Strategic Thinking
Scotland > West Lothian
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in West Lothian requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in West Lothian | 2.36% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.09% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £63,750 | £67,500 | £73,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | -7.53% | +7.35% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
West Lothian
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 West Lothian.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 97 | 100 | 59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Lothian | 76.38% | 96.15% | 95.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 65 | 32 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,600 | - | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £40,000 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £52,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.81% | +16.67% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £66,250 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,250 | £67,500 | £72,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £42,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.64% | +4.76% | -8.70% |
Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Strategic Thinking relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.
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Salary Trend in West Lothian
Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Strategic Thinking.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Lothian 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: