Critical Thinking
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Critical Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 46 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +41 |
| Permanent jobs citing Critical Thinking | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset | - | - | 0.31% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £19,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £21,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -59.05% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £23,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £55,000 | £70,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.43% | +21.74% | -37.61% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorset
Critical 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 Dorset.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 372 | 362 | 303 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 77.99% | 90.73% | 92.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 279 | 197 | 262 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,707 | £33,800 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £41,875 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £58,750 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £63,750 | £77,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £53,351 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +3.09% | +5.03% |
Critical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Critical Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Critical Thinking
Salary Trend in Dorset
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Critical Thinking.
