Critical Thinking Contracts in Birmingham

Critical Thinking
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Critical Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Critical Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 63 73
Rank change year-on-year +14 +10 +12
Contract jobs citing Critical Thinking 5 2 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.97% 0.26% 0.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.11% 0.33% 0.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 3
10th Percentile £364 £466 -
25th Percentile £366 £472 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £488 £350
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +39.29% -36.36%
75th Percentile £493 £497 -
90th Percentile £542 £499 -
West Midlands median daily rate £395 £607 £350
% change year-on-year -34.93% +73.43% -30.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £20.22
Median hourly rate - - £20.71
75th Percentile - - £21.19
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate - - £20.71

All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham

Critical Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 452 608 769
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham 87.60% 79.89% 86.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 301 405 521
10th Percentile £163 £231 £270
25th Percentile £375 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £638
90th Percentile £689 £695 £725
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £500 £505
% change year-on-year -5.00% -0.99% +2.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 39 30
10th Percentile - £13.85 £12.45
25th Percentile £12.62 £18.50 £12.80
Median hourly rate £18.87 £26.00 £22.49
Median % change year-on-year -27.42% +15.63% +34.24%
75th Percentile £26.51 £47.13 £29.69
90th Percentile £28.02 £56.25 £58.13
West Midlands median hourly rate £24.28 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year +7.91% -10.00% +47.06%

Critical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings citing Critical Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Critical Thinking in Birmingham

Critical Thinking
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Critical Thinking in Birmingham.

Daily rate trend for Critical Thinking in Birmingham

Critical Thinking
Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Critical Thinking in Birmingham over the 6 months to 27 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Critical Thinking in Birmingham

Critical Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Tableau
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Finance
3 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Banking
3 2 (40.00%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Lead
2 1 (20.00%) Chief Operating Officer
2 1 (20.00%) Chief Technology Officer
2 1 (20.00%) Data Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Engagement Manager
2 1 (20.00%) PMO Lead
2 1 (20.00%) PMO Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Portfolio Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Engagement Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior PMO
2 1 (20.00%) Senior PMO Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Portfolio Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (20.00%) PMI
2 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (20.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Project Management
3 2 (40.00%) Change Management
3 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (40.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (40.00%) Fintech
3 2 (40.00%) Portfolio Management
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Time Management
4 1 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
4 1 (20.00%) Architecture Roadmap
4 1 (20.00%) Behavioural Change
4 1 (20.00%) Cost Management
4 1 (20.00%) Cost Reduction
4 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (20.00%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (20.00%) Programme Governance
4 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (20.00%) User Research
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (20.00%) PMO