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

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 236 159
Rank change year-on-year +91 -77 +55
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 301 173 661
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.66% 1.29% 2.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.01% 1.36% 2.23%
Number of salaries quoted 154 131 327
10th Percentile £24,570 £48,306 £42,500
25th Percentile £58,000 £56,809 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £69,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.11% +6.92% -18.75%
75th Percentile £96,875 £93,778 £84,964
90th Percentile £155,000 £112,500 £112,000
UK median annual salary £79,669 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +13.81% +7.69% -18.24%

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 14,989 12,756 29,693
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.76% 94.75% 91.33%
Number of salaries quoted 10,524 8,871 23,569
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,930
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £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 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,946 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.42% +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 April 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 12 (3.99%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.00%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.66%) Moodle
3 2 (0.66%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.33%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 4 (1.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.33%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.33%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.33%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 72 (23.92%) Azure
2 46 (15.28%) AWS
3 33 (10.96%) GCP
4 25 (8.31%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (5.32%) Serverless
6 14 (4.65%) Power Platform
7 9 (2.99%) SaaS
8 7 (2.33%) Entra ID
9 6 (1.99%) OneDrive
10 5 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (1.66%) ChatGPT
10 5 (1.66%) Microsoft Copilot
11 4 (1.33%) IaaS
11 4 (1.33%) PaaS
11 4 (1.33%) PowerApps
11 4 (1.33%) Smartsheet
11 4 (1.33%) Workato
12 2 (0.66%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (0.66%) Dynamics 365
12 2 (0.66%) Prefect
Communications & Networking
1 17 (5.65%) Broadband
2 7 (2.33%) Firewall
3 4 (1.33%) DNS
3 4 (1.33%) SSL
4 3 (1.00%) LAN
4 3 (1.00%) Network Security
4 3 (1.00%) SD-WAN
4 3 (1.00%) WAN
4 3 (1.00%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.33%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.99%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.66%) Power BI
3 4 (1.33%) NoSQL
4 3 (1.00%) Metadata
5 1 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.33%) Big Data
5 1 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.33%) MySQL
5 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (5.32%) Snyk
General
1 140 (46.51%) Social Skills
2 80 (26.58%) Finance
3 52 (17.28%) Marketing
4 46 (15.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 33 (10.96%) Public Sector
6 25 (8.31%) Influencing Skills
7 24 (7.97%) Banking
7 24 (7.97%) Law
8 20 (6.64%) Legal
9 17 (5.65%) Games
10 16 (5.32%) Analytical Skills
10 16 (5.32%) Telecoms
11 14 (4.65%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (2.33%) Local Government
12 7 (2.33%) Retail
13 4 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.33%) Social Housing
14 3 (1.00%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.33%) Police
15 1 (0.33%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 84 (27.91%) Architect
2 44 (14.62%) Corporate Sales Executive
2 44 (14.62%) Sales Executive
3 40 (13.29%) Senior
4 26 (8.64%) IT Manager
5 23 (7.64%) Senior Architect
6 22 (7.31%) Head of IT
6 22 (7.31%) IT Director
7 21 (6.98%) Software Engineer
8 20 (6.64%) Product Owner
9 17 (5.65%) Cloud Architect
9 17 (5.65%) Product Director
9 17 (5.65%) Security Architect
10 16 (5.32%) Cloud Security Architect
10 16 (5.32%) Senior Cloud Architect
10 16 (5.32%) Senior Security Architect
11 14 (4.65%) Technical Manager
12 12 (3.99%) Account Manager
12 12 (3.99%) Technical Account Manager
12 12 (3.99%) Technologist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.33%) .NET
