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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 215 222
Rank change year-on-year +112 +7 +10
Permanent jobs citing Technology Strategy 649 218 311
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.60% 1.32% 1.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.22% 1.41% 1.66%
Number of salaries quoted 350 147 97
10th Percentile £41,250 £24,570 £45,000
25th Percentile £58,541 £25,203 £63,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £60,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -25.00% -5.88%
75th Percentile £91,250 £86,250 £102,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £107,500 £118,000
UK median annual salary £75,250 £69,500 £84,000
% change year-on-year +8.27% -17.26% +5.00%

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 20,151 15,479 18,778
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.63% 93.83% 88.19%
Number of salaries quoted 14,312 8,360 11,026
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,750 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,447 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

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 13 October 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 18 (2.77%) SharePoint
2 9 (1.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.08%) SAS
4 2 (0.31%) WordPress
5 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.15%) Appian
5 1 (0.15%) Confluence
5 1 (0.15%) JBoss
5 1 (0.15%) NetWeaver
5 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
Applications
1 9 (1.39%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.62%) Adobe XD
3 2 (0.31%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (1.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.77%) SAP PSCD
3 4 (0.62%) Distributed Ledger
4 2 (0.31%) 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 (31.59%) Azure
2 134 (20.65%) AWS
3 95 (14.64%) GCP
4 66 (10.17%) Power Platform
5 65 (10.02%) SaaS
6 63 (9.71%) Microsoft 365
7 39 (6.01%) Cloud Computing
8 24 (3.70%) Entra ID
9 21 (3.24%) Serverless
10 13 (2.00%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (1.85%) Google Analytics
12 10 (1.54%) IaaS
12 10 (1.54%) PaaS
13 9 (1.39%) Azure AKS
13 9 (1.39%) Azure DevOps
13 9 (1.39%) Microsoft Copilot
14 8 (1.23%) GitHub
15 7 (1.08%) Azure Functions
16 6 (0.92%) Google Workspace
17 5 (0.77%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 33 (5.08%) LAN
1 33 (5.08%) WAN
2 19 (2.93%) Network Security
3 9 (1.39%) 5G
4 7 (1.08%) DHCP
4 7 (1.08%) DNS
5 6 (0.92%) Broadband
5 6 (0.92%) Firewall
6 5 (0.77%) Unified Communications
7 4 (0.62%) VLAN
8 3 (0.46%) 2G
8 3 (0.46%) 3G
8 3 (0.46%) 4G
8 3 (0.46%) Structured Cabling
8 3 (0.46%) TETRA
9 2 (0.31%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (0.31%) SNMP
9 2 (0.31%) TACACS
9 2 (0.31%) VPN
9 2 (0.31%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (2.77%) Metadata
2 17 (2.62%) Power BI
3 16 (2.47%) PostgreSQL
4 15 (2.31%) Relational Database
5 14 (2.16%) MySQL
6 13 (2.00%) SQL Server
7 7 (1.08%) Data Lake
8 6 (0.92%) MongoDB
9 5 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.62%) Geospatial Data
10 4 (0.62%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.46%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.31%) Big Data
12 2 (0.31%) ThoughtSpot
13 1 (0.15%) Data Hub
13 1 (0.15%) Delta Lake
13 1 (0.15%) HBase
13 1 (0.15%) Pentaho
13 1 (0.15%) SAP HANA
13 1 (0.15%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (2.16%) Git
2 11 (1.69%) Snyk
3 8 (1.23%) LabVIEW
4 4 (0.62%) Axure RP
4 4 (0.62%) Balsamiq
5 2 (0.31%) GitLab
5 2 (0.31%) JIRA
6 1 (0.15%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.15%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.15%) Visual Studio
General
1 265 (40.83%) Social Skills
2 215 (33.13%) Law
3 178 (27.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 158 (24.35%) Public Sector
5 157 (24.19%) Finance
6 118 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
7 73 (11.25%) Presentation Skills
8 69 (10.63%) Influencing Skills
9 68 (10.48%) Legal
10 56 (8.63%) Marketing
11 36 (5.55%) Legal Technology
12 30 (4.62%) Banking
13 26 (4.01%) Retail
14 17 (2.62%) Manufacturing
14 17 (2.62%) Organisational Skills
15 15 (2.31%) Games
16 14 (2.16%) Electronics
17 12 (1.85%) Local Government
18 9 (1.39%) French Language
18 9 (1.39%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 186 (28.66%) Architect
2 148 (22.80%) Senior
3 61 (9.40%) Senior Manager
4 60 (9.24%) Lead
5 51 (7.86%) Developer
6 45 (6.93%) Software Engineer
7 44 (6.78%) Sales Executive
8 41 (6.32%) Analyst
8 41 (6.32%) Senior Developer
9 38 (5.86%) Corporate Sales Executive
10 32 (4.93%) Security Architect
10 32 (4.93%) Solutions Architect
11 31 (4.78%) Enterprise Architect
11 31 (4.78%) Systems Architect
12 29 (4.47%) Lead Architect
13 26 (4.01%) Business Analyst
14 25 (3.85%) Testing Manager
15 22 (3.39%) Agile Delivery Manager
15 22 (3.39%) Delivery Manager
16 17 (2.62%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (8.94%) .NET
2 22 (3.39%) React
3 15 (2.31%) .NET Core
3 15 (2.31%) LangChain
3 15 (2.31%) LangGraph
3 15 (2.31%) PyTorch
3 15 (2.31%) scikit-learn
3 15 (2.31%) TensorFlow
4 14 (2.16%) CSS
4 14 (2.16%) Entity Framework
4 14 (2.16%) HTML
4 14 (2.16%) REST
5 12 (1.85%) Terraform
6 11 (1.69%) Node.js
7 10 (1.54%) .NET Framework
7 10 (1.54%) AngularJS
8 8 (1.23%) Middleware
9 7 (1.08%) ARM Templates
9 7 (1.08%) SAP Fiori
10 6 (0.92%) Blazor
Miscellaneous
1 84 (12.94%) Cloud Native
2 74 (11.40%) Product Ownership
3 32 (4.93%) Data Centre
4 27 (4.16%) Virtual Team
5 25 (3.85%) Distributed Architecture
6 24 (3.70%) Management Information System
7 15 (2.31%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (2.16%) Hybrid Cloud
9 11 (1.69%) IoT
9 11 (1.69%) Operational Technology
10 10 (1.54%) Distributed Systems
11 9 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
12 8 (1.23%) AI Agents
12 8 (1.23%) Fibre Optics
13 7 (1.08%) Algorithms
13 7 (1.08%) LIMS
13 7 (1.08%) Onboarding
14 6 (0.92%) Cyber Defence
14 6 (0.92%) Enterprise Cloud
14 6 (0.92%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.39%) Windows
2 13 (2.00%) Linux
3 7 (1.08%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.62%) Android
4 4 (0.62%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
4 4 (0.62%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.15%) macOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 462 (71.19%) IT Strategy
2 245 (37.75%) Roadmaps
3 222 (34.21%) Agile
4 194 (29.89%) Continuous Improvement
5 173 (26.66%) Enterprise Architecture
6 165 (25.42%) AI
7 153 (23.57%) Community of Practice
8 150 (23.11%) Software Engineering
9 128 (19.72%) Project Delivery
10 124 (19.11%) Business Strategy
11 120 (18.49%) Stakeholder Management
12 110 (16.95%) Mentoring
13 107 (16.49%) Problem-Solving
14 105 (16.18%) Technical Leadership
15 99 (15.25%) CI/CD
16 85 (13.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 79 (12.17%) Risk Management
18 78 (12.02%) Microservices
19 75 (11.56%) Technology Roadmap
20 74 (11.40%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 89 (13.71%) C#
2 84 (12.94%) Python
3 58 (8.94%) JavaScript
4 36 (5.55%) Java
5 34 (5.24%) TypeScript
6 32 (4.93%) SQL
7 29 (4.47%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.23%) ABAP
8 8 (1.23%) Bicep
8 8 (1.23%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.31%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.31%) C
9 2 (0.31%) C++
9 2 (0.31%) PHP
10 1 (0.15%) Bash
10 1 (0.15%) Go
10 1 (0.15%) R
10 1 (0.15%) Ruby
10 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 156 (24.04%) Degree
2 127 (19.57%) Security Cleared
3 126 (19.41%) SC Cleared
4 37 (5.70%) Computer Science Degree
5 22 (3.39%) CISSP
6 19 (2.93%) CISM
7 16 (2.47%) Azure Certification
7 16 (2.47%) Master's Degree
8 12 (1.85%) AWS Certification
9 10 (1.54%) PhD
9 10 (1.54%) PMI Certification
9 10 (1.54%) PMP
10 7 (1.08%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (0.77%) SAP Certification
13 4 (0.62%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 4 (0.62%) DBS Check
13 4 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.46%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (9.71%) QA
2 57 (8.78%) GRC
3 39 (6.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 24 (3.70%) NIST
5 23 (3.54%) Accessibility
6 18 (2.77%) GDPR
7 15 (2.31%) NCSC
8 14 (2.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 8 (1.23%) ISO 9001
10 7 (1.08%) GxP
11 6 (0.92%) Data Quality
12 5 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
13 4 (0.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 4 (0.62%) ISO 22301
13 4 (0.62%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.62%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.62%) WCAG
14 3 (0.46%) PMO
15 1 (0.15%) HAZOP
15 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 17 (2.62%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.16%) Virtual Machines
3 13 (2.00%) Docker
4 10 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.77%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.31%) DFS Replication
7 1 (0.15%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 15 (2.31%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.77%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.62%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.31%) Ansible
4 2 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.15%) Control-M
Vendors
1 161 (24.81%) Microsoft
2 40 (6.16%) Cisco
3 38 (5.86%) Dell
4 36 (5.55%) SAP
5 27 (4.16%) Google
6 20 (3.08%) VMware
7 13 (2.00%) Palo Alto
7 13 (2.00%) Salesforce
8 12 (1.85%) CrowdStrike
9 11 (1.69%) Tenable
10 9 (1.39%) YouTube
11 7 (1.08%) MuleSoft
12 5 (0.77%) Citrix
12 5 (0.77%) EMC
12 5 (0.77%) NetApp
12 5 (0.77%) Veeam
13 4 (0.62%) Adobe
13 4 (0.62%) Epicor
13 4 (0.62%) Infor
13 4 (0.62%) Oracle