Strategic Thinking Jobs in England

Strategic Thinking
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Strategic Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Strategic Thinking over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 290 336 313
Rank change year-on-year +46 -23 +196
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 857 831 1,846
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.96% 0.96% 1.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.14% 1.01% 1.38%
Number of salaries quoted 602 364 585
10th Percentile £38,603 £46,335 £43,170
25th Percentile £48,750 £57,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -
75th Percentile £84,964 £91,875 £85,000
90th Percentile £108,875 £107,050 £105,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Strategic 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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 75,196 82,567 133,978
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 84.05% 95.58% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 54,702 49,145 73,289
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,452 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%

Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Strategic Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Thinking in England

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Strategic Thinking in England.

Salary trend for Strategic Thinking in England

Strategic Thinking
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Thinking in England over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Strategic Thinking in England

Strategic Thinking
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Strategic Thinking within the England region over the 6 months to 29 May 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
London +106 341 £82,500 -8.33% 221
North of England -63 162 £73,805 +5.44% 77
South West +49 129 £60,000 -7.69% 30
Midlands +38 103 £58,900 -15.86% 51
South East +12 86 £40,000 -42.86% 55
North West -57 83 £72,500 +3.57% 38
West Midlands +32 70 £63,304 -9.57% 26
Yorkshire -6 56 £73,805 +5.44% 33
East Midlands -4 33 £47,500 -32.14% 25
East of England +11 28 £49,000 -30.00% 30
North East +13 23 £73,805 +5.44% 10
Strategic Thinking
UK

Strategic Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 44 (5.13%) SharePoint
2 37 (4.32%) Tuxedo
3 21 (2.45%) CMS
4 20 (2.33%) Confluence
5 6 (0.70%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.47%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.47%) Drupal
6 4 (0.47%) SAS
7 3 (0.35%) WordPress
8 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.12%) Liferay
Applications
1 55 (6.42%) Microsoft Office
2 42 (4.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (3.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.52%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.70%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 6 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.47%) SPSS
7 3 (0.35%) Adobe After Effects
8 2 (0.23%) Final Cut Pro
8 2 (0.23%) Gliffy
8 2 (0.23%) Revit
8 2 (0.23%) Sketch
9 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.12%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.12%) CapCut
9 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.12%) InDesign
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (1.87%) SDL Web 8
2 7 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.58%) Fidessa
4 4 (0.47%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.47%) SAP IBP
5 3 (0.35%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.35%) Shopify
6 2 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.12%) HFM
7 1 (0.12%) Hyperion Planning
7 1 (0.12%) Magento
7 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.12%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 101 (11.79%) AWS
2 99 (11.55%) Azure
3 75 (8.75%) SaaS
4 55 (6.42%) Power Platform
5 53 (6.18%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (2.33%) PaaS
7 19 (2.22%) IaaS
8 13 (1.52%) Cloud Computing
8 13 (1.52%) GCP
9 8 (0.93%) Azure Pipelines
10 7 (0.82%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (0.58%) dbt
11 5 (0.58%) Figma
11 5 (0.58%) OneDrive
11 5 (0.58%) Serverless
12 4 (0.47%) Entra ID
12 4 (0.47%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.35%) Google Analytics
13 3 (0.35%) Google Workspace
13 3 (0.35%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.80%) Firewall
2 14 (1.63%) Network Security
3 10 (1.17%) Internet
4 6 (0.70%) Broadband
4 6 (0.70%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (0.70%) LAN
4 6 (0.70%) WAN
4 6 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (0.58%) VoIP
6 4 (0.47%) DHCP
6 4 (0.47%) DNS
6 4 (0.47%) NaaS
7 3 (0.35%) WebEx
8 2 (0.23%) Bluetooth
8 2 (0.23%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.23%) Extranet
8 2 (0.23%) Intranet
9 1 (0.12%) ADSL
9 1 (0.12%) TETRA
9 1 (0.12%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (4.55%) Power BI
2 34 (3.97%) SQL Server
3 24 (2.80%) Tableau
4 9 (1.05%) MongoDB
5 8 (0.93%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.82%) MySQL
7 6 (0.70%) Big Data
7 6 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.70%) SAP HANA
8 3 (0.35%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (0.35%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.35%) Data Vault
8 3 (0.35%) DTS
8 3 (0.35%) GIS
8 3 (0.35%) OLAP
8 3 (0.35%) Power Query
9 2 (0.23%) Data Mart
9 2 (0.23%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.23%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.23%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 48 (5.60%) JIRA
2 26 (3.03%) Git
3 17 (1.98%) NUnit
4 16 (1.87%) GitLab
4 16 (1.87%) Moq
4 16 (1.87%) TeamCity
5 7 (0.82%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.70%) Selenium
7 5 (0.58%) Cucumber
7 5 (0.58%) JUnit
8 4 (0.47%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.47%) JMeter
8 4 (0.47%) Postman
9 3 (0.35%) Appium
9 3 (0.35%) Mockito
10 2 (0.23%) CANoe
10 2 (0.23%) SoapUI
10 2 (0.23%) TestNG
10 2 (0.23%) TestRail
10 2 (0.23%) WebDriver
General
1 408 (47.61%) Social Skills
2 242 (28.24%) Analytical Skills
2 242 (28.24%) Finance
3 146 (17.04%) Marketing
4 115 (13.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 106 (12.37%) Retail
6 65 (7.58%) Banking
7 63 (7.35%) Law
8 51 (5.95%) Presentation Skills
9 48 (5.60%) Organisational Skills
10 36 (4.20%) Influencing Skills
11 34 (3.97%) Investment Banking
11 34 (3.97%) Legal
12 32 (3.73%) Public Sector
13 30 (3.50%) Telecoms
14 22 (2.57%) Local Government
15 18 (2.10%) Manufacturing
16 17 (1.98%) Advertising
17 13 (1.52%) Fire and Rescue
17 13 (1.52%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 146 (17.04%) Lead
2 142 (16.57%) Senior
3 69 (8.05%) Technical Leader
4 65 (7.58%) Analyst
5 52 (6.07%) Architect
6 50 (5.83%) Product Manager
7 47 (5.48%) IT Manager
8 43 (5.02%) Senior Manager
9 42 (4.90%) Business Manager
10 37 (4.32%) Project Manager
11 36 (4.20%) Development Manager
12 33 (3.85%) Developer
13 27 (3.15%) Business Development Manager
14 25 (2.92%) Designer
14 25 (2.92%) Information Manager
15 23 (2.68%) Head of IT
16 21 (2.45%) Consultant
17 20 (2.33%) Security Manager
18 19 (2.22%) Information Security Manager
18 19 (2.22%) Procurement Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (6.77%) RESTful
2 31 (3.62%) HTML
3 30 (3.50%) .NET
4 29 (3.38%) CSS
5 23 (2.68%) Web Services
6 22 (2.57%) ASP.NET
6 22 (2.57%) ASP.NET MVC
7 19 (2.22%) .NET Framework
7 19 (2.22%) Middleware
8 16 (1.87%) ASP.NET MVC 5
8 16 (1.87%) Classic ASP
8 16 (1.87%) Entity Framework
8 16 (1.87%) jQuery
8 16 (1.87%) Semantic HTML
8 16 (1.87%) SOAP
9 13 (1.52%) AngularJS
10 8 (0.93%) EDI
10 8 (0.93%) React
11 6 (0.70%) Symfony
12 5 (0.58%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 48 (5.60%) Management Information System
1 48 (5.60%) Self-Motivation
2 31 (3.62%) Onboarding
2 31 (3.62%) Product Ownership
3 30 (3.50%) Public Cloud
4 28 (3.27%) Social Media
5 18 (2.10%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (2.10%) Security Posture
6 16 (1.87%) Legacy Code
6 16 (1.87%) Virtual Team
7 11 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
7 11 (1.28%) e-Learning
8 10 (1.17%) IoT
8 10 (1.17%) Video Conferencing
9 8 (0.93%) Blog
10 7 (0.82%) Data Centre
10 7 (0.82%) Learning Management System
10 7 (0.82%) NHS
11 6 (0.70%) Fixed Income
11 6 (0.70%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.27%) Windows
2 19 (2.22%) Windows Server
3 12 (1.40%) Linux
4 6 (0.70%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.47%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 261 (30.46%) Agile
2 233 (27.19%) Problem-Solving
3 213 (24.85%) Roadmaps
4 168 (19.60%) Project Management
5 161 (18.79%) Mentoring
6 151 (17.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 126 (14.70%) Decision-Making
8 111 (12.95%) Product Roadmap
9 110 (12.84%) Business Strategy
10 91 (10.62%) Coaching
10 91 (10.62%) Cybersecurity
11 83 (9.68%) Stakeholder Management
12 82 (9.57%) Collaborative Working
12 82 (9.57%) Computer Science
13 79 (9.22%) Analytics
14 77 (8.98%) Analytical Thinking
15 70 (8.17%) Product Management
16 65 (7.58%) Information Security
17 64 (7.47%) Creative Thinking
18 62 (7.23%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 76 (8.87%) SQL
2 72 (8.40%) Python
3 66 (7.70%) COBOL
3 66 (7.70%) Micro Focus COBOL
4 56 (6.53%) Java
5 34 (3.97%) C
6 33 (3.85%) C++
7 25 (2.92%) C#
8 24 (2.80%) JavaScript
9 19 (2.22%) R
10 16 (1.87%) T-SQL
11 13 (1.52%) TypeScript
12 12 (1.40%) PHP
13 11 (1.28%) PowerShell
14 5 (0.58%) Scala
14 5 (0.58%) VBA
15 3 (0.35%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 2 (0.23%) PL/SQL
17 1 (0.12%) Bash
17 1 (0.12%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 269 (31.39%) Degree
2 51 (5.95%) Master's Degree
3 48 (5.60%) Security Cleared
4 41 (4.78%) CISSP
5 35 (4.08%) CISM
6 34 (3.97%) SC Cleared
7 28 (3.27%) Computer Science Degree
8 20 (2.33%) TOGAF Certification
9 16 (1.87%) DBS Check
10 14 (1.63%) PMI Certification
11 11 (1.28%) CRISC
11 11 (1.28%) MBA
11 11 (1.28%) PMP
12 10 (1.17%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (1.05%) CEH
14 7 (0.82%) CCNP
14 7 (0.82%) CISA
14 7 (0.82%) HNC
15 6 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
15 6 (0.70%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (4.67%) QA
2 32 (3.73%) Accessibility
3 29 (3.38%) GDPR
4 19 (2.22%) Data Quality
5 18 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (1.87%) NIST
7 11 (1.28%) SLA
8 8 (0.93%) ISO 9001
8 8 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 8 (0.93%) PMO
9 6 (0.70%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.23%) AUTOSAR
11 2 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.23%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.23%) ISO 26262
12 1 (0.12%) GRC
System Software
1 15 (1.75%) Docker
2 12 (1.40%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.23%) IAG
5 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 15 (1.75%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.58%) Ansible
2 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.47%) Puppet
3 4 (0.47%) Terraform
4 2 (0.23%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.23%) SCCM
5 1 (0.12%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.12%) Netcool
Vendors
1 143 (16.69%) Microsoft
2 66 (7.70%) Micro Focus
3 41 (4.78%) Oracle
4 34 (3.97%) Salesforce
5 21 (2.45%) ServiceNow
6 19 (2.22%) SAP
7 18 (2.10%) Cisco
8 15 (1.75%) Google
9 11 (1.28%) Citrix
10 10 (1.17%) BiZZdesign
11 8 (0.93%) Adobe
11 8 (0.93%) CyberArk
11 8 (0.93%) Samsung
12 7 (0.82%) Splunk
13 6 (0.70%) Juniper
13 6 (0.70%) Veeam
14 5 (0.58%) BT
14 5 (0.58%) IBM
14 5 (0.58%) VMware
14 5 (0.58%) Zoho