Critical Thinking Job Trends in Essex

Critical Thinking
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Essex requiring Critical Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 57 51
Rank change year-on-year -21 -6 +3
Permanent jobs citing Critical Thinking 1 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.063% 0.63% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.096% 0.78% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £56,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £44,000 £57,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year -23.48% -14.81% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Essex

Critical 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 Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,042 510 435
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 66.12% 80.19% 71.31%
Number of salaries quoted 778 344 245
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,125 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,137 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.73% -18.97% +10.05%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £75,000 £88,250
East of England median annual salary £52,500 £45,000 £53,250
% change year-on-year +16.67% -15.49% -1.39%

Critical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Critical Thinking job vacancy trend in Essex

Critical Thinking
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Critical Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Critical Thinking within the Essex region over the 6 months to 19 September 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
Grays - 1 £52,500 -
Critical Thinking
East of England

Critical Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Security Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CCTV
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Home Automation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA