Creative Thinking Jobs

Creative Thinking
UK

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 262 306 286
Rank change year-on-year +44 -20 +142
Permanent jobs citing Creative Thinking 1,140 1,119 2,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.08% 1.18% 1.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.30% 1.24% 1.53%
Number of salaries quoted 384 410 770
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £37,087 £47,500 £47,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £64,515 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.50% +3.22% +8.70%
75th Percentile £65,063 £86,563 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £55,000 £57,655
% change year-on-year -20.00% -4.60% +15.31%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Creative 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 requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,980 90,493 162,202
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.59% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,356 54,578 82,967
10th Percentile £29,284 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +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%

Creative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Creative Thinking in the UK

Creative Thinking
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Creative Thinking.

Salary trend for Creative Thinking in the UK

Creative Thinking
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Creative Thinking over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Creative Thinking in the UK

Creative Thinking
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Thinking within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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 +58 1,015 £48,500 -25.38% 315
UK excluding London +113 778 £44,000 -20.00% 167
Work from Home +18 380 £55,000 -15.38% 136
London -54 302 £52,500 -30.00% 157
Midlands +153 237 £44,000 -32.31% 23
North of England +78 187 £33,531 -47.63% 49
West Midlands +124 184 £55,000 -15.38% 11
North West +52 129 £38,000 -35.04% 29
South East +11 116 £43,960 +3.44% 44
South West +31 114 £42,500 -15.40% 25
Scotland -41 63 £60,000 +19.43% 11
East Midlands +32 53 £36,250 - 12
East of England -17 47 £40,000 -25.58% 13
Yorkshire +32 43 £60,000 -7.69% 19
North East +2 15 £27,500 -55.35% 4
Northern Ireland +3 9 £30,000 -40.00% 4
Wales 0 5 £47,029 +71.01% 2

Creative Thinking
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 51 (4.47%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (2.72%) CMS
3 15 (1.32%) IIS
3 15 (1.32%) SharePoint
4 7 (0.61%) Confluence
5 4 (0.35%) Umbraco
5 4 (0.35%) WordPress
6 2 (0.18%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.088%) Drupal
Applications
1 278 (24.39%) Microsoft Office
2 272 (23.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 68 (5.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (1.93%) AutoCAD
5 19 (1.67%) Photoshop
6 18 (1.58%) Adobe XD
7 16 (1.40%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 13 (1.14%) MS Visio
9 12 (1.05%) Adobe Illustrator
9 12 (1.05%) InDesign
10 8 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
11 4 (0.35%) Adobe Premiere
11 4 (0.35%) Maya
12 3 (0.26%) Adobe After Effects
12 3 (0.26%) SketchUp
12 3 (0.26%) UserZoom
13 2 (0.18%) 3ds Max
13 2 (0.18%) CINEMA 4D
14 1 (0.088%) Acrobat
14 1 (0.088%) Adobe Captivate
Business Applications
1 42 (3.68%) Endur
2 17 (1.49%) Unit4 Business World
3 16 (1.40%) SDL Web 8
4 10 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.44%) OpenLink RightAngle
6 3 (0.26%) Q-Pulse
7 1 (0.088%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.088%) Magento
7 1 (0.088%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 46 (4.04%) Azure
2 40 (3.51%) AWS
3 36 (3.16%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (2.72%) Power Platform
5 20 (1.75%) Cloud Computing
5 20 (1.75%) SaaS
6 18 (1.58%) Figma
7 16 (1.40%) GCP
8 10 (0.88%) IaaS
8 10 (0.88%) PaaS
9 9 (0.79%) Google Analytics
9 9 (0.79%) Power Automate
10 7 (0.61%) Canva
11 6 (0.53%) PowerApps
12 5 (0.44%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (0.44%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (0.44%) OneDrive
12 5 (0.44%) Serverless
13 4 (0.35%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (0.35%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 30 (2.63%) WAN
2 25 (2.19%) Wireless
3 23 (2.02%) Firewall
4 20 (1.75%) 5G
4 20 (1.75%) SD-WAN
5 17 (1.49%) TCP/IP
6 11 (0.96%) Broadband
7 10 (0.88%) Internet
8 8 (0.70%) DNS
8 8 (0.70%) NGN
8 8 (0.70%) TACACS
8 8 (0.70%) VPN
9 7 (0.61%) DHCP
9 7 (0.61%) HTTP
9 7 (0.61%) MQTT
10 6 (0.53%) Network Security
10 6 (0.53%) SAN
10 6 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
11 5 (0.44%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.44%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (7.02%) SQL Server
2 47 (4.12%) Relational Database
3 42 (3.68%) RDBMS
4 24 (2.11%) Power BI
5 17 (1.49%) DB2
6 10 (0.88%) Tableau
7 9 (0.79%) Data Lake
7 9 (0.79%) Data Mining
7 9 (0.79%) Metadata
8 6 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.35%) Looker
10 4 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.26%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.26%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.26%) QlikView
12 2 (0.18%) GIS
12 2 (0.18%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 38 (3.33%) Git
2 37 (3.25%) JIRA
3 22 (1.93%) GitLab
4 17 (1.49%) TeamCity
5 16 (1.40%) Moq
5 16 (1.40%) NUnit
5 16 (1.40%) Visual Studio
6 13 (1.14%) Axure RP
6 13 (1.14%) Balsamiq
7 5 (0.44%) LabVIEW
8 3 (0.26%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.18%) Ant
9 2 (0.18%) PowerBuilder
9 2 (0.18%) Subversion
10 1 (0.088%) Gradle
10 1 (0.088%) Mockito
10 1 (0.088%) Octopus Deploy
10 1 (0.088%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.088%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 407 (35.70%) Social Skills
2 284 (24.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 220 (19.30%) Marketing
4 219 (19.21%) Finance
5 203 (17.81%) Military
6 156 (13.68%) Analytical Skills
7 89 (7.81%) Public Sector
8 82 (7.19%) Presentation Skills
9 67 (5.88%) Legal
10 57 (5.00%) Games
11 55 (4.82%) Organisational Skills
12 49 (4.30%) Law
13 47 (4.12%) Banking
14 43 (3.77%) Influencing Skills
15 41 (3.60%) Retail
16 38 (3.33%) Investment Banking
17 35 (3.07%) Telecoms
18 26 (2.28%) Electronics
18 26 (2.28%) Pharmaceutical
19 16 (1.40%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 194 (17.02%) Graduate
2 144 (12.63%) Senior
3 122 (10.70%) Lead
4 96 (8.42%) Analyst
5 88 (7.72%) Architect
6 84 (7.37%) Software Engineer
7 70 (6.14%) Developer
8 57 (5.00%) Consultant
8 57 (5.00%) Software Architect
9 50 (4.39%) Lead Software Engineer
10 47 (4.12%) Programmer
10 47 (4.12%) Software Programmer
11 45 (3.95%) Designer
11 45 (3.95%) Project Manager
12 39 (3.42%) Senior Manager
13 33 (2.89%) Development Manager
14 32 (2.81%) Business Strategy Analyst
14 32 (2.81%) Strategy Analyst
15 31 (2.72%) IT Manager
16 27 (2.37%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (5.79%) HTML
2 54 (4.74%) CSS
3 44 (3.86%) .NET
4 32 (2.81%) React
5 27 (2.37%) Entity Framework
6 26 (2.28%) ASP.NET
7 23 (2.02%) Web Services
8 22 (1.93%) .NET Framework
9 21 (1.84%) RESTful
