Problem-Solving Jobs in Merseyside

Problem Solving
North West > Merseyside

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Merseyside 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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 24 11
Rank change year-on-year +13 -13 +10
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 149 105 161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 11.13% 9.83% 14.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.91% 10.61% 15.32%
Number of salaries quoted 87 46 89
10th Percentile £26,250 £22,000 £27,450
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,987 £31,588
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,750 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% +9.38% -5.33%
75th Percentile £49,250 £54,875 £53,500
90th Percentile £51,300 £60,000 £61,750
North West median annual salary £45,000 £48,470 £46,500
% change year-on-year -7.16% +4.24% +3.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Merseyside

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 Merseyside with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,071 990 1,051
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 79.99% 92.70% 92.68%
Number of salaries quoted 741 399 683
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,250 £63,288
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £75,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Merseyside

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Merseyside

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Merseyside

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Merseyside

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Merseyside over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Merseyside

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 23 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
Liverpool +9 135 £40,000 -10.61% 49
St Helens - 6 - - 3
Birkenhead -2 3 - - 3
Problem-Solving
North West

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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 5 (3.36%) Apache
2 4 (2.68%) Confluence
2 4 (2.68%) SharePoint
3 3 (2.01%) CMS
3 3 (2.01%) IIS
3 3 (2.01%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.67%) JBoss
4 1 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.67%) Red Hat Fuse
4 1 (0.67%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (6.04%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.68%) Sketch
3 2 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.67%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (2.01%) SAP IBP
2 2 (1.34%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 21 (14.09%) Azure
2 13 (8.72%) AWS
3 12 (8.05%) Power Platform
4 10 (6.71%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (6.71%) SaaS
5 7 (4.70%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (3.36%) Amazon S3
6 5 (3.36%) Snowflake
7 4 (2.68%) Figma
7 4 (2.68%) Heroku
7 4 (2.68%) Miro
8 3 (2.01%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 3 (2.01%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (2.01%) GCP
8 3 (2.01%) Matillion
8 3 (2.01%) Serverless
9 1 (0.67%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.67%) BigCommerce
9 1 (0.67%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.67%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (6.71%) Firewall
2 8 (5.37%) IPsec
2 8 (5.37%) VPN
3 5 (3.36%) Internet
3 5 (3.36%) SNMP
4 3 (2.01%) BGP
4 3 (2.01%) DHCP
4 3 (2.01%) DNS
4 3 (2.01%) HSRP
4 3 (2.01%) Intranet
4 3 (2.01%) LAN
4 3 (2.01%) MPLS
4 3 (2.01%) OSPF
4 3 (2.01%) TCP/IP
4 3 (2.01%) VLAN
4 3 (2.01%) VRRP
4 3 (2.01%) WAN
5 2 (1.34%) Network Security
6 1 (0.67%) NGFW
6 1 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (8.05%) Power BI
2 9 (6.04%) SQL Server
3 8 (5.37%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (4.03%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (3.36%) MongoDB
6 4 (2.68%) Relational Database
7 3 (2.01%) BigQuery
7 3 (2.01%) Data Lake
7 3 (2.01%) Data Vault
7 3 (2.01%) Looker
7 3 (2.01%) MySQL
7 3 (2.01%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (2.01%) Star Schema
7 3 (2.01%) Tableau
8 2 (1.34%) Oracle Database
8 2 (1.34%) RDBMS
8 2 (1.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.67%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 8 (5.37%) Git
1 8 (5.37%) JIRA
2 3 (2.01%) GitLab
3 2 (1.34%) JDeveloper
3 2 (1.34%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.67%) IntelliJ
4 1 (0.67%) JUnit
General
1 70 (46.98%) Social Skills
2 41 (27.52%) Analytical Skills
3 35 (23.49%) Finance
4 16 (10.74%) Legal
4 16 (10.74%) Organisational Skills
5 15 (10.07%) Law
6 8 (5.37%) Marketing
7 7 (4.70%) Manufacturing
8 5 (3.36%) Retail
9 4 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (2.01%) French Language
10 3 (2.01%) Italian Language
10 3 (2.01%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (2.01%) Public Sector
