Problem-Solving Job Trends in Taunton

Problem Solving
Somerset > Taunton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Taunton requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - 6
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 18 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Taunton 20.69% - 12.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 27.69% - 15.00%
Number of salaries quoted 16 0 3
10th Percentile £31,250 - £33,178
25th Percentile £32,375 - £37,195
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - £43,889
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.20%
75th Percentile £48,125 - £62,570
90th Percentile £50,000 - £73,778
Somerset median annual salary £37,500 £61,250 £42,500
% change year-on-year -38.78% +44.12% -5.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Taunton

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 Taunton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 65 21 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Taunton 74.71% 95.45% 80.00%
Number of salaries quoted 48 11 17
10th Percentile £27,675 £45,000 -
25th Percentile £32,500 £48,125 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £55,000 £43,889
Median % change year-on-year -31.82% +25.32% +3.25%
75th Percentile £47,500 £62,500 £52,250
90th Percentile £57,500 - £60,000
Somerset median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -19.05% +16.67% -10.00%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Taunton

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Taunton

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Taunton citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Taunton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Taunton over the 6 months to 21 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Taunton

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

Application Platforms
1 6 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
1 6 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (5.56%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 6 (33.33%) Azure
1 6 (33.33%) Entra ID
1 6 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (22.22%) Power Platform
3 3 (16.67%) AWS
4 1 (5.56%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 6 (33.33%) DKIM
1 6 (33.33%) DMARC
1 6 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (5.56%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (22.22%) Power BI
2 1 (5.56%) GIS
Development Applications
1 6 (33.33%) Git
1 6 (33.33%) Xcode
General
1 17 (94.44%) Social Skills
2 5 (27.78%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (22.22%) Finance
3 4 (22.22%) Legal
4 1 (5.56%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (5.56%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 6 (33.33%) Applications Developer
1 6 (33.33%) Developer
1 6 (33.33%) Mobile Applications Developer
1 6 (33.33%) Mobile Developer
2 4 (22.22%) 2nd Line Support
2 4 (22.22%) IT Support
3 3 (16.67%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 3 (16.67%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 3 (16.67%) Analyst
3 3 (16.67%) IT Engineer
3 3 (16.67%) IT Support Engineer
3 3 (16.67%) Support Analyst
3 3 (16.67%) Support Engineer
4 2 (11.11%) Technical Analyst
4 2 (11.11%) Technical Support
4 2 (11.11%) Technical Support Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Cloud Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) IT Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (33.33%) Flutter
1 6 (33.33%) React Native
1 6 (33.33%) RESTful
2 1 (5.56%) CSS
2 1 (5.56%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (33.33%) Mobile App
2 4 (22.22%) Management Information System
2 4 (22.22%) Onboarding
2 4 (22.22%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (16.67%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 6 (33.33%) Android
1 6 (33.33%) Apple iOS
1 6 (33.33%) Windows
1 6 (33.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (38.89%) Process Improvement
2 6 (33.33%) Agile
2 6 (33.33%) Mobile Application Development
3 5 (27.78%) ITIL
4 4 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (22.22%) Case Management
4 4 (22.22%) Data Analysis
4 4 (22.22%) Data Extraction
4 4 (22.22%) Practice Management
4 4 (22.22%) Workflow
4 4 (22.22%) Workflow Management
5 1 (5.56%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (5.56%) Decision-Making
5 1 (5.56%) Design Thinking
5 1 (5.56%) Interaction Design
5 1 (5.56%) Lean UX
5 1 (5.56%) Prototyping
5 1 (5.56%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 1 (5.56%) Wireframes
5 1 (5.56%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 6 (33.33%) Swift
2 5 (27.78%) PowerShell
3 4 (22.22%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (11.11%) Azure Certification
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (5.56%) Degree
System Software
1 6 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (27.78%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (38.89%) Microsoft
2 6 (33.33%) Xamarin