Problem-Solving Jobs in Wales

Problem Solving
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 7 14
Rank change year-on-year +3 +7 -1
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 653 245 253
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 40.41% 10.78% 14.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 50.46% 14.72% 14.88%
Number of salaries quoted 386 168 94
10th Percentile £15,052 £26,250 £22,150
25th Percentile - £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £41,600 £41,266
Median % change year-on-year -39.69% +0.81% -0.35%
75th Percentile £28,750 £51,437 £59,483
90th Percentile £65,500 £59,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £49,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -10.00% -

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 1,294 1,664 1,700
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 80.07% 73.24% 96.54%
Number of salaries quoted 811 1,159 816
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £62,000 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,000 £70,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year - -8.71% +0.42%

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

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Wales.

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Wales

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Wales over the 6 months to 6 July 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 6 July 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 +8 593 £25,087 -40.97% 160
North Wales -3 27 £26,965 -20.69% 7
West Wales +2 9 £22,500 -45.83% 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 4 (0.61%) Confluence
2 3 (0.46%) IIS
3 2 (0.31%) BizTalk Server
3 2 (0.31%) CMS
4 1 (0.15%) Apache
4 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.15%) ColdFusion
4 1 (0.15%) Drupal
4 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
Applications
1 19 (2.91%) Simulink
2 12 (1.84%) Mathcad
3 9 (1.38%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (0.15%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (1.07%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.15%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 41 (6.28%) Azure
2 8 (1.23%) IaaS
2 8 (1.23%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (1.23%) PaaS
2 8 (1.23%) SaaS
3 6 (0.92%) AWS
3 6 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
4 5 (0.77%) GitHub
4 5 (0.77%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.15%) Google Analytics
5 1 (0.15%) npm
5 1 (0.15%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.15%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 498 (76.26%) Broadband
2 24 (3.68%) Network Security
3 19 (2.91%) IP Telephony
4 17 (2.60%) TCP/IP
5 14 (2.14%) DNS
6 11 (1.68%) Modbus
7 10 (1.53%) MQTT
8 7 (1.07%) VoIP
9 6 (0.92%) Firewall
9 6 (0.92%) VPN
10 5 (0.77%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (2.60%) PostgreSQL
2 14 (2.14%) Relational Database
3 13 (1.99%) RDBMS
4 7 (1.07%) MySQL
5 5 (0.77%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.46%) Redis
7 1 (0.15%) MS Access
7 1 (0.15%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (1.38%) Git
2 7 (1.07%) Rational DOORS
3 4 (0.61%) JIRA
4 3 (0.46%) Octopus Deploy
4 3 (0.46%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.46%) TeamCity
5 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.15%) JUnit
6 1 (0.15%) Katalon Studio
6 1 (0.15%) Mercurial
General
1 505 (77.34%) Games
2 491 (75.19%) Banking
3 99 (15.16%) Social Skills
4 31 (4.75%) Finance
5 27 (4.13%) Telecoms
6 21 (3.22%) Analytical Skills
7 19 (2.91%) Electronics
8 10 (1.53%) Retail
9 8 (1.23%) Aerospace
9 8 (1.23%) Manufacturing
9 8 (1.23%) Marketing
9 8 (1.23%) Welsh Language
10 6 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.46%) Legal
11 3 (0.46%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (0.46%) Public Sector
12 2 (0.31%) Automotive
13 1 (0.15%) Advertising
13 1 (0.15%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 502 (76.88%) Customer Service Advisor
2 38 (5.82%) Senior
3 27 (4.13%) Lead
4 14 (2.14%) Developer
4 14 (2.14%) Software Engineer
5 12 (1.84%) Lead Software Engineer
5 12 (1.84%) Mathematical Modeller
6 10 (1.53%) Senior Manager
7 9 (1.38%) IT Manager
7 9 (1.38%) Team Leader
8 8 (1.23%) 1st Line Support
8 8 (1.23%) Analyst
8 8 (1.23%) Consultant
8 8 (1.23%) Junior
8 8 (1.23%) Lead Developer
8 8 (1.23%) Server Engineer
8 8 (1.23%) Software Team Leader
8 8 (1.23%) Technical Support
8 8 (1.23%) Telesales Executive
9 7 (1.07%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.52%) .NET
2 9 (1.38%) Django
3 7 (1.07%) HTML
3 7 (1.07%) React
4 6 (0.92%) CSS
4 6 (0.92%) HTML5
5 3 (0.46%) FastAPI
5 3 (0.46%) Flask
5 3 (0.46%) GraphQL
5 3 (0.46%) Keycloak
5 3 (0.46%) OAuth
5 3 (0.46%) pytest
5 3 (0.46%) RESTful
5 3 (0.46%) SQLAlchemy
5 3 (0.46%) WebSockets
6 2 (0.31%) Symfony
7 1 (0.15%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.15%) Laravel
7 1 (0.15%) Node.js
7 1 (0.15%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 27 (4.13%) IoT
2 13 (1.99%) Private Cloud
3 10 (1.53%) Device Driver
4 8 (1.23%) Onboarding
5 6 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (0.61%) Virtual Team
7 3 (0.46%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.31%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.31%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (0.31%) Driving Licence
8 2 (0.31%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.31%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (0.31%) Social Media
9 1 (0.15%) Cyber Defence
9 1 (0.15%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.15%) Fibre Optics
9 1 (0.15%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.15%) Legacy Code
9 1 (0.15%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.15%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 41 (6.28%) Windows
2 21 (3.22%) Linux
3 20 (3.06%) Unix
4 10 (1.53%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.77%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 526 (80.55%) Customer Service
2 31 (4.75%) Agile
3 30 (4.59%) Mentoring
4 26 (3.98%) Software Engineering
5 25 (3.83%) Continuous Improvement
6 21 (3.22%) CI/CD
6 21 (3.22%) Decision-Making
6 21 (3.22%) Systems Engineering
7 20 (3.06%) Mathematics
8 19 (2.91%) Technical Debt
9 18 (2.76%) Collaborative Working
9 18 (2.76%) Product Strategy
9 18 (2.76%) Technical Leadership
10 17 (2.60%) Project Management
11 16 (2.45%) Full-Stack Development
11 16 (2.45%) ITIL
11 16 (2.45%) Service Delivery
12 14 (2.14%) Web Development
13 13 (1.99%) Validation
13 13 (1.99%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 23 (3.52%) Python
2 19 (2.91%) MATLAB
2 19 (2.91%) SQL
3 18 (2.76%) C#
4 12 (1.84%) C
4 12 (1.84%) C++
5 8 (1.23%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.46%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.31%) PHP
8 1 (0.15%) Java
8 1 (0.15%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
8 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 29 (4.44%) BPSS Clearance
2 19 (2.91%) Degree
3 8 (1.23%) Azure Certification
3 8 (1.23%) DBS Check
3 8 (1.23%) MCSA
3 8 (1.23%) MCSE
3 8 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (0.77%) A+ Certification
4 5 (0.77%) Master's Degree
4 5 (0.77%) Security Cleared
5 2 (0.31%) GCIH
5 2 (0.31%) GIAC
5 2 (0.31%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 2 (0.31%) SAP Certification
5 2 (0.31%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.15%) CISA
6 1 (0.15%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.15%) HNC
6 1 (0.15%) HND
6 1 (0.15%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 9 (1.38%) QA
3 8 (1.23%) SLA
4 3 (0.46%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.15%) GDPR
5 1 (0.15%) GRC
5 1 (0.15%) IEC 62304
5 1 (0.15%) ISO 13485
5 1 (0.15%) PMO
5 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 11 (1.68%) Firmware
2 10 (1.53%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.23%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.92%) Docker
5 1 (0.15%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (1.68%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.46%) Grafana
2 3 (0.46%) Prometheus
2 3 (0.46%) Terraform
3 1 (0.15%) Ansible
3 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 494 (75.65%) BT
2 22 (3.37%) Microsoft
3 12 (1.84%) MathWorks
4 7 (1.07%) IBM
5 5 (0.77%) HubSpot
6 3 (0.46%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.31%) Ariba
7 2 (0.31%) Google
7 2 (0.31%) Guidewire
7 2 (0.31%) Pega
7 2 (0.31%) SAP
8 1 (0.15%) Cisco
8 1 (0.15%) Databricks
8 1 (0.15%) Instagram
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle
8 1 (0.15%) Twitter
8 1 (0.15%) Veritas
8 1 (0.15%) VMware