The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Liverpool requiring Design Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Design Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Design 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 Liverpool.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
107
136
207
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Liverpool
81.68%
75.98%
85.54%
Number of daily rates quoted
67
58
153
10th Percentile
£150
£143
£303
25th Percentile
£363
£203
£405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£431
£363
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+18.90%
-23.68%
+2.15%
75th Percentile
£563
£483
£530
90th Percentile
£663
£575
£600
Merseyside median daily rate
£425
£400
£475
% change year-on-year
+6.25%
-15.79%
+10.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
23
7
10th Percentile
-
-
£15.81
25th Percentile
£12.21
£15.50
£16.22
Median hourly rate
£17.44
£18.11
£17.50
Median % change year-on-year
-3.70%
+3.49%
+55.49%
75th Percentile
-
£35.16
£23.03
90th Percentile
£20.00
£37.18
£41.58
Merseyside median hourly rate
£17.44
£27.11
£17.50
% change year-on-year
-35.68%
+54.93%
+45.83%
Design Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool
Job postings citing Design Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Liverpool.
Design Thinking Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool
For the 6 months to 25 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Design Thinking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Liverpool region with a requirement for Design Thinking.
Design Thinking Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool 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:
