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 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 280 298 299
Rank change year-on-year +18 +1 +137
Permanent jobs citing Creative Thinking 836 1,114 1,761
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.99% 1.17% 1.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.15% 1.23% 1.42%
Number of salaries quoted 345 410 626
10th Percentile £28,499 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £36,500 £51,250 £47,460
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £66,911 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.27% +7.06% +4.17%
75th Percentile £66,250 £88,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £104,000 £100,350 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -19.23% +4.00% +4.17%

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 72,450 90,857 124,319
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 86.08% 95.70% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 53,748 53,506 74,331
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,250
25th Percentile £39,759 £46,000 £44,000
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 £61,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +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 19 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 19 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 0 376 £55,642 -29.57% 97
Midlands +112 139 £44,000 -23.48% 18
West Midlands +116 105 £51,250 -21.15% 9
South East +24 102 £45,000 -14.29% 41
South West +26 94 £42,500 -15.40% 28
North of England -20 73 £32,000 -46.67% 42
East of England +9 45 £40,000 -38.46% 21
Yorkshire +44 34 £69,500 +8.54% 16
East Midlands +2 34 £30,000 -42.86% 9
North West -15 32 £41,000 -31.12% 23
North East 0 7 £27,500 -55.35% 4
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 (6.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (2.75%) CMS
3 13 (1.56%) IIS
4 12 (1.44%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.48%) Confluence
5 4 (0.48%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.24%) WordPress
7 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.12%) Drupal
Applications
1 215 (25.72%) Microsoft Office
2 210 (25.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 110 (13.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (2.63%) AutoCAD
5 17 (2.03%) Adobe XD
5 17 (2.03%) Photoshop
6 16 (1.91%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 12 (1.44%) Adobe Illustrator
7 12 (1.44%) InDesign
8 9 (1.08%) MS Visio
9 4 (0.48%) Adobe Premiere
9 4 (0.48%) Maya
9 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
10 3 (0.36%) Adobe After Effects
10 3 (0.36%) SketchUp
11 2 (0.24%) 3ds Max
11 2 (0.24%) CINEMA 4D
11 2 (0.24%) Sketch
12 1 (0.12%) Acrobat
12 1 (0.12%) Adobe Captivate
Business Applications
1 46 (5.50%) Endur
2 13 (1.56%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (1.08%) OpenLink RightAngle
3 9 (1.08%) SDL Web 8
4 7 (0.84%) Unit4 Business World
5 3 (0.36%) Q-Pulse
6 1 (0.12%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.12%) Magento
6 1 (0.12%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 45 (5.38%) AWS
2 44 (5.26%) Azure
3 31 (3.71%) Power Platform
4 29 (3.47%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (2.39%) Figma
6 19 (2.27%) SaaS
7 10 (1.20%) Cloud Computing
7 10 (1.20%) GCP
8 9 (1.08%) Google Analytics
9 8 (0.96%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (0.96%) IaaS
9 8 (0.96%) PaaS
9 8 (0.96%) Serverless
10 7 (0.84%) Power Automate
11 5 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.60%) Canva
