Strategic Thinking Jobs in the North West

Strategic Thinking
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 202 172 239
Rank change year-on-year -30 +67 -27
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 91 140 102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.94% 1.75% 1.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.13% 1.83% 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 80 25 30
10th Percentile £48,750 £43,729 £35,000
25th Percentile £54,375 £54,250 £52,286
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £75,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +22.45% -18.33%
75th Percentile £84,964 £94,504 £73,125
90th Percentile £95,750 £103,000 £100,000
England median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

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 North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,063 7,671 8,963
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 83.18% 95.78% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 6,139 3,964 5,357
10th Percentile £27,950 £30,500 £30,150
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.03%
75th Percentile £65,603 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
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 North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Thinking in the North West

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Strategic Thinking in the North West

Strategic Thinking
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Thinking in the North West over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Strategic Thinking in the North West

Strategic Thinking
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Thinking within the North West region over the 6 months to 25 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
Manchester -2 58 £72,500 -10.27% 23
Lancashire +2 12 £76,868 +104.98% 1
Cheshire -28 8 £52,378 -4.56% 7
Merseyside -1 7 £67,500 -35.42% 3
Cumbria - 6 £70,000 -
Strategic Thinking
England

Strategic Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 12 (13.19%) Tuxedo
2 2 (2.20%) CMS
2 2 (2.20%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (5.49%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (5.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (4.40%) MS Visio
3 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.10%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (3.30%) SAP IBP
2 1 (1.10%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 16 (17.58%) AWS
2 3 (3.30%) dbt
3 2 (2.20%) SaaS
4 1 (1.10%) Azure
4 1 (1.10%) Google Docs
4 1 (1.10%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (6.59%) Broadband
1 6 (6.59%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (5.49%) VoIP
3 4 (4.40%) Network Security
4 2 (2.20%) Extranet
4 2 (2.20%) Internet
4 2 (2.20%) Intranet
General
1 38 (41.76%) Social Skills
2 28 (30.77%) Finance
3 20 (21.98%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (19.78%) Retail
5 16 (17.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (9.89%) Law
7 7 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (6.59%) Banking
8 6 (6.59%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (6.59%) Public Sector
8 6 (6.59%) Telecoms
9 5 (5.49%) Retail Finance
10 4 (4.40%) Marketing
11 3 (3.30%) Legal
11 3 (3.30%) Manufacturing
12 2 (2.20%) Retail Banking
13 1 (1.10%) Advertising
13 1 (1.10%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (34.07%) Lead
2 24 (26.37%) Senior
3 22 (24.18%) Technical Leader
4 13 (14.29%) Designer
5 11 (12.09%) Head of IT
6 7 (7.69%) Analyst
7 6 (6.59%) Service Designer
7 6 (6.59%) UX Designer
8 5 (5.49%) Business Analyst
9 4 (4.40%) Lead Designer
9 4 (4.40%) Network Engineer
9 4 (4.40%) Senior Network Engineer
10 3 (3.30%) Product Owner
10 3 (3.30%) Senior Designer
10 3 (3.30%) Senior UX Designer
11 2 (2.20%) Governance Analyst
11 2 (2.20%) IT Governance Analyst
11 2 (2.20%) Senior UI Designer
11 2 (2.20%) Senior UI/UX Designer
11 2 (2.20%) UI/UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (13.19%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 8 (8.79%) Product Ownership
2 7 (7.69%) Cyberattack
2 7 (7.69%) Management Information System
3 6 (6.59%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (2.20%) Client/Server
4 2 (2.20%) Operational Technology
4 2 (2.20%) PMI
5 1 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.10%) e-Learning
5 1 (1.10%) EPoS
5 1 (1.10%) Housing Association
5 1 (1.10%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.10%) Public Cloud
5 1 (1.10%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (6.59%) Linux
1 6 (6.59%) Windows
1 6 (6.59%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (52.75%) Agile
2 39 (42.86%) Mentoring
3 32 (35.16%) Roadmaps
4 25 (27.47%) Continuous Improvement
4 25 (27.47%) Product Roadmap
5 23 (25.27%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (24.18%) Coaching
7 20 (21.98%) Project Management
8 16 (17.58%) Collaborative Culture
9 14 (15.38%) User Research
10 13 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
10 13 (14.29%) Front End Development
11 12 (13.19%) Prototyping
11 12 (13.19%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
12 11 (12.09%) Actionable Insight
12 11 (12.09%) Cybersecurity
12 11 (12.09%) Software Engineering
13 10 (10.99%) Feasibility Study
13 10 (10.99%) Open Source
13 10 (10.99%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (24.18%) COBOL
1 22 (24.18%) Micro Focus COBOL
2 17 (18.68%) Python
3 12 (13.19%) Java
4 10 (10.99%) C
4 10 (10.99%) C++
5 7 (7.69%) SQL
6 3 (3.30%) R
Qualifications
1 18 (19.78%) Security Cleared
2 11 (12.09%) Degree
2 11 (12.09%) SC Cleared
3 7 (7.69%) DV Cleared
4 5 (5.49%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (5.49%) Master's Degree
5 4 (4.40%) CCIE
5 4 (4.40%) CCNP
5 4 (4.40%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (2.20%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.10%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (13.19%) Accessibility
2 7 (7.69%) SLA
3 4 (4.40%) QA
4 1 (1.10%) GDPR
4 1 (1.10%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 22 (24.18%) Micro Focus
2 12 (13.19%) Oracle
3 6 (6.59%) Microsoft
3 6 (6.59%) Veeam
4 3 (3.30%) Freshdesk
4 3 (3.30%) SAP
5 2 (2.20%) OneTrust
6 1 (1.10%) Apple
6 1 (1.10%) BT
6 1 (1.10%) Cadence
6 1 (1.10%) Facebook
6 1 (1.10%) Google
6 1 (1.10%) MuleSoft
6 1 (1.10%) Sage
6 1 (1.10%) Twitter