Strategic Thinking Jobs in the North of England

Strategic Thinking
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 218 179 291
Rank change year-on-year -39 +112 -2
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 167 307 159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.96% 1.78% 0.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.15% 1.84% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 143 81 61
10th Percentile £47,500 £45,375 £35,000
25th Percentile £54,518 £56,219 £51,406
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,805 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.44% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £84,964 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £94,600 £87,500 £100,000
England median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,568 16,681 16,852
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 83.41% 96.88% 93.89%
Number of salaries quoted 11,194 7,946 10,620
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £40,000 £38,386
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,173
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +9.62% +5.63%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
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 North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Thinking in the North of England

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Strategic Thinking in the North of England.

Salary trend for Strategic Thinking in the North of England

Strategic Thinking
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Thinking in the North of England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Strategic Thinking in the North of England

Strategic Thinking
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Thinking within the North of England region over the 6 months to 9 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
North West -42 90 £70,000 - 44
Yorkshire +8 55 £73,805 +5.44% 28
North East +10 22 £73,805 +5.44% 16
Strategic Thinking
England

Strategic Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 31 (18.56%) Tuxedo
2 3 (1.80%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.20%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (2.99%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (2.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (2.40%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.60%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (1.80%) SAP IBP
2 1 (0.60%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 35 (20.96%) AWS
2 3 (1.80%) Azure
2 3 (1.80%) SaaS
3 2 (1.20%) dbt
4 1 (0.60%) Google Docs
4 1 (0.60%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.60%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.59%) Broadband
1 6 (3.59%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (2.99%) VoIP
3 4 (2.40%) Network Security
4 2 (1.20%) Extranet
4 2 (1.20%) Internet
4 2 (1.20%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.80%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (0.60%) Power BI
2 1 (0.60%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.60%) NUnit
General
1 52 (31.14%) Social Skills
2 39 (23.35%) Finance
3 27 (16.17%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (14.37%) Retail
5 15 (8.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 15 (8.98%) Law
6 9 (5.39%) Banking
7 8 (4.79%) Marketing
7 8 (4.79%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (4.19%) Manufacturing
8 7 (4.19%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (3.59%) Telecoms
10 5 (2.99%) Legal
10 5 (2.99%) Retail Finance
11 4 (2.40%) Public Sector
11 4 (2.40%) Retail Banking
12 2 (1.20%) Games
13 1 (0.60%) Advertising
13 1 (0.60%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.60%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 65 (38.92%) Lead
2 56 (33.53%) Technical Leader
3 46 (27.54%) Senior
4 15 (8.98%) Designer
5 13 (7.78%) Head of IT
6 11 (6.59%) IT Manager
7 9 (5.39%) Analyst
8 8 (4.79%) Business Manager
9 6 (3.59%) Service Designer
9 6 (3.59%) UX Designer
10 5 (2.99%) Business Analyst
10 5 (2.99%) Infrastructure Manager
11 4 (2.40%) Communications Manager
11 4 (2.40%) Insight Manager
11 4 (2.40%) Lead Designer
11 4 (2.40%) Network Engineer
11 4 (2.40%) Operations Manager
11 4 (2.40%) Performance Manager
11 4 (2.40%) Senior Network Engineer
12 3 (1.80%) IT Change Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (18.56%) RESTful
2 1 (0.60%) .NET
2 1 (0.60%) AngularJS
2 1 (0.60%) ASP.NET
2 1 (0.60%) ASP.NET MVC
2 1 (0.60%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.98%) Management Information System
2 9 (5.39%) Product Ownership
3 8 (4.79%) Cyberattack
4 6 (3.59%) Video Conferencing
5 4 (2.40%) EPoS
5 4 (2.40%) PMI
5 4 (2.40%) Social Media
6 3 (1.80%) Data Centre
6 3 (1.80%) Fat Client
6 3 (1.80%) Thin Client
7 2 (1.20%) Client/Server
7 2 (1.20%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.60%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.60%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.60%) Housing Association
8 1 (0.60%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.60%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.60%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (3.59%) Linux
1 6 (3.59%) Windows
1 6 (3.59%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (55.69%) Agile
2 75 (44.91%) Mentoring
3 67 (40.12%) Roadmaps
4 59 (35.33%) Product Roadmap
5 56 (33.53%) Coaching
6 36 (21.56%) Continuous Improvement
7 33 (19.76%) Continuous Integration
7 33 (19.76%) Front End Development
8 32 (19.16%) Problem-Solving
9 29 (17.37%) Project Management
10 27 (16.17%) Software Engineering
11 25 (14.97%) Architectural Design
11 25 (14.97%) Feasibility Study
11 25 (14.97%) Open Source
11 25 (14.97%) Re-Platforming
12 20 (11.98%) Collaborative Culture
13 16 (9.58%) Prototyping
13 16 (9.58%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
14 15 (8.98%) Cybersecurity
14 15 (8.98%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 56 (33.53%) COBOL
1 56 (33.53%) Micro Focus COBOL
2 32 (19.16%) Python
3 31 (18.56%) Java
4 25 (14.97%) C
4 25 (14.97%) C++
5 10 (5.99%) SQL
6 3 (1.80%) R
7 2 (1.20%) C#
8 1 (0.60%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.60%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 27 (16.17%) Degree
2 20 (11.98%) Security Cleared
3 12 (7.19%) SC Cleared
4 10 (5.99%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (4.19%) CCNP
5 7 (4.19%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (4.19%) DV Cleared
6 6 (3.59%) Master's Degree
7 4 (2.40%) CCIE
7 4 (2.40%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.80%) CCAA
8 3 (1.80%) Citrix Certification
8 3 (1.80%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 2 (1.20%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (9.58%) Accessibility
2 8 (4.79%) QA
3 7 (4.19%) SLA
4 4 (2.40%) GDPR
5 3 (1.80%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.60%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.60%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.60%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (1.80%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.60%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 56 (33.53%) Micro Focus
2 32 (19.16%) Oracle
3 11 (6.59%) Microsoft
4 6 (3.59%) Veeam
5 3 (1.80%) Cisco
5 3 (1.80%) Citrix
5 3 (1.80%) Freshdesk
5 3 (1.80%) SAP
5 3 (1.80%) VMware
6 2 (1.20%) BT
6 2 (1.20%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.60%) Apple
7 1 (0.60%) Cadence
7 1 (0.60%) Facebook
7 1 (0.60%) Google
7 1 (0.60%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.60%) Sage
7 1 (0.60%) Twitter
7 1 (0.60%) Workday