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 permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 2 6
Rank change year-on-year -19 +4 +10
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 114 132 275
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 5.71% 23.74% 12.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.86% 28.14% 17.62%
Number of salaries quoted 80 94 166
10th Percentile £28,500 £22,662 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,492 £25,641 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £41,600
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +14.18% +4.00%
75th Percentile £62,774 £73,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £72,625 £78,750 £57,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £48,504
% change year-on-year -5.00% +3.09% -11.81%

All Process & 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 1,287 469 1,561
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 64.51% 84.35% 71.05%
Number of salaries quoted 897 299 1,198
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,438 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £32,851 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +15.56% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £76,201 £78,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend 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 20 June 2026.

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 20 June 2026. 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 -14 84 £45,000 +18.13% 38
West Wales -24 15 £60,000 +166.67% 7
North Wales -12 8 £30,993 +19.78% 7
Mid Wales - 5 £28,000 -
Problem-Solving
UK

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 14 (12.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (7.02%) SharePoint
3 3 (2.63%) Confluence
4 2 (1.75%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (1.75%) CMS
Applications
1 6 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.75%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.75%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.88%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.88%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.88%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.88%) Simulink
4 1 (0.88%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 2 (1.75%) Dynamics NAV
1 2 (1.75%) Shopify
2 1 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 27 (23.68%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (21.93%) Azure
3 11 (9.65%) Power Platform
4 9 (7.89%) AWS
5 7 (6.14%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (4.39%) GCP
6 5 (4.39%) PowerApps
7 3 (2.63%) Amazon S3
7 3 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (2.63%) IaaS
7 3 (2.63%) OneDrive
7 3 (2.63%) PaaS
7 3 (2.63%) SaaS
8 2 (1.75%) dbt
8 2 (1.75%) Miro
8 2 (1.75%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.75%) Vertex AI
9 1 (0.88%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.88%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 18 (15.79%) DHCP
1 18 (15.79%) DNS
2 9 (7.89%) LAN
2 9 (7.89%) WAN
3 7 (6.14%) Firewall
4 4 (3.51%) VLAN
5 3 (2.63%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.75%) Network Security
7 1 (0.88%) Modbus
7 1 (0.88%) Remote Desktop
7 1 (0.88%) VPN
7 1 (0.88%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (8.77%) Amazon RDS
1 10 (8.77%) Power BI
2 4 (3.51%) MongoDB
3 2 (1.75%) BigQuery
3 2 (1.75%) GIS
3 2 (1.75%) Looker
3 2 (1.75%) NoSQL
3 2 (1.75%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.88%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.88%) MySQL
4 1 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (6.14%) Git
2 3 (2.63%) JIRA
General
1 68 (59.65%) Social Skills
2 48 (42.11%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (14.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (11.40%) Finance
5 12 (10.53%) Public Sector
6 11 (9.65%) Manufacturing
7 10 (8.77%) Telecoms
8 6 (5.26%) Local Government
8 6 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (3.51%) Electronics
9 4 (3.51%) Welsh Language
10 3 (2.63%) Billing
10 3 (2.63%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.75%) Retail
12 1 (0.88%) Banking
12 1 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.88%) Law
12 1 (0.88%) Military
12 1 (0.88%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 15 (13.16%) Senior
2 13 (11.40%) IT Technician
3 12 (10.53%) IT Support
4 11 (9.65%) Systems Engineer
5 10 (8.77%) Analyst
6 9 (7.89%) IT Support Technician
6 9 (7.89%) Support Technician
7 8 (7.02%) Architect
7 8 (7.02%) IT Manager
8 7 (6.14%) Lead
9 6 (5.26%) Coordinator
9 6 (5.26%) DevOps Engineer
9 6 (5.26%) Senior Manager
10 5 (4.39%) Lead Architect
10 5 (4.39%) Senior IT Manager
10 5 (4.39%) Technical Architect
10 5 (4.39%) Technical Leader
11 4 (3.51%) Administrator
11 4 (3.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 4 (3.51%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.63%) Node.js
2 2 (1.75%) Hibernate
2 2 (1.75%) JPA
2 2 (1.75%) Kafka
2 2 (1.75%) RabbitMQ
2 2 (1.75%) RESTful
2 2 (1.75%) Spring
2 2 (1.75%) Spring Boot
3 1 (0.88%) CSS
3 1 (0.88%) HTML
3 1 (0.88%) HTML5 Canvas
3 1 (0.88%) Next.js
3 1 (0.88%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (9.65%) Legacy Systems
1 11 (9.65%) Management Information System
2 9 (7.89%) Driving Licence
3 5 (4.39%) SCADA
4 4 (3.51%) Data Centre
4 4 (3.51%) Onboarding
4 4 (3.51%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.63%) Data Structures
5 3 (2.63%) Distributed Systems
5 3 (2.63%) Linux Command Line
5 3 (2.63%) Replication
5 3 (2.63%) Virtual Team
6 2 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.75%) Low-Code
6 2 (1.75%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.88%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.88%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (0.88%) Industry 4.0
7 1 (0.88%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.88%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 31 (27.19%) Windows
2 22 (19.30%) Windows Server
3 14 (12.28%) Windows Server 2016
4 13 (11.40%) Linux
5 7 (6.14%) Windows 10
6 4 (3.51%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (2.63%) Unix
8 1 (0.88%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (26.32%) Customer Service
2 27 (23.68%) Continuous Improvement
3 23 (20.18%) Migration
4 20 (17.54%) Collaborative Working
5 17 (14.91%) DevOps
6 15 (13.16%) Agile
7 14 (12.28%) Business Intelligence
7 14 (12.28%) Customer Experience
7 14 (12.28%) Decision-Making
7 14 (12.28%) Project Management
8 13 (11.40%) IT Strategy
9 12 (10.53%) Mentoring
9 12 (10.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 11 (9.65%) Project Delivery
10 11 (9.65%) Service Delivery
10 11 (9.65%) Vulnerability Remediation
11 10 (8.77%) Email Filtering
11 10 (8.77%) Kalman Filter
11 10 (8.77%) Vulnerability Scanning
11 10 (8.77%) Web Filtering
Programming Languages
1 15 (13.16%) SQL
2 7 (6.14%) Java
2 7 (6.14%) Python
3 4 (3.51%) PowerShell
4 3 (2.63%) Bash
4 3 (2.63%) C#
4 3 (2.63%) R
5 2 (1.75%) Kotlin
6 1 (0.88%) C
6 1 (0.88%) C++
6 1 (0.88%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.88%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 19 (16.67%) Degree
2 15 (13.16%) Security Cleared
3 14 (12.28%) SC Cleared
4 10 (8.77%) DBS Check
5 5 (4.39%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.51%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (3.51%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 4 (3.51%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 3 (2.63%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.75%) CCNA
8 2 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.75%) CISM
8 2 (1.75%) CISSP
8 2 (1.75%) PMP
9 1 (0.88%) A+ Certification
9 1 (0.88%) HNC
9 1 (0.88%) HND
9 1 (0.88%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.88%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.88%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (8.77%) Cyber Essentials
1 10 (8.77%) PCI DSS
2 9 (7.89%) SLA
3 3 (2.63%) QA
4 2 (1.75%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.75%) NIST
5 1 (0.88%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.88%) ISO 14001
5 1 (0.88%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 26 (22.81%) Active Directory
2 17 (14.91%) Hyper-V
3 11 (9.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (8.77%) Terminal Server
5 6 (5.26%) Docker
6 1 (0.88%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.88%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 8 (7.02%) Terraform
2 4 (3.51%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.88%) Grafana
3 1 (0.88%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 46 (40.35%) Microsoft
2 21 (18.42%) VMware
3 11 (9.65%) Splunk
3 11 (9.65%) Veeam
4 10 (8.77%) Brocade
4 10 (8.77%) Nimble Storage
4 10 (8.77%) SolarWinds
4 10 (8.77%) Tanium
5 5 (4.39%) Adobe
6 2 (1.75%) ESRI
6 2 (1.75%) MicroStrategy
6 2 (1.75%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.88%) Acronis
7 1 (0.88%) EMC
7 1 (0.88%) Google
7 1 (0.88%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.88%) Salesforce