Systems Thinking Job Trends in Merton

Systems Thinking
South London > Merton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Merton requiring Systems Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 16 11
Rank change year-on-year -5 -5 -
Permanent jobs citing Systems Thinking 3 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Merton 3.00% 1.92% 6.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.23% 1.92% 8.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 4
10th Percentile - - £67,250
25th Percentile - £41,250 £70,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £43,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - -42.00% -
75th Percentile - £45,750 £77,500
90th Percentile - - -
South London median annual salary - £43,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year - -42.00% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Merton

Systems 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 Merton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 93 52 50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 93.00% 100.00% 86.21%
Number of salaries quoted 52 36 37
10th Percentile £36,625 £42,000 £28,850
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,875 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - -
75th Percentile £57,625 £67,500 £77,000
90th Percentile £78,000 £78,750 £95,000
South London median annual salary £42,500 £55,000 £55,220
% change year-on-year -22.73% -0.40% +0.40%

Systems Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Systems Thinking job vacancy trend in Merton

Systems Thinking
Salary Trend in Merton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing Systems Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing Systems Thinking

Systems Thinking
Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Thinking within the Merton region over the 6 months to 2 February 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
Mitcham - 1 - -
Systems Thinking
South London

Systems Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Figma
2 1 (33.33%) Adobe Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Games
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Lead
2 1 (33.33%) Designer
2 1 (33.33%) Head of Design
2 1 (33.33%) Lead Designer
2 1 (33.33%) Lead Product Designer
2 1 (33.33%) Product Designer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Mobile App
2 1 (33.33%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 3 (100.00%) User Research
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (66.67%) Content Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Content Writing
2 2 (66.67%) Design Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Full-Stack Development
2 2 (66.67%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
2 2 (66.67%) Inclusive Design
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) People Management
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) User Experience
2 2 (66.67%) UX Design
2 2 (66.67%) Wireframes
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) AI
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Service Design
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Adobe