Problem-Solving Jobs in Staffordshire

Problem Solving
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire 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 6 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 13 10
Rank change year-on-year +4 -3 +1
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 143 64 82
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 12.41% 12.14% 12.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.34% 12.93% 13.92%
Number of salaries quoted 57 36 42
10th Percentile £23,500 £22,000 £25,188
25th Percentile £26,250 £30,063 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £38,750 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.68% -8.82% +44.07%
75th Percentile £45,000 £52,706 £64,375
90th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £75,040
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £48,312 £45,000
% change year-on-year -12.03% +7.36% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 932 495 589
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 80.90% 93.93% 90.20%
Number of salaries quoted 638 362 410
10th Percentile £23,500 £23,728 £24,225
25th Percentile £28,501 £32,125 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,060 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.98% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £56,438 £55,000 £53,969
90th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Staffordshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Staffordshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Staffordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Staffordshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 6 June 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
Cannock +5 32 £31,750 -32.75% 12
Stoke-on-Trent 0 32 £28,000 -27.74% 21
Stafford +5 11 £41,250 - 13
Tamworth -8 10 £52,500 +94.44% 10
Burton-upon-Trent -4 7 £35,000 -36.36% 5
Leek 0 6 £35,000 +59.09% 2
Lichfield - 6 £25,500 - 5
Rugeley - 4 - - 1
Uttoxeter - 4 - - 3
Burntwood - 4 - - 1
Cradley Heath - 4 - -
Problem-Solving
West Midlands

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 7 (4.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.10%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.40%) WordPress
4 1 (0.70%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 55 (38.46%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (5.59%) AutoCAD
3 4 (2.80%) EPLAN
4 3 (2.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.10%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (1.40%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.40%) Revit
6 1 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (1.40%) SAP WM
2 1 (0.70%) MIS ActiveH
2 1 (0.70%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 13 (9.09%) Azure
2 9 (6.29%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (6.29%) Power Platform
3 8 (5.59%) Azure Cosmos DB
4 7 (4.90%) Power Automate
5 6 (4.20%) Matillion
5 6 (4.20%) Snowflake
6 5 (3.50%) AWS
7 4 (2.80%) PowerApps
8 3 (2.10%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (2.10%) Google Analytics
9 2 (1.40%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.40%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (1.40%) PaaS
10 1 (0.70%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.70%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.50%) Firewall
2 4 (2.80%) DHCP
2 4 (2.80%) DNS
2 4 (2.80%) LAN
3 3 (2.10%) HTTP
3 3 (2.10%) Internet
3 3 (2.10%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.40%) Broadband
4 2 (1.40%) RFID
4 2 (1.40%) WAN
5 1 (0.70%) Network Security
5 1 (0.70%) VLAN
5 1 (0.70%) VSAN
5 1 (0.70%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (10.49%) SQL Server
2 9 (6.29%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (5.59%) Power BI
4 6 (4.20%) Data Lake
4 6 (4.20%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (4.20%) Star Schema
5 5 (3.50%) BusinessObjects
6 3 (2.10%) MySQL
7 2 (1.40%) NoSQL
7 2 (1.40%) Oracle Database
7 2 (1.40%) PowerCenter
7 2 (1.40%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.70%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (4.20%) GitLab
2 3 (2.10%) Visual Studio
3 2 (1.40%) Balsamiq
3 2 (1.40%) Git
3 2 (1.40%) Toad
4 1 (0.70%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.70%) Oracle Forms
General
1 97 (67.83%) Social Skills
2 74 (51.75%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (36.36%) Organisational Skills
4 45 (31.47%) Influencing Skills
5 17 (11.89%) Finance
6 16 (11.19%) Retail
7 8 (5.59%) Manufacturing
8 3 (2.10%) Electronics
8 3 (2.10%) Public Sector
9 2 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.70%) Legal
Job Titles
1 72 (50.35%) Analyst
2 48 (33.57%) Product Analyst
3 44 (30.77%) Sales Analyst
4 14 (9.79%) Developer
5 11 (7.69%) Support Analyst
6 7 (4.90%) 1st Line Support
6 7 (4.90%) Senior
6 7 (4.90%) Software Developer
7 6 (4.20%) Data Engineer
7 6 (4.20%) IT Support
8 5 (3.50%) Business Analyst
8 5 (3.50%) Field Engineer
8 5 (3.50%) Field Service Engineer
8 5 (3.50%) Graduate
8 5 (3.50%) Senior Field Engineer
8 5 (3.50%) Senior Field Service Engineer
9 4 (2.80%) Asset Management Analyst
9 4 (2.80%) First Line Help Desk Support
9 4 (2.80%) IT Analyst
9 4 (2.80%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (9.09%) .NET
2 8 (5.59%) HTML
3 5 (3.50%) CSS
4 3 (2.10%) .NET Framework
4 3 (2.10%) Entity Framework
4 3 (2.10%) REST
4 3 (2.10%) WPF
4 3 (2.10%) XML
4 3 (2.10%) XSLT
5 2 (1.40%) Laravel
5 2 (1.40%) Vue
5 2 (1.40%) WinForms
6 1 (0.70%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.70%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.70%) ASP.NET MVC
6 1 (0.70%) ASP.NET Web API
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.39%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (7.69%) Driving Licence
3 6 (4.20%) Data Structures
4 5 (3.50%) EPoS
4 5 (3.50%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.80%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.80%) Operational Technology
5 4 (2.80%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (2.80%) Robotics
6 3 (2.10%) Mobile App
6 3 (2.10%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.40%) FMCG
7 2 (1.40%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (0.70%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 20 (13.99%) Windows
2 9 (6.29%) Windows Server
3 7 (4.90%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.40%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (48.25%) Customer Service
2 58 (40.56%) Continuous Improvement
3 55 (38.46%) Mathematics
4 46 (32.17%) Customer Requirements
5 17 (11.89%) Analytics
6 13 (9.09%) Computer Science
6 13 (9.09%) ITIL
7 11 (7.69%) Data Modelling
7 11 (7.69%) Project Management
8 9 (6.29%) Agile
8 9 (6.29%) ETL
9 8 (5.59%) CAD
9 8 (5.59%) Change Management
9 8 (5.59%) Data Analytics
9 8 (5.59%) Time Management
10 7 (4.90%) Business Intelligence
10 7 (4.90%) Data Integration
10 7 (4.90%) Data Transformation
10 7 (4.90%) Service Delivery
10 7 (4.90%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 23 (16.08%) SQL
2 15 (10.49%) JavaScript
3 13 (9.09%) Python
4 10 (6.99%) C#
5 7 (4.90%) Java
6 3 (2.10%) C++
6 3 (2.10%) VB
7 2 (1.40%) PHP
7 2 (1.40%) PL/SQL
7 2 (1.40%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 71 (49.65%) Degree
2 9 (6.29%) HND
3 8 (5.59%) SC Cleared
3 8 (5.59%) Security Cleared
4 7 (4.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (3.50%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (3.50%) DV Cleared
6 4 (2.80%) Master's Degree
7 3 (2.10%) A+ Certification
8 2 (1.40%) CEH
8 2 (1.40%) CISA
8 2 (1.40%) CISM
8 2 (1.40%) CISSP
8 2 (1.40%) CRISC
8 2 (1.40%) GIAC
9 1 (0.70%) ACCA
9 1 (0.70%) CIMA
9 1 (0.70%) HNC
9 1 (0.70%) MCP
9 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.99%) SLA
2 6 (4.20%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.10%) GDPR
3 3 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.40%) ISO 14001
4 2 (1.40%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.40%) QA
5 1 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.70%) ISO 22301
5 1 (0.70%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 8 (5.59%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.50%) Firmware
3 3 (2.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.40%) vSphere
5 1 (0.70%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 1 (0.70%) VxRail
Vendors
1 24 (16.78%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.20%) Dell
2 6 (4.20%) Oracle
2 6 (4.20%) Salesforce
3 5 (3.50%) HP
3 5 (3.50%) IBM
3 5 (3.50%) NetApp
4 4 (2.80%) EMC
4 4 (2.80%) JDA
4 4 (2.80%) VMware
5 3 (2.10%) Google
5 3 (2.10%) UiPath
6 2 (1.40%) Informatica
6 2 (1.40%) SAP
6 2 (1.40%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.70%) Cisco
7 1 (0.70%) LogRhythm