Thought Leadership Jobs

Thought Leadership
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Thought Leadership skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Thought Leadership over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 321 338 254
Rank change year-on-year +17 -84 -13
Permanent jobs citing Thought Leadership 488 838 1,473
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.89% 0.84% 1.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.95% 0.99% 1.53%
Number of salaries quoted 149 460 534
10th Percentile £45,000 £36,000 £56,219
25th Percentile £62,500 £55,000 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,064 £100,000
90th Percentile £130,000 £130,000 £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £82,500 £80,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% +14.29% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Thought Leadership 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 51,302 84,920 96,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.76% 85.59% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 27,015 59,883 56,845
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,008 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £98,474 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Thought Leadership
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Thought Leadership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Thought Leadership in the UK

Thought Leadership
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Thought Leadership.

Salary trend for Thought Leadership in the UK

Thought Leadership
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Thought Leadership over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Thought Leadership in the UK

Thought Leadership
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Thought Leadership within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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
England 0 446 £85,000 +6.25% 1,475
London +13 254 £87,500 +9.38% 972
UK excluding London +37 205 £82,500 +3.13% 719
Work from Home -6 124 £85,000 +13.33% 824
South East +117 89 £65,000 -7.14% 282
North of England +10 64 £94,637 +11.34% 166
North West -20 49 £94,637 -0.52% 94
Scotland +112 22 £95,000 -0.13% 61
West Midlands +47 20 £57,500 -30.30% 69
Midlands +34 20 £57,500 -12.88% 104
Yorkshire +41 12 £85,000 +3.03% 56
South West +37 4 £82,500 +3.13% 48
East of England +30 4 - - 51
North East +46 3 £58,250 -24.84% 19
Channel Islands - 3 £87,500 -

Thought Leadership
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 17 (3.48%) Apache Spark
2 14 (2.87%) CMS
3 11 (2.25%) WordPress
4 9 (1.84%) Confluence
5 7 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.41%) Apache
6 2 (0.41%) CICS
6 2 (0.41%) nginx
7 1 (0.20%) SAS
7 1 (0.20%) SharePoint
7 1 (0.20%) WebSphere
Applications
1 24 (4.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.23%) Maya
4 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.41%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.41%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.41%) Notion
Business Applications
1 14 (2.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (2.46%) NetSuite
2 12 (2.46%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.41%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.41%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.41%) SAP FI/CO
3 2 (0.41%) SimCorp Dimension
4 1 (0.20%) BASE24
4 1 (0.20%) Distributed Ledger
4 1 (0.20%) Finacle
4 1 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.20%) SAP FSCM
4 1 (0.20%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.20%) SAP LE
4 1 (0.20%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.20%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.20%) SAP PP
4 1 (0.20%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 85 (17.42%) AWS
1 85 (17.42%) Azure
2 54 (11.07%) GCP
3 33 (6.76%) Power Platform
4 21 (4.30%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
5 20 (4.10%) Snowflake
6 18 (3.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 14 (2.87%) Serverless
8 13 (2.66%) GitHub
9 12 (2.46%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (2.25%) Cloud Computing
11 10 (2.05%) Amazon EMR
11 10 (2.05%) AWS CloudFormation
12 9 (1.84%) AWS Lambda
12 9 (1.84%) SaaS
13 8 (1.64%) Azure AI
14 7 (1.43%) AWS Step Functions
14 7 (1.43%) Azure DevOps
14 7 (1.43%) IaaS
15 6 (1.23%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.64%) Network Security
2 7 (1.43%) Firewall
3 6 (1.23%) DNS
4 4 (0.82%) Internet
4 4 (0.82%) SD-WAN
4 4 (0.82%) WAN
4 4 (0.82%) Wireless
5 3 (0.61%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.61%) VPN
6 2 (0.41%) BGP
6 2 (0.41%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 2 (0.41%) SSL
7 1 (0.20%) ATM
7 1 (0.20%) LAN
7 1 (0.20%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.20%) VoIP
7 1 (0.20%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (7.58%) NoSQL
2 33 (6.76%) Tableau
3 26 (5.33%) Power BI
4 20 (4.10%) Data Lake
5 19 (3.89%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (3.89%) Metadata
6 17 (3.48%) BigQuery
7 13 (2.66%) Amazon Redshift
8 12 (2.46%) Relational Database
9 9 (1.84%) Big Data
9 9 (1.84%) Data Vault
10 6 (1.23%) DTS
10 6 (1.23%) Hadoop
10 6 (1.23%) SQL Server
11 4 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.82%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.82%) Power Query
11 4 (0.82%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 20 (4.10%) JIRA
2 9 (1.84%) Git
3 6 (1.23%) Grunt
3 6 (1.23%) Jasmine
3 6 (1.23%) Mocha
3 6 (1.23%) webpack
4 4 (0.82%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.61%) Artifactory
5 3 (0.61%) git-flow
5 3 (0.61%) Gradle
5 3 (0.61%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.41%) Axure RP
6 2 (0.41%) Balsamiq
6 2 (0.41%) ERwin
6 2 (0.41%) GitLab
7 1 (0.20%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.20%) Maven
7 1 (0.20%) MLflow
7 1 (0.20%) VersaTest
General
1 204 (41.80%) Finance
2 193 (39.55%) Social Skills
3 146 (29.92%) Law
4 141 (28.89%) Analytical Skills
5 79 (16.19%) Marketing
6 50 (10.25%) Retail
7 48 (9.84%) Banking
8 47 (9.63%) Influencing Skills
9 37 (7.58%) Presentation Skills
10 31 (6.35%) Games
11 29 (5.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 27 (5.53%) Public Sector
13 19 (3.89%) Publishing
14 17 (3.48%) Legal
15 13 (2.66%) Advertising
16 11 (2.25%) Retail Banking
17 7 (1.43%) Front Office
17 7 (1.43%) Telecoms
18 6 (1.23%) Local Government
18 6 (1.23%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 112 (22.95%) Lead
2 102 (20.90%) Architect
3 88 (18.03%) Senior
4 41 (8.40%) Solutions Architect
5 40 (8.20%) Consultant
5 40 (8.20%) Enterprise Architect
6 24 (4.92%) Salesforce Architect
6 24 (4.92%) Senior Architect
6 24 (4.92%) Senior Solutions Architect
7 21 (4.30%) Lead Architect
7 21 (4.30%) ServiceNow Architect
8 20 (4.10%) Developer
9 18 (3.69%) Analyst
9 18 (3.69%) Project Manager
10 17 (3.48%) Senior Consultant
11 15 (3.07%) Lead Enterprise Architect
12 13 (2.66%) Business Analyst
12 13 (2.66%) Finance Business Analyst
12 13 (2.66%) Financial Business Analyst
