Problem Solving
North West > Lancashire
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Lancashire 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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -5 | +11 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 134 | 105 | 333 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 10.31% | 15.13% | 25.50% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.00% | 15.96% | 26.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 103 | 71 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,600 | £23,750 | £29,525 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £37,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,500 | £45,000 | £43,187 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.44% | +4.20% | +7.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,875 | £57,500 | £58,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £67,500 | £59,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £45,000 | £47,500 | £47,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +0.53% | +5.00% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Lancashire
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 Lancashire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,031 | 658 | 1,263 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 79.31% | 94.81% | 96.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 868 | 348 | 363 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,894 | £24,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,000 | £37,250 | £34,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +5.56% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,250 | £58,750 | £58,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,772 | £68,225 | £70,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +10.53% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Lancashire.
Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Lancashire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Lancashire over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| Preston | -17 | 16 | £33,500 | -21.18% | 23 |
| Chorley | +15 | 13 | £80,000 | +18.52% | 7 |
| Blackburn | -4 | 13 | £23,076 | -53.85% | 5 |
| Newton-le-Willows | - | 12 | £35,000 | - | |
| Burnley | -2 | 11 | £50,000 | -2.91% | 2 |
| Lancaster | - | 11 | £41,234 | - | 2 |
| Blackpool | -7 | 10 | £69,966 | +197.73% | 7 |
| Nelson | - | 5 | £28,000 | - | 1 |
| Fleetwood | - | 2 | £30,000 | - | |
| Skelmersdale | -5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
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Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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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