Creative Thinking Jobs in Scotland

Creative Thinking
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland 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 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 212 177 210
Rank change year-on-year -35 +33 -28
Permanent jobs citing Creative Thinking 65 45 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.96% 0.95% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.04% 1.01% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 9 14 22
10th Percentile - £47,447 £47,447
25th Percentile £47,500 £48,544 £48,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,526 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.80% +0.04% +32.22%
75th Percentile £82,500 £62,833 £74,063
90th Percentile - £64,350 £75,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -19.23% +4.00% +5.93%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,257 4,450 5,215
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.89% 94.28% 90.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,424 2,228 2,791
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,416 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £41,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,577 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.82% +9.67% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%

Creative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Creative Thinking in Scotland

Creative Thinking
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Creative Thinking in Scotland

Creative Thinking
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Creative Thinking in Scotland over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Creative Thinking in Scotland

Creative Thinking
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Thinking within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 30 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
Glasgow -70 41 £67,500 +34.36% 1
Edinburgh +21 16 - - 5
Dundee - 8 £50,000 -
Creative Thinking
UK

Creative Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 4 (6.15%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (6.15%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (6.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (18.46%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 8 (12.31%) Cloud Computing
2 4 (6.15%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 8 (12.31%) HTTP
1 8 (12.31%) MQTT
2 3 (4.62%) Firewall
2 3 (4.62%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (18.46%) DB2
Development Applications
1 8 (12.31%) Git
General
1 57 (87.69%) Finance
2 40 (61.54%) Social Skills
3 27 (41.54%) Marketing
4 22 (33.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 20 (30.77%) Public Sector
6 18 (27.69%) Law
7 17 (26.15%) Influencing Skills
7 17 (26.15%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (12.31%) Electronics
8 8 (12.31%) Manufacturing
8 8 (12.31%) Telecoms
9 3 (4.62%) Analytical Skills
10 2 (3.08%) Retail
11 1 (1.54%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 18 (27.69%) Software Engineer
2 17 (26.15%) Lead
2 17 (26.15%) Lead Software Engineer
2 17 (26.15%) Services Director
2 17 (26.15%) UI Engineer
2 17 (26.15%) UX Engineer
3 8 (12.31%) Audit Manager
3 8 (12.31%) Developer
3 8 (12.31%) IT Audit Manager
3 8 (12.31%) IT Manager
3 8 (12.31%) Senior
4 5 (7.69%) Consultant
4 5 (7.69%) Senior Consultant
5 4 (6.15%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 4 (6.15%) Full Stack Developer
5 4 (6.15%) IT Audit Consultant
5 4 (6.15%) IT Consultant
5 4 (6.15%) JavaScript Developer
5 4 (6.15%) Python Developer
5 4 (6.15%) Senior IT Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (38.46%) React
2 8 (12.31%) CSS
2 8 (12.31%) Django
2 8 (12.31%) Flask
2 8 (12.31%) HTML
3 4 (6.15%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 8 (12.31%) Arduino
1 8 (12.31%) Raspberry Pi
2 7 (10.77%) IoT
3 4 (6.15%) Operational Technology
4 3 (4.62%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (1.54%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 16 (24.62%) Linux
1 16 (24.62%) Unix
1 16 (24.62%) Windows
2 12 (18.46%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (46.15%) Agile
1 30 (46.15%) SDLC
2 27 (41.54%) User Experience
3 26 (40.00%) Software Engineering
4 25 (38.46%) Artificial Intelligence
4 25 (38.46%) Business Intelligence
4 25 (38.46%) Machine Learning
5 22 (33.85%) Analytics
6 20 (30.77%) Data Analytics
7 18 (27.69%) Operational Stability
7 18 (27.69%) Problem-Solving
8 17 (26.15%) Case Management
8 17 (26.15%) Collaborative Working
8 17 (26.15%) Community of Practice
8 17 (26.15%) Continuous Delivery
8 17 (26.15%) Internal Audit
8 17 (26.15%) Mentoring
8 17 (26.15%) Strategic Thinking
8 17 (26.15%) UX Design
8 17 (26.15%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 26 (40.00%) Python
2 24 (36.92%) TypeScript
3 20 (30.77%) SQL
4 17 (26.15%) Java
5 8 (12.31%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 20 (30.77%) Degree
2 12 (18.46%) CISA
3 8 (12.31%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (6.15%) SC Cleared
4 4 (6.15%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (26.15%) QA
2 12 (18.46%) ITGC
2 12 (18.46%) PMO
3 1 (1.54%) NCSC
3 1 (1.54%) NIST
System Software
1 8 (12.31%) Firmware
Vendors
1 20 (30.77%) SAP
2 12 (18.46%) Microsoft
2 12 (18.46%) Oracle
2 12 (18.46%) Sage
3 8 (12.31%) NVIDIA
4 4 (6.15%) BeyondTrust
4 4 (6.15%) CyberArk
4 4 (6.15%) Google