Problem-Solving Jobs in Wales

Problem Solving
UK > Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 7 12 14
Rank change year-on-year +5 +2 +6
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 317 236 259
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 14.49% 13.97% 12.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.95% 14.49% 13.69%
Number of salaries quoted 166 105 137
10th Percentile £26,250 £22,600 £31,475
25th Percentile £32,000 £30,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £50,000 £57,931 £56,250
90th Percentile £57,500 £75,000 £68,000
UK median annual salary £48,900 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.09% - +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

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 Wales with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,673 1,629 1,892
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 76.46% 96.45% 94.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,106 801 1,143
10th Percentile £27,125 £26,250 £31,475
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,665
Median % change year-on-year - -5.59% +11.02%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Wales

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Wales

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Wales

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

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Wales

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Wales 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
South Wales +2 180 £43,500 +6.10% 72
North Wales +21 91 £34,000 +36.00% 20
West Wales +8 27 £38,000 +8.57% 14
Mid Wales +1 15 £43,750 - 4
Dyfed -1 1 £38,000 -49.33% 1
Problem-Solving
UK

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 12 (3.79%) SharePoint
2 11 (3.47%) WordPress
3 7 (2.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.21%) OpenStack
4 5 (1.58%) Apache
4 5 (1.58%) Confluence
5 4 (1.26%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.95%) CMS
6 3 (0.95%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.95%) nginx
7 2 (0.63%) SAS
8 1 (0.32%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.32%) Drupal
8 1 (0.32%) IIS
Applications
1 17 (5.36%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.58%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (1.26%) Sketch
4 2 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.32%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.63%) Primavera
2 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 55 (17.35%) Azure
2 36 (11.36%) AWS
3 24 (7.57%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (5.68%) GCP
5 11 (3.47%) Power Platform
6 8 (2.52%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (2.52%) WhatsApp
7 7 (2.21%) Cloud Computing
7 7 (2.21%) Nutanix
7 7 (2.21%) Slack
8 6 (1.89%) Amazon S3
9 5 (1.58%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.58%) Entra ID
9 5 (1.58%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.58%) PowerApps
9 5 (1.58%) SaaS
10 4 (1.26%) Figma
10 4 (1.26%) Heroku
10 4 (1.26%) Miro
10 4 (1.26%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (6.94%) Firewall
2 15 (4.73%) DNS
3 14 (4.42%) DHCP
4 11 (3.47%) VPN
5 9 (2.84%) Internet
6 8 (2.52%) Ethernet
6 8 (2.52%) Network Security
6 8 (2.52%) Profibus
7 7 (2.21%) SAN
7 7 (2.21%) Wireless
8 6 (1.89%) LAN
8 6 (1.89%) WAN
9 5 (1.58%) IPsec
9 5 (1.58%) MPLS
9 5 (1.58%) SNMP
9 5 (1.58%) VLAN
9 5 (1.58%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (1.58%) WLAN
10 4 (1.26%) TCP/IP
10 4 (1.26%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.73%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (3.15%) Elasticsearch
3 8 (2.52%) Looker
3 8 (2.52%) MySQL
4 7 (2.21%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (2.21%) Power BI
4 7 (2.21%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.89%) BigQuery
6 5 (1.58%) MongoDB
6 5 (1.58%) RDBMS
6 5 (1.58%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.26%) Tableau
8 3 (0.95%) Data Vault
8 3 (0.95%) MariaDB
8 3 (0.95%) Metabase
9 2 (0.63%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.32%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.32%) Metadata
10 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database 12c
10 1 (0.32%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 37 (11.67%) Git
2 14 (4.42%) JIRA
3 12 (3.79%) Jenkins
4 11 (3.47%) Selenium
5 6 (1.89%) Postman
6 4 (1.26%) Cypress.io
6 4 (1.26%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.95%) Visual Studio Code
8 2 (0.63%) DBeaver
8 2 (0.63%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.32%) JDeveloper
9 1 (0.32%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 204 (64.35%) Social Skills
2 85 (26.81%) Manufacturing
3 76 (23.97%) Influencing Skills
4 74 (23.34%) Analytical Skills
5 73 (23.03%) Presentation Skills
6 68 (21.45%) Law
7 52 (16.40%) Finance
8 16 (5.05%) Games
8 16 (5.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (4.73%) Electronics
10 12 (3.79%) Retail
10 12 (3.79%) Welsh Language
11 11 (3.47%) Public Sector
12 9 (2.84%) Local Government
12 9 (2.84%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (2.52%) Legal
13 8 (2.52%) Marketing
13 8 (2.52%) Police
14 4 (1.26%) Advertising
15 2 (0.63%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 82 (25.87%) IT Engineer
2 78 (24.61%) Senior
3 70 (22.08%) Graduate
