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 2 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 18 30
Rank change year-on-year +7 +12 -18
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 60 38 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 14.32% 6.51% 7.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.15% 8.86% 7.90%
Number of salaries quoted 47 21 9
10th Percentile £28,950 £17,500 £31,800
25th Percentile £32,500 £50,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.00% +8.70% -2.54%
75th Percentile £60,000 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £71,750 - £77,500
Hampshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +11.11%

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 396 429 367
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 94.51% 73.46% 91.29%
Number of salaries quoted 186 363 245
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,500 £29,160
25th Percentile £45,688 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% -3.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £64,075 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £77,500
Hampshire median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

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 2 June 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 (11.67%) Simulink
2 4 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (11.67%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 12 (20.00%) Azure
1 12 (20.00%) SaaS
2 5 (8.33%) AWS
3 3 (5.00%) Azure Sentinel
3 3 (5.00%) GCP
4 1 (1.67%) Azure Monitor
4 1 (1.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (10.00%) Firewall
2 3 (5.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.67%) GIS
Development Applications
1 7 (11.67%) Rational DOORS
General
1 50 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 14 (23.33%) Analytical Skills
2 14 (23.33%) Electronics
3 7 (11.67%) Aerospace
4 4 (6.67%) Finance
4 4 (6.67%) Retail
5 3 (5.00%) Military
6 2 (3.33%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.67%) Games
7 1 (1.67%) Marketing
7 1 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (15.00%) Lead
2 8 (13.33%) IT Manager
3 7 (11.67%) Junior
3 7 (11.67%) Junior Systems Engineer
3 7 (11.67%) Systems Engineer
3 7 (11.67%) Team Leader
4 6 (10.00%) IT Support
4 6 (10.00%) Software Team Leader
5 4 (6.67%) 1st Line Support
5 4 (6.67%) Analyst
5 4 (6.67%) Senior
5 4 (6.67%) Senior Electrical Engineer
6 3 (5.00%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 3 (5.00%) Delivery Manager
6 3 (5.00%) Developer
6 3 (5.00%) Principal Engineer
6 3 (5.00%) Security Engineer
6 3 (5.00%) SOC Analyst
6 3 (5.00%) Software Assurance Engineer
6 3 (5.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.33%) EDI
2 1 (1.67%) .NET
2 1 (1.67%) Node.js
2 1 (1.67%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 1 (1.67%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 8 (13.33%) Onboarding
2 6 (10.00%) Security Posture
3 4 (6.67%) CMDB
3 4 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (5.00%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (5.00%) Management Information System
4 3 (5.00%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (3.33%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.67%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.33%) Windows
1 5 (8.33%) Windows 10
1 5 (8.33%) Windows Server
2 4 (6.67%) Windows 7
3 1 (1.67%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (1.67%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (18.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 11 (18.33%) Cybersecurity
1 11 (18.33%) Decision-Making
2 10 (16.67%) ITIL
2 10 (16.67%) Project Management
2 10 (16.67%) Systems Engineering
3 9 (15.00%) Line Management
3 9 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (13.33%) Contract Negotiation
4 8 (13.33%) CRM
4 8 (13.33%) Customer Retention
4 8 (13.33%) Strategic Thinking
4 8 (13.33%) Use Case
5 7 (11.67%) Creative Problem-Solving
5 7 (11.67%) Mathematics
5 7 (11.67%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 7 (11.67%) Physics
5 7 (11.67%) PLM
5 7 (11.67%) SysML
5 7 (11.67%) UML
Programming Languages
1 9 (15.00%) Python
2 8 (13.33%) C#
2 8 (13.33%) PowerShell
3 7 (11.67%) MATLAB
4 6 (10.00%) Bash
4 6 (10.00%) Java
4 6 (10.00%) Rust
5 3 (5.00%) Kusto Query Language
5 3 (5.00%) SQL
6 1 (1.67%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.67%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 18 (30.00%) Degree
2 14 (23.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 9 (15.00%) ITIL Certification
4 6 (10.00%) CEH
4 6 (10.00%) CompTIA Security+
5 4 (6.67%) Master's Degree
6 3 (5.00%) APMP
6 3 (5.00%) CISM
6 3 (5.00%) CISSP
6 3 (5.00%) CompTIA CySA+
6 3 (5.00%) DV Cleared
6 3 (5.00%) GCIH
6 3 (5.00%) OSCP
6 3 (5.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 3 (5.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 6 (10.00%) NIST
2 3 (5.00%) GDPR
2 3 (5.00%) HIPAA
3 1 (1.67%) SLA
Systems Management
1 3 (5.00%) QRadar
Vendors
1 14 (23.33%) Microsoft
2 7 (11.67%) IBM
3 5 (8.33%) ServiceNow
4 3 (5.00%) Cisco
4 3 (5.00%) Palo Alto
4 3 (5.00%) Splunk
5 1 (1.67%) ESRI
5 1 (1.67%) IFS