Critical Thinking Contract Job Trends in Derby

Critical Thinking
Derbyshire > Derby

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Derby requiring Critical Thinking skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - 23
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Critical Thinking 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 0.96% - 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.37% - 0.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £713
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £725
75th Percentile - - £738
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median daily rate - - £725

All Process & Methodology Skills
Derby

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 Derby.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 146 87 103
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 70.19% 81.31% 83.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 45 50
10th Percentile £250 £171 £250
25th Percentile £459 £363 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +21.05% - -2.56%
75th Percentile £650 £600 £597
90th Percentile £715 £715 £650
Derbyshire median daily rate £575 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +21.05% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 10 7
10th Percentile £12.76 £17.48 -
25th Percentile £14.40 £25.04 -
Median hourly rate £25.75 £25.15 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.39% +47.94% -4.06%
75th Percentile - - £19.94
90th Percentile £30.25 - £23.40
Derbyshire median hourly rate £14.50 £25.11 £24.18
% change year-on-year -42.26% +3.86% +20.90%

Critical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Critical Thinking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby.

Critical Thinking job vacancy trend in Derby

Critical Thinking
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Critical Thinking.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) User Stories
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) PMO