Creative Thinking
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 278 301 282
Rank change year-on-year +23 -19 +144
Permanent jobs citing Creative Thinking 1,043 1,147 2,387
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.03% 1.16% 1.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.22% 1.22% 1.52%
Number of salaries quoted 392 423 760
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £36,125
25th Percentile £37,283 £47,500 £47,447
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £66,313 £86,375 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,125 £97,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,000 £55,000 £59,320
% change year-on-year -20.00% -7.28% +12.99%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,549 94,155 156,986
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.76% 95.59% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 60,063 55,401 82,663
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +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% +10.53%

Creative Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Creative Thinking in the UK

Creative Thinking
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Creative Thinking in the UK

Creative Thinking
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Creative Thinking over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Creative Thinking in the UK

Creative Thinking
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Thinking within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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
England +39 916 £49,000 -24.62% 285
UK excluding London +103 657 £44,000 -20.00% 161
Work from Home +26 381 £55,000 -17.36% 115
London -34 330 £53,500 -30.97% 129
Midlands +150 237 £44,000 -29.60% 27
West Midlands +136 184 £55,000 -15.38% 12
South East +37 112 £45,000 +2.86% 42
South West +33 105 £42,500 -15.40% 22
North of England -14 79 £33,531 -47.63% 45
Scotland -33 64 £60,000 +9.33% 10
East Midlands +37 53 £36,250 -21.62% 15
East of England -10 46 £40,000 -27.27% 15
Yorkshire +43 37 £60,000 -6.29% 17
North West -22 34 £38,000 -35.86% 25
Northern Ireland +10 9 £30,000 -40.00% 2
North East 0 8 £27,500 -55.35% 5
Wales +4 5 £47,029 +71.01% 1

Creative 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 51 (4.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (2.97%) CMS
3 15 (1.44%) IIS
3 15 (1.44%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.58%) Confluence
5 4 (0.38%) Umbraco
5 4 (0.38%) WordPress
6 2 (0.19%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.096%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.096%) Drupal
Applications
1 296 (28.38%) Microsoft Office
2 289 (27.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 85 (8.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (2.11%) AutoCAD
5 19 (1.82%) Photoshop
6 18 (1.73%) Adobe XD
7 16 (1.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 12 (1.15%) Adobe Illustrator
8 12 (1.15%) InDesign
8 12 (1.15%) MS Visio
9 7 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
10 4 (0.38%) Adobe Premiere
10 4 (0.38%) Maya
11 3 (0.29%) Adobe After Effects
11 3 (0.29%) SketchUp
11 3 (0.29%) UserZoom
12 2 (0.19%) 3ds Max
12 2 (0.19%) CINEMA 4D
13 1 (0.096%) Acrobat
13 1 (0.096%) Adobe Captivate
Business Applications
1 42 (4.03%) Endur
2 17 (1.63%) Unit4 Business World
3 16 (1.53%) SDL Web 8
4 11 (1.05%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.48%) OpenLink RightAngle
6 3 (0.29%) Q-Pulse
7 1 (0.096%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.096%) Magento
7 1 (0.096%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 46 (4.41%) Azure
2 44 (4.22%) AWS
3 35 (3.36%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (3.07%) Power Platform
5 20 (1.92%) SaaS
6 19 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
7 18 (1.73%) Figma
8 15 (1.44%) GCP
9 10 (0.96%) IaaS
9 10 (0.96%) PaaS
10 9 (0.86%) Google Analytics
10 9 (0.86%) Power Automate
11 7 (0.67%) Canva
12 6 (0.58%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (0.58%) PowerApps
12 6 (0.58%) Serverless
13 5 (0.48%) Azure DevOps
13 5 (0.48%) OneDrive
14 4 (0.38%) AWS CloudFormation
14 4 (0.38%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 30 (2.88%) WAN
2 25 (2.40%) Wireless
3 23 (2.21%) Firewall
4 21 (2.01%) 5G
5 20 (1.92%) SD-WAN
6 17 (1.63%) TCP/IP
7 11 (1.05%) Broadband
8 10 (0.96%) Internet
9 8 (0.77%) DNS
9 8 (0.77%) NGN
9 8 (0.77%) TACACS
9 8 (0.77%) VPN
10 7 (0.67%) DHCP
10 7 (0.67%) HTTP
10 7 (0.67%) MQTT
11 6 (0.58%) SAN
12 5 (0.48%) Intrusion Detection
12 5 (0.48%) Network Security
12 5 (0.48%) VoIP
12 5 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (7.67%) SQL Server
2 47 (4.51%) Relational Database
3 42 (4.03%) RDBMS
4 25 (2.40%) Power BI
5 17 (1.63%) DB2
6 13 (1.25%) Metadata
7 10 (0.96%) Tableau
8 9 (0.86%) Data Lake
8 9 (0.86%) Data Mining
9 6 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.38%) Looker
11 4 (0.38%) Metadata Repository
11 4 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
12 3 (0.29%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.29%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.29%) QlikView
13 2 (0.19%) GIS
Development Applications
1 38 (3.64%) Git
2 36 (3.45%) JIRA
3 22 (2.11%) GitLab
4 17 (1.63%) TeamCity
4 17 (1.63%) Visual Studio
5 16 (1.53%) Moq
5 16 (1.53%) NUnit
6 13 (1.25%) Axure RP
6 13 (1.25%) Balsamiq
7 5 (0.48%) LabVIEW
8 3 (0.29%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.19%) Ant
9 2 (0.19%) PowerBuilder
9 2 (0.19%) Subversion
10 1 (0.096%) Gradle
10 1 (0.096%) Mockito
10 1 (0.096%) Octopus Deploy
10 1 (0.096%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.096%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 405 (38.83%) Social Skills
2 243 (23.30%) Finance
3 226 (21.67%) Marketing
4 203 (19.46%) Military
5 168 (16.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 154 (14.77%) Analytical Skills
7 94 (9.01%) Public Sector
8 86 (8.25%) Presentation Skills
9 65 (6.23%) Banking
10 64 (6.14%) Legal
11 57 (5.47%) Games
12 56 (5.37%) Investment Banking
12 56 (5.37%) Organisational Skills
13 51 (4.89%) Law
14 43 (4.12%) Influencing Skills
15 40 (3.84%) Retail
16 34 (3.26%) Telecoms
17 26 (2.49%) Electronics
18 23 (2.21%) Pharmaceutical
19 17 (1.63%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 194 (18.60%) Graduate
2 145 (13.90%) Senior
3 116 (11.12%) Analyst
4 93 (8.92%) Lead
5 71 (6.81%) Developer
6 57 (5.47%) Consultant
7 54 (5.18%) Architect
8 50 (4.79%) Business Strategy Analyst
8 50 (4.79%) Strategy Analyst
9 48 (4.60%) Software Engineer
10 44 (4.22%) Designer
11 41 (3.93%) Project Manager
12 39 (3.74%) Senior Manager
13 32 (3.07%) Development Manager
14 31 (2.97%) IT Manager
15 27 (2.59%) Coordinator
16 24 (2.30%) Business Analyst
17 23 (2.21%) Endur Manager
17 23 (2.21%) Senior Consultant
17 23 (2.21%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (6.33%) HTML
2 54 (5.18%) CSS
3 45 (4.31%) .NET
4 34 (3.26%) React
5 27 (2.59%) ASP.NET
5 27 (2.59%) Entity Framework
6 23 (2.21%) Web Services
7 22 (2.11%) .NET Framework
8 21 (2.01%) RESTful
9 20 (1.92%) SOAP
10 17 (1.63%) ASP.NET MVC
10 17 (1.63%) jQuery
11 16 (1.53%) ASP.NET MVC 5
11 16 (1.53%) Classic ASP
11 16 (1.53%) Semantic HTML
12 14 (1.34%) .NET Core
13 11 (1.05%) Spring
13 11 (1.05%) Vue
14 10 (0.96%) Node.js
15 9 (0.86%) Spring MVC
Miscellaneous
1 199 (19.08%) Onboarding
2 109 (10.45%) Self-Motivation
3 70 (6.71%) Product Ownership
4 49 (4.70%) Management Information System
5 42 (4.03%) Swaptions
6 38 (3.64%) Social Media
7 23 (2.21%) ARM Cortex
7 23 (2.21%) Verilog
8 21 (2.01%) CCTV
8 21 (2.01%) Data Centre
8 21 (2.01%) GNSS
8 21 (2.01%) Virtual Team
9 17 (1.63%) Blog
9 17 (1.63%) IoT
10 16 (1.53%) Legacy Code
11 14 (1.34%) Algorithms
11 14 (1.34%) Housing Association
12 13 (1.25%) CESG
13 11 (1.05%) FPGA
14 10 (0.96%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 54 (5.18%) Windows
2 43 (4.12%) Linux
3 28 (2.68%) Windows Server
4 21 (2.01%) Unix
5 16 (1.53%) Windows 10
6 15 (1.44%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (1.05%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (0.58%) Windows 7
9 5 (0.48%) Android
9 5 (0.48%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.48%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.19%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.19%) Windows Vista
11 1 (0.096%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.096%) VMS
11 1 (0.096%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.096%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 266 (25.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 246 (23.59%) Customer Service
3 232 (22.24%) Agile
4 223 (21.38%) Customer Experience
5 213 (20.42%) Data Analysis
6 206 (19.75%) Process Improvement
7 201 (19.27%) Performance Metrics
8 198 (18.98%) Logistics
9 194 (18.60%) Problem-Solving
10 191 (18.31%) Contingency Planning
11 153 (14.67%) Project Management
12 108 (10.35%) Computer Science
13 107 (10.26%) Mentoring
14 106 (10.16%) SDLC
15 100 (9.59%) Roadmaps
16 91 (8.72%) Project Delivery
16 91 (8.72%) User Experience
17 90 (8.63%) Strategic Thinking
18 83 (7.96%) Decision-Making
19 78 (7.48%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 99 (9.49%) Python
2 89 (8.53%) Java
3 68 (6.52%) SQL
4 59 (5.66%) JavaScript
5 56 (5.37%) VB
6 42 (4.03%) C#
7 41 (3.93%) C++
8 33 (3.16%) TypeScript
9 31 (2.97%) Tcl
10 23 (2.21%) SystemVerilog
11 21 (2.01%) Perl
12 20 (1.92%) T-SQL
13 19 (1.82%) Bash
13 19 (1.82%) C
13 19 (1.82%) R
14 11 (1.05%) MATLAB
14 11 (1.05%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.29%) Kotlin
15 3 (0.29%) Swift
16 2 (0.19%) Julia
Qualifications
1 439 (42.09%) Degree
2 90 (8.63%) Security Cleared
3 52 (4.99%) SC Cleared
4 47 (4.51%) Computer Science Degree
5 34 (3.26%) DV Cleared
6 19 (1.82%) CISA
6 19 (1.82%) HND
6 19 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
7 18 (1.73%) ACCA
8 16 (1.53%) Master's Degree
9 14 (1.34%) CREST Certified
10 13 (1.25%) CISMP
10 13 (1.25%) DBS Check
11 12 (1.15%) HNC
11 12 (1.15%) IISP
12 11 (1.05%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 8 (0.77%) A+ Certification
13 8 (0.77%) CCNP
13 8 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (0.77%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (5.18%) QA
2 51 (4.89%) PMO
3 19 (1.82%) NIST
4 17 (1.63%) ITGC
5 15 (1.44%) SLA
6 14 (1.34%) Accessibility
6 14 (1.34%) GDPR
7 13 (1.25%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 13 (1.25%) JSP 440
7 13 (1.25%) WCAG
8 12 (1.15%) NIST 800
8 12 (1.15%) RMADS
9 8 (0.77%) Data Quality
10 7 (0.67%) Good Clinical Practice
11 4 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 4 (0.38%) NCSC
12 3 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.29%) JTAG
12 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 19 (1.82%) Firmware
2 15 (1.44%) Docker
3 11 (1.05%) Active Directory
4 9 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (0.77%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (0.48%) vSphere
7 2 (0.19%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.096%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.096%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (2.01%) Kubernetes
2 13 (1.25%) SCOM
3 8 (0.77%) Ansible
4 5 (0.48%) NetCrunch
4 5 (0.48%) Terraform
5 2 (0.19%) Data Guard
5 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.19%) WebSphere Cast Iron
6 1 (0.096%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.096%) SCCM
6 1 (0.096%) WSUS
6 1 (0.096%) XenMobile
Vendors
1 177 (16.97%) Microsoft
2 64 (6.14%) Oracle
3 48 (4.60%) Adobe
4 42 (4.03%) OpenLink
4 42 (4.03%) SAP
4 42 (4.03%) Sybase
4 42 (4.03%) TIBCO
5 24 (2.30%) Google
6 22 (2.11%) VMware
7 17 (1.63%) Sage
8 16 (1.53%) Cisco
9 10 (0.96%) Facebook
10 8 (0.77%) Altera
10 8 (0.77%) Aruba
10 8 (0.77%) Green Hills
10 8 (0.77%) Motorola
10 8 (0.77%) TikTok
10 8 (0.77%) Xilinx
11 7 (0.67%) NVIDIA
12 6 (0.58%) ServiceNow