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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 13 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +1 | +5 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 14,811 | 12,911 | 23,567 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.83% | 13.02% | 14.66% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 17.40% | 13.62% | 15.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,412 | 6,631 | 9,874 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £29,000 | £29,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,000 | £40,000 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £76,250 | £72,399 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £95,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £46,375 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +7.82% | +3.06% |
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 | 85,135 | 94,784 | 153,905 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 85.22% | 95.58% | 95.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59,872 | 55,911 | 82,488 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,089 | £34,000 | £33,635 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £61,180 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.10% | +1.97% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £81,250 | £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 18 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 18 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 | 12,943 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 5,803 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 10,950 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 4,414 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 4,779 | £54,000 | -10.00% | 2,095 |
| London | +3 | 3,261 | £70,000 | - | 1,815 |
| South East | +5 | 2,906 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 1,138 |
| North of England | +9 | 2,457 | £45,000 | - | 1,098 |
| Midlands | +5 | 1,809 | £42,000 | -11.58% | 854 |
| South West | +7 | 1,362 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 523 |
| North West | +14 | 1,292 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 592 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 1,148 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 525 |
| East of England | +6 | 1,024 | £42,500 | -11.46% | 538 |
| Scotland | -7 | 927 | £45,000 | -10.89% | 268 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 909 | £43,000 | -1.88% | 385 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 638 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 330 |
| Wales | +5 | 314 | £42,000 | +8.40% | 128 |
| North East | +13 | 255 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 136 |
| Northern Ireland | +19 | 139 | £47,500 | -11.63% | 51 |
| Isle of Man | +1 | 19 | £41,000 | +36.67% | 4 |
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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