Innovative Thinking Job Trends in Bolton

Innovative Thinking
Manchester > Bolton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bolton requiring Innovative Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - 14
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Innovative Thinking 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 1.43% - 1.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.82% - 2.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 - -
Manchester median annual salary £33,000 £50,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -34.00% -33.33% -11.24%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bolton

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 Bolton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 55 107 50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 78.57% 97.27% 89.29%
Number of salaries quoted 29 67 35
10th Percentile £29,750 £24,649 £29,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £29,750 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -16.67% +47.69%
75th Percentile £55,000 £50,625 £52,578
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £64,500
Manchester median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -

Innovative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Innovative Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Innovative Thinking job vacancy trend in Bolton

Innovative Thinking
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Innovative Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Innovative Thinking

Innovative Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development Executive
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) iPad
1 1 (100.00%) iPhone
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) B2B
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree