Strategic Thinking Jobs in the West Midlands

Strategic Thinking
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West 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 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 171 239 186
Rank change year-on-year +68 -53 +11
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 77 35 106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.06% 0.52% 1.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.28% 0.54% 1.53%
Number of salaries quoted 47 21 35
10th Percentile £43,300 £46,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £61,250 £43,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £74,378 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.97% +23.96% +33.33%
75th Percentile £76,636 £82,500 £72,933
90th Percentile £78,100 £91,000 £75,663
England median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
West 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 West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,008 6,470 6,916
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 83.08% 96.86% 95.42%
Number of salaries quoted 4,523 3,277 4,747
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,561 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,700 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £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 West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Thinking in the West Midlands

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Strategic Thinking in the West Midlands

Strategic Thinking
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Thinking in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Strategic Thinking in the West Midlands

Strategic Thinking
Job Locations in the West 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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 28 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
Birmingham +33 50 £61,028 -12.04% 7
Shropshire - 8 £75,000 -
Worcestershire -9 7 - - 1
Warwickshire +34 4 - - 4
Wolverhampton - 3 £59,556 - 1
Strategic Thinking
England

Strategic Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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 (7.79%) Tuxedo
2 3 (3.90%) Confluence
3 2 (2.60%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 7 (9.09%) AWS
2 3 (3.90%) Azure
2 3 (3.90%) dbt
2 3 (3.90%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (3.90%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (3.90%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.30%) Amazon S3
3 1 (1.30%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.19%) DHCP
1 4 (5.19%) DNS
1 4 (5.19%) Firewall
1 4 (5.19%) LAN
1 4 (5.19%) WAN
2 2 (2.60%) Bluetooth
2 2 (2.60%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.90%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (3.90%) Power BI
2 1 (1.30%) Amazon Athena
2 1 (1.30%) Amazon QuickSight
2 1 (1.30%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (1.30%) Amazon Redshift
2 1 (1.30%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (1.30%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 3 (3.90%) JIRA
2 2 (2.60%) CANoe
General
1 22 (28.57%) Finance
2 20 (25.97%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (19.48%) Social Skills
4 13 (16.88%) Influencing Skills
5 11 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (12.99%) Presentation Skills
6 10 (12.99%) Retail
7 6 (7.79%) Banking
7 6 (7.79%) Retail Banking
8 4 (5.19%) Marketing
8 4 (5.19%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (5.19%) Telecoms
9 3 (3.90%) Legal
9 3 (3.90%) Public Sector
9 3 (3.90%) Turkish Language
10 2 (2.60%) Automotive
10 2 (2.60%) Electronics
10 2 (2.60%) Manufacturing
10 2 (2.60%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 18 (23.38%) Lead
2 15 (19.48%) Senior
3 10 (12.99%) Project Manager
3 10 (12.99%) Technical Leader
4 8 (10.39%) IT Director
5 6 (7.79%) Insight Manager
5 6 (7.79%) Performance Manager
5 6 (7.79%) Senior Manager
6 4 (5.19%) Network Manager
6 4 (5.19%) Supply Chain Planner
7 3 (3.90%) Data Warehouse Manager
7 3 (3.90%) Designer
7 3 (3.90%) Head of IT
7 3 (3.90%) Head of Service Management
7 3 (3.90%) Lead Designer
7 3 (3.90%) Product Manager
7 3 (3.90%) Senior Product Manager
8 2 (2.60%) Content Manager
8 2 (2.60%) Data Warehouse Project Manager
8 2 (2.60%) Senior Data Warehouse Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (7.79%) RESTful
2 3 (3.90%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 12 (15.58%) Management Information System
2 9 (11.69%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (7.79%) PMI
4 4 (5.19%) IoT
4 4 (5.19%) NHS
5 3 (3.90%) CMDB
5 3 (3.90%) Product Ownership
6 2 (2.60%) e-Learning
6 2 (2.60%) FMCG
6 2 (2.60%) Infotainment
6 2 (2.60%) Learning Management System
6 2 (2.60%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.30%) Public Cloud
7 1 (1.30%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (1.30%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.30%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.60%) Linux
1 2 (2.60%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (35.06%) Agile
2 19 (24.68%) Roadmaps
3 16 (20.78%) Stakeholder Management
4 14 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
4 14 (18.18%) Decision-Making
4 14 (18.18%) Mentoring
4 14 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (18.18%) Project Management
5 13 (16.88%) Product Roadmap
5 13 (16.88%) Project Delivery
6 12 (15.58%) Coaching
6 12 (15.58%) Continuous Improvement
7 11 (14.29%) Business Strategy
8 10 (12.99%) Budget Management
8 10 (12.99%) Logistics
8 10 (12.99%) Supplier Management
9 9 (11.69%) Contract Management
9 9 (11.69%) Data Analysis
9 9 (11.69%) Product Strategy
9 9 (11.69%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (12.99%) COBOL
1 10 (12.99%) Micro Focus COBOL
2 6 (7.79%) Java
3 5 (6.49%) Python
4 4 (5.19%) C
4 4 (5.19%) C++
Qualifications
1 26 (33.77%) Degree
2 7 (9.09%) HNC
3 6 (7.79%) PMI Certification
3 6 (7.79%) SC Cleared
3 6 (7.79%) Security Cleared
4 4 (5.19%) DBS Check
5 3 (3.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (3.90%) CSPO
5 3 (3.90%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.19%) Accessibility
2 3 (3.90%) QA
3 2 (2.60%) AUTOSAR
3 2 (2.60%) ISO 26262
3 2 (2.60%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.30%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (2.60%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.60%) Functional Safety
1 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (12.99%) Micro Focus
2 9 (11.69%) Microsoft
3 6 (7.79%) Oracle
4 4 (5.19%) Aruba
4 4 (5.19%) Cisco
4 4 (5.19%) Juniper
5 3 (3.90%) Salesforce
5 3 (3.90%) ServiceNow
6 2 (2.60%) QNX
7 1 (1.30%) SAP