Creative Thinking Jobs in England

Creative Thinking
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 252 293 273
Rank change year-on-year +41 -20 +149
Permanent jobs citing Creative Thinking 1,015 1,006 2,136
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.12% 1.20% 1.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.33% 1.25% 1.58%
Number of salaries quoted 338 354 675
10th Percentile £28,498 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £50,559 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.38% +4.00% +6.84%
75th Percentile £63,750 £89,577 £80,250
90th Percentile £93,250 £99,625 £100,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £64,029 £62,500
% change year-on-year -21.91% +2.45% +8.23%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 76,066 80,344 135,543
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 83.60% 95.49% 95.97%
Number of salaries quoted 55,107 48,707 73,448
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,294
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 £93,250 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%

Creative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Creative Thinking in England

Creative Thinking
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Creative Thinking in England

Creative Thinking
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Creative Thinking in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Creative Thinking in England

Creative 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 Creative Thinking within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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 -48 306 £52,500 -30.00% 140
Midlands +150 237 £44,000 -32.31% 23
West Midlands +120 184 £55,000 -15.38% 11
North of England +76 183 £33,531 -47.63% 47
North West +58 126 £38,000 -35.04% 27
South East +22 116 £43,960 +3.44% 43
South West +32 114 £42,500 -15.40% 23
East Midlands +29 53 £36,250 - 12
East of England -13 47 £40,000 -25.58% 15
Yorkshire +35 43 £60,000 -7.00% 19
North East +2 14 £27,500 -55.35% 4
Creative Thinking
UK

Creative 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 47 (4.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (2.96%) CMS
3 15 (1.48%) IIS
4 14 (1.38%) SharePoint
5 6 (0.59%) Confluence
6 4 (0.39%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.20%) WordPress
8 1 (0.099%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.099%) Drupal
Applications
1 273 (26.90%) Microsoft Office
2 268 (26.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 66 (6.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (2.17%) AutoCAD
5 18 (1.77%) Adobe XD
6 17 (1.67%) Photoshop
7 16 (1.58%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 13 (1.28%) MS Visio
9 12 (1.18%) Adobe Illustrator
9 12 (1.18%) InDesign
10 8 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
11 4 (0.39%) Adobe Premiere
11 4 (0.39%) Maya
12 3 (0.30%) Adobe After Effects
12 3 (0.30%) SketchUp
13 2 (0.20%) 3ds Max
13 2 (0.20%) CINEMA 4D
14 1 (0.099%) Acrobat
14 1 (0.099%) Adobe Captivate
14 1 (0.099%) CapCut
Business Applications
1 41 (4.04%) Endur
2 16 (1.58%) SDL Web 8
3 10 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.59%) Unit4 Business World
5 5 (0.49%) OpenLink RightAngle
6 3 (0.30%) Q-Pulse
7 1 (0.099%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.099%) Magento
7 1 (0.099%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 43 (4.24%) Azure
2 39 (3.84%) AWS
3 33 (3.25%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (2.76%) Power Platform
5 18 (1.77%) Figma
5 18 (1.77%) SaaS
6 13 (1.28%) GCP
7 10 (0.99%) Cloud Computing
8 9 (0.89%) Google Analytics
9 8 (0.79%) IaaS
9 8 (0.79%) PaaS
9 8 (0.79%) Power Automate
10 5 (0.49%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (0.49%) Canva
10 5 (0.49%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (0.49%) OneDrive
10 5 (0.49%) PowerApps
10 5 (0.49%) Serverless
11 4 (0.39%) AWS CloudFormation
11 4 (0.39%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.17%) WAN
2 20 (1.97%) Firewall
2 20 (1.97%) SD-WAN
3 19 (1.87%) 5G
4 16 (1.58%) Wireless
5 10 (0.99%) Broadband
6 9 (0.89%) TCP/IP
7 8 (0.79%) DNS
7 8 (0.79%) VPN
8 7 (0.69%) DHCP
9 6 (0.59%) Internet
9 6 (0.59%) Network Security
9 6 (0.59%) SAN
9 6 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (0.49%) VoIP
11 4 (0.39%) OSPF
11 4 (0.39%) WebEx
12 2 (0.20%) Intrusion Detection
12 2 (0.20%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (7.78%) SQL Server
2 46 (4.53%) Relational Database
3 41 (4.04%) RDBMS
4 21 (2.07%) Power BI
5 10 (0.99%) Tableau
6 9 (0.89%) Data Lake
6 9 (0.89%) Data Mining
7 8 (0.79%) Metadata
8 6 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (0.59%) DB2
9 5 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.39%) Looker
10 4 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (0.30%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.30%) Metadata Repository
11 3 (0.30%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.20%) Hadoop
13 1 (0.099%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 36 (3.55%) JIRA
2 28 (2.76%) Git
3 22 (2.17%) GitLab
4 17 (1.67%) TeamCity
5 16 (1.58%) Moq
5 16 (1.58%) NUnit
5 16 (1.58%) Visual Studio
6 13 (1.28%) Axure RP
6 13 (1.28%) Balsamiq
7 5 (0.49%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.20%) PowerBuilder
9 1 (0.099%) Gradle
9 1 (0.099%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.099%) Mockito
9 1 (0.099%) Octopus Deploy
9 1 (0.099%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 1 (0.099%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 337 (33.20%) Social Skills
2 248 (24.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 203 (20.00%) Military
4 185 (18.23%) Marketing
5 151 (14.88%) Finance
6 138 (13.60%) Analytical Skills
7 67 (6.60%) Public Sector
8 65 (6.40%) Legal
8 65 (6.40%) Presentation Skills
9 50 (4.93%) Organisational Skills
10 49 (4.83%) Games
11 46 (4.53%) Banking
12 40 (3.94%) Investment Banking
13 39 (3.84%) Retail
14 30 (2.96%) Law
15 28 (2.76%) Telecoms
16 27 (2.66%) Influencing Skills
17 26 (2.56%) Pharmaceutical
18 19 (1.87%) Electronics
19 16 (1.58%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 192 (18.92%) Graduate
2 132 (13.00%) Senior
3 96 (9.46%) Lead
4 86 (8.47%) Analyst
5 80 (7.88%) Architect
6 68 (6.70%) Software Engineer
7 62 (6.11%) Developer
8 55 (5.42%) Software Architect
9 45 (4.43%) Programmer
9 45 (4.43%) Project Manager
9 45 (4.43%) Software Programmer
10 43 (4.24%) Consultant
11 42 (4.14%) Designer
12 38 (3.74%) Senior Manager
13 35 (3.45%) Lead Software Engineer
14 34 (3.35%) Business Strategy Analyst
14 34 (3.35%) Strategy Analyst
15 33 (3.25%) Development Manager
16 27 (2.66%) Coordinator
17 23 (2.27%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (4.93%) HTML
2 46 (4.53%) CSS
3 41 (4.04%) .NET
4 24 (2.36%) Entity Framework
5 23 (2.27%) ASP.NET
6 22 (2.17%) .NET Framework
6 22 (2.17%) Web Services
7 21 (2.07%) RESTful
8 18 (1.77%) SOAP
9 17 (1.67%) ASP.NET MVC
9 17 (1.67%) jQuery
10 16 (1.58%) ASP.NET MVC 5
10 16 (1.58%) Classic ASP
10 16 (1.58%) Semantic HTML
11 11 (1.08%) .NET Core
11 11 (1.08%) Vue
12 10 (0.99%) Node.js
12 10 (0.99%) React
13 8 (0.79%) Spring
14 7 (0.69%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 197 (19.41%) Onboarding
2 116 (11.43%) Cyberattack
3 89 (8.77%) Self-Motivation
4 57 (5.62%) Product Ownership
5 41 (4.04%) Swaptions
6 35 (3.45%) Social Media
7 31 (3.05%) Management Information System
8 23 (2.27%) ARM Cortex
8 23 (2.27%) Verilog
9 21 (2.07%) CCTV
10 20 (1.97%) GNSS
11 18 (1.77%) Virtual Team
12 17 (1.67%) Blog
13 16 (1.58%) Legacy Code
14 14 (1.38%) Data Centre
15 13 (1.28%) Algorithms
15 13 (1.28%) CESG
16 12 (1.18%) Housing Association
17 11 (1.08%) FPGA
18 10 (0.99%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 39 (3.84%) Windows
2 27 (2.66%) Linux
3 17 (1.67%) Windows Server
4 16 (1.58%) Windows 10
5 15 (1.48%) Windows Server 2019
6 11 (1.08%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (0.59%) Unix
7 6 (0.59%) Windows 7
8 5 (0.49%) Android
8 5 (0.49%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.49%) Windows Server 2003
9 2 (0.20%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.20%) Windows Vista
10 1 (0.099%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.099%) VMS
10 1 (0.099%) Windows 8
10 1 (0.099%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 283 (27.88%) Agile
2 277 (27.29%) Problem-Solving
3 260 (25.62%) Continuous Improvement
4 240 (23.65%) Customer Service
5 213 (20.99%) Customer Experience
6 210 (20.69%) Data Analysis
7 203 (20.00%) Mentoring
8 201 (19.80%) Process Improvement
9 199 (19.61%) Performance Metrics
10 196 (19.31%) Logistics
11 189 (18.62%) Contingency Planning
12 173 (17.04%) User Experience
13 149 (14.68%) Software Engineering
14 131 (12.91%) Project Management
15 126 (12.41%) Machine Learning
16 120 (11.82%) Site Reliability Engineering
17 118 (11.63%) Data Engineering
18 92 (9.06%) Computer Science
19 84 (8.28%) Project Delivery
19 84 (8.28%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 68 (6.70%) Java
2 64 (6.31%) Python
3 55 (5.42%) VB
4 50 (4.93%) JavaScript
5 48 (4.73%) SQL
6 40 (3.94%) C++
7 38 (3.74%) C#
8 31 (3.05%) Tcl
9 23 (2.27%) SystemVerilog
10 20 (1.97%) Perl
10 20 (1.97%) T-SQL
11 19 (1.87%) C
12 18 (1.77%) Bash
12 18 (1.77%) R
13 11 (1.08%) MATLAB
13 11 (1.08%) PowerShell
14 8 (0.79%) TypeScript
15 3 (0.30%) Kotlin
15 3 (0.30%) Swift
16 2 (0.20%) Julia
Qualifications
1 399 (39.31%) Degree
2 69 (6.80%) Security Cleared
3 39 (3.84%) SC Cleared
4 36 (3.55%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (2.27%) DV Cleared
6 19 (1.87%) HND
7 18 (1.77%) ACCA
8 16 (1.58%) Microsoft Certification
9 13 (1.28%) CISMP
9 13 (1.28%) CREST Certified
9 13 (1.28%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.18%) HNC
10 12 (1.18%) IISP
10 12 (1.18%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 10 (0.99%) Master's Degree
12 8 (0.79%) A+ Certification
12 8 (0.79%) CCNP
12 8 (0.79%) CISA
12 8 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
12 8 (0.79%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (3.74%) PMO
2 34 (3.35%) QA
3 18 (1.77%) NIST
4 15 (1.48%) GDPR
4 15 (1.48%) SLA
5 14 (1.38%) Accessibility
6 13 (1.28%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 13 (1.28%) JSP 440
6 13 (1.28%) WCAG
7 12 (1.18%) NIST 800
7 12 (1.18%) RMADS
8 8 (0.79%) Data Quality
9 7 (0.69%) Good Clinical Practice
10 6 (0.59%) ITGC
11 3 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 3 (0.30%) JTAG
11 3 (0.30%) NCSC
12 2 (0.20%) HIPAA
12 2 (0.20%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (1.18%) Docker
1 12 (1.18%) Firmware
2 11 (1.08%) Active Directory
3 9 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.79%) Embedded Firmware
5 5 (0.49%) vSphere
6 2 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.099%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.099%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (1.77%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.58%) SCOM
3 5 (0.49%) NetCrunch
3 5 (0.49%) Terraform
4 2 (0.20%) Data Guard
4 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.099%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.099%) SCCM
5 1 (0.099%) WSUS
5 1 (0.099%) XenMobile
Vendors
1 136 (13.40%) Microsoft
2 50 (4.93%) Oracle
3 48 (4.73%) Adobe
4 41 (4.04%) OpenLink
4 41 (4.04%) Sybase
4 41 (4.04%) TIBCO
5 22 (2.17%) SAP
6 17 (1.67%) Google
7 16 (1.58%) Cisco
8 14 (1.38%) VMware
9 10 (0.99%) Facebook
10 8 (0.79%) Altera
10 8 (0.79%) Green Hills
10 8 (0.79%) Motorola
10 8 (0.79%) TikTok
10 8 (0.79%) Xilinx
11 7 (0.69%) Computacenter
12 6 (0.59%) Sage
12 6 (0.59%) Splunk
12 6 (0.59%) YouTube