Strategic Thinking Job Trends in Colchester

Strategic Thinking
Essex > Colchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Colchester requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - 18
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 3 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester 1.24% - 0.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.95% - 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56,250 - £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.57%
75th Percentile £58,750 - £68,750
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £54,689 - £51,250
% change year-on-year - - -26.79%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Colchester

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 Colchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 154 42 69
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Colchester 63.64% 85.71% 63.30%
Number of salaries quoted 98 29 36
10th Percentile £31,000 £26,500 £24,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £34,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £41,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.76% -18.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £60,000 £50,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £100,000
Essex median annual salary £47,500 £41,387 £51,000
% change year-on-year +14.77% -18.85% +7.37%

Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

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

Strategic Thinking job vacancy trend in Colchester

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in Colchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Strategic Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Strategic Thinking

Strategic Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Law
2 2 (66.67%) Legal
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Business Development Executive
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Development
1 2 (66.67%) Business Strategy
1 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (66.67%) Commercial Awareness
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management