Critical Thinking Contracts in the West Midlands

Critical Thinking
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 100 124
Rank change year-on-year +6 +24 +17
Contract jobs citing Critical Thinking 3 11 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.22% 0.56% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.25% 0.67% 0.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 9 10
10th Percentile £379 £420 £247
25th Percentile £403 £463 £294
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £607 £350
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +73.43% -25.53%
75th Percentile £528 £611 £458
90th Percentile £556 - £470
England median daily rate £550 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +4.76% - +2.94%
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 - - -
England median hourly rate £69.00 £26.00 £24.34
% change year-on-year +165.38% +6.84% -54.51%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,188 1,636 2,114
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 88.33% 84.03% 88.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 786 1,083 1,452
10th Percentile £195 £275 £263
25th Percentile £381 £375 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £512
Median % change year-on-year - -2.34% +5.03%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £600
90th Percentile £675 £750 £694
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 115 45
10th Percentile £12.62 £11.09 £12.20
25th Percentile £14.14 £14.00 £13.31
Median hourly rate £18.00 £22.50 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +26.98% +4.24%
75th Percentile £23.99 £41.13 £23.75
90th Percentile £38.19 £57.75 £51.25
England median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%

Critical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Critical Thinking in the West Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Critical Thinking in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Critical Thinking in the West Midlands

Critical Thinking
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Critical Thinking in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Critical Thinking in the West Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Critical Thinking in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Critical Thinking in the West Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Critical Thinking within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Birmingham +17 3 £463 -2.63% 14
Critical Thinking
England

Critical 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Unified Communications
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Banking
3 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Marketing
3 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Lead
2 1 (33.33%) Chief Operating Officer
2 1 (33.33%) Chief Technology Officer
2 1 (33.33%) Engagement Manager
2 1 (33.33%) PMO Lead
2 1 (33.33%) PMO Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Engagement Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior PMO
2 1 (33.33%) Senior PMO Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Portfolio Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
2 1 (33.33%) PMI
2 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (33.33%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Data Protection
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Behavioural Change
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Fintech
3 1 (33.33%) Marketing Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Storytelling
3 1 (33.33%) Time Management
3 1 (33.33%) User Research
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PMO
735 Critical Thinking jobs in England