The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Design Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Design Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 17 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
105
131
132
Rank change year-on-year
+26
+1
+53
Permanent jobs citing Design Thinking
3
16
3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
Design 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 Birmingham.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,333
2,266
1,828
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
95.01%
81.69%
96.11%
Number of salaries quoted
744
1,833
1,342
10th Percentile
£33,750
£32,000
£31,750
25th Percentile
£42,892
£40,988
£43,400
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£55,000
£56,500
Median % change year-on-year
-
-2.65%
+2.73%
75th Percentile
£68,750
£70,000
£71,250
90th Percentile
£84,625
£85,000
£82,500
West Midlands median annual salary
£52,500
£50,000
£52,500
% change year-on-year
+5.00%
-4.76%
+5.00%
Design Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Design Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Design Thinking Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Design Thinking in Birmingham.
Design Thinking Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, 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 permanent job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Design Thinking.
Design 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:
