The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Creative Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Cardiff.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
264
390
358
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff
85.71%
72.22%
96.24%
Number of salaries quoted
185
266
309
10th Percentile
£30,000
£30,250
£32,973
25th Percentile
£45,000
£35,000
£42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£54,537
£50,000
£52,500
Median % change year-on-year
+9.07%
-4.76%
-
75th Percentile
£60,000
£65,000
£67,375
90th Percentile
£77,500
£77,500
£73,750
South Wales median annual salary
£50,000
£48,000
£50,000
% change year-on-year
+4.17%
-4.00%
-1.96%
Creative Problem-Solving Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Creative Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Creative Problem-Solving Salary Trend in Cardiff
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Creative Problem-Solving.
Creative Problem-Solving Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, job vacancies citing Creative Problem-Solving also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cardiff region with a requirement for Creative Problem-Solving.
Creative Problem-Solving Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
