Problem-Solving Jobs in Shropshire

Problem Solving
West Midlands > Shropshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Shropshire 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 19 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 12 7
Rank change year-on-year +9 -5 +21
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 61 25 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 19.49% 15.43% 16.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 24.02% 15.92% 18.01%
Number of salaries quoted 34 8 23
10th Percentile £25,750 £42,475 £32,150
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,375 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £46,250 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.81% -18.14% +25.56%
75th Percentile £53,750 £57,813 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £60,625 -
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £48,050 £46,000
% change year-on-year -11.55% +4.46% +2.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Shropshire

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 Shropshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 254 157 161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 81.15% 96.91% 90.45%
Number of salaries quoted 165 83 118
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,850 £29,100
25th Percentile £32,500 £45,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £49,250
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +21.83% +9.44%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,503 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £73,775
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +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 19 June 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 19 June 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 +12 31 £35,000 -23.08% 12
Shrewsbury -2 12 £38,750 -29.55% 4
Bridgnorth - 11 £52,500 - 1
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 6 (9.84%) SharePoint
2 4 (6.56%) WordPress
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 22 (36.07%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (11.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (4.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (6.56%) Magento
1 4 (6.56%) SAP ERP
2 2 (3.28%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (3.28%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.64%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 14 (22.95%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (21.31%) Azure
3 11 (18.03%) Entra ID
4 4 (6.56%) Google Ads
4 4 (6.56%) Google Analytics
4 4 (6.56%) WhatsApp
5 1 (1.64%) OneDrive
5 1 (1.64%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.56%) DHCP
1 4 (6.56%) DNS
1 4 (6.56%) Fibre Channel
1 4 (6.56%) LAN
1 4 (6.56%) Remote Desktop
1 4 (6.56%) SAN
1 4 (6.56%) WAN
2 3 (4.92%) Firewall
2 3 (4.92%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (3.28%) TCP/IP
3 2 (3.28%) VLAN
4 1 (1.64%) Broadband
4 1 (1.64%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (9.84%) SQL Server
2 4 (6.56%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (4.92%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (3.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (3.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (3.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (1.64%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (1.64%) Oracle Database
5 1 (1.64%) PowerCenter
5 1 (1.64%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (9.84%) Visual Studio
2 2 (3.28%) Android Studio
3 1 (1.64%) Bitbucket
3 1 (1.64%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.64%) JIRA
3 1 (1.64%) Toad
General
1 41 (67.21%) Social Skills
2 26 (42.62%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (19.67%) Influencing Skills
3 12 (19.67%) Organisational Skills
4 10 (16.39%) Law
5 8 (13.11%) Legal
6 5 (8.20%) Manufacturing
6 5 (8.20%) Marketing
7 2 (3.28%) Finance
8 1 (1.64%) Advertising
8 1 (1.64%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (29.51%) Analyst
2 12 (19.67%) Product Analyst
2 12 (19.67%) Sales Analyst
3 11 (18.03%) IT Engineer
3 11 (18.03%) IT Support
3 11 (18.03%) IT Support Engineer
3 11 (18.03%) Support Engineer
4 7 (11.48%) Developer
5 5 (8.20%) Lead
6 4 (6.56%) .NET Developer
6 4 (6.56%) Administrator
6 4 (6.56%) Business Analyst
6 4 (6.56%) E-Commerce Executive
6 4 (6.56%) Server Administrator
6 4 (6.56%) VMWare Administrator
7 3 (4.92%) Project Manager
8 2 (3.28%) Coordinator
8 2 (3.28%) Infrastructure Specialist
8 2 (3.28%) Integration Manager
8 2 (3.28%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (13.11%) .NET
2 6 (9.84%) ASP.NET
3 5 (8.20%) XML
4 4 (6.56%) EDI
5 2 (3.28%) ASP.NET Web Forms
6 1 (1.64%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 9 (14.75%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (8.20%) SCADA
3 4 (6.56%) Mobile App
3 4 (6.56%) PKI
3 4 (6.56%) Social Media
4 2 (3.28%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (3.28%) Data Structures
4 2 (3.28%) NHS
5 1 (1.64%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.64%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.64%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (1.64%) IBM Mainframe
5 1 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.64%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 18 (29.51%) Windows
2 7 (11.48%) Windows Server
3 4 (6.56%) CentOS
3 4 (6.56%) Linux
3 4 (6.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (6.56%) Ubuntu
4 2 (3.28%) Android
5 1 (1.64%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.64%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.64%) Windows 7
5 1 (1.64%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (27.87%) Continuous Improvement
1 17 (27.87%) Customer Service
2 13 (21.31%) Mathematics
3 12 (19.67%) Customer Requirements
4 11 (18.03%) Project Management
5 9 (14.75%) Break/Fix
5 9 (14.75%) ITIL
6 8 (13.11%) Cybersecurity
6 8 (13.11%) ERP
7 7 (11.48%) Project Delivery
7 7 (11.48%) User Experience
8 6 (9.84%) Agile
8 6 (9.84%) Business Analysis
8 6 (9.84%) Mentoring
9 5 (8.20%) Data Analysis
9 5 (8.20%) E-Commerce
10 4 (6.56%) Direct Marketing
10 4 (6.56%) Load Balancing
10 4 (6.56%) Logistics
10 4 (6.56%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 11 (18.03%) SQL
2 7 (11.48%) C#
3 4 (6.56%) Bash
3 4 (6.56%) PowerShell
4 3 (4.92%) VB
5 1 (1.64%) Java
5 1 (1.64%) PL/SQL
5 1 (1.64%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 27 (44.26%) Degree
2 1 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (1.64%) DBS Check
2 1 (1.64%) MCSE
2 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (1.64%) SC Cleared
2 1 (1.64%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (14.75%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (9.84%) QA
3 1 (1.64%) ITGC
3 1 (1.64%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (27.87%) Active Directory
2 4 (6.56%) VMware ESXi
2 4 (6.56%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (6.56%) VMware NSX
2 4 (6.56%) VMware Server
2 4 (6.56%) vSphere
3 2 (3.28%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 11 (18.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (8.20%) Functional Safety
3 4 (6.56%) vCenter Server
4 1 (1.64%) SCCM
Vendors
1 26 (42.62%) Microsoft
2 6 (9.84%) SAP
2 6 (9.84%) SYSPRO
3 4 (6.56%) Ahrefs
3 4 (6.56%) dotdigital
3 4 (6.56%) Google
3 4 (6.56%) VMware
3 4 (6.56%) Xamarin
4 3 (4.92%) WatchGuard
5 2 (3.28%) Acronis
5 2 (3.28%) Ubiquiti
6 1 (1.64%) Apple
6 1 (1.64%) Cisco
6 1 (1.64%) IBM
6 1 (1.64%) Informatica
6 1 (1.64%) Oracle
6 1 (1.64%) ServiceNow