11 5 (0.60%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.48%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.48%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.36%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.27%) Firewall
2 17 (2.03%) 5G
2 17 (2.03%) SD-WAN
2 17 (2.03%) WAN
3 16 (1.91%) Wireless
4 10 (1.20%) Broadband
5 7 (0.84%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.72%) DHCP
6 6 (0.72%) DNS
6 6 (0.72%) SAN
6 6 (0.72%) VPN
6 6 (0.72%) WebEx
7 5 (0.60%) Network Security
7 5 (0.60%) VoIP
7 5 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.48%) OSPF
9 3 (0.36%) Internet
10 2 (0.24%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (9.57%) SQL Server
2 50 (5.98%) Relational Database
3 46 (5.50%) RDBMS
4 24 (2.87%) Power BI
5 14 (1.67%) Metadata
6 13 (1.56%) Tableau
7 12 (1.44%) Data Lake
8 8 (0.96%) Data Mining
8 8 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (0.84%) DB2
9 7 (0.84%) Metadata Repository
9 7 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (0.60%) 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%) Amazon Redshift
14 2 (0.24%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 29 (3.47%) JIRA
2 20 (2.39%) Git
3 14 (1.67%) Visual Studio
4 13 (1.56%) Axure RP
5 12 (1.44%) Balsamiq
5 12 (1.44%) GitLab
6 10 (1.20%) TeamCity
7 9 (1.08%) Moq
7 9 (1.08%) NUnit
8 5 (0.60%) LabVIEW
9 2 (0.24%) PowerBuilder
10 1 (0.12%) Gradle
10 1 (0.12%) Jenkins
10 1 (0.12%) Octopus Deploy
10 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 319 (38.16%) Social Skills
2 209 (25.00%) Finance
3 183 (21.89%) Marketing
4 137 (16.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 133 (15.91%) Analytical Skills
6 101 (12.08%) Military
7 93 (11.12%) Banking
8 87 (10.41%) Investment Banking
9 73 (8.73%) Public Sector
10 68 (8.13%) Presentation Skills
11 52 (6.22%) Legal
12 50 (5.98%) Games
13 49 (5.86%) Organisational Skills
14 37 (4.43%) Retail
15 28 (3.35%) Telecoms
16 24 (2.87%) Law
17 23 (2.75%) Influencing Skills
18 17 (2.03%) Aerospace
18 17 (2.03%) Pharmaceutical
19 16 (1.91%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 139 (16.63%) Senior
2 136 (16.27%) Analyst
3 90 (10.77%) Graduate
4 84 (10.05%) Business Strategy Analyst
4 84 (10.05%) Strategy Analyst
5 67 (8.01%) Lead
6 59 (7.06%) Developer
7 57 (6.82%) Architect
8 43 (5.14%) Designer
9 42 (5.02%) Consultant
10 38 (4.55%) Senior Manager
11 36 (4.31%) Project Manager
12 35 (4.19%) Development Manager
13 27 (3.23%) Software Engineer
14 25 (2.99%) Software Manager
15 24 (2.87%) Coordinator
15 24 (2.87%) Endur Manager
15 24 (2.87%) OpenLink Manager
16 23 (2.75%) IT Manager
16 23 (2.75%) Software Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (4.90%) HTML
2 38 (4.55%) CSS
3 36 (4.31%) .NET
4 19 (2.27%) ASP.NET
5 16 (1.91%) Entity Framework
6 14 (1.67%) .NET Framework
6 14 (1.67%) RESTful
7 13 (1.56%) SOAP
8 12 (1.44%) Web Services
9 11 (1.32%) .NET Core
9 11 (1.32%) Node.js
9 11 (1.32%) Vue
10 10 (1.20%) ASP.NET MVC
10 10 (1.20%) Hibernate
10 10 (1.20%) jQuery
10 10 (1.20%) React
10 10 (1.20%) Spring
11 9 (1.08%) ASP.NET MVC 5
11 9 (1.08%) Classic ASP
11 9 (1.08%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 131 (15.67%) Self-Motivation
2 96 (11.48%) Onboarding
3 57 (6.82%) Product Ownership
4 46 (5.50%) Swaptions
5 36 (4.31%) Social Media
6 29 (3.47%) Management Information System
7 23 (2.75%) ARM Cortex
7 23 (2.75%) Verilog
7 23 (2.75%) Virtual Team
8 21 (2.51%) CCTV
9 17 (2.03%) Blog
10 16 (1.91%) GNSS
11 15 (1.79%) Algorithms
12 13 (1.56%) CESG
13 12 (1.44%) Housing Association
14 11 (1.32%) Data Centre
15 10 (1.20%) Graphic Design
15 10 (1.20%) Mobile App
16 9 (1.08%) Animation
16 9 (1.08%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 35 (4.19%) Windows
2 24 (2.87%) Linux
3 16 (1.91%) Windows 10
4 15 (1.79%) Windows Server
4 15 (1.79%) Windows Server 2019
5 10 (1.20%) Windows Server 2016
6 7 (0.84%) Unix
7 6 (0.72%) Windows 7
8 5 (0.60%) Android
8 5 (0.60%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.60%) 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
1 183 (21.89%) Agile
2 157 (18.78%) Problem-Solving
3 154 (18.42%) Continuous Improvement
4 135 (16.15%) Customer Service
5 117 (14.00%) Project Management
6 115 (13.76%) Customer Experience
7 109 (13.04%) Data Analysis
8 102 (12.20%) Business Strategy
9 100 (11.96%) Process Improvement
10 96 (11.48%) Performance Metrics
11 95 (11.36%) Logistics
12 90 (10.77%) Project Delivery
13 87 (10.41%) Contingency Planning
14 86 (10.29%) Benchmarking
15 84 (10.05%) Asset Management
15 84 (10.05%) Business Forecasting
15 84 (10.05%) Competitor Analysis
15 84 (10.05%) Computer Science
15 84 (10.05%) Planning and Forecasting
16 83 (9.93%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 72 (8.61%) Java
2 61 (7.30%) Python
3 58 (6.94%) VB
4 46 (5.50%) SQL
5 45 (5.38%) JavaScript
6 34 (4.07%) C#
6 34 (4.07%) C++
7 29 (3.47%) Tcl
8 23 (2.75%) SystemVerilog
9 21 (2.51%) R
10 17 (2.03%) C
11 16 (1.91%) Perl
12 14 (1.67%) Bash
13 12 (1.44%) T-SQL
14 9 (1.08%) MATLAB
14 9 (1.08%) PowerShell
15 8 (0.96%) TypeScript
16 6 (0.72%) PL/SQL
17 3 (0.36%) Kotlin
17 3 (0.36%) Swift
Qualifications
1 288 (34.45%) Degree
2 78 (9.33%) Security Cleared
3 49 (5.86%) SC Cleared
4 35 (4.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (3.11%) Microsoft Certification
6 24 (2.87%) DV Cleared
7 20 (2.39%) ACCA
8 19 (2.27%) HND
9 18 (2.15%) CISA
10 13 (1.56%) CISMP
10 13 (1.56%) CREST Certified
10 13 (1.56%) DBS Check
11 12 (1.44%) CRISC
11 12 (1.44%) HNC
11 12 (1.44%) IISP
12 10 (1.20%) Master's Degree
12 10 (1.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 8 (0.96%) A+ Certification
13 8 (0.96%) CCNP
13 8 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (4.31%) QA
2 35 (4.19%) PMO
3 27 (3.23%) NIST
4 19 (2.27%) GDPR
5 13 (1.56%) Accessibility
5 13 (1.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 13 (1.56%) JSP 440
5 13 (1.56%) WCAG
6 12 (1.44%) Data Quality
6 12 (1.44%) NIST 800
6 12 (1.44%) RMADS
6 12 (1.44%) SLA
7 11 (1.32%) HIPAA
7 11 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 9 (1.08%) GRC
8 9 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 7 (0.84%) Good Clinical Practice
9 7 (0.84%) ITGC
10 3 (0.36%) JTAG
10 3 (0.36%) NCSC
System Software
1 10 (1.20%) Firmware
2 9 (1.08%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.08%) Docker
2 9 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.72%) Embedded Firmware
4 5 (0.60%) vSphere
5 2 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.12%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (1.91%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.84%) SCOM
3 5 (0.60%) NetCrunch
4 3 (0.36%) Terraform
5 2 (0.24%) Data Guard
5 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.12%) Grafana
Vendors
1 200 (23.92%) Microsoft
2 56 (6.70%) Oracle
3 47 (5.62%) Adobe
4 46 (5.50%) OpenLink
4 46 (5.50%) Sybase
4 46 (5.50%) TIBCO
5 23 (2.75%) SAP
6 17 (2.03%) Google
7 14 (1.67%) Cisco
7 14 (1.67%) VMware
8 11 (1.32%) Facebook
9 9 (1.08%) Alteryx
9 9 (1.08%) Cadence
9 9 (1.08%) TikTok
10 7 (0.84%) Sage
10 7 (0.84%) Splunk
10 7 (0.84%) YouTube
11 6 (0.72%) Green Hills
11 6 (0.72%) Motorola
11 6 (0.72%) Xilinx