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

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 224 194
Rank change year-on-year +125 -30 +36
Permanent jobs citing Technology Strategy 675 213 365
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.71% 1.27% 1.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.34% 1.35% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 357 136 102
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 £101,875
90th Percentile £115,000 £107,500 £117,250
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 20,204 15,782 19,772
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.97% 93.81% 88.13%
Number of salaries quoted 14,422 8,452 11,768
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £35,243
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,312 £45,000
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 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,274
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.62% -2.88%

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 1 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 19 (2.81%) 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 (1.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.59%) Adobe XD
3 2 (0.30%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (1.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.74%) SAP PSCD
3 4 (0.59%) Distributed Ledger
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
1 206 (30.52%) Azure
2 134 (19.85%) AWS
3 97 (14.37%) GCP
4 62 (9.19%) Power Platform
5 61 (9.04%) Microsoft 365
5 61 (9.04%) SaaS
6 39 (5.78%) Cloud Computing
7 30 (4.44%) Serverless
8 22 (3.26%) Entra ID
9 13 (1.93%) Dynamics 365
9 13 (1.93%) Google Analytics
10 10 (1.48%) PaaS
11 9 (1.33%) Azure AKS
11 9 (1.33%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (1.33%) Microsoft Copilot
12 8 (1.19%) IaaS
13 7 (1.04%) Azure Functions
14 6 (0.89%) GitHub
14 6 (0.89%) Google Workspace
15 5 (0.74%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 33 (4.89%) LAN
1 33 (4.89%) WAN
2 21 (3.11%) Network Security
3 9 (1.33%) 5G
4 7 (1.04%) Firewall
5 6 (0.89%) Broadband
6 5 (0.74%) DHCP
6 5 (0.74%) DNS
6 5 (0.74%) Unified Communications
7 3 (0.44%) 2G
7 3 (0.44%) 3G
7 3 (0.44%) 4G
7 3 (0.44%) Structured Cabling
7 3 (0.44%) TETRA
7 3 (0.44%) VLAN
8 2 (0.30%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (0.30%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.30%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.30%) TACACS
8 2 (0.30%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.37%) Metadata
1 16 (2.37%) PostgreSQL
2 15 (2.22%) Power BI
2 15 (2.22%) Relational Database
3 14 (2.07%) MySQL
4 13 (1.93%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.04%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.89%) MongoDB
7 5 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.74%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
9 3 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.30%) Big Data
11 1 (0.15%) Data Hub
11 1 (0.15%) HBase
11 1 (0.15%) Redis
11 1 (0.15%) SAP HANA
11 1 (0.15%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (3.26%) Snyk
2 14 (2.07%) Git
3 8 (1.19%) LabVIEW
4 4 (0.59%) Axure RP
4 4 (0.59%) 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 (40.44%) Social Skills
2 230 (34.07%) Law
3 209 (30.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 173 (25.63%) Public Sector
5 156 (23.11%) Finance
6 121 (17.93%) Analytical Skills
7 78 (11.56%) Presentation Skills
8 70 (10.37%) Influencing Skills
8 70 (10.37%) Legal
9 60 (8.89%) Marketing
10 37 (5.48%) Legal Technology
11 27 (4.00%) Banking
12 25 (3.70%) Retail
13 17 (2.52%) Manufacturing
13 17 (2.52%) Organisational Skills
14 15 (2.22%) Games
15 14 (2.07%) Electronics
16 12 (1.78%) Local Government
17 9 (1.33%) French Language
17 9 (1.33%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 199 (29.48%) Architect
2 160 (23.70%) Senior
3 60 (8.89%) Senior Manager
4 58 (8.59%) Lead
5 50 (7.41%) Developer
6 48 (7.11%) Sales Executive
7 46 (6.81%) Security Architect
8 45 (6.67%) Analyst
9 44 (6.52%) Software Engineer
10 42 (6.22%) Corporate Sales Executive
11 41 (6.07%) Senior Developer
12 31 (4.59%) Business Analyst
12 31 (4.59%) Solutions Architect
12 31 (4.59%) Systems Architect
13 30 (4.44%) Enterprise Architect
14 27 (4.00%) Senior Architect
15 26 (3.85%) Lead Architect
16 25 (3.70%) Cloud Architect
16 25 (3.70%) Senior Security Architect
16 25 (3.70%) Testing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (8.30%) .NET
2 22 (3.26%) React
3 15 (2.22%) .NET Core
4 14 (2.07%) CSS
4 14 (2.07%) Entity Framework
4 14 (2.07%) HTML
4 14 (2.07%) LangChain
4 14 (2.07%) REST
5 13 (1.93%) LangGraph
5 13 (1.93%) PyTorch
5 13 (1.93%) scikit-learn
5 13 (1.93%) TensorFlow
6 11 (1.63%) Node.js
7 10 (1.48%) .NET Framework
7 10 (1.48%) AngularJS
7 10 (1.48%) Terraform
8 8 (1.19%) Middleware
9 7 (1.04%) ARM Templates
9 7 (1.04%) SAP Fiori
10 6 (0.89%) Streamlit
Miscellaneous
1 80 (11.85%) Cloud Native
2 77 (11.41%) Product Ownership
3 48 (7.11%) Data Centre
4 27 (4.00%) Management Information System
4 27 (4.00%) Virtual Team
5 26 (3.85%) Distributed Architecture
6 14 (2.07%) Hybrid Cloud
7 11 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (1.63%) IoT
7 11 (1.63%) Operational Technology
8 9 (1.33%) AI Agents
8 9 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (1.19%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (1.19%) Fibre Optics
9 8 (1.19%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.04%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.04%) LIMS
11 6 (0.89%) Clustering
11 6 (0.89%) Cyber Defence
11 6 (0.89%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.81%) Windows
2 11 (1.63%) Linux
3 5 (0.74%) Android
3 5 (0.74%) Apple iOS
3 5 (0.74%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.15%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 480 (71.11%) IT Strategy
2 252 (37.33%) Roadmaps
3 229 (33.93%) Agile
4 195 (28.89%) Continuous Improvement
5 182 (26.96%) AI
6 181 (26.81%) Enterprise Architecture
7 167 (24.74%) Community of Practice
8 150 (22.22%) Software Engineering
9 132 (19.56%) Project Delivery
10 125 (18.52%) Business Strategy
11 118 (17.48%) Stakeholder Management
12 112 (16.59%) Mentoring
13 107 (15.85%) Problem-Solving
14 105 (15.56%) CI/CD
15 100 (14.81%) Technical Leadership
16 90 (13.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 83 (12.30%) Risk Management
18 79 (11.70%) Scrum
19 76 (11.26%) Microservices
20 71 (10.52%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 87 (12.89%) C#
2 77 (11.41%) Python
3 58 (8.59%) JavaScript
4 37 (5.48%) Java
5 34 (5.04%) TypeScript
6 32 (4.74%) SQL
7 27 (4.00%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.19%) ABAP
8 8 (1.19%) Bicep
8 8 (1.19%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.30%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.30%) C
9 2 (0.30%) C++
9 2 (0.30%) 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
1 168 (24.89%) Degree
2 137 (20.30%) Security Cleared
3 135 (20.00%) SC Cleared
4 41 (6.07%) Computer Science Degree
5 24 (3.56%) CISSP
6 22 (3.26%) CISM
7 16 (2.37%) Master's Degree
8 15 (2.22%) Azure Certification
9 12 (1.78%) AWS Certification
10 10 (1.48%) PhD
10 10 (1.48%) PMI Certification
10 10 (1.48%) PMP
11 6 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (0.89%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.89%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (0.74%) SAP Certification
13 4 (0.59%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 4 (0.59%) DBS Check
14 3 (0.44%) CIPD
14 3 (0.44%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (10.07%) GRC
2 64 (9.48%) QA
3 42 (6.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 27 (4.00%) NIST
5 25 (3.70%) Accessibility
6 18 (2.67%) GDPR
7 16 (2.37%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 16 (2.37%) NCSC
8 8 (1.19%) ISO 9001
9 7 (1.04%) GxP
10 6 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.59%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 4 (0.59%) Data Quality
11 4 (0.59%) ISO 22301
11 4 (0.59%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.59%) SOC 2
11 4 (0.59%) WCAG
12 3 (0.44%) PMO
13 1 (0.15%) EU AI Act
13 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 23 (3.41%) Virtual Machines
2 14 (2.07%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.63%) Docker
4 7 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.30%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.15%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 14 (2.07%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.30%) Ansible
3 2 (0.30%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.15%) Control-M
Vendors
1 165 (24.44%) Microsoft
2 44 (6.52%) Cisco
3 42 (6.22%) Dell
4 35 (5.19%) SAP
5 29 (4.30%) Google
6 24 (3.56%) CrowdStrike
6 24 (3.56%) Palo Alto
7 22 (3.26%) Tenable
8 17 (2.52%) VMware
9 14 (2.07%) Salesforce
10 8 (1.19%) YouTube
11 7 (1.04%) MuleSoft
12 5 (0.74%) EMC
12 5 (0.74%) HighQ
12 5 (0.74%) NetApp
12 5 (0.74%) Veeam
13 4 (0.59%) Adobe
13 4 (0.59%) Citrix
13 4 (0.59%) IFS
13 4 (0.59%) Legatics