Problem-Solving Job Trends in Stirling

Problem Solving
Scotland > Stirling

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Stirling requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 8 9
Rank change year-on-year +1 +1 -6
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 8 3 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Stirling 11.76% 7.50% 10.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.79% 9.09% 11.43%
Number of salaries quoted 8 3 3
10th Percentile - - £42,400
25th Percentile - £46,250 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,750 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.16% -5.00% +86.92%
75th Percentile £38,000 £63,125 £51,875
90th Percentile £56,750 £71,750 £53,000
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -33.00% - -16.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Stirling

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 Stirling.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 58 33 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stirling 85.29% 82.50% 94.59%
Number of salaries quoted 29 12 9
10th Percentile £25,400 £36,250 £38,075
25th Percentile £31,750 £37,563 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £40,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.59% -15.26% +31.08%
75th Percentile £56,750 £48,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £80,050 £74,625 £54,900
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -5.64%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Stirling

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Stirling

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Stirling

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stirling citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Stirling

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Stirling over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Stirling

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Stirling

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Stirling region over the 6 months to 20 December 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
Stirlingshire +1 8 £31,750 -33.16% 4
Problem-Solving
Scotland

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stirling 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:

Applications
1 2 (25.00%) MS Visio
General
1 8 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 8 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Graduate
1 6 (75.00%) Trainee
2 2 (25.00%) Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Business Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Senior
2 2 (25.00%) Senior Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Senior Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (25.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (25.00%) Business Case
1 2 (25.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
1 2 (25.00%) Performance Management
1 2 (25.00%) Prototyping
1 2 (25.00%) Regulatory Change
1 2 (25.00%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) Degree
1 6 (75.00%) Master's Degree