Innovative Thinking
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Innovative Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 104 | 121 | 103 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | -18 | +37 |
| Permanent jobs citing Innovative Thinking | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham | 0.23% | 0.50% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.29% | 0.53% | 0.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,375 | £32,600 | £40,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,563 | £38,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,750 | £50,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.44% | +1.00% | -23.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,563 | £64,500 | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,125 | £70,800 | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £100,000 | £35,000 | £39,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +185.71% | -10.26% | -40.00% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Birmingham
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 Birmingham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,381 | 1,683 | 1,194 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 79.37% | 93.29% | 88.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 979 | 784 | 1,009 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £37,500 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £43,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | -2.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £73,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £90,875 | £82,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | -4.76% |
Innovative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Innovative Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Innovative Thinking
Salary Trend in Birmingham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Innovative Thinking.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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: