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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 289 335 317
Rank change year-on-year +46 -18 +178
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 891 794 1,888
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.95% 0.96% 1.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.14% 1.01% 1.37%
Number of salaries quoted 605 356 575
10th Percentile £38,603 £47,447 £43,200
25th Percentile £48,750 £58,498 £52,318
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 £108,500 £108,131 £100,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% +8.33%

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 78,129 78,899 137,960
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.94% 95.45% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 55,773 48,272 73,854
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,309 £33,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,750 £44,186
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 £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +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 9 June 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 9 June 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 +108 349 £82,500 -8.33% 221
North of England -57 180 £73,805 +5.44% 70
South West +40 131 £60,000 - 38
Midlands +25 107 £58,800 -16.00% 51
North West -51 90 £72,500 +3.57% 40
South East +22 89 £39,935 -42.95% 55
West Midlands +27 73 £63,304 -9.57% 31
Yorkshire -10 66 £73,805 +5.44% 27
East Midlands -11 34 £45,000 -35.71% 20
East of England +1 29 £49,500 -29.29% 32
North East +1 24 £73,805 +5.44% 6
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 (4.94%) SharePoint
2 37 (4.15%) Tuxedo
3 22 (2.47%) CMS
4 20 (2.24%) Confluence
5 6 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.45%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.45%) Drupal
6 4 (0.45%) SAS
7 3 (0.34%) WordPress
8 1 (0.11%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.11%) Liferay
Applications
1 55 (6.17%) Microsoft Office
2 43 (4.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 31 (3.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.46%) MS Visio
5 6 (0.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 6 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.45%) SPSS
7 3 (0.34%) Adobe After Effects
8 2 (0.22%) Final Cut Pro
8 2 (0.22%) Gliffy
8 2 (0.22%) Revit
8 2 (0.22%) Sketch
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.11%) CapCut
9 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.11%) InDesign
9 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 17 (1.91%) SDL Web 8
2 7 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.56%) Fidessa
4 4 (0.45%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.45%) SAP IBP
5 3 (0.34%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.34%) Shopify
6 2 (0.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 1 (0.11%) Magento
7 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 106 (11.90%) Azure
2 102 (11.45%) AWS
3 79 (8.87%) SaaS
4 57 (6.40%) Power Platform
5 55 (6.17%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (2.13%) PaaS
7 18 (2.02%) IaaS
8 14 (1.57%) Cloud Computing
9 13 (1.46%) GCP
10 7 (0.79%) Azure Pipelines
10 7 (0.79%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (0.56%) dbt
11 5 (0.56%) Figma
11 5 (0.56%) OneDrive
11 5 (0.56%) Serverless
12 4 (0.45%) Entra ID
12 4 (0.45%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.34%) Google Analytics
13 3 (0.34%) Google Workspace
13 3 (0.34%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.81%) Firewall
2 15 (1.68%) Network Security
3 10 (1.12%) Internet
4 7 (0.79%) Intrusion Detection
5 6 (0.67%) Broadband
5 6 (0.67%) LAN
5 6 (0.67%) WAN
5 6 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (0.56%) VoIP
7 4 (0.45%) DHCP
7 4 (0.45%) DNS
7 4 (0.45%) NaaS
8 2 (0.22%) Bluetooth
8 2 (0.22%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.22%) Extranet
8 2 (0.22%) Intranet
8 2 (0.22%) WebEx
9 1 (0.11%) 3G
9 1 (0.11%) ADSL
9 1 (0.11%) GPRS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (4.60%) Power BI
2 34 (3.82%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.58%) Tableau
4 9 (1.01%) MongoDB
5 8 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (0.79%) MySQL
6 7 (0.79%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.67%) Big Data
7 6 (0.67%) SAP HANA
8 4 (0.45%) Power Query
9 3 (0.34%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.34%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.34%) Data Mart
9 3 (0.34%) Data Vault
9 3 (0.34%) DTS
9 3 (0.34%) GIS
9 3 (0.34%) OLAP
10 2 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.22%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.22%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 50 (5.61%) JIRA
2 27 (3.03%) Git
3 18 (2.02%) NUnit
4 17 (1.91%) GitLab
4 17 (1.91%) Moq
4 17 (1.91%) TeamCity
5 7 (0.79%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.67%) Selenium
7 5 (0.56%) Cucumber
7 5 (0.56%) JUnit
8 4 (0.45%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.45%) JMeter
8 4 (0.45%) Postman
9 3 (0.34%) Appium
9 3 (0.34%) Mockito
10 2 (0.22%) CANoe
10 2 (0.22%) SoapUI
10 2 (0.22%) TestNG
10 2 (0.22%) TestRail
10 2 (0.22%) WebDriver
General
1 421 (47.25%) Social Skills
2 258 (28.96%) Analytical Skills
3 244 (27.38%) Finance
4 150 (16.84%) Marketing
5 117 (13.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 111 (12.46%) Retail
7 64 (7.18%) Banking
8 63 (7.07%) Law
9 51 (5.72%) Presentation Skills
10 48 (5.39%) Organisational Skills
11 36 (4.04%) Influencing Skills
12 35 (3.93%) Legal
13 34 (3.82%) Investment Banking
14 33 (3.70%) Public Sector
15 32 (3.59%) Telecoms
16 22 (2.47%) Local Government
17 21 (2.36%) Pharmaceutical
18 20 (2.24%) Manufacturing
19 17 (1.91%) Advertising
20 13 (1.46%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 145 (16.27%) Lead
2 142 (15.94%) Senior
3 69 (7.74%) Technical Leader
4 65 (7.30%) Analyst
5 55 (6.17%) IT Manager
6 54 (6.06%) Architect
7 52 (5.84%) Product Manager
8 46 (5.16%) Senior Manager
9 42 (4.71%) Business Manager
10 39 (4.38%) Project Manager
11 36 (4.04%) Development Manager
12 34 (3.82%) Developer
13 27 (3.03%) Business Development Manager
14 25 (2.81%) Designer
14 25 (2.81%) Information Manager
15 23 (2.58%) Head of IT
16 21 (2.36%) Consultant
17 20 (2.24%) Procurement Manager
17 20 (2.24%) Security Manager
18 19 (2.13%) Information Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (6.62%) RESTful
2 32 (3.59%) HTML
3 30 (3.37%) .NET
3 30 (3.37%) CSS
4 24 (2.69%) Web Services
5 23 (2.58%) ASP.NET
5 23 (2.58%) ASP.NET MVC
6 19 (2.13%) .NET Framework
7 18 (2.02%) Middleware
8 17 (1.91%) ASP.NET MVC 5
8 17 (1.91%) Classic ASP
8 17 (1.91%) Entity Framework
8 17 (1.91%) jQuery
8 17 (1.91%) Semantic HTML
8 17 (1.91%) SOAP
9 13 (1.46%) AngularJS
10 8 (0.90%) EDI
10 8 (0.90%) React
11 6 (0.67%) Symfony
12 5 (0.56%) CSS3
Miscellaneous
1 48 (5.39%) Management Information System
2 47 (5.27%) Self-Motivation
3 33 (3.70%) Onboarding
4 31 (3.48%) Product Ownership
5 29 (3.25%) Public Cloud
6 28 (3.14%) Social Media
7 17 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
7 17 (1.91%) Legacy Code
8 16 (1.80%) Security Posture
8 16 (1.80%) Virtual Team
9 11 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
9 11 (1.23%) e-Learning
9 11 (1.23%) IoT
10 9 (1.01%) Video Conferencing
11 8 (0.90%) Blog
12 7 (0.79%) Data Centre
12 7 (0.79%) Learning Management System
12 7 (0.79%) NHS
13 6 (0.67%) Algorithms
13 6 (0.67%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 28 (3.14%) Windows
2 19 (2.13%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.23%) Linux
4 6 (0.67%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.45%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 269 (30.19%) Agile
2 237 (26.60%) Problem-Solving
3 221 (24.80%) Roadmaps
4 172 (19.30%) Project Management
5 169 (18.97%) Continuous Improvement
6 160 (17.96%) Mentoring
7 124 (13.92%) Decision-Making
8 113 (12.68%) Product Roadmap
9 107 (12.01%) Business Strategy
10 96 (10.77%) Analytics
11 93 (10.44%) Coaching
12 92 (10.33%) Cybersecurity
13 88 (9.88%) Computer Science
14 82 (9.20%) Collaborative Working
15 79 (8.87%) Analytical Thinking
15 79 (8.87%) Stakeholder Management
16 78 (8.75%) Product Management
17 67 (7.52%) Information Security
18 64 (7.18%) Creative Thinking
18 64 (7.18%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 90 (10.10%) SQL
2 74 (8.31%) Python
3 66 (7.41%) COBOL
3 66 (7.41%) Micro Focus COBOL
4 56 (6.29%) Java
5 34 (3.82%) C
6 33 (3.70%) C++
7 26 (2.92%) C#
8 25 (2.81%) JavaScript
9 19 (2.13%) R
10 18 (2.02%) VBA
11 17 (1.91%) T-SQL
12 13 (1.46%) TypeScript
13 12 (1.35%) PHP
13 12 (1.35%) PowerShell
14 5 (0.56%) Scala
15 4 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 1 (0.11%) Bash
Qualifications
1 286 (32.10%) Degree
2 52 (5.84%) Master's Degree
3 48 (5.39%) Security Cleared
4 41 (4.60%) CISSP
5 35 (3.93%) CISM
6 34 (3.82%) SC Cleared
7 31 (3.48%) Computer Science Degree
8 19 (2.13%) TOGAF Certification
9 16 (1.80%) DBS Check
10 15 (1.68%) PMI Certification
11 12 (1.35%) PMP
12 11 (1.23%) MBA
13 10 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (1.01%) CEH
14 9 (1.01%) CRISC
15 8 (0.90%) Azure Certification
16 7 (0.79%) CCNP
16 7 (0.79%) CISA
16 7 (0.79%) HNC
17 6 (0.67%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (6.40%) QA
2 32 (3.59%) Accessibility
3 28 (3.14%) GDPR
4 19 (2.13%) Data Quality
5 17 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (1.57%) NIST
7 10 (1.12%) ISO 9001
7 10 (1.12%) SLA
8 8 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 8 (0.90%) PMO
9 4 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.45%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.22%) AUTOSAR
11 2 (0.22%) HIPAA
11 2 (0.22%) ISO 26262
12 1 (0.11%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.11%) GRC
System Software
1 14 (1.57%) Active Directory
1 14 (1.57%) Docker
2 4 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.22%) IAG
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (1.57%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.56%) Ansible
2 5 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.45%) Puppet
3 4 (0.45%) Terraform
4 2 (0.22%) Functional Safety
4 2 (0.22%) SCCM
5 1 (0.11%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.11%) Netcool
Vendors
1 146 (16.39%) Microsoft
2 66 (7.41%) Micro Focus
3 39 (4.38%) Oracle
4 33 (3.70%) Salesforce
5 22 (2.47%) ServiceNow
6 21 (2.36%) SAP
7 18 (2.02%) Cisco
8 15 (1.68%) Google
9 11 (1.23%) BT
9 11 (1.23%) Citrix
10 10 (1.12%) BiZZdesign
11 8 (0.90%) Adobe
11 8 (0.90%) CyberArk
11 8 (0.90%) Samsung
11 8 (0.90%) Splunk
12 6 (0.67%) Juniper
12 6 (0.67%) Veeam
13 5 (0.56%) IBM
13 5 (0.56%) VMware
13 5 (0.56%) Zoho