Problem-Solving Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Problem Solving
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 7 3
Rank change year-on-year -8 -4 +27
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 78 36 108
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 8.07% 13.24% 20.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.47% 14.69% 24.00%
Number of salaries quoted 22 10 70
10th Percentile - £49,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £24,000 £50,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £55,000 £49,750
Median % change year-on-year -32.73% +10.55% -0.50%
75th Percentile £51,250 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £61,250 £62,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -9.09%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 745 245 450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 77.04% 90.07% 87.04%
Number of salaries quoted 295 63 297
10th Percentile - £30,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £40,111 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,875 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,946 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.42% +9.09% -10.57%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 1 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Northern Ireland

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 1 May 2026. 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
County Antrim -16 38 £29,750 -45.91% 19
County Down - 22 £57,500 - 1
County Armagh - 14 - - 2
Newry - 8 £57,500 -
County Tyrone - 3 - - 3
County Londonderry - 1 - - 2
Problem-Solving
UK

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.28%) Confluence
1 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.28%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
1 12 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (2.56%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (8.97%) Sage X3
2 2 (2.56%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (2.56%) SAP CO
2 2 (2.56%) SAP FI
2 2 (2.56%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (1.28%) SAP ERP
3 1 (1.28%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (8.97%) Azure
2 4 (5.13%) Power Platform
2 4 (5.13%) SaaS
3 3 (3.85%) AWS
3 3 (3.85%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.28%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.28%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (1.28%) Boomi
4 1 (1.28%) iPaaS
4 1 (1.28%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.28%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.13%) Network Security
2 2 (2.56%) Unified Communications
3 1 (1.28%) Fibre Channel
3 1 (1.28%) Firewall
3 1 (1.28%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.13%) Power BI
2 1 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (1.28%) MySQL
2 1 (1.28%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.28%) Git
1 1 (1.28%) JIRA
General
1 53 (67.95%) Social Skills
2 18 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
2 18 (23.08%) Finance
3 6 (7.69%) Legal
4 4 (5.13%) Manufacturing
4 4 (5.13%) Retail
5 3 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (3.85%) Public Sector
6 2 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (2.56%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (2.56%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.28%) Front Office
7 1 (1.28%) Law
7 1 (1.28%) Marketing
7 1 (1.28%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (38.46%) Deployment Engineer
1 30 (38.46%) Mobile Engineer
1 30 (38.46%) Radio Engineer
1 30 (38.46%) Support Engineer
2 12 (15.38%) Consultant
3 10 (12.82%) Technology Consultant
4 9 (11.54%) Analyst
4 9 (11.54%) Associate Consultant
4 9 (11.54%) Associate Technology Consultant
5 4 (5.13%) Commercial Manager
6 3 (3.85%) Architect
6 3 (3.85%) QC Technician
7 2 (2.56%) Digital Transformation
7 2 (2.56%) Digital Transformation Manager
7 2 (2.56%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
7 2 (2.56%) ERP Analyst
7 2 (2.56%) ERP Support
7 2 (2.56%) Solutions Architect
7 2 (2.56%) Systems Support
7 2 (2.56%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.56%) EDI
2 1 (1.28%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.97%) Video Conferencing
2 5 (6.41%) Data Centre
3 2 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (2.56%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.28%) Data Structures
4 1 (1.28%) Derivative
4 1 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.28%) Legacy Applications
4 1 (1.28%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.28%) NHS
4 1 (1.28%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.28%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.56%) Linux
1 2 (2.56%) Windows
2 1 (1.28%) Oracle Linux
2 1 (1.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (1.28%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (55.13%) Logistics
2 33 (42.31%) Project Delivery
3 30 (38.46%) Critical Thinking
3 30 (38.46%) Spectrum Management
4 14 (17.95%) ERP
5 10 (12.82%) Service Delivery
5 10 (12.82%) Time Management
6 9 (11.54%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (11.54%) Customer Service
6 9 (11.54%) Decision-Making
7 7 (8.97%) Analytics
7 7 (8.97%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (7.69%) AI
8 6 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
8 6 (7.69%) Computer Science
8 6 (7.69%) Financial Modelling
9 5 (6.41%) Customer Experience
10 4 (5.13%) Contract Negotiation
10 4 (5.13%) Customer-Centricity
10 4 (5.13%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.85%) SQL
2 2 (2.56%) C#
3 1 (1.28%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.28%) PHP
3 1 (1.28%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.28%) Shell Script
3 1 (1.28%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.28%) TypeScript
3 1 (1.28%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 23 (29.49%) Degree
2 3 (3.85%) Security Cleared
3 2 (2.56%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (2.56%) HNC
3 2 (2.56%) HND
4 1 (1.28%) AWS Certification
4 1 (1.28%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.28%) CEH
4 1 (1.28%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (1.28%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (1.28%) ECIH
4 1 (1.28%) GCFA
4 1 (1.28%) GCIA
4 1 (1.28%) GCIH
4 1 (1.28%) GIAC
4 1 (1.28%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.28%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.28%) PMP
4 1 (1.28%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.56%) SLA
2 1 (1.28%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (2.56%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.28%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (1.28%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.28%) Ansible
1 1 (1.28%) EMC NetWorker
1 1 (1.28%) Grafana
1 1 (1.28%) Graylog
1 1 (1.28%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (1.28%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.28%) Nagios
1 1 (1.28%) QRadar
1 1 (1.28%) SCCM
Vendors
1 18 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 7 (8.97%) Sage
2 7 (8.97%) SAP
3 3 (3.85%) Google
4 2 (2.56%) Adobe
4 2 (2.56%) Databricks
5 1 (1.28%) Commvault
5 1 (1.28%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (1.28%) MuleSoft
5 1 (1.28%) Oracle
5 1 (1.28%) RedGate
5 1 (1.28%) Splunk
5 1 (1.28%) VMware
5 1 (1.28%) Zerto