Problem-Solving Jobs in Portsmouth

Problem Solving
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Portsmouth 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 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 19 25
Rank change year-on-year +12 +6 -11
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 52 39 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 14.94% 7.72% 9.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.05% 10.05% 10.59%
Number of salaries quoted 34 22 19
10th Percentile £31,625 £19,875 £31,800
25th Percentile £37,574 £50,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -3.85% +10.64%
75th Percentile £60,000 £78,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £71,750 - £87,500
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +5.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 324 388 406
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 93.10% 76.83% 91.03%
Number of salaries quoted 155 330 275
10th Percentile £37,574 £29,000 £29,400
25th Percentile £47,683 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £48,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.46% -3.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £77,500
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year +10.00% -6.98% +0.23%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Portsmouth

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Portsmouth

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Portsmouth

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Portsmouth

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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 7 (13.46%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 7 (13.46%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 10 (19.23%) Azure
2 5 (9.62%) SaaS
3 4 (7.69%) AWS
4 2 (3.85%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (3.85%) GCP
4 2 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (9.62%) Firewall
2 2 (3.85%) VPN
3 1 (1.92%) Unified Communications
Development Applications
1 7 (13.46%) Rational DOORS
General
1 41 (78.85%) Social Skills
2 14 (26.92%) Electronics
3 13 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (15.38%) Manufacturing
5 7 (13.46%) Aerospace
6 4 (7.69%) Finance
7 2 (3.85%) Military
7 2 (3.85%) Retail
8 1 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (15.38%) Lead
2 7 (13.46%) IT Manager
2 7 (13.46%) Junior
2 7 (13.46%) Junior Systems Engineer
2 7 (13.46%) Systems Engineer
2 7 (13.46%) Team Leader
3 6 (11.54%) Software Team Leader
3 6 (11.54%) Technical Manager
4 4 (7.69%) Analyst
4 4 (7.69%) Senior
4 4 (7.69%) Senior Electrical Engineer
5 3 (5.77%) Principal Engineer
5 3 (5.77%) SOC Analyst
5 3 (5.77%) Software Assurance Engineer
6 2 (3.85%) Applications Engineer
6 2 (3.85%) Client Account Manager
6 2 (3.85%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 2 (3.85%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 2 (3.85%) Delivery Manager
6 2 (3.85%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.85%) EDI
2 1 (1.92%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.62%) Security Posture
2 3 (5.77%) CMDB
2 3 (5.77%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (5.77%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (3.85%) Management Information System
3 2 (3.85%) Onboarding
3 2 (3.85%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.77%) Windows
2 2 (3.85%) Windows 10
2 2 (3.85%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.92%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (1.92%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (32.69%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (19.23%) Cybersecurity
2 10 (19.23%) Decision-Making
2 10 (19.23%) Service Delivery
2 10 (19.23%) Service Management
2 10 (19.23%) Systems Engineering
3 9 (17.31%) ITIL
3 9 (17.31%) Project Management
4 8 (15.38%) Line Management
5 7 (13.46%) Computer Science
5 7 (13.46%) Creative Problem-Solving
5 7 (13.46%) Mathematics
5 7 (13.46%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 7 (13.46%) Physics
5 7 (13.46%) PLM
5 7 (13.46%) Stakeholder Management
5 7 (13.46%) SysML
5 7 (13.46%) UML
6 6 (11.54%) Agile
6 6 (11.54%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 8 (15.38%) PowerShell
2 7 (13.46%) MATLAB
2 7 (13.46%) Python
3 6 (11.54%) C#
3 6 (11.54%) Java
3 6 (11.54%) Rust
4 5 (9.62%) Bash
5 2 (3.85%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (3.85%) SQL
6 1 (1.92%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.92%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 16 (30.77%) Degree
2 14 (26.92%) BPSS Clearance
3 8 (15.38%) ITIL Certification
4 6 (11.54%) NVQ Level 3
4 6 (11.54%) NVQ Level 4
5 5 (9.62%) CEH
5 5 (9.62%) CompTIA Security+
6 4 (7.69%) Master's Degree
7 3 (5.77%) CompTIA CySA+
7 3 (5.77%) GCIH
7 3 (5.77%) Security Cleared
8 2 (3.85%) APMP
8 2 (3.85%) CISM
8 2 (3.85%) CISSP
8 2 (3.85%) DV Cleared
8 2 (3.85%) OSCP
8 2 (3.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (1.92%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 5 (9.62%) NIST
2 2 (3.85%) GDPR
2 2 (3.85%) HIPAA
3 1 (1.92%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (3.85%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.92%) BitLocker
2 1 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (3.85%) QRadar
2 1 (1.92%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (19.23%) Microsoft
2 7 (13.46%) IBM
3 4 (7.69%) ServiceNow
4 2 (3.85%) Cisco
4 2 (3.85%) Palo Alto
4 2 (3.85%) Splunk
4 2 (3.85%) VMware
5 1 (1.92%) Meraki
5 1 (1.92%) WatchGuard