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 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 7 12
Rank change year-on-year +5 +5 +2
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 352 314 226
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 33.36% 15.40% 13.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 38.90% 19.60% 14.09%
Number of salaries quoted 214 167 108
10th Percentile £15,052 £26,250 £22,675
25th Percentile £23,504 £32,000 £30,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £41,200 £38,744
Median % change year-on-year -39.11% +6.34% -3.14%
75th Percentile £46,282 £50,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £70,275 £57,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £49,914 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.17% -9.25% -

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 905 1,602 1,604
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 85.78% 78.57% 96.28%
Number of salaries quoted 523 1,055 803
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,750 £26,391
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £34,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £73,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

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 14 May 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 14 May 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 +7 286 £25,087 -41.66% 161
North Wales -10 21 £40,101 +17.94% 13
West Wales +5 14 £22,500 -36.17% 8
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 5 (1.42%) Confluence
2 2 (0.57%) CMS
3 1 (0.28%) ColdFusion
3 1 (0.28%) Drupal
3 1 (0.28%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (4.83%) Simulink
2 12 (3.41%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.84%) Mathcad
4 1 (0.28%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.28%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (1.99%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 38 (10.80%) Azure
2 8 (2.27%) IaaS
2 8 (2.27%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (2.27%) PaaS
2 8 (2.27%) SaaS
3 7 (1.99%) AWS
4 4 (1.14%) Azure DevOps
4 4 (1.14%) GitHub
4 4 (1.14%) GitHub Actions
5 3 (0.85%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.28%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.28%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.28%) Google Analytics
6 1 (0.28%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 231 (65.63%) Broadband
2 26 (7.39%) Network Security
3 13 (3.69%) DNS
3 13 (3.69%) IP Telephony
3 13 (3.69%) TCP/IP
4 10 (2.84%) Modbus
4 10 (2.84%) MQTT
5 5 (1.42%) Remote Desktop
6 4 (1.14%) GSM
7 3 (0.85%) VoIP
8 2 (0.57%) Firewall
8 2 (0.57%) VPN
9 1 (0.28%) DHCP
9 1 (0.28%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.28%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.68%) PostgreSQL
2 16 (4.55%) RDBMS
2 16 (4.55%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.14%) Redis
4 2 (0.57%) MySQL
4 2 (0.57%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.28%) MS Access
5 1 (0.28%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 9 (2.56%) Git
1 9 (2.56%) JIRA
2 7 (1.99%) Rational DOORS
3 4 (1.14%) SonarQube
4 2 (0.57%) Postman
4 2 (0.57%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.28%) JUnit
General
1 236 (67.05%) Games
2 228 (64.77%) Banking
3 86 (24.43%) Social Skills
4 18 (5.11%) Electronics
4 18 (5.11%) Telecoms
5 16 (4.55%) Finance
6 14 (3.98%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (2.56%) Retail
8 8 (2.27%) Welsh Language
9 7 (1.99%) Aerospace
10 6 (1.70%) Marketing
11 4 (1.14%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.14%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.14%) Public Sector
12 3 (0.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.28%) Advertising
13 1 (0.28%) Legal
Job Titles
1 233 (66.19%) Customer Service Advisor
2 35 (9.94%) Senior
3 22 (6.25%) Lead
4 19 (5.40%) Developer
5 14 (3.98%) Software Engineer
6 11 (3.13%) Lead Software Engineer
7 10 (2.84%) Mathematical Modeller
8 9 (2.56%) Team Leader
9 8 (2.27%) 1st Line Support
9 8 (2.27%) Junior
9 8 (2.27%) Lead Developer
9 8 (2.27%) Server Engineer
9 8 (2.27%) Software Team Leader
10 7 (1.99%) Junior Systems Engineer
10 7 (1.99%) Systems Engineer
10 7 (1.99%) Telesales Executive
11 6 (1.70%) Firmware Developer
11 6 (1.70%) Graduate
11 6 (1.70%) Senior Developer
11 6 (1.70%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (5.97%) .NET
2 4 (1.14%) Django
2 4 (1.14%) FastAPI
2 4 (1.14%) Flask
2 4 (1.14%) GraphQL
2 4 (1.14%) Keycloak
2 4 (1.14%) OAuth
2 4 (1.14%) pytest
2 4 (1.14%) RESTful
2 4 (1.14%) SQLAlchemy
2 4 (1.14%) Symfony
2 4 (1.14%) WebSockets
3 3 (0.85%) React
4 2 (0.57%) ADO
4 2 (0.57%) Node.js
5 1 (0.28%) CSS
5 1 (0.28%) HTML
5 1 (0.28%) Laravel
5 1 (0.28%) Sass
5 1 (0.28%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 26 (7.39%) IoT
2 11 (3.13%) Private Cloud
3 10 (2.84%) Device Driver
4 5 (1.42%) Onboarding
5 4 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (0.57%) Algorithms
6 2 (0.57%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (0.57%) Driving Licence
6 2 (0.57%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (0.57%) Social Media
6 2 (0.57%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.28%) Blog
7 1 (0.28%) Cyber Defence
7 1 (0.28%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.28%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.28%) Fibre Optics
7 1 (0.28%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.28%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.28%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 40 (11.36%) Windows
2 25 (7.10%) Linux
3 22 (6.25%) Unix
4 9 (2.56%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.42%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 251 (71.31%) Customer Service
2 25 (7.10%) Software Engineering
3 24 (6.82%) Agile
3 24 (6.82%) Mentoring
4 20 (5.68%) Continuous Improvement
4 20 (5.68%) Systems Engineering
5 19 (5.40%) Collaborative Working
5 19 (5.40%) Mathematics
6 18 (5.11%) Full-Stack Development
6 18 (5.11%) Product Strategy
6 18 (5.11%) Technical Debt
6 18 (5.11%) Technical Leadership
7 16 (4.55%) CI/CD
7 16 (4.55%) Decision-Making
7 16 (4.55%) Web Development
8 15 (4.26%) ITIL
9 13 (3.69%) Computer Science
10 12 (3.41%) Validation
11 10 (2.84%) Computer Architecture
11 10 (2.84%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.25%) SQL
2 19 (5.40%) C#
2 19 (5.40%) Python
3 17 (4.83%) MATLAB
4 14 (3.98%) C
4 14 (3.98%) C++
5 5 (1.42%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.42%) PHP
6 2 (0.57%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.28%) Java
7 1 (0.28%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.28%) VBA
Qualifications
1 28 (7.95%) BPSS Clearance
2 22 (6.25%) Degree
3 9 (2.56%) Azure Certification
4 8 (2.27%) DBS Check
4 8 (2.27%) MCSA
4 8 (2.27%) MCSE
4 8 (2.27%) Microsoft Certification
5 7 (1.99%) Security Cleared
6 6 (1.70%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.42%) A+ Certification
8 3 (0.85%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.57%) GCIH
9 2 (0.57%) GIAC
9 2 (0.57%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.28%) CISA
10 1 (0.28%) CISSP
10 1 (0.28%) MRICS
10 1 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (0.28%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 8 (2.27%) QA
2 8 (2.27%) SLA
3 2 (0.57%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.28%) GRC
4 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (3.41%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.84%) Firmware
3 8 (2.27%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (1.42%) Docker
5 2 (0.57%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 4 (1.14%) Grafana
1 4 (1.14%) Kubernetes
1 4 (1.14%) Prometheus
2 2 (0.57%) vCenter Server
3 1 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 231 (65.63%) BT
2 25 (7.10%) Microsoft
3 10 (2.84%) MathWorks
4 9 (2.56%) IBM
5 4 (1.14%) HubSpot
6 3 (0.85%) Cisco
7 2 (0.57%) Dell
8 1 (0.28%) Ariba
8 1 (0.28%) Google
8 1 (0.28%) Instagram
8 1 (0.28%) Oracle
8 1 (0.28%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.28%) SAP
8 1 (0.28%) Twitter