The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Oxford requiring Innovative Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Innovative Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Innovative 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
190
609
419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxford
95.96%
85.17%
96.10%
Number of salaries quoted
116
433
246
10th Percentile
£38,750
£29,000
£32,500
25th Percentile
£49,250
£40,000
£44,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£60,000
£52,500
£57,500
Median % change year-on-year
+14.29%
-8.70%
-4.17%
75th Percentile
£77,500
£65,000
£72,500
90th Percentile
£95,000
£78,750
£84,375
Oxfordshire median annual salary
£55,000
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+10.00%
-9.09%
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Innovative Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford
Job postings citing Innovative Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxford.
Innovative Thinking Salary Trend in Oxford
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Innovative Thinking in Oxford.
Innovative Thinking Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford
For the 6 months to 15 June 2025, job vacancies citing Innovative 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 Innovative Thinking.
Innovative 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:
