Problem-Solving Job Trends in Skelmersdale

Problem Solving
Lancashire > Skelmersdale

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Skelmersdale requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - 6
Rank change year-on-year - - -5
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Skelmersdale 5.88% - 3.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.67% - 9.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 - -
75th Percentile £37,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £36,500 £47,592 £38,500
% change year-on-year -23.31% +23.61% -14.44%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Skelmersdale

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 Skelmersdale.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15 7 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Skelmersdale 88.24% 100.00% 42.31%
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 5
10th Percentile - - £43,500
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 - £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -18.18%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £45,250 - £46,500
Lancashire median annual salary £48,000 £50,055 £46,457
% change year-on-year -4.10% +7.74% -2.20%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Skelmersdale

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Skelmersdale.

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Skelmersdale

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Skelmersdale

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Skelmersdale citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Skelmersdale citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Skelmersdale by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Support Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Support
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Runbook
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) SYSPRO