Strategic Thinking
South East > East Sussex
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in East Sussex requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | 52 | 60 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | +8 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex | 2.85% | 0.24% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.77% | 0.29% | 0.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £62,000 | - | £45,250 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £66,250 | £49,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £67,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.52% | +17.39% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £68,750 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,500 | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £70,000 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | +3.85% | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
East Sussex
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 East Sussex.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 318 | 345 | 441 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex | 75.53% | 83.94% | 86.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 246 | 206 | 320 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £41,250 | £31,201 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £47,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,750 | £60,000 | £55,511 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.08% | +8.09% | -7.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £91,250 | £76,250 |
| South East median annual salary | £50,000 | £58,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.53% | +11.43% | -4.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Strategic Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in East Sussex.
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Salary Trend in East Sussex
Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Strategic Thinking.
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Salary Histogram in East Sussex
Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Thinking in East Sussex over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.
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Job Locations in East Sussex
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 Sussex region over the 6 months to 15 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | +16 | 11 | £80,000 | +18.52% | 10 |
| Hove | - | 1 | £85,000 | - | |
| Strategic Thinking South East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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: