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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 18 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | -11 | +9 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 944 | 614 | 871 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 14.06% | 12.96% | 15.26% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.14% | 13.75% | 16.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 393 | 283 | 385 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,864 | £32,500 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,500 | £41,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,543 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.19% | +10.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,342 | £72,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,487 | £78,822 | £75,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +10.00% |
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 | 6,235 | 4,465 | 5,197 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 92.87% | 94.26% | 91.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,418 | 2,242 | 2,777 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £32,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,125 | £42,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £57,905 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.33% | +10.30% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £75,000 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £85,000 | £81,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £62,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.29% | +3.33% | +9.09% |
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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.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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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 27 April 2024. 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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| Glasgow | -10 | 564 | £42,500 | -15.84% | 67 |
| Edinburgh | +4 | 206 | £59,556 | -0.74% | 66 |
| Aberdeen | +14 | 38 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 29 |
| Fife | +12 | 24 | £50,000 | +33.33% | 10 |
| Lanarkshire | +4 | 16 | £42,500 | -12.82% | 21 |
| North Lanarkshire | - | 16 | £13,000 | - | 2 |
| Renfrewshire | +2 | 14 | £52,500 | - | 1 |
| Dundee | -1 | 12 | £45,000 | +13.22% | 7 |
| Stirling | -1 | 8 | £26,637 | -18.04% | 6 |
| West Lothian | -7 | 8 | £26,250 | -50.00% | 5 |
| South Lanarkshire | - | 5 | £105,000 | - | 3 |
| Aberdeenshire | 0 | 4 | £47,500 | +97.92% | 12 |
| Banffshire | - | 4 | £22,000 | - | 1 |
| West Dunbartonshire | +2 | 3 | £27,500 | - | 1 |
| Highlands | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Argyll and Bute | - | 3 | - | - | |
| East Ayrshire | - | 3 | £29,500 | - | |
| Falkirk | +1 | 2 | £55,000 | - | 6 |
| Clackmannanshire | - | 2 | £51,500 | - | |
| Inverclyde | -3 | 1 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| South Ayrshire | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | - | 1 | £23,000 | - | 6 |
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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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