The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring Innovative Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Southampton.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
373
591
401
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton
87.76%
76.26%
95.48%
Number of salaries quoted
245
436
304
10th Percentile
£30,000
£32,750
£31,250
25th Percentile
£37,500
£41,250
£40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£50,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-
-9.09%
+4.76%
75th Percentile
£62,500
£62,500
£70,000
90th Percentile
£75,000
£72,500
£78,375
Hampshire median annual salary
£50,000
£55,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-9.09%
-
-
Innovative Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Innovative Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Innovative Thinking Salary Trend in Southampton
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Innovative Thinking.
Innovative Thinking Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, job vacancies citing Innovative Thinking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Southampton region with a requirement for Innovative Thinking.
Innovative Thinking Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:
