Hybrid/Remote Technology Strategy Job Trends

Technology Strategy
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Technology Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 228 196
Rank change year-on-year +132 -32 +36
Permanent jobs citing Technology Strategy 671 212 370
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.71% 1.28% 1.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.35% 1.37% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 354 136 105
10th Percentile £41,250 £24,570 £45,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £25,044 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £60,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -25.00% -5.88%
75th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £100,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £107,500 £116,500
UK median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -15.15% +3.13%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Technology 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 20,031 15,502 19,983
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.96% 93.59% 87.98%
Number of salaries quoted 14,302 8,471 11,957
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,913 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,245 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,300 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.92% -2.83% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,300
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.17% -3.33%

Technology Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Technology Strategy and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Technology Strategy job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Technology Strategy
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Technology Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Technology Strategy

Technology Strategy
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Technology Strategy over the 6 months to 28 September 2026.

Technology Strategy salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Technology 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 19 (2.83%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (0.89%) SAS
3 2 (0.30%) WordPress
4 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.15%) Appian
4 1 (0.15%) Confluence
4 1 (0.15%) JBoss
4 1 (0.15%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
Applications
1 9 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (1.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.60%) Adobe XD
3 2 (0.30%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (1.49%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.60%) Distributed Ledger
3 3 (0.45%) SAP PSCD
4 2 (0.30%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.15%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.15%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 205 (30.55%) Azure
2 132 (19.67%) AWS
3 96 (14.31%) GCP
4 63 (9.39%) Power Platform
5 61 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
5 61 (9.09%) SaaS
6 39 (5.81%) Cloud Computing
7 30 (4.47%) Serverless
8 21 (3.13%) Entra ID
9 14 (2.09%) Google Analytics
10 13 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (1.49%) PaaS
12 9 (1.34%) Azure AKS
12 9 (1.34%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (1.34%) Microsoft Copilot
13 8 (1.19%) IaaS
14 7 (1.04%) Azure Functions
15 6 (0.89%) GitHub
15 6 (0.89%) Google Workspace
15 6 (0.89%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 33 (4.92%) LAN
1 33 (4.92%) WAN
2 21 (3.13%) Network Security
3 9 (1.34%) 5G
4 7 (1.04%) Firewall
5 6 (0.89%) Broadband
6 5 (0.75%) Unified Communications
7 4 (0.60%) DHCP
7 4 (0.60%) DNS
8 3 (0.45%) 2G
8 3 (0.45%) 3G
8 3 (0.45%) 4G
8 3 (0.45%) Structured Cabling
8 3 (0.45%) TETRA
8 3 (0.45%) VLAN
9 2 (0.30%) Cisco ISE
9 2 (0.30%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (0.30%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.30%) TACACS
9 2 (0.30%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (2.53%) Metadata
2 16 (2.38%) PostgreSQL
2 16 (2.38%) Power BI
3 15 (2.24%) Relational Database
4 14 (2.09%) MySQL
5 13 (1.94%) SQL Server
6 7 (1.04%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.89%) MongoDB
8 5 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.75%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.60%) Geospatial Data
10 3 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.30%) Big Data
12 1 (0.15%) Data Hub
12 1 (0.15%) HBase
12 1 (0.15%) Redis
12 1 (0.15%) SAP HANA
12 1 (0.15%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (3.28%) Snyk
2 14 (2.09%) Git
3 8 (1.19%) LabVIEW
4 4 (0.60%) Axure RP
4 4 (0.60%) Balsamiq
5 2 (0.30%) JIRA
6 1 (0.15%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.15%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio
General
1 273 (40.69%) Social Skills
2 230 (34.28%) Law
3 209 (31.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 171 (25.48%) Public Sector
5 156 (23.25%) Finance
6 121 (18.03%) Analytical Skills
7 77 (11.48%) Presentation Skills
8 70 (10.43%) Influencing Skills
8 70 (10.43%) Legal
9 61 (9.09%) Marketing
10 37 (5.51%) Legal Technology
11 27 (4.02%) Banking
12 25 (3.73%) Retail
13 17 (2.53%) Manufacturing
13 17 (2.53%) Organisational Skills
14 15 (2.24%) Games
15 14 (2.09%) Electronics
16 12 (1.79%) Local Government
17 9 (1.34%) French Language
17 9 (1.34%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 199 (29.66%) Architect
2 159 (23.70%) Senior
3 59 (8.79%) Senior Manager
4 58 (8.64%) Lead
5 49 (7.30%) Developer
5 49 (7.30%) Sales Executive
6 46 (6.86%) Security Architect
7 45 (6.71%) Analyst
8 44 (6.56%) Software Engineer
9 43 (6.41%) Corporate Sales Executive
10 41 (6.11%) Senior Developer
11 32 (4.77%) Solutions Architect
12 31 (4.62%) Business Analyst
12 31 (4.62%) Systems Architect
13 29 (4.32%) Enterprise Architect
14 27 (4.02%) Senior Architect
15 26 (3.87%) Lead Architect
16 25 (3.73%) Cloud Architect
16 25 (3.73%) Senior Security Architect
16 25 (3.73%) Testing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (8.35%) .NET
2 22 (3.28%) React
3 15 (2.24%) .NET Core
4 14 (2.09%) CSS
4 14 (2.09%) Entity Framework
4 14 (2.09%) HTML
4 14 (2.09%) LangChain
4 14 (2.09%) REST
5 13 (1.94%) LangGraph
5 13 (1.94%) PyTorch
5 13 (1.94%) scikit-learn
5 13 (1.94%) TensorFlow
6 11 (1.64%) Node.js
7 10 (1.49%) .NET Framework
7 10 (1.49%) AngularJS
7 10 (1.49%) Terraform
8 8 (1.19%) Middleware
9 7 (1.04%) ARM Templates
10 6 (0.89%) GraphQL
10 6 (0.89%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 80 (11.92%) Cloud Native
2 75 (11.18%) Product Ownership
3 48 (7.15%) Data Centre
4 27 (4.02%) Virtual Team
5 26 (3.87%) Distributed Architecture
6 25 (3.73%) Management Information System
7 14 (2.09%) Hybrid Cloud
8 11 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (1.64%) IoT
8 11 (1.64%) Operational Technology
9 9 (1.34%) AI Agents
9 9 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.19%) Distributed Systems
10 8 (1.19%) Fibre Optics
10 8 (1.19%) Onboarding
11 7 (1.04%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.04%) LIMS
12 6 (0.89%) Clustering
12 6 (0.89%) Enterprise Cloud
12 6 (0.89%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 18 (2.68%) Windows
2 11 (1.64%) Linux
3 5 (0.75%) Android
3 5 (0.75%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.60%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.15%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 477 (71.09%) IT Strategy
2 250 (37.26%) Roadmaps
3 229 (34.13%) Agile
4 191 (28.46%) Continuous Improvement
5 182 (27.12%) Enterprise Architecture
6 181 (26.97%) AI
7 167 (24.89%) Community of Practice
8 150 (22.35%) Software Engineering
9 130 (19.37%) Project Delivery
10 125 (18.63%) Business Strategy
11 116 (17.29%) Stakeholder Management
12 111 (16.54%) Mentoring
13 106 (15.80%) Problem-Solving
14 105 (15.65%) CI/CD
15 100 (14.90%) Technical Leadership
16 90 (13.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 81 (12.07%) Risk Management
18 78 (11.62%) Scrum
19 76 (11.33%) Microservices
20 70 (10.43%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 87 (12.97%) C#
2 77 (11.48%) Python
3 58 (8.64%) JavaScript
4 37 (5.51%) Java
5 34 (5.07%) TypeScript
6 33 (4.92%) SQL
7 27 (4.02%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.19%) Bicep
8 8 (1.19%) MATLAB
9 6 (0.89%) ABAP
10 2 (0.30%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.30%) C
10 2 (0.30%) C++
10 2 (0.30%) PHP
11 1 (0.15%) Bash
11 1 (0.15%) Go
11 1 (0.15%) R
11 1 (0.15%) Ruby
11 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 168 (25.04%) Degree
2 135 (20.12%) Security Cleared
3 133 (19.82%) SC Cleared
4 41 (6.11%) Computer Science Degree
5 24 (3.58%) CISSP
6 22 (3.28%) CISM
7 16 (2.38%) Master's Degree
8 15 (2.24%) Azure Certification
9 12 (1.79%) AWS Certification
10 10 (1.49%) PhD
10 10 (1.49%) PMI Certification
10 10 (1.49%) PMP
11 6 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (0.89%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.89%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.60%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 4 (0.60%) DBS Check
13 3 (0.45%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.45%) SAP Certification
13 3 (0.45%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (10.13%) GRC
2 64 (9.54%) QA
3 42 (6.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 27 (4.02%) NIST
5 25 (3.73%) Accessibility
6 18 (2.68%) GDPR
7 16 (2.38%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 16 (2.38%) NCSC
8 8 (1.19%) ISO 9001
9 7 (1.04%) GxP
10 6 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.60%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 4 (0.60%) Data Quality
11 4 (0.60%) ISO 22301
11 4 (0.60%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.60%) SOC 2
11 4 (0.60%) WCAG
12 3 (0.45%) PMO
13 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 1 (0.15%) PERC
System Software
1 23 (3.43%) Virtual Machines
2 13 (1.94%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.64%) Docker
4 7 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.30%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.15%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 14 (2.09%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.30%) Ansible
3 2 (0.30%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.15%) Control-M
Vendors
1 166 (24.74%) Microsoft
2 45 (6.71%) Cisco
3 43 (6.41%) Dell
4 32 (4.77%) SAP
5 30 (4.47%) Google
6 24 (3.58%) CrowdStrike
6 24 (3.58%) Palo Alto
7 22 (3.28%) Tenable
8 16 (2.38%) VMware
9 14 (2.09%) Salesforce
10 7 (1.04%) MuleSoft
11 6 (0.89%) YouTube
12 5 (0.75%) EMC
12 5 (0.75%) HighQ
12 5 (0.75%) NetApp
12 5 (0.75%) Veeam
13 4 (0.60%) Adobe
13 4 (0.60%) Citrix
13 4 (0.60%) Epicor
13 4 (0.60%) Oracle