Problem-Solving Jobs in the South West

Problem Solving
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 8 16
Rank change year-on-year +4 +8 +2
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 698 1,362 847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 20.01% 14.77% 12.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 21.63% 17.56% 12.96%
Number of salaries quoted 402 804 416
10th Percentile £25,087 £26,000 £27,875
25th Percentile £28,500 £33,000 £34,743
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.58% -5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £73,625 £72,500 £78,732
England median annual salary £50,967 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.93% -9.09% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,227 7,758 6,535
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 92.52% 84.13% 94.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1,919 5,561 3,650
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,833 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.16% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £64,100 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the South West

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the South West

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the South West over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the South West

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. 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
Bristol -1 188 £55,000 +4.76% 235
Devon +4 168 £31,500 -18.71% 96
Gloucestershire +7 104 £37,500 -21.05% 206
Wiltshire +6 82 £46,500 +6.90% 76
Cornwall +8 61 £25,267 -34.79% 16
Dorset -12 56 £40,000 -11.11% 46
Somerset -15 37 £40,101 -10.89% 103
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 20 (2.87%) Jupyter
1 20 (2.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (2.44%) SharePoint
3 14 (2.01%) Confluence
4 7 (1.00%) CMS
5 4 (0.57%) Headless CMS
5 4 (0.57%) IIS
6 3 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.43%) OpenStack
6 3 (0.43%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.29%) Drupal
7 2 (0.29%) Joomla!
7 2 (0.29%) WordPress
8 1 (0.14%) Apache
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.14%) nginx
8 1 (0.14%) NServiceBus
8 1 (0.14%) SAS
8 1 (0.14%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 36 (5.16%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (2.87%) Simulink
3 18 (2.58%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.14%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 20 (2.87%) Teamcenter
2 12 (1.72%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.14%) BASE24
4 1 (0.14%) Magento
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 141 (20.20%) Azure
2 85 (12.18%) Microsoft 365
3 52 (7.45%) AWS
4 41 (5.87%) Power Platform
5 26 (3.72%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (3.58%) GCP
7 16 (2.29%) GitHub
8 15 (2.15%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (2.15%) OneDrive
9 12 (1.72%) Cloud Computing
9 12 (1.72%) Entra ID
9 12 (1.72%) SaaS
10 10 (1.43%) Power Automate
11 9 (1.29%) Azure Logic Apps
12 8 (1.15%) PowerApps
13 7 (1.00%) Amazon S3
13 7 (1.00%) GitHub Actions
14 6 (0.86%) Amazon EC2
15 5 (0.72%) Serverless
16 4 (0.57%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 99 (14.18%) Broadband
2 37 (5.30%) Firewall
3 28 (4.01%) WAN
4 27 (3.87%) Wi-Fi
5 22 (3.15%) VPN
6 20 (2.87%) DNS
7 19 (2.72%) VLAN
8 18 (2.58%) SD-WAN
9 15 (2.15%) LAN
10 14 (2.01%) DHCP
10 14 (2.01%) SAN
11 12 (1.72%) 5G
11 12 (1.72%) MPLS
11 12 (1.72%) VoIP
12 11 (1.58%) Remote Desktop
12 11 (1.58%) TCP/IP
13 7 (1.00%) Network Security
14 6 (0.86%) IPsec
15 5 (0.72%) Intrusion Detection
16 3 (0.43%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (5.73%) Big Data
2 35 (5.01%) Power BI
3 28 (4.01%) SQL Server
4 11 (1.58%) PostgreSQL
5 10 (1.43%) MySQL
5 10 (1.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 10 (1.43%) Tableau
6 9 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
6 9 (1.29%) NoSQL
7 8 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (0.86%) Data Hub
8 6 (0.86%) Redis
8 6 (0.86%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.57%) BigQuery
9 4 (0.57%) FileMaker
10 3 (0.43%) Ataccama
10 3 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.43%) Metadata
11 2 (0.29%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 48 (6.88%) JIRA
2 40 (5.73%) Git
3 21 (3.01%) Rational DOORS
4 8 (1.15%) Selenium
5 6 (0.86%) SonarQube
6 5 (0.72%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.72%) SpecFlow
7 4 (0.57%) LabVIEW
8 3 (0.43%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.43%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.29%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.29%) GitLab
9 2 (0.29%) JUnit
9 2 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.29%) TestRail
10 1 (0.14%) Log4Net
10 1 (0.14%) Postman
10 1 (0.14%) REST Assured
10 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.14%) WebDriver
General
1 306 (43.84%) Social Skills
2 163 (23.35%) Analytical Skills
3 140 (20.06%) Finance
4 128 (18.34%) Banking
5 104 (14.90%) Games
6 103 (14.76%) Electronics
7 63 (9.03%) Manufacturing
8 57 (8.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 48 (6.88%) Presentation Skills
10 27 (3.87%) Aerospace
11 26 (3.72%) Retail
12 23 (3.30%) Legal
13 21 (3.01%) Marketing
13 21 (3.01%) Public Sector
14 18 (2.58%) Telecoms
15 17 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
16 9 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (1.00%) Automotive
17 7 (1.00%) Pharmaceutical
18 6 (0.86%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 99 (14.18%) Customer Service Advisor
2 98 (14.04%) Senior
3 74 (10.60%) Developer
4 67 (9.60%) Analyst
5 44 (6.30%) Support Engineer
6 43 (6.16%) Technical Support
7 42 (6.02%) Data Scientist
8 41 (5.87%) 2nd Line Support
9 40 (5.73%) Lead
10 32 (4.58%) Junior
11 30 (4.30%) Technical Engineer
12 29 (4.15%) Technical Support Engineer
13 27 (3.87%) Support Technician
14 25 (3.58%) Systems Engineer
15 24 (3.44%) IT Support
15 24 (3.44%) Software Engineer
16 22 (3.15%) Senior Data Scientist
16 22 (3.15%) Support Analyst
17 20 (2.87%) Junior Systems Engineer
18 18 (2.58%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (5.16%) .NET
2 30 (4.30%) HTML
3 27 (3.87%) React
4 26 (3.72%) CSS
5 20 (2.87%) Node.js
6 18 (2.58%) RESTful
7 17 (2.44%) .NET Framework
8 16 (2.29%) ASP.NET
9 15 (2.15%) Entity Framework
10 14 (2.01%) AngularJS
11 12 (1.72%) REST
12 11 (1.58%) .NET Core
13 10 (1.43%) pytest
13 10 (1.43%) Web Services
14 9 (1.29%) LESS
15 8 (1.15%) JSON
16 7 (1.00%) Django
16 7 (1.00%) Flask
16 7 (1.00%) HTML5
17 6 (0.86%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 52 (7.45%) Algorithms
2 40 (5.73%) Cyberattack
3 27 (3.87%) Satnav
4 25 (3.58%) Self-Motivation
5 24 (3.44%) Driving Licence
6 15 (2.15%) CCTV
6 15 (2.15%) GNSS
6 15 (2.15%) Onboarding
7 14 (2.01%) Video Conferencing
8 12 (1.72%) Data Centre
8 12 (1.72%) Data Structures
8 12 (1.72%) Self-Driving Car
9 11 (1.58%) Robotics
10 10 (1.43%) Cyber Threat
10 10 (1.43%) Product Ownership
11 9 (1.29%) Reinsurance
11 9 (1.29%) Renewable Energy
12 8 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.15%) Mobile App
12 8 (1.15%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 117 (16.76%) Windows
2 55 (7.88%) Linux
3 30 (4.30%) Windows Server
4 23 (3.30%) Apple iOS
5 19 (2.72%) Windows 10
6 17 (2.44%) Mac OS
7 8 (1.15%) Android
7 8 (1.15%) Unix
8 5 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (0.57%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.57%) Windows 8
10 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.14%) Solaris
11 1 (0.14%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (24.79%) Customer Service
2 107 (15.33%) Computer Science
3 106 (15.19%) Software Engineering
4 91 (13.04%) Decision-Making
5 88 (12.61%) Agile
6 82 (11.75%) Mentoring
7 80 (11.46%) DevOps
8 77 (11.03%) Continuous Improvement
9 69 (9.89%) Analytics
10 63 (9.03%) Mathematics
11 62 (8.88%) Artificial Intelligence
11 62 (8.88%) Test Automation
12 61 (8.74%) Data Analysis
13 59 (8.45%) Data Science
13 59 (8.45%) Visualisation
14 58 (8.31%) Machine Learning
15 55 (7.88%) Systems Engineering
16 50 (7.16%) Business Intelligence
16 50 (7.16%) Project Management
17 47 (6.73%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 84 (12.03%) SQL
2 77 (11.03%) Python
3 68 (9.74%) JavaScript
4 50 (7.16%) C#
5 37 (5.30%) Java
6 31 (4.44%) MATLAB
7 23 (3.30%) PowerShell
8 22 (3.15%) C++
9 15 (2.15%) T-SQL
10 13 (1.86%) C
10 13 (1.86%) PHP
11 12 (1.72%) TypeScript
11 12 (1.72%) VB
12 7 (1.00%) Bash
12 7 (1.00%) Perl
12 7 (1.00%) Tcl
12 7 (1.00%) VB.NET
13 6 (0.86%) Dart
14 3 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.43%) R
Qualifications
1 180 (25.79%) Degree
2 86 (12.32%) Security Cleared
3 73 (10.46%) BPSS Clearance
4 64 (9.17%) DV Cleared
5 34 (4.87%) Computer Science Degree
6 32 (4.58%) Microsoft Certification
7 24 (3.44%) HND
8 20 (2.87%) Numerate Degree
9 19 (2.72%) A+ Certification
10 16 (2.29%) HNC
11 15 (2.15%) Master's Degree
12 14 (2.01%) SC Cleared
13 13 (1.86%) NVQ Level 3
13 13 (1.86%) NVQ Level 4
14 11 (1.58%) DBS Check
15 10 (1.43%) MCITP
15 10 (1.43%) Network+ Certification
16 9 (1.29%) ISTQB
17 7 (1.00%) CCNA
17 7 (1.00%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (4.58%) QA
2 18 (2.58%) SLA
3 16 (2.29%) PMO
4 14 (2.01%) GDPR
5 7 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (1.00%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.00%) GLP
5 7 (1.00%) GMP
5 7 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.00%) PCI DSS
6 6 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.57%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.43%) NIST
9 2 (0.29%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.29%) COBIT
9 2 (0.29%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.14%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.14%) NCSC
System Software
1 76 (10.89%) Active Directory
2 37 (5.30%) Docker
3 27 (3.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (1.58%) Hyper-V
5 10 (1.43%) Firmware
5 10 (1.43%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (1.00%) Embedded Firmware
7 3 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.29%) vSphere
9 1 (0.14%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.14%) LXC
9 1 (0.14%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.14%) Samba
9 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 40 (5.73%) Kubernetes
2 22 (3.15%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (1.29%) Terraform
4 8 (1.15%) SCCM
5 7 (1.00%) Grafana
5 7 (1.00%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.57%) WMI
7 3 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.43%) Ansible
7 3 (0.43%) EMC NetWorker
8 2 (0.29%) Puppet
9 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.14%) Nagios
9 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 150 (21.49%) Microsoft
2 99 (14.18%) BT
3 30 (4.30%) VMware
4 26 (3.72%) Google
5 25 (3.58%) Salesforce
6 21 (3.01%) IBM
7 16 (2.29%) ServiceNow
8 14 (2.01%) Cisco
8 14 (2.01%) SAP
8 14 (2.01%) Veeam
9 13 (1.86%) Databricks
10 8 (1.15%) Juniper
11 7 (1.00%) Altera
11 7 (1.00%) Green Hills
11 7 (1.00%) Oracle
11 7 (1.00%) Xilinx
12 5 (0.72%) Palo Alto
12 5 (0.72%) SolarWinds
13 4 (0.57%) Fortinet
13 4 (0.57%) Remedy