12 13 (2.66%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (5.94%) Middleware
1 29 (5.94%) SOAP
2 27 (5.53%) REST
3 23 (4.71%) Lightning Web Components
4 20 (4.10%) Kafka
5 16 (3.28%) React
6 14 (2.87%) CSS
7 11 (2.25%) Spring Boot
8 8 (1.64%) .NET
8 8 (1.64%) AngularJS
8 8 (1.64%) Node.js
8 8 (1.64%) Vue
8 8 (1.64%) Web Services
9 7 (1.43%) Ajax
9 7 (1.43%) Playwright
9 7 (1.43%) SAP Fiori
10 6 (1.23%) Enzyme
10 6 (1.23%) Jest
10 6 (1.23%) MobX
10 6 (1.23%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 41 (8.40%) Product Ownership
2 34 (6.97%) FMCG
3 30 (6.15%) Enterprise Software
4 25 (5.12%) Algorithms
5 23 (4.71%) Legacy Systems
6 21 (4.30%) Public Cloud
6 21 (4.30%) Social Media
7 18 (3.69%) Analytical Mindset
8 15 (3.07%) Management Information System
9 13 (2.66%) Blog
9 13 (2.66%) Cloud Native
9 13 (2.66%) Taxonomies
9 13 (2.66%) Virtual Team
10 12 (2.46%) Data Centre
11 11 (2.25%) Data Protection Act
11 11 (2.25%) Data Structures
12 9 (1.84%) Private Cloud
13 7 (1.43%) CMDB
13 7 (1.43%) Digital Media
14 6 (1.23%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.84%) Linux
2 4 (0.82%) Windows
3 3 (0.61%) Unix
4 2 (0.41%) AIX
4 2 (0.41%) CoreOS
4 2 (0.41%) Solaris
4 2 (0.41%) zOS
5 1 (0.20%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (36.27%) Roadmaps
2 175 (35.86%) Agile
3 153 (31.35%) Problem-Solving
4 137 (28.07%) Analytics
5 119 (24.39%) Artificial Intelligence
6 110 (22.54%) Project Management
7 108 (22.13%) Business Strategy
8 92 (18.85%) Continuous Improvement
9 91 (18.65%) Stakeholder Management
10 90 (18.44%) Mentoring
11 80 (16.39%) Decision-Making
12 76 (15.57%) Technical Leadership
13 66 (13.52%) Coaching
13 66 (13.52%) Data Architecture
13 66 (13.52%) Data Modelling
13 66 (13.52%) DevOps
14 64 (13.11%) Data Management
15 57 (11.68%) Computer Science
15 57 (11.68%) Machine Learning
16 55 (11.27%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 55 (11.27%) Python
2 38 (7.79%) SQL
3 31 (6.35%) JavaScript
4 23 (4.71%) Apex Code
5 18 (3.69%) Java
6 16 (3.28%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.02%) C#
8 4 (0.82%) R
9 2 (0.41%) C
9 2 (0.41%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.20%) C++
10 1 (0.20%) COBOL
10 1 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.20%) Go
10 1 (0.20%) JCL
10 1 (0.20%) Scala
Qualifications
1 150 (30.74%) Degree
2 62 (12.70%) Master's Degree
3 44 (9.02%) Computer Science Degree
4 26 (5.33%) Security Cleared
5 24 (4.92%) SC Cleared
6 20 (4.10%) MBA
7 16 (3.28%) PhD
8 10 (2.05%) AWS Certification
9 9 (1.84%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.64%) PMI Certification
11 7 (1.43%) CCNP
11 7 (1.43%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (1.23%) TOGAF Certification
13 5 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (1.02%) PMP
14 4 (0.82%) APMG
14 4 (0.82%) Chartered Engineer
14 4 (0.82%) CISSP
14 4 (0.82%) Numerate Degree
15 3 (0.61%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (13.32%) Data Quality
2 24 (4.92%) Accessibility
3 20 (4.10%) GDPR
4 16 (3.28%) PCI DSS
5 15 (3.07%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 9 (1.84%) QA
7 8 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (1.23%) WCAG
9 5 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (1.02%) NIST
10 4 (0.82%) P3O
11 2 (0.41%) COBIT
11 2 (0.41%) MiFID
11 2 (0.41%) PMO
12 1 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.20%) Basel III
12 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.20%) Dodd-Frank
12 1 (0.20%) EMIR
12 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 16 (3.28%) Docker
2 2 (0.41%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.20%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.20%) RACF
Systems Management
1 24 (4.92%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.05%) Terraform
3 6 (1.23%) Ansible
4 3 (0.61%) FortiGate
4 3 (0.61%) Puppet
5 2 (0.41%) CA Endevor
5 2 (0.41%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.41%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.20%) Avamar
6 1 (0.20%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.20%) Grafana
6 1 (0.20%) HP UCMDB
6 1 (0.20%) Istio
Vendors
1 55 (11.27%) Salesforce
2 49 (10.04%) Google
2 49 (10.04%) Microsoft
3 34 (6.97%) SAP
4 30 (6.15%) ServiceNow
5 24 (4.92%) Adobe
6 23 (4.71%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 22 (4.51%) IBM
7 22 (4.51%) TikTok
8 17 (3.48%) Databricks
9 12 (2.46%) Dell
10 11 (2.25%) Capita
11 9 (1.84%) Informatica
12 8 (1.64%) Oracle
13 6 (1.23%) Fortinet
14 5 (1.02%) Alteryx
14 5 (1.02%) Splunk
15 4 (0.82%) F5
16 3 (0.61%) Atlassian
16 3 (0.61%) Facebook