Problem-Solving Jobs in South Wales

Problem Solving
Wales > South Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales 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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 13 15
Rank change year-on-year +2 +2 +17
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 179 159 172
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 12.22% 13.98% 11.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.58% 14.59% 12.68%
Number of salaries quoted 105 67 96
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,500 £33,284
25th Percentile £34,500 £35,053 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -15.79% +13.77%
75th Percentile £52,101 £57,931 £56,563
90th Percentile £62,380 £77,500 £71,250
Wales median annual salary £41,067 £38,744 £40,000
% change year-on-year +6.00% -3.14% -2.44%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,149 1,090 1,357
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 78.43% 95.87% 93.26%
Number of salaries quoted 746 569 864
10th Percentile £28,290 £28,500 £31,475
25th Percentile £35,700 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -8.16% +8.89%
75th Percentile £62,011 £62,988 £62,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +9.87%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in South Wales

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in South Wales

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in South Wales over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in South Wales

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 9 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
Cardiff +15 84 £43,500 +12.28% 57
Bridgend -18 43 £44,886 - 8
Newport +7 16 £52,101 -23.94% 13
Glamorgan +6 16 £35,500 -11.25% 20
Gwent +3 11 £39,750 - 5
Caerphilly +10 8 £25,047 -65.45% 3
Vale of Glamorgan - 1 £24,500 -
Problem-Solving
Wales

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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 11 (6.15%) WordPress
2 6 (3.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.79%) Apache
3 5 (2.79%) WebLogic
4 4 (2.23%) SharePoint
5 3 (1.68%) CMS
5 3 (1.68%) Confluence
6 2 (1.12%) SAS
7 1 (0.56%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.56%) Drupal
7 1 (0.56%) IIS
7 1 (0.56%) JBoss
7 1 (0.56%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 10 (5.59%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.23%) Sketch
3 2 (1.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (1.12%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.56%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 2 (1.12%) Primavera
2 1 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 39 (21.79%) Azure
2 29 (16.20%) AWS
3 14 (7.82%) GCP
4 8 (4.47%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (3.91%) Cloud Computing
5 7 (3.91%) Power Platform
5 7 (3.91%) Slack
5 7 (3.91%) WhatsApp
6 6 (3.35%) Amazon S3
6 6 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (2.23%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (2.23%) Figma
7 4 (2.23%) Heroku
7 4 (2.23%) iPaaS
7 4 (2.23%) Miro
7 4 (2.23%) PaaS
7 4 (2.23%) Power Automate
7 4 (2.23%) PowerApps
7 4 (2.23%) Serverless
8 3 (1.68%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 20 (11.17%) Firewall
2 12 (6.70%) VPN
3 8 (4.47%) Network Security
4 7 (3.91%) LAN
4 7 (3.91%) SAN
4 7 (3.91%) WAN
4 7 (3.91%) Wireless
5 6 (3.35%) Internet
6 5 (2.79%) IPsec
6 5 (2.79%) MPLS
6 5 (2.79%) SNMP
6 5 (2.79%) VLAN
6 5 (2.79%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (2.79%) WLAN
7 4 (2.23%) DNS
7 4 (2.23%) Unified Communications
8 3 (1.68%) DHCP
8 3 (1.68%) HTTP
9 2 (1.12%) DSL
10 1 (0.56%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (8.38%) PostgreSQL
2 11 (6.15%) Elasticsearch
3 8 (4.47%) SQL Server
4 7 (3.91%) RDBMS
4 7 (3.91%) Relational Database
5 5 (2.79%) Looker
5 5 (2.79%) MongoDB
6 4 (2.23%) MySQL
7 3 (1.68%) BigQuery
7 3 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (1.68%) Oracle Database
7 3 (1.68%) Power BI
8 1 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.56%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.56%) GIS
8 1 (0.56%) Spatial Data
8 1 (0.56%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.56%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (14.53%) Git
2 13 (7.26%) Jenkins
3 11 (6.15%) JIRA
3 11 (6.15%) Selenium
4 4 (2.23%) Cypress.io
5 3 (1.68%) JDeveloper
6 2 (1.12%) DBeaver
6 2 (1.12%) Postman
6 2 (1.12%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.56%) IntelliJ
General
1 104 (58.10%) Social Skills
2 48 (26.82%) Finance
3 47 (26.26%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (9.50%) Influencing Skills
4 17 (9.50%) Manufacturing
5 16 (8.94%) Presentation Skills
6 13 (7.26%) Games
6 13 (7.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (7.26%) Law
7 12 (6.70%) Public Sector
8 11 (6.15%) Welsh Language
9 9 (5.03%) Police
10 8 (4.47%) Legal
10 8 (4.47%) Local Government
10 8 (4.47%) Marketing
10 8 (4.47%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (2.79%) Retail
12 4 (2.23%) Advertising
13 2 (1.12%) Financial Institution
14 1 (0.56%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 55 (30.73%) Senior
2 44 (24.58%) Developer
3 31 (17.32%) Analyst
4 19 (10.61%) Senior Developer
5 16 (8.94%) IT Engineer
6 14 (7.82%) Graduate
7 13 (7.26%) Automation Engineer
7 13 (7.26%) Graduate IT Engineer
7 13 (7.26%) IT Graduate
8 12 (6.70%) Java Developer
9 11 (6.15%) Business Analyst
9 11 (6.15%) Senior Analyst
10 10 (5.59%) Architect
11 9 (5.03%) Support Analyst
12 8 (4.47%) Consultant
12 8 (4.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 8 (4.47%) Solutions Architect
12 8 (4.47%) WordPress Developer
13 7 (3.91%) Linux Infrastructure Engineer
13 7 (3.91%) Presales Solution Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (15.08%) React
2 18 (10.06%) HTML
2 18 (10.06%) Spring
3 15 (8.38%) AngularJS
3 15 (8.38%) CSS
3 15 (8.38%) RESTful
4 14 (7.82%) REST
5 12 (6.70%) Node.js
6 11 (6.15%) Spring Boot
7 9 (5.03%) .NET
8 7 (3.91%) jQuery
9 6 (3.35%) Java EE
9 6 (3.35%) Web Services
10 5 (2.79%) J2EE
10 5 (2.79%) Laravel
10 5 (2.79%) RabbitMQ
10 5 (2.79%) YAML
11 4 (2.23%) .NET Framework
11 4 (2.23%) JSON
11 4 (2.23%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 14 (7.82%) FMCG
2 13 (7.26%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (5.59%) Data Centre
4 9 (5.03%) Product Ownership
5 8 (4.47%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (3.91%) CMDB
6 7 (3.91%) Housing Association
7 6 (3.35%) Social Media
8 5 (2.79%) Mobile App
8 5 (2.79%) NHS
9 4 (2.23%) Blog
9 4 (2.23%) Client/Server
9 4 (2.23%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (2.23%) Onboarding
9 4 (2.23%) Replication
9 4 (2.23%) Tandem
10 2 (1.12%) Data Structures
10 2 (1.12%) Distributed Systems
10 2 (1.12%) Security Operations Centre
11 1 (0.56%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 18 (10.06%) Linux
2 10 (5.59%) Android
2 10 (5.59%) Windows
3 7 (3.91%) Apple iOS
4 6 (3.35%) Unix
5 5 (2.79%) Data ONTAP
6 3 (1.68%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.68%) Windows Server
7 2 (1.12%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.56%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (22.91%) Agile
2 33 (18.44%) Actionable Insight
3 26 (14.53%) Continuous Improvement
4 20 (11.17%) Containerisation
4 20 (11.17%) Customer Service
4 20 (11.17%) DevOps
4 20 (11.17%) Roadmaps
5 17 (9.50%) Line Management
6 15 (8.38%) Change Management
6 15 (8.38%) ITIL
7 14 (7.82%) Continuous Integration
7 14 (7.82%) Lean Six Sigma
7 14 (7.82%) Project Management
7 14 (7.82%) Six Sigma
7 14 (7.82%) Software Engineering
7 14 (7.82%) User Experience
8 13 (7.26%) Fintech
8 13 (7.26%) Lean Manufacturing
8 13 (7.26%) Mentoring
8 13 (7.26%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 28 (15.64%) SQL
2 21 (11.73%) Java
3 16 (8.94%) C#
4 15 (8.38%) PHP
4 15 (8.38%) TypeScript
5 11 (6.15%) Python
6 10 (5.59%) JavaScript
7 5 (2.79%) Shell Script
8 4 (2.23%) Bash
8 4 (2.23%) C
8 4 (2.23%) Go
8 4 (2.23%) Ruby
9 3 (1.68%) Perl
10 1 (0.56%) C++
10 1 (0.56%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (21.23%) Degree
2 35 (19.55%) SC Cleared
2 35 (19.55%) Security Cleared
3 13 (7.26%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
4 7 (3.91%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (3.35%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.12%) CCNA
6 2 (1.12%) CCNP
6 2 (1.12%) ISTQB
6 2 (1.12%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.56%) CISMP
7 1 (0.56%) CISSP
7 1 (0.56%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.56%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.56%) PMP
7 1 (0.56%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.59%) SLA
2 8 (4.47%) GDPR
3 7 (3.91%) Accessibility
4 6 (3.35%) QA
5 4 (2.23%) WCAG
6 3 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (1.12%) Data Quality
7 2 (1.12%) PMO
8 1 (0.56%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.56%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 17 (9.50%) Docker
2 9 (5.03%) Active Directory
3 5 (2.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.56%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.56%) Varnish
4 1 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 13 (7.26%) Ansible
2 10 (5.59%) Terraform
3 6 (3.35%) Kubernetes
3 6 (3.35%) Prometheus
4 5 (2.79%) OpenSSO
4 5 (2.79%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (2.79%) vCenter Server
5 3 (1.68%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.56%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.56%) Grafana
6 1 (0.56%) PaperCut
6 1 (0.56%) SCCM
Vendors
1 29 (16.20%) Microsoft
2 19 (10.61%) Oracle
3 9 (5.03%) Cisco
3 9 (5.03%) WooCommerce
4 6 (3.35%) Facebook
5 5 (2.79%) Google
5 5 (2.79%) NetApp
5 5 (2.79%) Palo Alto
5 5 (2.79%) Red Hat
5 5 (2.79%) Remedy
5 5 (2.79%) SolidFire
5 5 (2.79%) Veeam
5 5 (2.79%) VMware
6 4 (2.23%) Asigra
6 4 (2.23%) Datto
6 4 (2.23%) Sage
6 4 (2.23%) Sophos
6 4 (2.23%) Xamarin
6 4 (2.23%) YouTube
7 3 (1.68%) Adobe