Strategic Thinking Jobs in the Midlands

Strategic Thinking
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Strategic Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Thinking over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 217 271 227
Rank change year-on-year +54 -44 +20
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 104 54 131
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.88% 0.58% 1.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.07% 0.60% 1.28%
Number of salaries quoted 71 35 51
10th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £63,128 £43,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,556 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.92% +16.67% +33.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,933
90th Percentile £84,964 £82,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

Strategic 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 9,725 8,947 10,273
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.01% 96.53% 94.37%
Number of salaries quoted 7,160 4,518 6,934
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,357 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +7.87%
75th Percentile £62,200 £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%

Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Thinking in the Midlands

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Strategic Thinking in the Midlands

Strategic Thinking
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Thinking in the Midlands over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Strategic Thinking in the Midlands

Strategic 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 Strategic Thinking within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 8 May 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 +44 74 £61,028 -12.82% 28
East Midlands +4 30 £50,000 -28.57% 22
Strategic Thinking
England

Strategic 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (5.77%) Tuxedo
2 3 (2.88%) Confluence
3 2 (1.92%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.92%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.96%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (0.96%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.96%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.96%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 3 (2.88%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 9 (8.65%) SaaS
2 7 (6.73%) AWS
2 7 (6.73%) Azure
3 3 (2.88%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (2.88%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (1.92%) Google Workspace
4 2 (1.92%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.96%) Amazon Cognito
5 1 (0.96%) AWS Lambda
5 1 (0.96%) Datadog
5 1 (0.96%) dbt
5 1 (0.96%) GitHub
5 1 (0.96%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.85%) DHCP
1 4 (3.85%) DNS
1 4 (3.85%) Firewall
1 4 (3.85%) LAN
1 4 (3.85%) WAN
2 2 (1.92%) Bluetooth
2 2 (1.92%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.88%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.92%) Power BI
3 1 (0.96%) DynamoDB
3 1 (0.96%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.96%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (2.88%) JIRA
2 2 (1.92%) CANoe
General
1 31 (29.81%) Analytical Skills
2 30 (28.85%) Social Skills
3 28 (26.92%) Finance
4 14 (13.46%) Influencing Skills
5 10 (9.62%) Presentation Skills
6 9 (8.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (7.69%) Retail
8 6 (5.77%) Banking
8 6 (5.77%) Marketing
8 6 (5.77%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (5.77%) Retail Banking
9 4 (3.85%) Telecoms
10 3 (2.88%) Legal
10 3 (2.88%) Turkish Language
11 2 (1.92%) Automotive
11 2 (1.92%) Electronics
11 2 (1.92%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.92%) Multimedia
12 1 (0.96%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 19 (18.27%) Lead
2 15 (14.42%) Senior
3 10 (9.62%) Project Manager
3 10 (9.62%) Technical Leader
4 8 (7.69%) IT Director
5 7 (6.73%) Development Manager
5 7 (6.73%) Head of Development
6 6 (5.77%) Head of Architecture
6 6 (5.77%) Insight Manager
6 6 (5.77%) Performance Manager
6 6 (5.77%) Senior Manager
7 5 (4.81%) Business Development Manager
7 5 (4.81%) Business Manager
8 4 (3.85%) Information Manager
8 4 (3.85%) Information Security Manager
8 4 (3.85%) Network Manager
8 4 (3.85%) Security Manager
8 4 (3.85%) Supply Chain Planner
9 3 (2.88%) Head of IT
9 3 (2.88%) Head of Service Management
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.77%) RESTful
2 3 (2.88%) EDI
3 1 (0.96%) AWS CDK
3 1 (0.96%) Next.js
3 1 (0.96%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 13 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 9 (8.65%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (5.77%) PMI
3 6 (5.77%) Product Ownership
4 4 (3.85%) IoT
4 4 (3.85%) NHS
5 3 (2.88%) CMDB
6 2 (1.92%) e-Learning
6 2 (1.92%) FMCG
6 2 (1.92%) Infotainment
6 2 (1.92%) Learning Management System
6 2 (1.92%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.96%) 3D Graphics
7 1 (0.96%) Graphic Design
7 1 (0.96%) Photography
7 1 (0.96%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.96%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.92%) Linux
1 2 (1.92%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (29.81%) Agile
2 25 (24.04%) Problem-Solving
3 23 (22.12%) Roadmaps
4 20 (19.23%) Cybersecurity
5 19 (18.27%) Continuous Improvement
6 18 (17.31%) Project Management
7 17 (16.35%) Coaching
7 17 (16.35%) Decision-Making
7 17 (16.35%) Mentoring
8 14 (13.46%) Project Delivery
8 14 (13.46%) Stakeholder Management
9 13 (12.50%) Product Roadmap
10 11 (10.58%) Budget Management
10 11 (10.58%) Business Strategy
10 11 (10.58%) Logistics
11 10 (9.62%) Supplier Management
12 9 (8.65%) Business Development
12 9 (8.65%) Data Analysis
12 9 (8.65%) Programme Management
12 9 (8.65%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (9.62%) COBOL
1 10 (9.62%) Micro Focus COBOL
2 6 (5.77%) Java
3 4 (3.85%) C
3 4 (3.85%) C++
3 4 (3.85%) Python
Qualifications
1 32 (30.77%) Degree
2 7 (6.73%) HNC
3 6 (5.77%) PMI Certification
3 6 (5.77%) SC Cleared
3 6 (5.77%) Security Cleared
4 4 (3.85%) CISM
4 4 (3.85%) CISMP
4 4 (3.85%) CISSP
4 4 (3.85%) DBS Check
5 3 (2.88%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (2.88%) CSPO
5 3 (2.88%) IIBA
6 1 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.77%) Accessibility
2 3 (2.88%) QA
3 2 (1.92%) AUTOSAR
3 2 (1.92%) ISO 26262
3 2 (1.92%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.96%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (1.92%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.92%) Functional Safety
1 2 (1.92%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 15 (14.42%) Microsoft
2 10 (9.62%) Micro Focus
3 6 (5.77%) Oracle
4 4 (3.85%) Aruba
4 4 (3.85%) Cisco
4 4 (3.85%) Juniper
4 4 (3.85%) Salesforce
5 3 (2.88%) SAP
5 3 (2.88%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.92%) Freshdesk
6 2 (1.92%) Google
6 2 (1.92%) QNX
6 2 (1.92%) Zoho
7 1 (0.96%) Adobe