Problem-Solving Jobs in Scotland

Problem Solving
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland 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 1 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 22 11
Rank change year-on-year +11 -11 -5
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 436 837 605
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 13.60% 12.74% 14.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.29% 14.36% 15.15%
Number of salaries quoted 203 400 298
10th Percentile £26,929 £25,818 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,150 £34,000 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £45,272 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.42% -9.46% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,000 £62,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £71,250 £72,600 £78,108
UK median annual salary £45,000 £49,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.16% -10.91% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,852 5,829 3,993
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 88.96% 88.71% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,329 2,536 2,035
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,750 £31,425
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.63% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £62,342 £65,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £83,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,331
% change year-on-year - -8.84% +0.55%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Scotland

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Scotland

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Scotland

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 1 July 2025. 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
Edinburgh +2 138 £52,000 -13.33% 389
Glasgow +16 109 £60,000 +36.36% 379
Midlothian - 35 £26,929 - 38
Fife -9 19 £40,101 -19.80% 25
Stirling -2 14 £32,238 +2.34% 5
Renfrewshire -10 14 £63,000 +44.00% 18
East Ayrshire -11 14 £40,101 +35.93%
South Ayrshire -16 14 £40,101 - 1
Moray - 14 £40,101 - 4
West Lothian +8 12 £67,500 +157.14% 28
Dundee +12 11 £26,968 -36.14% 26
Inverclyde -2 10 £63,000 +26.00% 6
East Lothian - 10 £26,929 - 1
Falkirk +2 5 - - 4
Shetland Islands - 4 - -
North Lanarkshire -10 3 £31,750 +144.23% 17
Dunbartonshire - 3 - - 3
Aberdeenshire +6 1 - - 8
Highlands +2 1 - - 8
Lanarkshire -22 1 £27,500 -38.89% 34
Perthshire - 1 £32,600 -
Problem-Solving
UK

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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (2.98%) Apache Spark
2 8 (1.83%) Camunda
2 8 (1.83%) Oracle Workflow
3 7 (1.61%) CMS
4 6 (1.38%) Apache
5 5 (1.15%) SharePoint
6 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.92%) SAP Portal
7 3 (0.69%) Confluence
7 3 (0.69%) Drupal
7 3 (0.69%) JOnAS
8 2 (0.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.46%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.46%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.23%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.23%) IIS
9 1 (0.23%) SAS
9 1 (0.23%) Umbraco
Applications
1 28 (6.42%) Simulink
2 12 (2.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.38%) AutoCAD
4 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.15%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.69%) Adobe Premiere
5 3 (0.69%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.23%) Revit
Business Applications
1 28 (6.42%) Teamcenter
2 4 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 62 (14.22%) AWS
2 32 (7.34%) Azure
3 13 (2.98%) GCP
4 12 (2.75%) Amazon S3
4 12 (2.75%) Power Platform
5 9 (2.06%) Amazon EC2
5 9 (2.06%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (2.06%) SaaS
5 9 (2.06%) Snowflake
6 8 (1.83%) Power Automate
7 7 (1.61%) AWS Lambda
7 7 (1.61%) Serverless
8 6 (1.38%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.15%) Amazon SageMaker
9 5 (1.15%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.15%) GitHub
9 5 (1.15%) Google Analytics
10 4 (0.92%) Amazon ECS
10 4 (0.92%) Amazon EMR
10 4 (0.92%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.29%) Broadband
2 7 (1.61%) Ethernet
2 7 (1.61%) Firewall
2 7 (1.61%) Internet
3 5 (1.15%) RS-232
4 4 (0.92%) DHCP
4 4 (0.92%) DNS
4 4 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.69%) NAS
5 3 (0.69%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.69%) VLAN
5 3 (0.69%) VPN
6 2 (0.46%) Bluetooth
6 2 (0.46%) FTP
6 2 (0.46%) LoRaWAN
6 2 (0.46%) Modbus
6 2 (0.46%) MQTT
6 2 (0.46%) SAN
7 1 (0.23%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.23%) SpaceWire
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.44%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.21%) PostgreSQL
3 13 (2.98%) Big Data
4 12 (2.75%) Amazon Athena
4 12 (2.75%) Relational Database
5 10 (2.29%) Power BI
6 9 (2.06%) Apache Hive
6 9 (2.06%) Tableau
7 8 (1.83%) Amazon Redshift
7 8 (1.83%) Apache Iceberg
8 7 (1.61%) NoSQL
9 6 (1.38%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (1.15%) DB2
10 5 (1.15%) DynamoDB
10 5 (1.15%) Hadoop
10 5 (1.15%) HBase
10 5 (1.15%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.92%) Apache Cassandra
11 4 (0.92%) KDB
11 4 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 28 (6.42%) Rational DOORS
2 23 (5.28%) Git
3 15 (3.44%) JUnit
3 15 (3.44%) Maven
4 14 (3.21%) Jenkins
5 10 (2.29%) Visual Studio
6 7 (1.61%) Gradle
7 5 (1.15%) GitLab
8 4 (0.92%) JIRA
8 4 (0.92%) Subversion
9 2 (0.46%) Mockito
9 2 (0.46%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.23%) Vite
General
1 161 (36.93%) Social Skills
2 140 (32.11%) Analytical Skills
3 133 (30.50%) Finance
4 76 (17.43%) Games
5 75 (17.20%) Telecoms
6 74 (16.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 70 (16.06%) Retail
8 66 (15.14%) Electronics
9 65 (14.91%) Banking
10 56 (12.84%) Law
11 38 (8.72%) Marketing
12 28 (6.42%) Aerospace
13 19 (4.36%) Legal
14 16 (3.67%) Front Office
15 15 (3.44%) Organisational Skills
16 9 (2.06%) Public Sector
17 7 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
18 5 (1.15%) Advertising
18 5 (1.15%) Manufacturing
18 5 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 129 (29.59%) Senior
2 58 (13.30%) Software Engineer
3 55 (12.61%) Developer
4 52 (11.93%) Lead
5 37 (8.49%) Analyst
6 35 (8.03%) Java Developer
7 28 (6.42%) Junior
7 28 (6.42%) Junior Systems Engineer
7 28 (6.42%) Systems Engineer
8 26 (5.96%) Java Engineer
9 25 (5.73%) Java Software Engineer
10 22 (5.05%) Technical Leader
11 21 (4.82%) Graduate
12 20 (4.59%) Senior Developer
13 19 (4.36%) Lead Software Engineer
14 17 (3.90%) Senior Java Developer
15 16 (3.67%) Senior Electrical Engineer
16 15 (3.44%) Software Developer
17 14 (3.21%) Trainee
18 13 (2.98%) Java Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (7.57%) Spring
2 24 (5.50%) Spring Boot
3 22 (5.05%) REST
4 19 (4.36%) Kafka
5 17 (3.90%) RESTful
6 12 (2.75%) HTML
6 12 (2.75%) React
7 11 (2.52%) AngularJS
8 8 (1.83%) Hibernate
8 8 (1.83%) JDBC
8 8 (1.83%) OpenAPI
8 8 (1.83%) Swagger
8 8 (1.83%) WSDL
9 7 (1.61%) JPA
9 7 (1.61%) MFC
10 4 (0.92%) CSS
10 4 (0.92%) jQuery
10 4 (0.92%) Middleware
10 4 (0.92%) WebSockets
11 3 (0.69%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 20 (4.59%) Algorithms
2 15 (3.44%) Cloud Native
3 10 (2.29%) Management Information System
4 8 (1.83%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (1.61%) Data Centre
5 7 (1.61%) Data Structures
5 7 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (1.61%) Onboarding
6 6 (1.38%) Driving Licence
6 6 (1.38%) Product Ownership
7 5 (1.15%) FPGA
7 5 (1.15%) VHDL
8 4 (0.92%) Derivative
8 4 (0.92%) Distributed Applications
8 4 (0.92%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (0.92%) Embedded Systems
8 4 (0.92%) Equities
8 4 (0.92%) Private Cloud
8 4 (0.92%) Public Cloud
9 3 (0.69%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
Operating Systems
1 22 (5.05%) Linux
2 17 (3.90%) Windows
3 14 (3.21%) Unix
4 4 (0.92%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.69%) VMS
5 3 (0.69%) Windows 7
5 3 (0.69%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.23%) Android
6 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.23%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (27.52%) Mentoring
2 93 (21.33%) Agile
3 78 (17.89%) Software Engineering
4 77 (17.66%) Continuous Improvement
5 73 (16.74%) Decision-Making
6 65 (14.91%) Project Management
7 62 (14.22%) Systems Engineering
8 59 (13.53%) Mathematics
9 58 (13.30%) Computer Science
10 47 (10.78%) SDLC
11 43 (9.86%) CI/CD
12 40 (9.17%) Coaching
13 35 (8.03%) Artificial Intelligence
13 35 (8.03%) Operational Stability
14 30 (6.88%) Analytics
15 29 (6.65%) Creative Problem-Solving
16 28 (6.42%) Customer Service
16 28 (6.42%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
16 28 (6.42%) Physics
16 28 (6.42%) SysML
Programming Languages
1 70 (16.06%) Java
2 61 (13.99%) Python
3 44 (10.09%) SQL
4 32 (7.34%) C++
5 28 (6.42%) MATLAB
6 18 (4.13%) JavaScript
7 10 (2.29%) C
8 6 (1.38%) C#
9 5 (1.15%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.92%) VBA
11 3 (0.69%) Bash
11 3 (0.69%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.46%) RPG
12 2 (0.46%) RPG IV
13 1 (0.23%) Embedded C
13 1 (0.23%) Embedded C++
13 1 (0.23%) Groovy
13 1 (0.23%) Objective-C
13 1 (0.23%) PowerShell
13 1 (0.23%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 132 (30.28%) Degree
2 58 (13.30%) BPSS Clearance
3 43 (9.86%) Master's Degree
4 22 (5.05%) Chartered Engineer
5 15 (3.44%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (2.75%) PhD
7 5 (1.15%) CISA
8 4 (0.92%) Azure Certification
8 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (0.92%) Network+ Certification
8 4 (0.92%) Security Cleared
9 3 (0.69%) ACCA
9 3 (0.69%) CCNA
9 3 (0.69%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.69%) CISSP
9 3 (0.69%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.69%) PMP
10 2 (0.46%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.46%) CISM
10 2 (0.46%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (2.52%) Data Quality
2 7 (1.61%) NIST
2 7 (1.61%) QA
3 5 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.69%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.69%) NCSC
5 3 (0.69%) SOC 2
6 2 (0.46%) GAAP
6 2 (0.46%) IFRS
6 2 (0.46%) JTAG
6 2 (0.46%) Solvency II
7 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.23%) ECSS
7 1 (0.23%) GDPR
7 1 (0.23%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.23%) ISO 8583
7 1 (0.23%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.23%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (3.21%) Firmware
2 10 (2.29%) Docker
3 6 (1.38%) Active Directory
4 5 (1.15%) Embedded Firmware
4 5 (1.15%) HDFS
5 4 (0.92%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.23%) Veritas Cluster Server
6 1 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 28 (6.42%) Kubernetes
2 21 (4.82%) Terraform
3 7 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.92%) Grafana
4 4 (0.92%) Netcool
4 4 (0.92%) Netcool/OMNIbus
4 4 (0.92%) Tivoli
5 2 (0.46%) Ansible
5 2 (0.46%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.23%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 75 (17.20%) BT
2 35 (8.03%) IBM
3 32 (7.34%) Microsoft
4 26 (5.96%) Oracle
5 14 (3.21%) Google
6 13 (2.98%) Databricks
7 12 (2.75%) Dynatrace
7 12 (2.75%) Splunk
8 9 (2.06%) SAP
9 7 (1.61%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.15%) Cloudera
10 5 (1.15%) EMC
10 5 (1.15%) Salesforce
11 4 (0.92%) Blue Prism
11 4 (0.92%) Sage
11 4 (0.92%) UiPath
12 3 (0.69%) arcserve
12 3 (0.69%) Cisco
12 3 (0.69%) Nimsoft
12 3 (0.69%) Sybase