Problem-Solving Jobs in the East Midlands

Problem Solving
England > East Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East 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 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 9 8
Rank change year-on-year +4 -1 +10
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 638 385 579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 14.43% 13.60% 16.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.05% 14.18% 18.21%
Number of salaries quoted 440 200 298
10th Percentile £24,750 £26,250 £23,250
25th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £28,207
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +12.50% -3.92%
75th Percentile £53,000 £60,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £64,125
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East 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 East Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,535 2,715 3,180
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 79.94% 95.94% 91.83%
Number of salaries quoted 2,491 1,273 2,041
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,000 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,881 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.24% +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £56,250 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £68,750 £76,250 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the East 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 East Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 May 2024. 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
Nottinghamshire +11 186 £45,000 -18.18% 79
Leicestershire +9 167 £37,000 -10.30% 68
Derbyshire +10 126 £37,500 -11.76% 73
Northamptonshire +16 104 £42,500 -20.93% 70
Lincolnshire -11 52 £37,500 -25.37% 40
Rutland - 1 - - 2
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East 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 29 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (3.61%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.88%) IIS
4 10 (1.57%) WordPress
5 8 (1.25%) Apache
6 5 (0.78%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.47%) CMS
8 2 (0.31%) Confluence
8 2 (0.31%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.16%) Drupal
9 1 (0.16%) JBoss
9 1 (0.16%) PrestaShop
9 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Fuse
9 1 (0.16%) TYPO3
9 1 (0.16%) Umbraco
Applications
1 62 (9.72%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (5.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (3.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (2.04%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.63%) Sketch
6 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.16%) Autodesk Inventor
7 1 (0.16%) InDesign
7 1 (0.16%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 8 (1.25%) Misys Midas
2 7 (1.10%) Shopify
3 5 (0.78%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (0.78%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.63%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.47%) iTrent
5 3 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.16%) Magento
7 1 (0.16%) Primavera
7 1 (0.16%) Sage 300 ERP
Cloud Services
1 127 (19.91%) Azure
2 83 (13.01%) AWS
3 72 (11.29%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (4.08%) GCP
5 21 (3.29%) Entra ID
6 19 (2.98%) Power Platform
7 18 (2.82%) SaaS
8 16 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (1.88%) WhatsApp
10 10 (1.57%) Cloud Computing
11 9 (1.41%) Figma
12 8 (1.25%) Amazon ECS
12 8 (1.25%) Cloudflare
12 8 (1.25%) Google Workspace
13 7 (1.10%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (0.94%) Google Sheets
15 5 (0.78%) Amazon S3
15 5 (0.78%) GitHub
15 5 (0.78%) Serverless
16 4 (0.63%) Heroku
Communications & Networking
1 45 (7.05%) Firewall
2 33 (5.17%) DNS
3 25 (3.92%) VPN
4 23 (3.61%) DHCP
4 23 (3.61%) TCP/IP
5 18 (2.82%) Network Security
6 14 (2.19%) SAN
7 13 (2.04%) Wireless
8 12 (1.88%) Internet
8 12 (1.88%) WAN
9 11 (1.72%) LAN
10 10 (1.57%) Broadband
11 6 (0.94%) Wi-Fi
12 5 (0.78%) Hyperconnected
12 5 (0.78%) IPsec
12 5 (0.78%) SNMP
13 4 (0.63%) NAS
13 4 (0.63%) NetScaler
13 4 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
14 3 (0.47%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (10.66%) SQL Server
2 26 (4.08%) BigQuery
2 26 (4.08%) Looker
2 26 (4.08%) Tableau
3 20 (3.13%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (2.82%) Relational Database
5 16 (2.51%) MySQL
5 16 (2.51%) Power BI
6 14 (2.19%) MongoDB
7 13 (2.04%) Elasticsearch
8 11 (1.72%) Oracle Database
9 7 (1.10%) PostgreSQL
9 7 (1.10%) RDBMS
9 7 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 6 (0.94%) Data Lake
10 6 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.78%) Crystal Reports
11 5 (0.78%) MariaDB
11 5 (0.78%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 3 (0.47%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 36 (5.64%) Git
2 10 (1.57%) Team Foundation Server
3 8 (1.25%) JIRA
4 4 (0.63%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.47%) Appium
5 3 (0.47%) Gatling
5 3 (0.47%) GitLab
5 3 (0.47%) gulp
5 3 (0.47%) JBehave
5 3 (0.47%) JDeveloper
5 3 (0.47%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.47%) JMeter
5 3 (0.47%) JUnit
5 3 (0.47%) SpecFlow
6 2 (0.31%) Android Studio
6 2 (0.31%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.16%) IntelliJ
7 1 (0.16%) PHPUnit
7 1 (0.16%) Selenium
7 1 (0.16%) WiX
General
1 318 (49.84%) Social Skills
2 226 (35.42%) Analytical Skills
3 85 (13.32%) Retail
4 74 (11.60%) Finance
5 48 (7.52%) Manufacturing
6 42 (6.58%) Presentation Skills
7 37 (5.80%) Marketing
8 27 (4.23%) Organisational Skills
9 24 (3.76%) Law
10 17 (2.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (2.51%) Automotive
12 11 (1.72%) Games
12 11 (1.72%) Telecoms
13 10 (1.57%) Aerospace
13 10 (1.57%) Billing
13 10 (1.57%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.41%) Legal
14 9 (1.41%) Pharmaceutical
14 9 (1.41%) Public Sector
15 7 (1.10%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 85 (13.32%) Analyst
2 61 (9.56%) Lead
3 58 (9.09%) Support Engineer
4 53 (8.31%) Developer
5 50 (7.84%) Senior
6 40 (6.27%) IT Support
7 34 (5.33%) IT Engineer
8 32 (5.02%) Architect
9 30 (4.70%) Applications Support
10 27 (4.23%) Data Analyst
10 27 (4.23%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 24 (3.76%) Applications Engineer
11 24 (3.76%) Applications Support Engineer
12 22 (3.45%) IT Manager
13 21 (3.29%) Consultant
14 19 (2.98%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
14 19 (2.98%) Senior Analyst
15 18 (2.82%) IT Technician
15 18 (2.82%) Junior
16 17 (2.66%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (5.80%) .NET
2 29 (4.55%) HTML
3 23 (3.61%) React
4 16 (2.51%) REST
5 15 (2.35%) CSS
6 14 (2.19%) Node.js
7 13 (2.04%) AngularJS
7 13 (2.04%) Laravel
8 11 (1.72%) ASP.NET
9 10 (1.57%) Web Services
10 9 (1.41%) ATL
10 9 (1.41%) HTML5
10 9 (1.41%) jQuery
11 8 (1.25%) CSS3
12 6 (0.94%) .NET Framework
12 6 (0.94%) Express.js
12 6 (0.94%) Tailwind CSS
12 6 (0.94%) Twig
12 6 (0.94%) Vue
13 5 (0.78%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 77 (12.07%) Self-Motivation
2 39 (6.11%) Management Information System
3 35 (5.49%) Driving Licence
4 21 (3.29%) Onboarding
5 18 (2.82%) Product Ownership
6 16 (2.51%) Taxonomies
7 15 (2.35%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (2.19%) CCTV
8 14 (2.19%) Data Centre
9 10 (1.57%) Cyber Threat
9 10 (1.57%) Mobile App
10 9 (1.41%) Clustering
11 7 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
12 6 (0.94%) FMCG
13 5 (0.78%) Augmented Reality
13 5 (0.78%) Cyberattack
13 5 (0.78%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (0.78%) Virtual Reality
14 4 (0.63%) Fibre Optics
