Strategic Planning
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Strategic Planning skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Planning over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 453 618 783
Rank change year-on-year +165 +165 -155
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Planning 525 389 508
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.53% 0.39% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.62% 0.41% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 342 236 228
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £42,125
25th Percentile £45,428 £35,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £49,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.71% -17.92% -17.24%
75th Percentile £74,688 £73,644 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £39,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +41.03% -29.09% +0.92%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Strategic Planning 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 85,108 95,066 155,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.18% 95.58% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 59,794 56,135 83,138
10th Percentile £29,071 £34,000 £33,645
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% +10.53%

Strategic Planning
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Strategic Planning.

Salary trend for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Planning over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Strategic Planning in the UK

Strategic Planning
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Planning within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 +168 478 £57,500 +11.65% 215
UK excluding London +25 288 £55,000 +41.03% 131
London +181 200 £60,000 -22.58% 87
Work from Home +130 139 £55,000 -18.52% 92
Midlands -5 85 £63,750 +67.76% 20
South East +44 79 £52,500 +128.26% 43
West Midlands -11 55 £65,000 +71.05% 12
North of England +36 45 £57,500 -29.45% 35
East of England +11 32 £55,000 +7.32% 18
East Midlands +7 30 £55,000 -15.38% 8
North West +5 29 £57,500 -11.54% 21
South West -17 26 £65,500 +59.76% 9
Wales +15 11 £56,000 +25.38% 5
Scotland -63 10 £44,436 -12.77% 8
Yorkshire +68 8 £60,000 -29.41% 10
North East - 8 £40,000 - 6
Northern Ireland - 1 £51,000 - 1

Strategic Planning
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 7 (1.33%) Apache Spark
2 5 (0.95%) Office Communications Server
2 5 (0.95%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.57%) Apache
3 3 (0.57%) CMS
3 3 (0.57%) Smallworld
4 2 (0.38%) Confluence
Applications
1 45 (8.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (6.29%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (6.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.76%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.57%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.38%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.57%) SAP CRM
2 3 (0.57%) SAP PM
3 2 (0.38%) SAP Business One
3 2 (0.38%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.19%) Primavera
4 1 (0.19%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.19%) Relativity
Cloud Services
1 46 (8.76%) Azure
2 26 (4.95%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (4.76%) AWS
4 20 (3.81%) Power Platform
5 12 (2.29%) Cloud Computing
6 10 (1.90%) GCP
7 8 (1.52%) SaaS
8 6 (1.14%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (1.14%) IaaS
8 6 (1.14%) PaaS
8 6 (1.14%) WhatsApp
9 5 (0.95%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (0.76%) Entra ID
10 4 (0.76%) GitHub
10 4 (0.76%) Google Workspace
11 3 (0.57%) Google Analytics
12 2 (0.38%) Amazon Ads
12 2 (0.38%) Canva
12 2 (0.38%) dbt
12 2 (0.38%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.10%) Wireless
2 10 (1.90%) DNS
2 10 (1.90%) WAN
3 9 (1.71%) TCP/IP
4 8 (1.52%) LAN
5 6 (1.14%) Firewall
5 6 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (0.95%) MPLS
6 5 (0.95%) SNMP
6 5 (0.95%) VLAN
7 4 (0.76%) Internet
7 4 (0.76%) Intranet
7 4 (0.76%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.57%) DHCP
8 3 (0.57%) Network Security
9 2 (0.38%) VoIP
10 1 (0.19%) BGP
10 1 (0.19%) HSRP
10 1 (0.19%) Intrusion Detection
10 1 (0.19%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.95%) Data Warehouse
2 17 (3.24%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.86%) Power BI
4 13 (2.48%) Tableau
5 9 (1.71%) Big Data
5 9 (1.71%) Relational Database
6 7 (1.33%) BigQuery
7 6 (1.14%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.14%) Flink
7 6 (1.14%) Hadoop
8 5 (0.95%) GIS
9 4 (0.76%) Looker
10 3 (0.57%) Geospatial Data
10 3 (0.57%) RDBMS
10 3 (0.57%) Spatial Data
11 2 (0.38%) QlikView
12 1 (0.19%) Qlik Sense
12 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (1.14%) JIRA
2 5 (0.95%) Git
3 4 (0.76%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.19%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.19%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.19%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 202 (38.48%) Social Skills
2 151 (28.76%) Analytical Skills
3 141 (26.86%) Finance
4 110 (20.95%) Retail
5 91 (17.33%) Marketing
6 57 (10.86%) German Language
7 56 (10.67%) Advertising
8 49 (9.33%) Public Sector
9 44 (8.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 35 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
11 33 (6.29%) Legal
12 32 (6.10%) Presentation Skills
13 26 (4.95%) Law
14 25 (4.76%) Manufacturing
15 15 (2.86%) Games
16 13 (2.48%) Local Government
17 11 (2.10%) Telecoms
18 9 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
19 8 (1.52%) Banking
20 6 (1.14%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 59 (11.24%) Senior
2 52 (9.90%) Graduate
3 48 (9.14%) Lead
4 42 (8.00%) Project Manager
5 39 (7.43%) IT Manager
6 36 (6.86%) Analyst
7 31 (5.90%) Business Manager
8 30 (5.71%) Development Manager
9 27 (5.14%) Business Development Manager
9 27 (5.14%) Senior Manager
10 19 (3.62%) Consultant
11 18 (3.43%) Head of IT
12 15 (2.86%) Architect
12 15 (2.86%) Senior Analyst
13 14 (2.67%) Delivery Manager
13 14 (2.67%) IT Director
14 13 (2.48%) Operations Manager
15 12 (2.29%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
15 12 (2.29%) 3rd Line Support
15 12 (2.29%) Head of Engineering
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.33%) .NET
2 6 (1.14%) Apache Beam
2 6 (1.14%) EDI
3 5 (0.95%) NETCONF
4 4 (0.76%) ASP.NET
4 4 (0.76%) ASP.NET MVC
4 4 (0.76%) Kafka
5 2 (0.38%) HTML
5 2 (0.38%) JSON
5 2 (0.38%) Laravel
5 2 (0.38%) Middleware
5 2 (0.38%) Next.js
5 2 (0.38%) React
5 2 (0.38%) React Native
5 2 (0.38%) TAPI
6 1 (0.19%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.19%) ARM Templates
6 1 (0.19%) PySpark
6 1 (0.19%) Unity (Game Engine)
6 1 (0.19%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 66 (12.57%) Social Media
2 55 (10.48%) Analytical Mindset
3 54 (10.29%) Photography
4 49 (9.33%) Management Information System
5 29 (5.52%) Self-Motivation
6 16 (3.05%) IoT
7 13 (2.48%) Data Centre
8 12 (2.29%) Cloud Native
8 12 (2.29%) Onboarding
9 10 (1.90%) Product Ownership
10 9 (1.71%) Driving Licence
11 8 (1.52%) Life Science
12 6 (1.14%) Algorithms
12 6 (1.14%) Data Structures
13 5 (0.95%) Blog
13 5 (0.95%) Cyber Threat
13 5 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.95%) Virtual Team
14 4 (0.76%) Blockchain
14 4 (0.76%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 40 (7.62%) Windows
2 11 (2.10%) Windows 10
3 9 (1.71%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.33%) Linux
5 5 (0.95%) Android
5 5 (0.95%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.76%) DC/OS
7 1 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (25.14%) Project Management
2 118 (22.48%) Decision-Making
3 102 (19.43%) Problem-Solving
4 93 (17.71%) Continuous Improvement
5 80 (15.24%) Agile
6 64 (12.19%) Analytics
6 64 (12.19%) Project Delivery
7 58 (11.05%) ITIL
8 55 (10.48%) Roadmaps
9 53 (10.10%) Logistics
10 52 (9.90%) Risk Management
11 47 (8.95%) Budget Management
12 45 (8.57%) Business Development
13 42 (8.00%) Process Improvement
14 41 (7.81%) Contract Negotiation
14 41 (7.81%) Cybersecurity
14 41 (7.81%) Mentoring
15 40 (7.62%) Business Intelligence
15 40 (7.62%) Strategic Thinking
16 39 (7.43%) Resource Management
Programming Languages
1 51 (9.71%) SQL
2 22 (4.19%) Python
3 10 (1.90%) C#
4 7 (1.33%) Java
4 7 (1.33%) Scala
5 5 (0.95%) T-SQL
6 4 (0.76%) Go
6 4 (0.76%) VBA
7 3 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.38%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.19%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.19%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 195 (37.14%) Degree
2 63 (12.00%) DBS Check
3 21 (4.00%) Security Cleared
4 20 (3.81%) Microsoft Certification
5 19 (3.62%) Master's Degree
6 15 (2.86%) Cisco Certification
7 14 (2.67%) CCNP
7 14 (2.67%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (2.48%) MCSE
9 11 (2.10%) SC Cleared
10 8 (1.52%) PMI Certification
10 8 (1.52%) PMP
11 7 (1.33%) Postgraduate
12 6 (1.14%) CISSP
13 4 (0.76%) Azure Certification
14 3 (0.57%) AWS Certification
14 3 (0.57%) CIMA
14 3 (0.57%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.57%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 3 (0.57%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (4.57%) QA
2 20 (3.81%) GDPR
3 16 (3.05%) SLA
4 9 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.14%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.14%) PMO
7 5 (0.95%) HIPAA
7 5 (0.95%) NCSC
8 3 (0.57%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.19%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.19%) NIST
9 1 (0.19%) SOC 2
System Software
1 31 (5.90%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.90%) Docker
4 9 (1.71%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (1.33%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (2.10%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 91 (17.33%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.76%) SAP
3 18 (3.43%) Cisco
4 14 (2.67%) VMware
5 11 (2.10%) Google
6 10 (1.90%) Salesforce
7 9 (1.71%) Citrix
7 9 (1.71%) Oracle
8 6 (1.14%) Teradata
9 4 (0.76%) Computacenter
10 3 (0.57%) Adobe
10 3 (0.57%) Anaplan
10 3 (0.57%) Workday
11 2 (0.38%) Aruba
11 2 (0.38%) HubSpot
11 2 (0.38%) ServiceNow
12 1 (0.19%) Instagram
12 1 (0.19%) Monetate
12 1 (0.19%) Nuix
12 1 (0.19%) Optimizely