Creative Thinking Job Trends in Edinburgh

Creative Thinking
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Creative 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 - 71 98
Rank change year-on-year - +27 +9
Permanent jobs citing Creative Thinking 0 25 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh - 2.26% 0.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 2.35% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £40,423 -
Scotland median annual salary - £45,961 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -8.08% -20.55%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Edinburgh

Creative 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 Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 910 1,065 963
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 85.45% 96.21% 91.80%
Number of salaries quoted 390 405 777
10th Percentile £26,000 £36,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £45,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% -8.00% +2.46%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £93,778 £96,539
Scotland median annual salary £42,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.64% +4.76% -8.70%

Creative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Creative Thinking job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Creative Thinking
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Creative Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Creative Thinking