Strategic Thinking Jobs in the Midlands

Strategic Thinking
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with 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 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 205 283 233
Rank change year-on-year +78 -50 +2
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 107 42 125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.92% 0.44% 1.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.11% 0.45% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 74 22 43
10th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £37,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £57,125 £43,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,028 £71,878 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.10% +19.80% +33.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,188 £72,933
90th Percentile £84,964 £90,275 £83,750
England median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 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%

Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Thinking in the Midlands

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Strategic Thinking in the Midlands

Strategic Thinking
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

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

Salary histogram for Strategic Thinking in the Midlands

Strategic 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 Strategic 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 +73 77 £62,500 -15.97% 22
East Midlands +10 30 £50,000 +13.64% 20
Strategic Thinking
England

Strategic 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (5.61%) Tuxedo
2 3 (2.80%) Confluence
3 2 (1.87%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (2.80%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.87%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.93%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (0.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.93%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.93%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 3 (2.80%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 9 (8.41%) SaaS
2 8 (7.48%) AWS
2 8 (7.48%) Azure
3 3 (2.80%) dbt
3 3 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (2.80%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (2.80%) Power Platform
4 2 (1.87%) Google Workspace
5 1 (0.93%) Amazon Cognito
5 1 (0.93%) Amazon S3
5 1 (0.93%) AWS Lambda
5 1 (0.93%) Datadog
5 1 (0.93%) GCP
5 1 (0.93%) GitHub
5 1 (0.93%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.74%) DHCP
1 4 (3.74%) DNS
1 4 (3.74%) Firewall
1 4 (3.74%) LAN
1 4 (3.74%) WAN
2 2 (1.87%) Bluetooth
2 2 (1.87%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.80%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (2.80%) Power BI
2 2 (1.87%) DynamoDB
3 1 (0.93%) Amazon Athena
3 1 (0.93%) Amazon QuickSight
3 1 (0.93%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.93%) Amazon Redshift
3 1 (0.93%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (0.93%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.93%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (2.80%) JIRA
2 2 (1.87%) CANoe
General
1 32 (29.91%) Analytical Skills
2 30 (28.04%) Social Skills
3 28 (26.17%) Finance
4 14 (13.08%) Influencing Skills
5 11 (10.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (9.35%) Presentation Skills
6 10 (9.35%) Retail
7 6 (5.61%) Banking
7 6 (5.61%) Marketing
7 6 (5.61%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (5.61%) Retail Banking
8 4 (3.74%) Telecoms
9 3 (2.80%) Legal
9 3 (2.80%) Public Sector
9 3 (2.80%) Turkish Language
10 2 (1.87%) Automotive
10 2 (1.87%) Electronics
10 2 (1.87%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.87%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 21 (19.63%) Lead
2 15 (14.02%) Senior
3 10 (9.35%) Project Manager
3 10 (9.35%) Technical Leader
4 8 (7.48%) IT Director
5 7 (6.54%) Development Manager
5 7 (6.54%) Head of Development
6 6 (5.61%) Head of Architecture
6 6 (5.61%) Insight Manager
6 6 (5.61%) Performance Manager
6 6 (5.61%) Senior Manager
7 5 (4.67%) Business Development Manager
7 5 (4.67%) Business Manager
7 5 (4.67%) Designer
8 4 (3.74%) Information Manager
8 4 (3.74%) Information Security Manager
8 4 (3.74%) Network Manager
8 4 (3.74%) Security Manager
8 4 (3.74%) Service Designer
8 4 (3.74%) Supply Chain Planner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.61%) RESTful
2 3 (2.80%) EDI
3 1 (0.93%) AWS CDK
3 1 (0.93%) Next.js
3 1 (0.93%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 13 (12.15%) Management Information System
2 9 (8.41%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (5.61%) PMI
3 6 (5.61%) Product Ownership
4 4 (3.74%) IoT
4 4 (3.74%) NHS
5 3 (2.80%) CMDB
6 2 (1.87%) e-Learning
6 2 (1.87%) FMCG
6 2 (1.87%) Infotainment
6 2 (1.87%) Learning Management System
6 2 (1.87%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.93%) 3D Graphics
7 1 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.93%) Graphic Design
7 1 (0.93%) Photography
7 1 (0.93%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.93%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.93%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.93%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.87%) Linux
1 2 (1.87%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (29.91%) Agile
2 25 (23.36%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (22.43%) Roadmaps
4 20 (18.69%) Cybersecurity
5 19 (17.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 19 (17.76%) Mentoring
6 18 (16.82%) Project Management
7 17 (15.89%) Coaching
7 17 (15.89%) Decision-Making
8 16 (14.95%) Stakeholder Management
9 14 (13.08%) Project Delivery
10 13 (12.15%) Product Roadmap
11 11 (10.28%) Budget Management
11 11 (10.28%) Business Strategy
11 11 (10.28%) Logistics
12 10 (9.35%) Supplier Management
13 9 (8.41%) Business Development
13 9 (8.41%) Data Analysis
13 9 (8.41%) Programme Management
13 9 (8.41%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (9.35%) COBOL
1 10 (9.35%) Micro Focus COBOL
2 6 (5.61%) Java
3 5 (4.67%) Python
4 4 (3.74%) C
4 4 (3.74%) C++
Qualifications
1 32 (29.91%) Degree
2 8 (7.48%) SC Cleared
2 8 (7.48%) Security Cleared
3 7 (6.54%) HNC
4 6 (5.61%) PMI Certification
5 4 (3.74%) CISM
5 4 (3.74%) CISMP
5 4 (3.74%) CISSP
5 4 (3.74%) DBS Check
6 3 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (2.80%) CSPO
6 3 (2.80%) IIBA
7 1 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.61%) Accessibility
2 3 (2.80%) QA
3 2 (1.87%) AUTOSAR
3 2 (1.87%) ISO 26262
3 2 (1.87%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.93%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (1.87%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.87%) Functional Safety
1 2 (1.87%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 15 (14.02%) Microsoft
2 10 (9.35%) Micro Focus
3 6 (5.61%) Oracle
4 4 (3.74%) Aruba
4 4 (3.74%) Cisco
4 4 (3.74%) Juniper
4 4 (3.74%) Salesforce
4 4 (3.74%) SAP
5 3 (2.80%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.87%) Freshdesk
6 2 (1.87%) Google
6 2 (1.87%) QNX
6 2 (1.87%) Zoho
7 1 (0.93%) Adobe