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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 12 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +1 | +5 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 12,710 | 10,401 | 27,602 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.06% | 12.89% | 15.75% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 17.18% | 13.52% | 16.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,163 | 6,534 | 10,615 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £28,250 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £38,041 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £76,250 | £71,400 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,964 | £93,750 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £47,375 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +5.54% | +1.88% |
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 | 73,969 | 76,929 | 168,958 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 81.84% | 95.34% | 96.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 48,628 | 50,249 | 85,709 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £33,750 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,000 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +6.06% |
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 26 July 2024.
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 26 July 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 | +5 | 11,294 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 3,092 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 9,275 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 2,763 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 3,679 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 1,212 |
| London | +3 | 2,911 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 680 |
| North of England | +6 | 2,448 | £45,000 | - | 705 |
| South East | +6 | 2,275 | £45,096 | -12.18% | 647 |
| Midlands | +4 | 1,598 | £42,500 | -11.46% | 531 |
| North West | +6 | 1,269 | £47,500 | - | 357 |
| South West | +10 | 1,201 | £50,000 | -0.93% | 421 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 1,035 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 320 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 935 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 247 |
| East of England | +6 | 747 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 284 |
| Scotland | -14 | 699 | £45,000 | -5.38% | 112 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 547 | £40,000 | -9.67% | 210 |
| North East | +14 | 243 | £40,000 | -1.68% | 118 |
| Wales | +3 | 186 | £42,500 | -3.48% | 55 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 113 | £42,500 | -26.09% | 128 |
| Isle of Man | -1 | 13 | £37,000 | +23.33% | 5 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £60,000 | - | 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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