Problem-Solving Jobs in Wales

Problem Solving
UK > Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 12 14
Rank change year-on-year +5 +2 +11
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 313 224 253
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 15.35% 13.56% 13.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 19.55% 14.08% 13.79%
Number of salaries quoted 166 106 135
10th Percentile £26,250 £22,625 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,000 £30,125 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,600 £38,744 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.37% -3.14% -2.44%
75th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £57,500 £75,000 £68,250
UK median annual salary £49,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wales

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 Wales with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,601 1,591 1,834
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 78.52% 96.31% 94.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,054 794 1,143
10th Percentile £26,750 £26,391 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,990 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +9.20%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,533 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Wales

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Wales

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Wales over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Wales

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Wales region over the 6 months to 14 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
South Wales +3 176 £43,500 +8.75% 86
North Wales +19 90 £34,000 +44.68% 17
West Wales +3 28 £35,250 +0.71% 16
Mid Wales +3 15 £43,750 -2.78% 3
Dyfed -1 1 £38,000 -49.33%
Problem-Solving
UK

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 12 (3.83%) SharePoint
2 11 (3.51%) WordPress
3 7 (2.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.24%) OpenStack
4 6 (1.92%) Confluence
5 5 (1.60%) Apache
6 4 (1.28%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.96%) CMS
7 3 (0.96%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.96%) nginx
8 2 (0.64%) SAS
9 1 (0.32%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.32%) Drupal
9 1 (0.32%) IIS
9 1 (0.32%) JBoss
9 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 17 (5.43%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.60%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (1.28%) Sketch
4 2 (0.64%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.32%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.64%) Primavera
2 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 54 (17.25%) Azure
2 35 (11.18%) AWS
3 24 (7.67%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (5.75%) GCP
5 9 (2.88%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (2.88%) Power Platform
6 8 (2.56%) WhatsApp
7 7 (2.24%) Cloud Computing
7 7 (2.24%) Nutanix
7 7 (2.24%) SaaS
7 7 (2.24%) Slack
8 6 (1.92%) Amazon S3
9 5 (1.60%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.60%) Entra ID
9 5 (1.60%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.60%) PowerApps
10 4 (1.28%) Figma
10 4 (1.28%) Miro
10 4 (1.28%) PaaS
10 4 (1.28%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 22 (7.03%) Firewall
2 15 (4.79%) DNS
3 14 (4.47%) DHCP
4 11 (3.51%) VPN
5 8 (2.56%) Ethernet
5 8 (2.56%) Internet
5 8 (2.56%) Network Security
5 8 (2.56%) Profibus
6 7 (2.24%) SAN
6 7 (2.24%) Wireless
7 6 (1.92%) LAN
7 6 (1.92%) WAN
8 5 (1.60%) IPsec
8 5 (1.60%) MPLS
8 5 (1.60%) SNMP
8 5 (1.60%) VLAN
8 5 (1.60%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (1.60%) WLAN
9 4 (1.28%) TCP/IP
9 4 (1.28%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.79%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (3.19%) Elasticsearch
2 10 (3.19%) MySQL
2 10 (3.19%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.56%) Looker
4 7 (2.24%) RDBMS
4 7 (2.24%) Relational Database
5 6 (1.92%) BigQuery
6 5 (1.60%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.60%) MongoDB
6 5 (1.60%) Power BI
7 3 (0.96%) MariaDB
7 3 (0.96%) Metabase
7 3 (0.96%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.64%) Tableau
9 1 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.32%) Data Vault
9 1 (0.32%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.32%) Metadata
9 1 (0.32%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 39 (12.46%) Git
2 15 (4.79%) JIRA
3 13 (4.15%) Jenkins
3 13 (4.15%) Selenium
4 6 (1.92%) Postman
5 4 (1.28%) Cypress.io
5 4 (1.28%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.96%) JDeveloper
6 3 (0.96%) Visual Studio Code
7 2 (0.64%) DBeaver
7 2 (0.64%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.32%) IntelliJ
General
1 197 (62.94%) Social Skills
2 84 (26.84%) Manufacturing
3 76 (24.28%) Influencing Skills
4 71 (22.68%) Presentation Skills
5 69 (22.04%) Analytical Skills
6 68 (21.73%) Law
7 52 (16.61%) Finance
8 16 (5.11%) Games
8 16 (5.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (4.47%) Electronics
10 12 (3.83%) Public Sector
10 12 (3.83%) Retail
10 12 (3.83%) Welsh Language
11 9 (2.88%) Local Government
11 9 (2.88%) Police
12 8 (2.56%) Legal
12 8 (2.56%) Marketing
12 8 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.28%) Advertising
