Creative Thinking Jobs in the West Midlands

Creative Thinking
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Creative Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Creative Thinking over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 157 256 226
Rank change year-on-year +99 -30 -15
Permanent jobs citing Creative Thinking 106 23 54
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.46% 0.34% 0.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.76% 0.35% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 14 15 17
10th Percentile £29,000 £51,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £35,938 £60,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £65,000 £46,800
Median % change year-on-year -21.15% +38.89% -1.47%
75th Percentile £95,313 £81,251 £68,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £83,200 £71,750
England median annual salary £50,000 £66,911 £62,500
% change year-on-year -25.27% +7.06% +5.93%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Creative 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 advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,018 6,541 6,907
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 83.16% 96.83% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 4,538 3,284 4,735
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,700 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Creative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Creative Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Creative Thinking in the West Midlands

Creative Thinking
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Creative Thinking in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Creative Thinking in the West Midlands

Creative Thinking
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Creative Thinking in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Creative Thinking in the West Midlands

Creative Thinking
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Thinking within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
Warwickshire +95 53 - - 1
Birmingham +8 30 £51,250 -21.15% 3
Coventry - 9 - -
Staffordshire -14 4 - - 1
Solihull - 4 - - 1
Sutton Coldfield - 4 - -
Creative Thinking
England

Creative Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Applications
1 72 (67.92%) Microsoft Office
2 67 (63.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (6.60%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.83%) Azure
2 2 (1.89%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.83%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.66%) Data Lake
1 6 (5.66%) Data Mining
2 2 (1.89%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (5.66%) JIRA
General
1 64 (60.38%) Military
2 26 (24.53%) Social Skills
3 16 (15.09%) Finance
4 14 (13.21%) Telecoms
5 8 (7.55%) Legal
6 7 (6.60%) Automotive
6 7 (6.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (6.60%) Local Government
7 4 (3.77%) Retail
8 3 (2.83%) Banking
8 3 (2.83%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (2.83%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.83%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.89%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (0.94%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.94%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 64 (60.38%) Graduate
2 10 (9.43%) Forensic Manager
3 7 (6.60%) Coordinator
3 7 (6.60%) Technical Coordinator
4 5 (4.72%) Lead
5 4 (3.77%) Team Leader
5 4 (3.77%) Test Team Leader
6 3 (2.83%) Analyst
6 3 (2.83%) Business Development Manager
6 3 (2.83%) Business Manager
6 3 (2.83%) Consultant
6 3 (2.83%) Development Manager
6 3 (2.83%) IT Analyst
6 3 (2.83%) IT Security Analyst
6 3 (2.83%) Junior
6 3 (2.83%) Junior Analyst
6 3 (2.83%) Junior Security Analyst
6 3 (2.83%) Security Analyst
7 2 (1.89%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 2 (1.89%) Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 66 (62.26%) Onboarding
2 7 (6.60%) CCTV
3 6 (5.66%) Algorithms
4 4 (3.77%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.89%) FMCG
5 2 (1.89%) NHS
5 2 (1.89%) Operational Technology
5 2 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (66.04%) Continuous Improvement
2 66 (62.26%) Logistics
3 65 (61.32%) Data Analysis
3 65 (61.32%) Process Improvement
4 64 (60.38%) Contingency Planning
4 64 (60.38%) Customer Experience
4 64 (60.38%) Customer Service
4 64 (60.38%) Performance Metrics
5 20 (18.87%) Time Management
6 17 (16.04%) Agile
7 15 (14.15%) Business Development
8 13 (12.26%) Project Management
9 10 (9.43%) Coaching
9 10 (9.43%) Financial Analysis
9 10 (9.43%) Forensic Accounting
9 10 (9.43%) Technical Analysis
10 9 (8.49%) Cybersecurity
10 9 (8.49%) Decision-Making
11 7 (6.60%) Artificial Intelligence
12 6 (5.66%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 81 (76.42%) Degree
2 10 (9.43%) ACCA
3 7 (6.60%) HND
4 4 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (3.77%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.77%) QA
2 2 (1.89%) ISO 9001
2 2 (1.89%) NCSC
2 2 (1.89%) NIST
3 1 (0.94%) COSHH
3 1 (0.94%) GDPR
3 1 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 17025
Vendors
1 13 (12.26%) Microsoft
2 2 (1.89%) SAP