Creative Problem-Solving Job Trends in Birmingham

Creative Problem-Solving
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Creative Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 126 -
Rank change year-on-year +21 - -
Permanent jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving 3 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.17% 0.22% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.24% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 £62,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £65,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% - -
75th Percentile £48,750 £67,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £28,500
% change year-on-year +15.00% +75.44% -56.15%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Birmingham

Creative 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 Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,381 1,683 1,194
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 79.37% 93.29% 88.05%
Number of salaries quoted 979 784 1,009
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £43,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -2.62%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,875 £82,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%

Creative Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Creative Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Creative Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Creative Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Creative Problem-Solving

Creative Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Azure Data Factory
1 1 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (33.33%) Power Automate
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
1 1 (33.33%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
1 1 (33.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (33.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Architect
1 2 (66.67%) Solutions Architect
2 1 (33.33%) Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) HTML5 Canvas
1 1 (33.33%) JSON
1 1 (33.33%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (66.67%) Virtual Team
2 1 (33.33%) Data Structures
2 1 (33.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) AI
2 2 (66.67%) B2B
2 2 (66.67%) Business Development
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Experience
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Insight
2 2 (66.67%) Due Diligence
2 2 (66.67%) Financial Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) Facilities Management
3 1 (33.33%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft