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 21 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 123 129
Rank change year-on-year +53 +6 +6
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 20 26 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 1.60% 0.84% 1.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.87% 1.03% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 12 16 18
10th Percentile £58,650 £33,500 £38,000
25th Percentile £73,688 £55,590 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,869 £64,887 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year +26.17% +18.23% -12.19%
75th Percentile £95,000 £125,000 £64,458
90th Percentile £119,750 - £80,000
South West median annual salary £75,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +15.38% +8.33% +20.00%

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 1,071 2,534 2,236
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 85.54% 82.01% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 752 1,825 1,433
10th Percentile £30,750 £32,100 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,500 £43,162
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,187 £57,500 £59,191
Median % change year-on-year -2.28% -2.86% +7.62%
75th Percentile £73,886 £71,725 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £87,419
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £54,882
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.34% +9.76%

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 21 July 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 6 (30.00%) Azure
2 4 (20.00%) AWS
3 3 (15.00%) Power Platform
4 2 (10.00%) GCP
4 2 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (5.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (30.00%) Unified Communications
2 3 (15.00%) Firewall
3 2 (10.00%) Network Security
3 2 (10.00%) VPN
4 1 (5.00%) Broadband
4 1 (5.00%) Internet
4 1 (5.00%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (15.00%) Power BI
1 3 (15.00%) Tableau
2 1 (5.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Git
1 1 (5.00%) JIRA
General
1 13 (65.00%) Finance
2 12 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 7 (35.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (10.00%) Banking
4 2 (10.00%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (10.00%) Financial Institution
4 2 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 10 (50.00%) Lead
2 2 (10.00%) Analyst
2 2 (10.00%) Architect
2 2 (10.00%) AWS Architect
2 2 (10.00%) AWS Security Architect
2 2 (10.00%) Digital Analyst
2 2 (10.00%) Security Architect
2 2 (10.00%) Technical Leader
3 1 (5.00%) Cloud Security Architect
3 1 (5.00%) Engineering Manager
3 1 (5.00%) Lead Software Engineer
3 1 (5.00%) Network Manager
3 1 (5.00%) Presales Manager
3 1 (5.00%) Product Manager
3 1 (5.00%) Senior
3 1 (5.00%) Senior Data Scientist
3 1 (5.00%) Software Engineer
3 1 (5.00%) Technical Engineer
3 1 (5.00%) Technical Manager
3 1 (5.00%) Technical Presales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.00%) .NET
1 1 (5.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (5.00%) Django
1 1 (5.00%) Flask
1 1 (5.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (10.00%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (10.00%) Product Ownership
1 2 (10.00%) Reinsurance
2 1 (5.00%) Algorithms
2 1 (5.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (5.00%) CCTV
2 1 (5.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.00%) Linux
1 1 (5.00%) Windows
1 1 (5.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (50.00%) Analytics
1 10 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 9 (45.00%) Customer Experience
3 8 (40.00%) Mentoring
3 8 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (35.00%) Business Continuity
4 7 (35.00%) Business Strategy
4 7 (35.00%) Customer Service
4 7 (35.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 7 (35.00%) Service Delivery
5 6 (30.00%) Cost Reduction
6 5 (25.00%) Agile
6 5 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
6 5 (25.00%) Data Science
6 5 (25.00%) Decision-Making
6 5 (25.00%) DevOps
6 5 (25.00%) Roadmaps
6 5 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (20.00%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 3 (15.00%) Python
2 1 (5.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (5.00%) R
2 1 (5.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (20.00%) Degree
2 2 (10.00%) CEH
2 2 (10.00%) CISM
2 2 (10.00%) CISSP
2 2 (10.00%) GIAC
2 2 (10.00%) ISSAP
2 2 (10.00%) SANS
3 1 (5.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (5.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (20.00%) GDPR
2 2 (10.00%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (10.00%) COBIT
2 2 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (10.00%) NIST
2 2 (10.00%) PCI DSS
2 2 (10.00%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (5.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (5.00%) Docker
1 1 (5.00%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 1 (5.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (5.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.00%) Databricks
3 1 (5.00%) Oracle