Problem-Solving Jobs in the Midlands

Problem Solving
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 5 8
Rank change year-on-year +1 +3 0
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 1,214 1,958 1,177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 17.48% 14.17% 14.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 19.70% 17.84% 15.01%
Number of salaries quoted 679 1,121 594
10th Percentile £25,267 £25,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £29,000 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,367 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -15.79% +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £70,875
England median annual salary £47,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.00% -9.09% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,164 10,975 7,840
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 88.75% 79.40% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2,801 7,349 4,411
10th Percentile £26,750 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,435 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.43% -12.00% +4.17%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the Midlands

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the Midlands

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the Midlands over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the Midlands

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 July 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
West Midlands -2 661 £45,000 +5.88% 1,180
East Midlands +4 552 £37,500 - 773
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 32 (2.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 27 (2.22%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.32%) OpenEdge
4 13 (1.07%) CMS
5 6 (0.49%) IIS
6 5 (0.41%) Confluence
7 4 (0.33%) WordPress
8 2 (0.16%) Headless CMS
8 2 (0.16%) IBM Notes
8 2 (0.16%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.16%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.082%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.082%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.082%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.082%) Exchange Server 2010
9 1 (0.082%) Exchange Server 2013
9 1 (0.082%) Sitefinity
9 1 (0.082%) Strapi
Applications
1 69 (5.68%) Microsoft Office
2 57 (4.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (1.15%) Simulink
5 5 (0.41%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.16%) EngageOne
8 1 (0.082%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.082%) Trello
Business Applications
1 30 (2.47%) NetSuite
2 15 (1.24%) Oracle EBS
3 14 (1.15%) Teamcenter
4 13 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
5 12 (0.99%) Shopify
6 10 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
7 8 (0.66%) Oracle Applications
7 8 (0.66%) Salesforce CRM
8 7 (0.58%) Infor CloudSuite
8 7 (0.58%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
9 6 (0.49%) Dynamics NAV
10 5 (0.41%) Exchequer
10 5 (0.41%) SAP EWM
10 5 (0.41%) SAP WM
11 4 (0.33%) Magento
11 4 (0.33%) SAP HR
12 3 (0.25%) SAP Business One
13 2 (0.16%) iTrent
13 2 (0.16%) SAP ERP
14 1 (0.082%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 187 (15.40%) Azure
2 141 (11.61%) Microsoft 365
3 83 (6.84%) Power Platform
4 50 (4.12%) AWS
5 34 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
6 25 (2.06%) Cloud Computing
7 21 (1.73%) GCP
8 19 (1.57%) Azure Data Factory
8 19 (1.57%) Power Automate
8 19 (1.57%) PowerApps
8 19 (1.57%) SaaS
9 17 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (1.24%) IaaS
11 14 (1.15%) Entra ID
11 14 (1.15%) PaaS
12 13 (1.07%) GitHub
12 13 (1.07%) Serverless
13 9 (0.74%) OneDrive
14 8 (0.66%) Boomi
14 8 (0.66%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 72 (5.93%) Firewall
2 56 (4.61%) WAN
3 51 (4.20%) VPN
4 49 (4.04%) LAN
5 40 (3.29%) Broadband
5 40 (3.29%) TCP/IP
6 39 (3.21%) DNS
7 37 (3.05%) DHCP
8 23 (1.89%) Wi-Fi
9 16 (1.32%) Network Security
10 11 (0.91%) Remote Desktop
11 9 (0.74%) Intrusion Detection
12 8 (0.66%) Cisco IOS
12 8 (0.66%) SD-WAN
12 8 (0.66%) VLAN
12 8 (0.66%) VoIP
13 4 (0.33%) HTTP
13 4 (0.33%) SAN
13 4 (0.33%) Wireless
14 2 (0.16%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (6.59%) Power BI
2 69 (5.68%) SQL Server
3 30 (2.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 24 (1.98%) MySQL
5 21 (1.73%) Tableau
6 20 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
7 19 (1.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 11 (0.91%) NoSQL
8 11 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
9 10 (0.82%) Star Schema
10 9 (0.74%) Crystal Reports
11 8 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
11 8 (0.66%) MS Access
12 7 (0.58%) Big Data
12 7 (0.58%) Metadata
13 6 (0.49%) FileMaker
13 6 (0.49%) Power Query
13 6 (0.49%) Relational Database
14 5 (0.41%) EDRMS
14 5 (0.41%) GIS
Development Applications
1 38 (3.13%) Git
2 27 (2.22%) JIRA
3 15 (1.24%) Cucumber
3 15 (1.24%) Robot Framework
4 14 (1.15%) Rational DOORS
5 10 (0.82%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 6 (0.49%) JUnit
6 6 (0.49%) Postman
6 6 (0.49%) Visual Studio
7 5 (0.41%) NUnit
8 3 (0.25%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.25%) ERwin
8 3 (0.25%) GitLab
8 3 (0.25%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.25%) Selenium
8 3 (0.25%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.25%) SpecFlow
8 3 (0.25%) Subversion
9 2 (0.16%) Mocha
9 2 (0.16%) Mockito
General
1 503 (41.43%) Social Skills
2 347 (28.58%) Retail
3 307 (25.29%) Manufacturing
4 250 (20.59%) Analytical Skills
5 169 (13.92%) Finance
6 84 (6.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 78 (6.43%) Dutch Language
8 76 (6.26%) Finnish Language
8 76 (6.26%) Norwegian Language
9 53 (4.37%) Law
10 42 (3.46%) Organisational Skills
11 39 (3.21%) Electronics
12 33 (2.72%) Games
13 32 (2.64%) Banking
14 25 (2.06%) Marketing
14 25 (2.06%) Telecoms
15 21 (1.73%) Public Sector
16 19 (1.57%) Catalan Language
17 18 (1.48%) Legal
18 17 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 285 (23.48%) Trainer
2 155 (12.77%) IT Support
3 142 (11.70%) Analyst
4 133 (10.96%) Developer
5 72 (5.93%) Senior
6 71 (5.85%) 2nd Line Support
7 70 (5.77%) Support Engineer
8 46 (3.79%) Lead
8 46 (3.79%) Support Analyst
9 42 (3.46%) Technical Support
10 38 (3.13%) Consultant
11 37 (3.05%) Technical Engineer
11 37 (3.05%) Technical Support Engineer
12 28 (2.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 26 (2.14%) Applications Support
13 26 (2.14%) SQL Developer
14 24 (1.98%) IT Engineer
15 23 (1.89%) IT Analyst
15 23 (1.89%) Junior
16 22 (1.81%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (3.87%) .NET
2 32 (2.64%) React
3 30 (2.47%) CSS
4 26 (2.14%) HTML
5 17 (1.40%) Middleware
6 14 (1.15%) .NET Core
6 14 (1.15%) REST
7 13 (1.07%) Node.js
7 13 (1.07%) Web Services
8 12 (0.99%) Elastic Stack
9 11 (0.91%) .NET Framework
9 11 (0.91%) Oracle Fusion
9 11 (0.91%) RESTful
10 10 (0.82%) ASP.NET
11 9 (0.74%) GraphQL
11 9 (0.74%) Spring
12 8 (0.66%) Entity Framework
12 8 (0.66%) Jest
12 8 (0.66%) jQuery
12 8 (0.66%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 286 (23.56%) Robotics
2 50 (4.12%) Driving Licence
3 42 (3.46%) Management Information System
4 35 (2.88%) Onboarding
5 31 (2.55%) Self-Motivation
6 21 (1.73%) EPoS
7 20 (1.65%) Product Ownership
8 16 (1.32%) Linux Command Line
9 14 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
9 14 (1.15%) Cyberattack
9 14 (1.15%) Data Centre
9 14 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
10 13 (1.07%) Mobile App
11 11 (0.91%) FMCG
11 11 (0.91%) Private Cloud
12 10 (0.82%) Embedded Systems
12 10 (0.82%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 9 (0.74%) Data Protection Act
14 8 (0.66%) Algorithms
14 8 (0.66%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 209 (17.22%) Windows
2 51 (4.20%) Windows Server
3 47 (3.87%) Linux
4 42 (3.46%) Windows 10
5 23 (1.89%) Android
5 23 (1.89%) Mac OS
6 14 (1.15%) Apple iOS
7 10 (0.82%) Windows 7
7 10 (0.82%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (0.66%) Unix
9 6 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.16%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (27.27%) Artificial Intelligence
2 309 (25.45%) Machine Learning
3 288 (23.72%) LLM
4 285 (23.48%) Generative AI
4 285 (23.48%) Red Team
5 224 (18.45%) Data Privacy
6 199 (16.39%) Customer Service
7 137 (11.29%) Continuous Improvement
8 111 (9.14%) Agile
9 109 (8.98%) Mentoring
10 98 (8.07%) Project Management
11 93 (7.66%) Decision-Making
12 84 (6.92%) Business Intelligence
13 83 (6.84%) Cybersecurity
14 77 (6.34%) Computer Science
15 73 (6.01%) ERP
16 72 (5.93%) CRM
17 70 (5.77%) DevOps
18 67 (5.52%) Analytics
18 67 (5.52%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 155 (12.77%) SQL
2 81 (6.67%) Python
3 62 (5.11%) JavaScript
4 58 (4.78%) C#
5 46 (3.79%) PowerShell
6 37 (3.05%) Bash
7 34 (2.80%) Java
8 20 (1.65%) T-SQL
8 20 (1.65%) TypeScript
9 17 (1.40%) PHP
10 14 (1.15%) MATLAB
11 8 (0.66%) C++
11 8 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 7 (0.58%) PL/SQL
13 5 (0.41%) C
13 5 (0.41%) R
13 5 (0.41%) Shell Script
14 4 (0.33%) Delphi
14 4 (0.33%) HLSL
14 4 (0.33%) XAML
Qualifications
1 451 (37.15%) Degree
2 51 (4.20%) Computer Science Degree
3 39 (3.21%) Security Cleared
4 34 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
5 30 (2.47%) DBS Check
6 23 (1.89%) Master's Degree
7 20 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (1.32%) A+ Certification
9 14 (1.15%) DV Cleared
9 14 (1.15%) SC Cleared
10 11 (0.91%) MCSA
11 9 (0.74%) Azure Certification
11 9 (0.74%) HNC
11 9 (0.74%) ITIL Certification
12 8 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
13 7 (0.58%) HND
13 7 (0.58%) MCP
14 6 (0.49%) ISTQB
15 5 (0.41%) CCNA
15 5 (0.41%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (3.71%) QA
2 27 (2.22%) GDPR
3 25 (2.06%) SLA
4 22 (1.81%) Data Quality
5 21 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (0.74%) COBIT
7 6 (0.49%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.33%) PMO
10 3 (0.25%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 3 (0.25%) NIST
10 3 (0.25%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.16%) GRC
11 2 (0.16%) PMBOK
12 1 (0.082%) ISO 9000
12 1 (0.082%) NEBOSH
12 1 (0.082%) SOC 2
System Software
1 108 (8.90%) Active Directory
2 29 (2.39%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (1.98%) Docker
4 19 (1.57%) Hyper-V
5 8 (0.66%) VMware NSX
5 8 (0.66%) vSphere
6 5 (0.41%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (0.41%) Firmware
7 3 (0.25%) LXC
8 1 (0.082%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (1.48%) Terraform
2 14 (1.15%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (0.91%) Ansible
4 5 (0.41%) Grafana
4 5 (0.41%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.41%) SCOM
5 4 (0.33%) Oracle RMAN
5 4 (0.33%) SCCM
6 2 (0.16%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.16%) Puppet
6 2 (0.16%) SCOrch
6 2 (0.16%) SCSM
7 1 (0.082%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.082%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.082%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.082%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.082%) Nagios
7 1 (0.082%) Norton AntiVirus
7 1 (0.082%) WSUS
Vendors
1 311 (25.62%) Databricks
2 301 (24.79%) Google
3 290 (23.89%) Adobe
4 241 (19.85%) Microsoft
5 55 (4.53%) Cisco
6 41 (3.38%) SAP
7 34 (2.80%) Salesforce
8 30 (2.47%) VMware
9 27 (2.22%) Oracle
10 23 (1.89%) Juniper
11 17 (1.40%) BT
12 16 (1.32%) Dell
12 16 (1.32%) Progress
13 15 (1.24%) ServiceNow
14 14 (1.15%) IBM
15 12 (0.99%) McAfee
15 12 (0.99%) Splunk
16 11 (0.91%) Apple
17 8 (0.66%) 3PAR
18 7 (0.58%) Infor