The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Sheffield 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 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 3 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
46
58
75
Rank change year-on-year
+12
+17
0
Permanent jobs citing Innovative Thinking
2
9
3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield
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 Sheffield.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
325
707
597
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield
81.45%
76.27%
98.19%
Number of salaries quoted
239
524
383
10th Percentile
£26,250
£29,825
£24,320
25th Percentile
£31,250
£40,000
£32,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£52,500
£44,000
Median % change year-on-year
-4.76%
+19.32%
-13.98%
75th Percentile
£70,000
£64,999
£60,000
90th Percentile
£82,500
£78,525
£70,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary
£46,000
£50,000
£45,000
% change year-on-year
-8.00%
+11.11%
-10.00%
Innovative Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Innovative Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Innovative Thinking Salary Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Innovative Thinking in Sheffield.
Innovative Thinking Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 3 August 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 Sheffield region with a requirement for Innovative Thinking.
Innovative Thinking Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield 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:
