Problem-Solving Jobs in Fife

Problem Solving
Scotland > Fife

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Fife 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 2 14
Rank change year-on-year -9 +12 +13
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 22 24 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Fife 15.60% 21.24% 3.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.06% 26.67% 6.25%
Number of salaries quoted 9 24 1
10th Percentile - £35,700 -
25th Percentile £37,574 £39,885 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £50,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.80% +33.33% +19.05%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £38,750
90th Percentile £55,750 - -
Scotland median annual salary £48,004 £45,543 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.40% -17.19% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Fife

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 Fife.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 137 90 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Fife 97.16% 79.65% 56.14%
Number of salaries quoted 37 59 18
10th Percentile £37,574 £33,000 £34,375
25th Percentile £42,500 £35,700 £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 £48,002
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% -1.05% +20.01%
75th Percentile - £57,500 £55,938
90th Percentile £55,450 - £71,625
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,654
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.94% +9.82%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Fife

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Fife

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Fife

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Fife

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Fife

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Fife over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Fife

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Fife

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Fife region over the 6 months to 1 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
Inverkeithing - 14 £40,101 -
Dunfermline +5 5 - - 1
Problem-Solving
Scotland

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Fife 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:

Applications
1 7 (31.82%) Simulink
2 5 (22.73%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (31.82%) Teamcenter
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (22.73%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 7 (31.82%) Rational DOORS
General
1 15 (68.18%) Social Skills
2 14 (63.64%) Electronics
3 7 (31.82%) Aerospace
4 5 (22.73%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (22.73%) Finance
4 5 (22.73%) Influencing Skills
4 5 (22.73%) Legal
5 1 (4.55%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (31.82%) Junior
1 7 (31.82%) Junior Systems Engineer
1 7 (31.82%) Systems Engineer
2 5 (22.73%) Integration Manager
2 5 (22.73%) Integration Project Manager
2 5 (22.73%) Project Manager
2 5 (22.73%) Sustainability Manager
3 4 (18.18%) Senior
3 4 (18.18%) Senior Electrical Engineer
4 3 (13.64%) Principal Engineer
4 3 (13.64%) Software Assurance Engineer
5 2 (9.09%) Software Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Embedded Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Product Owner
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.55%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (4.55%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.09%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (54.55%) Project Management
2 10 (45.45%) Systems Engineering
3 8 (36.36%) Computer Science
4 7 (31.82%) Agile
4 7 (31.82%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (31.82%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 7 (31.82%) Decision-Making
4 7 (31.82%) Mathematics
4 7 (31.82%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 7 (31.82%) Physics
4 7 (31.82%) PLM
4 7 (31.82%) SysML
4 7 (31.82%) UML
5 6 (27.27%) Roadmaps
6 5 (22.73%) Customer-Centricity
6 5 (22.73%) DMAIC
6 5 (22.73%) Requirements Gathering
6 5 (22.73%) Software Engineering
7 3 (13.64%) Software Assurance
8 2 (9.09%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 7 (31.82%) MATLAB
2 5 (22.73%) SQL
3 2 (9.09%) C
3 2 (9.09%) C++
4 1 (4.55%) Embedded C
4 1 (4.55%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 17 (77.27%) Degree
2 14 (63.64%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (18.18%) Master's Degree
4 1 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 7 (31.82%) IBM