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 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 178 193 167
Rank change year-on-year +15 -26 +36
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 217 323 427
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.42% 1.64% 2.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.56% 1.82% 2.15%
Number of salaries quoted 138 182 320
10th Percentile £24,570 £47,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £56,010 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,900 £77,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.39% +3.33% +4.17%
75th Percentile £87,586 £95,000 £95,640
90th Percentile £127,375 £116,125 £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 13,869 17,760 19,877
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.80% 90.35% 94.93%
Number of salaries quoted 8,747 10,711 16,110
10th Percentile £29,500 £36,250 £36,500
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 £77,500 £81,250 £80,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -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 29 November 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 (5.07%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.30%) Moodle
3 2 (0.92%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.46%) Confluence
4 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (1.84%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (1.84%) Adaptiv
2 3 (1.38%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 51 (23.50%) Azure
2 29 (13.36%) AWS
3 24 (11.06%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (6.91%) Power Platform
5 14 (6.45%) SaaS
6 13 (5.99%) GCP
7 10 (4.61%) Entra ID
8 8 (3.69%) OneDrive
9 5 (2.30%) OCI
10 3 (1.38%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.38%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.92%) Boomi
11 2 (0.92%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.92%) IaaS
11 2 (0.92%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.92%) PaaS
12 1 (0.46%) ChatGPT
12 1 (0.46%) Copilot Studio
12 1 (0.46%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.61%) Firewall
2 6 (2.76%) LAN
2 6 (2.76%) SD-WAN
2 6 (2.76%) WAN
2 6 (2.76%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (1.84%) DNS
4 3 (1.38%) DHCP
5 2 (0.92%) Network Security
5 2 (0.92%) 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%) SSL
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 (5.07%) Power BI
2 9 (4.15%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.92%) 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
1 123 (56.68%) Social Skills
2 60 (27.65%) Marketing
3 56 (25.81%) Finance
4 42 (19.35%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (9.22%) Retail
6 18 (8.29%) Legal
7 16 (7.37%) Influencing Skills
8 13 (5.99%) Banking
8 13 (5.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (3.69%) Law
9 8 (3.69%) Public Sector
10 6 (2.76%) Telecoms
11 5 (2.30%) Games
11 5 (2.30%) Police
12 4 (1.84%) Local Government
12 4 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (1.84%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.38%) Agriculture
13 3 (1.38%) Back Office
13 3 (1.38%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 57 (26.27%) Sales Executive
2 53 (24.42%) Corporate Sales Executive
3 33 (15.21%) Head of IT
4 30 (13.82%) Architect
5 21 (9.68%) Lead
6 15 (6.91%) Enterprise Architect
7 13 (5.99%) IT Manager
8 12 (5.53%) Senior
8 12 (5.53%) Technology Director
9 10 (4.61%) IT Director
10 8 (3.69%) Senior Architect
10 8 (3.69%) Software Engineer
11 7 (3.23%) IT Engineer
12 6 (2.76%) Digital Transformation
12 6 (2.76%) Head of Digital
12 6 (2.76%) IT Support
12 6 (2.76%) Senior Enterprise Architect
12 6 (2.76%) Service Manager
13 5 (2.30%) Delivery Manager
13 5 (2.30%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.84%) RESTful
2 3 (1.38%) .NET
2 3 (1.38%) REST
3 1 (0.46%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.46%) CSS
3 1 (0.46%) EDI
3 1 (0.46%) FHIR
3 1 (0.46%) GraphQL
3 1 (0.46%) HTML
3 1 (0.46%) JDBC
3 1 (0.46%) Kafka
3 1 (0.46%) ModSecurity
3 1 (0.46%) React
3 1 (0.46%) SOAP
3 1 (0.46%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.07%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 11 (5.07%) Product Ownership
2 6 (2.76%) Cyber Security Posture
2 6 (2.76%) Learning Management System
3 5 (2.30%) Driving Licence
4 4 (1.84%) Credit Risk
4 4 (1.84%) Distributed Architecture
4 4 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (1.84%) Management Information System
4 4 (1.84%) Security Posture
5 3 (1.38%) Cloud Native
5 3 (1.38%) Data Protection Act
5 3 (1.38%) e-Learning
5 3 (1.38%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (1.38%) Video Conferencing
6 2 (0.92%) AI Agents
6 2 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.92%) Data Centre
6 2 (0.92%) FMCG
6 2 (0.92%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 11 (5.07%) Windows
2 2 (0.92%) Mac OS
2 2 (0.92%) Windows Server
2 2 (0.92%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.46%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (66.36%) Technology Strategy
2 70 (32.26%) Roadmaps
3 65 (29.95%) AI
4 61 (28.11%) Customer Experience
5 57 (26.27%) Email Marketing
6 43 (19.82%) Continuous Improvement
7 41 (18.89%) Technology Roadmap
8 38 (17.51%) Stakeholder Management
9 34 (15.67%) Business Strategy
10 29 (13.36%) Cybersecurity
11 26 (11.98%) Project Management
12 25 (11.52%) Budget Management
12 25 (11.52%) Enterprise Architecture
13 24 (11.06%) Strategic Thinking
14 23 (10.60%) Strategic Roadmap
15 22 (10.14%) Portfolio Management
16 21 (9.68%) Agile
17 20 (9.22%) ITIL
18 19 (8.76%) Data Security
18 19 (8.76%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 15 (6.91%) Java
2 11 (5.07%) SQL
3 2 (0.92%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.92%) Python
4 1 (0.46%) C#
4 1 (0.46%) Groovy
4 1 (0.46%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 16 (7.37%) Degree
2 9 (4.15%) Security Cleared
3 8 (3.69%) ITIL Certification
3 8 (3.69%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (3.69%) PMP
3 8 (3.69%) SC Cleared
4 7 (3.23%) PMI Certification
5 6 (2.76%) CFA
6 5 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (2.30%) DBS Check
7 3 (1.38%) CISM
7 3 (1.38%) CISSP
8 2 (0.92%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.92%) CEH
8 2 (0.92%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.92%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.92%) MBA
8 2 (0.92%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.46%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.46%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (10.60%) PMO
2 21 (9.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (8.76%) GDPR
4 5 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (2.30%) ISO 9001
5 4 (1.84%) GRC
5 4 (1.84%) SLA
6 3 (1.38%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.92%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.92%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 2 (0.92%) NIST
7 2 (0.92%) QA
8 1 (0.46%) Basel III
8 1 (0.46%) HL7
8 1 (0.46%) MiFID
8 1 (0.46%) NCSC
8 1 (0.46%) SOC 2
System Software
1 16 (7.37%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.38%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (3.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.84%) Autotask
3 1 (0.46%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 97 (44.70%) Microsoft
2 57 (26.27%) Cisco
3 56 (25.81%) Dell
4 7 (3.23%) Oracle
5 6 (2.76%) Murex
6 5 (2.30%) Progress
7 4 (1.84%) FIS
7 4 (1.84%) Google
8 3 (1.38%) MuleSoft
8 3 (1.38%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.92%) Freshdesk
9 2 (0.92%) HP
9 2 (0.92%) SAP
9 2 (0.92%) TippingPoint
10 1 (0.46%) Databricks
10 1 (0.46%) Extreme Networks
10 1 (0.46%) iManage
10 1 (0.46%) Palo Alto
10 1 (0.46%) SnapLogic
10 1 (0.46%) Workday