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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 183 197 182
Rank change year-on-year +14 -15 +19
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 206 294 385
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.34% 1.71% 1.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.52% 1.84% 1.98%
Number of salaries quoted 124 172 291
10th Percentile £24,570 £49,013 £46,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £56,809 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £77,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.61% +6.90% -3.33%
75th Percentile £89,063 £95,000 £91,250
90th Percentile £118,150 £116,125 £115,000
UK median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £70,576
% change year-on-year +6.67% +6.27% -8.93%

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 13,568 15,987 19,398
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.33% 92.92% 94.08%
Number of salaries quoted 8,660 9,616 15,599
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,050 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.12% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 27 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 9 (4.37%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.97%) Moodle
2 2 (0.97%) Umbraco
3 1 (0.49%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (2.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.97%) Adaptiv
3 1 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 54 (26.21%) Azure
2 36 (17.48%) AWS
3 20 (9.71%) GCP
4 19 (9.22%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (6.31%) Power Platform
6 9 (4.37%) SaaS
7 7 (3.40%) Entra ID
7 7 (3.40%) OneDrive
8 5 (2.43%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (2.43%) OCI
9 2 (0.97%) Boomi
9 2 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.97%) IaaS
9 2 (0.97%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (0.97%) PaaS
9 2 (0.97%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.49%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.49%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.49%) iPaaS
10 1 (0.49%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.91%) LAN
1 6 (2.91%) SD-WAN
1 6 (2.91%) WAN
2 5 (2.43%) DNS
2 5 (2.43%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (1.94%) Firewall
3 4 (1.94%) SSL
4 2 (0.97%) Broadband
4 2 (0.97%) Network Security
5 1 (0.49%) BGP
5 1 (0.49%) DHCP
5 1 (0.49%) MPLS
5 1 (0.49%) OSPF
5 1 (0.49%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.49%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.49%) VLAN
5 1 (0.49%) VoIP
5 1 (0.49%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.88%) Power BI
2 4 (1.94%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.97%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.49%) Big Data
4 1 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.49%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (0.49%) Metadata
4 1 (0.49%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.49%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (0.49%) JIRA
General
1 122 (59.22%) Social Skills
2 57 (27.67%) Finance
3 56 (27.18%) Marketing
4 36 (17.48%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (9.71%) Legal
5 20 (9.71%) Retail
6 19 (9.22%) Influencing Skills
7 11 (5.34%) Law
8 10 (4.85%) Public Sector
9 9 (4.37%) Banking
9 9 (4.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (2.91%) Games
10 6 (2.91%) Local Government
11 5 (2.43%) Police
11 5 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (2.43%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.94%) Back Office
12 4 (1.94%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.97%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.97%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 51 (24.76%) Sales Executive
2 47 (22.82%) Corporate Sales Executive
3 32 (15.53%) Architect
4 26 (12.62%) Head of IT
5 20 (9.71%) Lead
6 16 (7.77%) Enterprise Architect
7 13 (6.31%) Senior
8 12 (5.83%) IT Manager
8 12 (5.83%) Software Engineer
9 10 (4.85%) Technology Director
10 8 (3.88%) Senior Architect
11 7 (3.40%) IT Director
12 6 (2.91%) IT Engineer
12 6 (2.91%) IT Support
12 6 (2.91%) Product Owner
12 6 (2.91%) Senior Enterprise Architect
12 6 (2.91%) Service Manager
12 6 (2.91%) Technical Architect
13 5 (2.43%) Infrastructure Architect
13 5 (2.43%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.94%) RESTful
2 2 (0.97%) REST
3 1 (0.49%) .NET
3 1 (0.49%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.49%) CSS
3 1 (0.49%) FHIR
3 1 (0.49%) GraphQL
3 1 (0.49%) HTML
3 1 (0.49%) JDBC
3 1 (0.49%) SOAP
3 1 (0.49%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 16 (7.77%) Product Ownership
2 11 (5.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 8 (3.88%) Distributed Architecture
4 7 (3.40%) Management Information System
5 6 (2.91%) Cyber Security Posture
5 6 (2.91%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (2.43%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.94%) Digital Media
8 3 (1.46%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.46%) e-Learning
8 3 (1.46%) Learning Management System
8 3 (1.46%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.97%) AI Agents
9 2 (0.97%) Credit Risk
9 2 (0.97%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.97%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.97%) FMCG
10 1 (0.49%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.49%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.94%) Windows
2 2 (0.97%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.49%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.49%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (67.48%) Technology Strategy
2 83 (40.29%) Roadmaps
3 61 (29.61%) AI
4 58 (28.16%) Customer Experience
5 51 (24.76%) Email Marketing
6 42 (20.39%) Technology Roadmap
7 41 (19.90%) Continuous Improvement
8 39 (18.93%) Business Strategy
9 36 (17.48%) Cybersecurity
10 34 (16.50%) Stakeholder Management
11 27 (13.11%) Enterprise Architecture
11 27 (13.11%) Strategic Roadmap
12 23 (11.17%) Budget Management
13 21 (10.19%) Collaborative Culture
13 21 (10.19%) Portfolio Management
13 21 (10.19%) Project Management
14 20 (9.71%) Strategic Thinking
15 19 (9.22%) Problem-Solving
15 19 (9.22%) Service Delivery
16 17 (8.25%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 15 (7.28%) Java
2 6 (2.91%) SQL
3 1 (0.49%) C#
3 1 (0.49%) Groovy
3 1 (0.49%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.49%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.49%) Python
Qualifications
1 20 (9.71%) Degree
2 8 (3.88%) Security Cleared
3 7 (3.40%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (3.40%) SC Cleared
4 5 (2.43%) CISM
4 5 (2.43%) CISSP
4 5 (2.43%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (2.43%) DBS Check
5 4 (1.94%) CEH
5 4 (1.94%) ITIL Certification
5 4 (1.94%) PMP
6 3 (1.46%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.46%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.97%) CFA
7 2 (0.97%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.97%) MBA
8 1 (0.49%) ACCA
8 1 (0.49%) CIMA
8 1 (0.49%) CISA
8 1 (0.49%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (11.17%) PMO
2 19 (9.22%) GDPR
2 19 (9.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.91%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (2.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 6 (2.91%) GRC
3 6 (2.91%) NIST
4 5 (2.43%) ISO 9001
5 4 (1.94%) SLA
5 4 (1.94%) SOC 2
6 3 (1.46%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.97%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.97%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 2 (0.97%) QA
8 1 (0.49%) Basel III
8 1 (0.49%) HL7
8 1 (0.49%) MiFID
8 1 (0.49%) NCSC
System Software
1 10 (4.85%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.49%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 7 (3.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.94%) Autotask
Vendors
1 90 (43.69%) Microsoft
2 50 (24.27%) Cisco
3 49 (23.79%) Dell
4 6 (2.91%) Oracle
5 5 (2.43%) Progress
6 4 (1.94%) Google
7 3 (1.46%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.46%) Sparx
8 2 (0.97%) FIS
8 2 (0.97%) Freshdesk
8 2 (0.97%) MuleSoft
8 2 (0.97%) Murex
8 2 (0.97%) SAP
9 1 (0.49%) Adobe
9 1 (0.49%) Avaya
9 1 (0.49%) Calypso
9 1 (0.49%) ESRI
9 1 (0.49%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.49%) Genesys
9 1 (0.49%) HP