Critical Thinking Jobs

Critical Thinking
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Critical Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Critical 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 498 340 469
Rank change year-on-year -158 +129 +96
Permanent jobs citing Critical Thinking 475 897 1,305
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.45% 0.95% 0.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 0.99% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 296 385 476
10th Percentile £25,047 £35,000 £28,632
25th Percentile £41,750 £42,500 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,000 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,557 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -4.89% +25.00% -30.43%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Critical 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Critical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Critical Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Critical Thinking in the UK

Critical Thinking
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Critical Thinking in the UK

Critical Thinking
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Critical Thinking over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Critical Thinking in the UK

Critical Thinking
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Critical Thinking within the UK 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
England -166 392 £55,000 -1.35% 283
UK excluding London -167 300 £47,557 -4.89% 153
Work from Home -5 173 £56,500 -5.83% 103
London +5 148 £75,000 +14.03% 120
North of England -86 60 £50,000 +17.65% 30
South East -86 55 £57,500 +13.47% 39
South West -45 54 £50,000 -35.48% 28
Scotland -50 52 £38,529 -32.09% 13
Midlands -54 49 £42,500 -22.73% 35
West Midlands -45 35 £24,000 -57.89% 13
North West -42 34 £40,000 -5.88% 15
Yorkshire +11 25 £52,500 +29.63% 10
East of England -11 21 £43,500 -47.27% 13
East Midlands -34 10 £46,000 +2.22% 22
Wales -6 9 £25,047 -54.36%
North East -45 1 £67,500 +100.00% 6

Critical Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 21 (4.42%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.79%) Confluence
3 9 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.47%) SAS
5 6 (1.26%) CMS
6 4 (0.84%) WordPress
7 2 (0.42%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.42%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.21%) Apache
8 1 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.21%) EPiServer
8 1 (0.21%) Luigi
Applications
1 42 (8.84%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (6.32%) UserZoom
3 23 (4.84%) Microsoft Excel
4 15 (3.16%) Sketch
5 10 (2.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 9 (1.89%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.63%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.63%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.42%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.42%) InDesign
8 2 (0.42%) InVision
9 1 (0.21%) 1Password
9 1 (0.21%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 6 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.26%) Oracle General Ledger
1 6 (1.26%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 5 (1.05%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.05%) Odoo
3 3 (0.63%) Payment Gateway
3 3 (0.63%) Shopify
4 2 (0.42%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.42%) Maximo
4 2 (0.42%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.21%) Raiser’s Edge
5 1 (0.21%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.21%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 78 (16.42%) Azure
2 60 (12.63%) AWS
3 45 (9.47%) Figma
4 44 (9.26%) Power Platform
5 33 (6.95%) Microsoft 365
6 30 (6.32%) SurveyMonkey
7 16 (3.37%) SaaS
8 13 (2.74%) Cloud Computing
9 12 (2.53%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (2.53%) GCP
10 11 (2.32%) Serverless
11 10 (2.11%) AWS Lambda
12 9 (1.89%) AWS CloudFormation
13 7 (1.47%) OCI
14 6 (1.26%) Azure Machine Learning
15 5 (1.05%) Azure Cognitive Services
15 5 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
15 5 (1.05%) Azure Monitor
15 5 (1.05%) OneDrive
15 5 (1.05%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 36 (7.58%) Wi-Fi
1 36 (7.58%) Wireless
2 32 (6.74%) Network Security
3 30 (6.32%) WAN
4 24 (5.05%) 5G
5 22 (4.63%) Bluetooth
5 22 (4.63%) GSM
5 22 (4.63%) ISDN
5 22 (4.63%) LTE
5 22 (4.63%) PSTN
5 22 (4.63%) UMTS
6 20 (4.21%) LAN
7 14 (2.95%) Firewall
8 9 (1.89%) TCP/IP
9 8 (1.68%) BGP
9 8 (1.68%) NGN
9 8 (1.68%) OSPF
9 8 (1.68%) TACACS
9 8 (1.68%) VLAN
10 7 (1.47%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (8.63%) Power BI
2 32 (6.74%) SQL Server
3 19 (4.00%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (3.58%) Tableau
5 13 (2.74%) Data Warehouse
6 12 (2.53%) GIS
7 8 (1.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (1.47%) Data Lake
8 7 (1.47%) Geospatial Data
8 7 (1.47%) Spatial Data
8 7 (1.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (1.26%) SAP BW
9 6 (1.26%) SAP HANA
10 5 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (1.05%) Big Data
10 5 (1.05%) CockroachDB
10 5 (1.05%) Data Mining
10 5 (1.05%) MySQL
11 4 (0.84%) Power Query
11 4 (0.84%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 54 (11.37%) JIRA
2 40 (8.42%) Jenkins
3 28 (5.89%) Burp Suite
3 28 (5.89%) Metasploit
4 23 (4.84%) Git
5 22 (4.63%) LabVIEW
6 7 (1.47%) Cypress.io
7 6 (1.26%) Selenium
8 5 (1.05%) Jaeger
8 5 (1.05%) Sonatype Nexus
9 4 (0.84%) Appium
9 4 (0.84%) Cucumber
10 3 (0.63%) GitLab
10 3 (0.63%) Subversion
11 2 (0.42%) Axure RP
11 2 (0.42%) git-flow
11 2 (0.42%) Visual Studio
12 1 (0.21%) Bitbucket
12 1 (0.21%) Moq
12 1 (0.21%) Protractor
General
1 284 (59.79%) Social Skills
2 157 (33.05%) Analytical Skills
2 157 (33.05%) Finance
3 95 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 90 (18.95%) Marketing
5 74 (15.58%) Law
6 34 (7.16%) Organisational Skills
7 32 (6.74%) Presentation Skills
8 31 (6.53%) Telecoms
9 30 (6.32%) Retail
10 26 (5.47%) Banking
11 25 (5.26%) Legal
12 19 (4.00%) Public Sector
13 14 (2.95%) Pharmaceutical
13 14 (2.95%) Publishing
14 10 (2.11%) Tech for Good
15 8 (1.68%) Back Office
15 8 (1.68%) French Language
16 7 (1.47%) Games
16 7 (1.47%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 65 (13.68%) Analyst
2 45 (9.47%) Senior
3 42 (8.84%) Developer
4 40 (8.42%) Lead
5 34 (7.16%) Tester
6 31 (6.53%) Architect
7 30 (6.32%) User Experience Researcher
8 28 (5.89%) Penetration Tester
9 26 (5.47%) Project Manager
10 25 (5.26%) Consultant
11 15 (3.16%) Hardware Engineer
12 14 (2.95%) Data Analyst
12 14 (2.95%) Designer
13 13 (2.74%) Cloud Engineer
13 13 (2.74%) Senior Manager
14 12 (2.53%) Product Manager
15 11 (2.32%) Technical Architect
15 11 (2.32%) Test Engineer
16 10 (2.11%) Solutions Architect
16 10 (2.11%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (5.47%) HTML
2 25 (5.26%) CSS
3 19 (4.00%) Node.js
4 18 (3.79%) React
5 13 (2.74%) .NET
6 11 (2.32%) Vue
7 9 (1.89%) Web Services
8 8 (1.68%) .NET Framework
8 8 (1.68%) AngularJS
8 8 (1.68%) Django
9 6 (1.26%) GraphQL
9 6 (1.26%) RESTful
10 5 (1.05%) Kafka
10 5 (1.05%) Middleware
10 5 (1.05%) OpenTelemetry
10 5 (1.05%) Sass
10 5 (1.05%) Spring Boot
11 4 (0.84%) Entity Framework
11 4 (0.84%) React Native
11 4 (0.84%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 53 (11.16%) Management Information System
2 34 (7.16%) Self-Motivation
3 25 (5.26%) Algorithms
4 22 (4.63%) Acoustics
4 22 (4.63%) Satnav
5 21 (4.42%) Data Structures
6 20 (4.21%) Product Ownership
7 19 (4.00%) Data Centre
8 13 (2.74%) Client/Server
9 12 (2.53%) Cyber Threat
9 12 (2.53%) Legacy Systems
9 12 (2.53%) Mobile App
9 12 (2.53%) Social Media
10 9 (1.89%) IoT
10 9 (1.89%) Onboarding
10 9 (1.89%) Virtual Team
11 7 (1.47%) Driving Licence
12 6 (1.26%) Credit Risk
12 6 (1.26%) Market Risk
12 6 (1.26%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 48 (10.11%) Linux
2 28 (5.89%) Kali Linux
3 15 (3.16%) Windows
4 11 (2.32%) Android
5 10 (2.11%) Apple iOS
6 7 (1.47%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.63%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.21%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.21%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 254 (53.47%) Problem-Solving
2 191 (40.21%) Agile
3 108 (22.74%) Mentoring
4 98 (20.63%) Computer Science
5 96 (20.21%) Project Management
6 91 (19.16%) Analytics
7 85 (17.89%) User Experience
8 84 (17.68%) DevOps
9 74 (15.58%) Roadmaps
10 68 (14.32%) Cybersecurity
11 59 (12.42%) Visualisation
12 58 (12.21%) Data Management
12 58 (12.21%) Data Visualisation
13 57 (12.00%) Coaching
14 54 (11.37%) Strategic Thinking
14 54 (11.37%) User Research
15 52 (10.95%) Analytical Thinking
15 52 (10.95%) Customer Service
16 49 (10.32%) Decision-Making
17 46 (9.68%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 94 (19.79%) Python
2 69 (14.53%) SQL
3 42 (8.84%) JavaScript
4 29 (6.11%) C#
5 18 (3.79%) TypeScript
6 14 (2.95%) Java
6 14 (2.95%) R
7 12 (2.53%) PHP
8 10 (2.11%) PowerShell
9 5 (1.05%) Ruby
10 3 (0.63%) Bash
10 3 (0.63%) Julia
10 3 (0.63%) Scala
11 2 (0.42%) C
11 2 (0.42%) Go
11 2 (0.42%) VB
12 1 (0.21%) C++
12 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.21%) VBA
12 1 (0.21%) XAML
Qualifications
1 223 (46.95%) Degree
2 50 (10.53%) Computer Science Degree
3 30 (6.32%) Security Cleared
4 11 (2.32%) Azure Certification
4 11 (2.32%) Master's Degree
4 11 (2.32%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (2.11%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (1.89%) DV Cleared
7 8 (1.68%) SC Cleared
8 6 (1.26%) Oracle Certification
9 4 (0.84%) TOGAF Certification
10 3 (0.63%) HND
10 3 (0.63%) ISEB
10 3 (0.63%) MCSE
10 3 (0.63%) MCT
10 3 (0.63%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.63%) PMP
10 3 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.42%) CISSP
11 2 (0.42%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (6.95%) QA
2 30 (6.32%) Actionable Recommendations
3 18 (3.79%) Accessibility
4 16 (3.37%) GDPR
5 10 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials
5 10 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.89%) SLA
7 7 (1.47%) Data Quality
8 6 (1.26%) GAAP
8 6 (1.26%) IFRS
9 4 (0.84%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.84%) PMO
10 3 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.63%) Disclosure Scotland
10 3 (0.63%) NIST
11 1 (0.21%) COSHH
11 1 (0.21%) GRC
11 1 (0.21%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.21%) SEPA
System Software
1 20 (4.21%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.53%) Docker
3 10 (2.11%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.47%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.21%) NFS
5 1 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 14 (2.95%) Ansible
2 13 (2.74%) Terraform
3 12 (2.53%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.05%) Kiali
5 4 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.63%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.63%) SCCM
7 2 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.42%) SolarWinds Orion
7 2 (0.42%) WSUS
8 1 (0.21%) Grafana
Vendors
1 117 (24.63%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.32%) Qualtrics
3 24 (5.05%) SAP
4 16 (3.37%) Google
5 15 (3.16%) ServiceNow
5 15 (3.16%) VMware
6 10 (2.11%) Salesforce
7 9 (1.89%) Alteryx
7 9 (1.89%) Aruba
8 8 (1.68%) Oracle
9 7 (1.47%) Databricks
9 7 (1.47%) Mapbox
10 6 (1.26%) Adobe
10 6 (1.26%) Cisco
10 6 (1.26%) Pega
10 6 (1.26%) PeopleSoft
10 6 (1.26%) Progress
10 6 (1.26%) Splunk
10 6 (1.26%) UiPath
11 5 (1.05%) SolarWinds