Problem Solving
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +6 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 9,034 | 14,683 | 13,772 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.32% | 14.93% | 13.24% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 18.57% | 17.36% | 13.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,504 | 9,448 | 6,929 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £26,250 | £29,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £33,494 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £67,500 | £76,316 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £85,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -10.00% | +6.38% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 48,641 | 84,574 | 99,457 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 93.26% | 86.00% | 95.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,531 | 59,798 | 58,397 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,580 | £29,000 | £34,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £61,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -10.57% | +2.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £72,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £92,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
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 30 April 2025.
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 30 April 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 |
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| England | +1 | 7,975 | £50,967 | +1.93% | 8,623 |
| UK excluding London | +1 | 6,213 | £45,000 | - | 5,336 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 3,090 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 4,349 |
| London | +5 | 2,302 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 3,706 |
| North of England | 0 | 1,841 | £45,000 | - | 1,492 |
| South East | +1 | 1,384 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 1,269 |
| Midlands | -2 | 1,031 | £45,000 | +7.14% | 1,050 |
| North West | -2 | 986 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 835 |
| South West | +4 | 699 | £40,101 | -15.58% | 628 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 696 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 600 |
| East of England | 0 | 621 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 516 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 595 | £40,101 | -8.00% | 496 |
| Scotland | +12 | 358 | £46,567 | +2.25% | 294 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 334 | £40,000 | +6.67% | 440 |
| Wales | +5 | 266 | £27,215 | -33.73% | 137 |
| North East | +7 | 260 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 177 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 36 | £55,000 | +10.55% | 101 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | £80,000 | - | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 | 3 | £38,000 | -15.56% | 10 |
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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