The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton requiring Critical Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Critical Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 25 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
42
68
47
Rank change year-on-year
+26
-21
+49
DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing Critical Thinking
1
5
8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton
Critical 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 Southampton.
DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
389
679
481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton
88.01%
77.07%
96.20%
Number of salaries quoted
266
546
338
10th Percentile
£30,000
£31,125
£29,000
25th Percentile
£41,250
£40,000
£41,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£50,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-
-9.09%
+4.76%
75th Percentile
£62,500
£60,000
£70,000
90th Percentile
£75,450
£70,000
£78,750
Hampshire median annual salary
£55,000
£53,000
£53,500
% change year-on-year
+3.77%
-0.93%
+1.90%
Critical Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Critical Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Critical Thinking Salary Trend in Southampton
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Critical Thinking.
Critical Thinking Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 25 August 2025, job vacancies citing Critical 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 Southampton region with a requirement for Critical Thinking.
Critical Thinking Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:
