The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Oxford requiring Design Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Design Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Design 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 Oxford.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
227
355
423
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxford
97.84%
86.17%
96.80%
Number of salaries quoted
156
224
283
10th Percentile
£25,705
£31,250
£31,500
25th Percentile
£40,000
£41,250
£46,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£52,500
£57,500
Median % change year-on-year
+4.76%
-8.70%
+4.55%
75th Percentile
£70,000
£65,375
£72,500
90th Percentile
£80,000
£81,750
£82,500
Oxfordshire median annual salary
£50,000
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-
-9.09%
+4.76%
Design Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford
Job postings citing Design Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxford.
Design Thinking Salary Trend in Oxford
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Design Thinking in Oxford.
Design Thinking Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford
For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, job vacancies citing Design Thinking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Oxford region with a requirement for Design Thinking.
Design Thinking Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford 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:
