The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Chester requiring Design Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Design 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 Chester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
118
110
121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester
89.39%
67.48%
97.58%
Number of salaries quoted
56
79
76
10th Percentile
£31,938
£35,000
£25,625
25th Percentile
£37,500
£39,375
£38,591
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£53,000
£60,000
£59,250
Median % change year-on-year
-11.67%
+1.27%
+31.67%
75th Percentile
£70,313
£68,484
£67,178
90th Percentile
£77,500
£80,000
£81,274
Cheshire median annual salary
£48,720
£48,250
£48,000
% change year-on-year
+0.97%
+0.52%
+6.67%
Design Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Design Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Design Thinking Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, job vacancies citing Design Thinking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Chester region with a requirement for Design Thinking.
Design Thinking Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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:
