The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sunderland requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
13
24
18
Rank change year-on-year
+11
-6
-1
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking
1
1
2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sunderland
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 Sunderland.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
58
80
63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sunderland
92.06%
94.12%
98.44%
Number of salaries quoted
29
66
30
10th Percentile
£27,617
£35,000
£25,000
25th Percentile
£39,331
£40,000
£27,314
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£52,500
£50,000
£39,250
Median % change year-on-year
+5.00%
+27.39%
-1.88%
75th Percentile
£60,000
£60,000
£60,800
90th Percentile
£65,000
£63,750
£72,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary
£45,000
£45,000
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-
-14.29%
-
Strategic Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland
Job postings citing Strategic Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sunderland.
Strategic Thinking Salary Trend in Sunderland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sunderland citing Strategic Thinking.
Strategic Thinking Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sunderland
For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, job vacancies citing Strategic 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 Sunderland region with a requirement for Strategic Thinking.
Strategic Thinking Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sunderland 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:
