Strategic Thinking Jobs in the West Midlands

Strategic Thinking
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 185 217 189
Rank change year-on-year +32 -28 +22
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 70 38 110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.89% 0.63% 1.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.10% 0.65% 1.52%
Number of salaries quoted 40 30 39
10th Percentile £40,750 £46,083 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,063 £57,125 £43,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,304 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% +16.67% +33.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,251 £72,717
90th Percentile £79,596 £82,625 £75,000
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - +7.69% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,389 5,866 7,219
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 81.13% 96.77% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 4,666 3,157 4,776
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,700 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Strategic Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Thinking in the West Midlands

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Strategic Thinking in the West Midlands

Strategic Thinking
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

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

Salary histogram for Strategic Thinking in the West Midlands

Strategic 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 Strategic Thinking within the West Midlands 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
Birmingham +12 45 £58,800 -16.00% 8
Shropshire - 8 £75,000 - 3
Worcestershire -20 7 - - 1
Warwickshire +25 4 - - 1
Sutton Coldfield - 1 - -
Strategic Thinking
England

Strategic 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (8.57%) Tuxedo
2 3 (4.29%) Confluence
3 2 (2.86%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (5.71%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (4.29%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (1.43%) AutoCAD
4 1 (1.43%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 6 (8.57%) AWS
2 3 (4.29%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (4.29%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (2.86%) Azure
3 2 (2.86%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.43%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.71%) DHCP
1 4 (5.71%) DNS
1 4 (5.71%) Firewall
1 4 (5.71%) LAN
1 4 (5.71%) WAN
2 2 (2.86%) Bluetooth
2 2 (2.86%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.29%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (2.86%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (4.29%) JIRA
2 2 (2.86%) CANoe
General
1 17 (24.29%) Finance
1 17 (24.29%) Social Skills
2 15 (21.43%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (18.57%) Influencing Skills
4 9 (12.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (7.14%) Telecoms
6 4 (5.71%) Marketing
6 4 (5.71%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (5.71%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (4.29%) Legal
7 3 (4.29%) Turkish Language
8 2 (2.86%) Automotive
8 2 (2.86%) Electronics
8 2 (2.86%) Manufacturing
8 2 (2.86%) Multimedia
8 2 (2.86%) Retail
9 1 (1.43%) Fire and Rescue
9 1 (1.43%) Local Government
9 1 (1.43%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 16 (22.86%) Lead
1 16 (22.86%) Senior
2 10 (14.29%) Project Manager
2 10 (14.29%) Technical Leader
3 8 (11.43%) IT Director
4 6 (8.57%) Senior Manager
5 4 (5.71%) Network Manager
5 4 (5.71%) Supply Chain Planner
6 3 (4.29%) Data Warehouse Manager
6 3 (4.29%) Head of IT
6 3 (4.29%) Head of Service Management
6 3 (4.29%) Product Manager
6 3 (4.29%) Senior Product Manager
7 2 (2.86%) Development Manager
7 2 (2.86%) Infrastructure Manager
7 2 (2.86%) Integration Manager
7 2 (2.86%) Integration Project Manager
7 2 (2.86%) Project Leader
7 2 (2.86%) Project Planner
7 2 (2.86%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (8.57%) RESTful
2 3 (4.29%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 12 (17.14%) Management Information System
2 9 (12.86%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (5.71%) IoT
3 4 (5.71%) NHS
4 3 (4.29%) CMDB
4 3 (4.29%) Onboarding
4 3 (4.29%) Product Ownership
5 2 (2.86%) e-Learning
5 2 (2.86%) FMCG
5 2 (2.86%) Infotainment
5 2 (2.86%) Learning Management System
6 1 (1.43%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.43%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.86%) Linux
1 2 (2.86%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (31.43%) Agile
2 19 (27.14%) Roadmaps
3 16 (22.86%) Project Management
4 15 (21.43%) Decision-Making
5 14 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
5 14 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (20.00%) Project Delivery
5 14 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 13 (18.57%) Continuous Improvement
6 13 (18.57%) Product Roadmap
7 12 (17.14%) Coaching
7 12 (17.14%) Mentoring
8 11 (15.71%) Business Strategy
9 10 (14.29%) Budget Management
9 10 (14.29%) Logistics
9 10 (14.29%) Supplier Management
10 9 (12.86%) Business Analysis
10 9 (12.86%) Contract Management
10 9 (12.86%) Programme Management
10 9 (12.86%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (14.29%) COBOL
1 10 (14.29%) Micro Focus COBOL
2 6 (8.57%) Java
3 4 (5.71%) C
3 4 (5.71%) C++
3 4 (5.71%) Python
Qualifications
1 27 (38.57%) Degree
2 7 (10.00%) HNC
3 4 (5.71%) DBS Check
3 4 (5.71%) SC Cleared
3 4 (5.71%) Security Cleared
4 3 (4.29%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (4.29%) CSPO
4 3 (4.29%) IIBA
5 2 (2.86%) PMI Certification
5 2 (2.86%) PMP
6 1 (1.43%) BICSI Certification
6 1 (1.43%) BICSI RCDD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.71%) Accessibility
2 3 (4.29%) QA
3 2 (2.86%) AUTOSAR
3 2 (2.86%) ISO 26262
3 2 (2.86%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.43%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (2.86%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.86%) Functional Safety
1 2 (2.86%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 11 (15.71%) Microsoft
2 10 (14.29%) Micro Focus
3 6 (8.57%) Oracle
4 4 (5.71%) Aruba
4 4 (5.71%) Cisco
4 4 (5.71%) Juniper
5 3 (4.29%) Salesforce
5 3 (4.29%) ServiceNow
6 2 (2.86%) QNX
7 1 (1.43%) Autodesk