Business Strategy
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Business Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Business Strategy over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 155 165 175
Rank change year-on-year +10 +10 +47
Permanent jobs citing Business Strategy 1,882 2,248 3,810
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.89% 2.27% 2.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.21% 2.37% 2.48%
Number of salaries quoted 942 1,101 1,613
10th Percentile £36,250 £37,000 £41,750
25th Percentile £47,463 £50,469 £50,118
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,925 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.99% +4.50% -
75th Percentile £83,750 £92,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £115,000 £108,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,700 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -2.17% +4.35% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Business 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,075 94,861 153,532
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.25% 95.59% 95.75%
Number of salaries quoted 59,840 55,938 82,447
10th Percentile £29,071 £34,000 £33,714
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Business Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Strategy.

Salary trend for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Strategy over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Strategy in the UK

Business Strategy
Top 19 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Strategy within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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
England +5 1,613 £65,000 -7.14% 569
UK excluding London -4 1,135 £58,700 -2.17% 338
Work from Home +6 689 £60,000 -10.71% 289
London +33 636 £80,000 -4.17% 237
North of England +21 323 £57,500 -4.17% 98
South East -5 235 £57,500 -11.54% 82
Midlands -43 188 £59,000 +20.41% 65
South West +55 186 £62,500 +13.64% 35
North West +6 182 £57,500 -4.17% 57
Scotland -1 134 £48,500 -41.44% 21
Yorkshire +25 110 £62,500 +1.63% 32
West Midlands -50 102 £58,700 +23.58% 40
East Midlands -3 85 £62,500 +8.70% 25
East of England -30 34 £55,000 -29.03% 40
North East +11 31 £55,000 +10.00% 10
Wales -7 21 £43,775 -2.72% 8
Northern Ireland +20 12 £58,800 - 3
Channel Islands - 4 £85,000 - 2
Isle of Man - 1 - -

Business Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 42 (2.23%) SharePoint
2 36 (1.91%) Confluence
3 34 (1.81%) Apache Spark
4 13 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (0.58%) SAS
6 6 (0.32%) Apache
6 6 (0.32%) nginx
7 5 (0.27%) CMS
8 4 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.21%) Apache Solr
8 4 (0.21%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.21%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 3 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.16%) WordPress
10 2 (0.11%) CICS
10 2 (0.11%) Luigi
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle Workflow
10 2 (0.11%) WebLogic
Applications
1 139 (7.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 127 (6.75%) Microsoft Office
3 92 (4.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.48%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.16%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.16%) SPSS
6 2 (0.11%) Gliffy
7 1 (0.053%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.053%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.053%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.053%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.053%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.053%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.053%) Revit
7 1 (0.053%) Trello
Business Applications
1 35 (1.86%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 34 (1.81%) Dynamics CRM
3 21 (1.12%) Oracle EBS
4 19 (1.01%) Salesforce CRM
5 12 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
6 8 (0.43%) NetSuite
7 7 (0.37%) SAP SD
8 6 (0.32%) SAP MM
9 5 (0.27%) SAP ERP
9 5 (0.27%) SAP WM
10 4 (0.21%) SAP APO
10 4 (0.21%) SAP IBP
10 4 (0.21%) SAP PP
11 3 (0.16%) Magento
11 3 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
11 3 (0.16%) Shopify
12 2 (0.11%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
12 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS R12
12 2 (0.11%) SAP R/3
13 1 (0.053%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 318 (16.90%) Azure
2 316 (16.79%) AWS
3 135 (7.17%) Azure DevOps
4 131 (6.96%) Power Platform
5 119 (6.32%) GCP
6 96 (5.10%) Microsoft 365
7 92 (4.89%) SaaS
8 65 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
9 52 (2.76%) PaaS
10 50 (2.66%) IaaS
11 38 (2.02%) Figma
12 32 (1.70%) SurveyMonkey
13 27 (1.43%) Cloud Computing
14 21 (1.12%) PowerApps
15 19 (1.01%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 18 (0.96%) Power Automate
17 15 (0.80%) Entra ID
18 14 (0.74%) Google Analytics
19 13 (0.69%) Azure Service Bus
20 12 (0.64%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 38 (2.02%) Firewall
2 24 (1.28%) Network Security
3 21 (1.12%) WAN
4 20 (1.06%) LAN
5 14 (0.74%) MPLS
6 11 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (0.48%) Internet
7 9 (0.48%) VPN
8 5 (0.27%) DNS
9 4 (0.21%) ADSL
9 4 (0.21%) Broadband
9 4 (0.21%) SAN
9 4 (0.21%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.21%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.21%) WLAN
10 3 (0.16%) BGP
10 3 (0.16%) EIGRP
10 3 (0.16%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (0.16%) OSPF
10 3 (0.16%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 184 (9.78%) Tableau
2 95 (5.05%) Data Warehouse
3 83 (4.41%) Power BI
4 75 (3.99%) BigQuery
5 72 (3.83%) Looker
6 42 (2.23%) Data Mining
7 35 (1.86%) SQL Server
8 28 (1.49%) Elasticsearch
9 26 (1.38%) Hadoop
10 25 (1.33%) Data Lake
11 23 (1.22%) Apache Ignite
11 23 (1.22%) Big Data
12 18 (0.96%) Relational Database
13 14 (0.74%) MySQL
14 10 (0.53%) GIS
14 10 (0.53%) Metadata
14 10 (0.53%) Oracle Database
14 10 (0.53%) QlikView
15 9 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
16 8 (0.43%) Amazon QuickSight
Development Applications
1 146 (7.76%) Git
2 45 (2.39%) JIRA
3 9 (0.48%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.43%) Jaeger
4 8 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
5 6 (0.32%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.16%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.16%) Rational Rhapsody
7 2 (0.11%) MLflow
7 2 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.11%) Postman
7 2 (0.11%) PowerDesigner
8 1 (0.053%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.053%) Vagrant
8 1 (0.053%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.053%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 617 (32.78%) Finance
2 539 (28.64%) Social Skills
3 515 (27.36%) Analytical Skills
4 240 (12.75%) Retail
5 231 (12.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 207 (11.00%) Marketing
7 184 (9.78%) Presentation Skills
8 150 (7.97%) Law
8 150 (7.97%) Public Sector
9 141 (7.49%) Banking
10 107 (5.69%) Legal
11 82 (4.36%) Billing
12 77 (4.09%) Investment Banking
13 56 (2.98%) Police
14 51 (2.71%) Manufacturing
15 45 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
16 39 (2.07%) Organisational Skills
17 32 (1.70%) Social Science
18 24 (1.28%) Telecoms
19 15 (0.80%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 394 (20.94%) Analyst
2 361 (19.18%) Architect
3 340 (18.07%) Senior
4 250 (13.28%) Lead
5 184 (9.78%) Data Analyst
6 149 (7.92%) Senior Analyst
7 138 (7.33%) Solutions Architect
8 104 (5.53%) Business Manager
9 103 (5.47%) Data Manager
10 100 (5.31%) Senior Data Analyst
11 91 (4.84%) Senior Architect
12 84 (4.46%) Project Manager
13 73 (3.88%) Engineering Manager
14 69 (3.67%) Consultant
15 60 (3.19%) Enterprise Architect
16 55 (2.92%) Developer
16 55 (2.92%) Strategy Analyst
17 54 (2.87%) Business Strategy Analyst
18 53 (2.82%) Development Manager
19 51 (2.71%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (4.46%) .NET
2 34 (1.81%) React
3 33 (1.75%) Middleware
4 31 (1.65%) Kafka
5 20 (1.06%) CSS
5 20 (1.06%) HTML
6 16 (0.85%) ARM Templates
7 15 (0.80%) XML
8 13 (0.69%) JSON
9 12 (0.64%) EDI
10 10 (0.53%) Oracle Fusion
10 10 (0.53%) REST
10 10 (0.53%) Web Services
11 9 (0.48%) .NET Framework
11 9 (0.48%) RESTful
11 9 (0.48%) Spring Boot
12 8 (0.43%) OpenTelemetry
13 7 (0.37%) Pandas
14 6 (0.32%) .NET Core
14 6 (0.32%) IDoc
Miscellaneous
1 141 (7.49%) Product Ownership
2 117 (6.22%) Self-Motivation
3 110 (5.84%) Management Information System
4 79 (4.20%) Virtual Team
5 58 (3.08%) Onboarding
6 46 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
7 43 (2.28%) Cloud Native
8 31 (1.65%) Data Centre
9 30 (1.59%) Public Cloud
10 26 (1.38%) Hybrid Cloud
11 24 (1.28%) Security Posture
12 22 (1.17%) Data Structures
13 19 (1.01%) Taxonomies
14 18 (0.96%) Greenfield Project
15 16 (0.85%) Market Risk
16 14 (0.74%) Analytical Mindset
16 14 (0.74%) Blog
16 14 (0.74%) Cyber Threat
16 14 (0.74%) Social Media
17 13 (0.69%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 46 (2.44%) Windows
2 35 (1.86%) Linux
3 12 (0.64%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.32%) Unix
5 3 (0.16%) Ubuntu
5 3 (0.16%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.11%) AIX
6 2 (0.11%) Android
6 2 (0.11%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.11%) Oracle Linux
6 2 (0.11%) Windows Vista
6 2 (0.11%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 511 (27.15%) Problem-Solving
2 443 (23.54%) Agile
3 350 (18.60%) Project Management
4 346 (18.38%) Roadmaps
5 323 (17.16%) Analytics
6 284 (15.09%) Actionable Insight
7 232 (12.33%) Decision-Making
8 212 (11.26%) Visualisation
9 206 (10.95%) Mathematics
10 205 (10.89%) Enterprise Architecture
11 204 (10.84%) Business Development
11 204 (10.84%) Data Analysis
12 201 (10.68%) IT Strategy
13 194 (10.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 178 (9.46%) DevOps
15 172 (9.14%) Technology Strategy
16 171 (9.09%) Mentoring
16 171 (9.09%) Statistics
17 155 (8.24%) Data Modelling
18 151 (8.02%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 318 (16.90%) SQL
2 222 (11.80%) Python
3 59 (3.13%) R
4 44 (2.34%) C#
5 34 (1.81%) JavaScript
6 32 (1.70%) Java
7 20 (1.06%) PowerShell
8 17 (0.90%) Bash
9 15 (0.80%) PL/SQL
10 14 (0.74%) T-SQL
11 11 (0.58%) Bicep
11 11 (0.58%) PHP
12 10 (0.53%) TypeScript
13 8 (0.43%) VBA
14 6 (0.32%) C
15 5 (0.27%) Embedded C
15 5 (0.27%) XAML
16 4 (0.21%) C++
16 4 (0.21%) RPG
16 4 (0.21%) VB
Qualifications
1 568 (30.18%) Degree
2 191 (10.15%) Security Cleared
3 158 (8.40%) SC Cleared
4 139 (7.39%) DBS Check
5 76 (4.04%) Master's Degree
6 67 (3.56%) TOGAF Certification
7 40 (2.13%) PMI Certification
8 34 (1.81%) BPSS Clearance
9 32 (1.70%) PhD
10 30 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
11 28 (1.49%) CISSP
12 22 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
12 22 (1.17%) PMP
13 19 (1.01%) MBA
14 15 (0.80%) APMG
15 14 (0.74%) CISA
16 13 (0.69%) Azure Certification
17 12 (0.64%) CISM
18 10 (0.53%) ACCA
18 10 (0.53%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (5.69%) QA
2 53 (2.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 45 (2.39%) Data Quality
4 38 (2.02%) GDPR
5 21 (1.12%) PCI DSS
6 20 (1.06%) Accessibility
7 19 (1.01%) NIST
8 16 (0.85%) ISO 9001
9 13 (0.69%) PMO
10 10 (0.53%) SLA
11 9 (0.48%) COBIT
11 9 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 8 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (0.43%) GRC
13 7 (0.37%) ISO 9000
14 6 (0.32%) ITGC
15 5 (0.27%) HIPAA
15 5 (0.27%) NEBOSH
16 4 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 4 (0.21%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 33 (1.75%) Active Directory
2 13 (0.69%) Docker
3 11 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.27%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.16%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.11%) Firmware
7 2 (0.11%) RACF
7 2 (0.11%) Time Sharing Option
8 1 (0.053%) LXC
Systems Management
1 18 (0.96%) Terraform
2 17 (0.90%) Kubernetes
3 15 (0.80%) Ansible
4 8 (0.43%) Kiali
5 6 (0.32%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.27%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.21%) ZABBIX
8 3 (0.16%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.16%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.16%) Puppet
9 2 (0.11%) MAINVIEW
10 1 (0.053%) CSIRT
10 1 (0.053%) Microsoft Clustering
10 1 (0.053%) SCCM
Vendors
1 375 (19.93%) Microsoft
2 137 (7.28%) Google
3 135 (7.17%) Databricks
4 110 (5.84%) Salesforce
5 79 (4.20%) SAP
6 61 (3.24%) Oracle
7 38 (2.02%) ServiceNow
8 35 (1.86%) Sparx
9 32 (1.70%) Qualtrics
10 16 (0.85%) NetApp
10 16 (0.85%) YouTube
11 15 (0.80%) Adobe
11 15 (0.80%) Alteryx
11 15 (0.80%) BiZZdesign
11 15 (0.80%) CA
12 14 (0.74%) IBM
12 14 (0.74%) Juniper
13 12 (0.64%) Cadence
13 12 (0.64%) VMware
14 11 (0.58%) Splunk