Problem-Solving Job Trends in Yorkshire

Problem Solving
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 4 2
Rank change year-on-year -8 -2 +6
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 547 681 1,230
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 7.40% 19.22% 23.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.09% 21.69% 29.60%
Number of salaries quoted 417 335 448
10th Percentile £26,738 £25,087 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,500 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% -22.22% +2.20%
75th Percentile £56,250 £58,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -9.09%

All Process & 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 4,932 3,140 4,156
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 66.70% 88.60% 78.95%
Number of salaries quoted 3,574 1,532 2,510
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £29,731
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,625 £38,890
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £46,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.53% -7.00% -8.26%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,922 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

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 17 August 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
West Yorkshire -14 282 £50,161 +0.32% 231
South Yorkshire -8 134 £42,500 +30.77% 93
East Yorkshire -11 46 £33,500 +3.08% 22
North Yorkshire -12 29 £33,500 +21.82% 44
Humberside +2 7 £28,000 - 14
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 70 (12.80%) SharePoint
2 39 (7.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.10%) Confluence
4 3 (0.55%) JBoss
4 3 (0.55%) WordPress
5 2 (0.37%) CMS
5 2 (0.37%) IIS
5 2 (0.37%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.18%) Apache
6 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.18%) Tomcat
Applications
1 42 (7.68%) Microsoft Excel
1 42 (7.68%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
3 3 (0.55%) AutoCAD
3 3 (0.55%) Navisworks
3 3 (0.55%) Revit
3 3 (0.55%) Trello
4 2 (0.37%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.37%) LaTeX
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.37%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.18%) EPLAN
5 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.18%) Notion
Business Applications
1 15 (2.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.91%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.73%) iTrent
4 3 (0.55%) Aareon QL
4 3 (0.55%) MIS ActiveH
4 3 (0.55%) NEC Housing
4 3 (0.55%) OPENHousing
4 3 (0.55%) Orchard Housing
5 2 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.37%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.37%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.37%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.37%) Shopify
5 2 (0.37%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.18%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 111 (20.29%) Microsoft 365
2 76 (13.89%) Azure
3 66 (12.07%) Power Platform
4 46 (8.41%) AWS
5 32 (5.85%) Entra ID
6 31 (5.67%) Power Automate
7 30 (5.48%) Dynamics 365
8 29 (5.30%) PowerApps
9 27 (4.94%) OneDrive
10 23 (4.20%) SaaS
11 15 (2.74%) Serverless
12 11 (2.01%) Amazon ECS
12 11 (2.01%) Amazon S3
12 11 (2.01%) GCP
12 11 (2.01%) GitHub
12 11 (2.01%) Microsoft Copilot
13 10 (1.83%) Amazon EKS
13 10 (1.83%) AWS CloudFormation
14 9 (1.65%) AWS Lambda
15 8 (1.46%) Amazon EC2
Communications & Networking
1 39 (7.13%) Firewall
2 34 (6.22%) LAN
3 33 (6.03%) WAN
4 32 (5.85%) DNS
5 30 (5.48%) DHCP
6 21 (3.84%) TCP/IP
7 20 (3.66%) Wi-Fi
8 15 (2.74%) Broadband
9 13 (2.38%) Network Security
10 12 (2.19%) VPN
11 7 (1.28%) VLAN
11 7 (1.28%) Wireless
11 7 (1.28%) WLAN
12 6 (1.10%) HTTP
13 5 (0.91%) ATM
13 5 (0.91%) SD-WAN
14 4 (0.73%) BGP
14 4 (0.73%) OSPF
14 4 (0.73%) SSL
15 3 (0.55%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (9.51%) Power BI
2 27 (4.94%) SQL Server
3 14 (2.56%) MySQL
3 14 (2.56%) Relational Database
4 10 (1.83%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.46%) Electronic Patient Records
5 8 (1.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 7 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.91%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.91%) Big Data
7 5 (0.91%) DynamoDB
7 5 (0.91%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.73%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (0.73%) Semantic Layer
8 4 (0.73%) Tableau
9 3 (0.55%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (0.55%) ClickHouse
9 3 (0.55%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.55%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 19 (3.47%) JIRA
2 9 (1.65%) Git
3 8 (1.46%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.10%) GitLab
5 4 (0.73%) Cucumber
5 4 (0.73%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.73%) Oracle Forms
5 4 (0.73%) SonarQube
6 3 (0.55%) Maven
6 3 (0.55%) Selenium
7 2 (0.37%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.18%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.18%) PHPUnit
8 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 252 (46.07%) Social Skills
2 118 (21.57%) Analytical Skills
3 100 (18.28%) Finance
4 65 (11.88%) Manufacturing
5 49 (8.96%) Law
6 40 (7.31%) Organisational Skills
7 30 (5.48%) Public Sector
8 27 (4.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (3.66%) Retail
10 15 (2.74%) Games
11 14 (2.56%) Advertising
12 10 (1.83%) Marketing
12 10 (1.83%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (1.83%) Social Housing
13 8 (1.46%) Legal
14 7 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (1.10%) Banking
16 5 (0.91%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (0.91%) Telecoms
17 4 (0.73%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 75 (13.71%) IT Support
2 71 (12.98%) Analyst
3 56 (10.24%) Senior
4 51 (9.32%) Developer
5 44 (8.04%) Support Engineer
6 29 (5.30%) IT Technician
7 28 (5.12%) IT Engineer
7 28 (5.12%) Support Technician
8 26 (4.75%) IT Support Engineer
8 26 (4.75%) IT Support Technician
9 25 (4.57%) Applications Support
9 25 (4.57%) Consultant
10 23 (4.20%) Support Analyst
11 22 (4.02%) Architect
12 18 (3.29%) Network Engineer
13 17 (3.11%) Technical Engineer
14 16 (2.93%) Data Analyst
15 15 (2.74%) Business Manager
15 15 (2.74%) IT Analyst
15 15 (2.74%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.29%) .NET
2 13 (2.38%) HTML
2 13 (2.38%) REST
3 12 (2.19%) Android SDK
3 12 (2.19%) GraphQL
4 10 (1.83%) CSS
5 9 (1.65%) Node.js
6 7 (1.28%) Classic ASP
6 7 (1.28%) Middleware
6 7 (1.28%) React
7 6 (1.10%) JSON
8 5 (0.91%) AngularJS
8 5 (0.91%) HTML5 Canvas
9 4 (0.73%) .NET Core
9 4 (0.73%) Flask
9 4 (0.73%) Jest
9 4 (0.73%) XML
10 3 (0.55%) Gherkin
10 3 (0.55%) Spring Boot
10 3 (0.55%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 59 (10.79%) Driving Licence
2 39 (7.13%) Self-Motivation
3 20 (3.66%) Onboarding
4 18 (3.29%) Management Information System
5 16 (2.93%) Mobile App
6 14 (2.56%) CCTV
6 14 (2.56%) Data Structures
6 14 (2.56%) Social Media
7 13 (2.38%) Linux Command Line
7 13 (2.38%) Operational Technology
7 13 (2.38%) Product Ownership
8 11 (2.01%) Replication
9 9 (1.65%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 9 (1.65%) SystemC
10 8 (1.46%) Cloud Native
10 8 (1.46%) Data Centre
10 8 (1.46%) Life Science
10 8 (1.46%) NHS
10 8 (1.46%) PMI
11 7 (1.28%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 76 (13.89%) Windows
2 38 (6.95%) Windows Server
3 26 (4.75%) Linux
4 24 (4.39%) Android
5 10 (1.83%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (0.91%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.91%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.37%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.37%) VME
8 1 (0.18%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (34.92%) Continuous Improvement
2 90 (16.45%) Agile
3 79 (14.44%) Customer Service
4 71 (12.98%) ITIL
5 66 (12.07%) ERP
6 59 (10.79%) Mentoring
7 57 (10.42%) Decision-Making
8 56 (10.24%) Coaching
9 55 (10.05%) AI
9 55 (10.05%) Business Intelligence
10 54 (9.87%) CI/CD
11 46 (8.41%) Analytics
11 46 (8.41%) Process Improvement
12 44 (8.04%) Stakeholder Management
13 43 (7.86%) Project Delivery
13 43 (7.86%) Service Management
14 36 (6.58%) DevOps
15 34 (6.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 33 (6.03%) Collaborative Working
17 31 (5.67%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 88 (16.09%) SQL
2 37 (6.76%) JavaScript
3 36 (6.58%) Python
4 28 (5.12%) Java
5 21 (3.84%) C#
6 19 (3.47%) PowerShell
7 15 (2.74%) Kotlin
8 11 (2.01%) Shell Script
9 10 (1.83%) PHP
9 10 (1.83%) TypeScript
10 8 (1.46%) Bash
11 5 (0.91%) Groovy
12 4 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.73%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.73%) VBA
13 2 (0.37%) C
13 2 (0.37%) COBOL
13 2 (0.37%) Go
13 2 (0.37%) Ruby
13 2 (0.37%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 43 (7.86%) Degree
2 14 (2.56%) Security Cleared
3 13 (2.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 12 (2.19%) Network+ Certification
4 12 (2.19%) PMI Certification
4 12 (2.19%) SC Cleared
5 11 (2.01%) A+ Certification
6 10 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.46%) Azure Certification
7 8 (1.46%) PMP
8 7 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.10%) NVQ Level 3
10 5 (0.91%) CCNA
10 5 (0.91%) HNC
10 5 (0.91%) HND
10 5 (0.91%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (0.91%) SAP Certification
11 4 (0.73%) City & Guilds
11 4 (0.73%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (5.12%) Data Quality
2 23 (4.20%) QA
3 18 (3.29%) GDPR
4 15 (2.74%) Cyber Essentials
5 10 (1.83%) SLA
6 8 (1.46%) Accessibility
6 8 (1.46%) GMP
7 6 (1.10%) ISO 19650
8 4 (0.73%) PMO
9 3 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.37%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.37%) WCAG
11 1 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.18%) HL7
11 1 (0.18%) IEC 61508
11 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.18%) NIST
System Software
1 56 (10.24%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.74%) Docker
3 12 (2.19%) Hyper-V
4 5 (0.91%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.73%) Firmware
6 3 (0.55%) vSphere
7 2 (0.37%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (4.57%) Terraform
2 23 (4.20%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.46%) Ansible
3 8 (1.46%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.73%) SCCM
5 3 (0.55%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.37%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.37%) Proxmox
7 1 (0.18%) Avamar
7 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.18%) Packer
7 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.18%) VxRail
Vendors
1 167 (30.53%) Microsoft
2 21 (3.84%) Cisco
2 21 (3.84%) SAP
3 16 (2.93%) Oracle
4 10 (1.83%) ServiceNow
5 8 (1.46%) Veeam
6 7 (1.28%) Juniper
6 7 (1.28%) VMware
7 5 (0.91%) Google
7 5 (0.91%) Sage
7 5 (0.91%) Salesforce
7 5 (0.91%) Siemens
8 4 (0.73%) Apple
8 4 (0.73%) Databricks
8 4 (0.73%) Fortinet
8 4 (0.73%) SonicWALL
9 3 (0.55%) Aareon
9 3 (0.55%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.55%) Meraki
9 3 (0.55%) Rockwell