Problem-Solving Jobs in Suffolk

Problem Solving
East of England > Suffolk

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Suffolk 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 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 6 5
Rank change year-on-year -7 -1 -3
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 104 65 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Suffolk 21.94% 13.49% 16.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.37% 16.05% 17.99%
Number of salaries quoted 53 44 9
10th Percentile £25,625 £25,500 £38,850
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £41,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% -31.25% +41.18%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £72,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £56,875 -
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -10.53% +11.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 465 405 239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Suffolk 98.10% 84.02% 89.51%
Number of salaries quoted 261 254 109
10th Percentile £27,250 £25,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £27,750 £33,358
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,100 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +65.25% - -1.12%
75th Percentile £66,253 £53,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £66,340 £60,875 £78,750
East of England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +10.00%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Suffolk

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Suffolk

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Suffolk

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Suffolk

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Suffolk over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Suffolk

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 3 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
Newmarket -5 47 £32,500 - 5
Ipswich +3 38 £31,750 -25.29% 19
Halesworth - 12 £27,500 -
Leiston - 2 - -
Bury St Edmunds +7 1 £32,500 -43.48% 3
Haverhill 0 1 £32,500 - 2
Problem-Solving
East of England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk 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 3 (2.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.92%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.96%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 23 (22.12%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (16.35%) SaaS
3 13 (12.50%) Azure
4 4 (3.85%) Azure Data Factory
4 4 (3.85%) Power Automate
4 4 (3.85%) Snowflake
5 2 (1.92%) Google Analytics
5 2 (1.92%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.96%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.96%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.81%) Firewall
2 3 (2.88%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (1.92%) DNS
3 2 (1.92%) LAN
4 1 (0.96%) DHCP
4 1 (0.96%) Internet
4 1 (0.96%) SAN
4 1 (0.96%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.96%) VLAN
4 1 (0.96%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.85%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (0.96%) JIRA
General
1 72 (69.23%) Social Skills
2 45 (43.27%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (18.27%) Finance
4 16 (15.38%) Manufacturing
5 15 (14.42%) Marketing
6 14 (13.46%) Electronics
7 5 (4.81%) Law
8 4 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.92%) Banking
9 2 (1.92%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.96%) Legal
Job Titles
1 36 (34.62%) Analyst
2 19 (18.27%) Support Analyst
3 18 (17.31%) Applications Support
4 11 (10.58%) 1st Line Support
5 10 (9.62%) 1st Line Support Analyst
5 10 (9.62%) 2nd Line Support
6 9 (8.65%) Architect
7 8 (7.69%) Managed Services Architect
7 8 (7.69%) Platform Architect
8 6 (5.77%) Applications Support Analyst
8 6 (5.77%) Business Development Manager
8 6 (5.77%) Business Manager
8 6 (5.77%) Development Manager
9 5 (4.81%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
9 5 (4.81%) Senior
9 5 (4.81%) Technical Engineer
10 4 (3.85%) Cloud Infrastructure Manager
10 4 (3.85%) Data Engineer
10 4 (3.85%) Infrastructure Manager
10 4 (3.85%) Senior Applications Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.85%) HTML
1 4 (3.85%) PySpark
2 1 (0.96%) WSH
Miscellaneous
1 19 (18.27%) Analytical Mindset
2 18 (17.31%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (4.81%) Driving Licence
4 3 (2.88%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.92%) Algorithms
6 1 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 7 (6.73%) Windows
1 7 (6.73%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.96%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (43.27%) Business Enablement
2 30 (28.85%) Technology Enablement
3 27 (25.96%) Project Management
4 21 (20.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 18 (17.31%) Customer Service
5 18 (17.31%) PRINCE2
6 17 (16.35%) Business Analysis
6 17 (16.35%) Continuous Improvement
6 17 (16.35%) Critical Thinking
7 16 (15.38%) Collaborative Working
8 15 (14.42%) Business Development
9 14 (13.46%) ERP
10 13 (12.50%) Mentoring
11 12 (11.54%) Decision-Making
12 11 (10.58%) Agile
13 10 (9.62%) Service Management
14 9 (8.65%) Cybersecurity
14 9 (8.65%) User Experience
15 8 (7.69%) Architectural Design
15 8 (7.69%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 8 (7.69%) SQL
2 4 (3.85%) JavaScript
2 4 (3.85%) Python
3 1 (0.96%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.96%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 29 (27.88%) Degree
2 18 (17.31%) Master's Degree
2 18 (17.31%) PMI Certification
2 18 (17.31%) PMP
3 17 (16.35%) CBAP
4 12 (11.54%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (9.62%) A+ Certification
6 8 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.92%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.96%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.96%) MCITP
8 1 (0.96%) MCSA
8 1 (0.96%) PhD
8 1 (0.96%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 1 (0.96%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.85%) GDPR
1 4 (3.85%) QA
2 3 (2.88%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (19.23%) Active Directory
2 6 (5.77%) Hyper-V
3 5 (4.81%) Citrix Hypervisor
3 5 (4.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.96%) Firmware
Vendors
1 35 (33.65%) YouTube
2 27 (25.96%) Microsoft
3 10 (9.62%) Intel
4 9 (8.65%) VMware
5 5 (4.81%) Citrix
6 4 (3.85%) Cisco
7 3 (2.88%) Sophos
8 2 (1.92%) Ahrefs
8 2 (1.92%) Google
9 1 (0.96%) Mitel