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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 263 159
Rank change year-on-year +118 -104 +30
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 415 188 653
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.96% 1.15% 2.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.36% 1.22% 2.25%
Number of salaries quoted 173 141 309
10th Percentile £24,570 £24,570 £42,500
25th Percentile £58,000 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £66,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.30% -1.48% -18.18%
75th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £145,000 £101,250 £116,250
UK median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +7.69% -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 17,569 15,347 29,009
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.87% 93.54% 89.03%
Number of salaries quoted 12,813 9,109 22,187
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £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 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 9 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 8 (1.93%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.45%) SAS
3 3 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.24%) Appian
4 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (2.41%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (2.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.20%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.24%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 110 (26.51%) Azure
2 47 (11.33%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (10.84%) AWS
4 44 (10.60%) SaaS
5 42 (10.12%) Power Platform
6 32 (7.71%) Cloud Computing
6 32 (7.71%) GCP
7 29 (6.99%) Serverless
8 12 (2.89%) Entra ID
9 11 (2.65%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (2.41%) IaaS
10 10 (2.41%) PaaS
11 7 (1.69%) Azure AKS
11 7 (1.69%) Azure Functions
12 5 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.20%) PowerApps
12 5 (1.20%) Workato
13 4 (0.96%) ChatGPT
13 4 (0.96%) OneDrive
13 4 (0.96%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 31 (7.47%) LAN
1 31 (7.47%) WAN
2 13 (3.13%) Broadband
3 9 (2.17%) 5G
4 6 (1.45%) Firewall
5 3 (0.72%) 2G
5 3 (0.72%) 3G
5 3 (0.72%) 4G
5 3 (0.72%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (0.72%) TETRA
6 2 (0.48%) Network Security
7 1 (0.24%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.45%) MongoDB
1 6 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.20%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.96%) MySQL
3 4 (0.96%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.72%) Metadata
4 3 (0.72%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.72%) Power BI
5 2 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.24%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.24%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.24%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (5.30%) Snyk
General
1 197 (47.47%) Social Skills
2 116 (27.95%) Finance
3 104 (25.06%) Law
4 67 (16.14%) Legal
5 66 (15.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 51 (12.29%) Marketing
7 44 (10.60%) Presentation Skills
8 38 (9.16%) Public Sector
9 34 (8.19%) Influencing Skills
10 33 (7.95%) Legal Technology
11 29 (6.99%) Banking
12 26 (6.27%) Analytical Skills
13 15 (3.61%) Retail
14 8 (1.93%) Telecoms
15 7 (1.69%) Games
16 6 (1.45%) Aviation
17 5 (1.20%) Local Government
18 4 (0.96%) Manufacturing
19 2 (0.48%) Organisational Skills
19 2 (0.48%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 131 (31.57%) Architect
2 100 (24.10%) Senior
3 45 (10.84%) Corporate Sales Executive
3 45 (10.84%) Sales Executive
4 36 (8.67%) Systems Architect
5 34 (8.19%) Developer
6 32 (7.71%) Software Engineer
7 30 (7.23%) Senior Developer
7 30 (7.23%) Senior Manager
8 28 (6.75%) Senior Architect
9 26 (6.27%) Security Architect
10 25 (6.02%) Senior Security Architect
10 25 (6.02%) Testing Manager
11 23 (5.54%) Cloud Architect
11 23 (5.54%) IT Director
12 22 (5.30%) Cloud Security Architect
12 22 (5.30%) Lead
12 22 (5.30%) Senior Cloud Architect
13 21 (5.06%) Enterprise Architect
14 20 (4.82%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (8.67%) .NET
2 8 (1.93%) LangChain
2 8 (1.93%) PyTorch
3 7 (1.69%) ARM Templates
3 7 (1.69%) LangGraph
3 7 (1.69%) scikit-learn
3 7 (1.69%) TensorFlow
4 6 (1.45%) REST
4 6 (1.45%) Streamlit
5 4 (0.96%) GraphQL
5 4 (0.96%) Node.js
5 4 (0.96%) OAuth
5 4 (0.96%) OpenID
6 3 (0.72%) Flutter
6 3 (0.72%) Kafka
6 3 (0.72%) RabbitMQ
6 3 (0.72%) React Native
7 2 (0.48%) Middleware
7 2 (0.48%) XBRL
7 2 (0.48%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 45 (10.84%) Product Ownership
2 34 (8.19%) Data Centre
3 26 (6.27%) Virtual Team
4 25 (6.02%) Cloud Native
5 22 (5.30%) Distributed Architecture
6 18 (4.34%) Management Information System
7 8 (1.93%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.93%) Onboarding
8 7 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
8 7 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.45%) Algorithms
9 6 (1.45%) Clustering
9 6 (1.45%) Cyber Defence
9 6 (1.45%) Distributed Systems
10 5 (1.20%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.72%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.72%) Security Posture
12 2 (0.48%) Acoustics
12 2 (0.48%) Embedded Systems
12 2 (0.48%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.69%) Windows
2 3 (0.72%) Android
2 3 (0.72%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.48%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 340 (81.93%) Technology Strategy
2 178 (42.89%) Roadmaps
3 139 (33.49%) Enterprise Architecture
4 124 (29.88%) AI
5 110 (26.51%) Software Engineering
6 108 (26.02%) Business Strategy
7 90 (21.69%) Continuous Improvement
8 84 (20.24%) Agile
9 80 (19.28%) CI/CD
10 65 (15.66%) Customer Experience
10 65 (15.66%) Project Delivery
11 64 (15.42%) Information Security
11 64 (15.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 62 (14.94%) DevOps
13 59 (14.22%) Cybersecurity
13 59 (14.22%) Strategic Planning
14 56 (13.49%) Problem-Solving
14 56 (13.49%) Software Testing
15 55 (13.25%) Mentoring
16 50 (12.05%) Architecture Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 62 (14.94%) C#
2 47 (11.33%) Python
3 31 (7.47%) JavaScript
4 27 (6.51%) Java
5 26 (6.27%) PowerShell
6 25 (6.02%) TypeScript
7 18 (4.34%) SQL
8 7 (1.69%) Bicep
9 2 (0.48%) C
9 2 (0.48%) C++
10 1 (0.24%) PHP
Qualifications
1 33 (7.95%) Degree
2 15 (3.61%) SC Cleared
2 15 (3.61%) Security Cleared
3 8 (1.93%) CISSP
4 6 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (1.45%) TOGAF Certification
5 5 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (0.96%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 3 (0.72%) CISM
7 3 (0.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 3 (0.72%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 2 (0.48%) ACCA
8 2 (0.48%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.48%) CCNP
8 2 (0.48%) CEH
8 2 (0.48%) CIMA
8 2 (0.48%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.48%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.48%) PhD
9 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (15.66%) QA
2 58 (13.98%) GRC
3 9 (2.17%) GDPR
4 8 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.45%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.45%) NIST
7 4 (0.96%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.48%) SLA
9 1 (0.24%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 23 (5.54%) Virtual Machines
2 10 (2.41%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.20%) Docker
4 2 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (1.93%) Terraform
2 5 (1.20%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.48%) Ansible
4 2 (0.48%) Argo
4 2 (0.48%) Puppet
4 2 (0.48%) Salt
5 1 (0.24%) Host Intrusion Detection System
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 144 (34.70%) Microsoft
2 51 (12.29%) Cisco
2 51 (12.29%) Dell
3 24 (5.78%) CrowdStrike
4 22 (5.30%) Palo Alto
4 22 (5.30%) Tenable
5 6 (1.45%) SAP
6 5 (1.20%) Workday
7 4 (0.96%) HighQ
7 4 (0.96%) Legatics
8 3 (0.72%) Databricks
8 3 (0.72%) Google
8 3 (0.72%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.72%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.48%) Oracle
9 2 (0.48%) Sage
9 2 (0.48%) VMware
10 1 (0.24%) Micro Focus
10 1 (0.24%) OpenText
10 1 (0.24%) Pega