1 4 (1.33%) OAuth
1 4 (1.33%) OpenID
1 4 (1.33%) REST
2 3 (1.00%) Flutter
2 3 (1.00%) GraphQL
2 3 (1.00%) Kafka
2 3 (1.00%) RabbitMQ
2 3 (1.00%) React Native
3 2 (0.66%) Middleware
3 2 (0.66%) XBRL
3 2 (0.66%) XML
4 1 (0.33%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.33%) ADO
4 1 (0.33%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.33%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.33%) Celery
4 1 (0.33%) React
4 1 (0.33%) RESTful
4 1 (0.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 42 (13.95%) Product Ownership
2 29 (9.63%) Data Centre
3 21 (6.98%) Distributed Architecture
4 14 (4.65%) Management Information System
5 12 (3.99%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (3.65%) Onboarding
7 6 (1.99%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.33%) AI Agents
8 4 (1.33%) Digital Media
9 3 (1.00%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.00%) Distributed Systems
9 3 (1.00%) e-Learning
9 3 (1.00%) Mobile App
9 3 (1.00%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.00%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.66%) Housing Association
10 2 (0.66%) Low-Code
11 1 (0.33%) Analytical Mindset
11 1 (0.33%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.99%) Windows
2 3 (1.00%) Android
2 3 (1.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.33%) Linux
3 1 (0.33%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 210 (69.77%) Technology Strategy
2 130 (43.19%) Roadmaps
3 100 (33.22%) AI
4 63 (20.93%) Customer Experience
5 59 (19.60%) Cybersecurity
6 45 (14.95%) Technology Roadmap
7 44 (14.62%) Email Marketing
7 44 (14.62%) Software Engineering
8 43 (14.29%) Agile
8 43 (14.29%) Service Delivery
9 42 (13.95%) Enterprise Architecture
10 41 (13.62%) Continuous Improvement
11 35 (11.63%) Line Management
12 33 (10.96%) Technical Leadership
13 32 (10.63%) Strategic Thinking
14 30 (9.97%) Community of Practice
15 28 (9.30%) DevOps
16 27 (8.97%) CRM
17 26 (8.64%) CI/CD
17 26 (8.64%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 22 (7.31%) Java
2 9 (2.99%) SQL
3 5 (1.66%) Python
4 3 (1.00%) C#
5 1 (0.33%) C
5 1 (0.33%) C++
5 1 (0.33%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 35 (11.63%) Degree
2 19 (6.31%) Security Cleared
3 18 (5.98%) SC Cleared
4 12 (3.99%) CISSP
5 7 (2.33%) CISM
6 6 (1.99%) CEH
6 6 (1.99%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.33%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 4 (1.33%) TOGAF Certification
8 3 (1.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
8 3 (1.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 2 (0.66%) CCNP
9 2 (0.66%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.33%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.33%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.33%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.33%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.30%) GRC
2 16 (5.32%) GDPR
2 16 (5.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (3.65%) NIST
4 9 (2.99%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (1.99%) QA
7 4 (1.33%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.33%) SLA
7 4 (1.33%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.66%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.33%) Basel III
9 1 (0.33%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.33%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.33%) MiFID
9 1 (0.33%) NCSC
9 1 (0.33%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 16 (5.32%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (1.66%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (1.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.66%) Ansible
3 2 (0.66%) Argo
3 2 (0.66%) Autotask
3 2 (0.66%) Puppet
3 2 (0.66%) Salt
4 1 (0.33%) Host Intrusion Detection System
4 1 (0.33%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.33%) Terraform
Vendors
1 111 (36.88%) Microsoft
2 51 (16.94%) Cisco
3 50 (16.61%) Dell
4 18 (5.98%) CrowdStrike
5 16 (5.32%) Palo Alto
5 16 (5.32%) Tenable
6 5 (1.66%) SAP
6 5 (1.66%) Workday
7 4 (1.33%) Google
8 3 (1.00%) Databricks
8 3 (1.00%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.00%) Sparx
9 2 (0.66%) Freshdesk
9 2 (0.66%) Oracle
9 2 (0.66%) Sage
9 2 (0.66%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.66%) VMware
10 1 (0.33%) Adobe
10 1 (0.33%) Avaya
10 1 (0.33%) Genesys