Problem-Solving Jobs in Shropshire

Problem Solving
West Midlands > Shropshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Shropshire 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 3 14 8
Rank change year-on-year +11 -6 +22
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 59 26 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 19.93% 15.29% 15.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 24.58% 15.76% 17.26%
Number of salaries quoted 34 8 23
10th Percentile £25,750 £42,475 £32,150
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,375 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £46,250 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.81% -18.14% +25.56%
75th Percentile £53,750 £57,813 £65,625
90th Percentile £77,500 £60,625 £66,250
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £48,575 £45,000
% change year-on-year -12.51% +7.94% +0.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Shropshire

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 Shropshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 240 165 168
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 81.08% 97.06% 90.81%
Number of salaries quoted 157 83 122
10th Percentile £26,050 £25,550 £28,988
25th Percentile £32,500 £44,375 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +31.87% +1.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £64,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £71,900
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Shropshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Shropshire

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Shropshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Shropshire

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

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Shropshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Shropshire 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
Telford +12 31 £35,000 -23.08% 16
Shrewsbury -3 12 £38,750 -29.55% 7
Bridgnorth - 11 £52,500 - 2
Shifnal - 4 - -
Problem-Solving
West Midlands

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Shropshire 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 4 (6.78%) SharePoint
1 4 (6.78%) WordPress
2 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 22 (37.29%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (11.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (5.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (6.78%) Magento
1 4 (6.78%) SAP ERP
2 2 (3.39%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (3.39%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.69%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 12 (20.34%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (18.64%) Azure
3 9 (15.25%) Entra ID
4 4 (6.78%) Google Ads
4 4 (6.78%) Google Analytics
4 4 (6.78%) WhatsApp
5 1 (1.69%) OneDrive
5 1 (1.69%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.78%) DHCP
1 4 (6.78%) DNS
1 4 (6.78%) Fibre Channel
1 4 (6.78%) LAN
1 4 (6.78%) Remote Desktop
1 4 (6.78%) SAN
1 4 (6.78%) WAN
2 1 (1.69%) Broadband
2 1 (1.69%) Firewall
2 1 (1.69%) VPN
2 1 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (10.17%) SQL Server
2 4 (6.78%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (5.08%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (3.39%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (3.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (3.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (1.69%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (1.69%) Oracle Database
5 1 (1.69%) PowerCenter
5 1 (1.69%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (10.17%) Visual Studio
2 2 (3.39%) Android Studio
3 1 (1.69%) Bitbucket
3 1 (1.69%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.69%) JIRA
3 1 (1.69%) Toad
General
1 41 (69.49%) Social Skills
2 26 (44.07%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (20.34%) Influencing Skills
3 12 (20.34%) Organisational Skills
4 10 (16.95%) Law
5 6 (10.17%) Legal
6 5 (8.47%) Manufacturing
6 5 (8.47%) Marketing
7 2 (3.39%) Finance
8 1 (1.69%) Advertising
8 1 (1.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (30.51%) Analyst
2 12 (20.34%) Product Analyst
2 12 (20.34%) Sales Analyst
3 9 (15.25%) IT Engineer
3 9 (15.25%) IT Support
3 9 (15.25%) IT Support Engineer
3 9 (15.25%) Support Engineer
4 7 (11.86%) Developer
5 5 (8.47%) Lead
6 4 (6.78%) .NET Developer
6 4 (6.78%) Administrator
6 4 (6.78%) Business Analyst
6 4 (6.78%) E-Commerce Executive
6 4 (6.78%) Server Administrator
6 4 (6.78%) VMWare Administrator
7 3 (5.08%) Project Manager
8 2 (3.39%) Coordinator
8 2 (3.39%) Senior Manager
8 2 (3.39%) Support Technician
8 2 (3.39%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (13.56%) .NET
2 6 (10.17%) ASP.NET
3 5 (8.47%) XML
4 4 (6.78%) EDI
5 2 (3.39%) ASP.NET Web Forms
6 1 (1.69%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.25%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (8.47%) SCADA
3 4 (6.78%) Mobile App
3 4 (6.78%) PKI
3 4 (6.78%) Social Media
4 2 (3.39%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (3.39%) Data Structures
4 2 (3.39%) NHS
5 1 (1.69%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.69%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (1.69%) IBM Mainframe
5 1 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.69%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 16 (27.12%) Windows
2 5 (8.47%) Windows Server
3 4 (6.78%) CentOS
3 4 (6.78%) Linux
3 4 (6.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (6.78%) Ubuntu
4 2 (3.39%) Android
5 1 (1.69%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.69%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.69%) Windows 7
5 1 (1.69%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (28.81%) Continuous Improvement
1 17 (28.81%) Customer Service
2 13 (22.03%) Mathematics
3 12 (20.34%) Customer Requirements
4 11 (18.64%) Project Management
5 9 (15.25%) Break/Fix
5 9 (15.25%) ITIL
6 8 (13.56%) Cybersecurity
6 8 (13.56%) ERP
7 7 (11.86%) Project Delivery
7 7 (11.86%) User Experience
8 6 (10.17%) Agile
8 6 (10.17%) Business Analysis
8 6 (10.17%) Mentoring
9 5 (8.47%) Data Analysis
9 5 (8.47%) E-Commerce
10 4 (6.78%) Direct Marketing
10 4 (6.78%) Load Balancing
10 4 (6.78%) Logistics
10 4 (6.78%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 11 (18.64%) SQL
2 7 (11.86%) C#
3 4 (6.78%) Bash
3 4 (6.78%) PowerShell
4 3 (5.08%) VB
5 1 (1.69%) Java
5 1 (1.69%) PL/SQL
5 1 (1.69%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 27 (45.76%) Degree
2 1 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (1.69%) DBS Check
2 1 (1.69%) MCSE
2 1 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (1.69%) SC Cleared
2 1 (1.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (15.25%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (10.17%) QA
3 1 (1.69%) ITGC
3 1 (1.69%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (25.42%) Active Directory
2 4 (6.78%) VMware ESXi
2 4 (6.78%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (6.78%) VMware NSX
2 4 (6.78%) VMware Server
2 4 (6.78%) vSphere
3 2 (3.39%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 9 (15.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (8.47%) Functional Safety
3 4 (6.78%) vCenter Server
4 1 (1.69%) SCCM
Vendors
1 24 (40.68%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.17%) SAP
2 6 (10.17%) SYSPRO
3 4 (6.78%) Ahrefs
3 4 (6.78%) dotdigital
3 4 (6.78%) Google
3 4 (6.78%) VMware
3 4 (6.78%) Xamarin
4 1 (1.69%) Apple
4 1 (1.69%) Cisco
4 1 (1.69%) IBM
4 1 (1.69%) Informatica
4 1 (1.69%) Oracle
4 1 (1.69%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.69%) WatchGuard