Problem-Solving Jobs in Newport

Problem Solving
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Newport 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 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 14 23
Rank change year-on-year +1 +9 +7
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 28 16 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport 19.05% 9.58% 6.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 19.86% 13.56% 7.18%
Number of salaries quoted 15 11 11
10th Percentile £17,863 £26,500 £22,750
25th Percentile £23,504 £42,100 £32,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,101 £68,497
Median % change year-on-year +0.77% -23.94% +77.91%
75th Percentile £55,000 £52,144 £87,500
90th Percentile £67,200 £52,936 £95,000
South Wales median annual salary £25,087 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -40.97% +6.25% -15.79%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Newport

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 Newport.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 141 118 181
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport 95.92% 70.66% 96.79%
Number of salaries quoted 109 96 109
10th Percentile £40,450 £26,500 £26,391
25th Percentile £55,000 £42,500 £33,986
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,101 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +24.76% +15.78% +2.27%
75th Percentile £70,600 £60,000 £61,627
90th Percentile - £66,750 £68,497
South Wales median annual salary £53,000 £47,500 £45,496
% change year-on-year +11.58% +4.41% -9.01%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Newport

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Newport

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Newport

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Newport

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Newport over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Newport

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport 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:

Applications
1 10 (35.71%) Mathcad
1 10 (35.71%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 12 (42.86%) Broadband
General
1 12 (42.86%) Banking
1 12 (42.86%) Games
2 5 (17.86%) Social Skills
3 3 (10.71%) Manufacturing
3 3 (10.71%) Retail
4 2 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.57%) Finance
Job Titles
1 12 (42.86%) Customer Service Advisor
2 11 (39.29%) Senior
3 10 (35.71%) Mathematical Modeller
4 3 (10.71%) QA Manager
4 3 (10.71%) Senior Manager
4 3 (10.71%) Senior QA Manager
5 1 (3.57%) Analyst
5 1 (3.57%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 1 (3.57%) IAM Specialist
5 1 (3.57%) Incident Analyst
5 1 (3.57%) IT Manager
5 1 (3.57%) IT Project Manager
5 1 (3.57%) IT Security Manager
5 1 (3.57%) IT Security Project Manager
5 1 (3.57%) Project Manager
5 1 (3.57%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
5 1 (3.57%) Security Manager
5 1 (3.57%) Security Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.14%) Algorithms
2 1 (3.57%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (3.57%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (3.57%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (42.86%) Customer Service
2 10 (35.71%) Mathematical Modelling
2 10 (35.71%) Mathematics
2 10 (35.71%) Performance Analysis
2 10 (35.71%) Systems Engineering
2 10 (35.71%) Validation
2 10 (35.71%) Verification and Validation
3 3 (10.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (10.71%) Customer Requirements
3 3 (10.71%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (10.71%) Internal Audit
4 2 (7.14%) Cyber Resilience
4 2 (7.14%) Incident Response
4 2 (7.14%) Signal Processing
5 1 (3.57%) Commercial Awareness
5 1 (3.57%) ITIL
5 1 (3.57%) Portfolio Management
5 1 (3.57%) PRINCE2
5 1 (3.57%) Project Delivery
5 1 (3.57%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (35.71%) MATLAB
1 10 (35.71%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (35.71%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (7.14%) Degree
2 2 (7.14%) SC Cleared
2 2 (7.14%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.57%) GCIH
3 1 (3.57%) GIAC
3 1 (3.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (35.71%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 3 (10.71%) QA
3 1 (3.57%) GRC
Systems Management
1 1 (3.57%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 12 (42.86%) BT
2 10 (35.71%) MathWorks