Problem-Solving Jobs in the East of England

Problem Solving
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 8 5
Rank change year-on-year +5 -3 +4
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 1,027 824 1,056
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 16.99% 14.74% 16.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.92% 15.54% 17.54%
Number of salaries quoted 683 329 415
10th Percentile £25,500 £24,000 £22,000
25th Percentile £30,250 £32,500 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +11.76% -5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £60,625
90th Percentile £73,750 £75,500 £71,250
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

Problem-Solving is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,909 5,304 6,022
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 81.22% 94.90% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 3,668 2,292 2,697
10th Percentile £25,809 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £85,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the East of England.

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the East of England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the East of England region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
Cambridgeshire +4 248 £45,000 +28.57% 161
Hertfordshire +2 244 £47,500 -13.64% 132
Essex +1 190 £40,000 -15.79% 85
Norfolk +3 189 £40,000 - 46
Bedfordshire +36 91 £36,250 -39.58% 29
Suffolk -2 64 £42,500 -16.67% 30
East Anglia - 1 £89,500 - 74
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 41 (3.99%) SharePoint
2 40 (3.89%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (0.97%) CMS
3 10 (0.97%) WordPress
4 9 (0.88%) IIS
5 7 (0.68%) Apache
6 5 (0.49%) OpenEdge
7 3 (0.29%) Confluence
7 3 (0.29%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Application Server
8 2 (0.19%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.097%) SAS
Applications
1 75 (7.30%) Microsoft Office
2 64 (6.23%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (2.73%) AutoCAD
4 10 (0.97%) Photoshop
5 9 (0.88%) InDesign
5 9 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.68%) Revit
6 7 (0.68%) Trello
7 6 (0.58%) Adobe Illustrator
8 5 (0.49%) MS Visio
8 5 (0.49%) Simulink
9 4 (0.39%) Adobe XD
9 4 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
10 3 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 2 (0.19%) CINEMA 4D
11 2 (0.19%) SketchUp
12 1 (0.097%) Adobe Captivate
12 1 (0.097%) Chatbot
12 1 (0.097%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 11 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.58%) Oracle Applications
3 3 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.29%) Shopify
4 1 (0.097%) Magento
4 1 (0.097%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.097%) Postilion
4 1 (0.097%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.097%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.097%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.097%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 119 (11.59%) Microsoft 365
2 109 (10.61%) Azure
3 87 (8.47%) AWS
4 57 (5.55%) Power Platform
5 37 (3.60%) GCP
6 22 (2.14%) Serverless
7 15 (1.46%) Power Automate
8 14 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
9 13 (1.27%) Amazon S3
10 12 (1.17%) AWS Lambda
11 11 (1.07%) Amazon EC2
12 10 (0.97%) Google Workspace
13 9 (0.88%) SaaS
14 8 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
14 8 (0.78%) OneDrive
15 5 (0.49%) ClickUp
15 5 (0.49%) Entra ID
15 5 (0.49%) Snowflake
16 4 (0.39%) GitHub
16 4 (0.39%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 56 (5.45%) Firewall
2 30 (2.92%) DNS
3 24 (2.34%) TCP/IP
4 23 (2.24%) DHCP
5 20 (1.95%) VoIP
6 19 (1.85%) WAN
7 15 (1.46%) VPN
8 14 (1.36%) 5G
8 14 (1.36%) Wireless
9 12 (1.17%) SAN
10 11 (1.07%) Internet
10 11 (1.07%) LAN
10 11 (1.07%) VLAN
11 9 (0.88%) Broadband
11 9 (0.88%) Ethernet
12 8 (0.78%) MPLS
