Problem-Solving Jobs in Yorkshire

Problem Solving
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire 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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 5 11
Rank change year-on-year +2 +6 0
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 595 926 1,326
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 22.26% 16.07% 16.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 23.68% 19.16% 16.40%
Number of salaries quoted 305 687 457
10th Percentile £25,250 £25,000 £25,118
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £43,586 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -3.14% -
75th Percentile £56,375 £62,500 £62,833
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £76,316
England median annual salary £50,967 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.93% -9.09% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,513 4,834 8,085
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 94.01% 83.89% 97.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,336 3,700 3,509
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,250 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% -9.09% +7.84%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Yorkshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Yorkshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Yorkshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
West Yorkshire +5 283 £50,000 +0.02% 287
North Yorkshire 0 116 £37,500 +15.38% 53
South Yorkshire 0 89 £32,500 -27.78% 88
East Yorkshire -1 35 £33,000 +24.53% 23
Humberside -8 14 £40,101 -5.65% 6
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 16 (2.69%) Confluence
2 14 (2.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.68%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.34%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.84%) Apache
6 4 (0.67%) SAS
7 3 (0.50%) SugarCRM
8 2 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.17%) CMS
9 1 (0.17%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.17%) NetWeaver
9 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.17%) WebLogic
Applications
1 20 (3.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.35%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (2.35%) Simulink
3 7 (1.18%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.50%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.50%) Blender
4 3 (0.50%) Maya
4 3 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.34%) Trello
5 2 (0.34%) ZBrush
6 1 (0.17%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.17%) Sketch
6 1 (0.17%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 14 (2.35%) Teamcenter
2 7 (1.18%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.84%) Dynamics AX
3 5 (0.84%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.17%) Magento
4 1 (0.17%) Oracle BPM
4 1 (0.17%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.17%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.17%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.17%) SAP GRC
4 1 (0.17%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 157 (26.39%) AWS
2 74 (12.44%) Azure
3 55 (9.24%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (4.54%) SaaS
5 26 (4.37%) Power Platform
6 17 (2.86%) Entra ID
7 16 (2.69%) GitHub
8 14 (2.35%) Serverless
9 11 (1.85%) AWS Lambda
10 9 (1.51%) GCP
11 7 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (1.18%) Power Automate
11 7 (1.18%) PowerApps
12 6 (1.01%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 5 (0.84%) Amazon S3
13 5 (0.84%) AWS CloudFormation
13 5 (0.84%) AWS Step Functions
13 5 (0.84%) Boomi
13 5 (0.84%) SAP Commerce Cloud
14 4 (0.67%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 55 (9.24%) Broadband
2 25 (4.20%) Firewall
3 18 (3.03%) VPN
4 17 (2.86%) LAN
5 15 (2.52%) Network Security
6 12 (2.02%) DNS
6 12 (2.02%) TCP/IP
7 11 (1.85%) SAN
7 11 (1.85%) WAN
7 11 (1.85%) Wireless
8 8 (1.34%) Cisco Nexus
9 6 (1.01%) Cisco IOS
9 6 (1.01%) DHCP
9 6 (1.01%) DWDM
9 6 (1.01%) NAS
10 5 (0.84%) Multicast
11 4 (0.67%) VLAN
11 4 (0.67%) VoIP
12 2 (0.34%) PSTN
12 2 (0.34%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (7.23%) SQL Server
2 22 (3.70%) Power BI
3 10 (1.68%) Data Lake
3 10 (1.68%) MySQL
4 8 (1.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 7 (1.18%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.01%) MongoDB
6 6 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (1.01%) Tableau
7 5 (0.84%) Amazon Redshift
7 5 (0.84%) DB2
8 4 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (0.67%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.67%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.67%) Redis
9 3 (0.50%) Data Hub
9 3 (0.50%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.50%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.34%) Big Data
10 2 (0.34%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 32 (5.38%) JIRA
2 14 (2.35%) Rational DOORS
3 12 (2.02%) Git
4 8 (1.34%) TeamCity
5 6 (1.01%) Octopus Deploy
5 6 (1.01%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (0.50%) GitLab
6 3 (0.50%) Selenium
7 2 (0.34%) Mocha
8 1 (0.17%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.17%) JDeveloper
8 1 (0.17%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.17%) Katalon Studio
8 1 (0.17%) LSMW
8 1 (0.17%) Postman
8 1 (0.17%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
General
1 383 (64.37%) Social Skills
2 124 (20.84%) Analytical Skills
3 103 (17.31%) Presentation Skills
4 99 (16.64%) Finance
5 79 (13.28%) Banking
6 61 (10.25%) Manufacturing
7 58 (9.75%) Games
8 30 (5.04%) Marketing
9 29 (4.87%) Electronics
10 28 (4.71%) Retail
11 24 (4.03%) Organisational Skills
12 21 (3.53%) Legal
13 17 (2.86%) Public Sector
14 14 (2.35%) Aerospace
15 13 (2.18%) Law
16 8 (1.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 5 (0.84%) Advertising
