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

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 133 236 192
Rank change year-on-year +103 -44 +76
Permanent jobs citing Technology Strategy 339 166 540
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.87% 1.23% 1.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.26% 1.30% 1.82%
Number of salaries quoted 201 126 226
10th Percentile £47,250 - £46,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £68,250 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +5.00% -23.53%
75th Percentile £80,000 £98,474 £87,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £116,250 £123,750
UK median annual salary £75,920 £77,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -1.40% +10.00% -19.17%

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 15,007 12,750 29,718
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.73% 94.76% 91.34%
Number of salaries quoted 10,534 8,864 23,587
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,881
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,946 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.42% +9.09% -10.57%

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 May 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 21 (6.19%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.77%) Apache Airflow
3 3 (0.88%) Apache
4 2 (0.59%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.29%) Ethereum
5 1 (0.29%) Hyperledger
Applications
1 8 (2.36%) Adobe XD
2 6 (1.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.18%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.29%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 6 (1.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.47%) Dynamics GP
3 4 (1.18%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.29%) Distributed Ledger
4 1 (0.29%) Quorum
4 1 (0.29%) R3 Corda
Cloud Services
1 93 (27.43%) Azure
2 64 (18.88%) AWS
3 50 (14.75%) GCP
4 36 (10.62%) Power Platform
5 22 (6.49%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (5.90%) Serverless
7 19 (5.60%) Dynamics 365
8 18 (5.31%) PowerApps
9 14 (4.13%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 14 (4.13%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 10 (2.95%) Power Automate
11 9 (2.65%) Microsoft Copilot
12 8 (2.36%) Figma
12 8 (2.36%) Miro
13 6 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
14 5 (1.47%) ChatGPT
14 5 (1.47%) SaaS
15 4 (1.18%) Azure Event Grid
15 4 (1.18%) Azure Service Bus
15 4 (1.18%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 18 (5.31%) Broadband
2 5 (1.47%) Network Security
3 4 (1.18%) Firewall
4 1 (0.29%) 5G
4 1 (0.29%) LAN
4 1 (0.29%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.29%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.31%) Metadata
1 18 (5.31%) Power BI
2 4 (1.18%) NoSQL
2 4 (1.18%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.88%) Amazon Aurora
3 3 (0.88%) Amazon Redshift
3 3 (0.88%) DynamoDB
3 3 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (0.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.59%) Tableau
5 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.29%) Big Data
5 1 (0.29%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.29%) MySQL
5 1 (0.29%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 16 (4.72%) Snyk
2 8 (2.36%) Axure RP
2 8 (2.36%) Balsamiq
3 4 (1.18%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.88%) Git
5 1 (0.29%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.29%) Selenium
5 1 (0.29%) WebDriver
General
1 144 (42.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 132 (38.94%) Social Skills
3 117 (34.51%) Law
4 114 (33.63%) Public Sector
5 79 (23.30%) Finance
6 54 (15.93%) Marketing
7 48 (14.16%) Analytical Skills
8 24 (7.08%) Presentation Skills
9 17 (5.01%) Games
9 17 (5.01%) Legal
10 16 (4.72%) Telecoms
11 14 (4.13%) Influencing Skills
12 12 (3.54%) Retail
13 7 (2.06%) Banking
14 5 (1.47%) Manufacturing
15 1 (0.29%) Advertising
15 1 (0.29%) Back Office
15 1 (0.29%) Billing
15 1 (0.29%) French Language
15 1 (0.29%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 108 (31.86%) Architect
2 67 (19.76%) Senior
3 42 (12.39%) Corporate Sales Executive
3 42 (12.39%) Sales Executive
4 28 (8.26%) Developer
5 25 (7.37%) Analyst
6 23 (6.78%) Senior Architect
7 21 (6.19%) Security Architect
8 20 (5.90%) Software Engineer
9 19 (5.60%) Lead
10 18 (5.31%) Business Analyst
11 17 (5.01%) Cloud Architect
11 17 (5.01%) Technical Architect
12 16 (4.72%) Cloud Security Architect
12 16 (4.72%) Senior Cloud Architect
12 16 (4.72%) Senior Security Architect
13 14 (4.13%) Data Architect
13 14 (4.13%) Salesforce Developer
13 14 (4.13%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
14 13 (3.83%) Agile Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (6.78%) .NET
2 19 (5.60%) REST
3 18 (5.31%) Middleware
4 15 (4.42%) SOAP
5 14 (4.13%) Lightning Web Components
5 14 (4.13%) Visualforce
6 10 (2.95%) HTML5 Canvas
7 4 (1.18%) .NET Core
7 4 (1.18%) ASP.NET
7 4 (1.18%) Kafka
7 4 (1.18%) OAuth
7 4 (1.18%) OpenID
8 3 (0.88%) ASP.NET Core
8 3 (0.88%) Flutter
8 3 (0.88%) GraphQL
8 3 (0.88%) Hibernate
8 3 (0.88%) RESTful
8 3 (0.88%) Spring
8 3 (0.88%) Spring MVC
8 3 (0.88%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 51 (15.04%) Product Ownership
2 34 (10.03%) Cloud Native
3 31 (9.14%) Data Centre
4 20 (5.90%) Distributed Architecture
5 15 (4.42%) Legacy Systems
5 15 (4.42%) Management Information System
6 12 (3.54%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.47%) Distributed Systems
7 5 (1.47%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.18%) AI Agents
8 4 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.18%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.18%) Low-Code
9 3 (0.88%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.88%) e-Learning
9 3 (0.88%) Mobile App
9 3 (0.88%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.29%) Mobile Games
10 1 (0.29%) Replication
10 1 (0.29%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.77%) Windows
2 4 (1.18%) Android
2 4 (1.18%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.29%) Linux
3 1 (0.29%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 206 (60.77%) IT Strategy
2 131 (38.64%) Community of Practice
3 130 (38.35%) Agile
4 103 (30.38%) Roadmaps
5 102 (30.09%) AI
6 60 (17.70%) Customer Experience
7 59 (17.40%) Continuous Improvement
8 57 (16.81%) Software Engineering
9 50 (14.75%) Enterprise Architecture
10 42 (12.39%) Email Marketing
11 41 (12.09%) CI/CD
11 41 (12.09%) DevOps
11 41 (12.09%) Scrum
12 40 (11.80%) Computer Science
13 39 (11.50%) Problem-Solving
14 38 (11.21%) Technical Leadership
15 36 (10.62%) Collaborative Culture
16 34 (10.03%) Line Management
16 34 (10.03%) Stakeholder Management
17 32 (9.44%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 40 (11.80%) Java
2 25 (7.37%) JavaScript
3 22 (6.49%) Python
4 19 (5.60%) C#
5 16 (4.72%) SQL
6 14 (4.13%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.29%) C
7 1 (0.29%) C++
7 1 (0.29%) Kotlin
7 1 (0.29%) PHP
7 1 (0.29%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.29%) R
Qualifications
1 114 (33.63%) Degree
2 113 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 109 (32.15%) SC Cleared
4 34 (10.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (3.83%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (2.65%) CISSP
7 6 (1.77%) TOGAF Certification
8 5 (1.47%) CISM
9 4 (1.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.88%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.88%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.59%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.59%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 1 (0.29%) City & Guilds
12 1 (0.29%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.29%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (6.78%) Accessibility
2 17 (5.01%) GRC
3 9 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 8 (2.36%) QA
4 8 (2.36%) WCAG
5 7 (2.06%) NIST
6 4 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.18%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.18%) GDPR
6 4 (1.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 4 (1.18%) NCSC
7 3 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.29%) Basel III
8 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.29%) MiFID
System Software
1 16 (4.72%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (1.18%) Docker
3 2 (0.59%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (1.77%) Ansible
2 4 (1.18%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (1.18%) Terraform
3 2 (0.59%) Argo
3 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.59%) Puppet
3 2 (0.59%) Salt
Vendors
1 105 (30.97%) Microsoft
2 48 (14.16%) Cisco
2 48 (14.16%) Dell
3 18 (5.31%) CrowdStrike
4 16 (4.72%) Palo Alto
4 16 (4.72%) Salesforce
4 16 (4.72%) Tenable
5 14 (4.13%) MuleSoft
6 10 (2.95%) Google
7 9 (2.65%) Adobe
8 6 (1.77%) Databricks
9 5 (1.47%) Sage
9 5 (1.47%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.88%) AppDynamics
10 3 (0.88%) BigPanda
10 3 (0.88%) Dynatrace
10 3 (0.88%) Splunk
11 2 (0.59%) Oracle
11 2 (0.59%) VMware
12 1 (0.29%) Informatica