Problem-Solving Jobs in Shropshire

Problem Solving
West Midlands > Shropshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Shropshire 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 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 12 11
Rank change year-on-year +9 -1 +19
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 62 29 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 21.16% 16.38% 13.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 25.62% 16.86% 15.03%
Number of salaries quoted 36 9 23
10th Percentile £25,750 £42,650 £32,150
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,786 £47,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.97% -16.81% +25.56%
75th Percentile £54,688 £60,000 £61,875
90th Percentile £77,500 £61,000 £66,250
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% +3.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Shropshire

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 Shropshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 242 172 193
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 82.59% 97.18% 91.47%
Number of salaries quoted 158 88 136
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,675 £30,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,875 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,750 £60,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.08% +25.00% +6.67%
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £75,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,550 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.85% +5.10% +5.26%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Shropshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Shropshire

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Shropshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Shropshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Shropshire over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Shropshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 13 May 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
Telford +9 33 £35,000 -25.53% 16
Shrewsbury -2 12 £38,750 - 3
Bridgnorth - 12 £52,500 - 2
Shifnal - 4 - -
Problem-Solving
West Midlands

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Shropshire 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 4 (6.45%) SharePoint
1 4 (6.45%) WordPress
2 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 22 (35.48%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (11.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (4.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (8.06%) SAP ERP
2 4 (6.45%) Magento
3 2 (3.23%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (3.23%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (1.61%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 12 (19.35%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (17.74%) Azure
3 9 (14.52%) Entra ID
4 5 (8.06%) WhatsApp
5 4 (6.45%) Google Ads
5 4 (6.45%) Google Analytics
6 1 (1.61%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.61%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.45%) DHCP
1 4 (6.45%) DNS
1 4 (6.45%) Fibre Channel
1 4 (6.45%) LAN
1 4 (6.45%) Remote Desktop
1 4 (6.45%) SAN
1 4 (6.45%) WAN
2 1 (1.61%) Broadband
2 1 (1.61%) Firewall
2 1 (1.61%) VPN
2 1 (1.61%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (11.29%) SQL Server
2 5 (8.06%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (4.84%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (3.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (3.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (3.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (1.61%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (1.61%) Oracle Database
5 1 (1.61%) PowerCenter
5 1 (1.61%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (11.29%) Visual Studio
2 2 (3.23%) Android Studio
3 1 (1.61%) Bitbucket
3 1 (1.61%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.61%) JIRA
3 1 (1.61%) Toad
General
1 41 (66.13%) Social Skills
2 27 (43.55%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (19.35%) Influencing Skills
3 12 (19.35%) Organisational Skills
4 10 (16.13%) Law
5 6 (9.68%) Legal
6 5 (8.06%) Manufacturing
6 5 (8.06%) Marketing
7 2 (3.23%) Finance
8 1 (1.61%) Advertising
8 1 (1.61%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (29.03%) Analyst
2 12 (19.35%) Product Analyst
2 12 (19.35%) Sales Analyst
3 9 (14.52%) IT Engineer
3 9 (14.52%) IT Support
3 9 (14.52%) IT Support Engineer
3 9 (14.52%) Support Engineer
4 8 (12.90%) Developer
5 5 (8.06%) .NET Developer
5 5 (8.06%) Lead
6 4 (6.45%) Administrator
6 4 (6.45%) Business Analyst
6 4 (6.45%) E-Commerce Executive
6 4 (6.45%) Project Manager
6 4 (6.45%) Server Administrator
6 4 (6.45%) VMWare Administrator
7 2 (3.23%) Coordinator
7 2 (3.23%) Senior Manager
7 2 (3.23%) Support Technician
7 2 (3.23%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (14.52%) .NET
2 7 (11.29%) ASP.NET
3 6 (9.68%) XML
4 5 (8.06%) EDI
5 2 (3.23%) ASP.NET Web Forms
6 1 (1.61%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 9 (14.52%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (8.06%) Mobile App
2 5 (8.06%) SCADA
3 4 (6.45%) PKI
3 4 (6.45%) Social Media
4 3 (4.84%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (3.23%) Data Structures
5 2 (3.23%) Driving Licence
5 2 (3.23%) NHS
6 1 (1.61%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.61%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (1.61%) IBM Mainframe
6 1 (1.61%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.61%) Mainframe
6 1 (1.61%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 16 (25.81%) Windows
2 5 (8.06%) Windows Server
3 4 (6.45%) CentOS
3 4 (6.45%) Linux
3 4 (6.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (6.45%) Ubuntu
4 2 (3.23%) Android
5 1 (1.61%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.61%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.61%) Windows 7
5 1 (1.61%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (27.42%) Continuous Improvement
1 17 (27.42%) Customer Service
2 13 (20.97%) Mathematics
3 12 (19.35%) Customer Requirements
3 12 (19.35%) Project Management
4 10 (16.13%) ERP
5 9 (14.52%) Break/Fix
5 9 (14.52%) Cybersecurity
5 9 (14.52%) ITIL
6 7 (11.29%) Agile
6 7 (11.29%) Project Delivery
6 7 (11.29%) User Experience
7 6 (9.68%) Business Analysis
7 6 (9.68%) Mentoring
8 5 (8.06%) API Integration
8 5 (8.06%) Data Analysis
8 5 (8.06%) E-Commerce
8 5 (8.06%) Mobile Application Development
8 5 (8.06%) Test Automation
9 4 (6.45%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 12 (19.35%) SQL
2 8 (12.90%) C#
3 4 (6.45%) Bash
3 4 (6.45%) PowerShell
4 3 (4.84%) VB
5 1 (1.61%) Java
5 1 (1.61%) PL/SQL
5 1 (1.61%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 29 (46.77%) Degree
2 1 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (1.61%) DBS Check
2 1 (1.61%) Master's Degree
2 1 (1.61%) MCSE
2 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (1.61%) PMI Certification
2 1 (1.61%) SC Cleared
2 1 (1.61%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (14.52%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (11.29%) QA
3 1 (1.61%) ITGC
3 1 (1.61%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (24.19%) Active Directory
2 4 (6.45%) VMware ESXi
2 4 (6.45%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (6.45%) VMware NSX
2 4 (6.45%) VMware Server
2 4 (6.45%) vSphere
3 2 (3.23%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 9 (14.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (8.06%) Functional Safety
3 4 (6.45%) vCenter Server
4 1 (1.61%) SCCM
Vendors
1 24 (38.71%) Microsoft
2 7 (11.29%) SAP
2 7 (11.29%) SYSPRO
3 5 (8.06%) Xamarin
4 4 (6.45%) Ahrefs
4 4 (6.45%) dotdigital
4 4 (6.45%) Google
4 4 (6.45%) VMware
5 1 (1.61%) Apple
5 1 (1.61%) Cisco
5 1 (1.61%) IBM
5 1 (1.61%) Informatica
5 1 (1.61%) Oracle
5 1 (1.61%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.61%) WatchGuard