17 5 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
18 4 (0.67%) Health Technology
18 4 (0.67%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 137 (23.03%) IT Support
2 51 (8.57%) Senior
3 48 (8.07%) Customer Service Advisor
4 43 (7.23%) Lead
5 40 (6.72%) Support Engineer
6 38 (6.39%) IT Engineer
7 36 (6.05%) Automation Engineer
7 36 (6.05%) Developer
8 31 (5.21%) Analyst
9 28 (4.71%) Systems Engineer
10 23 (3.87%) IT Support Engineer
11 21 (3.53%) Development Manager
12 20 (3.36%) Data Engineer
12 20 (3.36%) Product Development Manager
12 20 (3.36%) Product Manager
13 18 (3.03%) Junior
14 17 (2.86%) Senior Data Engineer
15 16 (2.69%) Desktop Support
15 16 (2.69%) Software Support Engineer
15 16 (2.69%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (5.04%) .NET
2 22 (3.70%) HTML
3 18 (3.03%) CSS
4 16 (2.69%) React
5 15 (2.52%) ASP.NET
6 13 (2.18%) .NET Core
6 13 (2.18%) .NET Framework
7 9 (1.51%) Vue
8 8 (1.34%) Bootstrap
8 8 (1.34%) REST
8 8 (1.34%) SOAP
9 7 (1.18%) AngularJS
10 6 (1.01%) ASP.NET MVC
10 6 (1.01%) Entity Framework
10 6 (1.01%) Flutter
10 6 (1.01%) LINQ
10 6 (1.01%) NHibernate
10 6 (1.01%) Web Services
11 5 (0.84%) EDI
11 5 (0.84%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 104 (17.48%) Enterprise Software
2 51 (8.57%) FMCG
3 41 (6.89%) Management Information System
4 37 (6.22%) Self-Motivation
5 22 (3.70%) Mobile App
6 13 (2.18%) Onboarding
6 13 (2.18%) Operational Technology
6 13 (2.18%) Private Cloud
7 12 (2.02%) Manufacturing Execution System
7 12 (2.02%) Virtual Team
8 11 (1.85%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.34%) Data Centre
10 7 (1.18%) Life Science
11 6 (1.01%) CMDB
11 6 (1.01%) Replication
12 5 (0.84%) Enterprise Storage
13 3 (0.50%) Data Protection Act
13 3 (0.50%) Driving Licence
13 3 (0.50%) Hybrid Cloud
13 3 (0.50%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 178 (29.92%) Windows
2 32 (5.38%) Android
2 32 (5.38%) Windows Server
3 15 (2.52%) Windows 10
4 12 (2.02%) Linux
5 6 (1.01%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.01%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (0.84%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
7 4 (0.67%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.17%) Unix
8 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (22.35%) Mathematics
2 116 (19.50%) Customer Service
3 115 (19.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 105 (17.65%) Line Management
5 93 (15.63%) Project Management
6 63 (10.59%) Agile
7 48 (8.07%) DevOps
8 46 (7.73%) ITIL
9 43 (7.23%) Computer Science
10 41 (6.89%) Mentoring
11 39 (6.55%) Decision-Making
12 36 (6.05%) Software Engineering
13 35 (5.88%) Analytics
13 35 (5.88%) Budgeting
14 34 (5.71%) Creative Problem-Solving
15 31 (5.21%) Business Intelligence
15 31 (5.21%) Change Management
15 31 (5.21%) Migration
15 31 (5.21%) Process Improvement
15 31 (5.21%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 72 (12.10%) SQL
2 41 (6.89%) JavaScript
3 32 (5.38%) C#
4 27 (4.54%) Python
5 26 (4.37%) Java
6 14 (2.35%) MATLAB
7 8 (1.34%) PowerShell
7 8 (1.34%) R
8 7 (1.18%) PHP
9 5 (0.84%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.67%) Scala
11 3 (0.50%) Go
12 2 (0.34%) C++
12 2 (0.34%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.34%) VB
13 1 (0.17%) ABAP
13 1 (0.17%) ActionScript
13 1 (0.17%) Bicep
13 1 (0.17%) C
13 1 (0.17%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 112 (18.82%) Degree
2 28 (4.71%) BPSS Clearance
3 19 (3.19%) Computer Science Degree
4 17 (2.86%) Security Cleared
5 14 (2.35%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (2.18%) Master's Degree
6 13 (2.18%) SC Cleared
7 12 (2.02%) HNC
8 10 (1.68%) NVQ Level 3
8 10 (1.68%) NVQ Level 4
9 9 (1.51%) CCNA
9 9 (1.51%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (1.18%) PMP
11 6 (1.01%) CCNP
11 6 (1.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 6 (1.01%) JNCIA
11 6 (1.01%) JNCIS
12 5 (0.84%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.67%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.67%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (5.71%) QA
2 14 (2.35%) SLA
3 9 (1.51%) Data Quality
4 8 (1.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.01%) GDPR
7 4 (0.67%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.67%) NIST
8 3 (0.50%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.34%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 2 (0.34%) GMP
9 2 (0.34%) GRC
9 2 (0.34%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.34%) PMO
9 2 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.17%) COBIT
10 1 (0.17%) NCSC
10 1 (0.17%) NIST 800
System Software
1 36 (6.05%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.69%) Docker
3 15 (2.52%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.18%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.34%) Firmware
6 2 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.17%) pfSense
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.17%) XenApp
7 1 (0.17%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 16 (2.69%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.02%) Ansible
2 12 (2.02%) Terraform
3 9 (1.51%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.84%) AirWatch
5 4 (0.67%) PaperCut
5 4 (0.67%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.34%) Grafana
7 1 (0.17%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.17%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.17%) SCCM
Vendors
1 117 (19.66%) Microsoft
2 53 (8.91%) BT
3 22 (3.70%) Cisco
4 20 (3.36%) IBM
5 18 (3.03%) Zoho
6 15 (2.52%) ServiceNow
7 14 (2.35%) Apple
7 14 (2.35%) SAP
7 14 (2.35%) VMware
8 13 (2.18%) IFS
9 12 (2.02%) Oracle
9 12 (2.02%) Rockwell
9 12 (2.02%) Siemens
10 6 (1.01%) Adobe
10 6 (1.01%) Arista
11 5 (0.84%) Dell
11 5 (0.84%) Splunk
12 4 (0.67%) Databricks
12 4 (0.67%) Sage
13 3 (0.50%) Palantir