Creative Thinking Jobs in England

Creative Thinking
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Creative Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Creative Thinking over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 289 303 298
Rank change year-on-year +14 -5 +147
Permanent jobs citing Creative Thinking 825 1,102 1,792
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.97% 1.18% 1.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.13% 1.24% 1.43%
Number of salaries quoted 343 392 621
10th Percentile £28,498 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £36,500 £51,687 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £66,911 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.27% +7.06% +4.17%
75th Percentile £65,250 £89,852 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,225 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -19.23% +4.00% +5.93%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Creative Thinking is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 72,814 89,178 125,034
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.85% 95.66% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 53,731 52,642 73,765
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,250 £33,327
25th Percentile £39,750 £46,000 £44,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,750 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%

Creative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Creative Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Creative Thinking in England

Creative Thinking
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Creative Thinking in England.

Salary trend for Creative Thinking in England

Creative Thinking
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Creative Thinking in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Creative Thinking in England

Creative Thinking
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Thinking within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
London -11 370 £55,125 -31.09% 117
Midlands +100 138 £44,000 -29.60% 16
West Midlands +107 106 £51,250 -21.15% 7
South East +44 96 £42,920 -17.06% 40
South West +37 96 £42,500 -15.40% 25
North of England -20 71 £32,000 -47.76% 40
East of England -10 45 £40,000 -39.62% 18
Yorkshire +39 32 £69,500 +8.54% 15
East Midlands +2 32 £30,000 -42.86% 9
North West -15 32 £41,000 -30.52% 22
North East +3 7 £27,500 -55.35% 3
Creative Thinking
UK

Creative Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 51 (6.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 26 (3.15%) CMS
3 13 (1.58%) IIS
3 13 (1.58%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.48%) Confluence
4 4 (0.48%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.24%) WordPress
6 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.12%) Drupal
Applications
1 212 (25.70%) Microsoft Office
2 207 (25.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 107 (12.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (2.67%) AutoCAD
5 18 (2.18%) Adobe XD
6 17 (2.06%) Photoshop
7 16 (1.94%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 12 (1.45%) Adobe Illustrator
8 12 (1.45%) InDesign
9 9 (1.09%) MS Visio
10 4 (0.48%) Adobe Premiere
10 4 (0.48%) Maya
10 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
11 3 (0.36%) Adobe After Effects
11 3 (0.36%) SketchUp
12 2 (0.24%) 3ds Max
12 2 (0.24%) CINEMA 4D
12 2 (0.24%) Sketch
13 1 (0.12%) Acrobat
13 1 (0.12%) InVision
Business Applications
1 46 (5.58%) Endur
2 13 (1.58%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (1.45%) SDL Web 8
4 9 (1.09%) OpenLink RightAngle
5 6 (0.73%) Unit4 Business World
6 3 (0.36%) Q-Pulse
7 1 (0.12%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.12%) Magento
7 1 (0.12%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 45 (5.45%) AWS
2 43 (5.21%) Azure
3 31 (3.76%) Power Platform
4 29 (3.52%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (2.42%) Figma
6 19 (2.30%) SaaS
7 11 (1.33%) GCP
8 9 (1.09%) Cloud Computing
8 9 (1.09%) Google Analytics
9 8 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (0.97%) IaaS
9 8 (0.97%) PaaS
9 8 (0.97%) Power Automate
9 8 (0.97%) Serverless
10 5 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (0.61%) Canva
10 5 (0.61%) OneDrive
10 5 (0.61%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.48%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.36%) AWS Fargate
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.30%) Firewall
2 17 (2.06%) 5G
2 17 (2.06%) SD-WAN
2 17 (2.06%) WAN
3 16 (1.94%) Wireless
4 10 (1.21%) Broadband
5 7 (0.85%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.73%) DHCP
6 6 (0.73%) DNS
6 6 (0.73%) SAN
6 6 (0.73%) VPN
7 5 (0.61%) Network Security
7 5 (0.61%) VoIP
7 5 (0.61%) WebEx
7 5 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.48%) Internet
8 4 (0.48%) OSPF
9 2 (0.24%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (9.94%) SQL Server
2 50 (6.06%) Relational Database
3 46 (5.58%) RDBMS
4 24 (2.91%) Power BI
5 13 (1.58%) Metadata
6 12 (1.45%) Tableau
7 10 (1.21%) Data Lake
8 8 (0.97%) Data Mining
9 7 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (0.73%) DB2
10 6 (0.73%) Metadata Repository
10 6 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (0.61%) Looker
12 4 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
13 3 (0.36%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 3 (0.36%) Oracle Database
14 2 (0.24%) Hadoop
15 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 30 (3.64%) JIRA
2 23 (2.79%) Git
3 16 (1.94%) GitLab
4 14 (1.70%) Axure RP
5 13 (1.58%) Balsamiq
5 13 (1.58%) TeamCity
5 13 (1.58%) Visual Studio
6 12 (1.45%) Moq
6 12 (1.45%) NUnit
7 5 (0.61%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.24%) PowerBuilder
9 1 (0.12%) Gradle
9 1 (0.12%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.12%) Octopus Deploy
9 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 314 (38.06%) Social Skills
2 199 (24.12%) Finance
3 185 (22.42%) Marketing
4 132 (16.00%) Analytical Skills
5 130 (15.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 101 (12.24%) Military
7 90 (10.91%) Banking
8 84 (10.18%) Investment Banking
9 73 (8.85%) Public Sector
10 69 (8.36%) Presentation Skills
11 54 (6.55%) Legal
12 52 (6.30%) Games
13 48 (5.82%) Organisational Skills
14 36 (4.36%) Retail
15 28 (3.39%) Telecoms
16 26 (3.15%) Law
17 22 (2.67%) Influencing Skills
18 18 (2.18%) Pharmaceutical
19 17 (2.06%) Electronics
20 16 (1.94%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 136 (16.48%) Senior
2 132 (16.00%) Analyst
3 90 (10.91%) Graduate
4 80 (9.70%) Business Strategy Analyst
4 80 (9.70%) Strategy Analyst
5 67 (8.12%) Lead
6 64 (7.76%) Developer
7 55 (6.67%) Architect
8 43 (5.21%) Consultant
8 43 (5.21%) Designer
9 38 (4.61%) Senior Manager
10 37 (4.48%) Project Manager
11 35 (4.24%) Development Manager
12 26 (3.15%) Software Engineer
13 25 (3.03%) Coordinator
13 25 (3.03%) Software Manager
14 24 (2.91%) Endur Manager
14 24 (2.91%) OpenLink Manager
15 23 (2.79%) Software Development Manager
16 22 (2.67%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (5.58%) HTML
2 43 (5.21%) CSS
3 39 (4.73%) .NET
4 22 (2.67%) ASP.NET
5 19 (2.30%) Entity Framework
6 17 (2.06%) .NET Framework
6 17 (2.06%) RESTful
7 16 (1.94%) SOAP
7 16 (1.94%) Web Services
8 13 (1.58%) ASP.NET MVC
8 13 (1.58%) jQuery
9 12 (1.45%) ASP.NET MVC 5
9 12 (1.45%) Classic ASP
9 12 (1.45%) Semantic HTML
10 11 (1.33%) .NET Core
10 11 (1.33%) Vue
11 10 (1.21%) Node.js
11 10 (1.21%) React
12 9 (1.09%) Hibernate
12 9 (1.09%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 129 (15.64%) Self-Motivation
2 96 (11.64%) Onboarding
3 57 (6.91%) Product Ownership
4 46 (5.58%) Swaptions
5 36 (4.36%) Social Media
6 28 (3.39%) Management Information System
7 23 (2.79%) ARM Cortex
7 23 (2.79%) Verilog
7 23 (2.79%) Virtual Team
8 21 (2.55%) CCTV
9 17 (2.06%) Blog
10 16 (1.94%) GNSS
11 14 (1.70%) Algorithms
12 13 (1.58%) CESG
13 12 (1.45%) Housing Association
13 12 (1.45%) Legacy Code
14 11 (1.33%) Data Centre
15 10 (1.21%) FPGA
15 10 (1.21%) Graphic Design
15 10 (1.21%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 35 (4.24%) Windows
2 23 (2.79%) Linux
3 16 (1.94%) Windows 10
4 15 (1.82%) Windows Server 2019
5 14 (1.70%) Windows Server
6 10 (1.21%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (0.73%) Unix
7 6 (0.73%) Windows 7
8 5 (0.61%) Android
8 5 (0.61%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.61%) Windows Server 2003
9 2 (0.24%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.24%) Windows Vista
10 1 (0.12%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.12%) VMS
10 1 (0.12%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (22.06%) Agile
2 153 (18.55%) Continuous Improvement
3 149 (18.06%) Problem-Solving
4 136 (16.48%) Customer Service
5 117 (14.18%) Project Management
6 116 (14.06%) Customer Experience
7 110 (13.33%) Data Analysis
8 100 (12.12%) Process Improvement
9 98 (11.88%) Business Strategy
10 96 (11.64%) Performance Metrics
11 95 (11.52%) Logistics
12 90 (10.91%) Project Delivery
13 87 (10.55%) Contingency Planning
14 83 (10.06%) Mentoring
15 82 (9.94%) Benchmarking
16 81 (9.82%) Roadmaps
17 80 (9.70%) Asset Management
17 80 (9.70%) Business Forecasting
17 80 (9.70%) Competitor Analysis
17 80 (9.70%) Planning and Forecasting
Programming Languages
1 71 (8.61%) Java
2 59 (7.15%) VB
3 58 (7.03%) Python
4 49 (5.94%) JavaScript
5 46 (5.58%) SQL
6 37 (4.48%) C#
7 35 (4.24%) C++
8 30 (3.64%) Tcl
9 23 (2.79%) SystemVerilog
10 20 (2.42%) R
11 18 (2.18%) C
12 16 (1.94%) Perl
13 15 (1.82%) T-SQL
14 14 (1.70%) Bash
15 10 (1.21%) MATLAB
15 10 (1.21%) PowerShell
16 7 (0.85%) TypeScript
17 5 (0.61%) PL/SQL
18 3 (0.36%) Kotlin
18 3 (0.36%) Swift
Qualifications
1 283 (34.30%) Degree
2 79 (9.58%) Security Cleared
3 49 (5.94%) SC Cleared
4 36 (4.36%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (3.15%) Microsoft Certification
6 25 (3.03%) DV Cleared
7 19 (2.30%) ACCA
7 19 (2.30%) HND
8 13 (1.58%) CISMP
8 13 (1.58%) CREST Certified
8 13 (1.58%) DBS Check
9 12 (1.45%) HNC
9 12 (1.45%) IISP
10 10 (1.21%) Master's Degree
10 10 (1.21%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 8 (0.97%) A+ Certification
11 8 (0.97%) CCNP
11 8 (0.97%) CISA
11 8 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (0.97%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (4.36%) QA
2 34 (4.12%) PMO
3 18 (2.18%) NIST
4 14 (1.70%) Accessibility
4 14 (1.70%) WCAG
5 13 (1.58%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 13 (1.58%) JSP 440
5 13 (1.58%) SLA
6 12 (1.45%) NIST 800
6 12 (1.45%) RMADS
7 11 (1.33%) GDPR
8 10 (1.21%) Data Quality
9 7 (0.85%) Good Clinical Practice
10 6 (0.73%) ITGC
11 3 (0.36%) JTAG
11 3 (0.36%) NCSC
12 2 (0.24%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.24%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 2 (0.24%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (1.33%) Firmware
2 10 (1.21%) Docker
3 9 (1.09%) Active Directory
3 9 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.85%) Embedded Firmware
5 5 (0.61%) vSphere
6 2 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (1.94%) Kubernetes
2 8 (0.97%) SCOM
3 5 (0.61%) NetCrunch
4 4 (0.48%) Terraform
5 2 (0.24%) Data Guard
5 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 195 (23.64%) Microsoft
2 55 (6.67%) Oracle
3 48 (5.82%) Adobe
4 46 (5.58%) OpenLink
4 46 (5.58%) Sybase
4 46 (5.58%) TIBCO
5 22 (2.67%) SAP
6 17 (2.06%) Google
7 14 (1.70%) Cisco
7 14 (1.70%) VMware
8 11 (1.33%) Facebook
9 9 (1.09%) TikTok
10 8 (0.97%) Alteryx
11 7 (0.85%) Altera
11 7 (0.85%) Green Hills
11 7 (0.85%) Motorola
11 7 (0.85%) Xilinx
11 7 (0.85%) YouTube
12 6 (0.73%) Sage
12 6 (0.73%) Splunk