Problem Solving
Hampshire > Southampton
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | -2 | +14 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 73 | 124 | 96 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton | 12.90% | 21.27% | 24.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.44% | 25.83% | 26.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 62 | 86 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £21,000 | £28,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,750 | £32,750 | £32,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +11.11% | -8.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £60,250 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £81,250 | £83,200 |
| Hampshire median annual salary | £38,500 | £50,000 | £54,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.00% | -8.26% | -5.22% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Southampton
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 Southampton.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 444 | 480 | 362 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton | 78.45% | 82.33% | 91.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 319 | 350 | 297 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,750 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,500 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +22.22% | -18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £63,750 | £62,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £75,250 |
| Hampshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +5.77% | -5.45% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
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Salary Trend in Southampton
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Problem-Solving.
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Salary Histogram in Southampton
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Southampton over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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: