Critical Thinking
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Critical Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Critical Thinking over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 480 372 468
Rank change year-on-year -108 +96 +109
Permanent jobs citing Critical Thinking 482 911 1,187
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.49% 0.90% 0.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.57% 0.94% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 296 426 465
10th Percentile £25,047 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,750 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £75,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,290 £87,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,557 £51,350 £44,000
% change year-on-year -7.39% +16.70% -26.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Critical 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 84,917 96,578 150,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.59% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,883 56,844 82,330
10th Percentile £29,008 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,190 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.12% +1.98% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Critical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Critical Thinking in the UK

Critical Thinking
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Critical Thinking in the UK

Critical Thinking
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Critical Thinking over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Critical Thinking in the UK

Critical Thinking
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Critical Thinking within the UK over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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 -106 394 £56,500 +2.73% 257
UK excluding London -157 292 £47,557 -7.39% 147
Work from Home +12 178 £55,750 -3.04% 110
London +10 164 £75,000 +15.83% 116
North of England -54 61 £52,500 +16.67% 37
Scotland -40 55 £45,000 -30.77% 12
South East -64 55 £55,223 +8.97% 41
South West -47 46 £50,000 -39.39% 22
Midlands -68 44 £42,200 -19.62% 25
North West -32 35 £40,000 -11.11% 21
West Midlands -36 31 £24,000 -56.36% 11
Yorkshire +41 25 £52,500 +5.12% 11
East of England +10 20 £43,500 -47.27% 11
Wales -6 9 £25,047 -54.36% 2
East Midlands -38 9 £46,000 -8.00% 14
Northern Ireland +23 2 - - 2
North East -36 1 £67,500 +68.75% 5

Critical 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 20 (4.15%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.32%) Confluence
3 7 (1.45%) CMS
3 7 (1.45%) SAS
4 5 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.83%) WordPress
6 1 (0.21%) Apache
6 1 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.21%) Drupal
6 1 (0.21%) EPiServer
6 1 (0.21%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.21%) Luigi
Applications
1 37 (7.68%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (6.64%) UserZoom
3 25 (5.19%) Microsoft Excel
4 15 (3.11%) Sketch
5 10 (2.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 9 (1.87%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.62%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.62%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.41%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.41%) InDesign
9 1 (0.21%) 1Password
9 1 (0.21%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.21%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.21%) InVision
9 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.24%) Oracle General Ledger
1 6 (1.24%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 5 (1.04%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.04%) Odoo
3 3 (0.62%) Payment Gateway
3 3 (0.62%) Shopify
4 2 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.21%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.21%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 74 (15.35%) Azure
2 62 (12.86%) AWS
3 47 (9.75%) Figma
4 44 (9.13%) Power Platform
5 34 (7.05%) Microsoft 365
6 32 (6.64%) SurveyMonkey
7 18 (3.73%) SaaS
8 12 (2.49%) Cloud Computing
8 12 (2.49%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (2.28%) GCP
9 11 (2.28%) Serverless
10 10 (2.07%) AWS Lambda
11 9 (1.87%) AWS CloudFormation
12 7 (1.45%) OCI
13 6 (1.24%) Azure Machine Learning
14 5 (1.04%) Azure Cognitive Services
14 5 (1.04%) Azure Monitor
14 5 (1.04%) PaaS
15 4 (0.83%) Azure Data Factory
15 4 (0.83%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 36 (7.47%) Wi-Fi
1 36 (7.47%) Wireless
2 33 (6.85%) Network Security
3 30 (6.22%) WAN
4 24 (4.98%) 5G
5 22 (4.56%) Bluetooth
5 22 (4.56%) GSM
5 22 (4.56%) ISDN
5 22 (4.56%) LTE
5 22 (4.56%) PSTN
5 22 (4.56%) UMTS
6 20 (4.15%) LAN
7 15 (3.11%) Firewall
8 10 (2.07%) TCP/IP
9 8 (1.66%) BGP
9 8 (1.66%) NGN
9 8 (1.66%) OSPF
9 8 (1.66%) TACACS
9 8 (1.66%) VLAN
10 7 (1.45%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (8.71%) Power BI
2 32 (6.64%) SQL Server
3 19 (3.94%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (3.53%) Tableau
5 12 (2.49%) GIS
6 11 (2.28%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (1.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (1.45%) Big Data
8 7 (1.45%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.45%) Geospatial Data
8 7 (1.45%) Spatial Data
8 7 (1.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (1.24%) MySQL
9 6 (1.24%) SAP BW
9 6 (1.24%) SAP HANA
10 5 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (1.04%) CockroachDB
10 5 (1.04%) Data Mining
11 4 (0.83%) Power Query
11 4 (0.83%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 55 (11.41%) JIRA
2 42 (8.71%) Jenkins
3 28 (5.81%) Burp Suite
3 28 (5.81%) Metasploit
4 22 (4.56%) LabVIEW
5 20 (4.15%) Git
6 7 (1.45%) Cypress.io
7 6 (1.24%) Selenium
8 5 (1.04%) Jaeger
8 5 (1.04%) Sonatype Nexus
9 4 (0.83%) Appium
9 4 (0.83%) Cucumber
10 3 (0.62%) GitLab
11 2 (0.41%) Axure RP
11 2 (0.41%) git-flow
11 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio
11 2 (0.41%) WiX
12 1 (0.21%) Moq
12 1 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
12 1 (0.21%) TeamCity
General
1 286 (59.34%) Social Skills
2 173 (35.89%) Finance
3 156 (32.37%) Analytical Skills
4 97 (20.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 94 (19.50%) Marketing
6 76 (15.77%) Law
7 33 (6.85%) Organisational Skills
8 31 (6.43%) Presentation Skills
8 31 (6.43%) Telecoms
9 30 (6.22%) Retail
10 26 (5.39%) Banking
11 25 (5.19%) Legal
12 18 (3.73%) Public Sector
13 15 (3.11%) Publishing
14 14 (2.90%) Pharmaceutical
15 11 (2.28%) Tech for Good
16 8 (1.66%) French Language
16 8 (1.66%) Investment Banking
17 7 (1.45%) Financial Institution
17 7 (1.45%) Games
Job Titles
1 66 (13.69%) Analyst
2 49 (10.17%) Senior
3 44 (9.13%) Developer
4 35 (7.26%) Lead
5 34 (7.05%) Tester
6 32 (6.64%) User Experience Researcher
7 29 (6.02%) Architect
8 28 (5.81%) Penetration Tester
9 25 (5.19%) Consultant
10 24 (4.98%) Project Manager
11 15 (3.11%) Hardware Engineer
12 14 (2.90%) Designer
13 13 (2.70%) Cloud Engineer
13 13 (2.70%) Product Manager
13 13 (2.70%) Senior Manager
14 12 (2.49%) Technical Architect
15 11 (2.28%) Business Analyst
15 11 (2.28%) Data Analyst
16 10 (2.07%) Support Analyst
16 10 (2.07%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (5.81%) HTML
2 27 (5.60%) CSS
3 20 (4.15%) React
4 19 (3.94%) Node.js
5 14 (2.90%) .NET
6 12 (2.49%) Web Services
7 11 (2.28%) Vue
8 8 (1.66%) .NET Framework
8 8 (1.66%) AngularJS
8 8 (1.66%) Django
9 6 (1.24%) GraphQL
9 6 (1.24%) RESTful
10 5 (1.04%) Kafka
10 5 (1.04%) Middleware
10 5 (1.04%) OpenTelemetry
10 5 (1.04%) Sass
10 5 (1.04%) Spring Boot
11 4 (0.83%) LDAP
11 4 (0.83%) SOAP
11 4 (0.83%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 51 (10.58%) Management Information System
2 33 (6.85%) Self-Motivation
3 26 (5.39%) Product Ownership
4 24 (4.98%) Algorithms
5 22 (4.56%) Acoustics
5 22 (4.56%) Satnav
6 18 (3.73%) Data Centre
6 18 (3.73%) Data Structures
7 13 (2.70%) Client/Server
8 12 (2.49%) Cyber Threat
8 12 (2.49%) Legacy Systems
9 11 (2.28%) Mobile App
9 11 (2.28%) Social Media
10 9 (1.87%) IoT
10 9 (1.87%) Onboarding
10 9 (1.87%) Virtual Team
11 6 (1.24%) Credit Risk
11 6 (1.24%) Market Risk
11 6 (1.24%) Reinsurance
12 5 (1.04%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 48 (9.96%) Linux
2 28 (5.81%) Kali Linux
3 12 (2.49%) Windows
4 10 (2.07%) Android
5 9 (1.87%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.83%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.21%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.21%) VMS
9 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 265 (54.98%) Problem-Solving
2 190 (39.42%) Agile
3 109 (22.61%) Mentoring
4 101 (20.95%) Computer Science
5 97 (20.12%) Project Management
6 91 (18.88%) Analytics
7 89 (18.46%) User Experience
8 86 (17.84%) DevOps
9 81 (16.80%) Roadmaps
10 68 (14.11%) Cybersecurity
11 62 (12.86%) Data Management
11 62 (12.86%) Visualisation
12 61 (12.66%) Data Visualisation
13 58 (12.03%) Strategic Thinking
14 56 (11.62%) Customer Service
14 56 (11.62%) User Research
15 55 (11.41%) Analytical Thinking
16 54 (11.20%) Coaching
17 48 (9.96%) Information Security
18 47 (9.75%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 94 (19.50%) Python
2 65 (13.49%) SQL
3 43 (8.92%) JavaScript
4 34 (7.05%) C#
5 18 (3.73%) TypeScript
6 14 (2.90%) Java
7 13 (2.70%) PHP
8 10 (2.07%) R
9 8 (1.66%) PowerShell
10 5 (1.04%) Ruby
11 4 (0.83%) Scala
12 3 (0.62%) Bash
13 2 (0.41%) C
13 2 (0.41%) C++
13 2 (0.41%) Go
13 2 (0.41%) VB
14 1 (0.21%) Bicep
14 1 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.21%) SOQL
14 1 (0.21%) VBA
Qualifications
1 232 (48.13%) Degree
2 53 (11.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 23 (4.77%) Security Cleared
4 13 (2.70%) Master's Degree
5 10 (2.07%) Azure Certification
6 9 (1.87%) DV Cleared
7 8 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (1.24%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (1.24%) Oracle Certification
9 4 (0.83%) CISM
9 4 (0.83%) TOGAF Certification
10 3 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.62%) CISSP
10 3 (0.62%) HND
10 3 (0.62%) ISEB
10 3 (0.62%) MCT
10 3 (0.62%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.62%) PMP
10 3 (0.62%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.41%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (7.68%) Actionable Recommendations
1 37 (7.68%) QA
2 19 (3.94%) Accessibility
3 16 (3.32%) GDPR
4 10 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (1.87%) SLA
6 7 (1.45%) Data Quality
7 6 (1.24%) GAAP
7 6 (1.24%) IFRS
8 4 (0.83%) NIST
8 4 (0.83%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.83%) PMO
9 3 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.62%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.21%) COSHH
10 1 (0.21%) COSO
10 1 (0.21%) GRC
10 1 (0.21%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.21%) SEPA
System Software
1 18 (3.73%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.11%) Docker
3 11 (2.28%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.41%) NFS
6 1 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (2.90%) Ansible
2 12 (2.49%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.49%) Terraform
3 5 (1.04%) Kiali
4 3 (0.62%) FortiGate
4 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.41%) SCCM
5 2 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.41%) SolarWinds Orion
6 1 (0.21%) Grafana
Vendors
1 113 (23.44%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.64%) Qualtrics
3 25 (5.19%) SAP
4 15 (3.11%) Google
4 15 (3.11%) ServiceNow
5 14 (2.90%) VMware
6 13 (2.70%) Salesforce
7 11 (2.28%) Alteryx
8 9 (1.87%) Aruba
8 9 (1.87%) Oracle
9 7 (1.45%) Cisco
9 7 (1.45%) Mapbox
10 6 (1.24%) Databricks
10 6 (1.24%) Dell
10 6 (1.24%) Pega
10 6 (1.24%) PeopleSoft
10 6 (1.24%) Progress
10 6 (1.24%) Splunk
10 6 (1.24%) UiPath
11 5 (1.04%) SolarWinds