Strategic Thinking Job Trends in Wales

Strategic Thinking
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 59 85
Rank change year-on-year -14 +26 -26
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 6 10 25
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.50% 1.55% 1.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.70% 1.71% 2.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 24
10th Percentile - £49,248 -
25th Percentile £76,641 £56,495 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £83,781 £62,215 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.66% +82.99% -71.14%
75th Percentile £90,921 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile - - £77,779
UK median annual salary £77,500 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +24.00% -3.85% -7.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Wales

Strategic 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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 853 584 1,242
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 71.56% 90.26% 85.83%
Number of salaries quoted 533 281 958
10th Percentile £27,600 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £34,500 £37,733 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,122 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,800 £78,750 £70,225
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,350 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.86% +9.73% -12.00%

Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Strategic Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Strategic Thinking job vacancy trend in Wales

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Strategic Thinking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Strategic Thinking

Strategic Thinking
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Thinking within the Wales region over the 6 months to 6 March 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
South Wales -10 5 - - 3
West Wales - 1 £83,781 - 1
Strategic Thinking
UK

Strategic Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) CMS
1 1 (16.67%) Drupal
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Power BI
1 1 (16.67%) Tableau
General
1 4 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Games
4 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Police
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Architect
2 2 (33.33%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Enterprise Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Full-Stack Developer
3 1 (16.67%) Head of Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Head of Programme Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Principal Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Principal Enterprise Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Senior
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Architect
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (33.33%) Virtual Team
2 1 (16.67%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (16.67%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Project Management
3 2 (33.33%) AI
3 2 (33.33%) Analytics
3 2 (33.33%) B2B
3 2 (33.33%) Business Development
3 2 (33.33%) Creative Problem-Solving
3 2 (33.33%) Customer Experience
3 2 (33.33%) Customer Insight
3 2 (33.33%) Due Diligence
3 2 (33.33%) Financial Modelling
3 2 (33.33%) Technical Architecture
4 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (16.67%) Creative Thinking
4 1 (16.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 1 (16.67%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) DBS Check
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) PMI Certification
1 1 (16.67%) PMP
1 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Anaplan
1 1 (16.67%) Genesys
1 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow
1 1 (16.67%) Verint