IT Strategy Jobs in the North West

IT/Technology Strategy
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for IT Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited IT Strategy over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 165 159 176
Rank change year-on-year -6 +17 -30
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 131 142 176
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 1.31% 1.84% 1.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.59% 1.92% 1.95%
Number of salaries quoted 98 70 101
10th Percentile £29,750 £41,250 £32,097
25th Percentile £38,525 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,750 £60,032 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.80% -3.95% -
75th Percentile £74,782 £80,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £85,724 £95,250 £100,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £77,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -16.13% +14.81% -3.57%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

IT Strategy is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,218 7,384 9,018
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 82.39% 95.54% 95.43%
Number of salaries quoted 6,229 3,886 5,253
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,188 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,500 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing IT Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for IT Strategy in the North West

IT Strategy
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Strategy in the North West.

Salary trend for IT Strategy in the North West

IT Strategy
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in the North West over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Strategy in the North West

IT Strategy
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Strategy within the North West region over the 6 months to 19 May 2024. 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
Manchester +4 70 £65,000 +8.33% 9
Cheshire +9 28 £55,000 -17.81% 2
Merseyside +3 18 £43,750 +10.51% 1
Lancashire -3 14 £52,500 +5.00%
Cumbria -7 1 £70,875 -
IT Strategy
England

IT Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (4.58%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.53%) SAS
3 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 8 (6.11%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.76%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.76%) Magento
2 1 (0.76%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 27 (20.61%) Azure
2 15 (11.45%) AWS
3 13 (9.92%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (4.58%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (4.58%) GCP
5 5 (3.82%) Power Platform
6 4 (3.05%) Azure Data Factory
6 4 (3.05%) Google Workspace
7 3 (2.29%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 2 (1.53%) Azure API Management
8 2 (1.53%) Azure Event Grid
8 2 (1.53%) Azure Logic Apps
8 2 (1.53%) Azure Service Bus
8 2 (1.53%) PaaS
8 2 (1.53%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.76%) Amazon EC2
9 1 (0.76%) Amazon ELB
9 1 (0.76%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.76%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.76%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.29%) LAN
1 3 (2.29%) VoIP
1 3 (2.29%) WAN
2 2 (1.53%) DHCP
2 2 (1.53%) DNS
2 2 (1.53%) MPLS
3 1 (0.76%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.76%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.82%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.29%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (2.29%) MySQL
2 3 (2.29%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.53%) Data Mining
3 2 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.53%) NoSQL
3 2 (1.53%) Oracle Database
3 2 (1.53%) RDBMS
3 2 (1.53%) Relational Database
General
1 48 (36.64%) Social Skills
2 35 (26.72%) Finance
3 12 (9.16%) Public Sector
4 11 (8.40%) Influencing Skills
5 7 (5.34%) Banking
6 6 (4.58%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (4.58%) Local Government
7 5 (3.82%) Retail
8 4 (3.05%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.53%) Legal
10 2 (1.53%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.76%) Law
11 1 (0.76%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 41 (31.30%) Architect
2 20 (15.27%) IT Manager
2 20 (15.27%) Lead
3 19 (14.50%) Solutions Architect
4 15 (11.45%) Presales Solution Architect
5 13 (9.92%) Enterprise Architect
6 12 (9.16%) Analyst
7 10 (7.63%) Head of IT
8 9 (6.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 7 (5.34%) Developer
9 7 (5.34%) IT Support
9 7 (5.34%) IT Support Manager
9 7 (5.34%) NetSuite Developer
9 7 (5.34%) Senior
9 7 (5.34%) Support Manager
9 7 (5.34%) Support Team Leader
9 7 (5.34%) Team Leader
10 6 (4.58%) Lead Architect
10 6 (4.58%) Lead Enterprise Architect
10 6 (4.58%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (11.45%) .NET
2 8 (6.11%) Node.js
3 4 (3.05%) React
4 1 (0.76%) EDI
4 1 (0.76%) MACH
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.11%) Enterprise Software
1 8 (6.11%) Management Information System
2 6 (4.58%) Greenfield Project
3 3 (2.29%) Data Centre
3 3 (2.29%) Public Cloud
4 2 (1.53%) Cloud Native
4 2 (1.53%) EPoS
4 2 (1.53%) Security Posture
5 1 (0.76%) Digital Media
5 1 (0.76%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.76%) Educational Technology
5 1 (0.76%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (0.76%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.76%) PMI
5 1 (0.76%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 10 (7.63%) Linux
2 9 (6.87%) Windows
3 1 (0.76%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (48.09%) Technology Strategy
2 35 (26.72%) Roadmaps
3 27 (20.61%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (19.08%) Coaching
5 24 (18.32%) Business Strategy
6 23 (17.56%) Agile
6 23 (17.56%) Business Case
7 21 (16.03%) Analytics
7 21 (16.03%) Mentoring
8 19 (14.50%) ITIL
9 16 (12.21%) Information Security
9 16 (12.21%) Presales
9 16 (12.21%) Project Management
10 15 (11.45%) Commercial Awareness
10 15 (11.45%) Computer Science
10 15 (11.45%) Contract Negotiation
10 15 (11.45%) Decision-Making
10 15 (11.45%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 15 (11.45%) Enterprise Architecture
10 15 (11.45%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.34%) Python
2 4 (3.05%) SQL
3 3 (2.29%) C#
4 2 (1.53%) Shell Script
5 1 (0.76%) Bash
5 1 (0.76%) Go
Qualifications
1 22 (16.79%) SC Cleared
1 22 (16.79%) Security Cleared
2 19 (14.50%) Degree
3 6 (4.58%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (1.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 2 (1.53%) AWS Certification
4 2 (1.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 2 (1.53%) CEH
4 2 (1.53%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (1.53%) CISM
4 2 (1.53%) CISSP
4 2 (1.53%) Master's Degree
4 2 (1.53%) OSCP
4 2 (1.53%) SAS Certification
5 1 (0.76%) Azure Certification
5 1 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.76%) DBS Check
5 1 (0.76%) MBA
5 1 (0.76%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.11%) SLA
2 3 (2.29%) QA
3 2 (1.53%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.53%) GDPR
4 1 (0.76%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.76%) PMO
System Software
1 8 (6.11%) Active Directory
1 8 (6.11%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.76%) Ansible
1 1 (0.76%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.76%) Oracle Identity Management
1 1 (0.76%) Terraform
Vendors
1 31 (23.66%) Microsoft
2 12 (9.16%) VMware
3 11 (8.40%) Veeam
4 8 (6.11%) Salesforce
5 7 (5.34%) MuleSoft
6 6 (4.58%) Oracle
7 4 (3.05%) Cisco
8 3 (2.29%) Dell
8 3 (2.29%) NetApp
9 2 (1.53%) Databricks
10 1 (0.76%) Meraki
10 1 (0.76%) Palo Alto
10 1 (0.76%) Sage
10 1 (0.76%) SAP
10 1 (0.76%) Sitecore
10 1 (0.76%) Sun