10 3 (2.01%) Spanish Language
11 1 (0.67%) Banking
11 1 (0.67%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.67%) Electronics
11 1 (0.67%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 25 (16.78%) Analyst
2 19 (12.75%) Developer
3 14 (9.40%) Senior
4 10 (6.71%) Architect
4 10 (6.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 10 (6.71%) Project Manager
5 8 (5.37%) IT Manager
6 7 (4.70%) Consultant
6 7 (4.70%) Security Manager
6 7 (4.70%) Solutions Architect
6 7 (4.70%) Systems Manager
7 6 (4.03%) Data Engineer
7 6 (4.03%) Presales Solution Architect
8 5 (3.36%) Applications Support
8 5 (3.36%) Business Analyst
8 5 (3.36%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 5 (3.36%) Lead
8 5 (3.36%) NetApp Consultant
9 4 (2.68%) Senior Developer
9 4 (2.68%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.07%) HTML
2 13 (8.72%) CSS
3 10 (6.71%) Node.js
4 9 (6.04%) AngularJS
5 8 (5.37%) .NET
6 6 (4.03%) React
6 6 (4.03%) Vue
7 5 (3.36%) Express.js
7 5 (3.36%) HTML5
7 5 (3.36%) jQuery
7 5 (3.36%) RabbitMQ
7 5 (3.36%) SOAP
7 5 (3.36%) YAML
8 4 (2.68%) .NET Framework
8 4 (2.68%) RESTful
9 3 (2.01%) GraphQL
9 3 (2.01%) Oracle Fusion
9 3 (2.01%) REST
9 3 (2.01%) Spring
10 2 (1.34%) JavaBeans
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.05%) Algorithms
2 10 (6.71%) Data Centre
2 10 (6.71%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (4.70%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (4.70%) Cyberattack
3 7 (4.70%) Management Information System
3 7 (4.70%) Security Posture
4 4 (2.68%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.01%) Data Structures
5 3 (2.01%) NHS
6 2 (1.34%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.34%) e-Health
6 2 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.34%) Legacy Code
7 1 (0.67%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.67%) IBM Mainframe
7 1 (0.67%) Mainframe
7 1 (0.67%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 17 (11.41%) Windows
2 6 (4.03%) Linux
2 6 (4.03%) Mac OS
3 5 (3.36%) Data ONTAP
4 2 (1.34%) Android
5 1 (0.67%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.67%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.67%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.67%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.67%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (21.48%) Agile
2 26 (17.45%) Roadmaps
3 25 (16.78%) Project Management
4 23 (15.44%) Actionable Insight
5 22 (14.77%) Analytics
5 22 (14.77%) Cybersecurity
6 19 (12.75%) Coaching
7 16 (10.74%) Continuous Improvement
7 16 (10.74%) Decision-Making
7 16 (10.74%) DevOps
8 15 (10.07%) Business Intelligence
8 15 (10.07%) Web Development
9 13 (8.72%) Business Analysis
9 13 (8.72%) Information Security
9 13 (8.72%) IT Strategy
9 13 (8.72%) ITIL
9 13 (8.72%) SDLC
10 12 (8.05%) Customer Service
10 12 (8.05%) Data Analysis
10 12 (8.05%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 28 (18.79%) SQL
2 14 (9.40%) JavaScript
2 14 (9.40%) Python
3 11 (7.38%) C#
4 7 (4.70%) Java
5 4 (2.68%) PHP
6 3 (2.01%) PowerShell
6 3 (2.01%) R
6 3 (2.01%) T-SQL
7 2 (1.34%) Bash
7 2 (1.34%) C
7 2 (1.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (1.34%) Go
7 2 (1.34%) Perl
7 2 (1.34%) Ruby
8 1 (0.67%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.67%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 21 (14.09%) Security Cleared
2 20 (13.42%) Degree
3 18 (12.08%) SC Cleared
4 4 (2.68%) CCNA
4 4 (2.68%) CCNP
4 4 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (2.01%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (2.01%) DBS Check
5 3 (2.01%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.34%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.34%) SnowPro
7 1 (0.67%) HNC
7 1 (0.67%) HND
7 1 (0.67%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (14.09%) QA
2 8 (5.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (5.37%) PMO
3 7 (4.70%) Accessibility
3 7 (4.70%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 7 (4.70%) NIST
3 7 (4.70%) SLA
3 7 (4.70%) WCAG
4 6 (4.03%) GDPR
5 3 (2.01%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.34%) HL7
System Software
1 11 (7.38%) Active Directory
2 10 (6.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (4.03%) Docker
4 1 (0.67%) Firmware
4 1 (0.67%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (4.70%) Kubernetes
2 5 (3.36%) Ansible
2 5 (3.36%) Prometheus
2 5 (3.36%) vCenter Server
3 1 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 24 (16.11%) Microsoft
2 10 (6.71%) VMware
3 9 (6.04%) Google
3 9 (6.04%) SAP
4 7 (4.70%) Oracle
5 6 (4.03%) Ahrefs
5 6 (4.03%) Palo Alto
5 6 (4.03%) Screaming Frog
6 5 (3.36%) NetApp
6 5 (3.36%) Red Hat
6 5 (3.36%) SolidFire
7 3 (2.01%) Cisco
7 3 (2.01%) Fortinet
7 3 (2.01%) HP
7 3 (2.01%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.34%) iManage
8 2 (1.34%) Progress
9 1 (0.67%) Dell
9 1 (0.67%) IBM
9 1 (0.67%) Veeam