Problem-Solving Job Trends in Wales

Problem Solving
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 9 13
Rank change year-on-year +8 +4 -3
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 194 129 140
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 23.43% 8.45% 13.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 28.40% 12.87% 14.57%
Number of salaries quoted 147 64 97
10th Percentile £25,087 £32,358 £22,650
25th Percentile £26,250 £37,500 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,122 £43,786 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.90% -0.49% -7.37%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,563 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £65,700 £72,700
UK median annual salary £46,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.38% -4.55% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 683 1,002 961
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 82.49% 65.66% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 511 646 748
10th Percentile £25,087 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,875 £35,700 £33,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £47,014 £45,017
Median % change year-on-year +3.16% +4.44% -9.97%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £73,750 £72,900 £71,884
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Wales

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Wales over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Wales

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Wales region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
South Wales +11 155 £48,500 +2.11% 93
North Wales +6 15 £25,875 -35.31% 12
West Wales +8 11 £22,500 -48.91% 9
Problem-Solving
UK

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (3.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.06%) IIS
3 2 (1.03%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (0.52%) Apache
4 1 (0.52%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.52%) CMS
4 1 (0.52%) Tomcat
Applications
1 19 (9.79%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (5.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.55%) Mathcad
3 3 (1.55%) Simulink
4 1 (0.52%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.52%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.52%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 43 (22.16%) Azure
2 15 (7.73%) Azure DevOps
2 15 (7.73%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (6.19%) SaaS
4 10 (5.15%) Cloud Computing
5 8 (4.12%) IaaS
5 8 (4.12%) PaaS
6 3 (1.55%) AWS
7 2 (1.03%) GitHub
7 2 (1.03%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (1.03%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.52%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.52%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.52%) npm
8 1 (0.52%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.52%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 31 (15.98%) Broadband
2 20 (10.31%) DNS
3 19 (9.79%) IP Telephony
4 7 (3.61%) TCP/IP
4 7 (3.61%) VoIP
5 6 (3.09%) DHCP
5 6 (3.09%) Firewall
5 6 (3.09%) VPN
6 5 (2.58%) Network Security
7 4 (2.06%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.52%) Modbus
8 1 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (7.22%) SQL Server
2 12 (6.19%) MySQL
3 11 (5.67%) GIS
3 11 (5.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 10 (5.15%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (3.09%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (1.55%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.52%) MS Access
7 1 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.52%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 13 (6.70%) Octopus Deploy
1 13 (6.70%) TeamCity
2 6 (3.09%) Git
3 2 (1.03%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.52%) Katalon Studio
4 1 (0.52%) Mercurial
General
1 83 (42.78%) Social Skills
2 66 (34.02%) Finance
3 43 (22.16%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (15.46%) Games
5 26 (13.40%) Telecoms
6 23 (11.86%) Banking
7 15 (7.73%) Manufacturing
8 12 (6.19%) Marketing
9 8 (4.12%) Electronics
9 8 (4.12%) Welsh Language
10 7 (3.61%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (3.09%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (3.09%) Retail
12 5 (2.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (2.06%) Automotive
14 3 (1.55%) Aerospace
14 3 (1.55%) Aviation
15 2 (1.03%) Legal
15 2 (1.03%) Public Sector
16 1 (0.52%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (15.98%) Lead
2 29 (14.95%) Customer Service Advisor
3 19 (9.79%) Senior
4 15 (7.73%) Analyst
5 14 (7.22%) DevOps Engineer
6 13 (6.70%) Support Analyst
7 12 (6.19%) IT Manager
8 10 (5.15%) Senior Manager
9 9 (4.64%) Consultant
10 8 (4.12%) Server Engineer
10 8 (4.12%) Telesales Executive
11 7 (3.61%) 1st Line Support
11 7 (3.61%) Applications Support
11 7 (3.61%) Applications Support Analyst
11 7 (3.61%) IT Support
11 7 (3.61%) Technical Support
12 6 (3.09%) Business Manager
12 6 (3.09%) IT Consultant
12 6 (3.09%) Payroll Manager
12 6 (3.09%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (9.28%) .NET
2 12 (6.19%) CSS
2 12 (6.19%) HTML
3 11 (5.67%) Django
3 11 (5.67%) HTML5
3 11 (5.67%) React
4 1 (0.52%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.52%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.52%) Bootstrap
4 1 (0.52%) Laravel
4 1 (0.52%) MSMQ
4 1 (0.52%) REST
4 1 (0.52%) RESTful
4 1 (0.52%) Sass
4 1 (0.52%) Symfony
4 1 (0.52%) Vue
4 1 (0.52%) WinForms
4 1 (0.52%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 20 (10.31%) Self-Motivation
2 18 (9.28%) Legacy Systems
3 17 (8.76%) Virtual Team
4 14 (7.22%) Management Information System
5 13 (6.70%) Private Cloud
6 11 (5.67%) Hybrid Cloud
7 9 (4.64%) IoT
8 8 (4.12%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.55%) FPGA
10 2 (1.03%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (1.03%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.52%) Algorithms
11 1 (0.52%) Cyber Defence
11 1 (0.52%) Data Centre
11 1 (0.52%) Driving Licence
11 1 (0.52%) Embedded Systems
11 1 (0.52%) Legacy Code
11 1 (0.52%) Product Ownership
11 1 (0.52%) Security Operations Centre
11 1 (0.52%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 29 (14.95%) Windows
2 16 (8.25%) Windows Server
3 8 (4.12%) Linux
4 6 (3.09%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (2.06%) Mac OS
6 2 (1.03%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (35.05%) Customer Service
2 28 (14.43%) Agile
3 27 (13.92%) Continuous Improvement
4 26 (13.40%) CI/CD
5 25 (12.89%) Service Delivery
6 24 (12.37%) Decision-Making
7 22 (11.34%) Mentoring
8 18 (9.28%) Collaborative Working
9 16 (8.25%) DevOps
9 16 (8.25%) ITIL
10 13 (6.70%) Risk Management
10 13 (6.70%) Scrum
10 13 (6.70%) Software Delivery
11 12 (6.19%) Artificial Intelligence
11 12 (6.19%) Project Management
11 12 (6.19%) Software Testing
11 12 (6.19%) User Experience
11 12 (6.19%) Workflow
12 11 (5.67%) Kanban
12 11 (5.67%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (7.73%) Python
1 15 (7.73%) SQL
2 14 (7.22%) C#
2 14 (7.22%) PowerShell
3 13 (6.70%) JavaScript
4 4 (2.06%) C
4 4 (2.06%) C++
5 3 (1.55%) MATLAB
6 1 (0.52%) PHP
6 1 (0.52%) VB.NET
6 1 (0.52%) VBA
Qualifications
1 20 (10.31%) Degree
2 18 (9.28%) DBS Check
3 9 (4.64%) SC Cleared
3 9 (4.64%) Security Cleared
4 8 (4.12%) Azure Certification
4 8 (4.12%) MCSA
4 8 (4.12%) MCSE
4 8 (4.12%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (2.06%) A+ Certification
6 3 (1.55%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.03%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 2 (1.03%) SAP Certification
8 1 (0.52%) GCIH
8 1 (0.52%) GIAC
8 1 (0.52%) HNC
8 1 (0.52%) HND
8 1 (0.52%) MRICS
8 1 (0.52%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (5.67%) QA
2 8 (4.12%) SLA
3 6 (3.09%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (3.09%) PCI DSS
4 4 (2.06%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 15288
6 1 (0.52%) GDPR
6 1 (0.52%) GRC
6 1 (0.52%) IEC 62304
6 1 (0.52%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.52%) NIST
6 1 (0.52%) PMO
6 1 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 16 (8.25%) Active Directory
2 8 (4.12%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (3.09%) Hyper-V
3 6 (3.09%) Terminal Server
4 3 (1.55%) Docker
4 3 (1.55%) Embedded Firmware
4 3 (1.55%) Firmware
5 1 (0.52%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.52%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 14 (7.22%) Kubernetes
1 14 (7.22%) Terraform
2 1 (0.52%) Ansible
2 1 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 35 (18.04%) Microsoft
2 24 (12.37%) BT
3 9 (4.64%) VMware
4 6 (3.09%) Brocade
4 6 (3.09%) Nimble Storage
4 6 (3.09%) SolarWinds
4 6 (3.09%) Splunk
4 6 (3.09%) Tanium
4 6 (3.09%) Veeam
5 5 (2.58%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.55%) MathWorks
6 3 (1.55%) SAP
7 2 (1.03%) Ariba
7 2 (1.03%) Guidewire
7 2 (1.03%) Pega
7 2 (1.03%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.52%) Databricks
8 1 (0.52%) Google
8 1 (0.52%) Instagram
8 1 (0.52%) Twitter