Problem-Solving Job Trends in Grays

Problem Solving
Essex > Grays

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Grays requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Grays 10.00% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £56,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £37,500 £30,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -40.00% +8.90%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Grays

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 Grays.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 20 18 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Grays 100.00% 100.00% 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 13 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £35,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 -
75th Percentile - £47,500 -
90th Percentile £49,750 - -
Essex median annual salary £47,500 £42,137 £52,000
% change year-on-year +12.73% -18.97% +10.05%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Grays

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Grays.

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Grays

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Grays

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Grays citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Grays citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Grays 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Broadband
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
1 1 (50.00%) Security Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (50.00%) TensorFlow
1 1 (50.00%) TFX
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (50.00%) CCTV
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (50.00%) Home Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Over-the-Top Content
1 1 (50.00%) Video\Live Streaming
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) A/B Testing
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Content Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (50.00%) Data Science
1 1 (50.00%) Deep Learning
1 1 (50.00%) Feature Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (50.00%) High Availability
1 1 (50.00%) Low Latency
1 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Personalization
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Kubeflow