Problem-Solving Jobs in the Midlands

Problem Solving
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 1 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 7 8 11
Rank change year-on-year +1 +3 +7
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 858 1,928 1,415
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 16.90% 17.18% 13.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.17% 17.86% 13.77%
Number of salaries quoted 608 867 927
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £26,650
25th Percentile £33,500 £37,075 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +11.76% -5.56%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% +2.86%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,722 10,796 10,279
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 93.03% 96.19% 94.79%
Number of salaries quoted 3,511 6,180 7,394
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,912 £29,500
25th Percentile £36,610 £40,000 £37,066
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +6.44%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +9.09%

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 1 December 2023.

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 1 December 2023. 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 +2 574 £50,000 +6.38% 445
East Midlands +1 285 £50,000 - 215
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 25 (2.91%) IIS
2 19 (2.21%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.17%) Confluence
4 6 (0.70%) MS Exchange
4 6 (0.70%) SAS
5 5 (0.58%) JBoss
5 5 (0.58%) Red Hat Fuse
6 4 (0.47%) OpenEdge
6 4 (0.47%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.23%) Alfresco
7 2 (0.23%) Captiva
7 2 (0.23%) Documentum
7 2 (0.23%) TPMS
7 2 (0.23%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.12%) Apache
8 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.12%) CMS
8 1 (0.12%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.12%) WebSphere
8 1 (0.12%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 98 (11.42%) Microsoft Office
2 88 (10.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 66 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.52%) Simulink
5 7 (0.82%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.35%) Adobe After Effects
7 3 (0.35%) Maya
7 3 (0.35%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.23%) Adobe Premiere
8 2 (0.23%) Blender
8 2 (0.23%) CANalyzer
8 2 (0.23%) TargetLink
9 1 (0.12%) CATIA
9 1 (0.12%) Stateflow
9 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 34 (3.96%) NetSuite
2 16 (1.86%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.47%) ProductWriter
4 4 (0.47%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.23%) SAP MDM
7 1 (0.12%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.12%) iTrent
7 1 (0.12%) Magento
7 1 (0.12%) Misys Equation
7 1 (0.12%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 215 (25.06%) Azure
2 81 (9.44%) Power Platform
3 71 (8.28%) Microsoft 365
4 59 (6.88%) AWS
5 38 (4.43%) Cloud Computing
5 38 (4.43%) Dynamics 365
6 35 (4.08%) PowerApps
7 31 (3.61%) Azure DevOps
8 28 (3.26%) Power Automate
9 26 (3.03%) Entra ID
9 26 (3.03%) Serverless
10 21 (2.45%) GCP
11 19 (2.21%) GitHub
12 18 (2.10%) SaaS
13 6 (0.70%) Azure Data Factory
13 6 (0.70%) Azure Functions
13 6 (0.70%) PaaS
13 6 (0.70%) WhatsApp
14 5 (0.58%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 5 (0.58%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 73 (8.51%) Firewall
2 66 (7.69%) WAN
3 65 (7.58%) DNS
4 58 (6.76%) DHCP
5 37 (4.31%) LAN
5 37 (4.31%) Wireless
6 29 (3.38%) VPN
7 22 (2.56%) Wi-Fi
8 20 (2.33%) SAN
9 19 (2.21%) SD-WAN
10 18 (2.10%) Internet
11 15 (1.75%) Network Security
11 15 (1.75%) TCP/IP
12 13 (1.52%) VLAN
13 12 (1.40%) HTTP
13 12 (1.40%) Structured Cabling
14 11 (1.28%) Ethernet
15 10 (1.17%) VoIP
16 9 (1.05%) Broadband
16 9 (1.05%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (7.58%) SQL Server
2 61 (7.11%) Power BI
3 27 (3.15%) NoSQL
4 19 (2.21%) Tableau
5 18 (2.10%) Relational Database
6 13 (1.52%) Oracle Database
6 13 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
6 13 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 11 (1.28%) Amazon RDS
7 11 (1.28%) Data Hub
8 10 (1.17%) MySQL
8 10 (1.17%) RDBMS
9 9 (1.05%) Data Mining
9 9 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (0.93%) MongoDB
10 8 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 7 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (0.58%) Big Data
12 5 (0.58%) BigQuery
13 4 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 53 (6.18%) Git
2 27 (3.15%) JIRA
3 12 (1.40%) Visual Studio
4 9 (1.05%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.82%) Rational DOORS
6 5 (0.58%) IntelliJ
7 4 (0.47%) Selenium
7 4 (0.47%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.35%) CANoe
8 3 (0.35%) Maven
9 2 (0.23%) CruiseControl
9 2 (0.23%) eggPlant
9 2 (0.23%) JDeveloper
9 2 (0.23%) LabVIEW
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.23%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.23%) Subversion
9 2 (0.23%) VectorCAST
10 1 (0.12%) Apache Continuum
10 1 (0.12%) Postman
General
1 475 (55.36%) Social Skills
2 252 (29.37%) Analytical Skills
3 179 (20.86%) Finance
4 63 (7.34%) Automotive
5 62 (7.23%) Manufacturing
6 57 (6.64%) Public Sector
7 50 (5.83%) Retail
8 47 (5.48%) Presentation Skills
9 43 (5.01%) Telecoms
10 30 (3.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 29 (3.38%) Marketing
12 24 (2.80%) Electronics
12 24 (2.80%) Law
13 22 (2.56%) Legal
14 18 (2.10%) Local Government
15 14 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
15 14 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
15 14 (1.63%) Police
16 11 (1.28%) Fire and Rescue
17 9 (1.05%) Banking
Job Titles
1 121 (14.10%) Senior
2 108 (12.59%) Analyst
3 103 (12.00%) Developer
4 60 (6.99%) Consultant
5 51 (5.94%) Lead
6 47 (5.48%) Software Engineer
7 43 (5.01%) Architect
7 43 (5.01%) Graduate
8 42 (4.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 30 (3.50%) Functional Consultant
10 29 (3.38%) IT Support
11 28 (3.26%) Senior Consultant
12 27 (3.15%) Systems Engineer
13 26 (3.03%) NetSuite Consultant
13 26 (3.03%) Senior Functional Consultant
14 25 (2.91%) IT Manager
14 25 (2.91%) Solutions Architect
14 25 (2.91%) Support Engineer
15 23 (2.68%) Network Engineer
16 22 (2.56%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (6.18%) .NET
2 44 (5.13%) HTML
3 43 (5.01%) CSS
4 41 (4.78%) React
5 33 (3.85%) Node.js
6 32 (3.73%) RESTful
7 31 (3.61%) REST
8 28 (3.26%) AngularJS
9 22 (2.56%) Spring
9 22 (2.56%) Web Services
10 16 (1.86%) XML
11 14 (1.63%) ASP.NET
12 13 (1.52%) .NET Framework
12 13 (1.52%) WebRTC
13 12 (1.40%) HTML5
13 12 (1.40%) Ruby on Rails
14 11 (1.28%) J2EE
15 10 (1.17%) Entity Framework
15 10 (1.17%) Middleware
15 10 (1.17%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 116 (13.52%) Self-Motivation
2 64 (7.46%) Management Information System
3 38 (4.43%) Legacy Systems
4 37 (4.31%) Driving Licence
5 27 (3.15%) Taxonomies
6 25 (2.91%) Analytical Mindset
7 24 (2.80%) Clustering
8 18 (2.10%) Product Ownership
9 17 (1.98%) Mobile App
10 15 (1.75%) Data Structures
10 15 (1.75%) Public Cloud
10 15 (1.75%) Virtual Team
11 11 (1.28%) Distributed Systems
12 9 (1.05%) Algorithms
12 9 (1.05%) Data Centre
12 9 (1.05%) Digital Media
13 7 (0.82%) IoT
14 6 (0.70%) NHS
14 6 (0.70%) Renewable Energy
15 5 (0.58%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 111 (12.94%) Windows
2 61 (7.11%) Windows Server
3 29 (3.38%) Linux
4 26 (3.03%) Android
5 22 (2.56%) Windows 10
6 17 (1.98%) Apple iOS
7 16 (1.86%) Unix
8 8 (0.93%) Windows Server 2016
9 7 (0.82%) Mac OS
9 7 (0.82%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
11 5 (0.58%) Embedded Linux
12 3 (0.35%) FreeRTOS
13 2 (0.23%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.23%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.23%) Windows 8
13 2 (0.23%) Windows XP
14 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2003
14 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (21.56%) Agile
2 106 (12.35%) Project Management
3 97 (11.31%) Computer Science
3 97 (11.31%) DevOps
4 95 (11.07%) Decision-Making
5 91 (10.61%) Software Engineering
6 90 (10.49%) Analytics
7 85 (9.91%) Actionable Insight
8 84 (9.79%) ITIL
9 81 (9.44%) Customer Service
10 74 (8.62%) Process Improvement
11 73 (8.51%) Business Intelligence
11 73 (8.51%) Validation
12 70 (8.16%) Mentoring
13 64 (7.46%) Migration
14 62 (7.23%) Cybersecurity
15 61 (7.11%) Continuous Improvement
15 61 (7.11%) User Experience
16 56 (6.53%) High Availability
17 50 (5.83%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 146 (17.02%) SQL
2 86 (10.02%) JavaScript
3 83 (9.67%) Python
4 77 (8.97%) C#
5 68 (7.93%) Java
6 47 (5.48%) PowerShell
7 28 (3.26%) C
8 26 (3.03%) TypeScript
9 20 (2.33%) Ruby
9 20 (2.33%) T-SQL
10 18 (2.10%) MATLAB
11 15 (1.75%) Go
12 11 (1.28%) Bash
12 11 (1.28%) C++
13 9 (1.05%) Perl
13 9 (1.05%) VB.NET
14 7 (0.82%) Bicep
14 7 (0.82%) R
15 6 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 5 (0.58%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 253 (29.49%) Degree
2 131 (15.27%) Security Cleared
3 103 (12.00%) SC Cleared
4 67 (7.81%) Computer Science Degree
5 28 (3.26%) Cisco Certification
6 26 (3.03%) Master's Degree
7 22 (2.56%) Microsoft Certification
8 21 (2.45%) CCNA
9 16 (1.86%) Azure Certification
10 14 (1.63%) CCNP
11 12 (1.40%) Chartered Engineer
11 12 (1.40%) DBS Check
12 11 (1.28%) HND
12 11 (1.28%) ITIL Certification
12 11 (1.28%) MCSE
12 11 (1.28%) PMI Certification
13 9 (1.05%) AWS Certification
13 9 (1.05%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 8 (0.93%) PMP
15 7 (0.82%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (4.66%) QA
2 27 (3.15%) Cyber Essentials
2 27 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (3.03%) ISO 9001
4 20 (2.33%) Data Quality
5 17 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 17025
6 16 (1.86%) SLA
7 13 (1.52%) GDPR
7 13 (1.52%) ISO 26262
8 9 (1.05%) MISRA
9 7 (0.82%) NIST
10 6 (0.70%) PMO
11 5 (0.58%) DO-178B
11 5 (0.58%) GRC
11 5 (0.58%) GxP
11 5 (0.58%) IEC 61508
12 4 (0.47%) MISRA C
12 4 (0.47%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.35%) IFRS
System Software
1 83 (9.67%) Active Directory
2 59 (6.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (3.03%) Hyper-V
4 25 (2.91%) Docker
5 18 (2.10%) Firmware
6 11 (1.28%) VMware NSX
7 5 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 4 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.35%) Time Sharing Option
9 3 (0.35%) vSphere
10 2 (0.23%) Oracle RAC
10 2 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.12%) Squid
Systems Management
1 26 (3.03%) Kubernetes
2 18 (2.10%) Terraform
3 17 (1.98%) EnCase
3 17 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (0.93%) Ansible
5 7 (0.82%) FortiGate
6 5 (0.58%) Functional Safety
6 5 (0.58%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.47%) SCCM
7 4 (0.47%) WSUS
8 3 (0.35%) Puppet
8 3 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.23%) Data Guard
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle RMAN
10 1 (0.12%) Icinga
10 1 (0.12%) Nagios
10 1 (0.12%) SCOM
10 1 (0.12%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 302 (35.20%) Microsoft
2 79 (9.21%) VMware
3 30 (3.50%) Cisco
4 24 (2.80%) Oracle
4 24 (2.80%) SAP
5 19 (2.21%) CheckPoint
6 15 (1.75%) HP
6 15 (1.75%) ServiceNow
6 15 (1.75%) Veeam
7 14 (1.63%) Google
7 14 (1.63%) Meraki
8 12 (1.40%) Salesforce
9 10 (1.17%) Apple
9 10 (1.17%) Mitel
9 10 (1.17%) Nimble Storage
9 10 (1.17%) Zerto
10 9 (1.05%) Avaya
10 9 (1.05%) Citrix
11 8 (0.93%) JD Edwards
12 7 (0.82%) Guidewire