Creative Problem-Solving
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Creative Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Creative Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 649 | 712 | 798 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +63 | +86 | -65 |
| Permanent jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving | 261 | 252 | 457 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.25% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.31% | 0.26% | 0.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 128 | 130 | 187 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,000 | £40,475 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,077 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £75,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.00% | +11.11% | +35.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £112,500 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £122,500 | £130,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,250 | £67,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.07% | +22.73% | +18.92% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
Creative Problem-Solving is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 84,952 | 96,876 | 150,957 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 85.57% | 95.60% | 95.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59,894 | 57,115 | 82,331 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,002 | £34,000 | £33,515 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £61,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.84% | +1.67% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £81,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +9.38% |
Creative Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Creative Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Creative Problem-Solving
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving.
Creative Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.
Creative Problem-Solving
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving within the UK over the 6 months to 12 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | +100 | 233 | £52,500 | -30.00% | 138 |
| UK excluding London | +48 | 195 | £51,250 | -24.07% | 111 |
| Work from Home | +142 | 144 | £57,500 | -32.35% | 146 |
| North of England | +124 | 88 | £60,000 | +36.36% | 29 |
| London | +111 | 64 | £62,500 | -16.67% | 47 |
| North West | +61 | 60 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 16 |
| South West | +6 | 38 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +94 | 24 | £47,500 | +15.85% | 11 |
| Midlands | +8 | 23 | £61,250 | -2.00% | 16 |
| Scotland | -36 | 18 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 17 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 5 |
| South East | -12 | 16 | £52,500 | -50.00% | 27 |
| Northern Ireland | +28 | 7 | - | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 6 | £80,000 | +220.00% | 11 |
| North East | -2 | 4 | £42,750 | +84.45% | 2 |
| East of England | -44 | 4 | £30,000 | -60.00% | 3 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 11 |
Creative Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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