IT/Technology Strategy
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 186 222 264
Rank change year-on-year +36 +42 -8
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 1,580 1,672 2,529
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.58% 1.69% 1.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.86% 1.76% 1.64%
Number of salaries quoted 926 870 1,507
10th Percentile £37,750 £42,725 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £56,219 £51,797
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £77,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.13% +14.81% -3.57%
75th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £110,000 £117,800 £106,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,135 94,784 153,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.22% 95.58% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 59,872 55,911 82,488
10th Percentile £29,089 £34,000 £33,635
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +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% +9.38%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Strategy in the UK

IT Strategy
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for IT Strategy in the UK

IT Strategy
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Strategy in the UK

IT 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 IT Strategy within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 +49 1,376 £65,000 -16.13% 276
UK excluding London -2 946 £57,500 -11.54% 164
Work from Home +37 746 £65,000 -18.75% 137
London +93 547 £83,750 -1.47% 131
North of England +34 275 £55,000 -7.60% 43
South East +7 200 £62,500 -21.88% 44
Midlands +22 179 £55,000 -26.05% 35
West Midlands +52 135 £60,000 -13.67% 25
North West -1 132 £54,750 -8.75% 13
Yorkshire +63 118 £62,500 +5.00% 25
Scotland -64 108 £50,000 -23.08% 14
South West -21 90 £67,500 +28.57% 14
East of England -7 67 £67,500 -12.90% 13
East Midlands -22 42 £49,329 -38.34% 10
North East +5 25 £47,500 +4.97% 5
Northern Ireland +13 14 £37,500 -25.00%
Wales -18 11 £51,528 -56.26% 4
Isle of Man - 1 - -
Channel Islands - 1 £85,000 -

IT 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 83 (5.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 59 (3.73%) SharePoint
3 32 (2.03%) Apache Spark
4 30 (1.90%) Confluence
5 22 (1.39%) CMS
6 20 (1.27%) Apache
7 14 (0.89%) SAS
8 9 (0.57%) IIS
9 4 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.25%) Apache Solr
9 4 (0.25%) ArcGIS
9 4 (0.25%) Sitecore CMS
9 4 (0.25%) Umbraco
9 4 (0.25%) WordPress
10 3 (0.19%) NServiceBus
11 2 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2010
11 2 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2013
11 2 (0.13%) nginx
11 2 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
11 2 (0.13%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 20 (1.27%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (0.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (0.70%) MS Visio
4 10 (0.63%) AutoCAD
4 10 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.57%) Revit
6 1 (0.063%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 41 (2.59%) Endur
2 16 (1.01%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
5 7 (0.44%) Aladdin
5 7 (0.44%) thinkFolio
6 6 (0.38%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 4 (0.25%) Oracle Applications
7 4 (0.25%) Oracle Payroll
7 4 (0.25%) Sage 200
8 3 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
9 2 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
9 2 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
10 1 (0.063%) Magento
10 1 (0.063%) Oracle ERP
10 1 (0.063%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 1 (0.063%) Primavera
10 1 (0.063%) Teamcenter
10 1 (0.063%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 546 (34.56%) Azure
2 253 (16.01%) Entra ID
3 170 (10.76%) AWS
4 158 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
5 71 (4.49%) Power Platform
6 42 (2.66%) SaaS
7 41 (2.59%) Cloud Computing
8 40 (2.53%) PaaS
9 34 (2.15%) GCP
10 32 (2.03%) IaaS
11 28 (1.77%) Azure DevOps
11 28 (1.77%) GitHub
12 25 (1.58%) Dynamics 365
13 21 (1.33%) Serverless
14 18 (1.14%) OneDrive
15 16 (1.01%) AWS Lambda
15 16 (1.01%) Azure Data Factory
16 14 (0.89%) PowerApps
17 13 (0.82%) WhatsApp
18 12 (0.76%) Azure Cognitive Services
Communications & Networking
1 210 (13.29%) 5G
1 210 (13.29%) Broadband
2 94 (5.95%) Firewall
3 57 (3.61%) WAN
4 49 (3.10%) DNS
5 39 (2.47%) VPN
6 38 (2.41%) LAN
7 34 (2.15%) DHCP
8 33 (2.09%) Wi-Fi
9 28 (1.77%) Network Security
10 27 (1.71%) SAN
11 26 (1.65%) VLAN
12 24 (1.52%) Unified Communications
13 22 (1.39%) SD-WAN
13 22 (1.39%) Wireless
14 16 (1.01%) TCP/IP
15 12 (0.76%) MPLS
16 11 (0.70%) VoIP
17 10 (0.63%) BGP
17 10 (0.63%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 107 (6.77%) SQL Server
2 70 (4.43%) Relational Database
3 45 (2.85%) RDBMS
4 37 (2.34%) Power BI
5 28 (1.77%) MySQL
6 27 (1.71%) Data Lake
7 26 (1.65%) Elasticsearch
8 22 (1.39%) Data Mining
9 21 (1.33%) Data Warehouse
9 21 (1.33%) NoSQL
10 20 (1.27%) Apache Ignite
10 20 (1.27%) Hadoop
10 20 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
11 18 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 16 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 14 (0.89%) DynamoDB
14 13 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
15 8 (0.51%) CockroachDB
15 8 (0.51%) Oracle Database
16 7 (0.44%) Ingres
Development Applications
1 59 (3.73%) JIRA
2 29 (1.84%) Git
3 27 (1.71%) Maven
4 18 (1.14%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.51%) Jaeger
5 8 (0.51%) Sonatype Nexus
6 7 (0.44%) GitLab
6 7 (0.44%) Katalon Studio
7 6 (0.38%) RStudio
8 3 (0.19%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.19%) JUnit
9 2 (0.13%) LoadRunner
9 2 (0.13%) NeoLoad
10 1 (0.063%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.063%) Vagrant
General
1 475 (30.06%) Social Skills
2 403 (25.51%) Analytical Skills
3 359 (22.72%) Finance
4 318 (20.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 116 (7.34%) Marketing
6 88 (5.57%) Law
7 78 (4.94%) Influencing Skills
8 74 (4.68%) Retail
9 71 (4.49%) Banking
10 70 (4.43%) Games
10 70 (4.43%) Public Sector
11 51 (3.23%) Manufacturing
12 44 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
13 34 (2.15%) Legal
14 29 (1.84%) Organisational Skills
15 25 (1.58%) Telecoms
16 21 (1.33%) Investment Banking
17 18 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
18 17 (1.08%) Financial Institution
18 17 (1.08%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 378 (23.92%) Architect
2 293 (18.54%) Senior
3 210 (13.29%) Linux Specialist
3 210 (13.29%) Technical Specialist
4 199 (12.59%) Solutions Architect
5 170 (10.76%) IT Manager
6 169 (10.70%) Lead
7 127 (8.04%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
7 127 (8.04%) Senior Linux Specialist
7 127 (8.04%) Senior Technical Specialist
7 127 (8.04%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
8 94 (5.95%) Head of IT
9 91 (5.76%) Presales Solution Architect
10 81 (5.13%) Developer
11 69 (4.37%) Analyst
12 61 (3.86%) Senior Architect
13 45 (2.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 44 (2.78%) Enterprise Architect
15 41 (2.59%) Lead Architect
16 35 (2.22%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (5.44%) .NET
2 50 (3.16%) HTML
3 41 (2.59%) React
4 38 (2.41%) Spring Boot
5 37 (2.34%) Kafka
6 31 (1.96%) Spring
7 28 (1.77%) CSS
8 26 (1.65%) .NET Framework
9 24 (1.52%) Middleware
10 21 (1.33%) EDI
11 20 (1.27%) Node.js
12 17 (1.08%) REST
13 16 (1.01%) XML
14 15 (0.95%) JSON
15 12 (0.76%) .NET Core
16 11 (0.70%) GraphQL
17 10 (0.63%) ASP.NET
18 9 (0.57%) RESTful
18 9 (0.57%) Unreal Engine
18 9 (0.57%) V-Ray
Miscellaneous
1 210 (13.29%) Social Media
2 95 (6.01%) Management Information System
3 58 (3.67%) Product Ownership
4 39 (2.47%) Data Centre
4 39 (2.47%) Swaptions
5 31 (1.96%) Cloud Native
6 30 (1.90%) Public Cloud
6 30 (1.90%) Virtual Team
7 27 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
8 26 (1.65%) Mobile App
9 22 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
9 22 (1.39%) FMCG
10 17 (1.08%) IoT
11 16 (1.01%) Cyberattack
11 16 (1.01%) Video Conferencing
12 15 (0.95%) Distributed Applications
12 15 (0.95%) Onboarding
13 13 (0.82%) Data Structures
13 13 (0.82%) Enterprise Cloud
14 12 (0.76%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 272 (17.22%) Linux
2 212 (13.42%) Ubuntu
3 140 (8.86%) Windows
4 65 (4.11%) Windows Server
5 23 (1.46%) Windows 10
6 14 (0.89%) Unix
7 11 (0.70%) Apple iOS
8 9 (0.57%) CentOS
9 7 (0.44%) Debian
9 7 (0.44%) SUSE
10 6 (0.38%) Mac OS X
11 5 (0.32%) Mac OS
11 5 (0.32%) VMS
11 5 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
12 4 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
13 3 (0.19%) Android
14 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2003
14 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
15 1 (0.063%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 893 (56.52%) Technology Strategy
2 389 (24.62%) Cybersecurity
3 388 (24.56%) Agile
4 349 (22.09%) Roadmaps
5 314 (19.87%) Problem-Solving
6 280 (17.72%) CRM
7 270 (17.09%) Artificial Intelligence
8 207 (13.10%) Project Management
9 198 (12.53%) Business Strategy
10 188 (11.90%) Continuous Improvement
11 183 (11.58%) Mentoring
12 157 (9.94%) Strategic Roadmap
13 155 (9.81%) Analytics
14 148 (9.37%) ITIL
15 146 (9.24%) Business Case
16 145 (9.18%) Coaching
17 133 (8.42%) Project Delivery
18 126 (7.97%) DevOps
19 122 (7.72%) Decision-Making
20 120 (7.59%) Digital Transformation Programme
Programming Languages
1 221 (13.99%) Bash
2 125 (7.91%) SQL
3 90 (5.70%) Java
4 69 (4.37%) Python
5 63 (3.99%) C#
6 62 (3.92%) JavaScript
7 49 (3.10%) PowerShell
8 39 (2.47%) VB
9 33 (2.09%) T-SQL
10 28 (1.77%) TypeScript
11 18 (1.14%) R
12 15 (0.95%) Groovy
12 15 (0.95%) PHP
13 8 (0.51%) C
14 4 (0.25%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.25%) RPG
15 3 (0.19%) Apex Code
15 3 (0.19%) AWK
15 3 (0.19%) sed
16 2 (0.13%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 302 (19.11%) Degree
2 164 (10.38%) Security Cleared
3 118 (7.47%) SC Cleared
4 50 (3.16%) Computer Science Degree
5 35 (2.22%) Azure Certification
6 32 (2.03%) CISSP
7 28 (1.77%) DV Cleared
8 27 (1.71%) Master's Degree
9 26 (1.65%) PMI Certification
10 21 (1.33%) TOGAF Certification
11 20 (1.27%) PMP
12 19 (1.20%) DBS Check
13 17 (1.08%) Microsoft Certification
14 15 (0.95%) MBA
15 12 (0.76%) ITIL Certification
16 11 (0.70%) AWS Certification
16 11 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
17 8 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
17 8 (0.51%) MCP
18 7 (0.44%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 44 (2.78%) GDPR
3 40 (2.53%) QA
4 27 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials
5 19 (1.20%) SLA
6 18 (1.14%) Data Quality
7 16 (1.01%) Accessibility
8 13 (0.82%) PMO
9 12 (0.76%) CRD IV
9 12 (0.76%) IFRS
9 12 (0.76%) IFRS 9
9 12 (0.76%) NIST
10 7 (0.44%) COBIT
10 7 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 6 (0.38%) SOC 1
12 5 (0.32%) NCSC
13 3 (0.19%) GRC
13 3 (0.19%) HMG Infosec
13 3 (0.19%) HMG Security Policy Framework
13 3 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 300 (18.99%) Active Directory
2 41 (2.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (2.03%) Hyper-V
4 19 (1.20%) Docker
5 7 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.32%) DFS Replication
7 4 (0.25%) pfSense
7 4 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.25%) vSphere
8 3 (0.19%) Firmware
9 2 (0.13%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.13%) Kamailio
10 1 (0.063%) LXC
10 1 (0.063%) Microsoft App-V
10 1 (0.063%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 250 (15.82%) Microsoft Intune
2 211 (13.35%) Jamf Pro
3 46 (2.91%) Terraform
4 42 (2.66%) Kubernetes
5 21 (1.33%) Ansible
6 12 (0.76%) SCCM
7 9 (0.57%) FortiGate
8 8 (0.51%) Kiali
9 7 (0.44%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 7 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
10 6 (0.38%) SCOM
11 5 (0.32%) Grafana
11 5 (0.32%) NetBackup
11 5 (0.32%) Prometheus
11 5 (0.32%) Puppet
11 5 (0.32%) vRealize Orchestrator
12 4 (0.25%) SmoothWall
13 3 (0.19%) HP Fortify
14 2 (0.13%) CASB
14 2 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 515 (32.59%) Microsoft
2 210 (13.29%) CyberArk
2 210 (13.29%) Tanium
3 99 (6.27%) Oracle
4 92 (5.82%) VMware
5 66 (4.18%) Cisco
6 39 (2.47%) OpenLink
6 39 (2.47%) Sybase
6 39 (2.47%) TIBCO
7 35 (2.22%) Google
8 33 (2.09%) SAP
9 30 (1.90%) Veeam
10 26 (1.65%) Salesforce
11 19 (1.20%) Meraki
12 17 (1.08%) Fortinet
13 14 (0.89%) Databricks
13 14 (0.89%) Dell
13 14 (0.89%) UiPath
14 13 (0.82%) Adobe
14 13 (0.82%) Blue Prism