Problem Solving
Scotland > West Lothian
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Lothian 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 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -6 | +6 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 8 | 13 | 85 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Lothian | 7.27% | 16.46% | 29.41% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 8.00% | 16.88% | 30.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £32,825 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £24,500 | £46,250 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £26,250 | £52,500 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | -30.00% | +150.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £29,375 | £54,063 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £37,100 | £58,000 | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £45,543 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.19% | +10.00% | +11.11% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
West Lothian
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 West Lothian with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 100 | 77 | 280 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Lothian | 90.91% | 97.47% | 96.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58 | 64 | 105 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,500 | £20,750 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,750 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £45,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -30.77% | +52.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £60,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,500 | £71,250 | £83,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £52,500 | £57,577 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.82% | +9.67% | +5.00% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.
Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in West Lothian
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in West Lothian.
Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in West Lothian
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in West Lothian over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
Problem-Solving
Job Locations in West Lothian
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the West Lothian region over the 6 months to 28 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathgate | 0 | 4 | £25,000 | -58.33% | 1 |
| Livingston | -11 | 3 | £28,000 | -46.67% | 5 |
| Problem-Solving Scotland |
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Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian 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: