Critical Thinking Jobs in the Thames Valley

Critical Thinking
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 170 211 202
Rank change year-on-year +41 -9 +38
Permanent jobs citing Critical Thinking 9 32 61
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.27% 0.48% 1.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% 0.56% 1.08%
Number of salaries quoted 6 9 19
10th Percentile - £31,350 -
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £47,025
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £51,350
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +21.71% +36.93%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £86,250
90th Percentile - £83,000 £88,750
South East median annual salary £65,000 £55,223 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.71% +10.45% -16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,186 5,702 5,646
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 93.90% 84.81% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1,242 3,926 3,077
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £38,313 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £87,500
South East median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% -

Critical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Critical Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Critical Thinking in the Thames Valley

Critical Thinking
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Critical Thinking in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Critical Thinking in the Thames Valley

Critical Thinking
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Critical Thinking in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Critical Thinking in the Thames Valley

Critical Thinking
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Critical Thinking within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Buckinghamshire +13 5 £50,000 -20.00% 6
Berkshire +38 4 £65,000 -45.83% 13
Critical Thinking
South East

Critical Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (11.11%) Pipeline Pilot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) KNIME
General
1 8 (88.89%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Local Government
2 3 (33.33%) Retail
3 2 (22.22%) Banking
3 2 (22.22%) Finance
3 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (11.11%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Architect
1 3 (33.33%) Enterprise Architect
1 3 (33.33%) Project Manager
2 2 (22.22%) Designer
2 2 (22.22%) Solutions Designer
3 1 (11.11%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
3 1 (11.11%) Salesforce Architect
3 1 (11.11%) SAP Architect
3 1 (11.11%) SAP Enterprise Architect
3 1 (11.11%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (55.56%) Analytical Thinking
3 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (33.33%) Cost Optimisation
3 3 (33.33%) Cost Reduction
3 3 (33.33%) Customer Experience
3 3 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 3 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 3 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 3 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 3 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 3 (33.33%) Project Management
3 3 (33.33%) Project Planning
3 3 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 3 (33.33%) Strategic Roadmap
3 3 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
4 2 (22.22%) Creative Thinking
4 2 (22.22%) CRM
4 2 (22.22%) ITIL
5 1 (11.11%) Chemistry
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) DBS Check
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
1 1 (11.11%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Salesforce
1 2 (22.22%) SAP