Problem-Solving Jobs in the West Midlands

Problem Solving
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 7 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 6 8 11
Rank change year-on-year +2 +3 +5
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 572 1,384 957
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 17.56% 17.03% 13.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.98% 17.58% 13.94%
Number of salaries quoted 469 528 621
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,938 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £74,300 £70,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% +2.86%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Problem-Solving is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,013 7,871 6,863
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 92.51% 96.85% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 2,432 4,315 5,199
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,250 £30,430
25th Percentile £35,682 £41,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the West Midlands

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the West Midlands

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the West Midlands

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 December 2023. 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
Birmingham +10 181 £50,000 -4.76% 110
Warwickshire +1 170 £47,500 +1.06% 96
Coventry +7 53 £52,500 -4.55% 49
Staffordshire +15 38 £37,822 +11.24% 57
Worcestershire -11 16 £42,500 +21.43% 34
Herefordshire +5 13 £21,426 -57.15% 6
Shropshire +1 13 £67,500 +25.58% 12
Solihull -11 11 £22,500 -52.63% 8
Wednesbury - 11 £35,000 - 2
Wolverhampton +16 8 £45,000 +12.50% 15
Walsall +4 8 £42,500 +57.41% 5
Stourbridge +1 4 - - 2
Tipton - 2 £28,250 - 1
Bilston - 2 £45,000 -
Halesowen - 1 - - 5
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 27 (4.72%) IIS
2 12 (2.10%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.05%) MS Exchange
4 5 (0.87%) Confluence
5 4 (0.70%) SAS
6 2 (0.35%) Alfresco
6 2 (0.35%) Captiva
6 2 (0.35%) Documentum
7 1 (0.17%) Apache
7 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.17%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.17%) TPMS
Applications
1 68 (11.89%) Microsoft Office
2 60 (10.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 39 (6.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.92%) Simulink
5 7 (1.22%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.52%) Adobe After Effects
7 3 (0.52%) Maya
7 3 (0.52%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.35%) Adobe Premiere
8 2 (0.35%) Blender
8 2 (0.35%) CANalyzer
8 2 (0.35%) TargetLink
9 1 (0.17%) CATIA
9 1 (0.17%) Stateflow
9 1 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 34 (5.94%) NetSuite
2 10 (1.75%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.70%) ProductWriter
4 2 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.35%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.17%) iTrent
5 1 (0.17%) Misys Equation
Cloud Services
1 150 (26.22%) Azure
2 61 (10.66%) Power Platform
3 59 (10.31%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (7.34%) AWS
5 26 (4.55%) Entra ID
5 26 (4.55%) PowerApps
6 25 (4.37%) Cloud Computing
6 25 (4.37%) Dynamics 365
7 24 (4.20%) Power Automate
8 17 (2.97%) GCP
9 15 (2.62%) SaaS
10 13 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (1.57%) GitHub
12 6 (1.05%) WhatsApp
13 5 (0.87%) Azure Functions
13 5 (0.87%) Serverless
14 4 (0.70%) Azure Data Factory
14 4 (0.70%) Azure Logic Apps
14 4 (0.70%) IaaS
14 4 (0.70%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 72 (12.59%) Firewall
2 61 (10.66%) WAN
3 53 (9.27%) DNS
4 51 (8.92%) DHCP
5 36 (6.29%) LAN
6 28 (4.90%) Wireless
7 25 (4.37%) VPN
8 19 (3.32%) SAN
8 19 (3.32%) Wi-Fi
9 14 (2.45%) SD-WAN
10 11 (1.92%) Internet
10 11 (1.92%) VLAN
11 10 (1.75%) Ethernet
11 10 (1.75%) Network Security
11 10 (1.75%) Structured Cabling
12 9 (1.57%) TCP/IP
13 8 (1.40%) HTTP
13 8 (1.40%) MPLS
13 8 (1.40%) VoIP
14 6 (1.05%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (8.39%) Power BI
2 46 (8.04%) SQL Server
3 17 (2.97%) NoSQL
3 17 (2.97%) Tableau
4 9 (1.57%) Amazon RDS
4 9 (1.57%) Data Hub
4 9 (1.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (1.40%) Data Mining
6 7 (1.22%) MongoDB
6 7 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.05%) MySQL
8 5 (0.87%) BigQuery
9 4 (0.70%) Looker
9 4 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.52%) Easytrieve
10 3 (0.52%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.52%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.52%) SAP Data Services
11 2 (0.35%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 15 (2.62%) Git
2 13 (2.27%) JIRA
3 12 (2.10%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.70%) CANoe
4 4 (0.70%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 3 (0.52%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.35%) GitLab
6 2 (0.35%) LabVIEW
6 2 (0.35%) REST Assured
6 2 (0.35%) Selenium
6 2 (0.35%) Subversion
7 1 (0.17%) Appium
7 1 (0.17%) CruiseControl
7 1 (0.17%) JMeter
7 1 (0.17%) JUnit
7 1 (0.17%) Maven
7 1 (0.17%) Postman
7 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.17%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.17%) Xcode
General
1 336 (58.74%) Social Skills
2 199 (34.79%) Analytical Skills
3 153 (26.75%) Finance
4 59 (10.31%) Automotive
5 46 (8.04%) Public Sector
6 43 (7.52%) Presentation Skills
7 39 (6.82%) Telecoms
8 36 (6.29%) Manufacturing
9 32 (5.59%) Retail
10 25 (4.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 23 (4.02%) Marketing
12 21 (3.67%) Legal
13 18 (3.15%) Local Government
14 14 (2.45%) Influencing Skills
14 14 (2.45%) Law
15 13 (2.27%) Electronics
16 12 (2.10%) Fire and Rescue
17 9 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
18 7 (1.22%) Billing
19 6 (1.05%) Banking
Job Titles
1 92 (16.08%) Senior
2 83 (14.51%) Analyst
3 56 (9.79%) Developer
4 53 (9.27%) Consultant
5 39 (6.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 38 (6.64%) Graduate
7 35 (6.12%) Lead
8 28 (4.90%) Functional Consultant
9 26 (4.55%) NetSuite Consultant
9 26 (4.55%) Senior Consultant
9 26 (4.55%) Senior Functional Consultant
10 22 (3.85%) Network Engineer
10 22 (3.85%) Systems Engineer
11 21 (3.67%) Project Manager
11 21 (3.67%) Software Engineer
11 21 (3.67%) Support Engineer
12 18 (3.15%) Support Analyst
13 17 (2.97%) .NET Developer
14 15 (2.62%) Support Technician
14 15 (2.62%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (6.82%) .NET
2 28 (4.90%) HTML
3 26 (4.55%) CSS
4 21 (3.67%) REST
5 19 (3.32%) AngularJS
6 18 (3.15%) RESTful
7 14 (2.45%) Node.js
7 14 (2.45%) React
7 14 (2.45%) WebRTC
8 13 (2.27%) ASP.NET
8 13 (2.27%) Web Services
9 12 (2.10%) HTML5
10 11 (1.92%) .NET Framework
11 10 (1.75%) Entity Framework
11 10 (1.75%) jQuery
12 9 (1.57%) Middleware
13 8 (1.40%) EDI
13 8 (1.40%) Restlet
14 6 (1.05%) CSS3
14 6 (1.05%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 64 (11.19%) Self-Motivation
2 40 (6.99%) Management Information System
3 37 (6.47%) Legacy Systems
4 27 (4.72%) Driving Licence
5 26 (4.55%) Clustering
6 24 (4.20%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (2.10%) Distributed Systems
7 12 (2.10%) Public Cloud
8 11 (1.92%) Mobile App
9 10 (1.75%) Data Structures
9 10 (1.75%) Product Ownership
9 10 (1.75%) Virtual Team
10 9 (1.57%) Digital Media
11 8 (1.40%) Data Centre
12 7 (1.22%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.22%) IoT
13 6 (1.05%) Replication
14 5 (0.87%) Embedded Systems
14 5 (0.87%) Infotainment
14 5 (0.87%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 83 (14.51%) Windows
2 50 (8.74%) Windows Server
3 20 (3.50%) Windows 10
4 16 (2.80%) Android
4 16 (2.80%) Linux
5 11 (1.92%) Apple iOS
6 10 (1.75%) Unix
7 8 (1.40%) Windows Server 2012
8 5 (0.87%) Embedded Linux
9 4 (0.70%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (0.52%) FreeRTOS
11 2 (0.35%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.35%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.35%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (20.80%) Agile
2 78 (13.64%) ITIL
3 77 (13.46%) Project Management
4 63 (11.01%) Customer Service
5 62 (10.84%) Computer Science
6 58 (10.14%) Decision-Making
7 55 (9.62%) Business Intelligence
7 55 (9.62%) Migration
8 52 (9.09%) Analytics
9 51 (8.92%) DevOps
10 50 (8.74%) Continuous Improvement
10 50 (8.74%) Software Engineering
11 49 (8.57%) Cybersecurity
12 46 (8.04%) High Availability
13 43 (7.52%) Process Improvement
14 41 (7.17%) User Experience
15 38 (6.64%) Data Migration
15 38 (6.64%) User Acceptance Testing
16 37 (6.47%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 35 (6.12%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 108 (18.88%) SQL
2 48 (8.39%) C#
2 48 (8.39%) JavaScript
3 37 (6.47%) Python
4 33 (5.77%) Java
5 30 (5.24%) PowerShell
6 22 (3.85%) C
7 21 (3.67%) TypeScript
8 16 (2.80%) MATLAB
8 16 (2.80%) T-SQL
9 11 (1.92%) C++
10 8 (1.40%) Go
11 6 (1.05%) R
11 6 (1.05%) VB.NET
12 5 (0.87%) Embedded C
13 4 (0.70%) Bash
13 4 (0.70%) Rust
13 4 (0.70%) XAML
14 3 (0.52%) JCL
14 3 (0.52%) Swift
Qualifications
1 187 (32.69%) Degree
2 65 (11.36%) Security Cleared
3 47 (8.22%) Computer Science Degree
4 35 (6.12%) SC Cleared
5 28 (4.90%) Cisco Certification
6 21 (3.67%) CCNA
7 19 (3.32%) Master's Degree
8 18 (3.15%) Microsoft Certification
9 13 (2.27%) CCNP
10 11 (1.92%) MCSE
11 10 (1.75%) ITIL Certification
12 9 (1.57%) PMI Certification
12 9 (1.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 8 (1.40%) Azure Certification
13 8 (1.40%) DBS Check
13 8 (1.40%) PMP
14 6 (1.05%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 5 (0.87%) CISSP
15 5 (0.87%) Six Sigma Black Belt
16 4 (0.70%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (4.90%) Cyber Essentials
2 25 (4.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (4.20%) QA
4 23 (4.02%) ISO 9001
5 19 (3.32%) ISO/IEC 17025
6 16 (2.80%) SLA
7 14 (2.45%) Data Quality
8 13 (2.27%) ISO 26262
9 9 (1.57%) GDPR
9 9 (1.57%) MISRA
10 7 (1.22%) NIST
11 4 (0.70%) AUTOSAR
11 4 (0.70%) MISRA C
11 4 (0.70%) PMO
12 3 (0.52%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.52%) GAAP
12 3 (0.52%) IFRS
12 3 (0.52%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.35%) JTAG
System Software
1 63 (11.01%) Active Directory
2 57 (9.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (4.02%) Hyper-V
4 12 (2.10%) VMware NSX
5 11 (1.92%) Docker
6 9 (1.57%) Firmware
7 5 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 4 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.70%) Virtual Servers
8 4 (0.70%) VMware ESXi
9 3 (0.52%) Time Sharing Option
9 3 (0.52%) vSphere
10 1 (0.17%) Squid
Systems Management
1 19 (3.32%) EnCase
2 18 (3.15%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (2.45%) Kubernetes
4 7 (1.22%) FortiGate
5 6 (1.05%) SCCM
5 6 (1.05%) Terraform
6 5 (0.87%) Ansible
6 5 (0.87%) Functional Safety
7 4 (0.70%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.70%) WSUS
8 3 (0.52%) Puppet
9 1 (0.17%) Icinga
9 1 (0.17%) Nagios
9 1 (0.17%) SCOM
9 1 (0.17%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 218 (38.11%) Microsoft
2 76 (13.29%) VMware
3 29 (5.07%) Cisco
4 20 (3.50%) CheckPoint
5 17 (2.97%) SAP
6 16 (2.80%) Veeam
7 14 (2.45%) HP
7 14 (2.45%) Meraki
8 11 (1.92%) Google
8 11 (1.92%) ServiceNow
9 10 (1.75%) Salesforce
10 9 (1.57%) Citrix
10 9 (1.57%) Mitel
10 9 (1.57%) Nimble Storage
10 9 (1.57%) Zerto
11 8 (1.40%) Avaya
12 7 (1.22%) Apple
12 7 (1.22%) Aruba
12 7 (1.22%) Guidewire
12 7 (1.22%) JD Edwards