Problem Solving
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 8 | 13 | 14 |
Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +1 | +5 |
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 15,162 | 12,351 | 25,408 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.41% | 13.03% | 15.03% |
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 17.23% | 13.65% | 15.66% |
Number of salaries quoted | 9,501 | 6,539 | 10,090 |
10th Percentile | £26,000 | £29,000 | £29,750 |
25th Percentile | £32,750 | £39,914 | £38,037 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,900 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -11.09% | - | +10.00% |
75th Percentile | £67,500 | £76,250 | £72,399 |
90th Percentile | £84,964 | £95,000 | £90,000 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £47,000 |
% change year-on-year | -10.00% | +6.38% | +4.44% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
Problem-Solving 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 | 87,980 | 90,493 | 162,202 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 83.59% | 95.46% | 95.93% |
Number of salaries quoted | 61,356 | 54,578 | 82,967 |
10th Percentile | £29,284 | £34,000 | £33,500 |
25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,899 | £60,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -9.69% | +1.50% | +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% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Problem-Solving
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Problem-Solving
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 |
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England | +5 | 13,296 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 5,821 |
UK excluding London | +6 | 11,232 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 4,162 |
Work from Home | +3 | 4,787 | £54,000 | -10.00% | 2,035 |
London | +3 | 3,323 | £70,000 | - | 1,819 |
South East | +4 | 2,963 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 970 |
North of England | +6 | 2,628 | £45,000 | - | 1,061 |
Midlands | +2 | 1,815 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 821 |
North West | +11 | 1,409 | £45,000 | -8.05% | 579 |
South West | +7 | 1,399 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 580 |
West Midlands | +1 | 1,154 | £42,500 | -12.89% | 506 |
East of England | +6 | 1,041 | £42,500 | -10.53% | 470 |
Yorkshire | +3 | 922 | £42,500 | -2.10% | 353 |
Scotland | -9 | 918 | £45,543 | -8.91% | 280 |
East Midlands | +8 | 638 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 318 |
Wales | +7 | 317 | £42,000 | +5.00% | 96 |
North East | +17 | 296 | £41,500 | -2.35% | 150 |
Northern Ireland | +13 | 139 | £46,250 | -22.92% | 53 |
Isle of Man | +3 | 19 | £37,000 | +23.33% | 5 |
Problem-Solving
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:
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