Problem Solving
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 8 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +6 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 10,005 | 14,800 | 13,546 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 18.53% | 14.97% | 13.19% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 19.75% | 17.46% | 13.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,571 | 9,446 | 6,832 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,750 | £26,250 | £29,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,063 | £33,474 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £67,500 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £85,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £44,700 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.67% | -10.00% | +6.38% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 50,654 | 84,747 | 98,202 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 93.80% | 85.73% | 95.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,617 | 59,812 | 57,648 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,000 | £34,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £61,180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -10.10% | +1.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,500 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £92,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Problem-Solving
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.
Problem-Solving
Top 19 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 |
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| England | +2 | 8,861 | £50,055 | +0.11% | 11,204 |
| UK excluding London | +1 | 6,786 | £44,700 | -0.67% | 7,556 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 3,939 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 6,213 |
| London | +6 | 2,480 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 5,115 |
| North of England | 0 | 1,955 | £43,500 | -3.33% | 1,784 |
| South East | +1 | 1,571 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 2,506 |
| Midlands | -2 | 1,172 | £45,000 | +7.14% | 1,249 |
| North West | -2 | 1,000 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 966 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 752 | £48,000 | +12.94% | 688 |
| South West | +4 | 706 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 799 |
| East of England | 0 | 672 | £44,250 | +4.12% | 798 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 644 | £40,000 | -8.23% | 598 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 419 | £40,000 | +6.67% | 512 |
| Scotland | +11 | 363 | £45,635 | +0.20% | 400 |
| Wales | +5 | 332 | £25,087 | -38.91% | 162 |
| North East | +8 | 311 | £34,000 | -24.44% | 242 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 35 | £55,000 | +13.40% | 133 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | £80,000 | - | 2 |
| Isle of Man | -1 | 3 | £38,000 | -15.56% | 8 |
Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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