Problem-Solving Jobs in the Midlands

Problem Solving
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 9 8
Rank change year-on-year +4 -1 +7
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 1,809 1,302 1,604
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 14.12% 14.67% 14.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.59% 15.20% 15.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,207 563 891
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £28,875 £33,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £69,000 £70,000 £66,750
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +5.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,287 8,567 10,544
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 80.29% 96.54% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 7,400 4,402 6,924
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,356 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £62,213 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the Midlands

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the Midlands

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the Midlands over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the Midlands

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 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
West Midlands +3 1,155 £42,500 -12.51% 523
East Midlands +8 631 £37,500 -16.67% 350
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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
1 100 (5.53%) SharePoint
2 71 (3.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 48 (2.65%) IIS
4 30 (1.66%) WordPress
5 9 (0.50%) Apache
5 9 (0.50%) Confluence
6 7 (0.39%) CMS
7 5 (0.28%) Umbraco
7 5 (0.28%) WebLogic
8 3 (0.17%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.17%) IBM Notes
9 2 (0.11%) MTS
9 2 (0.11%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.055%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.055%) Drupal
10 1 (0.055%) OpenEdge
10 1 (0.055%) Oracle Workflow
10 1 (0.055%) PrestaShop
10 1 (0.055%) TYPO3
Applications
1 276 (15.26%) Microsoft Office
2 143 (7.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 45 (2.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 27 (1.49%) Spreadsheet
5 11 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (0.55%) AutoCAD
7 5 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.28%) Adobe XD
7 5 (0.28%) Sketch
8 4 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.22%) CANalyzer
8 4 (0.22%) EPLAN
8 4 (0.22%) InDesign
8 4 (0.22%) Trello
9 3 (0.17%) 3ds Max
9 3 (0.17%) MS Visio
9 3 (0.17%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.17%) Revit
9 3 (0.17%) SOLIDWORKS
10 2 (0.11%) Autodesk Inventor
Business Applications
1 25 (1.38%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (0.77%) NetSuite
2 14 (0.77%) Shopify
3 10 (0.55%) Misys Midas
4 8 (0.44%) SAP ERP
5 7 (0.39%) Dynamics NAV
6 6 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
7 5 (0.28%) Magento
7 5 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
8 4 (0.22%) Unit4 Business World
9 3 (0.17%) iTrent
9 3 (0.17%) NEC Housing
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
10 2 (0.11%) SAP WM
11 1 (0.055%) CA PPM
11 1 (0.055%) MIS ActiveH
11 1 (0.055%) Payment Gateway
11 1 (0.055%) Primavera
11 1 (0.055%) Sage 300 ERP
Cloud Services
1 317 (17.52%) Azure
2 236 (13.05%) Microsoft 365
3 159 (8.79%) AWS
4 126 (6.97%) Power Platform
5 72 (3.98%) Entra ID
6 60 (3.32%) SaaS
7 59 (3.26%) GCP
8 37 (2.05%) Azure DevOps
9 32 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
10 26 (1.44%) Cloud Computing
10 26 (1.44%) PowerApps
11 25 (1.38%) GitHub
12 21 (1.16%) Power Automate
13 20 (1.11%) WhatsApp
14 18 (1.00%) OneDrive
15 15 (0.83%) Amazon S3
15 15 (0.83%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 14 (0.77%) Figma
16 14 (0.77%) Matillion
16 14 (0.77%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 120 (6.63%) Firewall
2 98 (5.42%) WAN
3 63 (3.48%) DNS
4 62 (3.43%) LAN
5 53 (2.93%) DHCP
6 52 (2.87%) TCP/IP
7 43 (2.38%) VPN
8 34 (1.88%) Wi-Fi
9 32 (1.77%) Wireless
10 27 (1.49%) Network Security
11 25 (1.38%) SAN
12 18 (1.00%) Broadband
13 17 (0.94%) Internet
13 17 (0.94%) Intranet
14 15 (0.83%) VoIP
15 13 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
15 13 (0.72%) VLAN
16 12 (0.66%) PBX
16 12 (0.66%) SD-WAN
17 11 (0.61%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 164 (9.07%) SQL Server
2 116 (6.41%) Power BI
3 64 (3.54%) Data Warehouse
4 51 (2.82%) Looker
5 46 (2.54%) BigQuery
6 45 (2.49%) Tableau
7 44 (2.43%) MySQL
8 30 (1.66%) Relational Database
9 29 (1.60%) Elasticsearch
10 20 (1.11%) Data Lake
10 20 (1.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 18 (1.00%) NoSQL
11 18 (1.00%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 16 (0.88%) MongoDB
13 15 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
13 15 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 13 (0.72%) Star Schema
15 12 (0.66%) Oracle Database
16 10 (0.55%) Metadata
17 9 (0.50%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 68 (3.76%) Git
2 50 (2.76%) JIRA
3 15 (0.83%) GitLab
4 12 (0.66%) Visual Studio
5 10 (0.55%) Team Foundation Server
6 7 (0.39%) Octopus Deploy
6 7 (0.39%) TeamCity
7 6 (0.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 5 (0.28%) CANoe
8 5 (0.28%) ESLint
8 5 (0.28%) gulp
8 5 (0.28%) Postman
9 4 (0.22%) Android Studio
9 4 (0.22%) Cucumber
9 4 (0.22%) IntelliJ
9 4 (0.22%) JUnit
10 3 (0.17%) JBehave
10 3 (0.17%) JMeter
10 3 (0.17%) SpecFlow
10 3 (0.17%) Toad
General
1 971 (53.68%) Social Skills
2 675 (37.31%) Analytical Skills
3 262 (14.48%) Finance
4 189 (10.45%) Organisational Skills
5 186 (10.28%) Retail
6 142 (7.85%) Influencing Skills
7 130 (7.19%) Manufacturing
8 99 (5.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 84 (4.64%) Marketing
10 73 (4.04%) Presentation Skills
11 52 (2.87%) Automotive
12 49 (2.71%) Law
12 49 (2.71%) Public Sector
13 35 (1.93%) Legal
14 32 (1.77%) Telecoms
15 30 (1.66%) Local Government
16 27 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
17 21 (1.16%) Electronics
18 15 (0.83%) Billing
18 15 (0.83%) French Language
Job Titles
1 365 (20.18%) Analyst
2 175 (9.67%) Developer
3 159 (8.79%) Senior
4 125 (6.91%) Product Analyst
5 121 (6.69%) Lead
6 116 (6.41%) Sales Analyst
7 113 (6.25%) Support Engineer
8 103 (5.69%) IT Support
9 81 (4.48%) Consultant
10 75 (4.15%) IT Manager
11 69 (3.81%) IT Engineer
12 63 (3.48%) Project Manager
13 60 (3.32%) Architect
14 52 (2.87%) IT Technician
15 49 (2.71%) Applications Support
16 48 (2.65%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 48 (2.65%) Software Engineer
17 47 (2.60%) Data Analyst
17 47 (2.60%) Systems Engineer
18 44 (2.43%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 100 (5.53%) .NET
2 88 (4.86%) HTML
3 67 (3.70%) CSS
4 43 (2.38%) React
5 40 (2.21%) REST
6 38 (2.10%) AngularJS
7 25 (1.38%) ASP.NET
7 25 (1.38%) Node.js
8 24 (1.33%) Laravel
9 22 (1.22%) .NET Core
10 21 (1.16%) HTML5
11 20 (1.11%) jQuery
11 20 (1.11%) Vue
12 16 (0.88%) WebRTC
13 15 (0.83%) XML
14 13 (0.72%) Web Services
14 13 (0.72%) Yocto
15 12 (0.66%) RESTful
16 11 (0.61%) .NET Framework
16 11 (0.61%) Express.js
Miscellaneous
1 157 (8.68%) Self-Motivation
2 97 (5.36%) Driving Licence
3 62 (3.43%) Management Information System
4 50 (2.76%) Onboarding
5 43 (2.38%) Product Ownership
6 40 (2.21%) Clustering
7 37 (2.05%) Mobile App
8 35 (1.93%) Algorithms
9 25 (1.38%) Data Centre
10 24 (1.33%) Replication
11 22 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
12 20 (1.11%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 18 (1.00%) Data Structures
14 17 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
14 17 (0.94%) IoT
15 16 (0.88%) NHS
15 16 (0.88%) Public Cloud
16 15 (0.83%) CCTV
17 14 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
18 12 (0.66%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 286 (15.81%) Windows
2 133 (7.35%) Windows Server
3 95 (5.25%) Linux
4 73 (4.04%) Windows 10
5 29 (1.60%) Windows Server 2012
6 25 (1.38%) Windows 7
7 18 (1.00%) Android
8 16 (0.88%) Mac OS
9 13 (0.72%) Unix
9 13 (0.72%) VMS
10 12 (0.66%) Embedded Linux
10 12 (0.66%) Windows 8
11 10 (0.55%) CentOS
11 10 (0.55%) Ubuntu
12 9 (0.50%) Apple iOS
13 7 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
14 5 (0.28%) Data ONTAP
14 5 (0.28%) SUSE
14 5 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
15 4 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 328 (18.13%) Customer Service
2 299 (16.53%) Continuous Improvement
3 278 (15.37%) Agile
4 236 (13.05%) Mathematics
5 229 (12.66%) Project Management
6 187 (10.34%) Computer Science
7 183 (10.12%) Mentoring
8 154 (8.51%) Customer Requirements
9 142 (7.85%) Analytics
10 140 (7.74%) Data Analysis
10 140 (7.74%) ITIL
11 139 (7.68%) Business Intelligence
11 139 (7.68%) Cybersecurity
12 126 (6.97%) Decision-Making
13 125 (6.91%) DevOps
13 125 (6.91%) User Experience
14 108 (5.97%) ERP
15 104 (5.75%) Software Engineering
16 100 (5.53%) CRM
17 87 (4.81%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 338 (18.68%) SQL
2 124 (6.85%) Python
3 116 (6.41%) JavaScript
4 110 (6.08%) C#
5 60 (3.32%) Java
6 50 (2.76%) PHP
7 42 (2.32%) PowerShell
8 41 (2.27%) TypeScript
9 32 (1.77%) C
10 30 (1.66%) C++
11 13 (0.72%) Bash
12 12 (0.66%) Perl
12 12 (0.66%) RPG
12 12 (0.66%) T-SQL
13 11 (0.61%) RPG IV
13 11 (0.61%) RPG/400
14 9 (0.50%) MATLAB
14 9 (0.50%) VB
15 8 (0.44%) Rust
16 7 (0.39%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 540 (29.85%) Degree
2 101 (5.58%) Computer Science Degree
3 91 (5.03%) Security Cleared
4 55 (3.04%) DBS Check
5 49 (2.71%) SC Cleared
6 47 (2.60%) Microsoft Certification
7 32 (1.77%) Master's Degree
8 25 (1.38%) HNC
9 21 (1.16%) A+ Certification
9 21 (1.16%) Azure Certification
10 17 (0.94%) CISSP
11 16 (0.88%) CISM
12 15 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
13 13 (0.72%) HND
14 12 (0.66%) CCNA
14 12 (0.66%) ISEB
14 12 (0.66%) ISTQB
14 12 (0.66%) MCSE
14 12 (0.66%) PhD
15 11 (0.61%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (4.98%) GDPR
2 89 (4.92%) QA
3 64 (3.54%) SLA
4 54 (2.99%) Cyber Essentials
5 52 (2.87%) Data Quality
6 35 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 34 (1.88%) Accessibility
8 27 (1.49%) ISO 9001
9 23 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 17 (0.94%) PMO
11 7 (0.39%) PCI DSS
12 6 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
12 6 (0.33%) ISO 26262
13 5 (0.28%) NIST
14 4 (0.22%) GAAP
14 4 (0.22%) IFRS
14 4 (0.22%) ISO 14001
14 4 (0.22%) WCAG
15 3 (0.17%) GRC
15 3 (0.17%) MISRA
System Software
1 179 (9.89%) Active Directory
2 84 (4.64%) VMware Infrastructure
3 64 (3.54%) Hyper-V
4 21 (1.16%) VMware ESXi
5 20 (1.11%) Docker
5 20 (1.11%) VMware NSX
6 12 (0.66%) Firmware
7 11 (0.61%) vSphere
8 7 (0.39%) Virtual Servers
9 6 (0.33%) NFS
9 6 (0.33%) pfSense
10 5 (0.28%) Oracle RAC
10 5 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
11 4 (0.22%) VMware Server
12 3 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
13 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 48 (2.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 25 (1.38%) SCCM
3 22 (1.22%) EnCase
4 21 (1.16%) Kubernetes
5 14 (0.77%) Terraform
6 11 (0.61%) Microsoft Clustering
7 9 (0.50%) vCenter Server
8 7 (0.39%) Prometheus
9 6 (0.33%) Ansible
9 6 (0.33%) FortiGate
9 6 (0.33%) WSUS
10 5 (0.28%) Data Guard
10 5 (0.28%) Functional Safety
10 5 (0.28%) HP ALM
10 5 (0.28%) Oracle RMAN
10 5 (0.28%) SCOM
11 4 (0.22%) AirWatch
11 4 (0.22%) Autotask
11 4 (0.22%) Failover Clustering
11 4 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 469 (25.93%) Microsoft
2 117 (6.47%) VMware
3 85 (4.70%) Google
4 47 (2.60%) SAP
5 45 (2.49%) Cisco
5 45 (2.49%) Veeam
6 29 (1.60%) Salesforce
7 27 (1.49%) Oracle
8 25 (1.38%) Databricks
9 22 (1.22%) HP
9 22 (1.22%) IBM
10 20 (1.11%) Meraki
11 19 (1.05%) Sophos
12 18 (1.00%) Sage
13 17 (0.94%) Dell
14 16 (0.88%) Palo Alto
15 15 (0.83%) CheckPoint
16 13 (0.72%) Adobe
17 12 (0.66%) ServiceNow
18 11 (0.61%) Juniper