Strategic Thinking Job Trends in Oxford

Strategic Thinking
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Oxford requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 37 32
Rank change year-on-year +17 -5 +23
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 11 4 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 4.64% 1.56% 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.76% 1.63% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +41.67% - -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £75,000 £67,500 £71,250
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +13.90%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Oxford

Strategic 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 191 245 228
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxford 80.59% 95.33% 91.94%
Number of salaries quoted 136 118 195
10th Percentile £30,000 £40,875 £38,000
25th Percentile £37,750 £47,813 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £95,000 £85,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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

Strategic Thinking job vacancy trend in Oxford

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Strategic Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Strategic Thinking

Strategic Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:

General
1 11 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 9 (81.82%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (81.82%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (81.82%) Software Manager
2 2 (18.18%) Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Enterprise Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Enterprise Information Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Enterprise Security Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Information Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Information Security Architect
2 2 (18.18%) Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 9 (81.82%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (81.82%) Actionable Insight
1 9 (81.82%) Analytical Thinking
1 9 (81.82%) Continuous Improvement
1 9 (81.82%) Problem-Solving
1 9 (81.82%) Process Improvement
2 2 (18.18%) Architecture Governance
2 2 (18.18%) Cloud Security
2 2 (18.18%) Data Protection
2 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
2 2 (18.18%) Design Patterns
2 2 (18.18%) Enterprise Architecture
2 2 (18.18%) Information Security
2 2 (18.18%) SABSA
2 2 (18.18%) Security Architecture
2 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (18.18%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 9 (81.82%) ACCA
2 2 (18.18%) CISM
2 2 (18.18%) CISSP
2 2 (18.18%) DBS Check
2 2 (18.18%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) GRC
Vendors
1 9 (81.82%) Xero