Strategic Thinking Jobs with Work from Home Options

Strategic Thinking
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Strategic Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Thinking over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 284 321 408
Rank change year-on-year +37 +87 +9
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 378 389 607
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.10% 0.98% 0.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.21% 1.02% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 322 179 321
10th Percentile £39,402 £46,030 £43,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,833 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £84,964 £100,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £97,250 £117,800 £109,763
UK median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Strategic Thinking 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 WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,137 38,084 71,018
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 90.42% 96.09% 97.13%
Number of salaries quoted 23,468 26,396 41,605
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,871 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.54% +4.79% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%

Strategic Thinking
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Strategic Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Strategic Thinking trend for jobs with a WFH option

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Strategic Thinking.

Strategic Thinking salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Strategic Thinking
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Strategic Thinking over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Strategic Thinking salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Strategic Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 37 (9.79%) Tuxedo
2 6 (1.59%) Confluence
3 5 (1.32%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.53%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.26%) CMS
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (2.65%) Microsoft Excel
1 10 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (1.06%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (1.06%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.79%) UserZoom
4 2 (0.53%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (0.53%) Final Cut Pro
4 2 (0.53%) Sketch
5 1 (0.26%) CapCut
5 1 (0.26%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 4 (1.06%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.26%) HFM
2 1 (0.26%) Hyperion Planning
Cloud Services
1 85 (22.49%) AWS
2 73 (19.31%) Azure
3 47 (12.43%) SaaS
4 29 (7.67%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (5.29%) IaaS
5 20 (5.29%) PaaS
5 20 (5.29%) Power Platform
6 12 (3.17%) GCP
7 8 (2.12%) dbt
8 7 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (1.32%) Serverless
11 4 (1.06%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.06%) Entra ID
11 4 (1.06%) Figma
12 3 (0.79%) Azure Pipelines
13 2 (0.53%) Azure Functions
13 2 (0.53%) Canva
13 2 (0.53%) Google Workspace
14 1 (0.26%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.06%) Firewall
1 4 (1.06%) Internet
1 4 (1.06%) Intrusion Detection
1 4 (1.06%) Network Security
1 4 (1.06%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.26%) Extranet
2 1 (0.26%) Intranet
2 1 (0.26%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (5.03%) Power BI
2 15 (3.97%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (3.70%) SQL Server
4 9 (2.38%) Relational Database
5 7 (1.85%) MySQL
5 7 (1.85%) Tableau
6 3 (0.79%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.79%) Data Vault
6 3 (0.79%) DTS
6 3 (0.79%) GIS
6 3 (0.79%) OLAP
6 3 (0.79%) Power Query
7 2 (0.53%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.26%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.26%) Essbase
8 1 (0.26%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.26%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 10 (2.65%) JIRA
2 7 (1.85%) Selenium
3 6 (1.59%) Cucumber
3 6 (1.59%) Git
3 6 (1.59%) JUnit
4 5 (1.32%) Cypress.io
4 5 (1.32%) JMeter
4 5 (1.32%) Postman
5 4 (1.06%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.06%) Mockito
6 3 (0.79%) Appium
7 2 (0.53%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.53%) TestNG
7 2 (0.53%) TestRail
7 2 (0.53%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.26%) Dreamweaver
8 1 (0.26%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.26%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.26%) Serenity BDD
8 1 (0.26%) SpecFlow
General
1 177 (46.83%) Social Skills
2 84 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 67 (17.72%) Finance
4 58 (15.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 51 (13.49%) Marketing
6 47 (12.43%) Retail
7 30 (7.94%) Presentation Skills
8 21 (5.56%) Law
9 20 (5.29%) Legal
10 16 (4.23%) Public Sector
11 15 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (1.85%) Front Office
13 6 (1.59%) Military
14 5 (1.32%) Retail Finance
14 5 (1.32%) Spanish Language
14 5 (1.32%) Telecoms
15 4 (1.06%) Fire and Rescue
15 4 (1.06%) Health Technology
15 4 (1.06%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 105 (27.78%) Lead
2 86 (22.75%) Senior
3 68 (17.99%) Technical Leader
4 29 (7.67%) Business Manager
5 28 (7.41%) Architect
6 23 (6.08%) Development Manager
7 20 (5.29%) Business Development Manager
8 18 (4.76%) Developer
9 17 (4.50%) Salesforce Architect
9 17 (4.50%) Salesforce Solution Architect
9 17 (4.50%) Solutions Architect
10 16 (4.23%) Product Manager
11 15 (3.97%) Designer
12 14 (3.70%) Senior Manager
13 13 (3.44%) Lead Designer
14 12 (3.17%) Security Engineer
15 10 (2.65%) Analyst
15 10 (2.65%) IT Manager
16 9 (2.38%) Principal Engineer
17 8 (2.12%) Head of IT
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (11.90%) RESTful
2 18 (4.76%) Middleware
3 15 (3.97%) .NET
4 14 (3.70%) HTML
5 13 (3.44%) React
6 12 (3.17%) CSS
7 11 (2.91%) AngularJS
8 9 (2.38%) ASP.NET
8 9 (2.38%) ASP.NET MVC
9 6 (1.59%) Symfony
10 5 (1.32%) .NET Core
10 5 (1.32%) ASP.NET Core
10 5 (1.32%) CSS3
10 5 (1.32%) HTML5
10 5 (1.32%) Playwright
10 5 (1.32%) Spring
11 4 (1.06%) Node.js
11 4 (1.06%) Spring Boot
11 4 (1.06%) Web Services
11 4 (1.06%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 25 (6.61%) Product Ownership
2 23 (6.08%) Self-Motivation
3 21 (5.56%) Management Information System
4 20 (5.29%) Public Cloud
5 18 (4.76%) Enterprise Software
6 14 (3.70%) Social Media
7 8 (2.12%) Algorithms
7 8 (2.12%) Onboarding
7 8 (2.12%) Virtual Team
8 6 (1.59%) iPad
9 5 (1.32%) Blog
10 4 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (0.79%) CMDB
11 3 (0.79%) Cyber Threat
11 3 (0.79%) e-Learning
11 3 (0.79%) Graphic Design
11 3 (0.79%) Taxonomies
12 2 (0.53%) Animation
12 2 (0.53%) NHS
12 2 (0.53%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.59%) Windows
2 2 (0.53%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.26%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (38.89%) Agile
2 121 (32.01%) Roadmaps
3 112 (29.63%) Mentoring
4 91 (24.07%) Problem-Solving
5 87 (23.02%) Product Roadmap
6 72 (19.05%) Coaching
7 53 (14.02%) Continuous Improvement
7 53 (14.02%) Project Management
8 48 (12.70%) Continuous Integration
9 47 (12.43%) Decision-Making
9 47 (12.43%) Front End Development
10 37 (9.79%) Software Engineering
11 31 (8.20%) Architectural Design
11 31 (8.20%) Business Development
11 31 (8.20%) Business Strategy
12 29 (7.67%) Analytics
12 29 (7.67%) Feasibility Study
12 29 (7.67%) Microservices
12 29 (7.67%) Open Source
12 29 (7.67%) Re-Platforming
Programming Languages
1 66 (17.46%) COBOL
1 66 (17.46%) Micro Focus COBOL
2 46 (12.17%) Java
3 44 (11.64%) Python
4 29 (7.67%) C
4 29 (7.67%) C++
4 29 (7.67%) SQL
5 13 (3.44%) TypeScript
6 11 (2.91%) C#
7 8 (2.12%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.85%) VBA
9 6 (1.59%) PHP
9 6 (1.59%) PowerShell
10 4 (1.06%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.53%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.53%) Ruby
13 1 (0.26%) R
13 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 91 (24.07%) Degree
2 24 (6.35%) Security Cleared
3 20 (5.29%) SC Cleared
4 19 (5.03%) Master's Degree
5 18 (4.76%) TOGAF Certification
6 13 (3.44%) CISSP
7 7 (1.85%) CEH
8 6 (1.59%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (1.59%) CISM
8 6 (1.59%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (1.59%) CSPO
8 6 (1.59%) IIBA
8 6 (1.59%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.32%) MBA
9 5 (1.32%) PMP
10 4 (1.06%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.53%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.26%) APMG
12 1 (0.26%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (6.08%) QA
2 18 (4.76%) Accessibility
3 10 (2.65%) Data Quality
4 7 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 6 (1.59%) GDPR
6 5 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.06%) PMO
8 3 (0.79%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (2.65%) Docker
2 5 (1.32%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (3.70%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.06%) Terraform
3 2 (0.53%) SCCM
4 1 (0.26%) Netcool
Vendors
1 66 (17.46%) Micro Focus
2 48 (12.70%) Microsoft
3 41 (10.85%) Oracle
4 32 (8.47%) Salesforce
5 11 (2.91%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.38%) Google
7 7 (1.85%) CyberArk
8 6 (1.59%) Adobe
9 5 (1.32%) BT
9 5 (1.32%) Freshdesk
9 5 (1.32%) Zoho
10 4 (1.06%) Cisco
10 4 (1.06%) Splunk
10 4 (1.06%) TikTok
11 3 (0.79%) Mitel
11 3 (0.79%) Qualtrics
12 2 (0.53%) Hootsuite
12 2 (0.53%) QinetiQ
13 1 (0.26%) OneTrust
13 1 (0.26%) Rakuten