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 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 13 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +1 | +5 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 15,061 | 12,494 | 25,325 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.43% | 13.11% | 15.03% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 17.22% | 13.73% | 15.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,487 | 6,546 | 10,086 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £29,000 | £29,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,750 | £39,829 | £38,250 |
| 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 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,964 | £95,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +5.26% | +5.56% |
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 | 87,477 | 90,991 | 161,606 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 83.84% | 95.49% | 95.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 61,023 | 54,512 | 83,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £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 31 May 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 31 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 |
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| England | +5 | 13,193 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 5,428 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 11,139 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 4,075 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 4,791 | £54,000 | -10.00% | 1,979 |
| London | +2 | 3,319 | £70,000 | - | 1,534 |
| South East | +4 | 2,956 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 930 |
| North of England | +8 | 2,557 | £45,000 | - | 1,052 |
| Midlands | +2 | 1,810 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 819 |
| South West | +7 | 1,390 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 553 |
| North West | +10 | 1,352 | £45,000 | -8.05% | 565 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 1,151 | £42,500 | -10.53% | 495 |
| East of England | +6 | 1,038 | £42,500 | -10.53% | 464 |
| Scotland | -8 | 920 | £45,543 | -8.91% | 280 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 912 | £42,500 | -3.02% | 362 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 636 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 327 |
| Wales | +7 | 317 | £42,000 | +5.00% | 97 |
| North East | +16 | 292 | £41,500 | -2.35% | 145 |
| Northern Ireland | +13 | 139 | £46,250 | -22.92% | 52 |
| 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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