The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leeds requiring Design Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Design Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Design 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 Leeds.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
724
1,977
2,810
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds
93.66%
84.09%
97.84%
Number of salaries quoted
472
1,411
1,639
10th Percentile
£26,025
£31,250
£35,000
25th Percentile
£40,000
£41,000
£41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£55,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
+4.55%
-
-
75th Percentile
£80,000
£70,000
£75,000
90th Percentile
£97,250
£85,000
£87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary
£54,000
£52,500
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+2.86%
-4.55%
+4.76%
Design Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings citing Design Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Design Thinking Salary Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Design Thinking in Leeds.
Design Thinking Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, job vacancies citing Design Thinking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Leeds region with a requirement for Design Thinking.
Design Thinking Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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:
