Creative Thinking
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Creative Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Creative Thinking over the 6 months to 28 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 249 344 367
Rank change year-on-year +95 +23 +153
Permanent jobs citing Creative Thinking 727 1,301 1,190
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.34% 1.04% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.42% 1.08% 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 278 631 640
10th Percentile £39,625 £36,250 £32,450
25th Percentile £49,936 £50,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £63,956 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.63% +9.33% -2.50%
75th Percentile £87,188 £87,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £105,000 £99,232 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £59,526 £52,402
% change year-on-year -7.60% +13.59% -2.05%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Creative Thinking is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,121 120,104 122,523
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 94.09% 95.72% 95.43%
Number of salaries quoted 36,956 73,203 81,032
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,313 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.69% +7.27%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% +4.17%

Creative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Creative Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Creative Thinking in the UK

Creative Thinking
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Creative Thinking.

Salary trend for Creative Thinking in the UK

Creative Thinking
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Creative Thinking over the 6 months to 28 November 2023.

Salary histogram for Creative Thinking in the UK

Creative Thinking
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Thinking within the UK over the 6 months to 28 November 2023. 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
England +117 665 £65,000 +0.92% 349
London +106 369 £80,000 +8.84% 183
Work from Home +140 367 £65,000 -2.86% 152
UK excluding London +73 310 £55,000 -7.60% 173
South East +208 147 £42,500 -26.41% 54
North of England +52 83 £65,066 +9.31% 51
Yorkshire +33 58 £57,500 -4.17% 16
South West +47 32 £50,000 - 21
North West +96 25 £75,669 +34.03% 34
Midlands +84 25 £59,000 +12.38% 23
Scotland -15 21 £51,000 -14.32% 8
West Midlands +91 19 £59,000 -9.23% 15
East Midlands +29 6 £49,532 -5.65% 7
East of England +81 3 £55,000 -13.18% 16
Northern Ireland +26 2 £75,000 - 2
Wales -24 1 £75,000 +42.86% 2

Creative Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 85 (11.69%) SAS
2 19 (2.61%) CMS
3 18 (2.48%) WordPress
4 9 (1.24%) Confluence
5 8 (1.10%) SharePoint
6 5 (0.69%) ThingWorx
7 3 (0.41%) nginx
8 2 (0.28%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.28%) IIS
8 2 (0.28%) MS Exchange
9 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.14%) Apache Pulsar
Applications
1 140 (19.26%) Microsoft Office
2 135 (18.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 120 (16.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (3.03%) Photoshop
5 21 (2.89%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.69%) Sketch
7 3 (0.41%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.28%) Acrobat
8 2 (0.28%) InVision
9 1 (0.14%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.14%) FileZilla
9 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 69 (9.49%) Endur
2 6 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.69%) OpenLink RightAngle
3 5 (0.69%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.14%) Raiser's Edge
Cloud Services
1 100 (13.76%) AWS
2 98 (13.48%) Azure
3 60 (8.25%) GCP
4 51 (7.02%) SaaS
5 47 (6.46%) PaaS
6 45 (6.19%) IaaS
7 35 (4.81%) Power Platform
8 11 (1.51%) Google Analytics
8 11 (1.51%) PowerApps
9 10 (1.38%) Microsoft 365
9 10 (1.38%) Serverless
10 9 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (1.10%) Power Automate
12 7 (0.96%) Cloud Computing
12 7 (0.96%) Entra ID
12 7 (0.96%) Firebase
12 7 (0.96%) GitHub
13 6 (0.83%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 6 (0.83%) AWS Data Pipeline
13 6 (0.83%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.34%) WAN
2 16 (2.20%) SD-WAN
3 15 (2.06%) 5G
4 14 (1.93%) Firewall
5 11 (1.51%) Internet
6 7 (0.96%) DNS
6 7 (0.96%) HTTP
7 4 (0.55%) Network Security
7 4 (0.55%) VPN
7 4 (0.55%) WebEx
8 3 (0.41%) Broadband
8 3 (0.41%) LAN
8 3 (0.41%) Mobile Broadband
9 2 (0.28%) DHCP
9 2 (0.28%) FTP
9 2 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
9 2 (0.28%) Kerberos
9 2 (0.28%) MPLS
9 2 (0.28%) MQTT
10 1 (0.14%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 99 (13.62%) SQL Server
2 83 (11.42%) Base SAS
3 80 (11.00%) Metadata
4 73 (10.04%) Relational Database
5 69 (9.49%) RDBMS
6 57 (7.84%) Data Warehouse
7 51 (7.02%) NoSQL
8 49 (6.74%) Data Lake
9 32 (4.40%) Power BI
10 20 (2.75%) Tableau
11 15 (2.06%) BigQuery
12 8 (1.10%) Hadoop
12 8 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 7 (0.96%) DynamoDB
13 7 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 6 (0.83%) Metadata Repository
15 5 (0.69%) DB2
16 4 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
16 4 (0.55%) Redis
17 3 (0.41%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 32 (4.40%) Git
2 22 (3.03%) JIRA
3 11 (1.51%) Visual Studio
4 9 (1.24%) Cypress.io
5 5 (0.69%) Selenium
6 4 (0.55%) Jasmine
6 4 (0.55%) Mocha
7 3 (0.41%) Axure RP
7 3 (0.41%) GitLab
8 2 (0.28%) Babel
8 2 (0.28%) NetBeans
8 2 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
8 2 (0.28%) webpack
9 1 (0.14%) Gradle
9 1 (0.14%) JUnit
9 1 (0.14%) Postman
9 1 (0.14%) Protractor
9 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
9 1 (0.14%) Serenity BDD
9 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 330 (45.39%) Finance
2 188 (25.86%) Social Skills
3 177 (24.35%) Banking
4 173 (23.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 139 (19.12%) Marketing
6 117 (16.09%) Investment Banking
7 98 (13.48%) Analytical Skills
8 95 (13.07%) Pharmaceutical
9 79 (10.87%) Games
10 69 (9.49%) Retail
11 50 (6.88%) Presentation Skills
12 44 (6.05%) Public Sector
13 41 (5.64%) Influencing Skills
14 21 (2.89%) Organisational Skills
15 15 (2.06%) Aerospace
16 12 (1.65%) Legal
17 8 (1.10%) Advertising
17 8 (1.10%) Telecoms
18 7 (0.96%) Back Office
19 6 (0.83%) Law
Job Titles
1 159 (21.87%) Analyst
2 140 (19.26%) Senior
3 117 (16.09%) Business Strategy Analyst
3 117 (16.09%) Strategy Analyst
4 104 (14.31%) Architect
5 82 (11.28%) Programmer
6 66 (9.08%) SAS Programmer
6 66 (9.08%) SAS Statistical Programmer
6 66 (9.08%) Statistical Programmer
7 52 (7.15%) Developer
8 48 (6.60%) Lead
9 45 (6.19%) Enterprise Architect
10 41 (5.64%) Solutions Architect
11 35 (4.81%) Senior Programmer
11 35 (4.81%) Senior SAS Programmer
11 35 (4.81%) Senior Statistical Programmer
12 31 (4.26%) Principal Statistical Programmer
13 26 (3.58%) Consultant
14 24 (3.30%) Software Engineer
15 23 (3.16%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (9.35%) XML
2 45 (6.19%) CSS
2 45 (6.19%) HTML
2 45 (6.19%) OpenID
3 38 (5.23%) React
4 31 (4.26%) REST
5 30 (4.13%) Spring
6 29 (3.99%) Hibernate
7 28 (3.85%) JDBC
7 28 (3.85%) Struts
8 27 (3.71%) AngularJS
9 22 (3.03%) SOAP
10 13 (1.79%) CSS3
10 13 (1.79%) HTML5
11 12 (1.65%) .NET
11 12 (1.65%) Node.js
12 11 (1.51%) Middleware
13 10 (1.38%) Kafka
14 9 (1.24%) Jest
15 8 (1.10%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 136 (18.71%) Self-Motivation
2 101 (13.89%) Onboarding
3 83 (11.42%) Life Science
4 69 (9.49%) Swaptions
5 53 (7.29%) Mainframe
6 51 (7.02%) Virtual Team
7 49 (6.74%) Cloud Native
8 43 (5.91%) Blockchain
9 32 (4.40%) Cyberattack
10 29 (3.99%) Enterprise Software
11 25 (3.44%) Product Ownership
12 22 (3.03%) Management Information System
13 15 (2.06%) Data Centre
13 15 (2.06%) GNSS
14 12 (1.65%) Greenfield Project
15 11 (1.51%) e-Learning
15 11 (1.51%) IoT
15 11 (1.51%) Reinsurance
16 10 (1.38%) Robotics
16 10 (1.38%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 50 (6.88%) Unix
2 36 (4.95%) Linux
3 21 (2.89%) Windows
4 10 (1.38%) zOS
5 9 (1.24%) Windows Server
6 7 (0.96%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.55%) Android
7 4 (0.55%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.41%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.14%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 308 (42.37%) Problem-Solving
2 218 (29.99%) Agile
3 143 (19.67%) Business Strategy
4 141 (19.39%) Computer Science
5 122 (16.78%) Asset Management
6 120 (16.51%) Planning and Forecasting
7 119 (16.37%) Competitor Analysis
8 117 (16.09%) Benchmarking
8 117 (16.09%) Business Forecasting
8 117 (16.09%) Project Management
9 113 (15.54%) Collaborative Working
10 108 (14.86%) Data Modelling
11 103 (14.17%) Roadmaps
12 100 (13.76%) Line Management
13 96 (13.20%) Cybersecurity
13 96 (13.20%) Mathematics
14 95 (13.07%) Biotechnology
14 95 (13.07%) Thought Leadership
15 92 (12.65%) Statistics
16 89 (12.24%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 90 (12.38%) Java
2 83 (11.42%) SAS Macro
3 70 (9.63%) SQL
3 70 (9.63%) VB
4 58 (7.98%) JavaScript
5 55 (7.57%) Python
6 28 (3.85%) PL/SQL
7 23 (3.16%) TypeScript
8 22 (3.03%) PHP
9 21 (2.89%) C++
10 14 (1.93%) C#
11 13 (1.79%) R
12 11 (1.51%) Bash
13 9 (1.24%) Perl
14 8 (1.10%) C
15 6 (0.83%) Go
16 4 (0.55%) PowerShell
16 4 (0.55%) Rust
16 4 (0.55%) Shell Script
17 3 (0.41%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 224 (30.81%) Degree
2 52 (7.15%) Security Cleared
3 35 (4.81%) Numerate Degree
4 32 (4.40%) Computer Science Degree
5 31 (4.26%) SC Cleared
6 23 (3.16%) CISA
7 22 (3.03%) Microsoft Certification
8 18 (2.48%) CRISC
9 15 (2.06%) CISSP
9 15 (2.06%) PMI Certification
9 15 (2.06%) PMP
10 13 (1.79%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 9 (1.24%) CESG Certified Professional
13 7 (0.96%) Master's Degree
14 6 (0.83%) PhD
15 5 (0.69%) CISM
15 5 (0.69%) MBA
16 4 (0.55%) DBS Check
16 4 (0.55%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (13.89%) QA
2 83 (11.42%) CDISC
3 30 (4.13%) Data Quality
4 25 (3.44%) Accessibility
4 25 (3.44%) PMO
5 21 (2.89%) GRC
5 21 (2.89%) NIST
6 18 (2.48%) GDPR
7 16 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 9 (1.24%) Good Clinical Practice
8 9 (1.24%) HIPAA
8 9 (1.24%) NCSC
8 9 (1.24%) NIST 800
8 9 (1.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (0.69%) ITGC
10 3 (0.41%) COBIT
10 3 (0.41%) WCAG
11 2 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.28%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.14%) JTAG
System Software
1 10 (1.38%) Active Directory
1 10 (1.38%) Virtual Machines
2 8 (1.10%) Docker
2 8 (1.10%) Firmware
3 3 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.14%) Apache Flume
5 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 15 (2.06%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.24%) SCOM
3 7 (0.96%) Grafana
4 6 (0.83%) Terraform
5 4 (0.55%) Ansible
5 4 (0.55%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.41%) SCCM
7 2 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.28%) XenMobile
8 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.14%) Oozie
8 1 (0.14%) SysTrack
8 1 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 202 (27.79%) Microsoft
2 76 (10.45%) Oracle
3 69 (9.49%) OpenLink
3 69 (9.49%) Sybase
3 69 (9.49%) TIBCO
4 22 (3.03%) Google
5 12 (1.65%) Adobe
6 11 (1.51%) IBM
6 11 (1.51%) Informatica
7 10 (1.38%) SAP
7 10 (1.38%) TOWER Software
8 9 (1.24%) Cadence
8 9 (1.24%) Citrix
8 9 (1.24%) ServiceNow
9 7 (0.96%) Sage
10 6 (0.83%) Dynatrace
10 6 (0.83%) PagerDuty
10 6 (0.83%) Splunk
11 5 (0.69%) PTC
12 4 (0.55%) Alteryx