Problem Solving
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 2 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | 13 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +3 | +12 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 8,563 | 18,378 | 16,605 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 16.05% | 14.66% | 12.84% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 17.06% | 15.32% | 13.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,402 | 8,720 | 9,037 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £29,500 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £40,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £53,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.80% | +1.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £90,004 | £86,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +11.11% | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
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 | 50,205 | 119,980 | 123,470 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 94.09% | 95.73% | 95.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,305 | 73,101 | 82,277 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £34,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £82,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £99,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.94% | +6.00% | +4.17% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Problem-Solving
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.
Problem-Solving
Top 19 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the UK over the 6 months to 2 December 2023. 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 | +7 | 7,278 | £55,000 | - | 5,676 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 5,622 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 3,940 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 3,595 | £59,556 | +0.05% | 2,479 |
| London | +3 | 2,452 | £70,000 | +1.71% | 2,090 |
| North of England | +10 | 1,399 | £47,500 | - | 1,037 |
| South East | -1 | 1,363 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 978 |
| Midlands | +1 | 858 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 696 |
| South West | +5 | 715 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 478 |
| North West | +16 | 695 | £48,000 | +2.56% | 581 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 638 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 318 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 573 | £50,000 | +6.38% | 468 |
| Scotland | +5 | 508 | £50,000 | -16.00% | 259 |
| East of England | +2 | 386 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 455 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 286 | £50,000 | - | 225 |
| Wales | +1 | 279 | £43,190 | +7.97% | 98 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 127 | £45,000 | -1.10% | 66 |
| North East | +15 | 66 | £40,000 | -5.88% | 151 |
| Isle of Man | -2 | 10 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 2 |
| Channel Islands | +1 | 2 | £47,000 | -37.33% | 1 |
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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