The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leicester requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Strategic 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 Leicester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
219
245
250
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester
84.88%
83.62%
91.58%
Number of salaries quoted
158
136
200
10th Percentile
£25,750
£30,000
£27,375
25th Percentile
£36,250
£40,000
£38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£47,000
£50,000
£52,500
Median % change year-on-year
-6.00%
-4.76%
+10.53%
75th Percentile
£61,250
£62,500
£62,500
90th Percentile
£70,000
£83,750
£67,500
Leicestershire median annual salary
£45,000
£42,500
£50,000
% change year-on-year
+5.88%
-15.00%
+10.50%
Strategic Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Strategic Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Strategic Thinking Salary Trend in Leicester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Strategic Thinking.
Strategic Thinking Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 26 November 2025, job vacancies citing Strategic 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 Leicester region with a requirement for Strategic Thinking.
Strategic Thinking Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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:
