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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 8 10
Rank change year-on-year +3 +2 +7
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 1,784 1,543 1,490
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 15.32% 16.03% 13.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.58% 16.59% 14.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,214 643 863
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,250 £25,550
25th Percentile £29,000 £36,875 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +17.65% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £69,000 £70,000 £67,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%

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 9,601 9,302 10,229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.44% 96.63% 94.29%
Number of salaries quoted 7,103 4,665 6,954
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £34,660 £38,375 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £61,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,950 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +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 27 April 2024.

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 27 April 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
West Midlands +5 1,143 £42,500 -15.00% 456
East Midlands +6 622 £37,500 -21.05% 301
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
1 101 (5.66%) SharePoint
2 71 (3.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 50 (2.80%) IIS
4 30 (1.68%) WordPress
5 11 (0.62%) Confluence
6 9 (0.50%) Apache
7 8 (0.45%) CMS
8 5 (0.28%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.28%) WebLogic
9 3 (0.17%) IBM Notes
10 2 (0.11%) Alfresco
10 2 (0.11%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.11%) Captiva
10 2 (0.11%) Documentum
10 2 (0.11%) JBoss
10 2 (0.11%) MTS
10 2 (0.11%) Red Hat Fuse
10 2 (0.11%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.056%) Apache Airflow
11 1 (0.056%) PrestaShop
Applications
1 302 (16.93%) Microsoft Office
2 174 (9.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 74 (4.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 27 (1.51%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (0.50%) AutoCAD
5 9 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (0.34%) CANalyzer
7 5 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.28%) Sketch
8 4 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.22%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.22%) EPLAN
8 4 (0.22%) InDesign
8 4 (0.22%) Trello
9 3 (0.17%) SOLIDWORKS
10 2 (0.11%) 3ds Max
10 2 (0.11%) Photoshop
10 2 (0.11%) Revit
10 2 (0.11%) Simulink
11 1 (0.056%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 24 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (1.01%) NetSuite
3 14 (0.78%) Shopify
4 10 (0.56%) Misys Midas
5 9 (0.50%) SAP ERP
6 7 (0.39%) Dynamics NAV
7 6 (0.34%) Magento
7 6 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
8 4 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
8 4 (0.22%) Unit4 Business World
9 3 (0.17%) iTrent
10 2 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
11 1 (0.056%) CA PPM
11 1 (0.056%) MIS ActiveH
11 1 (0.056%) Oracle Payables
11 1 (0.056%) Payment Gateway
11 1 (0.056%) Primavera
11 1 (0.056%) Sage 300 ERP
Cloud Services
1 303 (16.98%) Azure
2 226 (12.67%) Microsoft 365
3 148 (8.30%) AWS
4 118 (6.61%) Power Platform
5 69 (3.87%) Entra ID
6 63 (3.53%) GCP
7 60 (3.36%) SaaS
8 34 (1.91%) Azure DevOps
9 30 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
10 28 (1.57%) Cloud Computing
11 24 (1.35%) GitHub
12 23 (1.29%) PowerApps
13 21 (1.18%) WhatsApp
14 19 (1.07%) Power Automate
15 15 (0.84%) Amazon S3
15 15 (0.84%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 15 (0.84%) OneDrive
16 14 (0.78%) Matillion
16 14 (0.78%) Snowflake
17 13 (0.73%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 126 (7.06%) Firewall
2 107 (6.00%) WAN
3 69 (3.87%) DNS
4 64 (3.59%) LAN
5 58 (3.25%) DHCP
6 50 (2.80%) TCP/IP
7 40 (2.24%) VPN
8 35 (1.96%) Wi-Fi
9 34 (1.91%) Wireless
10 26 (1.46%) Network Security
11 23 (1.29%) SAN
12 21 (1.18%) Broadband
13 18 (1.01%) Internet
14 17 (0.95%) Intranet
14 17 (0.95%) VoIP
15 16 (0.90%) VLAN
16 15 (0.84%) Intrusion Detection
17 13 (0.73%) Remote Desktop
17 13 (0.73%) SD-WAN
18 12 (0.67%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 161 (9.02%) SQL Server
2 108 (6.05%) Power BI
3 59 (3.31%) Data Warehouse
4 51 (2.86%) Looker
5 46 (2.58%) BigQuery
6 38 (2.13%) MySQL
7 37 (2.07%) Tableau
8 32 (1.79%) Elasticsearch
9 31 (1.74%) Relational Database
10 21 (1.18%) Data Lake
10 21 (1.18%) NoSQL
11 19 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 17 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
12 17 (0.95%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 16 (0.90%) MongoDB
14 15 (0.84%) Oracle Database
15 14 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 13 (0.73%) Star Schema
17 11 (0.62%) RDBMS
18 10 (0.56%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 68 (3.81%) Git
2 53 (2.97%) JIRA
3 14 (0.78%) GitLab
4 11 (0.62%) Team Foundation Server
5 10 (0.56%) Visual Studio
6 7 (0.39%) CANoe
6 7 (0.39%) Jenkins
6 7 (0.39%) Octopus Deploy
6 7 (0.39%) TeamCity
7 6 (0.34%) IntelliJ
7 6 (0.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 5 (0.28%) ESLint
8 5 (0.28%) gulp
8 5 (0.28%) Postman
9 4 (0.22%) Android Studio
9 4 (0.22%) Cucumber
9 4 (0.22%) JUnit
10 3 (0.17%) Appium
10 3 (0.17%) JBehave
10 3 (0.17%) SpecFlow
General
1 971 (54.43%) Social Skills
2 652 (36.55%) Analytical Skills
3 260 (14.57%) Finance
4 184 (10.31%) Organisational Skills
5 173 (9.70%) Retail
6 140 (7.85%) Influencing Skills
7 121 (6.78%) Manufacturing
8 99 (5.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 81 (4.54%) Marketing
10 67 (3.76%) Public Sector
11 57 (3.20%) Presentation Skills
12 51 (2.86%) Automotive
13 43 (2.41%) Law
14 32 (1.79%) Legal
14 32 (1.79%) Telecoms
15 30 (1.68%) Local Government
16 27 (1.51%) Documentation Skills
17 18 (1.01%) Electronics
18 16 (0.90%) Billing
19 15 (0.84%) French Language
Job Titles
1 350 (19.62%) Analyst
2 163 (9.14%) Developer
3 161 (9.02%) Senior
4 125 (7.01%) Product Analyst
5 116 (6.50%) Lead
5 116 (6.50%) Sales Analyst
6 100 (5.61%) Support Engineer
7 96 (5.38%) IT Support
8 83 (4.65%) Consultant
9 74 (4.15%) IT Manager
10 65 (3.64%) IT Engineer
11 63 (3.53%) Project Manager
12 54 (3.03%) IT Technician
12 54 (3.03%) Software Engineer
13 52 (2.91%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 51 (2.86%) Architect
15 45 (2.52%) Administrator
16 43 (2.41%) Data Engineer
16 43 (2.41%) Software Developer
16 43 (2.41%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 96 (5.38%) .NET
2 80 (4.48%) HTML
3 60 (3.36%) CSS
4 46 (2.58%) REST
5 41 (2.30%) React
6 37 (2.07%) AngularJS
7 28 (1.57%) ASP.NET
7 28 (1.57%) Node.js
8 22 (1.23%) Laravel
9 21 (1.18%) .NET Core
10 20 (1.12%) WebRTC
11 16 (0.90%) HTML5
11 16 (0.90%) jQuery
11 16 (0.90%) Vue
12 15 (0.84%) XML
12 15 (0.84%) Yocto
13 14 (0.78%) Web Services
14 13 (0.73%) RESTful
15 12 (0.67%) Express.js
16 11 (0.62%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 172 (9.64%) Self-Motivation
2 110 (6.17%) Driving Licence
3 77 (4.32%) Management Information System
4 48 (2.69%) Product Ownership
5 43 (2.41%) Clustering
5 43 (2.41%) Onboarding
6 37 (2.07%) Mobile App
7 33 (1.85%) Algorithms
8 26 (1.46%) Data Centre
9 22 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
9 22 (1.23%) Replication
10 19 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
10 19 (1.07%) Public Cloud
11 18 (1.01%) Data Structures
11 18 (1.01%) IoT
11 18 (1.01%) NHS
12 17 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
12 17 (0.95%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 16 (0.90%) Taxonomies
14 14 (0.78%) CCTV
Operating Systems
1 273 (15.30%) Windows
2 133 (7.46%) Windows Server
3 92 (5.16%) Linux
4 75 (4.20%) Windows 10
5 29 (1.63%) Windows Server 2012
6 26 (1.46%) Windows 7
7 16 (0.90%) Android
7 16 (0.90%) Mac OS
8 14 (0.78%) Embedded Linux
8 14 (0.78%) Unix
9 13 (0.73%) Windows 8
10 11 (0.62%) Apple iOS
11 10 (0.56%) VMS
12 9 (0.50%) CentOS
12 9 (0.50%) Ubuntu
13 7 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
14 5 (0.28%) Data ONTAP
14 5 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
15 4 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 4 (0.22%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 317 (17.77%) Customer Service
2 285 (15.98%) Continuous Improvement
3 277 (15.53%) Agile
4 223 (12.50%) Mathematics
5 222 (12.44%) Project Management
6 172 (9.64%) Computer Science
7 171 (9.59%) Mentoring
8 152 (8.52%) Customer Requirements
9 149 (8.35%) Cybersecurity
10 134 (7.51%) Decision-Making
11 126 (7.06%) Analytics
11 126 (7.06%) ITIL
12 125 (7.01%) DevOps
13 124 (6.95%) Business Intelligence
14 122 (6.84%) Data Analysis
15 115 (6.45%) User Experience
16 111 (6.22%) Software Engineering
17 108 (6.05%) ERP
18 93 (5.21%) CRM
19 82 (4.60%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 317 (17.77%) SQL
2 122 (6.84%) Python
3 108 (6.05%) C#
3 108 (6.05%) JavaScript
4 68 (3.81%) Java
5 48 (2.69%) PHP
6 45 (2.52%) PowerShell
7 41 (2.30%) TypeScript
8 37 (2.07%) C
9 26 (1.46%) C++
10 15 (0.84%) Bash
10 15 (0.84%) Perl
11 13 (0.73%) T-SQL
12 11 (0.62%) RPG
12 11 (0.62%) RPG IV
12 11 (0.62%) RPG/400
13 10 (0.56%) MATLAB
13 10 (0.56%) Ruby
14 8 (0.45%) Rust
15 6 (0.34%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 502 (28.14%) Degree
2 117 (6.56%) Security Cleared
3 90 (5.04%) Computer Science Degree
4 57 (3.20%) SC Cleared
5 46 (2.58%) DBS Check
6 44 (2.47%) Microsoft Certification
7 31 (1.74%) Master's Degree
8 19 (1.07%) A+ Certification
8 19 (1.07%) HNC
9 17 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
10 16 (0.90%) Azure Certification
11 14 (0.78%) CCNA
12 13 (0.73%) ISEB
12 13 (0.73%) ISTQB
12 13 (0.73%) MCSE
13 12 (0.67%) PhD
13 12 (0.67%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 11 (0.62%) CISSP
15 10 (0.56%) HND
15 10 (0.56%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 90 (5.04%) QA
2 87 (4.88%) GDPR
3 68 (3.81%) Cyber Essentials
4 60 (3.36%) SLA
5 49 (2.75%) Data Quality
6 47 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 41 (2.30%) ISO 9001
8 38 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 30 (1.68%) Accessibility
10 18 (1.01%) PMO
11 9 (0.50%) ISO 26262
12 7 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (0.28%) GAAP
13 5 (0.28%) IFRS
13 5 (0.28%) PCI DSS
14 4 (0.22%) MISRA
14 4 (0.22%) NIST
14 4 (0.22%) WCAG
15 3 (0.17%) GRC
15 3 (0.17%) NCSC
System Software
1 175 (9.81%) Active Directory
2 92 (5.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 64 (3.59%) Hyper-V
4 25 (1.40%) Docker
5 23 (1.29%) VMware NSX
6 19 (1.07%) VMware ESXi
7 11 (0.62%) vSphere
8 9 (0.50%) Firmware
8 9 (0.50%) Virtual Servers
9 6 (0.34%) NFS
9 6 (0.34%) pfSense
10 5 (0.28%) Oracle RAC
10 5 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
11 4 (0.22%) VMware Server
12 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
12 2 (0.11%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.056%) Squid
Systems Management
1 45 (2.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 37 (2.07%) EnCase
3 26 (1.46%) Kubernetes
4 22 (1.23%) SCCM
5 16 (0.90%) Terraform
6 9 (0.50%) vCenter Server
7 8 (0.45%) Ansible
7 8 (0.45%) WSUS
8 7 (0.39%) FortiGate
8 7 (0.39%) Microsoft Clustering
9 6 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
9 6 (0.34%) Prometheus
10 5 (0.28%) Data Guard
10 5 (0.28%) Functional Safety
10 5 (0.28%) HP ALM
10 5 (0.28%) Oracle RMAN
10 5 (0.28%) SCOM
11 4 (0.22%) AirWatch
11 4 (0.22%) Autotask
11 4 (0.22%) Failover Clustering
Vendors
1 479 (26.85%) Microsoft
2 127 (7.12%) VMware
3 87 (4.88%) Google
4 47 (2.63%) Cisco
5 44 (2.47%) SAP
6 43 (2.41%) Veeam
7 28 (1.57%) Salesforce
8 22 (1.23%) Meraki
8 22 (1.23%) Oracle
9 19 (1.07%) CheckPoint
9 19 (1.07%) HP
9 19 (1.07%) Sage
9 19 (1.07%) Sophos
10 18 (1.01%) Databricks
10 18 (1.01%) IBM
11 16 (0.90%) Palo Alto
12 14 (0.78%) Dell
13 13 (0.73%) Apple
13 13 (0.73%) Juniper
14 12 (0.67%) Adobe