Critical Thinking Jobs with Work from Home Options

Critical Thinking
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Critical Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Critical Thinking over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 407 438 441
Rank change year-on-year +31 +3 +11
Permanent jobs citing Critical Thinking 177 240 485
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.53% 0.58% 0.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.57% 0.60% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 144 129 254
10th Percentile £23,500 £37,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £39,925 £41,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,750 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.04% +4.55% -20.29%
75th Percentile £79,688 £77,500 £77,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.73% - -11.65%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Critical 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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,803 39,731 67,272
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 91.37% 96.08% 97.00%
Number of salaries quoted 23,360 27,643 41,432
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

Critical Thinking
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Critical Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Critical Thinking trend for jobs with a WFH option

Critical Thinking
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Critical Thinking.

Critical Thinking salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Critical Thinking
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Critical Thinking over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Critical Thinking salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Critical Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 7 (3.95%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.56%) Apache
3 1 (0.56%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.56%) CMS
3 1 (0.56%) Confluence
3 1 (0.56%) Luigi
Applications
1 13 (7.34%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (3.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.13%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.56%) 1Password
5 1 (0.56%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.56%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 6 (3.39%) Oracle General Ledger
1 6 (3.39%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 5 (2.82%) NetSuite
2 5 (2.82%) Odoo
3 3 (1.69%) Shopify
4 1 (0.56%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.56%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.56%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.56%) Raiser’s Edge
4 1 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 32 (18.08%) Azure
2 25 (14.12%) AWS
3 15 (8.47%) SaaS
4 10 (5.65%) AWS Lambda
4 10 (5.65%) Power Platform
4 10 (5.65%) Serverless
5 9 (5.08%) Cloud Computing
6 7 (3.95%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (3.95%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (3.39%) OCI
8 5 (2.82%) Azure Cognitive Services
8 5 (2.82%) Azure Machine Learning
9 3 (1.69%) Azure Data Factory
9 3 (1.69%) Slack
10 2 (1.13%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.13%) Entra ID
10 2 (1.13%) GCP
10 2 (1.13%) IaaS
10 2 (1.13%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.56%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 25 (14.12%) WAN
2 15 (8.47%) LAN
3 14 (7.91%) Wi-Fi
4 11 (6.21%) Wireless
5 8 (4.52%) BGP
5 8 (4.52%) NGN
5 8 (4.52%) OSPF
5 8 (4.52%) TACACS
5 8 (4.52%) TCP/IP
6 7 (3.95%) SD-WAN
7 5 (2.82%) EIGRP
7 5 (2.82%) MPLS
7 5 (2.82%) SNMP
7 5 (2.82%) VLAN
7 5 (2.82%) VPN
8 4 (2.26%) Firewall
8 4 (2.26%) Network Security
9 3 (1.69%) IGMP
9 3 (1.69%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (1.69%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.52%) Power BI
2 7 (3.95%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (3.39%) Big Data
3 6 (3.39%) Data Lake
3 6 (3.39%) SAP BW
4 5 (2.82%) Data Mining
4 5 (2.82%) SQL Server
5 4 (2.26%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.69%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (1.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (1.13%) Redis
7 2 (1.13%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (1.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (1.13%) Tableau
8 1 (0.56%) Bigtable
8 1 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.56%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.56%) MS Access
8 1 (0.56%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.56%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (7.34%) JIRA
2 4 (2.26%) Git
3 2 (1.13%) git-flow
3 2 (1.13%) GitLab
3 2 (1.13%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.13%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.56%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 104 (58.76%) Social Skills
2 68 (38.42%) Finance
3 53 (29.94%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (12.99%) Presentation Skills
5 20 (11.30%) Marketing
6 13 (7.34%) Retail
7 12 (6.78%) Organisational Skills
8 11 (6.21%) Tech for Good
9 9 (5.08%) Law
9 9 (5.08%) Legal
10 7 (3.95%) Health Technology
11 6 (3.39%) Back Office
11 6 (3.39%) Banking
11 6 (3.39%) General Ledger
12 3 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.69%) Local Government
12 3 (1.69%) Public Sector
13 2 (1.13%) Billing
13 2 (1.13%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.13%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 29 (16.38%) Analyst
2 20 (11.30%) Developer
3 19 (10.73%) Consultant
4 18 (10.17%) Senior
5 16 (9.04%) Project Manager
6 14 (7.91%) Lead
7 10 (5.65%) Architect
7 10 (5.65%) Help Desk Analyst
7 10 (5.65%) Product Manager
8 9 (5.08%) Designer
9 8 (4.52%) Full Stack Engineer
9 8 (4.52%) Presales Consultant
10 7 (3.95%) AWS Developer
10 7 (3.95%) Python Developer
10 7 (3.95%) Senior Manager
11 6 (3.39%) Business Analyst
11 6 (3.39%) Business Intelligence Lead
11 6 (3.39%) Graduate Consultant
11 6 (3.39%) Graduate Support Consultant
11 6 (3.39%) Support Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (8.47%) Node.js
2 13 (7.34%) HTML
3 9 (5.08%) React
4 8 (4.52%) CSS
4 8 (4.52%) Django
5 6 (3.39%) GraphQL
5 6 (3.39%) Vue
5 6 (3.39%) Web Services
6 3 (1.69%) SQLAlchemy
7 2 (1.13%) .NET
7 2 (1.13%) .NET Core
7 2 (1.13%) .NET Framework
7 2 (1.13%) AngularJS
7 2 (1.13%) D3.js
7 2 (1.13%) Sass
7 2 (1.13%) Unreal Engine
8 1 (0.56%) JSON
8 1 (0.56%) Pandas
8 1 (0.56%) SignalR
8 1 (0.56%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 18 (10.17%) Management Information System
2 16 (9.04%) Data Centre
3 15 (8.47%) Algorithms
3 15 (8.47%) Data Structures
4 14 (7.91%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (7.34%) Client/Server
6 10 (5.65%) Product Ownership
7 9 (5.08%) Virtual Team
8 8 (4.52%) IoT
9 7 (3.95%) Cyber Threat
10 6 (3.39%) Reinsurance
11 5 (2.82%) Distributed Computing
11 5 (2.82%) Robotics
12 4 (2.26%) Mobile App
13 3 (1.69%) Smart City
14 2 (1.13%) Cloud Native
14 2 (1.13%) Driving Licence
14 2 (1.13%) Onboarding
14 2 (1.13%) Private Cloud
14 2 (1.13%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.82%) Linux
2 4 (2.26%) Android
3 3 (1.69%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.56%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.56%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (58.76%) Problem-Solving
2 47 (26.55%) Agile
3 38 (21.47%) Project Management
4 35 (19.77%) Computer Science
5 34 (19.21%) Customer Service
5 34 (19.21%) Roadmaps
6 33 (18.64%) Mentoring
7 27 (15.25%) Analytics
8 26 (14.69%) Software Engineering
9 24 (13.56%) Customer Experience
9 24 (13.56%) Data Modelling
9 24 (13.56%) ERP
10 23 (12.99%) Machine Learning
11 22 (12.43%) Decision-Making
12 20 (11.30%) Continuous Improvement
13 19 (10.73%) Coaching
13 19 (10.73%) ETL
14 18 (10.17%) Analytical Thinking
14 18 (10.17%) Data Science
15 17 (9.60%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (23.16%) Python
2 21 (11.86%) SQL
3 15 (8.47%) TypeScript
4 12 (6.78%) JavaScript
5 11 (6.21%) C#
6 3 (1.69%) Java
7 2 (1.13%) C
7 2 (1.13%) PHP
8 1 (0.56%) Go
8 1 (0.56%) Groovy
8 1 (0.56%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.56%) R
8 1 (0.56%) Scala
8 1 (0.56%) SOQL
8 1 (0.56%) XAML
Qualifications
1 57 (32.20%) Degree
2 17 (9.60%) Security Cleared
3 16 (9.04%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (5.08%) DV Cleared
5 6 (3.39%) Master's Degree
5 6 (3.39%) Oracle Certification
6 4 (2.26%) TOGAF Certification
7 3 (1.69%) MCT
8 2 (1.13%) CCNP
8 2 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.13%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.13%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.13%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (1.13%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.13%) PMP
9 1 (0.56%) ACCA
9 1 (0.56%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.56%) PhD
9 1 (0.56%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.08%) QA
2 6 (3.39%) GAAP
2 6 (3.39%) IFRS
2 6 (3.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (2.82%) Actionable Recommendations
3 5 (2.82%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (2.26%) PCI DSS
4 4 (2.26%) SLA
5 3 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (1.13%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.13%) GDPR
7 1 (0.56%) GRC
7 1 (0.56%) SEPA
System Software
1 11 (6.21%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.13%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (5.08%) Ansible
2 2 (1.13%) FortiGate
2 2 (1.13%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.13%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.13%) SCCM
2 2 (1.13%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (1.13%) SolarWinds Orion
2 2 (1.13%) Terraform
Vendors
1 50 (28.25%) Microsoft
2 16 (9.04%) SAP
3 8 (4.52%) Aruba
3 8 (4.52%) VMware
4 7 (3.95%) Salesforce
5 6 (3.39%) Dell
5 6 (3.39%) Oracle
5 6 (3.39%) PeopleSoft
5 6 (3.39%) Progress
6 5 (2.82%) Cisco
6 5 (2.82%) Intel
6 5 (2.82%) Palo Alto
6 5 (2.82%) SolarWinds
7 3 (1.69%) Fortinet
7 3 (1.69%) Google
7 3 (1.69%) Juniper
8 2 (1.13%) Adobe
8 2 (1.13%) Databricks
9 1 (0.56%) Thales
9 1 (0.56%) Workday