Creative Thinking Job Trends in Central London

Creative Thinking
London > Central London

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 151 131
Rank change year-on-year +89 -20 +90
Permanent jobs citing Creative Thinking 85 38 42
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 3.50% 1.18% 1.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.98% 1.23% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 36
10th Percentile - £59,250 £53,000
25th Percentile - - £74,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £75,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -48.67% -21.05% +11.76%
75th Percentile - £85,000 £114,375
90th Percentile - £86,500 £143,750
London median annual salary £40,500 £75,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -46.00% -6.25% +1.27%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

Creative 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 Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,136 3,078 2,881
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 87.90% 95.74% 94.89%
Number of salaries quoted 1,589 1,860 2,550
10th Percentile £40,425 £43,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £74,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.68% -0.33% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £117,500 £115,000
London median annual salary £74,000 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -1.33% - -

Creative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Creative Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Creative Thinking job vacancy trend in Central London

Creative Thinking
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Creative Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Creative Thinking

Creative Thinking
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Thinking within the Central London region over the 6 months to 6 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +80 83 - - 12
Lambeth -1 2 £38,500 -
Creative Thinking
London

Creative Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (11.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (8.24%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.53%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 30 (35.29%) Azure
2 15 (17.65%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (14.12%) Power Platform
4 7 (8.24%) Azure DevOps
4 7 (8.24%) PaaS
5 5 (5.88%) Azure Logic Apps
5 5 (5.88%) Cloud Computing
5 5 (5.88%) Mimecast
6 4 (4.71%) Copilot Studio
6 4 (4.71%) Microsoft Copilot
7 3 (3.53%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (2.35%) Figma
8 2 (2.35%) Lucidchart
8 2 (2.35%) SaaS
9 1 (1.18%) Azure App Service
9 1 (1.18%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 1 (1.18%) Azure Functions
9 1 (1.18%) Azure Service Bus
9 1 (1.18%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.35%) Broadband
1 2 (2.35%) DHCP
1 2 (2.35%) DOCSIS
1 2 (2.35%) DSL
1 2 (2.35%) GPON
1 2 (2.35%) IPv4
1 2 (2.35%) IPv6
1 2 (2.35%) PPP
1 2 (2.35%) RTP
1 2 (2.35%) TCP/IP
1 2 (2.35%) VoIP
1 2 (2.35%) WAN
1 2 (2.35%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (2.35%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.06%) Power BI
2 3 (3.53%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (3.53%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 3 (3.53%) JIRA
2 2 (2.35%) Balsamiq
3 1 (1.18%) Burp Suite
3 1 (1.18%) Metasploit
General
1 62 (72.94%) Finance
2 35 (41.18%) Social Skills
3 20 (23.53%) Marketing
4 13 (15.29%) Advertising
4 13 (15.29%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (15.29%) Influencing Skills
5 6 (7.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (7.06%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (4.71%) Legal
7 2 (2.35%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 23 (27.06%) Senior
2 17 (20.00%) Senior Manager
3 13 (15.29%) Analyst
3 13 (15.29%) Business Development Manager
3 13 (15.29%) Business Manager
3 13 (15.29%) Development Manager
3 13 (15.29%) Senior Business Development Manager
3 13 (15.29%) Senior Business Manager
3 13 (15.29%) Senior Development Manager
4 9 (10.59%) Risk Manager
4 9 (10.59%) Service Analyst
5 8 (9.41%) Lead
6 7 (8.24%) Innovation Manager
6 7 (8.24%) IT Manager
7 5 (5.88%) IT Analyst
7 5 (5.88%) Service Desk Analyst
8 4 (4.71%) Architect
8 4 (4.71%) Security Engineer
8 4 (4.71%) Senior Risk Manager
8 4 (4.71%) Technology Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.71%) Microsoft Graph
1 4 (4.71%) YAML
2 3 (3.53%) React
3 1 (1.18%) .NET
3 1 (1.18%) .NET Framework
3 1 (1.18%) CSS
3 1 (1.18%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (11.76%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (9.41%) Management Information System
2 8 (9.41%) Product Ownership
3 7 (8.24%) Driving Licence
4 6 (7.06%) Security Posture
5 4 (4.71%) Algorithms
5 4 (4.71%) Low-Code
6 3 (3.53%) Cyber Defence
6 3 (3.53%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (2.35%) Mobile App
7 2 (2.35%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 9 (10.59%) Windows
1 9 (10.59%) Windows 10
2 2 (2.35%) Linux
2 2 (2.35%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (92.94%) Agile
2 77 (90.59%) Coaching
2 77 (90.59%) Mentoring
3 22 (25.88%) AI
3 22 (25.88%) Analytics
3 22 (25.88%) Business Development
4 19 (22.35%) Problem-Solving
5 18 (21.18%) Business Strategy
6 15 (17.65%) User Experience
7 14 (16.47%) Data Protection
7 14 (16.47%) UX Design
8 13 (15.29%) B2B
8 13 (15.29%) Data Architecture
8 13 (15.29%) Digital Marketing
8 13 (15.29%) Digital Strategy
8 13 (15.29%) Stakeholder Management
9 12 (14.12%) DevOps
9 12 (14.12%) Roadmaps
10 11 (12.94%) Customer Service
10 11 (12.94%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 20 (23.53%) Python
2 19 (22.35%) SQL
3 5 (5.88%) Bicep
3 5 (5.88%) PowerShell
4 3 (3.53%) C#
4 3 (3.53%) JavaScript
5 2 (2.35%) C
5 2 (2.35%) C++
6 1 (1.18%) Bash
6 1 (1.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 15 (17.65%) Degree
2 8 (9.41%) CISM
2 8 (9.41%) CISSP
3 7 (8.24%) CRISC
4 6 (7.06%) Master's Degree
5 4 (4.71%) CISA
5 4 (4.71%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (3.53%) CREST Certified
6 3 (3.53%) OSCP
7 2 (2.35%) CCSAM
7 2 (2.35%) CHECK Team Leader
7 2 (2.35%) CHECK Team Member
7 2 (2.35%) MCP
7 2 (2.35%) PhD
8 1 (1.18%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (15.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (10.59%) Data Quality
3 7 (8.24%) Cyber Essentials
4 6 (7.06%) NIST
5 4 (4.71%) NCSC
5 4 (4.71%) SLA
6 3 (3.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (3.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (1.18%) GDPR
7 1 (1.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 9 (10.59%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (5.88%) SCCM
2 1 (1.18%) Nessus
Vendors
1 37 (43.53%) Microsoft
2 13 (15.29%) Databricks
3 9 (10.59%) ServiceNow
4 5 (5.88%) Sophos
5 1 (1.18%) Workday