Problem-Solving Jobs in Cambridgeshire

Problem Solving
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire 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 2 5 10
Rank change year-on-year +3 +5 +1
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 118 251 204
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 24.48% 16.16% 13.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 25.54% 20.42% 14.09%
Number of salaries quoted 74 196 82
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,125 £21,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,500 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £45,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +28.57% -31.71%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £58,438
90th Percentile £79,250 £78,750 £77,250
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -10.53% +10.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 462 1,229 1,448
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 95.85% 79.14% 96.34%
Number of salaries quoted 301 921 603
10th Percentile £31,175 £29,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,540 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,422 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.51% +1.85% +2.86%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £71,875
90th Percentile £79,529 £82,500 £86,000
East of England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +10.00%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Cambridgeshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Cambridgeshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire

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

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Cambridgeshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. 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
Cambridge +6 73 £50,000 - 164
Peterborough -1 17 £50,000 +42.86% 45
Problem-Solving
East of England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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 (3.39%) IIS
1 4 (3.39%) Tomcat
2 3 (2.54%) Apache
2 3 (2.54%) nginx
3 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.69%) SAS
4 1 (0.85%) Apache Solr
4 1 (0.85%) CMS
4 1 (0.85%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (3.39%) Adobe XD
1 4 (3.39%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (3.39%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (3.39%) Sketch
2 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.85%) Simulink
2 1 (0.85%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 18 (15.25%) Azure
2 9 (7.63%) AWS
2 9 (7.63%) SaaS
3 7 (5.93%) Google Workspace
4 6 (5.08%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (3.39%) Entra ID
5 4 (3.39%) Figma
5 4 (3.39%) Microsoft Copilot
5 4 (3.39%) Power Automate
6 3 (2.54%) Power Platform
6 3 (2.54%) Snowflake
7 2 (1.69%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.85%) Amazon S3
8 1 (0.85%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 1 (0.85%) Azure Pipelines
8 1 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.85%) dbt
8 1 (0.85%) OCI
8 1 (0.85%) PaaS
8 1 (0.85%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.08%) Firewall
2 5 (4.24%) RS-485
3 4 (3.39%) DMARC
3 4 (3.39%) SSL
4 3 (2.54%) Cisco Nexus
4 3 (2.54%) Network Security
5 2 (1.69%) BGP
5 2 (1.69%) DNS
5 2 (1.69%) Ethernet
5 2 (1.69%) Internet
5 2 (1.69%) MPLS
5 2 (1.69%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.69%) VPLS
5 2 (1.69%) VPN
5 2 (1.69%) VSAN
6 1 (0.85%) MQTT
6 1 (0.85%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (8.47%) PostgreSQL
2 8 (6.78%) Elasticsearch
3 7 (5.93%) SQL Server
4 4 (3.39%) MySQL
4 4 (3.39%) Redis
5 3 (2.54%) Power BI
6 2 (1.69%) Big Data
6 2 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.85%) Amazon Aurora
7 1 (0.85%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.85%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.85%) MS Access
7 1 (0.85%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.85%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 5 (4.24%) Git
2 4 (3.39%) Jenkins
3 3 (2.54%) GitLab
3 3 (2.54%) JIRA
3 3 (2.54%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (1.69%) Moq
4 2 (1.69%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.85%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.85%) NUnit
5 1 (0.85%) Selenium
5 1 (0.85%) Visual Studio
General
1 90 (76.27%) Social Skills
2 39 (33.05%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (15.25%) Finance
4 16 (13.56%) Manufacturing
5 12 (10.17%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (7.63%) Marketing
6 9 (7.63%) Public Sector
7 8 (6.78%) Czech Language
8 7 (5.93%) Local Government
9 6 (5.08%) Electronics
10 5 (4.24%) Law
11 4 (3.39%) Brand Awareness
11 4 (3.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (3.39%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (1.69%) Front Office
12 2 (1.69%) Military
12 2 (1.69%) Tech for Good
13 1 (0.85%) Automotive
13 1 (0.85%) Legal
13 1 (0.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (10.17%) Senior
2 11 (9.32%) Project Manager
3 10 (8.47%) Administrator
3 10 (8.47%) Support Technician
4 9 (7.63%) Lead
4 9 (7.63%) Software Engineer
5 8 (6.78%) IT Technician
6 7 (5.93%) Delivery Project Manager
6 7 (5.93%) Developer
6 7 (5.93%) Help Desk Technician
6 7 (5.93%) Software Delivery Project Manager
6 7 (5.93%) Software Project Manager
6 7 (5.93%) Support Engineer
7 6 (5.08%) Electronics Engineer
7 6 (5.08%) Technical Manager
8 5 (4.24%) Senior Electronics Engineer
9 4 (3.39%) Enterprise Sales Executive
9 4 (3.39%) Senior UX Designer
9 4 (3.39%) Technical Engineer
9 4 (3.39%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (7.63%) CSS
2 7 (5.93%) Node.js
2 7 (5.93%) REST
3 6 (5.08%) .NET
3 6 (5.08%) HTML
4 5 (4.24%) SOAP
5 4 (3.39%) JSON
5 4 (3.39%) XML
6 3 (2.54%) AngularJS
6 3 (2.54%) ASP.NET
6 3 (2.54%) jQuery
6 3 (2.54%) PyTorch
6 3 (2.54%) React
6 3 (2.54%) Swagger
6 3 (2.54%) TensorFlow
7 2 (1.69%) .NET Core
7 2 (1.69%) Keras
7 2 (1.69%) OpenCV
7 2 (1.69%) Pandas
7 2 (1.69%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 14 (11.86%) Self-Motivation
2 10 (8.47%) Algorithms
3 7 (5.93%) Life Science
4 6 (5.08%) Analytical Mindset
4 6 (5.08%) FPGA
5 5 (4.24%) Data Centre
5 5 (4.24%) Product Ownership
5 5 (4.24%) Verilog
6 4 (3.39%) Driving Licence
6 4 (3.39%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (3.39%) Social Media
7 2 (1.69%) 3D Graphics
7 2 (1.69%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.69%) Linux Command Line
7 2 (1.69%) Raspberry Pi
7 2 (1.69%) Robotics
7 2 (1.69%) SCADA
8 1 (0.85%) Analogue Electronics
8 1 (0.85%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.85%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 21 (17.80%) Windows
2 14 (11.86%) Linux
3 5 (4.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (3.39%) Unix
4 4 (3.39%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.69%) Android
6 1 (0.85%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (22.03%) Computer Science
2 25 (21.19%) Agile
3 20 (16.95%) Continuous Improvement
4 17 (14.41%) Mathematics
4 17 (14.41%) Physics
4 17 (14.41%) Project Management
5 15 (12.71%) Collaborative Working
5 15 (12.71%) Service Management
6 14 (11.86%) Software Engineering
7 13 (11.02%) Artificial Intelligence
7 13 (11.02%) Mentoring
8 12 (10.17%) Customer Service
8 12 (10.17%) Service Delivery
9 11 (9.32%) Change Management
9 11 (9.32%) User Experience
9 11 (9.32%) Validation
10 10 (8.47%) Coaching
10 10 (8.47%) ERP
10 10 (8.47%) Migration
10 10 (8.47%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (16.10%) Python
2 15 (12.71%) JavaScript
3 14 (11.86%) SQL
4 11 (9.32%) Java
5 10 (8.47%) C++
6 8 (6.78%) PowerShell
7 7 (5.93%) C
8 6 (5.08%) C#
9 5 (4.24%) Bash
10 4 (3.39%) PHP
10 4 (3.39%) VBA
11 1 (0.85%) Go
11 1 (0.85%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.85%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.85%) Rust
11 1 (0.85%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.85%) VC++
Qualifications
1 39 (33.05%) Degree
2 13 (11.02%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (7.63%) DBS Check
4 6 (5.08%) NVQ Level 3
4 6 (5.08%) NVQ Level 4
5 5 (4.24%) CCNA
5 5 (4.24%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (3.39%) Master's Degree
7 3 (2.54%) PhD
8 2 (1.69%) CCNP
8 2 (1.69%) MCP
8 2 (1.69%) MCSA
8 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.69%) SC Cleared
8 2 (1.69%) Security Cleared
8 2 (1.69%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 1 (0.85%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.85%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.85%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (7.63%) QA
2 4 (3.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.85%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.85%) GDPR
3 1 (0.85%) ISO 13485
3 1 (0.85%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.85%) PMO
System Software
1 19 (16.10%) Active Directory
2 6 (5.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (3.39%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (2.54%) Docker
4 3 (2.54%) Firmware
4 3 (2.54%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (1.69%) EMC RecoverPoint
5 2 (1.69%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.69%) VMware NSX
5 2 (1.69%) vSphere
6 1 (0.85%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (4.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (3.39%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (2.54%) Ansible
3 3 (2.54%) Graylog
3 3 (2.54%) Nagios
3 3 (2.54%) Puppet
3 3 (2.54%) Rundeck
4 2 (1.69%) Dell DRAC
4 2 (1.69%) Failover Clustering
4 2 (1.69%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.69%) Terraform
4 2 (1.69%) vCenter Server
4 2 (1.69%) vRealize
4 2 (1.69%) VxRail
4 2 (1.69%) WSUS
Vendors
1 23 (19.49%) Microsoft
2 10 (8.47%) Google
2 10 (8.47%) IFS
3 8 (6.78%) EMC
4 7 (5.93%) Salesforce
5 6 (5.08%) Oracle
5 6 (5.08%) VMware
6 5 (4.24%) Cisco
6 5 (4.24%) Citrix
7 4 (3.39%) Adobe
7 4 (3.39%) HubSpot
8 3 (2.54%) Juniper
8 3 (2.54%) NetApp
8 3 (2.54%) PagerDuty
8 3 (2.54%) Pure Storage
9 2 (1.69%) Dell
9 2 (1.69%) McAfee
9 2 (1.69%) Nokia
9 2 (1.69%) Red Hat
9 2 (1.69%) Siemens