IT Strategy Job Trends in Lancashire
IT/Technology Strategy
North West > Lancashire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Lancashire requiring IT Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 82 | 89 | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -22 | -10 |
| Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire | 0.44% | 0.24% | 1.56% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.65% | 0.28% | 1.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,000 | £61,347 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £68,250 | £61,868 | £54,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,750 | £63,237 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.79% | +14.98% | +124.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,799 | £64,105 | £58,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,708 | £64,326 | £62,999 |
| North West median annual salary | £64,133 | £67,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.28% | +21.82% | -16.73% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Lancashire
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 requiring process or methodology skills in Lancashire.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,071 | 703 | 867 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 66.56% | 84.60% | 79.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 873 | 269 | 496 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £23,250 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,000 | £30,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,000 | £45,000 | £50,055 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.22% | -10.10% | +0.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £53,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £62,500 | £67,984 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -3.85% | -5.45% |
IT Strategy Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IT Strategy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
IT Strategy Salary Trend in Lancashire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing IT Strategy.
IT Strategy Salary Histogram in Lancashire
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in Lancashire over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
IT Strategy Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Strategy within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 17 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | - | 2 | £84,814 | - | 1 |
| Preston | - | 2 | £55,500 | - | 3 |
| Blackburn | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| IT Strategy North West |
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IT Strategy Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roadmaps | 85.7% | 6 |
| 1 | Technology Strategy | 85.7% | 6 |
| 3 | IT Governance | 57.1% | 4 |
| 3 | Risk Management | 57.1% | 4 |
| 5 | Decision-Making | 42.9% | 3 |
| 5 | Strategic Roadmap | 42.9% | 3 |
| 5 | Technology Roadmap | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | AI | 28.6% | 2 |
| 8 | Architecture Roadmap | 28.6% | 2 |
| 8 | Business Strategy | 28.6% | 2 |
| 8 | Coaching | 28.6% | 2 |
| 8 | Cybersecurity | 28.6% | 2 |
| 8 | Data Management | 28.6% | 2 |
| 8 | Data Protection | 28.6% | 2 |
| 8 | E-Commerce | 28.6% | 2 |
| 8 | ERP | 28.6% | 2 |
| 8 | Mentoring | 28.6% | 2 |
| 8 | Service Delivery | 28.6% | 2 |
| 8 | Stakeholder Management | 28.6% | 2 |
| 8 | Strategic Planning | 28.6% | 2 |