Problem Solving
Scotland > Lanarkshire
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Lanarkshire 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 19 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | 2 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | +2 | +6 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 3 | 18 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lanarkshire | 2.44% | 33.96% | 17.24% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.41% | 35.29% | 17.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £34,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £41,250 | £38,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £27,500 | £50,000 | £48,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.00% | +2.56% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £28,750 | £52,500 | £60,938 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £54,750 | £65,625 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £40,500 | £46,522 | £47,557 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.94% | -2.18% | -9.42% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Lanarkshire
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 Lanarkshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 88 | 51 | 28 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lanarkshire | 71.54% | 96.23% | 96.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 22 | 11 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £37,500 | £26,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,504 | £39,375 | £30,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,750 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.50% | +11.11% | -21.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,000 | £64,375 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £72,500 | £73,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £51,645 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.63% | -4.55% | - |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Lanarkshire
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lanarkshire.
Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Lanarkshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Lanarkshire.
Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lanarkshire 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:
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