12 8 (0.78%) NAS
12 8 (0.78%) Network Security
12 8 (0.78%) SD-WAN
13 7 (0.68%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (6.43%) SQL Server
2 57 (5.55%) Power BI
3 30 (2.92%) MySQL
4 23 (2.24%) GIS
5 22 (2.14%) Relational Database
6 21 (2.04%) Looker
7 20 (1.95%) BigQuery
7 20 (1.95%) Geospatial Data
8 17 (1.66%) Data Warehouse
9 15 (1.46%) PostgreSQL
10 14 (1.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 12 (1.17%) Big Data
12 11 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 9 (0.88%) MongoDB
13 9 (0.88%) MS Access
14 7 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
15 5 (0.49%) Data Lake
16 4 (0.39%) Spatial Data
16 4 (0.39%) Triplestore
17 3 (0.29%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 35 (3.41%) Git
2 15 (1.46%) JIRA
3 11 (1.07%) LabVIEW
4 9 (0.88%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (0.58%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.58%) Rational Rhapsody
6 5 (0.49%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.39%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.29%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.29%) Rational Team Concert
9 2 (0.19%) Appium
9 2 (0.19%) GCC
9 2 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.19%) Selenium
9 2 (0.19%) Subversion
9 2 (0.19%) UI Automator
9 2 (0.19%) webpack
10 1 (0.097%) Maven
10 1 (0.097%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.097%) WebDriver
General
1 507 (49.37%) Social Skills
2 381 (37.10%) Analytical Skills
3 137 (13.34%) Retail
4 118 (11.49%) Finance
5 72 (7.01%) Manufacturing
6 58 (5.65%) Organisational Skills
7 55 (5.36%) Presentation Skills
8 40 (3.89%) Marketing
9 36 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 35 (3.41%) Telecoms
11 32 (3.12%) Aerospace
12 30 (2.92%) Automotive
13 29 (2.82%) Electronics
14 25 (2.43%) Influencing Skills
15 24 (2.34%) Games
16 19 (1.85%) Legal
17 17 (1.66%) Documentation Skills
18 16 (1.56%) Public Sector
19 11 (1.07%) Agriculture
19 11 (1.07%) Law
Job Titles
1 260 (25.32%) Analyst
2 124 (12.07%) Business Analyst
3 120 (11.68%) Developer
4 90 (8.76%) IT Support
5 74 (7.21%) Principal Business Analyst
6 59 (5.74%) Senior
7 53 (5.16%) Project Manager
8 50 (4.87%) Consultant
9 44 (4.28%) IT Analyst
10 42 (4.09%) Software Engineer
10 42 (4.09%) Support Engineer
11 41 (3.99%) IT Technician
12 35 (3.41%) Lead
13 34 (3.31%) IT Engineer
14 33 (3.21%) Data Engineer
15 31 (3.02%) IT Support Engineer
16 30 (2.92%) Support Analyst
16 30 (2.92%) Support Technician
17 28 (2.73%) IT Support Technician
18 27 (2.63%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (4.09%) CSS
1 42 (4.09%) HTML
2 25 (2.43%) .NET
3 22 (2.14%) React
4 18 (1.75%) REST
5 16 (1.56%) JSON
6 15 (1.46%) Node.js
7 14 (1.36%) AngularJS
7 14 (1.36%) Laravel
8 13 (1.27%) ASP.NET
8 13 (1.27%) Fluent Bit
8 13 (1.27%) RESTful
9 12 (1.17%) PyTorch
10 11 (1.07%) .NET Framework
10 11 (1.07%) Entity Framework
10 11 (1.07%) TensorFlow
10 11 (1.07%) Vue
11 10 (0.97%) SOAP
12 9 (0.88%) .NET Core
12 9 (0.88%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 95 (9.25%) Self-Motivation
2 65 (6.33%) Management Information System
3 43 (4.19%) Driving Licence
4 27 (2.63%) Client/Server
4 27 (2.63%) IoT
5 26 (2.53%) Algorithms
6 22 (2.14%) Onboarding
7 20 (1.95%) Operational Technology
8 19 (1.85%) Blog
8 19 (1.85%) Embedded Systems
8 19 (1.85%) Raspberry Pi
9 18 (1.75%) Cyber Threat
10 16 (1.56%) Housing Association
11 15 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
12 14 (1.36%) FMCG
13 13 (1.27%) Mobile App
14 12 (1.17%) Blockchain
14 12 (1.17%) Product Ownership
15 11 (1.07%) Data Structures
16 10 (0.97%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 179 (17.43%) Windows
2 98 (9.54%) Linux
3 60 (5.84%) Windows Server
4 40 (3.89%) Windows 10
5 35 (3.41%) Android
6 27 (2.63%) Apple iOS
7 15 (1.46%) Mac OS
8 9 (0.88%) Windows Server 2016
9 8 (0.78%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (0.49%) Mac OS X
11 4 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.29%) AIX
13 2 (0.19%) Unix
14 1 (0.097%) VMS
14 1 (0.097%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (15.87%) Change Management
2 152 (14.80%) Decision-Making
3 137 (13.34%) Coaching
4 125 (12.17%) Customer Service
5 117 (11.39%) Business Analysis
6 113 (11.00%) Agile
7 98 (9.54%) Project Management
8 95 (9.25%) Computer Science
8 95 (9.25%) Software Engineering
9 93 (9.06%) ITIL
10 79 (7.69%) Mentoring
11 71 (6.91%) Cybersecurity
12 68 (6.62%) Continuous Improvement
13 61 (5.94%) Time Management
14 59 (5.74%) Business Intelligence
15 52 (5.06%) Data Analysis
15 52 (5.06%) DevOps
16 47 (4.58%) Stakeholder Management
17 46 (4.48%) Data Modelling
18 44 (4.28%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 95 (9.25%) SQL
2 78 (7.59%) Python
3 63 (6.13%) JavaScript
4 48 (4.67%) C#
5 39 (3.80%) C
6 26 (2.53%) Java
6 26 (2.53%) PowerShell
7 24 (2.34%) PHP
8 19 (1.85%) Bash
8 19 (1.85%) C++
9 15 (1.46%) TypeScript
10 8 (0.78%) MATLAB
11 7 (0.68%) RPG
11 7 (0.68%) T-SQL
12 6 (0.58%) Apex Code
13 5 (0.49%) Progress 4GL
13 5 (0.49%) R
14 4 (0.39%) Embedded C
14 4 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
14 4 (0.39%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 245 (23.86%) Degree
2 70 (6.82%) Security Cleared
3 52 (5.06%) Computer Science Degree
4 42 (4.09%) Microsoft Certification
5 39 (3.80%) Master's Degree
6 28 (2.73%) SC Cleared
7 26 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
8 24 (2.34%) CCNA
8 24 (2.34%) Cisco Certification
9 21 (2.04%) HNC
10 20 (1.95%) CISSP
11 19 (1.85%) A+ Certification
12 18 (1.75%) HND
13 15 (1.46%) MCSE
14 12 (1.17%) CRISC
14 12 (1.17%) ITIL Certification
15 11 (1.07%) CASP
15 11 (1.07%) CEH
15 11 (1.07%) CISM
15 11 (1.07%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (3.80%) SLA
2 37 (3.60%) GDPR
3 24 (2.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (2.04%) Data Quality
5 20 (1.95%) QA
6 11 (1.07%) NCSC
7 9 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 8 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
8 8 (0.78%) ISO 9001
9 7 (0.68%) NEBOSH
10 5 (0.49%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.29%) Def Stans
12 3 (0.29%) MISRA
12 3 (0.29%) PMO
13 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 2 (0.19%) NIST
14 1 (0.097%) California Consumer Privacy Act
14 1 (0.097%) HIPAA
14 1 (0.097%) SOC 2
System Software
1 108 (10.52%) Active Directory
2 45 (4.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 40 (3.89%) Hyper-V
4 18 (1.75%) Firmware
5 16 (1.56%) Docker
6 11 (1.07%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.58%) vSphere
8 4 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (0.29%) KVM
10 2 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
10 2 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 15 (1.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.27%) Fluentd
2 13 (1.27%) logstash
3 12 (1.17%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.78%) Ansible
5 5 (0.49%) Failover Clustering
5 5 (0.49%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 5 (0.49%) SCDPM
5 5 (0.49%) Terraform
6 4 (0.39%) FortiGate
6 4 (0.39%) Puppet
6 4 (0.39%) WhatsUp Gold
7 3 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.29%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.29%) SCCM
8 2 (0.19%) WSUS
9 1 (0.097%) Iperf
9 1 (0.097%) Nmap
9 1 (0.097%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.097%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 225 (21.91%) Microsoft
2 80 (7.79%) VMware
3 50 (4.87%) Google
4 43 (4.19%) SAP
5 22 (2.14%) Cisco
6 21 (2.04%) Oracle
6 21 (2.04%) Splunk
7 17 (1.66%) Adobe
7 17 (1.66%) Meraki
8 15 (1.46%) Citrix
8 15 (1.46%) IBM
8 15 (1.46%) ServiceNow
9 13 (1.27%) Dell
9 13 (1.27%) HP
10 10 (0.97%) Salesforce
11 9 (0.88%) Apple
11 9 (0.88%) Civica
11 9 (0.88%) Sage
11 9 (0.88%) Siemens
12 8 (0.78%) Veeam