4 68 (21.45%) Automation Engineer
4 68 (21.45%) Graduate IT Engineer
4 68 (21.45%) IT Graduate
5 56 (17.67%) Developer
6 32 (10.09%) Analyst
7 22 (6.94%) IT Support
8 21 (6.62%) Senior Developer
9 16 (5.05%) Project Manager
10 14 (4.42%) IT Support Engineer
10 14 (4.42%) Support Engineer
11 12 (3.79%) Architect
11 12 (3.79%) Business Analyst
12 11 (3.47%) Java Developer
13 10 (3.15%) IT Technician
13 10 (3.15%) Senior Analyst
14 9 (2.84%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 9 (2.84%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (8.20%) React
2 21 (6.62%) CSS
2 21 (6.62%) HTML
3 15 (4.73%) RESTful
3 15 (4.73%) Spring
4 14 (4.42%) .NET
4 14 (4.42%) AngularJS
5 13 (4.10%) REST
6 11 (3.47%) Node.js
6 11 (3.47%) Spring Boot
7 10 (3.15%) Web Services
8 8 (2.52%) Laravel
8 8 (2.52%) RabbitMQ
9 7 (2.21%) jQuery
10 6 (1.89%) .NET Framework
11 5 (1.58%) Vue
11 5 (1.58%) YAML
12 4 (1.26%) GatsbyJS
12 4 (1.26%) HTML5 Canvas
12 4 (1.26%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 73 (23.03%) FMCG
2 21 (6.62%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (5.68%) Data Centre
4 9 (2.84%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (2.84%) Product Ownership
5 8 (2.52%) Housing Association
5 8 (2.52%) Management Information System
5 8 (2.52%) Mobile App
6 7 (2.21%) CMDB
7 6 (1.89%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (1.89%) NHS
7 6 (1.89%) Social Media
8 5 (1.58%) Tandem
9 4 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.26%) ARM Cortex
9 4 (1.26%) Blog
9 4 (1.26%) CCTV
9 4 (1.26%) Client/Server
9 4 (1.26%) Replication
10 3 (0.95%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 28 (8.83%) Linux
1 28 (8.83%) Windows
2 17 (5.36%) Windows Server
3 16 (5.05%) Android
4 15 (4.73%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.58%) Data ONTAP
5 5 (1.58%) Unix
5 5 (1.58%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.26%) FreeRTOS
6 4 (1.26%) Mac OS
6 4 (1.26%) VxWorks
7 3 (0.95%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (28.08%) Continuous Improvement
2 69 (21.77%) Lean Six Sigma
2 69 (21.77%) Six Sigma
3 68 (21.45%) Benchmarking
3 68 (21.45%) Lean Manufacturing
3 68 (21.45%) Order Management
4 66 (20.82%) Agile
5 36 (11.36%) DevOps
6 35 (11.04%) Project Management
7 30 (9.46%) Customer Service
8 26 (8.20%) Actionable Insight
8 26 (8.20%) SDLC
9 24 (7.57%) Roadmaps
10 22 (6.94%) Decision-Making
11 21 (6.62%) Test Automation
12 20 (6.31%) ITIL
12 20 (6.31%) Software Engineering
13 19 (5.99%) Line Management
14 18 (5.68%) Change Management
15 17 (5.36%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 37 (11.67%) SQL
2 25 (7.89%) C#
3 19 (5.99%) PHP
4 17 (5.36%) TypeScript
5 16 (5.05%) C
5 16 (5.05%) Java
6 13 (4.10%) JavaScript
7 9 (2.84%) Python
8 5 (1.58%) C++
9 4 (1.26%) Embedded C++
9 4 (1.26%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.63%) Bash
10 2 (0.63%) Go
10 2 (0.63%) Ruby
11 1 (0.32%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.32%) Perl
11 1 (0.32%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 107 (33.75%) Degree
2 68 (21.45%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 31 (9.78%) SC Cleared
3 31 (9.78%) Security Cleared
4 9 (2.84%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (2.52%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (2.21%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.26%) A+ Certification
7 4 (1.26%) HND
7 4 (1.26%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.95%) APMP
8 3 (0.95%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.63%) CCNA
9 2 (0.63%) CCNP
9 2 (0.63%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.32%) CISMP
10 1 (0.32%) CISSP
10 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.32%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.32%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.73%) GDPR
2 9 (2.84%) SLA
3 8 (2.52%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 8 (2.52%) ISO 13485
4 7 (2.21%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.26%) MISRA
5 4 (1.26%) QA
5 4 (1.26%) WCAG
6 2 (0.63%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.63%) PMO
7 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.32%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.32%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 33 (10.41%) Active Directory
2 27 (8.52%) Docker
3 9 (2.84%) Firmware
4 8 (2.52%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.32%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 20 (6.31%) Ansible
2 13 (4.10%) Kubernetes
3 10 (3.15%) Terraform
4 8 (2.52%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (2.52%) SCCM
5 6 (1.89%) Prometheus
6 5 (1.58%) vCenter Server
7 4 (1.26%) OpenSSO
7 4 (1.26%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.95%) Galera Cluster
8 3 (0.95%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.32%) Grafana
10 1 (0.32%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 56 (17.67%) Microsoft
2 17 (5.36%) Oracle
3 12 (3.79%) Google
4 9 (2.84%) WooCommerce
5 8 (2.52%) Cisco
5 8 (2.52%) Veeam
5 8 (2.52%) VMware
6 6 (1.89%) Facebook
6 6 (1.89%) Xamarin
7 5 (1.58%) NetApp
7 5 (1.58%) Palo Alto
7 5 (1.58%) Red Hat
7 5 (1.58%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.58%) SolidFire
8 4 (1.26%) Meraki
8 4 (1.26%) QNX
8 4 (1.26%) Remedy
8 4 (1.26%) Renesas
8 4 (1.26%) Sage
8 4 (1.26%) Sophos