Creative Thinking Jobs in the Midlands

Creative Thinking
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 178 287 242
Rank change year-on-year +109 -45 +20
Permanent jobs citing Creative Thinking 138 38 116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.18% 0.40% 1.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.43% 0.41% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 23 24 38
10th Percentile £27,500 £37,950 -
25th Percentile £29,000 £50,000 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £62,500 £42,250
Median % change year-on-year -29.60% +47.93% -11.05%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,938 £49,400
90th Percentile £105,000 £81,251 £65,250
England median annual salary £50,000 £67,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -25.93% +8.00% +5.04%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,621 9,241 10,236
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.45% 96.63% 94.28%
Number of salaries quoted 7,121 4,617 6,956
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £34,750 £38,357 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £61,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Creative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Creative Thinking in the Midlands

Creative Thinking
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Creative Thinking in the Midlands

Creative Thinking
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Creative Thinking in the Midlands over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Creative Thinking in the Midlands

Creative Thinking
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Thinking within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 April 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
West Midlands +111 106 £51,250 -21.15% 7
East Midlands +4 32 £30,000 -42.86% 9
Creative Thinking
England

Creative Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 90 (65.22%) Microsoft Office
2 84 (60.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (5.07%) AutoCAD
4 3 (2.17%) InDesign
4 3 (2.17%) Photoshop
5 2 (1.45%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.72%) Adobe Captivate
6 1 (0.72%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.72%) Adobe Premiere
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.17%) Azure
1 3 (2.17%) Figma
2 2 (1.45%) Power Platform
3 1 (0.72%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.17%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.35%) Data Lake
1 6 (4.35%) Data Mining
2 2 (1.45%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (4.35%) JIRA
2 4 (2.90%) Git
General
1 80 (57.97%) Military
2 31 (22.46%) Social Skills
3 16 (11.59%) Finance
4 14 (10.14%) Telecoms
5 12 (8.70%) Automotive
6 10 (7.25%) Marketing
7 9 (6.52%) Analytical Skills
8 8 (5.80%) Legal
9 7 (5.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (5.07%) Local Government
10 6 (4.35%) Retail
11 4 (2.90%) Manufacturing
12 3 (2.17%) Banking
12 3 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.72%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 80 (57.97%) Graduate
2 10 (7.25%) Forensic Manager
3 7 (5.07%) Coordinator
3 7 (5.07%) Technical Coordinator
4 6 (4.35%) Designer
5 5 (3.62%) Lead
6 4 (2.90%) Data Scientist
6 4 (2.90%) Team Leader
6 4 (2.90%) Test Team Leader
7 3 (2.17%) Business Development Manager
7 3 (2.17%) Business Manager
7 3 (2.17%) Development Manager
7 3 (2.17%) Graphic Designer
7 3 (2.17%) IT Security Analyst
7 3 (2.17%) Junior Analyst
7 3 (2.17%) Security Analyst
7 3 (2.17%) Technical Engineer
7 3 (2.17%) Technical Support
7 3 (2.17%) UI Designer
7 3 (2.17%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.45%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 82 (59.42%) Onboarding
2 7 (5.07%) CCTV
3 6 (4.35%) Algorithms
4 4 (2.90%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.17%) Mobile App
6 2 (1.45%) FMCG
6 2 (1.45%) NHS
6 2 (1.45%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.72%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.72%) Graphic Design
7 1 (0.72%) Photography
7 1 (0.72%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (64.49%) Continuous Improvement
2 86 (62.32%) Customer Service
3 82 (59.42%) Logistics
4 81 (58.70%) Data Analysis
4 81 (58.70%) Process Improvement
5 80 (57.97%) Contingency Planning
5 80 (57.97%) Customer Experience
5 80 (57.97%) Performance Metrics
6 21 (15.22%) Time Management
7 17 (12.32%) Agile
8 16 (11.59%) Business Development
9 15 (10.87%) Project Management
10 11 (7.97%) Decision-Making
11 10 (7.25%) Coaching
11 10 (7.25%) Financial Analysis
11 10 (7.25%) Forensic Accounting
11 10 (7.25%) Technical Analysis
12 9 (6.52%) Cybersecurity
13 7 (5.07%) Artificial Intelligence
14 6 (4.35%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.90%) Python
1 4 (2.90%) R
1 4 (2.90%) SQL
Qualifications
1 98 (71.01%) Degree
2 10 (7.25%) ACCA
3 7 (5.07%) HND
4 4 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (2.90%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.90%) QA
2 3 (2.17%) SLA
3 2 (1.45%) ISO 9001
3 2 (1.45%) NCSC
3 2 (1.45%) NIST
4 1 (0.72%) COSHH
4 1 (0.72%) GDPR
4 1 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 17025
Vendors
1 15 (10.87%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.17%) Adobe
3 2 (1.45%) SAP
4 1 (0.72%) Facebook