The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Stoke-on-Trent 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 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 15 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
28
44
-
Rank change year-on-year
+16
-
-
Permanent jobs citing Innovative Thinking
1
3
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent
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 Stoke-on-Trent.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
93
295
209
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent
88.57%
84.29%
97.66%
Number of salaries quoted
57
252
150
10th Percentile
£28,000
£22,400
£22,000
25th Percentile
£32,500
£27,750
£29,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£35,000
£40,000
£40,000
Median % change year-on-year
-12.50%
-
-
75th Percentile
£43,750
£55,000
£57,500
90th Percentile
£52,500
£62,400
£67,500
Staffordshire median annual salary
£40,000
£40,000
£45,000
% change year-on-year
-
-11.11%
-
Innovative Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Job postings citing Innovative Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
Innovative Thinking Salary Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Innovative Thinking in Stoke-on-Trent.
Innovative Thinking Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent
For the 6 months to 15 May 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 Stoke-on-Trent region with a requirement for Innovative Thinking.
Innovative Thinking Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:
