Thought Leadership
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Thought Leadership skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Thought Leadership over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 348 255 244
Rank change year-on-year -93 -11 +84
Permanent jobs citing Thought Leadership 796 1,458 2,762
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.80% 1.47% 1.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.94% 1.53% 1.77%
Number of salaries quoted 446 521 926
10th Percentile £35,500 £56,219 £50,898
25th Percentile £53,425 £63,750 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £79,632 £85,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.32% +6.25% +6.67%
75th Percentile £100,064 £101,250 £107,500
90th Percentile £130,000 £120,000 £120,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% - +7.69%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Thought Leadership 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 85,108 95,066 155,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.18% 95.58% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 59,794 56,135 83,138
10th Percentile £29,071 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +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%

Thought Leadership
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Thought Leadership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Thought Leadership in the UK

Thought Leadership
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Thought Leadership.

Salary trend for Thought Leadership in the UK

Thought Leadership
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Thought Leadership over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Thought Leadership in the UK

Thought Leadership
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Thought Leadership within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 -80 701 £80,000 -5.88% 413
London +4 379 £79,816 -6.10% 251
UK excluding London -111 369 £80,000 +14.29% 185
Work from Home -95 301 £75,000 -6.25% 179
North of England -82 109 £85,000 +41.67% 44
South East -2 73 £70,000 -17.65% 71
South West -29 71 £80,000 +28.00% 17
North West -95 65 £95,128 +46.35% 24
Midlands -8 51 £66,000 -5.04% 26
West Midlands +24 35 £82,500 +12.24% 19
Yorkshire +43 33 £82,500 +38.59% 14
Scotland -104 25 £95,128 +46.35% 6
Northern Ireland +39 17 - - 8
East Midlands -30 16 £50,000 -25.93% 7
East of England -4 14 £55,500 -37.46% 14
North East +8 11 £77,500 +20.16% 8
Wales +9 10 £55,000 -47.62% 2

Thought Leadership
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 33 (4.15%) Apache Spark
2 22 (2.76%) Apache
3 18 (2.26%) Jupyter
3 18 (2.26%) nginx
4 13 (1.63%) Confluence
5 9 (1.13%) CMS
6 8 (1.01%) Apache Airflow
7 6 (0.75%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 6 (0.75%) SAS
8 5 (0.63%) Appian
9 4 (0.50%) WordPress
10 3 (0.38%) NServiceBus
10 3 (0.38%) SharePoint
11 1 (0.13%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.13%) IIS
11 1 (0.13%) Umbraco
Applications
1 20 (2.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 16 (2.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (1.88%) Adobe XD
4 8 (1.01%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (0.88%) SPSS
6 6 (0.75%) Simulink
7 5 (0.63%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
9 3 (0.38%) Stata
10 2 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.25%) Sketch
11 1 (0.13%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.13%) InDesign
11 1 (0.13%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 16 (2.01%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.76%) SAP SCM
3 11 (1.38%) Remedy ITSM
4 8 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.75%) Elite 3E
6 5 (0.63%) SAP EWM
7 4 (0.50%) Oracle Applications
7 4 (0.50%) SAP IBP
7 4 (0.50%) SAP Travel Management
8 3 (0.38%) SAP CRM
8 3 (0.38%) SAP CX
8 3 (0.38%) SAP GTS
8 3 (0.38%) SAP SD
8 3 (0.38%) SAP WM
9 1 (0.13%) NEC Housing
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.13%) SAP MDG
9 1 (0.13%) SAP PLM
9 1 (0.13%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 125 (15.70%) Azure
2 113 (14.20%) AWS
3 49 (6.16%) GCP
3 49 (6.16%) SaaS
4 46 (5.78%) Power Platform
5 43 (5.40%) Azure DevOps
6 37 (4.65%) dbt
7 30 (3.77%) PaaS
8 29 (3.64%) IaaS
9 19 (2.39%) Amazon S3
9 19 (2.39%) Azure Service Bus
9 19 (2.39%) Serverless
10 18 (2.26%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 18 (2.26%) MinIO
10 18 (2.26%) OpenShift
11 16 (2.01%) Azure Monitor
12 14 (1.76%) Microsoft 365
13 13 (1.63%) Azure Data Factory
14 12 (1.51%) Cloud Computing
15 10 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 25 (3.14%) 5G
2 23 (2.89%) Broadband
3 16 (2.01%) Firewall
4 7 (0.88%) Wireless
5 6 (0.75%) VPN
6 5 (0.63%) SSL
7 4 (0.50%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.25%) Cisco IPT
8 2 (0.25%) DNS
8 2 (0.25%) LTE
8 2 (0.25%) Network Security
9 1 (0.13%) Internet
9 1 (0.13%) LAN
9 1 (0.13%) NGFW
9 1 (0.13%) Radio Access Network
9 1 (0.13%) SAN
9 1 (0.13%) WAN
9 1 (0.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (5.03%) SQL Server
2 38 (4.77%) Big Data
3 33 (4.15%) Data Lake
3 33 (4.15%) Data Warehouse
4 29 (3.64%) Power BI
5 28 (3.52%) NoSQL
6 25 (3.14%) Hadoop
7 23 (2.89%) Tableau
8 20 (2.51%) Relational Database
9 18 (2.26%) Presto
10 16 (2.01%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 14 (1.76%) BigQuery
11 14 (1.76%) PostgreSQL
12 7 (0.88%) MySQL
13 6 (0.75%) Flink
13 6 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 5 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
14 5 (0.63%) Data Mining
14 5 (0.63%) Delta Lake
14 5 (0.63%) Looker
Development Applications
1 25 (3.14%) Jenkins
2 24 (3.02%) JIRA
3 19 (2.39%) Git
4 18 (2.26%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 15 (1.88%) Axure RP
6 13 (1.63%) Balsamiq
7 8 (1.01%) Visual Studio
8 6 (0.75%) Rational DOORS
9 5 (0.63%) Cypress.io
9 5 (0.63%) GitLab
9 5 (0.63%) Selenium
10 4 (0.50%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.50%) JMeter
10 4 (0.50%) Oracle Forms
11 3 (0.38%) Cucumber
11 3 (0.38%) Jasmine
12 2 (0.25%) JUnit
12 2 (0.25%) Mockito
13 1 (0.13%) Bugzilla
13 1 (0.13%) Octopus Deploy
General
1 366 (45.98%) Social Skills
2 218 (27.39%) Finance
3 123 (15.45%) Marketing
4 121 (15.20%) Analytical Skills
5 108 (13.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 67 (8.42%) Public Sector
7 55 (6.91%) Influencing Skills
8 50 (6.28%) Banking
9 49 (6.16%) Local Government
10 47 (5.90%) Presentation Skills
11 38 (4.77%) Legal
12 36 (4.52%) Law
13 31 (3.89%) Manufacturing
14 29 (3.64%) Back Office
15 27 (3.39%) Digital Economy
15 27 (3.39%) Retail
16 22 (2.76%) Military
17 20 (2.51%) Aerospace
18 14 (1.76%) Aviation
19 11 (1.38%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 233 (29.27%) Architect
2 153 (19.22%) Solutions Architect
3 145 (18.22%) Senior
4 144 (18.09%) Lead
5 92 (11.56%) Presales Solution Architect
6 82 (10.30%) Consultant
7 40 (5.03%) Enterprise Architect
8 33 (4.15%) Senior Consultant
9 30 (3.77%) SAP Consultant
9 30 (3.77%) Senior Manager
10 26 (3.27%) Lead Architect
10 26 (3.27%) Senior Architect
11 25 (3.14%) Data Engineer
11 25 (3.14%) Services Director
12 18 (2.26%) Big Data Engineer
12 18 (2.26%) DevOps Engineer
12 18 (2.26%) Senior SAP Consultant
13 17 (2.14%) Analyst
13 17 (2.14%) Senior Solutions Architect
14 16 (2.01%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (5.78%) .NET
2 29 (3.64%) HTML
3 25 (3.14%) React
4 24 (3.02%) CSS
5 19 (2.39%) .NET Core
6 18 (2.26%) ActiveMQ
6 18 (2.26%) Apache NiFi
6 18 (2.26%) Elastic Stack
6 18 (2.26%) RabbitMQ
6 18 (2.26%) YAML
7 17 (2.14%) Web Services
8 15 (1.88%) JSON
8 15 (1.88%) OpenID
9 14 (1.76%) SOAP
10 13 (1.63%) RESTful
10 13 (1.63%) XML
11 10 (1.26%) Kafka
12 9 (1.13%) Apache Beam
12 9 (1.13%) LDAP
12 9 (1.13%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 53 (6.66%) Self-Motivation
2 46 (5.78%) Social Media
3 43 (5.40%) Management Information System
4 32 (4.02%) Product Ownership
5 26 (3.27%) Hybrid Cloud
6 25 (3.14%) Algorithms
7 24 (3.02%) Blog
8 23 (2.89%) Cloud Native
9 20 (2.51%) Mainframe
10 19 (2.39%) Legacy Systems
11 16 (2.01%) Blockchain
11 16 (2.01%) Data Structures
11 16 (2.01%) Onboarding
12 14 (1.76%) Data Centre
13 13 (1.63%) Public Cloud
14 12 (1.51%) IoT
14 12 (1.51%) Virtual Team
15 11 (1.38%) CMDB
16 10 (1.26%) Client/Server
17 9 (1.13%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 30 (3.77%) Linux
2 23 (2.89%) Windows
3 16 (2.01%) Unix
4 6 (0.75%) Android
5 4 (0.50%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.38%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.25%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 226 (28.39%) Problem-Solving
2 188 (23.62%) Roadmaps
3 185 (23.24%) Agile
4 160 (20.10%) Presales
5 157 (19.72%) Analytics
6 143 (17.96%) Business Case
7 124 (15.58%) Actionable Insight
7 124 (15.58%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 124 (15.58%) Mentoring
8 116 (14.57%) IT Strategy
8 116 (14.57%) Technology Strategy
9 112 (14.07%) Data Analytics
9 112 (14.07%) DevOps
10 106 (13.32%) Project Management
11 99 (12.44%) Contract Negotiation
12 94 (11.81%) Artificial Intelligence
13 93 (11.68%) Project Delivery
14 92 (11.56%) Commercial Awareness
15 87 (10.93%) Business Development
16 79 (9.92%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 101 (12.69%) Python
2 72 (9.05%) SQL
3 53 (6.66%) JavaScript
4 41 (5.15%) C#
5 24 (3.02%) Java
6 23 (2.89%) Shell Script
7 21 (2.64%) R
7 21 (2.64%) TypeScript
8 19 (2.39%) Go
9 18 (2.26%) Bash
10 16 (2.01%) Bicep
11 12 (1.51%) Scala
12 11 (1.38%) Perl
13 10 (1.26%) VBA
14 8 (1.01%) C
15 7 (0.88%) C++
15 7 (0.88%) T-SQL
16 6 (0.75%) MATLAB
17 4 (0.50%) RPG
18 3 (0.38%) Swift
Qualifications
1 175 (21.98%) Security Cleared
2 169 (21.23%) Degree
3 124 (15.58%) SC Cleared
4 50 (6.28%) Master's Degree
5 33 (4.15%) Computer Science Degree
6 25 (3.14%) MBA
7 24 (3.02%) DV Cleared
8 18 (2.26%) CISSP
9 16 (2.01%) CISM
10 15 (1.88%) BPSS Clearance
11 14 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.01%) CISA
13 7 (0.88%) ACCA
13 7 (0.88%) CREST Certified
14 6 (0.75%) CHECK Team Leader
14 6 (0.75%) CHECK Team Member
14 6 (0.75%) Cyber Scheme
14 6 (0.75%) PCI QSA
14 6 (0.75%) PMI Certification
14 6 (0.75%) Tigerscheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (2.89%) Accessibility
2 18 (2.26%) QA
3 13 (1.63%) Data Quality
3 13 (1.63%) WCAG
4 11 (1.38%) NIST
4 11 (1.38%) PMO
5 10 (1.26%) PCI DSS
6 9 (1.13%) COBIT
6 9 (1.13%) GRC
7 8 (1.01%) GDPR
7 8 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.88%) Actionable Recommendations
9 5 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.38%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.38%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.25%) GAAP
11 2 (0.25%) IFRS
12 1 (0.13%) GxP
12 1 (0.13%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 1 (0.13%) PMBOK
System Software
1 29 (3.64%) Active Directory
2 28 (3.52%) Docker
3 1 (0.13%) vCloud
3 1 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 32 (4.02%) Kubernetes
2 22 (2.76%) Terraform
3 20 (2.51%) Ansible
4 18 (2.26%) Grafana
4 18 (2.26%) HAProxy
4 18 (2.26%) Prometheus
5 17 (2.14%) Functional Safety
6 5 (0.63%) HP UCMDB
7 3 (0.38%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.38%) Oracle ZFS
8 1 (0.13%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.13%) Core Impact
8 1 (0.13%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.13%) HP Fortify
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.13%) Nagios
8 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 107 (13.44%) Microsoft
2 63 (7.91%) SAP
3 39 (4.90%) Oracle
4 24 (3.02%) Adobe
5 22 (2.76%) Databricks
5 22 (2.76%) Virgin Media
6 21 (2.64%) Google
7 19 (2.39%) ServiceNow
8 12 (1.51%) HP
8 12 (1.51%) Teradata
9 11 (1.38%) BMC
9 11 (1.38%) Pega
9 11 (1.38%) Remedy
10 7 (0.88%) Alteryx
11 6 (0.75%) CA
11 6 (0.75%) Facebook
11 6 (0.75%) UiPath
12 5 (0.63%) Duck Creek
12 5 (0.63%) Guidewire
13 4 (0.50%) Dataiku