Problem-Solving Jobs in Hertfordshire

Problem Solving
East of England > Hertfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire 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 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 10 10
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 0
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 237 277 285
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 11.95% 15.09% 14.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.88% 15.96% 15.27%
Number of salaries quoted 186 94 123
10th Percentile £25,000 £24,000 £19,325
25th Percentile £31,211 £38,063 £23,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,750 £55,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +29.41% -15.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £65,250
90th Percentile £70,625 £77,500 £71,250
East of England median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,593 1,736 1,866
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 80.33% 94.55% 92.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1,260 747 857
10th Percentile £25,809 £30,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,000 £80,500 £76,750
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Hertfordshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Hertfordshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Hertfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Hertfordshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 11 May 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
Watford +23 43 £45,000 +16.88% 25
Stevenage -4 39 £50,000 -9.09% 28
Hemel Hempstead +5 32 £60,000 +23.08% 15
Letchworth +4 17 £26,000 -67.50% 7
Hatfield -3 14 £35,000 -39.13% 8
Hertford +4 13 £29,000 -42.29% 6
Bishop's Stortford 0 8 £92,500 +85.00%
Royston 0 7 £47,500 - 5
Borehamwood -2 7 £50,000 -9.09% 8
St Albans -6 7 £63,750 +75.86% 4
Rickmansworth +5 6 £26,000 -
Hoddesdon +3 5 £38,250 - 4
Welwyn Garden City - 4 £37,000 - 7
Waltham Cross - 4 £15,000 -
Potters Bar -2 3 £27,000 - 1
Hitchin -7 2 £65,000 - 2
Abbots Langley - 1 £67,500 -
Problem-Solving
East of England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 18 (7.59%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.11%) OpenEdge
4 4 (1.69%) IIS
5 2 (0.84%) Oracle Application Server
5 2 (0.84%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.42%) Confluence
6 1 (0.42%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (5.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.95%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (2.11%) MS Visio
3 5 (2.11%) Simulink
4 4 (1.69%) AutoCAD
4 4 (1.69%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.27%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.84%) InDesign
7 1 (0.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.42%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 6 (2.53%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.42%) Postilion
Cloud Services
1 23 (9.70%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (8.02%) Azure
3 17 (7.17%) Power Platform
4 15 (6.33%) Power Automate
5 6 (2.53%) AWS
5 6 (2.53%) ClickUp
6 3 (1.27%) Nutanix
6 3 (1.27%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.84%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.42%) AWS Lambda
8 1 (0.42%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.42%) Datadog
8 1 (0.42%) GCP
8 1 (0.42%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.42%) Google Data Studio
8 1 (0.42%) SaaS
8 1 (0.42%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.11%) Software-Defined Radio
2 4 (1.69%) 5G
2 4 (1.69%) Firewall
3 3 (1.27%) DNS
3 3 (1.27%) Ethernet
3 3 (1.27%) VLAN
3 3 (1.27%) Wireless
4 2 (0.84%) ATM
4 2 (0.84%) Broadband
4 2 (0.84%) LAN
4 2 (0.84%) Network Security
4 2 (0.84%) Radio Access Network
4 2 (0.84%) SAN
4 2 (0.84%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.84%) VoIP
4 2 (0.84%) VPN
4 2 (0.84%) WAN
5 1 (0.42%) DHCP
5 1 (0.42%) Internet
5 1 (0.42%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.17%) Power BI
2 13 (5.49%) Relational Database
3 11 (4.64%) SQL Server
4 9 (3.80%) Geospatial Data
4 9 (3.80%) GIS
4 9 (3.80%) MS Access
5 6 (2.53%) MySQL
6 3 (1.27%) BusinessObjects
6 3 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (1.27%) QlikView
7 2 (0.84%) Big Data
7 2 (0.84%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.42%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.42%) Looker
Development Applications
1 9 (3.80%) Oracle Forms
2 7 (2.95%) Git
3 6 (2.53%) JIRA
3 6 (2.53%) Rational Rhapsody
4 4 (1.69%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.27%) Eclipse
5 3 (1.27%) Rational Team Concert
5 3 (1.27%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.42%) GitLab
6 1 (0.42%) Selenium
General
1 119 (50.21%) Social Skills
2 69 (29.11%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (8.44%) Aerospace
3 20 (8.44%) Organisational Skills
4 19 (8.02%) Finance
5 18 (7.59%) Presentation Skills
6 15 (6.33%) Influencing Skills
7 13 (5.49%) Manufacturing
8 9 (3.80%) Marketing
9 7 (2.95%) Automotive
9 7 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (2.95%) Retail
10 6 (2.53%) Electronics
10 6 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (2.11%) Local Government
12 4 (1.69%) French Language
12 4 (1.69%) German Language
12 4 (1.69%) Public Sector
13 3 (1.27%) Environmental Health
13 3 (1.27%) Military
Job Titles
1 42 (17.72%) Analyst
2 25 (10.55%) Developer
3 18 (7.59%) Project Manager
4 16 (6.75%) Applications Support
5 15 (6.33%) Lead
6 14 (5.91%) Coordinator
6 14 (5.91%) Support Analyst
7 13 (5.49%) IT Support
8 11 (4.64%) Systems Engineer
9 10 (4.22%) Consultant
9 10 (4.22%) Head of IT
9 10 (4.22%) IT Analyst
9 10 (4.22%) SIEM Engineer
10 9 (3.80%) Application Support Team Leader
10 9 (3.80%) Support Team Leader
10 9 (3.80%) Team Leader
11 8 (3.38%) ICT Consultant
11 8 (3.38%) IT Support Analyst
11 8 (3.38%) PHP Developer
12 7 (2.95%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.49%) Fluent Bit
2 10 (4.22%) HTML
3 9 (3.80%) CSS
4 7 (2.95%) Laravel
5 3 (1.27%) Qt
6 1 (0.42%) CSS3
6 1 (0.42%) HTML5
6 1 (0.42%) jQuery
6 1 (0.42%) RESTful
6 1 (0.42%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.75%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (4.64%) Management Information System
3 9 (3.80%) Driving Licence
4 8 (3.38%) FMCG
5 7 (2.95%) Algorithms
5 7 (2.95%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (2.95%) Security Operations Centre
6 6 (2.53%) Data Centre
6 6 (2.53%) FPGA
7 5 (2.11%) Embedded Systems
8 4 (1.69%) Augmented Reality
8 4 (1.69%) IoT
8 4 (1.69%) Robotics
8 4 (1.69%) Virtual Reality
8 4 (1.69%) Virtual Team
9 3 (1.27%) Data Structures
9 3 (1.27%) PCIe
10 2 (0.84%) Marketing Technology
10 2 (0.84%) NB-IoT
11 1 (0.42%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 37 (15.61%) Windows
2 26 (10.97%) Linux
3 7 (2.95%) Windows Server
4 5 (2.11%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.27%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.42%) Android
6 1 (0.42%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (18.14%) Project Management
2 30 (12.66%) Customer Service
3 24 (10.13%) Agile
3 24 (10.13%) Business Intelligence
4 23 (9.70%) SIEM
5 22 (9.28%) Software Engineering
6 21 (8.86%) Cybersecurity
7 20 (8.44%) Security Operations
8 19 (8.02%) Continuous Improvement
9 18 (7.59%) ITIL
10 17 (7.17%) Customer Engagement
10 17 (7.17%) Mathematics
10 17 (7.17%) PRINCE2
11 16 (6.75%) IT Strategy
12 15 (6.33%) Customer Requirements
12 15 (6.33%) Mentoring
12 15 (6.33%) Physics
13 14 (5.91%) Client Onboarding
13 14 (5.91%) Computer Science
13 14 (5.91%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 21 (8.86%) SQL
2 20 (8.44%) Python
3 19 (8.02%) PowerShell
4 16 (6.75%) Bash
5 14 (5.91%) C
6 9 (3.80%) JavaScript
6 9 (3.80%) PHP
7 8 (3.38%) Java
8 7 (2.95%) C#
9 6 (2.53%) MATLAB
10 5 (2.11%) Progress 4GL
11 3 (1.27%) R
12 2 (0.84%) ActionScript
12 2 (0.84%) C++
12 2 (0.84%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.84%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 64 (27.00%) Degree
2 42 (17.72%) Security Cleared
3 19 (8.02%) BPSS Clearance
4 16 (6.75%) SC Cleared
5 14 (5.91%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (3.38%) Master's Degree
7 7 (2.95%) CISSP
7 7 (2.95%) CompTIA Security+
7 7 (2.95%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 4 (1.69%) CCNA
8 4 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.69%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.69%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 2 (0.84%) CCAA
9 2 (0.84%) CCNP
9 2 (0.84%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.84%) HNC
9 2 (0.84%) HND
9 2 (0.84%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (3.80%) SLA
2 3 (1.27%) Def Stans
2 3 (1.27%) MISRA
3 2 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (0.84%) ISO 9001
3 2 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 2 (0.84%) NIST
3 2 (0.84%) PMO
3 2 (0.84%) QA
4 1 (0.42%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.42%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 23 (9.70%) Active Directory
2 10 (4.22%) Firmware
3 5 (2.11%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.69%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (1.27%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 13 (5.49%) Fluentd
1 13 (5.49%) logstash
2 6 (2.53%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.69%) WhatsUp Gold
4 1 (0.42%) Ansible
4 1 (0.42%) Iperf
4 1 (0.42%) Nmap
4 1 (0.42%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.42%) Puppet
Vendors
1 31 (13.08%) Microsoft
2 21 (8.86%) Splunk
3 17 (7.17%) SAP
4 15 (6.33%) VMware
5 12 (5.06%) Oracle
6 9 (3.80%) Civica
7 6 (2.53%) IBM
8 5 (2.11%) Citrix
8 5 (2.11%) Intel
8 5 (2.11%) Progress
8 5 (2.11%) Xilinx
9 4 (1.69%) Computacenter
10 3 (1.27%) Adobe
10 3 (1.27%) Cisco
10 3 (1.27%) Cognos
10 3 (1.27%) Google
11 2 (0.84%) Bloomberg
11 2 (0.84%) HP
11 2 (0.84%) Virgin Media
12 1 (0.42%) MuleSoft