Problem-Solving Jobs in Bolton

Problem Solving
Manchester > Bolton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bolton requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 3 26
Rank change year-on-year -5 +23 -22
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 67 31 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 44.67% 29.81% 9.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 44.67% 32.98% 9.32%
Number of salaries quoted 59 30 7
10th Percentile £46,250 £31,000 £30,250
25th Percentile £47,250 £45,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £60,938 £52,500
90th Percentile - £68,025 -
Manchester median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bolton

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 Bolton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 150 94 161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 100.00% 90.38% 98.77%
Number of salaries quoted 122 60 27
10th Percentile £25,480 £30,650 £28,050
25th Percentile £33,250 £38,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.55% +10.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,625 £52,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,750 £55,750
Manchester median annual salary £57,500 £54,850 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.83% -4.61% +4.55%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Bolton

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Bolton

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Bolton

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Bolton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Bolton over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Bolton

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton 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 1 (1.49%) IBM Domino
1 1 (1.49%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (23.88%) Microsoft Project
1 16 (23.88%) Trello
2 5 (7.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (7.46%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (5.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (2.99%) MS Visio
5 1 (1.49%) Adobe XD
5 1 (1.49%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 1 (1.49%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 4 (5.97%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.49%) Azure
2 1 (1.49%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (1.49%) Figma
2 1 (1.49%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 14 (20.90%) Firewall
1 14 (20.90%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (2.99%) Broadband
3 1 (1.49%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.97%) Power BI
1 4 (5.97%) Tableau
2 2 (2.99%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.49%) RDBMS
3 1 (1.49%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 16 (23.88%) JIRA
2 2 (2.99%) LabVIEW
General
1 47 (70.15%) Social Skills
2 42 (62.69%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (47.76%) Finance
4 13 (19.40%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (10.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (7.46%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (4.48%) Manufacturing
8 2 (2.99%) Banking
8 2 (2.99%) Electronics
8 2 (2.99%) Games
8 2 (2.99%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.49%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 14 (20.90%) Architect
1 14 (20.90%) Head of Delivery
1 14 (20.90%) Head of IT
1 14 (20.90%) Security Architect
2 13 (19.40%) Vendor Manager
3 8 (11.94%) Principal Engineer
4 6 (8.96%) Analyst
5 4 (5.97%) Lead
6 3 (4.48%) Senior
7 2 (2.99%) Customer Service Advisor
7 2 (2.99%) Developer
7 2 (2.99%) Project Manager
7 2 (2.99%) Test Engineer
8 1 (1.49%) IT Support
8 1 (1.49%) IT Support Analyst
8 1 (1.49%) Market Analyst
8 1 (1.49%) Senior Test Engineer
8 1 (1.49%) Senior UI Designer
8 1 (1.49%) UI Designer
8 1 (1.49%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.48%) XML
2 2 (2.99%) .NET
2 2 (2.99%) CSS
2 2 (2.99%) HTML
3 1 (1.49%) .NET Framework
3 1 (1.49%) AngularJS
3 1 (1.49%) Classic ASP
3 1 (1.49%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 48 (71.64%) Social Media
2 29 (43.28%) Self-Motivation
3 27 (40.30%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 18 (26.87%) Management Information System
5 14 (20.90%) Security Posture
6 2 (2.99%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (2.99%) Digital Signage
7 1 (1.49%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (1.49%) IoT
7 1 (1.49%) IVR
7 1 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (1.49%) Smart Meter
7 1 (1.49%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 36 (53.73%) Windows
2 34 (50.75%) Windows Vista
3 1 (1.49%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (61.19%) Continuous Improvement
2 29 (43.28%) Collaborative Working
2 29 (43.28%) Computer Science
3 28 (41.79%) Cybersecurity
4 27 (40.30%) Service Delivery
5 25 (37.31%) Process Improvement
6 19 (28.36%) Decision-Making
7 17 (25.37%) Agile
7 17 (25.37%) Budgeting
7 17 (25.37%) Project Management
8 16 (23.88%) Data Protection
8 16 (23.88%) PRINCE2
8 16 (23.88%) Project Delivery
9 15 (22.39%) Data Management
9 15 (22.39%) ITIL
9 15 (22.39%) Scrum
10 14 (20.90%) Ethical Hacking
10 14 (20.90%) Information Security
10 14 (20.90%) Risk Analysis
10 14 (20.90%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.97%) C#
2 2 (2.99%) JavaScript
2 2 (2.99%) Python
3 1 (1.49%) C++
3 1 (1.49%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.49%) SQL
3 1 (1.49%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.49%) VB.NET
3 1 (1.49%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 52 (77.61%) Degree
2 48 (71.64%) DBS Check
3 35 (52.24%) Master's Degree
4 16 (23.88%) PMI Certification
4 16 (23.88%) PMP
5 14 (20.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 14 (20.90%) CEH
5 14 (20.90%) CISA
5 14 (20.90%) Cisco Certification
5 14 (20.90%) CISM
5 14 (20.90%) CISSP
5 14 (20.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (11.94%) HNC
7 4 (5.97%) ACCA
7 4 (5.97%) CIMA
8 1 (1.49%) A+ Certification
8 1 (1.49%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (20.90%) GDPR
1 14 (20.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 14 (20.90%) NIST
2 2 (2.99%) QA
3 1 (1.49%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (1.49%) Firmware
Vendors
1 8 (11.94%) SAP
2 5 (7.46%) Microsoft
3 4 (5.97%) Cognos
4 2 (2.99%) BT
5 1 (1.49%) Adobe