Critical Thinking Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Critical Thinking
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northamptonshire requiring Critical Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Critical Thinking 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 0.23% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.34% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £32,125 £37,500
% change year-on-year +71.21% -14.33% -25.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northamptonshire

Critical 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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 895 449 737
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 67.60% 83.77% 81.35%
Number of salaries quoted 597 168 306
10th Percentile £28,400 £28,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.70%
75th Percentile £56,250 £63,500 £60,750
90th Percentile £65,000 £76,155 £75,000
East Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -11.11% -14.29%

Critical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Critical Thinking job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Critical Thinking
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Critical Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Critical Thinking within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 5 October 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
Corby - 2 £55,000 -
Northampton - 1 - - 1
Critical Thinking
East Midlands

Critical Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) Entra ID
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Project Manager
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Manager
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Account Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Onboarding
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Business Case
2 2 (66.67%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Tech Ops
3 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (33.33%) Cost Management
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) E-Commerce
3 1 (33.33%) Logistics
3 1 (33.33%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2 Certification