14 4 (0.63%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 111 (17.40%) Windows
2 67 (10.50%) Windows Server
3 45 (7.05%) Linux
4 9 (1.41%) Mac OS
5 8 (1.25%) Unix
5 8 (1.25%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.94%) Android
7 5 (0.78%) CentOS
7 5 (0.78%) Data ONTAP
7 5 (0.78%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.63%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.63%) SUSE
8 4 (0.63%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.31%) AIX
9 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.16%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.16%) Windows XP
10 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (14.11%) Customer Service
2 89 (13.95%) Agile
3 86 (13.48%) Project Management
4 66 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
5 65 (10.19%) DevOps
6 59 (9.25%) Mentoring
7 52 (8.15%) Business Strategy
8 51 (7.99%) Analytics
9 49 (7.68%) Actionable Insight
9 49 (7.68%) Mathematics
10 48 (7.52%) ERP
11 47 (7.37%) Data Analysis
12 45 (7.05%) Process Improvement
12 45 (7.05%) Root Cause Analysis
13 42 (6.58%) Cybersecurity
13 42 (6.58%) ITIL
13 42 (6.58%) Service Management
14 41 (6.43%) Computer Science
15 39 (6.11%) Decision-Making
16 37 (5.80%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 126 (19.75%) SQL
2 64 (10.03%) Python
3 48 (7.52%) C#
4 39 (6.11%) JavaScript
5 25 (3.92%) PHP
6 22 (3.45%) Java
7 15 (2.35%) PowerShell
8 14 (2.19%) TypeScript
9 11 (1.72%) Bash
9 11 (1.72%) C
10 10 (1.57%) C++
11 8 (1.25%) Rust
12 7 (1.10%) Ruby
13 5 (0.78%) Bicep
13 5 (0.78%) T-SQL
14 4 (0.63%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 4 (0.63%) Go
14 4 (0.63%) Perl
15 3 (0.47%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.47%) VB
Qualifications
1 124 (19.44%) Degree
2 34 (5.33%) DBS Check
3 27 (4.23%) Computer Science Degree
4 25 (3.92%) Security Cleared
5 20 (3.13%) SC Cleared
6 13 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (1.88%) CISSP
8 11 (1.72%) CISM
9 10 (1.57%) HNC
10 7 (1.10%) ISEB
10 7 (1.10%) ISTQB
11 6 (0.94%) A+ Certification
11 6 (0.94%) Azure Certification
11 6 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (0.94%) MCP
12 5 (0.78%) CCNA
12 5 (0.78%) ITIL Certification
12 5 (0.78%) OCA
12 5 (0.78%) OCP
12 5 (0.78%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (6.43%) QA
2 33 (5.17%) GDPR
3 28 (4.39%) SLA
4 14 (2.19%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.10%) PMO
6 6 (0.94%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.63%) WCAG
8 3 (0.47%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.16%) NCSC
10 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 75 (11.76%) Active Directory
2 25 (3.92%) Hyper-V
3 23 (3.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.04%) Docker
5 5 (0.78%) Firmware
5 5 (0.78%) Oracle RAC
5 5 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.47%) vSphere
7 2 (0.31%) pfSense
7 2 (0.31%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (2.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (1.72%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.41%) Microsoft Clustering
4 6 (0.94%) Ansible
4 6 (0.94%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.78%) Data Guard
5 5 (0.78%) Oracle RMAN
5 5 (0.78%) vCenter Server
5 5 (0.78%) WSUS
6 4 (0.63%) SCOM
7 3 (0.47%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.47%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.31%) Terraform
9 1 (0.16%) Check_MK
9 1 (0.16%) Grafana
9 1 (0.16%) Puppet
Vendors
1 151 (23.67%) Microsoft
2 40 (6.27%) Google
3 29 (4.55%) VMware
4 21 (3.29%) Databricks
5 20 (3.13%) Veeam
6 19 (2.98%) SAP
7 16 (2.51%) Oracle
8 14 (2.19%) Cisco
9 13 (2.04%) Salesforce
10 9 (1.41%) Red Hat
11 8 (1.25%) Acronis
11 8 (1.25%) Meraki
12 7 (1.10%) Minitab
12 7 (1.10%) Palo Alto
13 6 (0.94%) Dell
13 6 (0.94%) JDA
13 6 (0.94%) WooCommerce
14 5 (0.78%) Citrix
14 5 (0.78%) SolidFire
14 5 (0.78%) SonicWALL