The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Reading 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 20 May 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 Reading.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
447
1,527
1,517
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading
86.63%
88.11%
97.18%
Number of salaries quoted
235
911
784
10th Percentile
£31,250
£30,000
£31,250
25th Percentile
£41,875
£39,500
£42,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£60,000
£54,500
£62,500
Median % change year-on-year
+10.09%
-12.80%
+4.17%
75th Percentile
£83,750
£70,000
£77,500
90th Percentile
£99,000
£80,000
£95,000
Berkshire median annual salary
£60,000
£52,550
£60,000
% change year-on-year
+14.18%
-12.42%
+1.27%
Design Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Design Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Design Thinking Salary Trend in Reading
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Design Thinking in Reading.
Design Thinking Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 20 May 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 Reading region with a requirement for Design Thinking.
Design Thinking Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:
