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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 5 8
Rank change year-on-year -2 +3 +1
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 1,033 1,786 1,515
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 14.87% 15.30% 15.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.29% 18.55% 16.42%
Number of salaries quoted 637 1,215 627
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -16.00% +14.94%
75th Percentile £61,250 £57,500 £63,125
90th Percentile £72,500 £69,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £50,967 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.93% -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 6,342 9,627 9,229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 91.30% 82.47% 96.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2,662 7,118 4,613
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,002 £34,750 £38,357
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,950 £75,000 £78,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -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 1 May 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 1 May 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 -3 696 £50,000 +17.65% 1,560
East Midlands -6 336 £40,000 +6.67% 1,155
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 31 (3.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (2.71%) SharePoint
3 23 (2.23%) CMS
3 23 (2.23%) OpenEdge
4 15 (1.45%) WordPress
5 10 (0.97%) IIS
6 7 (0.68%) Confluence
7 4 (0.39%) SAS
8 2 (0.19%) Headless CMS
8 2 (0.19%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.19%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.097%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.097%) Exchange Server 2010
9 1 (0.097%) Exchange Server 2013
9 1 (0.097%) Mule
9 1 (0.097%) Sitefinity
9 1 (0.097%) Strapi
9 1 (0.097%) Tomcat
Applications
1 63 (6.10%) Microsoft Office
2 41 (3.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (1.55%) Simulink
4 12 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.87%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.39%) Trello
8 3 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.19%) EngageOne
10 1 (0.097%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 50 (4.84%) NetSuite
2 24 (2.32%) Shopify
3 18 (1.74%) Oracle EBS
4 14 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
4 14 (1.36%) Teamcenter
5 11 (1.06%) Oracle Applications
5 11 (1.06%) SAP S/4HANA
6 8 (0.77%) Salesforce CRM
7 5 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
7 5 (0.48%) Infor CloudSuite
7 5 (0.48%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 5 (0.48%) SAP HR
8 2 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
8 2 (0.19%) SAP CO
8 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.19%) SAP EWM
8 2 (0.19%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.19%) SAP HCM
9 1 (0.097%) SAP BPC
9 1 (0.097%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 194 (18.78%) Azure
2 150 (14.52%) AWS
3 121 (11.71%) Microsoft 365
4 70 (6.78%) Power Platform
5 30 (2.90%) Dynamics 365
6 22 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (2.13%) GitHub
7 21 (2.03%) SaaS
8 20 (1.94%) Power Automate
9 19 (1.84%) Azure Data Factory
9 19 (1.84%) GCP
10 18 (1.74%) PowerApps
11 16 (1.55%) Serverless
12 15 (1.45%) Cloud Computing
13 14 (1.36%) IaaS
14 13 (1.26%) PaaS
14 13 (1.26%) Slack
14 13 (1.26%) Zapier
15 11 (1.06%) OneDrive
16 9 (0.87%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 103 (9.97%) Network Security
2 95 (9.20%) Internet
3 92 (8.91%) WLAN
4 58 (5.61%) Firewall
5 42 (4.07%) WAN
6 37 (3.58%) VPN
7 35 (3.39%) DNS
8 34 (3.29%) DHCP
9 31 (3.00%) TCP/IP
10 29 (2.81%) LAN
11 18 (1.74%) Wi-Fi
12 13 (1.26%) SD-WAN
13 12 (1.16%) Intrusion Detection
14 10 (0.97%) SAN
15 9 (0.87%) Broadband
16 8 (0.77%) VLAN
17 7 (0.68%) VoIP
18 6 (0.58%) Remote Desktop
19 4 (0.39%) HTTP
20 3 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (6.58%) SQL Server
2 61 (5.91%) Power BI
3 34 (3.29%) MySQL
4 24 (2.32%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (2.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 23 (2.23%) Tableau
6 20 (1.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 15 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
8 10 (0.97%) NoSQL
8 10 (0.97%) Star Schema
9 8 (0.77%) MS Access
9 8 (0.77%) Oracle Database
10 7 (0.68%) Big Data
11 6 (0.58%) Data Lake
11 6 (0.58%) Power Query
11 6 (0.58%) Redis
11 6 (0.58%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 5 (0.48%) MongoDB
12 5 (0.48%) Oracle Exadata
13 4 (0.39%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 55 (5.32%) Git
2 38 (3.68%) JIRA
3 15 (1.45%) Cucumber
3 15 (1.45%) Robot Framework
4 14 (1.36%) Rational DOORS
5 9 (0.87%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 7 (0.68%) Visual Studio
7 6 (0.58%) JUnit
7 6 (0.58%) NUnit
7 6 (0.58%) Postman
7 6 (0.58%) SonarQube
8 5 (0.48%) Mocha
8 5 (0.48%) webpack
9 4 (0.39%) Cypress.io
9 4 (0.39%) GitLab
9 4 (0.39%) Selenium
9 4 (0.39%) SpecFlow
10 3 (0.29%) JMeter
10 3 (0.29%) LoadRunner
10 3 (0.29%) Subversion
General
1 585 (56.63%) Social Skills
2 259 (25.07%) Analytical Skills
3 147 (14.23%) Finance
4 123 (11.91%) Presentation Skills
5 73 (7.07%) Law
6 59 (5.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 56 (5.42%) Electronics
8 49 (4.74%) Organisational Skills
9 42 (4.07%) Retail
10 35 (3.39%) Manufacturing
11 32 (3.10%) Telecoms
12 25 (2.42%) Marketing
13 21 (2.03%) Banking
14 16 (1.55%) Aerospace
14 16 (1.55%) Public Sector
15 15 (1.45%) Tech for Good
16 14 (1.36%) Influencing Skills
17 13 (1.26%) Automotive
18 12 (1.16%) Billing
18 12 (1.16%) Games
Job Titles
1 309 (29.91%) IT Support
2 157 (15.20%) Developer
3 138 (13.36%) Support Engineer
4 118 (11.42%) IT Engineer
5 107 (10.36%) Analyst
6 106 (10.26%) IT Support Engineer
7 80 (7.74%) Senior
8 56 (5.42%) Lead
9 41 (3.97%) Consultant
10 39 (3.78%) 2nd Line Support
11 28 (2.71%) Architect
12 26 (2.52%) SQL Developer
13 24 (2.32%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 24 (2.32%) Senior Developer
14 23 (2.23%) Applications Support
14 23 (2.23%) OpenEdge Developer
14 23 (2.23%) Progress Developer
15 22 (2.13%) Junior
15 22 (2.13%) NetSuite Consultant
16 21 (2.03%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (4.84%) .NET
2 38 (3.68%) HTML
3 35 (3.39%) CSS
4 29 (2.81%) React
5 22 (2.13%) RESTful
6 17 (1.65%) Middleware
7 16 (1.55%) Laravel
7 16 (1.55%) Node.js
8 14 (1.36%) .NET Core
8 14 (1.36%) Oracle Fusion
9 12 (1.16%) .NET Framework
10 11 (1.06%) ASP.NET
10 11 (1.06%) GraphQL
10 11 (1.06%) Jest
10 11 (1.06%) SOAP
10 11 (1.06%) XML
11 10 (0.97%) jQuery
11 10 (0.97%) Web Services
12 9 (0.87%) AngularJS
12 9 (0.87%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 127 (12.29%) Driving Licence
2 108 (10.45%) Enterprise Software
3 42 (4.07%) Management Information System
4 40 (3.87%) Legacy Systems
5 25 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
6 23 (2.23%) IoT
6 23 (2.23%) Product Ownership
7 22 (2.13%) SCADA
8 20 (1.94%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 19 (1.84%) Mobile App
9 19 (1.84%) Onboarding
10 15 (1.45%) Linux Command Line
11 13 (1.26%) Private Cloud
12 12 (1.16%) Data Centre
13 11 (1.06%) EPoS
14 10 (0.97%) Data Protection Act
15 9 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
15 9 (0.87%) Embedded Systems
16 8 (0.77%) Algorithms
16 8 (0.77%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 359 (34.75%) Windows
2 138 (13.36%) Linux
3 55 (5.32%) Windows Server
4 29 (2.81%) Windows 10
5 16 (1.55%) Android
6 15 (1.45%) Apple iOS
6 15 (1.45%) Mac OS
7 12 (1.16%) Windows 7
8 8 (0.77%) Windows Server 2016
9 7 (0.68%) Unix
10 4 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.19%) Embedded Linux
11 2 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.097%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (15.97%) Mentoring
2 164 (15.88%) Computer Science
3 152 (14.71%) ITIL
4 148 (14.33%) Mathematics
5 140 (13.55%) Customer Service
6 115 (11.13%) Project Management
7 114 (11.04%) Agile
8 106 (10.26%) Asset Management
9 105 (10.16%) Line Management
10 96 (9.29%) Continuous Improvement
11 94 (9.10%) IT Asset Management
12 92 (8.91%) Network Management
13 89 (8.62%) Decision-Making
14 84 (8.13%) Collaborative Working
15 82 (7.94%) Analytics
16 78 (7.55%) CRM
17 72 (6.97%) Business Intelligence
18 61 (5.91%) DevOps
19 60 (5.81%) ERP
20 59 (5.71%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 149 (14.42%) SQL
2 92 (8.91%) Python
3 69 (6.68%) JavaScript
4 63 (6.10%) C#
5 41 (3.97%) Java
5 41 (3.97%) PowerShell
6 32 (3.10%) Bash
7 25 (2.42%) PHP
8 22 (2.13%) T-SQL
8 22 (2.13%) TypeScript
9 16 (1.55%) MATLAB
10 11 (1.06%) C
10 11 (1.06%) C++
11 9 (0.87%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 9 (0.87%) PL/SQL
12 6 (0.58%) Shell Script
13 4 (0.39%) Delphi
13 4 (0.39%) VB
13 4 (0.39%) XAML
14 3 (0.29%) R
Qualifications
1 260 (25.17%) Degree
2 135 (13.07%) Computer Science Degree
3 107 (10.36%) Microsoft Certification
4 98 (9.49%) MCP
5 97 (9.39%) CCNA
5 97 (9.39%) Cisco Certification
6 94 (9.10%) CCNP
7 93 (9.00%) MCSE
8 92 (8.91%) LPIC
9 41 (3.97%) DBS Check
10 40 (3.87%) Security Cleared
11 35 (3.39%) BPSS Clearance
12 23 (2.23%) Master's Degree
13 14 (1.36%) DV Cleared
13 14 (1.36%) SC Cleared
14 10 (0.97%) A+ Certification
14 10 (0.97%) Azure Certification
14 10 (0.97%) MCSA
15 7 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
16 5 (0.48%) OCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (4.55%) QA
2 24 (2.32%) SLA
3 22 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 18 (1.74%) Data Quality
4 18 (1.74%) GDPR
5 11 (1.06%) COBIT
6 10 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
7 7 (0.68%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.58%) PMO
9 3 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.19%) GRC
10 2 (0.19%) NIST
10 2 (0.19%) PMBOK
11 1 (0.097%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.097%) NEBOSH
11 1 (0.097%) P3O
11 1 (0.097%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.097%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 89 (8.62%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (2.03%) Docker
4 18 (1.74%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.29%) LXC
5 3 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.19%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.19%) Firmware
6 2 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.097%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.097%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 1 (0.097%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 18 (1.74%) Kubernetes
2 9 (0.87%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.77%) Grafana
3 8 (0.77%) Prometheus
3 8 (0.77%) Terraform
4 6 (0.58%) Microsoft Clustering
5 5 (0.48%) Oracle RMAN
5 5 (0.48%) SCCM
5 5 (0.48%) SCOM
6 2 (0.19%) Ansible
6 2 (0.19%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.19%) Puppet
6 2 (0.19%) SCOrch
6 2 (0.19%) SCSM
7 1 (0.097%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.097%) Norton AntiVirus
7 1 (0.097%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.097%) VxRail
7 1 (0.097%) WSUS
Vendors
1 310 (30.01%) Microsoft
2 124 (12.00%) Cisco
3 32 (3.10%) VMware
4 30 (2.90%) Oracle
4 30 (2.90%) SAP
5 27 (2.61%) Salesforce
6 23 (2.23%) Progress
7 22 (2.13%) Databricks
8 20 (1.94%) Rockwell
8 20 (1.94%) Siemens
9 18 (1.74%) Google
10 14 (1.36%) IBM
11 13 (1.26%) ServiceNow
11 13 (1.26%) WooCommerce
12 12 (1.16%) Dell
13 9 (0.87%) BT
14 8 (0.77%) Apple
14 8 (0.77%) Juniper
14 8 (0.77%) Sage
15 7 (0.68%) Adobe