Problem-Solving Jobs in Northamptonshire

Problem Solving
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northamptonshire 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 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 19 21
Rank change year-on-year -9 +2 -9
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 61 115 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 7.55% 10.69% 8.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.40% 13.50% 8.60%
Number of salaries quoted 30 62 18
10th Percentile £30,975 £24,750 £26,100
25th Percentile £35,750 £27,563 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £40,000 £36,250
Median % change year-on-year +0.25% +10.34% -12.65%
75th Percentile £47,375 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,625 £68,625 £58,750
East Midlands median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year - -10.71% +5.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 726 852 407
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 89.85% 79.18% 94.65%
Number of salaries quoted 212 504 221
10th Percentile £28,275 £24,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £30,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,842 £40,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.10% -27.27% +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £53,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £72,375 £65,000 £78,500
East Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% -14.29% +10.53%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Northamptonshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Northamptonshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Northamptonshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 5 July 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
Northampton -16 35 £40,101 -5.65% 106
Towcester +2 1 - - 4
Problem-Solving
East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 2 (3.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.64%) CMS
2 1 (1.64%) Headless CMS
2 1 (1.64%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.64%) Strapi
Applications
1 7 (11.48%) Simulink
2 2 (3.28%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (11.48%) Teamcenter
2 5 (8.20%) SAP EWM
2 5 (8.20%) SAP WM
3 1 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (1.64%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (1.64%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 8 (13.11%) Azure
2 6 (9.84%) AWS
3 4 (6.56%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (4.92%) Entra ID
5 2 (3.28%) AWS Lambda
5 2 (3.28%) GCP
5 2 (3.28%) Serverless
6 1 (1.64%) Contentful
Communications & Networking
1 11 (18.03%) TCP/IP
1 11 (18.03%) VPN
2 5 (8.20%) Broadband
3 1 (1.64%) Firewall
3 1 (1.64%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (1.64%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.56%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.64%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 11 (18.03%) Cucumber
1 11 (18.03%) Robot Framework
2 7 (11.48%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (3.28%) JIRA
4 1 (1.64%) Postman
General
1 43 (70.49%) Social Skills
2 19 (31.15%) Electronics
3 12 (19.67%) Telecoms
4 11 (18.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (13.11%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (11.48%) Aerospace
7 6 (9.84%) Automotive
8 5 (8.20%) Finance
9 3 (4.92%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (3.28%) Banking
10 2 (3.28%) Investment Banking
11 1 (1.64%) Games
11 1 (1.64%) Law
11 1 (1.64%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (18.03%) Test Automation Engineer
1 11 (18.03%) Test Engineer
2 10 (16.39%) Analyst
3 9 (14.75%) Junior
3 9 (14.75%) Support Engineer
3 9 (14.75%) Systems Engineer
3 9 (14.75%) Technical Support
4 8 (13.11%) Technical Engineer
4 8 (13.11%) Technical Support Engineer
5 7 (11.48%) Junior Systems Engineer
5 7 (11.48%) Senior
5 7 (11.48%) Support Analyst
6 4 (6.56%) Senior Electrical Engineer
7 3 (4.92%) Developer
7 3 (4.92%) Principal Engineer
7 3 (4.92%) Products Support Engineer
7 3 (4.92%) Software Assurance Engineer
7 3 (4.92%) Technical Product Support
8 2 (3.28%) .NET Developer
8 2 (3.28%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.20%) EDI
1 5 (8.20%) Middleware
2 2 (3.28%) .NET
2 2 (3.28%) .NET Framework
2 2 (3.28%) CSS
2 2 (3.28%) GraphQL
2 2 (3.28%) HTML
2 2 (3.28%) React
3 1 (1.64%) .NET Core
3 1 (1.64%) AngularJS
3 1 (1.64%) ASP.NET
3 1 (1.64%) Bootstrap
3 1 (1.64%) Next.js
3 1 (1.64%) Node.js
3 1 (1.64%) Tailwind CSS
3 1 (1.64%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 1 (1.64%) Vue
3 1 (1.64%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 11 (18.03%) Linux Command Line
2 2 (3.28%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.64%) Animation
3 1 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.64%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.64%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.64%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 14 (22.95%) Windows
2 11 (18.03%) Linux
3 2 (3.28%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.64%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (27.87%) Mentoring
2 14 (22.95%) Continuous Improvement
2 14 (22.95%) DevOps
3 12 (19.67%) Project Management
4 11 (18.03%) Coaching
4 11 (18.03%) Computer Science
4 11 (18.03%) System Testing
4 11 (18.03%) Test Automation
4 11 (18.03%) Test Management
5 10 (16.39%) Systems Engineering
6 9 (14.75%) Decision-Making
7 8 (13.11%) Agile
8 7 (11.48%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 7 (11.48%) Mathematics
8 7 (11.48%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
8 7 (11.48%) Physics
8 7 (11.48%) PLM
8 7 (11.48%) SysML
8 7 (11.48%) UML
9 5 (8.20%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 15 (24.59%) JavaScript
2 13 (21.31%) Python
3 11 (18.03%) Bash
3 11 (18.03%) PowerShell
4 7 (11.48%) MATLAB
5 3 (4.92%) C#
5 3 (4.92%) SQL
5 3 (4.92%) TypeScript
6 1 (1.64%) HLSL
6 1 (1.64%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 29 (47.54%) Degree
2 14 (22.95%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (6.56%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (6.56%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.64%) A+ Certification
4 1 (1.64%) CBAP
4 1 (1.64%) ISTQB
4 1 (1.64%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (18.03%) QA
2 1 (1.64%) GRC
2 1 (1.64%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.64%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (11.48%) IBM
2 6 (9.84%) SAP
3 5 (8.20%) JDA
3 5 (8.20%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.64%) HubSpot
4 1 (1.64%) Oracle
4 1 (1.64%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.64%) Zoho