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

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 258 150
Rank change year-on-year +130 -108 +37
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 477 179 555
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.10% 1.09% 2.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.54% 1.17% 2.54%
Number of salaries quoted 212 131 211
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,570 £46,250
25th Percentile £58,563 £38,875 £60,426
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £65,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -10.34% -9.38%
75th Percentile £110,313 £81,875 £96,250
90th Percentile £130,000 £101,250 £118,750
UK median annual salary £75,000 £68,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +10.29% -2.86% -9.68%

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 18,751 15,258 21,879
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.66% 92.88% 87.75%
Number of salaries quoted 13,547 8,951 15,627
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,875 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.84%

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 12 August 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 10 (2.10%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.26%) SAS
3 2 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.42%) WordPress
4 1 (0.21%) Appian
Applications
1 8 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (1.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.84%) Distributed Ledger
2 4 (0.84%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.21%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.21%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 133 (27.88%) Azure
2 63 (13.21%) AWS
3 53 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
4 50 (10.48%) Power Platform
5 47 (9.85%) SaaS
6 43 (9.01%) GCP
7 31 (6.50%) Cloud Computing
8 30 (6.29%) Serverless
9 16 (3.35%) Dynamics 365
9 16 (3.35%) Entra ID
10 14 (2.94%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (1.89%) IaaS
11 9 (1.89%) PaaS
12 8 (1.68%) Azure AKS
13 7 (1.47%) Azure Functions
14 5 (1.05%) Power Automate
15 4 (0.84%) Harvey AI
15 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Copilot
15 4 (0.84%) Smartsheet
15 4 (0.84%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 32 (6.71%) LAN
1 32 (6.71%) WAN
2 9 (1.89%) 5G
3 6 (1.26%) Broadband
3 6 (1.26%) Firewall
4 3 (0.63%) 2G
4 3 (0.63%) 3G
4 3 (0.63%) 4G
4 3 (0.63%) Network Security
4 3 (0.63%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (0.63%) TETRA
5 1 (0.21%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.21%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.21%) TACACS
5 1 (0.21%) VLAN
5 1 (0.21%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.26%) MongoDB
1 6 (1.26%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (1.05%) NoSQL
3 4 (0.84%) MySQL
3 4 (0.84%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.63%) Metadata
4 3 (0.63%) Power BI
4 3 (0.63%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
5 2 (0.42%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.21%) Data Hub
6 1 (0.21%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.21%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (4.61%) Snyk
2 1 (0.21%) Claude Code
General
1 211 (44.23%) Social Skills
2 131 (27.46%) Finance
3 108 (22.64%) Law
4 75 (15.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 70 (14.68%) Legal
6 54 (11.32%) Public Sector
7 53 (11.11%) Marketing
8 47 (9.85%) Presentation Skills
9 37 (7.76%) Influencing Skills
10 35 (7.34%) Analytical Skills
11 33 (6.92%) Legal Technology
12 30 (6.29%) Banking
13 16 (3.35%) Retail
14 15 (3.14%) Manufacturing
15 9 (1.89%) Local Government
15 9 (1.89%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (1.26%) Aviation
17 5 (1.05%) French Language
17 5 (1.05%) Games
18 4 (0.84%) Police
Job Titles
1 134 (28.09%) Architect
2 105 (22.01%) Senior
3 44 (9.22%) Sales Executive
4 40 (8.39%) Corporate Sales Executive
4 40 (8.39%) Software Engineer
5 38 (7.97%) Developer
5 38 (7.97%) Senior Manager
6 33 (6.92%) Lead
7 31 (6.50%) Systems Architect
8 30 (6.29%) Enterprise Architect
8 30 (6.29%) Senior Developer
9 28 (5.87%) Security Architect
10 25 (5.24%) Senior Architect
10 25 (5.24%) Senior Security Architect
10 25 (5.24%) Testing Manager
11 24 (5.03%) IT Manager
12 23 (4.82%) Cloud Architect
13 22 (4.61%) Cloud Security Architect
13 22 (4.61%) Senior Cloud Architect
14 20 (4.19%) IT Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (8.81%) .NET
2 10 (2.10%) LangChain
2 10 (2.10%) PyTorch
3 9 (1.89%) LangGraph
3 9 (1.89%) REST
3 9 (1.89%) scikit-learn
3 9 (1.89%) TensorFlow
4 7 (1.47%) ARM Templates
5 6 (1.26%) GraphQL
5 6 (1.26%) Streamlit
6 5 (1.05%) Flutter
6 5 (1.05%) Node.js
6 5 (1.05%) React Native
7 4 (0.84%) React
8 3 (0.63%) Kafka
9 2 (0.42%) Blazor
9 2 (0.42%) OpenID
9 2 (0.42%) RabbitMQ
9 2 (0.42%) XBRL
9 2 (0.42%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 47 (9.85%) Product Ownership
2 40 (8.39%) Cloud Native
3 36 (7.55%) Data Centre
4 27 (5.66%) Virtual Team
5 26 (5.45%) Distributed Architecture
6 18 (3.77%) Management Information System
7 12 (2.52%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (1.89%) AI Agents
9 8 (1.68%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (1.68%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.47%) Distributed Systems
11 6 (1.26%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.26%) Clustering
11 6 (1.26%) Cyber Defence
11 6 (1.26%) LIMS
11 6 (1.26%) Operational Technology
12 5 (1.05%) IoT
12 5 (1.05%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
13 4 (0.84%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.26%) Windows
2 5 (1.05%) Android
2 5 (1.05%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.42%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 404 (84.70%) Technology Strategy
2 214 (44.86%) Roadmaps
3 159 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
4 141 (29.56%) AI
5 132 (27.67%) Software Engineering
6 123 (25.79%) Continuous Improvement
7 113 (23.69%) Business Strategy
8 109 (22.85%) Agile
9 94 (19.71%) CI/CD
10 74 (15.51%) Mentoring
11 72 (15.09%) DevOps
12 71 (14.88%) Problem-Solving
13 70 (14.68%) Cybersecurity
14 68 (14.26%) Information Security
14 68 (14.26%) Project Delivery
14 68 (14.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 68 (14.26%) Stakeholder Management
15 60 (12.58%) Risk Management
15 60 (12.58%) Strategic Planning
16 57 (11.95%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 73 (15.30%) C#
2 54 (11.32%) Python
3 37 (7.76%) JavaScript
4 31 (6.50%) Java
5 28 (5.87%) TypeScript
6 25 (5.24%) PowerShell
6 25 (5.24%) SQL
7 8 (1.68%) Bicep
8 2 (0.42%) C
8 2 (0.42%) C++
8 2 (0.42%) PHP
9 1 (0.21%) Go
9 1 (0.21%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 41 (8.60%) Degree
2 21 (4.40%) Security Cleared
3 17 (3.56%) SC Cleared
4 9 (1.89%) CISSP
5 7 (1.47%) CISM
5 7 (1.47%) PMI Certification
5 7 (1.47%) PMP
6 6 (1.26%) TOGAF Certification
7 5 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (0.84%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.63%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.63%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 2 (0.42%) CCNP
10 2 (0.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 2 (0.42%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 2 (0.42%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.42%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (14.26%) QA
2 60 (12.58%) GRC
3 13 (2.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (2.52%) GDPR
5 11 (2.31%) Accessibility
6 9 (1.89%) NIST
7 8 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (1.26%) GxP
9 5 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.63%) Data Quality
10 3 (0.63%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.63%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.42%) SLA
12 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 23 (4.82%) Virtual Machines
2 11 (2.31%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.05%) Docker
4 1 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (1.68%) Terraform
2 7 (1.47%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.42%) Ansible
3 2 (0.42%) Argo
3 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.42%) Puppet
3 2 (0.42%) Salt
3 2 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 156 (32.70%) Microsoft
2 47 (9.85%) Cisco
3 46 (9.64%) Dell
4 24 (5.03%) CrowdStrike
5 23 (4.82%) Palo Alto
6 22 (4.61%) Tenable
7 16 (3.35%) SAP
8 5 (1.05%) Salesforce
9 4 (0.84%) Google
9 4 (0.84%) HighQ
9 4 (0.84%) Legatics
9 4 (0.84%) Workday
10 3 (0.63%) Databricks
10 3 (0.63%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.42%) Oracle
11 2 (0.42%) Sage
12 1 (0.21%) Guidewire
12 1 (0.21%) Infor
12 1 (0.21%) Pega
12 1 (0.21%) TIBCO