14 2 (0.64%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 82 (26.20%) IT Engineer
2 78 (24.92%) Senior
3 70 (22.36%) Automation Engineer
3 70 (22.36%) Graduate
4 68 (21.73%) Graduate IT Engineer
4 68 (21.73%) IT Graduate
5 52 (16.61%) Developer
6 33 (10.54%) Analyst
7 22 (7.03%) IT Support
8 20 (6.39%) Senior Developer
9 16 (5.11%) Project Manager
10 14 (4.47%) IT Support Engineer
10 14 (4.47%) Support Engineer
11 12 (3.83%) Business Analyst
11 12 (3.83%) Java Developer
11 12 (3.83%) Software Engineer
12 10 (3.19%) Senior Analyst
12 10 (3.19%) Support Analyst
13 9 (2.88%) Architect
13 9 (2.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (8.63%) React
2 19 (6.07%) CSS
2 19 (6.07%) HTML
3 17 (5.43%) Spring
4 15 (4.79%) AngularJS
4 15 (4.79%) RESTful
5 14 (4.47%) REST
6 12 (3.83%) .NET
6 12 (3.83%) Node.js
7 11 (3.51%) Spring Boot
8 10 (3.19%) Web Services
9 8 (2.56%) Laravel
9 8 (2.56%) RabbitMQ
10 7 (2.24%) jQuery
11 5 (1.60%) .NET Framework
11 5 (1.60%) Java EE
11 5 (1.60%) YAML
12 4 (1.28%) HTML5 Canvas
12 4 (1.28%) J2EE
12 4 (1.28%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 73 (23.32%) FMCG
2 23 (7.35%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (5.75%) Data Centre
4 9 (2.88%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (2.88%) Product Ownership
5 8 (2.56%) Housing Association
5 8 (2.56%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.24%) CMDB
7 6 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (1.92%) Mobile App
7 6 (1.92%) NHS
7 6 (1.92%) Social Media
8 5 (1.60%) CCTV
8 5 (1.60%) Tandem
9 4 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.28%) ARM Cortex
9 4 (1.28%) Blog
9 4 (1.28%) Client/Server
9 4 (1.28%) Replication
10 3 (0.96%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 28 (8.95%) Linux
1 28 (8.95%) Windows
2 17 (5.43%) Windows Server
3 16 (5.11%) Android
4 15 (4.79%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.60%) Data ONTAP
5 5 (1.60%) Unix
5 5 (1.60%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.28%) FreeRTOS
6 4 (1.28%) Mac OS
6 4 (1.28%) VxWorks
7 3 (0.96%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (27.80%) Continuous Improvement
2 69 (22.04%) Lean Six Sigma
2 69 (22.04%) Six Sigma
3 68 (21.73%) Benchmarking
3 68 (21.73%) Lean Manufacturing
3 68 (21.73%) Order Management
4 67 (21.41%) Agile
5 37 (11.82%) DevOps
6 34 (10.86%) Project Management
7 31 (9.90%) Actionable Insight
8 30 (9.58%) Customer Service
9 25 (7.99%) SDLC
10 23 (7.35%) Software Engineering
10 23 (7.35%) Test Automation
11 22 (7.03%) Roadmaps
12 21 (6.71%) ITIL
13 19 (6.07%) Containerisation
13 19 (6.07%) Decision-Making
13 19 (6.07%) Line Management
14 18 (5.75%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (11.18%) SQL
2 25 (7.99%) C#
3 22 (7.03%) Java
4 19 (6.07%) PHP
5 16 (5.11%) C
6 15 (4.79%) TypeScript
7 12 (3.83%) JavaScript
8 11 (3.51%) Python
9 5 (1.60%) C++
10 4 (1.28%) Bash
10 4 (1.28%) Embedded C++
10 4 (1.28%) Go
10 4 (1.28%) Ruby
10 4 (1.28%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.96%) Perl
12 2 (0.64%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 106 (33.87%) Degree
2 68 (21.73%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 33 (10.54%) SC Cleared
3 33 (10.54%) Security Cleared
4 9 (2.88%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (2.24%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.28%) A+ Certification
6 4 (1.28%) HND
7 3 (0.96%) APMP
8 2 (0.64%) CCNA
8 2 (0.64%) CCNP
8 2 (0.64%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.64%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.32%) CISMP
9 1 (0.32%) CISSP
9 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.32%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.32%) PMP
9 1 (0.32%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.79%) GDPR
2 9 (2.88%) SLA
3 8 (2.56%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 8 (2.56%) ISO 13485
3 8 (2.56%) QA
4 7 (2.24%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.28%) MISRA
5 4 (1.28%) WCAG
6 2 (0.64%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.64%) PMO
7 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.32%) Government Security Classifications
7 1 (0.32%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 33 (10.54%) Active Directory
2 27 (8.63%) Docker
3 8 (2.56%) Firmware
3 8 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.32%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 20 (6.39%) Ansible
2 13 (4.15%) Kubernetes
3 10 (3.19%) Terraform
4 8 (2.56%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (2.56%) SCCM
5 6 (1.92%) Prometheus
6 5 (1.60%) vCenter Server
7 4 (1.28%) OpenSSO
7 4 (1.28%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.96%) Galera Cluster
8 3 (0.96%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.64%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.32%) Grafana
10 1 (0.32%) PaperCut
Vendors
1 55 (17.57%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.75%) Oracle
3 12 (3.83%) Google
4 9 (2.88%) WooCommerce
5 8 (2.56%) Cisco
5 8 (2.56%) Veeam
5 8 (2.56%) VMware
6 6 (1.92%) Facebook
7 5 (1.60%) NetApp
7 5 (1.60%) Palo Alto
7 5 (1.60%) Red Hat
7 5 (1.60%) SolidFire
7 5 (1.60%) Xamarin
8 4 (1.28%) Meraki
8 4 (1.28%) QNX
8 4 (1.28%) Remedy
8 4 (1.28%) Renesas
8 4 (1.28%) Sage
8 4 (1.28%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.28%) Sophos