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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 300 301 286
Rank change year-on-year +1 -15 +155
Permanent jobs citing Creative Thinking 975 1,194 2,223
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.98% 1.18% 1.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.15% 1.24% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 389 446 740
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,125 £36,250
25th Percentile £37,283 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £67,750 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,500 £100,125 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,710 £55,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year -22.35% -7.56% +13.33%

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 84,917 96,578 150,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.59% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,883 56,844 82,330
10th Percentile £29,008 £34,000 £33,515
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,190 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.12% +1.98% +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%

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 10 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 10 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 +22 847 £49,000 -26.77% 270
UK excluding London +54 578 £42,710 -22.35% 150
Work from Home +8 369 £55,000 -17.80% 108
London -28 339 £55,000 -31.25% 117
Midlands +115 175 £44,000 -29.60% 19
West Midlands +106 135 £51,250 -21.15% 7
South East +30 104 £42,920 -4.62% 36
South West +27 102 £42,500 -15.40% 30
North of England -14 75 £32,000 -50.02% 43
Scotland -37 64 £60,000 +0.80% 8
East of England -3 44 £40,000 -36.00% 17
East Midlands +12 40 £36,250 -30.95% 12
North West -21 34 £38,000 -35.04% 24
Yorkshire +39 33 £69,500 +8.54% 15
Northern Ireland +7 9 £30,000 -29.41%
North East 0 8 £27,500 -55.35% 4
Wales -1 5 £47,029 +71.01%

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 50 (5.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (2.77%) CMS
3 14 (1.44%) IIS
3 14 (1.44%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.41%) Confluence
4 4 (0.41%) Umbraco
4 4 (0.41%) WordPress
5 2 (0.21%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.10%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.10%) Drupal
Applications
1 237 (24.31%) Microsoft Office
2 232 (23.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 91 (9.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (2.26%) AutoCAD
5 19 (1.95%) Photoshop
6 18 (1.85%) Adobe XD
7 16 (1.64%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 12 (1.23%) Adobe Illustrator
8 12 (1.23%) InDesign
9 9 (0.92%) MS Visio
10 4 (0.41%) Adobe Premiere
10 4 (0.41%) Maya
10 4 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
11 3 (0.31%) Adobe After Effects
11 3 (0.31%) SketchUp
11 3 (0.31%) UserZoom
12 2 (0.21%) 3ds Max
12 2 (0.21%) CINEMA 4D
13 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
13 1 (0.10%) Adobe Captivate
Business Applications
1 42 (4.31%) Endur
2 17 (1.74%) Unit4 Business World
3 12 (1.23%) SDL Web 8
4 11 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
5 7 (0.72%) OpenLink RightAngle
6 3 (0.31%) Q-Pulse
7 1 (0.10%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.10%) Magento
7 1 (0.10%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 49 (5.03%) AWS
2 45 (4.62%) Azure
3 33 (3.38%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (3.38%) Power Platform
4 21 (2.15%) SaaS
5 19 (1.95%) Cloud Computing
5 19 (1.95%) Figma
6 15 (1.54%) GCP
7 10 (1.03%) IaaS
7 10 (1.03%) PaaS
8 9 (0.92%) Google Analytics
8 9 (0.92%) Power Automate
9 7 (0.72%) Canva
10 6 (0.62%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (0.62%) PowerApps
10 6 (0.62%) Serverless
11 5 (0.51%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.51%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.41%) AWS CloudFormation
12 4 (0.41%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 30 (3.08%) WAN
2 25 (2.56%) Wireless
3 23 (2.36%) Firewall
4 22 (2.26%) 5G
5 21 (2.15%) SD-WAN
6 16 (1.64%) TCP/IP
7 11 (1.13%) Broadband
8 10 (1.03%) Internet
9 8 (0.82%) NGN
9 8 (0.82%) TACACS
10 7 (0.72%) DHCP
10 7 (0.72%) DNS
10 7 (0.72%) HTTP
10 7 (0.72%) MQTT
10 7 (0.72%) VPN
11 6 (0.62%) SAN
11 6 (0.62%) WebEx
12 5 (0.51%) Intrusion Detection
12 5 (0.51%) VoIP
12 5 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (7.69%) SQL Server
2 47 (4.82%) Relational Database
3 42 (4.31%) RDBMS
4 26 (2.67%) Power BI
5 17 (1.74%) DB2
6 15 (1.54%) Metadata
7 12 (1.23%) Tableau
8 9 (0.92%) Data Lake
9 8 (0.82%) Data Mining
10 5 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.51%) Looker
10 5 (0.51%) Metadata Repository
10 5 (0.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.31%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.31%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.31%) QlikView
13 2 (0.21%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 34 (3.49%) Git
2 31 (3.18%) JIRA
3 18 (1.85%) GitLab
4 17 (1.74%) Visual Studio
5 14 (1.44%) Axure RP
6 13 (1.33%) Balsamiq
6 13 (1.33%) TeamCity
7 12 (1.23%) Moq
7 12 (1.23%) NUnit
8 5 (0.51%) LabVIEW
9 3 (0.31%) Jenkins
10 2 (0.21%) Ant
10 2 (0.21%) PowerBuilder
10 2 (0.21%) Subversion
11 1 (0.10%) Gradle
11 1 (0.10%) Mockito
11 1 (0.10%) Octopus Deploy
11 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 1 (0.10%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 394 (40.41%) Social Skills
2 253 (25.95%) Finance
3 224 (22.97%) Marketing
4 173 (17.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 151 (15.49%) Analytical Skills
6 140 (14.36%) Military
7 95 (9.74%) Public Sector
8 88 (9.03%) Presentation Skills
9 73 (7.49%) Banking
10 64 (6.56%) Investment Banking
11 63 (6.46%) Legal
12 57 (5.85%) Games
13 56 (5.74%) Organisational Skills
14 51 (5.23%) Law
15 43 (4.41%) Influencing Skills
16 42 (4.31%) Retail
17 34 (3.49%) Telecoms
18 26 (2.67%) Electronics
19 23 (2.36%) Pharmaceutical
20 18 (1.85%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 147 (15.08%) Senior
2 131 (13.44%) Graduate
3 124 (12.72%) Analyst
4 94 (9.64%) Lead
5 69 (7.08%) Developer
6 58 (5.95%) Business Strategy Analyst
6 58 (5.95%) Strategy Analyst
7 57 (5.85%) Consultant
8 56 (5.74%) Architect
9 48 (4.92%) Software Engineer
10 45 (4.62%) Designer
11 41 (4.21%) Project Manager
12 38 (3.90%) Senior Manager
13 31 (3.18%) Development Manager
13 31 (3.18%) IT Manager
14 27 (2.77%) Coordinator
15 24 (2.46%) Business Analyst
16 23 (2.36%) Endur Manager
16 23 (2.36%) OpenLink Manager
16 23 (2.36%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (6.46%) HTML
2 51 (5.23%) CSS
3 41 (4.21%) .NET
4 35 (3.59%) React
5 23 (2.36%) ASP.NET
6 22 (2.26%) Entity Framework
7 19 (1.95%) Web Services
8 18 (1.85%) .NET Framework
9 17 (1.74%) RESTful
10 16 (1.64%) SOAP
11 14 (1.44%) .NET Core
12 13 (1.33%) ASP.NET MVC
12 13 (1.33%) jQuery
13 12 (1.23%) ASP.NET MVC 5
13 12 (1.23%) Classic ASP
13 12 (1.23%) Semantic HTML
14 11 (1.13%) Spring
14 11 (1.13%) Vue
15 10 (1.03%) Node.js
16 9 (0.92%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 136 (13.95%) Onboarding
2 114 (11.69%) Self-Motivation
3 69 (7.08%) Product Ownership
4 48 (4.92%) Management Information System
5 42 (4.31%) Swaptions
6 39 (4.00%) Social Media
7 23 (2.36%) ARM Cortex
7 23 (2.36%) Verilog
7 23 (2.36%) Virtual Team
8 21 (2.15%) CCTV
8 21 (2.15%) GNSS
9 19 (1.95%) Data Centre
10 18 (1.85%) Blog
11 17 (1.74%) IoT
12 14 (1.44%) Algorithms
12 14 (1.44%) Housing Association
13 13 (1.33%) CESG
14 12 (1.23%) Legacy Code
15 11 (1.13%) FPGA
16 10 (1.03%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 52 (5.33%) Windows
2 43 (4.41%) Linux
3 26 (2.67%) Windows Server
4 21 (2.15%) Unix
5 16 (1.64%) Windows 10
6 15 (1.54%) Windows Server 2019
7 10 (1.03%) Windows Server 2016
8 6 (0.62%) Windows 7
9 5 (0.51%) Android
9 5 (0.51%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.51%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.21%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.21%) Windows Vista
11 1 (0.10%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.10%) VMS
11 1 (0.10%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 233 (23.90%) Agile
2 201 (20.62%) Continuous Improvement
3 192 (19.69%) Problem-Solving
4 182 (18.67%) Customer Service
5 163 (16.72%) Customer Experience
6 151 (15.49%) Data Analysis
7 146 (14.97%) Project Management
8 142 (14.56%) Process Improvement
9 138 (14.15%) Performance Metrics
10 135 (13.85%) Logistics
11 128 (13.13%) Contingency Planning
12 108 (11.08%) Mentoring
13 106 (10.87%) SDLC
14 103 (10.56%) Computer Science
15 94 (9.64%) User Experience
16 93 (9.54%) Roadmaps
17 91 (9.33%) Project Delivery
18 85 (8.72%) Strategic Thinking
19 83 (8.51%) Decision-Making
20 80 (8.21%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 98 (10.05%) Python
2 89 (9.13%) Java
3 63 (6.46%) SQL
4 56 (5.74%) JavaScript
4 56 (5.74%) VB
5 41 (4.21%) C++
6 38 (3.90%) C#
7 33 (3.38%) TypeScript
8 31 (3.18%) Tcl
9 23 (2.36%) SystemVerilog
10 21 (2.15%) Perl
11 19 (1.95%) Bash
11 19 (1.95%) C
11 19 (1.95%) R
12 15 (1.54%) T-SQL
13 11 (1.13%) MATLAB
13 11 (1.13%) PowerShell
14 3 (0.31%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.31%) Swift
15 2 (0.21%) Julia
Qualifications
1 369 (37.85%) Degree
2 94 (9.64%) Security Cleared
3 56 (5.74%) SC Cleared
4 47 (4.82%) Computer Science Degree
5 35 (3.59%) DV Cleared
6 24 (2.46%) Microsoft Certification
7 19 (1.95%) CISA
7 19 (1.95%) HND
8 18 (1.85%) ACCA
9 16 (1.64%) Master's Degree
10 14 (1.44%) CREST Certified
11 13 (1.33%) CISMP
11 13 (1.33%) DBS Check
12 12 (1.23%) HNC
12 12 (1.23%) IISP
13 9 (0.92%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 8 (0.82%) A+ Certification
14 8 (0.82%) CCNP
14 8 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
14 8 (0.82%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (5.54%) QA
2 50 (5.13%) PMO
3 19 (1.95%) NIST
4 17 (1.74%) ITGC
5 15 (1.54%) SLA
6 14 (1.44%) Accessibility
6 14 (1.44%) WCAG
7 13 (1.33%) GDPR
7 13 (1.33%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 13 (1.33%) JSP 440
8 12 (1.23%) NIST 800
8 12 (1.23%) RMADS
9 9 (0.92%) Data Quality
10 7 (0.72%) Good Clinical Practice
11 4 (0.41%) NCSC
12 3 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 3 (0.31%) JTAG
12 3 (0.31%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.21%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.21%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 19 (1.95%) Firmware
2 15 (1.54%) Docker
3 10 (1.03%) Active Directory
4 9 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (0.82%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (0.51%) vSphere
7 2 (0.21%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.10%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 21 (2.15%) Kubernetes
2 13 (1.33%) SCOM
3 8 (0.82%) Ansible
4 5 (0.51%) NetCrunch
4 5 (0.51%) Terraform
5 2 (0.21%) Data Guard
5 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.21%) WebSphere Cast Iron
6 1 (0.10%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.10%) SCCM
6 1 (0.10%) WSUS
6 1 (0.10%) XenMobile
Vendors
1 189 (19.38%) Microsoft
2 64 (6.56%) Oracle
3 48 (4.92%) Adobe
4 42 (4.31%) OpenLink
4 42 (4.31%) SAP
4 42 (4.31%) Sybase
4 42 (4.31%) TIBCO
5 24 (2.46%) Google
6 22 (2.26%) VMware
7 17 (1.74%) Sage
8 15 (1.54%) Cisco
9 11 (1.13%) Facebook
10 9 (0.92%) TikTok
11 8 (0.82%) Altera
11 8 (0.82%) Alteryx
11 8 (0.82%) Aruba
11 8 (0.82%) Green Hills
11 8 (0.82%) Motorola
11 8 (0.82%) Xilinx
12 7 (0.72%) YouTube