Innovative Thinking
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Innovative Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 415 | 473 | 455 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +58 | -18 | -181 |
| Permanent jobs citing Innovative Thinking | 247 | 234 | 276 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.41% | 0.44% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.51% | 0.48% | 0.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 57 | 83 | 178 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £35,250 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,875 | £50,482 | £37,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £65,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.85% | +13.04% | -8.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £93,500 | £76,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £110,000 | £83,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,500 | £60,000 | £41,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | +44.58% | -7.78% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK
Innovative 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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 48,596 | 48,532 | 50,084 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 81.00% | 90.69% | 89.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,664 | 23,590 | 38,164 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £35,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £77,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +5.77% | -5.45% |
Innovative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Innovative Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Innovative Thinking
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Innovative Thinking.
Innovative Thinking
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Innovative Thinking over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.
Innovative Thinking
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Innovative Thinking within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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 |
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| England | +93 | 223 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 50 |
| UK excluding London | +107 | 185 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 59 |
| Work from Home | +172 | 148 | £67,500 | -10.00% | 19 |
| South West | +75 | 89 | £67,500 | +6.45% | 9 |
| London | +19 | 53 | £61,500 | -14.58% | 13 |
| South East | +62 | 48 | £37,500 | -37.50% | 19 |
| East of England | +36 | 16 | - | - | 5 |
| Midlands | +18 | 10 | £100,000 | +185.71% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 9 | £100,000 | +185.71% | 4 |
| Scotland | -9 | 6 | £53,750 | -46.25% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 6 | - | - | |
| Wales | +8 | 5 | £55,000 | - | 4 |
| North West | -2 | 5 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 1 |
| North of England | -27 | 5 | £65,000 | +26.83% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Innovative Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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