Strategic Thinking
East Midlands > Leicestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leicestershire requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 49 | 52 | 61 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +9 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire | 0.70% | 1.38% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.87% | 1.50% | 0.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48,125 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £49,688 | £39,087 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £61,250 | £39,969 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.12% | +53.25% | +53.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £75,313 | £40,850 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £77,500 | - |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £48,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +33.33% | +10.80% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Leicestershire
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 Leicestershire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 462 | 399 | 446 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire | 81.34% | 91.72% | 87.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 326 | 157 | 314 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,750 | £26,250 | £26,575 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £31,250 | £36,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £42,500 | £49,990 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -14.98% | +5.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £45,000 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Strategic Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
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Salary Trend in Leicestershire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Strategic Thinking.
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Job Locations in Leicestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Thinking within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 13 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | -6 | 3 | £57,500 | -23.33% | 8 |
| Kegworth | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Strategic Thinking East Midlands |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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: