Creative Thinking Jobs in the Midlands

Creative Thinking
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Creative Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Creative Thinking over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 183 285 236
Rank change year-on-year +102 -49 +32
Permanent jobs citing Creative Thinking 139 39 116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.19% 0.41% 1.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.45% 0.42% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 23 25 39
10th Percentile £27,500 £38,100 -
25th Percentile £29,000 £51,250 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £62,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -29.60% +47.06% -10.53%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £49,400
90th Percentile £105,000 £81,251 £68,750
England median annual salary £50,000 £66,911 £62,500
% change year-on-year -25.27% +7.06% +4.17%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

Creative Thinking is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,609 9,297 10,234
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.46% 96.61% 94.33%
Number of salaries quoted 7,116 4,653 6,957
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £34,553 £38,357 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £61,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Creative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Creative Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Creative Thinking in the Midlands

Creative Thinking
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Creative Thinking in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Creative Thinking in the Midlands

Creative Thinking
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Creative Thinking in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Creative Thinking in the Midlands

Creative Thinking
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Thinking within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
West Midlands +107 106 £51,250 -21.15% 6
East Midlands 0 33 £30,000 -42.86% 9
Creative Thinking
England

Creative Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 90 (64.75%) Microsoft Office
2 84 (60.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (5.04%) AutoCAD
4 3 (2.16%) InDesign
4 3 (2.16%) Photoshop
5 2 (1.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.72%) Adobe Captivate
6 1 (0.72%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.72%) Adobe Premiere
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.16%) Azure
1 3 (2.16%) Figma
2 2 (1.44%) Power Platform
3 1 (0.72%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.16%) Network Security
2 1 (0.72%) 5G
2 1 (0.72%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.72%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.32%) Data Lake
1 6 (4.32%) Data Mining
2 2 (1.44%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (4.32%) JIRA
2 4 (2.88%) Git
3 1 (0.72%) Visual Studio
General
1 80 (57.55%) Military
2 31 (22.30%) Social Skills
3 17 (12.23%) Finance
4 14 (10.07%) Telecoms
5 12 (8.63%) Automotive
6 11 (7.91%) Marketing
7 9 (6.47%) Analytical Skills
8 8 (5.76%) Legal
9 7 (5.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (5.04%) Local Government
9 7 (5.04%) Retail
10 4 (2.88%) Manufacturing
10 4 (2.88%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (2.16%) Banking
11 3 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (2.16%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.72%) Advertising
12 1 (0.72%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 80 (57.55%) Graduate
2 10 (7.19%) Forensic Manager
3 7 (5.04%) Coordinator
3 7 (5.04%) Technical Coordinator
4 6 (4.32%) Designer
5 5 (3.60%) Lead
6 4 (2.88%) Data Scientist
6 4 (2.88%) Team Leader
6 4 (2.88%) Test Team Leader
7 3 (2.16%) Analyst
7 3 (2.16%) Business Development Manager
7 3 (2.16%) Consultant
7 3 (2.16%) Development Manager
7 3 (2.16%) Junior
7 3 (2.16%) Project Manager
7 3 (2.16%) Security Analyst
7 3 (2.16%) Support Engineer
7 3 (2.16%) Technical Engineer
7 3 (2.16%) Technical Support
7 3 (2.16%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.44%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 82 (58.99%) Onboarding
2 7 (5.04%) CCTV
3 6 (4.32%) Algorithms
4 4 (2.88%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.16%) Mobile App
6 2 (1.44%) FMCG
6 2 (1.44%) NHS
6 2 (1.44%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.44%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.72%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.72%) GNSS
7 1 (0.72%) Graphic Design
7 1 (0.72%) Photography
7 1 (0.72%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.72%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (64.03%) Continuous Improvement
2 86 (61.87%) Customer Service
3 82 (58.99%) Logistics
4 81 (58.27%) Data Analysis
4 81 (58.27%) Process Improvement
5 80 (57.55%) Contingency Planning
5 80 (57.55%) Customer Experience
5 80 (57.55%) Performance Metrics
6 21 (15.11%) Time Management
7 17 (12.23%) Agile
8 16 (11.51%) Business Development
8 16 (11.51%) Project Management
9 11 (7.91%) Decision-Making
10 10 (7.19%) Coaching
10 10 (7.19%) Cybersecurity
10 10 (7.19%) Financial Analysis
10 10 (7.19%) Forensic Accounting
10 10 (7.19%) Technical Analysis
11 7 (5.04%) Artificial Intelligence
12 6 (4.32%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.60%) Python
2 4 (2.88%) R
2 4 (2.88%) SQL
3 1 (0.72%) Bash
3 1 (0.72%) C++
3 1 (0.72%) Perl
Qualifications
1 99 (71.22%) Degree
2 10 (7.19%) ACCA
3 7 (5.04%) HND
4 4 (2.88%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (2.88%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.88%) QA
2 3 (2.16%) SLA
3 2 (1.44%) ISO 9001
3 2 (1.44%) NCSC
3 2 (1.44%) NIST
4 1 (0.72%) COSHH
4 1 (0.72%) GDPR
4 1 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 17025
4 1 (0.72%) PMO
Vendors
1 15 (10.79%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.16%) Adobe
3 2 (1.44%) SAP
4 1 (0.72%) Facebook