10 20 (1.75%) SOAP
11 17 (1.49%) ASP.NET MVC
11 17 (1.49%) jQuery
12 16 (1.40%) ASP.NET MVC 5
12 16 (1.40%) Classic ASP
12 16 (1.40%) Semantic HTML
13 14 (1.23%) .NET Core
14 11 (0.96%) Spring
14 11 (0.96%) Vue
15 10 (0.88%) Node.js
16 9 (0.79%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 199 (17.46%) Onboarding
2 120 (10.53%) Cyberattack
3 92 (8.07%) Self-Motivation
4 71 (6.23%) Product Ownership
5 49 (4.30%) Management Information System
6 42 (3.68%) Swaptions
7 38 (3.33%) Social Media
8 23 (2.02%) ARM Cortex
8 23 (2.02%) Verilog
9 22 (1.93%) Data Centre
9 22 (1.93%) Virtual Team
10 21 (1.84%) CCTV
11 20 (1.75%) GNSS
12 17 (1.49%) Blog
12 17 (1.49%) IoT
13 16 (1.40%) Legacy Code
14 14 (1.23%) Housing Association
15 13 (1.14%) Algorithms
15 13 (1.14%) CESG
16 11 (0.96%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 54 (4.74%) Windows
2 42 (3.68%) Linux
3 28 (2.46%) Windows Server
4 22 (1.93%) Unix
5 16 (1.40%) Windows 10
6 15 (1.32%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (0.96%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (0.53%) Windows 7
9 5 (0.44%) Android
9 5 (0.44%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.44%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.18%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.18%) Windows Vista
11 1 (0.088%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.088%) VMS
11 1 (0.088%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 345 (30.26%) Agile
2 320 (28.07%) Problem-Solving
3 268 (23.51%) Continuous Improvement
4 245 (21.49%) Customer Service
5 228 (20.00%) Mentoring
6 223 (19.56%) Customer Experience
7 212 (18.60%) Data Analysis
8 209 (18.33%) User Experience
9 206 (18.07%) Process Improvement
10 201 (17.63%) Performance Metrics
11 198 (17.37%) Logistics
12 191 (16.75%) Contingency Planning
13 179 (15.70%) Software Engineering
14 153 (13.42%) Project Management
15 152 (13.33%) Machine Learning
16 124 (10.88%) Site Reliability Engineering
17 122 (10.70%) Data Engineering
18 107 (9.39%) Computer Science
19 103 (9.04%) SDLC
20 98 (8.60%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 97 (8.51%) Python
2 87 (7.63%) Java
3 65 (5.70%) SQL
4 58 (5.09%) JavaScript
5 56 (4.91%) VB
6 41 (3.60%) C#
6 41 (3.60%) C++
7 31 (2.72%) Tcl
7 31 (2.72%) TypeScript
8 23 (2.02%) SystemVerilog
9 21 (1.84%) Perl
10 20 (1.75%) T-SQL
11 19 (1.67%) C
12 18 (1.58%) Bash
12 18 (1.58%) R
13 11 (0.96%) MATLAB
13 11 (0.96%) PowerShell
14 3 (0.26%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.26%) Swift
15 2 (0.18%) Julia
Qualifications
1 440 (38.60%) Degree
2 85 (7.46%) Security Cleared
3 47 (4.12%) Computer Science Degree
3 47 (4.12%) SC Cleared
4 34 (2.98%) DV Cleared
5 19 (1.67%) CISA
5 19 (1.67%) HND
6 18 (1.58%) ACCA
7 16 (1.40%) Master's Degree
8 14 (1.23%) CREST Certified
8 14 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
9 13 (1.14%) CISMP
9 13 (1.14%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.05%) HNC
10 12 (1.05%) IISP
10 12 (1.05%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 8 (0.70%) A+ Certification
11 8 (0.70%) CCNP
11 8 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (0.70%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (4.65%) QA
2 49 (4.30%) PMO
3 19 (1.67%) NIST
4 17 (1.49%) ITGC
5 15 (1.32%) GDPR
5 15 (1.32%) SLA
6 14 (1.23%) Accessibility
7 13 (1.14%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 13 (1.14%) JSP 440
7 13 (1.14%) WCAG
8 12 (1.05%) NIST 800
8 12 (1.05%) RMADS
9 8 (0.70%) Data Quality
10 7 (0.61%) Good Clinical Practice
11 4 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 4 (0.35%) NCSC
12 3 (0.26%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.26%) JTAG
12 3 (0.26%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 19 (1.67%) Firmware
2 15 (1.32%) Docker
3 11 (0.96%) Active Directory
4 9 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (0.70%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (0.44%) vSphere
7 2 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.088%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.088%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (1.84%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.40%) SCOM
3 8 (0.70%) Ansible
4 5 (0.44%) NetCrunch
4 5 (0.44%) Terraform
5 2 (0.18%) Data Guard
5 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.18%) WebSphere Cast Iron
6 1 (0.088%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.088%) SCCM
6 1 (0.088%) WSUS
6 1 (0.088%) XenMobile
Vendors
1 153 (13.42%) Microsoft
2 64 (5.61%) Oracle
3 48 (4.21%) Adobe
4 42 (3.68%) OpenLink
4 42 (3.68%) SAP
4 42 (3.68%) Sybase
4 42 (3.68%) TIBCO
5 24 (2.11%) Google
6 22 (1.93%) VMware
7 17 (1.49%) Sage
8 16 (1.40%) Cisco
9 10 (0.88%) Facebook
10 8 (0.70%) Altera
10 8 (0.70%) Aruba
10 8 (0.70%) Green Hills
10 8 (0.70%) Motorola
10 8 (0.70%) TikTok
10 8 (0.70%) Xilinx
11 7 (0.61%) Computacenter
11 7 (0.61%) NVIDIA