Strategic Thinking
North East > Durham
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Durham requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 37 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -10 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Durham | - | 1.40% | 1.13% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 1.65% | 1.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £56,495 | £66,110 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £59,430 | £73,090 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -18.69% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £65,558 | £80,070 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £67,473 | - |
| North East median annual salary | £85,000 | £67,500 | £41,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.93% | +63.64% | -38.78% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Durham
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 Durham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 152 | 182 | 165 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham | 75.62% | 84.65% | 93.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 54 | 57 | 132 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,087 | £33,081 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,438 | £36,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £52,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | +9.47% | +18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £56,000 | £70,000 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,403 | £79,600 | £64,775 |
| North East median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | -5.00% |
Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Strategic Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Durham.
Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in Durham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Strategic Thinking.
