The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Lanarkshire requiring Critical Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Lanarkshire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
71
55
36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lanarkshire
87.65%
96.49%
100.00%
Number of salaries quoted
12
13
22
10th Percentile
-
-
£28,750
25th Percentile
£26,250
£38,000
£44,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£56,500
£52,500
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
+7.62%
-4.55%
-4.35%
75th Percentile
£65,563
£72,500
£63,125
90th Percentile
£68,750
£74,500
£72,500
Scotland median annual salary
£38,000
£55,000
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-30.91%
+4.76%
-4.55%
Critical Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Lanarkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Critical Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lanarkshire.
Critical Thinking Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lanarkshire
For the 6 months to 4 October 2025, job vacancies citing Critical Thinking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Lanarkshire region with a requirement for Critical Thinking.
Critical Thinking Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lanarkshire 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:
