Problem-Solving Jobs in the North West

Problem Solving
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 7 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 5 22 15
Rank change year-on-year +17 -7 +3
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 682 1,044 958
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 16.83% 11.69% 11.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.73% 12.18% 11.79%
Number of salaries quoted 376 603 546
10th Percentile £26,000 £26,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,673 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year - +2.15% +3.33%
75th Percentile £63,813 £63,750 £63,688
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% +2.86%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

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 North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,847 8,569 8,125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 94.92% 95.91% 95.30%
Number of salaries quoted 2,588 4,969 5,874
10th Percentile £31,175 £31,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,500 £40,834 £37,914
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +9.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £80,000
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 North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the North West

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the North West

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the North West over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the North West

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the North West region over the 6 months to 7 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
Manchester +15 388 £52,500 +2.94% 281
Merseyside +27 123 £46,066 -0.40% 59
Cheshire +23 91 £42,500 - 108
Lancashire -2 50 £32,289 -23.30% 65
Cumbria +16 27 £47,500 +20.25% 11
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 12 (1.76%) IIS
2 10 (1.47%) Confluence
2 10 (1.47%) JBoss
2 10 (1.47%) Red Hat Fuse
3 7 (1.03%) SAS
3 7 (1.03%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.03%) WordPress
4 3 (0.44%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.44%) WebSphere
4 3 (0.44%) WebSphere Application Server
5 2 (0.29%) Apache
5 2 (0.29%) MS Exchange
5 2 (0.29%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.15%) CMS
6 1 (0.15%) Drupal
Applications
1 36 (5.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (4.84%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.59%) Windchill
4 3 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 28 (4.11%) NetSuite
2 14 (2.05%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.59%) Infor SunSystems
4 2 (0.29%) Demantra
4 2 (0.29%) FastStats
4 2 (0.29%) FastStats PeopleStage
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle ASCP
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.15%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.15%) ReMetrica
5 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.15%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.15%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 122 (17.89%) Azure
2 59 (8.65%) AWS
3 49 (7.18%) Serverless
4 47 (6.89%) Power Platform
5 42 (6.16%) Microsoft 365
6 36 (5.28%) SaaS
7 29 (4.25%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (2.93%) Dynamics 365
9 19 (2.79%) GitHub
10 12 (1.76%) IaaS
11 11 (1.61%) Google Analytics
12 10 (1.47%) Azure Monitor
12 10 (1.47%) GCP
12 10 (1.47%) PaaS
13 9 (1.32%) Amazon EC2
13 9 (1.32%) PowerApps
14 8 (1.17%) Amazon S3
15 7 (1.03%) Canva
15 7 (1.03%) Entra ID
15 7 (1.03%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.08%) DNS
1 21 (3.08%) Firewall
2 19 (2.79%) LAN
2 19 (2.79%) WAN
3 16 (2.35%) PPP
3 16 (2.35%) VoIP
4 12 (1.76%) Internet
4 12 (1.76%) VPN
5 11 (1.61%) DHCP
5 11 (1.61%) Network Security
5 11 (1.61%) Wireless
6 10 (1.47%) SAN
7 9 (1.32%) NAS
8 8 (1.17%) Structured Cabling
8 8 (1.17%) TCP/IP
8 8 (1.17%) VLAN
9 7 (1.03%) Software-Defined Radio
10 6 (0.88%) FTP
11 5 (0.73%) BGP
11 5 (0.73%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (7.77%) SQL Server
2 37 (5.43%) MySQL
2 37 (5.43%) Power BI
3 28 (4.11%) PostgreSQL
4 22 (3.23%) Relational Database
5 19 (2.79%) Oracle Database
6 16 (2.35%) RDBMS
7 14 (2.05%) Data Warehouse
7 14 (2.05%) MongoDB
8 9 (1.32%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (1.32%) Redis
9 8 (1.17%) Amazon RDS
9 8 (1.17%) Data Lake
9 8 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 8 (1.17%) Tableau
10 7 (1.03%) Oracle Reports
11 5 (0.73%) Data Hub
11 5 (0.73%) DTS
12 4 (0.59%) MS Access
12 4 (0.59%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 109 (15.98%) Git
2 22 (3.23%) JIRA
3 21 (3.08%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.47%) IntelliJ
5 9 (1.32%) Cypress.io
6 7 (1.03%) Spinnaker
7 6 (0.88%) JDeveloper
7 6 (0.88%) Maven
8 5 (0.73%) Selenium
8 5 (0.73%) SonarQube
9 4 (0.59%) AutoIt
9 4 (0.59%) eggPlant
9 4 (0.59%) GitLab
9 4 (0.59%) IBM UrbanCode
10 3 (0.44%) Bitbucket
10 3 (0.44%) Jasmine
10 3 (0.44%) NUnit
10 3 (0.44%) Oracle APEX
10 3 (0.44%) Visual Studio
11 2 (0.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 355 (52.05%) Social Skills
2 194 (28.45%) Analytical Skills
3 178 (26.10%) Finance
4 65 (9.53%) Banking
5 47 (6.89%) Retail
6 40 (5.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 33 (4.84%) Presentation Skills
7 33 (4.84%) Public Sector
8 29 (4.25%) Police
9 27 (3.96%) Marketing
10 22 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
11 21 (3.08%) Manufacturing
12 18 (2.64%) Law
13 16 (2.35%) Legal
14 13 (1.91%) Aerospace
15 12 (1.76%) Telecoms
16 9 (1.32%) Electronics
17 7 (1.03%) Advertising
17 7 (1.03%) Influencing Skills
18 5 (0.73%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 108 (15.84%) Developer
2 106 (15.54%) Senior
3 102 (14.96%) Analyst
4 99 (14.52%) Software Engineer
5 62 (9.09%) Architect
6 54 (7.92%) Solutions Architect
7 41 (6.01%) Java Engineer
7 41 (6.01%) Java Software Engineer
8 40 (5.87%) Presales Solution Architect
9 25 (3.67%) Graduate
10 24 (3.52%) Consultant
10 24 (3.52%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 23 (3.37%) IT Support
11 23 (3.37%) Support Engineer
12 20 (2.93%) Angular Developer
12 20 (2.93%) Senior Software Engineer
12 20 (2.93%) Support Analyst
13 19 (2.79%) IT Manager
14 18 (2.64%) Senior Developer
15 17 (2.49%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (10.26%) React
2 60 (8.80%) HTML
3 59 (8.65%) CSS
4 58 (8.50%) Node.js
5 55 (8.06%) AngularJS
6 54 (7.92%) .NET
7 47 (6.89%) Spring
8 45 (6.60%) RESTful
9 33 (4.84%) Ruby on Rails
10 25 (3.67%) J2EE
11 24 (3.52%) REST
12 22 (3.23%) XML
13 21 (3.08%) Express.js
14 20 (2.93%) SOAP
15 18 (2.64%) CSS3
15 18 (2.64%) HTML5
15 18 (2.64%) Web Services
16 14 (2.05%) Hibernate
17 13 (1.91%) Jest
18 12 (1.76%) MEAN Stack
Miscellaneous
1 49 (7.18%) Self-Motivation
2 30 (4.40%) Driving Licence
3 25 (3.67%) Management Information System
4 20 (2.93%) Legacy Systems
5 17 (2.49%) Cyberattack
6 13 (1.91%) Public Cloud
7 12 (1.76%) Onboarding
8 11 (1.61%) Analytical Mindset
9 9 (1.32%) Embedded Systems
9 9 (1.32%) Online Banking
10 8 (1.17%) Virtual Team
11 7 (1.03%) Algorithms
11 7 (1.03%) FPGA
11 7 (1.03%) VHDL
12 6 (0.88%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
12 6 (0.88%) Mobile App
12 6 (0.88%) Product Ownership
13 5 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
14 4 (0.59%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 78 (11.44%) Windows
2 40 (5.87%) Windows Server
3 30 (4.40%) Linux
4 21 (3.08%) Windows 10
5 18 (2.64%) Windows Server 2012
6 14 (2.05%) Windows Server 2019
7 12 (1.76%) Windows 7
8 10 (1.47%) Android
8 10 (1.47%) Windows Server 2016
9 8 (1.17%) Mac OS
10 6 (0.88%) Unix
11 5 (0.73%) Windows Server 2003
12 4 (0.59%) Windows Vista
13 3 (0.44%) Debian
13 3 (0.44%) Windows 8
14 2 (0.29%) Apple iOS
14 2 (0.29%) CentOS
14 2 (0.29%) VMS
15 1 (0.15%) Solaris
15 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (32.55%) Agile
2 168 (24.63%) Actionable Insight
3 124 (18.18%) Software Engineering
4 103 (15.10%) Analytics
4 103 (15.10%) DevOps
5 85 (12.46%) Mentoring
6 74 (10.85%) Unit Testing
7 73 (10.70%) Microservices
8 71 (10.41%) Design Patterns
9 63 (9.24%) Continuous Improvement
10 60 (8.80%) Code Quality
11 59 (8.65%) Coaching
12 58 (8.50%) Data Analytics
13 57 (8.36%) Customer Service
14 54 (7.92%) Presales
15 53 (7.77%) Clean Code
15 53 (7.77%) Computer Science
15 53 (7.77%) IT Strategy
16 52 (7.62%) Business Intelligence
16 52 (7.62%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 107 (15.69%) SQL
2 106 (15.54%) Java
3 104 (15.25%) Python
4 85 (12.46%) JavaScript
5 69 (10.12%) C#
6 52 (7.62%) Ruby
7 30 (4.40%) Bash
8 29 (4.25%) T-SQL
9 22 (3.23%) TypeScript
10 20 (2.93%) Perl
10 20 (2.93%) PowerShell
11 17 (2.49%) Go
12 16 (2.35%) C++
13 14 (2.05%) PHP
14 12 (1.76%) PL/SQL
15 7 (1.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 7 (1.03%) MATLAB
16 6 (0.88%) Apex Code
16 6 (0.88%) Rust
17 4 (0.59%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 167 (24.49%) Degree
2 143 (20.97%) Security Cleared
3 128 (18.77%) SC Cleared
4 46 (6.74%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (2.79%) Master's Degree
6 9 (1.32%) DV Cleared
7 8 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (1.17%) PhD
8 6 (0.88%) ACCA
9 5 (0.73%) Azure Certification
9 5 (0.73%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (0.59%) CCNP
10 4 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.44%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.44%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 3 (0.44%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.44%) CCNA
11 3 (0.44%) HNC
11 3 (0.44%) HND
11 3 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (6.16%) QA
2 26 (3.81%) SLA
3 12 (1.76%) GAAP
3 12 (1.76%) IFRS
4 10 (1.47%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.03%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.03%) PMO
6 5 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
6 5 (0.73%) GDPR
7 3 (0.44%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.29%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.15%) HL7
9 1 (0.15%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.15%) MISRA
9 1 (0.15%) MISRA C
9 1 (0.15%) NIST
9 1 (0.15%) P3O
9 1 (0.15%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 67 (9.82%) Active Directory
2 32 (4.69%) Docker
3 23 (3.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.17%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (1.17%) Virtual Servers
4 8 (1.17%) vSphere
5 3 (0.44%) Firmware
5 3 (0.44%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.44%) XenApp
5 3 (0.44%) XenDesktop
6 2 (0.29%) Kamailio
6 2 (0.29%) OpenSIPS
6 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.15%) Snort
Systems Management
1 32 (4.69%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.61%) Ansible
2 11 (1.61%) Terraform
3 9 (1.32%) Nessus
4 6 (0.88%) SCCM
5 5 (0.73%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.29%) Grafana
6 2 (0.29%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.29%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.15%) HP Fortify
7 1 (0.15%) Icinga
7 1 (0.15%) Nagios
7 1 (0.15%) SCOM
7 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.15%) WMI
Vendors
1 123 (18.04%) Microsoft
2 33 (4.84%) Oracle
3 24 (3.52%) VMware
4 20 (2.93%) Salesforce
5 15 (2.20%) Cisco
5 15 (2.20%) ServiceNow
6 14 (2.05%) Google
7 12 (1.76%) CA
8 10 (1.47%) Sophos
9 8 (1.17%) arcserve
9 8 (1.17%) Citrix
10 7 (1.03%) Hotjar
10 7 (1.03%) SAP
10 7 (1.03%) Splunk
11 6 (0.88%) Juniper
12 5 (0.73%) Alteryx
12 5 (0.73%) Cognos
12 5 (0.73%) IBM
13 4 (0.59%) Meraki
13 4 (0.59%) Verint