Strategic Thinking Jobs in Bristol

Strategic Thinking
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Strategic Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 84 131 139
Rank change year-on-year +47 +8 -13
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 12 25 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 1.02% 0.77% 1.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.09% 0.90% 1.26%
Number of salaries quoted 9 18 15
10th Percentile £69,450 £33,500 £37,250
25th Percentile £77,500 £57,500 £44,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £83,738 £65,500 £50,238
Median % change year-on-year +27.84% +30.38% -19.62%
75th Percentile £95,000 £125,000 £62,667
90th Percentile £123,000 - £72,500
South West median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% +33.31%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

Strategic 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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,098 2,786 2,468
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 93.69% 86.07% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 717 2,093 1,448
10th Percentile £30,750 £32,500 £34,723
25th Percentile £47,231 £43,000 £43,162
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £59,191
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -2.86% +7.62%
75th Percentile £70,834 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £89,250 £87,500 £87,500
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year +3.96% -6.48% +8.00%

Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing Strategic Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Thinking in Bristol

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Strategic Thinking in Bristol.

Salary trend for Strategic Thinking in Bristol

Strategic Thinking
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Thinking in Bristol over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Strategic Thinking in Bristol

Strategic Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (41.67%) Azure
2 4 (33.33%) AWS
3 3 (25.00%) Power Platform
4 2 (16.67%) GCP
5 1 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (25.00%) Firewall
2 2 (16.67%) Network Security
2 2 (16.67%) VPN
3 1 (8.33%) Broadband
3 1 (8.33%) Internet
3 1 (8.33%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (25.00%) Power BI
1 3 (25.00%) Tableau
2 1 (8.33%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Git
1 1 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 7 (58.33%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (50.00%) Finance
3 4 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 2 (16.67%) Banking
4 2 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (16.67%) Financial Institution
4 2 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Lead
2 2 (16.67%) Analyst
2 2 (16.67%) Architect
2 2 (16.67%) AWS Architect
2 2 (16.67%) AWS Security Architect
2 2 (16.67%) Digital Analyst
2 2 (16.67%) Security Architect
2 2 (16.67%) Technical Leader
3 1 (8.33%) Cloud Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Cloud Security Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Data Scientist
3 1 (8.33%) Embedded Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Lead Software Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Network Manager
3 1 (8.33%) Product Manager
3 1 (8.33%) Release Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Senior
3 1 (8.33%) Senior Data Scientist
3 1 (8.33%) Software Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) AngularJS
1 1 (8.33%) Django
1 1 (8.33%) Flask
1 1 (8.33%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (16.67%) Product Ownership
1 2 (16.67%) Reinsurance
2 1 (8.33%) Algorithms
2 1 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (8.33%) CCTV
2 1 (8.33%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) Linux
1 1 (8.33%) Windows
1 1 (8.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (41.67%) Business Intelligence
2 5 (41.67%) Data Science
2 5 (41.67%) Decision-Making
2 5 (41.67%) DevOps
2 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (33.33%) Agile
3 4 (33.33%) Analytics
3 4 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 4 (33.33%) Roadmaps
4 3 (25.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 3 (25.00%) CI/CD
4 3 (25.00%) Data Protection
4 3 (25.00%) Risk Management
4 3 (25.00%) Strategic Planning
4 3 (25.00%) Visualisation
5 2 (16.67%) ERP
5 2 (16.67%) Information Security
5 2 (16.67%) OWASP
5 2 (16.67%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (25.00%) Python
2 1 (8.33%) PowerShell
2 1 (8.33%) R
2 1 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) Degree
2 2 (16.67%) CEH
2 2 (16.67%) CISM
2 2 (16.67%) CISSP
2 2 (16.67%) GIAC
2 2 (16.67%) ISSAP
2 2 (16.67%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) GDPR
2 2 (16.67%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (16.67%) COBIT
2 2 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (16.67%) NIST
2 2 (16.67%) PCI DSS
2 2 (16.67%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (8.33%) Docker
1 1 (8.33%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Kubernetes
1 1 (8.33%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Databricks
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (8.33%) Oracle