Problem Solving
Devon > Plymouth
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Plymouth requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 7 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | +4 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Plymouth | 3.53% | 10.94% | 22.50% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 4.44% | 14.89% | 27.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 1 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,213 | - | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,663 | £76,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £64,320 | £77,500 | £50,950 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.01% | +52.11% | -0.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,825 | £78,750 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Devon median annual salary | £40,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.03% | +7.88% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Plymouth
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 Plymouth.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 135 | 47 | 98 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Plymouth | 79.41% | 73.44% | 81.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 82 | 21 | 94 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £25,000 | £30,725 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.56% | - | +1.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £62,500 | £54,175 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £65,272 | £57,500 |
| Devon median annual salary | £42,215 | £45,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.22% | +1.11% | +12.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Plymouth.
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Salary Trend in Plymouth
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing Problem-Solving.
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Salary Histogram in Plymouth
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Plymouth over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Plymouth 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: