Thought Leadership
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Thought Leadership skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Thought Leadership over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 315 251 251
Rank change year-on-year -64 0 +72
Permanent jobs citing Thought Leadership 886 1,527 2,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.90% 1.46% 1.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.05% 1.53% 1.70%
Number of salaries quoted 486 569 937
10th Percentile £41,250 £58,750 £49,950
25th Percentile £56,938 £65,000 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% +6.67%
75th Percentile £100,064 £100,000 £107,500
90th Percentile £130,000 £120,000 £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% +7.14% +7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Thought Leadership 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 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £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%

Thought Leadership
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Thought Leadership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Thought Leadership in the UK

Thought Leadership
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Thought Leadership.

Salary trend for Thought Leadership in the UK

Thought Leadership
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Thought Leadership over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Thought Leadership in the UK

Thought Leadership
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Thought Leadership within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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
England -55 761 £80,000 -5.88% 317
UK excluding London -73 425 £80,000 +6.67% 130
London +20 409 £80,000 -5.88% 184
Work from Home -40 360 £82,500 - 128
North of England -53 127 £85,000 +13.33% 35
South West -1 80 £80,000 +6.67% 18
South East +12 79 £70,000 -13.85% 38
North West -66 78 £95,128 +3.21% 19
Midlands +1 51 £66,000 -2.22% 14
Yorkshire +64 44 £82,500 +32.00% 12
Scotland -88 40 £95,128 +3.21% 8
West Midlands +27 31 £82,500 +11.86% 10
Northern Ireland +45 21 - - 4
East Midlands -22 20 £50,000 -25.93% 4
Wales +17 14 £55,000 -35.29% 2
East of England -15 14 £55,500 -32.73% 16
North East -2 5 £77,500 -13.89% 4

Thought Leadership
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 36 (4.06%) Apache Spark
2 25 (2.82%) Apache
3 17 (1.92%) Jupyter
3 17 (1.92%) nginx
4 14 (1.58%) Confluence
5 10 (1.13%) CMS
6 9 (1.02%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 9 (1.02%) Apache Airflow
7 6 (0.68%) SAS
8 5 (0.56%) Appian
9 4 (0.45%) WordPress
10 3 (0.34%) NServiceBus
10 3 (0.34%) SharePoint
11 1 (0.11%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.11%) IIS
11 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
Applications
1 19 (2.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 15 (1.69%) Adobe XD
2 15 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.79%) SPSS
4 6 (0.68%) Simulink
5 5 (0.56%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.56%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.34%) Stata
8 2 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.23%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 17 (1.92%) Remedy ITSM
1 17 (1.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (1.47%) SAP SCM
3 9 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (1.02%) Elite 3E
4 5 (0.56%) SAP CRM
4 5 (0.56%) SAP CX
4 5 (0.56%) SAP EWM
4 5 (0.56%) SAP GTS
4 5 (0.56%) SAP SD
4 5 (0.56%) SAP WM
5 4 (0.45%) Oracle Applications
5 4 (0.45%) SAP Travel Management
6 3 (0.34%) SAP IBP
7 2 (0.23%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.23%) SAP PM
7 2 (0.23%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.11%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.11%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 134 (15.12%) Azure
2 124 (14.00%) AWS
3 59 (6.66%) SaaS
4 58 (6.55%) GCP
5 50 (5.64%) Power Platform
6 42 (4.74%) Azure DevOps
7 37 (4.18%) dbt
8 33 (3.72%) IaaS
8 33 (3.72%) PaaS
9 19 (2.14%) Azure Service Bus
9 19 (2.14%) Serverless
10 18 (2.03%) Amazon S3
10 18 (2.03%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 17 (1.92%) MinIO
11 17 (1.92%) OpenShift
12 16 (1.81%) Azure Monitor
13 13 (1.47%) GitHub
13 13 (1.47%) Microsoft 365
14 12 (1.35%) Azure Data Factory
15 11 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.71%) 5G
2 22 (2.48%) Broadband
3 10 (1.13%) Firewall
4 9 (1.02%) VPN
5 8 (0.90%) SSL
6 6 (0.68%) Wireless
7 4 (0.45%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.23%) Cisco IPT
8 2 (0.23%) LTE
9 1 (0.11%) LAN
9 1 (0.11%) Network Security
9 1 (0.11%) Radio Access Network
9 1 (0.11%) SAN
9 1 (0.11%) WAN
9 1 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (5.19%) SQL Server
2 42 (4.74%) Data Warehouse
3 41 (4.63%) Big Data
4 40 (4.51%) Data Lake
5 36 (4.06%) NoSQL
6 32 (3.61%) Power BI
7 29 (3.27%) Tableau
8 27 (3.05%) Relational Database
9 24 (2.71%) Hadoop
10 21 (2.37%) BigQuery
11 18 (2.03%) PostgreSQL
12 17 (1.92%) Presto
13 16 (1.81%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 14 (1.58%) MySQL
15 9 (1.02%) Looker
16 8 (0.90%) Data Mining
17 6 (0.68%) Amazon QuickSight
17 6 (0.68%) Flink
18 5 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
19 4 (0.45%) DB2
Development Applications
1 31 (3.50%) Jenkins
2 23 (2.60%) Git
3 22 (2.48%) JIRA
4 17 (1.92%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 15 (1.69%) Axure RP
6 13 (1.47%) Balsamiq
7 9 (1.02%) Visual Studio
8 7 (0.79%) IBM UrbanCode
9 6 (0.68%) Cypress.io
9 6 (0.68%) Rational DOORS
10 5 (0.56%) Bitbucket
10 5 (0.56%) GitLab
11 4 (0.45%) Jasmine
11 4 (0.45%) JMeter
11 4 (0.45%) Oracle Forms
11 4 (0.45%) Selenium
12 3 (0.34%) Cucumber
13 2 (0.23%) JUnit
13 2 (0.23%) Mockito
14 1 (0.11%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 421 (47.52%) Social Skills
2 243 (27.43%) Finance
3 136 (15.35%) Marketing
4 126 (14.22%) Analytical Skills
5 101 (11.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 77 (8.69%) Banking
7 68 (7.67%) Public Sector
8 61 (6.88%) Influencing Skills
9 48 (5.42%) Local Government
10 45 (5.08%) Presentation Skills
11 39 (4.40%) Legal
12 34 (3.84%) Law
13 32 (3.61%) Retail
14 29 (3.27%) Back Office
15 27 (3.05%) Digital Economy
15 27 (3.05%) Manufacturing
16 22 (2.48%) Military
17 18 (2.03%) Aerospace
18 14 (1.58%) Aviation
19 11 (1.24%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 285 (32.17%) Architect
2 190 (21.44%) Solutions Architect
3 170 (19.19%) Lead
4 155 (17.49%) Senior
5 116 (13.09%) Presales Solution Architect
6 93 (10.50%) Consultant
7 56 (6.32%) Enterprise Architect
8 38 (4.29%) Senior Consultant
9 34 (3.84%) SAP Consultant
10 29 (3.27%) Lead Architect
10 29 (3.27%) Senior Architect
11 26 (2.93%) Senior Manager
12 25 (2.82%) Services Director
13 24 (2.71%) DevOps Engineer
14 23 (2.60%) Data Engineer
15 21 (2.37%) Commercial Architect
16 20 (2.26%) Senior SAP Consultant
16 20 (2.26%) Senior Solutions Architect
17 17 (1.92%) Developer
17 17 (1.92%) Head of Engineering
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (5.19%) .NET
2 36 (4.06%) HTML
3 28 (3.16%) CSS
4 24 (2.71%) React
5 22 (2.48%) SOAP
5 22 (2.48%) Web Services
6 19 (2.14%) OpenID
7 18 (2.03%) .NET Core
7 18 (2.03%) JSON
7 18 (2.03%) XML
8 17 (1.92%) ActiveMQ
8 17 (1.92%) Apache NiFi
8 17 (1.92%) Elastic Stack
8 17 (1.92%) RabbitMQ
8 17 (1.92%) YAML
9 16 (1.81%) Kafka
10 15 (1.69%) RESTful
11 12 (1.35%) LDAP
11 12 (1.35%) REST
12 9 (1.02%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 51 (5.76%) Self-Motivation
2 46 (5.19%) Social Media
3 39 (4.40%) Management Information System
4 37 (4.18%) Product Ownership
5 31 (3.50%) Mainframe
6 25 (2.82%) Algorithms
6 25 (2.82%) Hybrid Cloud
7 23 (2.60%) Blog
7 23 (2.60%) Cloud Native
8 22 (2.48%) Legacy Systems
9 20 (2.26%) Blockchain
10 16 (1.81%) Data Structures
10 16 (1.81%) Onboarding
10 16 (1.81%) Virtual Team
11 14 (1.58%) Data Centre
12 13 (1.47%) CMDB
13 11 (1.24%) Public Cloud
14 9 (1.02%) Client/Server
14 9 (1.02%) Credit Risk
14 9 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 35 (3.95%) Linux
2 27 (3.05%) Unix
2 27 (3.05%) Windows
3 7 (0.79%) CoreOS
3 7 (0.79%) zOS
4 6 (0.68%) Android
5 3 (0.34%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.34%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.23%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 252 (28.44%) Problem-Solving
2 228 (25.73%) Agile
3 217 (24.49%) Roadmaps
4 216 (24.38%) Presales
5 187 (21.11%) Analytics
6 173 (19.53%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 172 (19.41%) Actionable Insight
8 167 (18.85%) Business Case
9 147 (16.59%) Mentoring
10 142 (16.03%) IT Strategy
11 139 (15.69%) Technology Strategy
12 137 (15.46%) Data Analytics
13 125 (14.11%) DevOps
14 122 (13.77%) Contract Negotiation
15 116 (13.09%) Commercial Awareness
16 114 (12.87%) Artificial Intelligence
17 112 (12.64%) Project Management
18 101 (11.40%) Continuous Improvement
18 101 (11.40%) Project Delivery
19 90 (10.16%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 102 (11.51%) Python
2 75 (8.47%) SQL
3 60 (6.77%) JavaScript
4 41 (4.63%) C#
5 26 (2.93%) Java
6 23 (2.60%) TypeScript
7 22 (2.48%) Shell Script
8 20 (2.26%) Go
8 20 (2.26%) R
9 17 (1.92%) Bash
10 16 (1.81%) Bicep
11 14 (1.58%) Perl
12 13 (1.47%) Scala
13 10 (1.13%) VBA
14 8 (0.90%) C
15 7 (0.79%) C++
15 7 (0.79%) T-SQL
16 6 (0.68%) MATLAB
17 4 (0.45%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.45%) RPG
Qualifications
1 204 (23.02%) Security Cleared
2 176 (19.86%) Degree
3 154 (17.38%) SC Cleared
4 48 (5.42%) Master's Degree
5 32 (3.61%) Computer Science Degree
6 24 (2.71%) MBA
7 23 (2.60%) DV Cleared
8 17 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (1.58%) Microsoft Certification
10 13 (1.47%) CISSP
11 11 (1.24%) CISM
12 7 (0.79%) ACCA
12 7 (0.79%) CREST Certified
13 6 (0.68%) CHECK Team Leader
13 6 (0.68%) CHECK Team Member
13 6 (0.68%) CISA
13 6 (0.68%) Cyber Scheme
13 6 (0.68%) OSCP
13 6 (0.68%) PMI Certification
13 6 (0.68%) Tigerscheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (2.71%) QA
2 23 (2.60%) Accessibility
3 13 (1.47%) WCAG
4 10 (1.13%) Data Quality
4 10 (1.13%) PMO
5 9 (1.02%) GRC
5 9 (1.02%) NIST
6 8 (0.90%) PCI DSS
7 7 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
7 7 (0.79%) COBIT
7 7 (0.79%) GDPR
8 5 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.34%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.34%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.23%) GAAP
11 2 (0.23%) IFRS
12 1 (0.11%) PMBOK
12 1 (0.11%) SLA
System Software
1 33 (3.72%) Docker
2 27 (3.05%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.11%) OpenAM
3 1 (0.11%) vCloud
3 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 41 (4.63%) Kubernetes
2 28 (3.16%) Terraform
3 17 (1.92%) Ansible
3 17 (1.92%) Functional Safety
3 17 (1.92%) Grafana
3 17 (1.92%) HAProxy
3 17 (1.92%) Prometheus
4 8 (0.90%) HP UCMDB
5 7 (0.79%) CA Endevor
6 4 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.34%) Oracle ZFS
7 3 (0.34%) WebSphere Cast Iron
8 1 (0.11%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.11%) Core Impact
8 1 (0.11%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.11%) HP Fortify
8 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.11%) Nagios
8 1 (0.11%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 106 (11.96%) Microsoft
2 61 (6.88%) SAP
3 42 (4.74%) Oracle
4 32 (3.61%) Google
5 26 (2.93%) Adobe
6 24 (2.71%) ServiceNow
7 22 (2.48%) Virgin Media
8 21 (2.37%) Databricks
9 18 (2.03%) HP
10 17 (1.92%) BMC
10 17 (1.92%) Remedy
11 12 (1.35%) Teradata
12 11 (1.24%) Pega
13 8 (0.90%) Facebook
14 7 (0.79%) Alteryx
15 6 (0.68%) CA
15 6 (0.68%) UiPath
16 5 (0.56%) Duck Creek
16 5 (0.56%) Guidewire
16 5 (0.56%) YouTube