Innovative Thinking Jobs in the South West

Innovative Thinking
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Innovative Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Innovative Thinking over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 173 221 301
Rank change year-on-year +48 +80 -72
Permanent jobs citing Innovative Thinking 113 53 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.20% 0.79% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.45% 0.84% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 54 21 8
10th Percentile - £32,500 £30,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £38,750 £38,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +29.41% +6.25%
75th Percentile £77,500 £62,331 £78,125
90th Percentile £85,000 - £106,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +23.81% +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Innovative 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 South West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,776 6,347 7,793
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 82.91% 94.49% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 5,600 3,522 4,987
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,213 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.77% +6.00% +7.72%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,650 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Innovative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Innovative Thinking in the South West

Innovative Thinking
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Innovative Thinking in the South West.

Salary trend for Innovative Thinking in the South West

Innovative Thinking
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Innovative Thinking in the South West over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Innovative Thinking in the South West

Innovative Thinking
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Innovative Thinking within the South West region over the 6 months to 19 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
Bristol +23 49 £63,000 +6.44% 8
Devon +12 24 £40,000 -23.81% 1
Dorset -15 19 £60,000 +71.43% 1
Wiltshire -4 14 £55,000 - 2
Gloucestershire -19 3 £77,500 +133.04% 1
Somerset +3 2 - - 2
Innovative Thinking
England

Innovative Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 12 (10.62%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (9.73%) Simulink
2 9 (7.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (7.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 20 (17.70%) AWS
2 12 (10.62%) Azure
3 8 (7.08%) GCP
4 4 (3.54%) OpenShift
5 2 (1.77%) BrowserStack
5 2 (1.77%) SaaS
5 2 (1.77%) Sauce Labs
6 1 (0.88%) IaaS
6 1 (0.88%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (9.73%) 5G
1 11 (9.73%) SD-WAN
1 11 (9.73%) WAN
2 5 (4.42%) Network Security
3 2 (1.77%) Firewall
3 2 (1.77%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.88%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (7.96%) BusinessObjects
1 9 (7.96%) Tableau
2 8 (7.08%) BigQuery
2 8 (7.08%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (7.08%) Looker
3 4 (3.54%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.88%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (10.62%) Visual Studio
2 2 (1.77%) Appium
2 2 (1.77%) Cypress.io
2 2 (1.77%) JIRA
2 2 (1.77%) JMeter
2 2 (1.77%) Postman
2 2 (1.77%) REST Assured
2 2 (1.77%) Selenium
2 2 (1.77%) Serenity BDD
2 2 (1.77%) SpecFlow
General
1 37 (32.74%) Social Skills
2 36 (31.86%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (22.12%) Finance
4 21 (18.58%) Military
5 19 (16.81%) Marketing
6 16 (14.16%) Retail
7 15 (13.27%) Banking
7 15 (13.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 15 (13.27%) Law
8 14 (12.39%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (9.73%) Electronics
9 11 (9.73%) Legal
9 11 (9.73%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (8.85%) Aerospace
10 10 (8.85%) Aviation
11 9 (7.96%) Financial Institution
11 9 (7.96%) Investment Banking
12 4 (3.54%) Tech for Good
13 3 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (1.77%) Games
Job Titles
1 45 (39.82%) Senior
2 31 (27.43%) Software Engineer
3 18 (15.93%) Architect
4 17 (15.04%) Lead
5 16 (14.16%) Consultant
5 16 (14.16%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 16 (14.16%) Security Consultant
5 16 (14.16%) Senior Consultant
5 16 (14.16%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
5 16 (14.16%) Senior Security Consultant
6 13 (11.50%) Cyber Defence Consultant
7 12 (10.62%) Senior Software Engineer
8 11 (9.73%) Product Manager
8 11 (9.73%) Project Leader
8 11 (9.73%) Technical Leader
8 11 (9.73%) Technical Project Leader
9 10 (8.85%) Senior Architect
10 9 (7.96%) Account Manager
11 8 (7.08%) Data Architect
11 8 (7.08%) Software Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.42%) React
2 4 (3.54%) ActiveMQ
2 4 (3.54%) Kafka
2 4 (3.54%) Node.js
2 4 (3.54%) Spring
2 4 (3.54%) Spring Boot
3 2 (1.77%) .NET
3 2 (1.77%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 28 (24.78%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (14.16%) Driving Licence
3 14 (12.39%) CESG
4 12 (10.62%) GNSS
5 11 (9.73%) Management Information System
6 8 (7.08%) Robotics
7 5 (4.42%) Cloud Native
7 5 (4.42%) Public Cloud
7 5 (4.42%) Replication
8 4 (3.54%) Algorithms
8 4 (3.54%) Product Ownership
9 3 (2.65%) FPGA
10 2 (1.77%) Data Centre
10 2 (1.77%) Onboarding
10 2 (1.77%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 15 (13.27%) Linux
2 1 (0.88%) AIX
2 1 (0.88%) Windows
2 1 (0.88%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (40.71%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (32.74%) Creative Thinking
3 36 (31.86%) Project Management
4 35 (30.97%) Agile
5 33 (29.20%) Software Engineering
6 29 (25.66%) Validation
7 28 (24.78%) Computer Science
7 28 (24.78%) Requirements Analysis
8 23 (20.35%) B2B
8 23 (20.35%) Defect Tracking
8 23 (20.35%) Technical Leadership
9 21 (18.58%) Cybersecurity
10 19 (16.81%) Mentoring
10 19 (16.81%) Signal Processing
11 18 (15.93%) Matrix Organization
12 17 (15.04%) SDLC
13 16 (14.16%) Digital Signal Processing
14 15 (13.27%) Risk Management
15 14 (12.39%) Information Assurance
15 14 (12.39%) Product Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (20.35%) C++
2 17 (15.04%) Python
3 14 (12.39%) MATLAB
4 12 (10.62%) Bash
4 12 (10.62%) Java
4 12 (10.62%) Perl
5 5 (4.42%) C
5 5 (4.42%) R
5 5 (4.42%) Scala
5 5 (4.42%) SQL
6 1 (0.88%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 47 (41.59%) Degree
2 38 (33.63%) Security Cleared
3 18 (15.93%) DV Cleared
4 14 (12.39%) CISMP
5 12 (10.62%) IISP
6 7 (6.19%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (4.42%) CISA
7 5 (4.42%) CISM
7 5 (4.42%) CISSP
7 5 (4.42%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (4.42%) CRISC
7 5 (4.42%) SANS
7 5 (4.42%) SC Cleared
8 2 (1.77%) CCNA
8 2 (1.77%) CCNP
8 2 (1.77%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.77%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.77%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (20.35%) PMO
2 19 (16.81%) NIST
3 14 (12.39%) JSP 440
4 12 (10.62%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 12 (10.62%) NIST 800
5 11 (9.73%) RMADS
6 8 (7.08%) Data Quality
6 8 (7.08%) GDPR
7 4 (3.54%) QA
8 3 (2.65%) JTAG
System Software
1 4 (3.54%) Firmware
2 1 (0.88%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (3.54%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (7.08%) Google
2 3 (2.65%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.88%) Oracle
3 1 (0.88%) Progress
3 1 (0.88%) VMware