Problem Solving
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 7 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +7 | +21 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 518 | 788 | 552 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 17.49% | 15.98% | 11.99% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 18.15% | 17.05% | 12.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 290 | 342 | 325 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £31,250 | £25,824 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £42,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £59,525 | £49,350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +20.62% | +23.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,070 | £75,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,056 | £83,625 | £72,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £53,350 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +3.09% | +1.62% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland
Problem-Solving is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 2,854 | 4,623 | 4,286 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 96.39% | 93.75% | 93.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,750 | 2,545 | 2,715 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £32,760 | £29,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,250 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,500 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,075 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £61,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.64% | +1.67% | +9.09% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland.
Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 7 December 2023. 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +11 | 243 | £53,500 | -14.40% | 82 |
| Glasgow | -2 | 197 | £52,500 | - | 67 |
| Dundee | +4 | 15 | £52,500 | - | 6 |
| Aberdeen | +16 | 13 | £40,000 | +6.67% | 24 |
| Fife | -1 | 9 | £47,500 | +26.67% | 16 |
| Renfrewshire | +7 | 5 | £22,000 | -24.39% | 3 |
| Stirling | -6 | 4 | £50,000 | +86.92% | |
| West Lothian | -12 | 4 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 4 |
| Aberdeenshire | +4 | 3 | £26,500 | - | 4 |
| Perthshire | -1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Highlands | -2 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Dunbartonshire | +4 | 1 | £37,048 | - | 1 |
| Lanarkshire | +4 | 1 | - | - | 23 |
| South Lanarkshire | +2 | 1 | £105,000 | - | 4 |
| Falkirk | +1 | 1 | £50,000 | - | |
| North Lanarkshire | -1 | 1 | £27,500 | - | 3 |
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Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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