Problem Solving
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 13 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +3 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 14,737 | 13,668 | 22,403 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.96% | 13.20% | 14.32% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 17.42% | 13.80% | 14.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,442 | 6,900 | 9,815 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £29,750 | £29,478 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,500 | £40,000 | £37,535 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £76,316 | £71,938 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £95,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £46,111 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +8.43% | +2.47% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 84,620 | 99,018 | 149,592 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 85.90% | 95.62% | 95.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59,724 | 58,165 | 83,321 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £34,000 | £33,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £61,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.57% | +2.50% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £81,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +9.38% |
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 4 May 2024.
Problem-Solving
Top 18 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 4 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 |
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| England | +7 | 12,836 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 5,489 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 10,903 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 4,156 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 4,769 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 1,958 |
| London | +3 | 3,246 | £70,000 | - | 1,579 |
| South East | +4 | 2,838 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 950 |
| North of England | +9 | 2,462 | £45,000 | - | 1,050 |
| Midlands | +4 | 1,790 | £42,100 | -13.33% | 788 |
| South West | +8 | 1,358 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 578 |
| North West | +10 | 1,294 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 577 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 1,147 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 473 |
| East of England | +5 | 1,027 | £42,500 | -10.53% | 506 |
| Scotland | -6 | 946 | £45,543 | -17.19% | 261 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 918 | £43,293 | -1.68% | 356 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 623 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 315 |
| Wales | +7 | 321 | £41,067 | +6.00% | 128 |
| North East | +14 | 249 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 132 |
| Northern Ireland | +17 | 146 | £49,500 | -1.00% | 59 |
| Isle of Man | +3 | 21 | £45,000 | +50.00% | 6 |
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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