Strategic Thinking Jobs in the Midlands

Strategic Thinking
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the 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 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 230 255 213
Rank change year-on-year +25 -42 +39
Permanent jobs citing Strategic Thinking 107 48 150
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.77% 0.56% 1.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.97% 0.59% 1.38%
Number of salaries quoted 71 38 57
10th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £35,325
25th Percentile £45,000 £62,189 £43,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,800 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +16.67% +33.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £78,438 £72,933
90th Percentile £84,964 £82,500 £81,250
England median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - +7.69% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
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 Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,990 8,193 10,879
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 79.56% 96.43% 94.64%
Number of salaries quoted 7,582 4,353 7,005
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,800 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,357 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £78,002
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 Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Strategic Thinking in the Midlands

Strategic Thinking
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Strategic Thinking in the Midlands

Strategic Thinking
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategic Thinking in the Midlands over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Strategic Thinking in the Midlands

Strategic Thinking
Job Locations in the 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 Midlands 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
West Midlands +27 73 £63,304 -9.57% 31
East Midlands -11 34 £45,000 -35.71% 20
Strategic Thinking
England

Strategic Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the 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 (5.61%) Tuxedo
2 3 (2.80%) Confluence
3 2 (1.87%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (5.61%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.80%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.93%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (0.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.93%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.93%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.93%) InDesign
3 1 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.93%) Revit
Business Applications
1 3 (2.80%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 8 (7.48%) SaaS
2 7 (6.54%) AWS
2 7 (6.54%) Azure
3 3 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (2.80%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (2.80%) Power Platform
4 2 (1.87%) Google Workspace
5 1 (0.93%) Amazon Cognito
5 1 (0.93%) AWS Lambda
5 1 (0.93%) Datadog
5 1 (0.93%) dbt
5 1 (0.93%) GitHub
5 1 (0.93%) Serverless
5 1 (0.93%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.74%) DHCP
1 4 (3.74%) DNS
1 4 (3.74%) Firewall
1 4 (3.74%) LAN
1 4 (3.74%) WAN
2 2 (1.87%) Bluetooth
2 2 (1.87%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.80%) Data Warehouse
1 3 (2.80%) Power BI
2 1 (0.93%) DynamoDB
2 1 (0.93%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (0.93%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 7 (6.54%) JIRA
2 2 (1.87%) CANoe
General
1 38 (35.51%) Social Skills
2 34 (31.78%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (22.43%) Finance
4 14 (13.08%) Influencing Skills
5 9 (8.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (6.54%) Marketing
7 6 (5.61%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (4.67%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (4.67%) Telecoms
9 3 (2.80%) Legal
9 3 (2.80%) Turkish Language
10 2 (1.87%) Automotive
10 2 (1.87%) Electronics
10 2 (1.87%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.87%) Multimedia
10 2 (1.87%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (1.87%) Retail
11 1 (0.93%) Fire and Rescue
11 1 (0.93%) Local Government
11 1 (0.93%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 19 (17.76%) Lead
2 16 (14.95%) Senior
3 10 (9.35%) Project Manager
3 10 (9.35%) Technical Leader
4 8 (7.48%) IT Director
5 7 (6.54%) Development Manager
5 7 (6.54%) Head of Development
6 6 (5.61%) Head of Architecture
6 6 (5.61%) Senior Manager
7 5 (4.67%) Business Development Manager
7 5 (4.67%) Business Manager
7 5 (4.67%) IT Manager
8 4 (3.74%) Information Manager
8 4 (3.74%) Information Security Manager
8 4 (3.74%) IT Procurement Manager
8 4 (3.74%) Network Manager
8 4 (3.74%) Procurement Manager
8 4 (3.74%) Security Manager
8 4 (3.74%) Supply Chain Planner
9 3 (2.80%) Head of Service Management
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.61%) RESTful
2 3 (2.80%) EDI
3 1 (0.93%) AWS CDK
3 1 (0.93%) Next.js
3 1 (0.93%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 13 (12.15%) Management Information System
2 9 (8.41%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (5.61%) Product Ownership
4 4 (3.74%) IoT
4 4 (3.74%) NHS
4 4 (3.74%) Onboarding
5 3 (2.80%) CMDB
6 2 (1.87%) e-Learning
6 2 (1.87%) FMCG
6 2 (1.87%) Infotainment
6 2 (1.87%) Learning Management System
7 1 (0.93%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.93%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.87%) Linux
1 2 (1.87%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (25.23%) Agile
2 26 (24.30%) Problem-Solving
3 25 (23.36%) Roadmaps
4 22 (20.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 20 (18.69%) Cybersecurity
5 20 (18.69%) Project Management
6 19 (17.76%) Decision-Making
7 17 (15.89%) Coaching
7 17 (15.89%) Mentoring
8 16 (14.95%) Project Delivery
9 14 (13.08%) Stakeholder Management
10 13 (12.15%) Analytical Thinking
10 13 (12.15%) Product Roadmap
10 13 (12.15%) Service Management
11 11 (10.28%) Budget Management
11 11 (10.28%) Business Strategy
12 10 (9.35%) Logistics
12 10 (9.35%) Programme Management
12 10 (9.35%) Supplier Management
13 9 (8.41%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 10 (9.35%) COBOL
1 10 (9.35%) Micro Focus COBOL
2 6 (5.61%) Java
3 4 (3.74%) C
3 4 (3.74%) C++
3 4 (3.74%) Python
4 3 (2.80%) SQL
5 2 (1.87%) VBA
Qualifications
1 37 (34.58%) Degree
2 7 (6.54%) HNC
3 6 (5.61%) SC Cleared
3 6 (5.61%) Security Cleared
4 4 (3.74%) CISM
4 4 (3.74%) CISMP
4 4 (3.74%) CISSP
4 4 (3.74%) DBS Check
5 3 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (2.80%) CSPO
5 3 (2.80%) IIBA
6 2 (1.87%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.87%) PMP
7 1 (0.93%) BICSI Certification
7 1 (0.93%) BICSI RCDD
7 1 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.93%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.61%) Accessibility
1 6 (5.61%) QA
2 2 (1.87%) AUTOSAR
2 2 (1.87%) ISO 26262
2 2 (1.87%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.93%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.93%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (1.87%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.87%) Functional Safety
1 2 (1.87%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 18 (16.82%) Microsoft
2 10 (9.35%) Micro Focus
3 6 (5.61%) Oracle
4 4 (3.74%) Aruba
4 4 (3.74%) Cisco
4 4 (3.74%) Juniper
4 4 (3.74%) SAP
5 3 (2.80%) Salesforce
5 3 (2.80%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.87%) Freshdesk
6 2 (1.87%) Google
6 2 (1.87%) QNX
6 2 (1.87%) Zoho
7 1 (0.93%) Adobe
7 1 (0.93%) Autodesk