Microsoft Purview
17 3 (0.59%) Slack
17 3 (0.59%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 33 (6.53%) LAN
1 33 (6.53%) WAN
2 9 (1.78%) 5G
3 8 (1.58%) Firewall
4 6 (1.19%) Broadband
5 5 (0.99%) Network Security
5 5 (0.99%) Unified Communications
6 4 (0.79%) VLAN
7 3 (0.59%) 2G
7 3 (0.59%) 3G
7 3 (0.59%) 4G
7 3 (0.59%) Structured Cabling
7 3 (0.59%) TETRA
8 2 (0.40%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (0.40%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.40%) DNS
8 2 (0.40%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.40%) TACACS
8 2 (0.40%) VPN
8 2 (0.40%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.19%) MongoDB
1 6 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (0.79%) MySQL
3 4 (0.79%) NoSQL
3 4 (0.79%) Power BI
3 4 (0.79%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (0.59%) Data Lake
4 3 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
4 3 (0.59%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.40%) Metadata
6 1 (0.20%) Big Data
6 1 (0.20%) Data Hub
6 1 (0.20%) HBase
6 1 (0.20%) Redis
Development Applications
1 15 (2.97%) Snyk
2 2 (0.40%) JIRA
3 1 (0.20%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 221 (43.76%) Social Skills
2 134 (26.53%) Finance
3 106 (20.99%) Law
4 71 (14.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 65 (12.87%) Legal
6 57 (11.29%) Public Sector
7 51 (10.10%) Presentation Skills
8 48 (9.50%) Marketing
9 43 (8.51%) Influencing Skills
10 40 (7.92%) Analytical Skills
11 36 (7.13%) Banking
12 35 (6.93%) Legal Technology
13 19 (3.76%) Manufacturing
14 14 (2.77%) Retail
15 12 (2.38%) Local Government
16 10 (1.98%) Pharmaceutical
17 9 (1.78%) French Language
17 9 (1.78%) Games
18 7 (1.39%) Aerospace
18 7 (1.39%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 147 (29.11%) Architect
2 96 (19.01%) Senior
3 58 (11.49%) Lead
4 45 (8.91%) Sales Executive
5 44 (8.71%) Software Engineer
6 41 (8.12%) Developer
7 39 (7.72%) Corporate Sales Executive
7 39 (7.72%) Senior Manager
8 31 (6.14%) Lead Architect
8 31 (6.14%) Systems Architect
9 30 (5.94%) Senior Developer
10 29 (5.74%) Enterprise Architect
10 29 (5.74%) Solutions Architect
11 25 (4.95%) Testing Manager
12 22 (4.36%) Security Architect
13 20 (3.96%) Senior Architect
14 18 (3.56%) Cloud Architect
14 18 (3.56%) Senior Security Architect
15 16 (3.17%) Head of IT
15 16 (3.17%) IT Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (9.11%) .NET
2 16 (3.17%) PyTorch
3 15 (2.97%) LangChain
3 15 (2.97%) LangGraph
3 15 (2.97%) scikit-learn
3 15 (2.97%) TensorFlow
4 12 (2.38%) React
5 11 (2.18%) Node.js
6 10 (1.98%) REST
7 9 (1.78%) Terraform
8 7 (1.39%) ARM Templates
8 7 (1.39%) SAP Fiori
9 6 (1.19%) Streamlit
10 5 (0.99%) Blazor
10 5 (0.99%) Django
10 5 (0.99%) GraphQL
11 4 (0.79%) Flutter
11 4 (0.79%) Kafka
11 4 (0.79%) React Native
12 2 (0.40%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 57 (11.29%) Cloud Native
2 54 (10.69%) Product Ownership
3 38 (7.52%) Data Centre
4 33 (6.53%) Virtual Team
5 24 (4.75%) Distributed Architecture
6 23 (4.55%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.77%) Hybrid Cloud
8 12 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (1.98%) Distributed Systems
9 10 (1.98%) Operational Technology
10 9 (1.78%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.58%) AI Agents
12 7 (1.39%) Cyber Defence
12 7 (1.39%) LIMS
13 6 (1.19%) Algorithms
13 6 (1.19%) Clustering
13 6 (1.19%) Enterprise Cloud
13 6 (1.19%) IoT
13 6 (1.19%) Onboarding
14 5 (0.99%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.38%) Linux
1 12 (2.38%) Windows
2 4 (0.79%) Android
2 4 (0.79%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.20%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 462 (91.49%) Technology Strategy
2 228 (45.15%) Roadmaps
3 159 (31.49%) Enterprise Architecture
4 157 (31.09%) AI
5 145 (28.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 139 (27.52%) Software Engineering
7 114 (22.57%) Agile
8 113 (22.38%) Business Strategy
9 107 (21.19%) Stakeholder Management
10 100 (19.80%) CI/CD
11 83 (16.44%) Technical Leadership
12 81 (16.04%) Mentoring
13 77 (15.25%) Project Delivery
14 75 (14.85%) Problem-Solving
15 73 (14.46%) Risk Management
16 71 (14.06%) DevOps
17 68 (13.47%) Microservices
18 67 (13.27%) Information Security
19 64 (12.67%) Cybersecurity
20 63 (12.48%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 78 (15.45%) C#
2 71 (14.06%) Python
3 45 (8.91%) JavaScript
4 34 (6.73%) TypeScript
5 30 (5.94%) Java
6 28 (5.54%) PowerShell
7 25 (4.95%) SQL
8 8 (1.58%) Bicep
9 7 (1.39%) ABAP
10 2 (0.40%) C
10 2 (0.40%) C++
10 2 (0.40%) PHP
11 1 (0.20%) Bash
11 1 (0.20%) Go
11 1 (0.20%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 36 (7.13%) Security Cleared
2 35 (6.93%) Degree
3 31 (6.14%) SC Cleared
4 11 (2.18%) DV Cleared
5 9 (1.78%) CISSP
6 8 (1.58%) PMI Certification
6 8 (1.58%) PMP
7 6 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.19%) CISM
8 5 (0.99%) SAP Certification
9 4 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.79%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
10 3 (0.59%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.40%) ACCA
11 2 (0.40%) CIMA
11 2 (0.40%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.40%) PhD
12 1 (0.20%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (13.27%) QA
2 61 (12.08%) GRC
3 15 (2.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (2.57%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.78%) GDPR
6 8 (1.58%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.39%) GxP
7 7 (1.39%) NIST
8 4 (0.79%) Data Quality
8 4 (0.79%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.79%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.40%) SLA
10 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.20%) EU AI Act
10 1 (0.20%) NCSC
10 1 (0.20%) PMO
System Software
1 17 (3.37%) Virtual Machines
2 12 (2.38%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.78%) Docker
5 4 (0.79%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.20%) DFS Replication
6 1 (0.20%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 11 (2.18%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.59%) FortiGate
2 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.20%) Ansible
3 1 (0.20%) Control-M
3 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 145 (28.71%) Microsoft
2 41 (8.12%) Cisco
3 39 (7.72%) Dell
4 29 (5.74%) SAP
5 17 (3.37%) CrowdStrike
5 17 (3.37%) Palo Alto
6 16 (3.17%) VMware
7 15 (2.97%) Tenable
8 8 (1.58%) YouTube
9 5 (0.99%) Citrix
9 5 (0.99%) EMC
9 5 (0.99%) Google
9 5 (0.99%) NetApp
9 5 (0.99%) Salesforce
9 5 (0.99%) Veeam
10 4 (0.79%) HighQ
11 3 (0.59%) Legatics
11 3 (0.59%) MuleSoft
12 2 (0.40%) Databricks
12 2 (0.40%) Workday