Critical Thinking Job Trends in Swindon

Critical Thinking
Wiltshire > Swindon

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Swindon requiring Critical Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Critical Thinking 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Swindon 1.10% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.74% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,227 - -
Wiltshire median annual salary £26,227 - £52,500
% change year-on-year - - +3.55%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Swindon

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 Swindon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 287 125 229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swindon 63.36% 81.70% 68.98%
Number of salaries quoted 174 81 151
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £32,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,750 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +24.12% -15.00% -4.31%
75th Percentile £70,000 £56,745 £62,350
90th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £72,500
Wiltshire median annual salary £55,000 £47,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +17.02% -10.48% +5.00%

Critical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Critical Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Swindon.

Critical Thinking job vacancy trend in Swindon

Critical Thinking
Salary Trend in Swindon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swindon citing Critical Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Swindon citing Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon 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:

Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (60.00%) Finance
3 3 (60.00%) Influencing Skills
3 3 (60.00%) Legal
4 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Games
4 1 (20.00%) Military
4 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Compliance Officer
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Officer
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service Specialist
3 1 (20.00%) Data Compliance Officer
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection Officer
3 1 (20.00%) Subject Matter Expert
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (20.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (20.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (20.00%) Podcast
2 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (20.00%) Social Media
2 1 (20.00%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
1 3 (60.00%) Data Privacy
1 3 (60.00%) Due Diligence
2 2 (40.00%) Business Development
2 2 (40.00%) Compliance Management
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Experience
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Register
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (20.00%) Cyber Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (20.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
3 1 (20.00%) SIEM
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Threat Detection
3 1 (20.00%) Threat Intelligence
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (40.00%) OneTrust
2 1 (20.00%) Capita