Innovative Thinking
County Antrim > Belfast
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Belfast requiring Innovative Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Innovative Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 27 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | 3 | 50 | - |
Rank change year-on-year | +47 | - | - |
DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing Innovative Thinking | 38 | 6 | 0 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast | 16.38% | 1.20% | - |
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 19.10% | 1.45% | - |
Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 6 | 0 |
10th Percentile | - | - | - |
25th Percentile | £50,000 | £27,500 | - |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £28,000 | - |
Median % change year-on-year | +96.43% | - | - |
75th Percentile | £60,000 | £28,500 | - |
90th Percentile | - | £45,250 | - |
County Antrim median annual salary | £55,000 | £28,000 | - |
% change year-on-year | +96.43% | - | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Belfast
Innovative Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Belfast.
DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 199 | 413 | 654 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast | 85.78% | 82.27% | 96.18% |
Number of salaries quoted | 83 | 217 | 276 |
10th Percentile | £30,150 | £30,000 | £31,000 |
25th Percentile | £42,125 | £42,500 | £37,250 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +20.00% | +3.09% |
75th Percentile | £69,125 | £71,250 | £65,000 |
90th Percentile | £79,500 | £90,500 | £76,250 |
County Antrim median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
% change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | +5.26% |
Innovative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing Innovative Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Innovative Thinking
Salary Trend in Belfast
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Innovative Thinking.

Innovative Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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: