Strategic Thinking Jobs in the South West

Strategic Thinking
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Strategic Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 136 172 199
Rank change year-on-year +36 +27 +25
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 45 132 56
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.26% 1.25% 0.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.38% 1.56% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 36 62 34
10th Percentile £54,467 £42,500 £43,295
25th Percentile £55,447 £43,116 £46,549
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £61,250 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -5.77% +30.00%
75th Percentile £82,810 £82,188 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,236 £107,475 -
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,266 8,445 6,072
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 91.77% 79.73% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,905 5,957 3,481
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £52,000 £53,325
Median % change year-on-year -1.81% -2.48% +6.65%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £69,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Strategic Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Thinking in the South West

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Strategic Thinking in the South West.

Salary trend for Strategic Thinking in the South West

Strategic Thinking
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Thinking in the South West over the 6 months to 14 June 2025.

Salary histogram for Strategic Thinking in the South West

Strategic Thinking
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Thinking within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bristol +50 13 £81,869 +24.04% 22
Wiltshire +44 13 £62,500 +44.96% 11
Somerset +18 8 £56,121 -13.66% 16
Devon +28 7 £60,000 -33.33% 6
Gloucestershire +47 3 £70,000 -9.68% 2
Dorset -3 1 £50,000 -16.67% 4
Strategic Thinking
England

Strategic Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.44%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 12 (26.67%) Azure
2 6 (13.33%) Power Platform
3 4 (8.89%) AWS
3 4 (8.89%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (4.44%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (4.44%) GCP
5 1 (2.22%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (2.22%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (20.00%) Firewall
2 6 (13.33%) Broadband
3 5 (11.11%) EIGRP
3 5 (11.11%) OSPF
3 5 (11.11%) RIP
3 5 (11.11%) SNMP
3 5 (11.11%) SSH
3 5 (11.11%) WAN
4 2 (4.44%) Network Security
4 2 (4.44%) VPN
5 1 (2.22%) Internet
5 1 (2.22%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (13.33%) Power BI
2 5 (11.11%) Tableau
3 2 (4.44%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (4.44%) SQL Server
3 2 (4.44%) ThoughtSpot
4 1 (2.22%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 8 (17.78%) JIRA
2 1 (2.22%) Git
General
1 20 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (24.44%) Social Skills
3 8 (17.78%) Finance
3 8 (17.78%) Retail
4 7 (15.56%) Influencing Skills
4 7 (15.56%) Police
5 4 (8.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (6.67%) Manufacturing
7 2 (4.44%) Banking
7 2 (4.44%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (4.44%) Financial Institution
7 2 (4.44%) Fire and Rescue
8 1 (2.22%) Marketing
8 1 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (17.78%) Lead
1 8 (17.78%) Senior
2 7 (15.56%) Product Manager
3 6 (13.33%) Embedded Engineer
3 6 (13.33%) Release Engineer
4 5 (11.11%) Analytics Manager
4 5 (11.11%) Network Engineer
4 5 (11.11%) Senior Network Engineer
5 4 (8.89%) FMCG Manager
5 4 (8.89%) Insight Manager
6 2 (4.44%) Analyst
6 2 (4.44%) Architect
6 2 (4.44%) AWS Architect
6 2 (4.44%) AWS Security Architect
6 2 (4.44%) Data Manager
6 2 (4.44%) Digital Analyst
6 2 (4.44%) Network Manager
6 2 (4.44%) Security Architect
6 2 (4.44%) Senior Manager
6 2 (4.44%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (13.33%) Middleware
2 2 (4.44%) Pyramid
3 1 (2.22%) AngularJS
3 1 (2.22%) Django
3 1 (2.22%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.33%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (11.11%) Driving Licence
2 5 (11.11%) Product Ownership
3 4 (8.89%) FMCG
4 3 (6.67%) PMI
5 2 (4.44%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (4.44%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (4.44%) Reinsurance
6 1 (2.22%) Algorithms
6 1 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (2.22%) CCTV
6 1 (2.22%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.22%) Linux
1 1 (2.22%) Windows
1 1 (2.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (40.00%) Agile
1 18 (40.00%) Roadmaps
2 14 (31.11%) Artificial Intelligence
3 11 (24.44%) Business Strategy
3 11 (24.44%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (22.22%) Analytics
4 10 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
5 9 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
6 8 (17.78%) Actionable Insight
6 8 (17.78%) CI/CD
6 8 (17.78%) Data Management
6 8 (17.78%) Decision-Making
7 7 (15.56%) DevOps
7 7 (15.56%) Line Management
8 6 (13.33%) Analytical Thinking
8 6 (13.33%) Continuous Deployment
8 6 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (13.33%) Release Automation
8 6 (13.33%) Software Delivery
8 6 (13.33%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 6 (13.33%) Python
2 2 (4.44%) C#
2 2 (4.44%) SQL
2 2 (4.44%) VB
3 1 (2.22%) PowerShell
3 1 (2.22%) R
Qualifications
1 4 (8.89%) Degree
1 4 (8.89%) SC Cleared
1 4 (8.89%) Security Cleared
2 3 (6.67%) CSPO
2 3 (6.67%) PMI Certification
2 3 (6.67%) PMP
3 2 (4.44%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (4.44%) CEH
3 2 (4.44%) CISM
3 2 (4.44%) CISSP
3 2 (4.44%) CITP
3 2 (4.44%) GIAC
3 2 (4.44%) ISSAP
3 2 (4.44%) SANS
3 2 (4.44%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.89%) GDPR
2 3 (6.67%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (4.44%) Accessibility
3 2 (4.44%) COBIT
3 2 (4.44%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (4.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (4.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (4.44%) NIST
3 2 (4.44%) PCI DSS
3 2 (4.44%) QA
3 2 (4.44%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (2.22%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.22%) Docker
1 1 (2.22%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (2.22%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 1 (2.22%) Kubernetes
1 1 (2.22%) Terraform
Vendors
1 12 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 5 (11.11%) CheckPoint
2 5 (11.11%) Cisco
2 5 (11.11%) SolarWinds
3 2 (4.44%) Databricks
3 2 (4.44%) Salesforce
3 2 (4.44%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.22%) Oracle