Strategic Thinking Job Trends in the East Midlands

Strategic Thinking
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 113 170
Rank change year-on-year -12 +57 -24
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 44 32 29
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.84% 1.44% 0.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.18% 1.69% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 21 24 26
10th Percentile £50,000 £33,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £58,250 £44,375 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,501 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.84% +26.32% -32.14%
75th Percentile £145,852 £65,000 £84,063
90th Percentile - £90,000 £88,750
England median annual salary £80,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,731 1,896 3,878
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 71.31% 85.60% 77.04%
Number of salaries quoted 2,422 1,032 2,570
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,763 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £62,500 £57,745 £56,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Strategic Thinking job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Strategic Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Strategic Thinking

Strategic Thinking
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Thinking in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 15 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Strategic Thinking in the East Midlands

Strategic Thinking
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Thinking within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 July 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
Nottinghamshire -13 15 £68,750 -23.61% 6
Leicestershire -34 9 £57,500 +27.78% 8
Lincolnshire -16 7 £132,943 +279.84% 12
Derbyshire +6 5 - - 5
Northamptonshire -7 4 £76,250 +27.08% 5
Strategic Thinking
England

Strategic Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.27%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (2.27%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.55%) Azure
1 2 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (2.27%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.09%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.36%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (2.27%) Cucumber
1 1 (2.27%) JMeter
1 1 (2.27%) LoadRunner
General
1 29 (65.91%) Analytical Skills
2 22 (50.00%) Finance
3 13 (29.55%) Social Skills
4 11 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (13.64%) Financial Institution
5 6 (13.64%) Japanese Language
5 6 (13.64%) Law
5 6 (13.64%) Legal
6 5 (11.36%) Marketing
7 1 (2.27%) Banking
7 1 (2.27%) Brand Awareness
7 1 (2.27%) Digital Health
7 1 (2.27%) Health Technology
7 1 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.27%) Retail
Job Titles
1 21 (47.73%) Analyst
1 21 (47.73%) Data Analyst
2 19 (43.18%) Senior
3 16 (36.36%) Senior Analyst
3 16 (36.36%) Senior Data Analyst
4 7 (15.91%) Lead
5 5 (11.36%) IT Manager
5 5 (11.36%) Lead Data Analyst
6 3 (6.82%) Senior IT Manager
6 3 (6.82%) Senior Manager
7 1 (2.27%) Account Manager
7 1 (2.27%) Enterprise Architect
7 1 (2.27%) Head of Architecture
7 1 (2.27%) Head of Business Systems
7 1 (2.27%) Head of Engineering
7 1 (2.27%) Lead Architect
7 1 (2.27%) Lead Enterprise Architect
7 1 (2.27%) Marketing Manager
7 1 (2.27%) Product Lead
7 1 (2.27%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.27%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Licensing
1 1 (2.27%) Mobile App
1 1 (2.27%) NHS
1 1 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (2.27%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (61.36%) Decision-Making
2 23 (52.27%) Analytics
2 23 (52.27%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
3 22 (50.00%) Roadmaps
4 21 (47.73%) Data Analysis
4 21 (47.73%) Data Analytics
4 21 (47.73%) Data Extraction
4 21 (47.73%) Data Transformation
5 19 (43.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 16 (36.36%) Data Management
6 16 (36.36%) Trend Analysis
7 11 (25.00%) Data Protection
8 7 (15.91%) Collaborative Working
8 7 (15.91%) Technical Leadership
9 6 (13.64%) AI
9 6 (13.64%) Analytical Thinking
9 6 (13.64%) ERP
9 6 (13.64%) Mentoring
9 6 (13.64%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
Programming Languages
1 21 (47.73%) Python
1 21 (47.73%) SQL
2 1 (2.27%) Java
Qualifications
1 6 (13.64%) MOS
2 2 (4.55%) TOGAF Certification
3 1 (2.27%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.64%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (11.36%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.27%) SAP