Problem-Solving Job Trends in Barrow-in-Furness

Problem Solving
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 27 13
Rank change year-on-year +16 -14 -7
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 4 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Barrow-in-Furness 7.69% 2.14% 7.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.09% 2.33% 7.89%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 0
10th Percentile £55,375 - -
25th Percentile £59,688 £37,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £40,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +69.75% - -
75th Percentile £77,188 £42,625 -
90th Percentile £81,125 £42,850 -
Cumbria median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -11.58% +21.79%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Barrow-in-Furness

Problem-Solving falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Barrow-in-Furness.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 44 172 38
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness 84.62% 91.98% 97.44%
Number of salaries quoted 25 86 5
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,901 -
25th Percentile £47,750 £40,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £51,750 £38,734
Median % change year-on-year +3.86% +33.60% -0.68%
75th Percentile £57,500 £56,188 -
90th Percentile £63,550 £60,472 -
Cumbria median annual salary £47,000 £52,000 £38,734
% change year-on-year -9.62% +34.25% -11.47%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness.

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Barrow-in-Furness

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Barrow-in-Furness over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Barrow-in-Furness

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Simulink
General
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Control Systems Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) IT Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) IT Support
1 1 (25.00%) IT Support Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Problem Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Research Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Support Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) CAN bus
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Linux
1 1 (25.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (25.00%) Solaris
1 1 (25.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (25.00%) Information Management
1 1 (25.00%) Information Security
1 1 (25.00%) ITIL
1 1 (25.00%) ITSM
1 1 (25.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 1 (25.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (25.00%) Records Management
1 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (25.00%) Security Management
1 1 (25.00%) Service Management
1 1 (25.00%) Six Sigma
1 1 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (25.00%) Validation
1 1 (25.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Bash
1 1 (25.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (25.00%) CISSP
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Ansible
1 1 (25.00%) Podman
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Mirantis
1 1 (25.00%) Red Hat
1 1 (25.00%) VMware