Problem-Solving Jobs in Scotland

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
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.

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 7 December 2023.

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 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
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
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 26 (5.02%) Apache Spark
2 22 (4.25%) IIS
3 19 (3.67%) Confluence
4 14 (2.70%) WebSphere
5 10 (1.93%) JBoss
5 10 (1.93%) Red Hat Fuse
6 9 (1.74%) WebSphere Application Server
7 6 (1.16%) Apache
8 5 (0.97%) MS Exchange
8 5 (0.97%) SAS
8 5 (0.97%) SharePoint
9 3 (0.58%) IBM HTTP Server
9 3 (0.58%) WebLogic
10 1 (0.19%) Oracle HTTP Server
Applications
1 28 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.19%) EViews
4 1 (0.19%) Simulink
4 1 (0.19%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (2.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.58%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (0.39%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.19%) Sonata
Cloud Services
1 90 (17.37%) Azure
2 86 (16.60%) AWS
3 45 (8.69%) Serverless
4 44 (8.49%) Power Platform
5 43 (8.30%) SaaS
6 28 (5.41%) GitHub
7 26 (5.02%) GCP
8 22 (4.25%) Microsoft 365
9 18 (3.47%) Amazon EC2
9 18 (3.47%) Cloud Computing
10 16 (3.09%) Azure DevOps
11 15 (2.90%) Dynamics 365
12 9 (1.74%) Amazon S3
12 9 (1.74%) Amazon SQS
12 9 (1.74%) Google Docs
12 9 (1.74%) Lucidchart
12 9 (1.74%) Miro
12 9 (1.74%) Slack
13 6 (1.16%) Entra ID
14 5 (0.97%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.83%) WAN
2 18 (3.47%) Firewall
3 15 (2.90%) Network Security
3 15 (2.90%) Wireless
4 10 (1.93%) DHCP
4 10 (1.93%) LAN
5 8 (1.54%) TCP/IP
5 8 (1.54%) VPN
6 6 (1.16%) DNS
7 5 (0.97%) Internet
8 4 (0.77%) HTTP
8 4 (0.77%) VoIP
9 3 (0.58%) Junos
9 3 (0.58%) MPLS
9 3 (0.58%) MQTT
9 3 (0.58%) OSPF
9 3 (0.58%) RSVP
10 2 (0.39%) Intrusion Detection
10 2 (0.39%) NAS
10 2 (0.39%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (10.62%) SQL Server
2 44 (8.49%) Power BI
3 30 (5.79%) NoSQL
4 28 (5.41%) MySQL
5 27 (5.21%) Big Data
6 25 (4.83%) Relational Database
7 22 (4.25%) Oracle Database
8 21 (4.05%) Amazon RDS
9 17 (3.28%) RDBMS
10 14 (2.70%) PostgreSQL
11 13 (2.51%) Hadoop
11 13 (2.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 11 (2.12%) MongoDB
12 11 (2.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 10 (1.93%) Data Warehouse
14 9 (1.74%) Elasticsearch
14 9 (1.74%) Redis
14 9 (1.74%) Scylla
15 5 (0.97%) Data Hub
15 5 (0.97%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 89 (17.18%) Git
2 43 (8.30%) Jenkins
3 31 (5.98%) JIRA
4 28 (5.41%) IntelliJ
4 28 (5.41%) Maven
5 10 (1.93%) Selenium
6 9 (1.74%) IBM UrbanCode
7 7 (1.35%) LoadRunner
8 6 (1.16%) Cucumber
8 6 (1.16%) JDeveloper
8 6 (1.16%) JUnit
8 6 (1.16%) SonarQube
8 6 (1.16%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.58%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.58%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.39%) Gatling
10 2 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.39%) Visual Studio Code
11 1 (0.19%) GitLab
11 1 (0.19%) Zephyr
General
1 238 (45.95%) Social Skills
2 121 (23.36%) Finance
3 91 (17.57%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (14.29%) Banking
5 63 (12.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 41 (7.92%) Marketing
7 32 (6.18%) Law
7 32 (6.18%) Public Sector
8 31 (5.98%) Manufacturing
9 29 (5.60%) Police
10 25 (4.83%) Retail
11 23 (4.44%) Organisational Skills
12 17 (3.28%) Legal
13 11 (2.12%) Aerospace
13 11 (2.12%) Telecoms
14 9 (1.74%) Electronics
14 9 (1.74%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.74%) Retail Banking
15 8 (1.54%) Aviation
16 6 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 116 (22.39%) Software Engineer
2 108 (20.85%) Senior
3 74 (14.29%) Developer
4 57 (11.00%) Analyst
5 55 (10.62%) Architect
6 45 (8.69%) Java Engineer
6 45 (8.69%) Java Software Engineer
7 43 (8.30%) Solutions Architect
8 39 (7.53%) Presales Solution Architect
9 31 (5.98%) Senior Developer
10 30 (5.79%) Senior Software Engineer
11 26 (5.02%) Lead
12 23 (4.44%) Applications Support
13 22 (4.25%) Support Analyst
14 21 (4.05%) React Developer
15 20 (3.86%) Java Developer
15 20 (3.86%) Senior Java Developer
16 19 (3.67%) IT Support
16 19 (3.67%) Senior React Developer
17 18 (3.47%) Senior JavaScript Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 94 (18.15%) React
2 63 (12.16%) HTML
3 56 (10.81%) CSS
4 54 (10.42%) Spring
5 45 (8.69%) J2EE
6 42 (8.11%) AngularJS
7 40 (7.72%) Node.js
8 39 (7.53%) .NET
9 26 (5.02%) REST
10 25 (4.83%) Ruby on Rails
11 24 (4.63%) React Native
12 23 (4.44%) RESTful
13 20 (3.86%) SOAP
14 18 (3.47%) Express.js
14 18 (3.47%) jOOQ
14 18 (3.47%) Redux
14 18 (3.47%) Spring Boot
15 17 (3.28%) JSON
15 17 (3.28%) XML
16 14 (2.70%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 31 (5.98%) Self-Motivation
2 28 (5.41%) Public Cloud
3 20 (3.86%) Product Ownership
4 19 (3.67%) Clustering
5 18 (3.47%) Algorithms
6 17 (3.28%) Data Structures
7 16 (3.09%) Management Information System
8 11 (2.12%) Cloud Native
8 11 (2.12%) Distributed Systems
9 9 (1.74%) Virtual Team
10 8 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (1.35%) CCTV
12 6 (1.16%) Onboarding
13 5 (0.97%) Credit Risk
13 5 (0.97%) Driving Licence
13 5 (0.97%) Fibre Optics
13 5 (0.97%) Mobile App
14 4 (0.77%) Data Centre
14 4 (0.77%) Enterprise Storage
14 4 (0.77%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 72 (13.90%) Windows
2 33 (6.37%) Windows Server
3 23 (4.44%) Linux
4 22 (4.25%) Mac OS
5 16 (3.09%) Unix
6 9 (1.74%) Windows 10
7 6 (1.16%) Windows Server 2008
7 6 (1.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.77%) Android
8 4 (0.77%) Mac OS X
9 3 (0.58%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.58%) Windows 8
9 3 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.39%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (36.87%) Agile
2 159 (30.69%) Actionable Insight
3 141 (27.22%) Software Engineering
4 93 (17.95%) Analytics
5 84 (16.22%) DevOps
6 79 (15.25%) Mentoring
7 68 (13.13%) Customer Service
7 68 (13.13%) Microservices
8 65 (12.55%) IT Strategy
9 63 (12.16%) Continuous Integration
10 59 (11.39%) Data Analytics
11 58 (11.20%) Business Intelligence
12 56 (10.81%) Computer Science
12 56 (10.81%) SDLC
13 51 (9.85%) Design Patterns
14 48 (9.27%) Unit Testing
15 47 (9.07%) CI/CD
16 45 (8.69%) Coaching
17 44 (8.49%) Containerisation
17 44 (8.49%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 159 (30.69%) Java
2 139 (26.83%) Python
3 136 (26.25%) SQL
4 78 (15.06%) JavaScript
5 67 (12.93%) C#
6 54 (10.42%) Bash
7 44 (8.49%) Ruby
8 30 (5.79%) Go
9 19 (3.67%) Scala
10 18 (3.47%) Perl
10 18 (3.47%) PowerShell
11 12 (2.32%) C++
12 9 (1.74%) VBA
13 8 (1.54%) Shell Script
13 8 (1.54%) T-SQL
13 8 (1.54%) TypeScript
14 7 (1.35%) PL/SQL
15 5 (0.97%) C
16 4 (0.77%) VB.NET
17 2 (0.39%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 142 (27.41%) Security Cleared
2 124 (23.94%) SC Cleared
3 101 (19.50%) Degree
4 41 (7.92%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.54%) Master's Degree
7 6 (1.16%) DV Cleared
8 5 (0.97%) A+ Certification
8 5 (0.97%) Azure Certification
8 5 (0.97%) CCNA
8 5 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.77%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.77%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.58%) JNCIA
10 3 (0.58%) JNCIE
10 3 (0.58%) JNCIP
10 3 (0.58%) JNCIS
10 3 (0.58%) MCSA
11 2 (0.39%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.02%) QA
2 10 (1.93%) Data Quality
3 6 (1.16%) SLA
4 5 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (0.77%) NIST
6 2 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.39%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.39%) NCSC
6 2 (0.39%) PMO
7 1 (0.19%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.19%) GRC
7 1 (0.19%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.19%) SOC 2
System Software
1 45 (8.69%) Active Directory
2 31 (5.98%) Docker
3 15 (2.90%) VMware NSX
4 8 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (1.35%) Firmware
6 5 (0.97%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.97%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.39%) Oracle RAC
7 2 (0.39%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.19%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (6.56%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.90%) Terraform
3 11 (2.12%) Ansible
4 7 (1.35%) Grafana
4 7 (1.35%) SCCM
5 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.77%) Oracle RMAN
6 4 (0.77%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.77%) vRealize
6 4 (0.77%) vRealize Orchestrator
7 3 (0.58%) Rancher
8 2 (0.39%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.39%) Istio
8 2 (0.39%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.39%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.39%) vMotion
9 1 (0.19%) Nagios
9 1 (0.19%) Puppet
9 1 (0.19%) WMI
9 1 (0.19%) WSUS
Vendors
1 83 (16.02%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.72%) Oracle
3 24 (4.63%) VMware
4 14 (2.70%) Dell
4 14 (2.70%) Dynatrace
4 14 (2.70%) Google
5 12 (2.32%) Splunk
6 10 (1.93%) Apple
7 9 (1.74%) SAP
8 7 (1.35%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.16%) Databricks
9 6 (1.16%) Teradata
10 5 (0.97%) Cisco
10 5 (0.97%) HP
10 5 (0.97%) IBM
11 4 (0.77%) Atlassian
12 3 (0.58%) CheckPoint
12 3 (0.58%) Citrix
12 3 (0.58%) Juniper
12 3 (0.58%) NVIDIA