Critical Thinking Job Trends in Glasgow

Critical Thinking
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Critical Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 69 109
Rank change year-on-year +21 +40 -21
Permanent jobs citing Critical Thinking 4 2 17
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.59% 0.28% 1.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 0.30% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £46,500
25th Percentile - £41,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £42,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -34.62% +4.00%
75th Percentile - £43,750 £77,500
90th Percentile - - £83,500
Scotland median annual salary £53,750 £42,500 £47,557
% change year-on-year +26.47% -10.63% -37.63%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 520 670 1,166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 76.25% 92.16% 96.76%
Number of salaries quoted 322 306 457
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,625 £28,920
25th Percentile £31,000 £40,813 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £74,188 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,500 £76,250
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -8.64%

Critical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Critical Thinking job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Critical Thinking
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Critical Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Innovation Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Leader
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) e-Learning
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Analytics
2 3 (75.00%) AI
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) Customer Experience
2 3 (75.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (75.00%) Emotional Intelligence
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) API Development
3 1 (25.00%) CRM
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (25.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) ACCA