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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 12 13
Rank change year-on-year +5 +1 +12
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 314 226 253
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 15.38% 13.56% 13.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 19.55% 14.09% 13.90%
Number of salaries quoted 167 108 135
10th Percentile £26,250 £22,675 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,000 £30,375 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,200 £38,744 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.34% -3.14% -2.44%
75th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £57,500 £75,000 £68,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +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 1,606 1,604 1,820
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 78.65% 96.22% 94.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1,059 803 1,142
10th Percentile £26,750 £26,391 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,938 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +10.17%
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £62,438
90th Percentile £70,000 £73,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +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 12 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 12 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 +2 177 £43,000 +7.50% 79
North Wales +19 90 £34,000 +44.68% 16
West Wales +4 28 £35,250 +0.71% 17
Mid Wales +6 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 (3.82%) SharePoint
2 11 (3.50%) WordPress
3 7 (2.23%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.23%) OpenStack
4 6 (1.91%) Confluence
5 5 (1.59%) Apache
6 4 (1.27%) 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 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (1.27%) 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 (17.20%) Azure
2 35 (11.15%) AWS
3 24 (7.64%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (5.73%) GCP
5 9 (2.87%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (2.87%) Power Platform
6 8 (2.55%) WhatsApp
7 7 (2.23%) Cloud Computing
7 7 (2.23%) Nutanix
7 7 (2.23%) SaaS
7 7 (2.23%) Slack
8 6 (1.91%) Amazon S3
9 5 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.59%) Entra ID
9 5 (1.59%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.59%) PowerApps
10 4 (1.27%) Figma
10 4 (1.27%) iPaaS
10 4 (1.27%) Miro
10 4 (1.27%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 22 (7.01%) Firewall
2 15 (4.78%) DNS
3 14 (4.46%) DHCP
4 11 (3.50%) VPN
5 8 (2.55%) Ethernet
5 8 (2.55%) Internet
5 8 (2.55%) Network Security
5 8 (2.55%) Profibus
6 7 (2.23%) SAN
6 7 (2.23%) Wireless
7 6 (1.91%) LAN
7 6 (1.91%) WAN
8 5 (1.59%) IPsec
8 5 (1.59%) MPLS
8 5 (1.59%) SNMP
8 5 (1.59%) VLAN
8 5 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (1.59%) WLAN
9 4 (1.27%) TCP/IP
9 4 (1.27%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.78%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (3.18%) Elasticsearch
2 10 (3.18%) MySQL
2 10 (3.18%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.55%) Looker
4 7 (2.23%) RDBMS
4 7 (2.23%) Relational Database
5 6 (1.91%) BigQuery
6 5 (1.59%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.59%) MongoDB
6 5 (1.59%) 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%) GIS
9 1 (0.32%) QlikView
9 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 39 (12.42%) Git
2 15 (4.78%) JIRA
3 13 (4.14%) Jenkins
3 13 (4.14%) Selenium
4 6 (1.91%) Postman
5 4 (1.27%) Cypress.io
5 4 (1.27%) 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
1 198 (63.06%) Social Skills
2 84 (26.75%) Manufacturing
3 76 (24.20%) Influencing Skills
4 71 (22.61%) Presentation Skills
5 69 (21.97%) Analytical Skills
6 68 (21.66%) Law
7 53 (16.88%) Finance
8 16 (5.10%) Games
8 16 (5.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (4.46%) Electronics
10 12 (3.82%) Public Sector
10 12 (3.82%) Retail
10 12 (3.82%) Welsh Language
11 9 (2.87%) Local Government
11 9 (2.87%) Police
12 8 (2.55%) Legal
12 8 (2.55%) Marketing
12 8 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.27%) Advertising
14 2 (0.64%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 82 (26.11%) IT Engineer
2 78 (24.84%) Senior
3 70 (22.29%) Automation Engineer
3 70 (22.29%) Graduate
4 68 (21.66%) Graduate IT Engineer
4 68 (21.66%) IT Graduate
5 52 (16.56%) Developer
6 33 (10.51%) Analyst
7 22 (7.01%) IT Support
8 20 (6.37%) Senior Developer
9 16 (5.10%) Project Manager
10 14 (4.46%) IT Support Engineer
10 14 (4.46%) Support Engineer
11 12 (3.82%) Business Analyst
11 12 (3.82%) Java Developer
11 12 (3.82%) Software Engineer
12 10 (3.18%) Senior Analyst
12 10 (3.18%) Support Analyst
13 9 (2.87%) Architect
13 9 (2.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (8.60%) React
2 19 (6.05%) CSS
2 19 (6.05%) HTML
3 17 (5.41%) Spring
4 15 (4.78%) AngularJS
4 15 (4.78%) RESTful
5 14 (4.46%) REST
6 12 (3.82%) .NET
6 12 (3.82%) Node.js
7 11 (3.50%) Spring Boot
8 10 (3.18%) Web Services
9 8 (2.55%) Laravel
9 8 (2.55%) RabbitMQ
10 7 (2.23%) jQuery
11 5 (1.59%) .NET Framework
11 5 (1.59%) Java EE
11 5 (1.59%) YAML
12 4 (1.27%) J2EE
12 4 (1.27%) JSON
12 4 (1.27%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 73 (23.25%) FMCG
2 23 (7.32%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (5.73%) Data Centre
4 9 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (2.87%) Product Ownership
5 8 (2.55%) Housing Association
5 8 (2.55%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.23%) CMDB
7 6 (1.91%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (1.91%) Mobile App
7 6 (1.91%) NHS
7 6 (1.91%) Social Media
8 5 (1.59%) CCTV
8 5 (1.59%) Tandem
9 4 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.27%) ARM Cortex
9 4 (1.27%) Blog
9 4 (1.27%) Client/Server
9 4 (1.27%) Onboarding
9 4 (1.27%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 28 (8.92%) Linux
1 28 (8.92%) Windows
2 17 (5.41%) Windows Server
3 16 (5.10%) Android
4 15 (4.78%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.59%) Data ONTAP
5 5 (1.59%) Unix
5 5 (1.59%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.27%) FreeRTOS
6 4 (1.27%) Mac OS
6 4 (1.27%) VxWorks
7 3 (0.96%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (27.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 69 (21.97%) Lean Six Sigma
2 69 (21.97%) Six Sigma
3 68 (21.66%) Benchmarking
3 68 (21.66%) Lean Manufacturing
3 68 (21.66%) Order Management
4 67 (21.34%) Agile
5 37 (11.78%) DevOps
6 34 (10.83%) Project Management
7 31 (9.87%) Actionable Insight
8 30 (9.55%) Customer Service
9 25 (7.96%) SDLC
10 23 (7.32%) Software Engineering
10 23 (7.32%) Test Automation
11 22 (7.01%) Roadmaps
12 21 (6.69%) ITIL
13 19 (6.05%) Containerisation
13 19 (6.05%) Decision-Making
13 19 (6.05%) Line Management
14 18 (5.73%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (11.15%) SQL
2 25 (7.96%) C#
3 22 (7.01%) Java
4 19 (6.05%) PHP
5 16 (5.10%) C
6 15 (4.78%) TypeScript
7 12 (3.82%) JavaScript
8 11 (3.50%) Python
9 5 (1.59%) C++
10 4 (1.27%) Bash
10 4 (1.27%) Embedded C++
10 4 (1.27%) Go
10 4 (1.27%) Ruby
10 4 (1.27%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.96%) Perl
12 2 (0.64%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 106 (33.76%) Degree
2 68 (21.66%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 33 (10.51%) SC Cleared
3 33 (10.51%) Security Cleared
4 9 (2.87%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (2.23%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (2.23%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.27%) A+ Certification
6 4 (1.27%) 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 (4.78%) GDPR
2 9 (2.87%) SLA
3 8 (2.55%) 21 CFR Part 11
3 8 (2.55%) ISO 13485
3 8 (2.55%) QA
4 7 (2.23%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.27%) MISRA
5 4 (1.27%) 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 (10.51%) Active Directory
2 27 (8.60%) Docker
3 8 (2.55%) Firmware
3 8 (2.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.64%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.32%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 20 (6.37%) Ansible
2 13 (4.14%) Kubernetes
3 10 (3.18%) Terraform
4 8 (2.55%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (2.55%) SCCM
5 6 (1.91%) Prometheus
6 5 (1.59%) vCenter Server
7 4 (1.27%) OpenSSO
7 4 (1.27%) 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 (17.52%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.73%) Oracle
3 12 (3.82%) Google
4 9 (2.87%) WooCommerce
5 8 (2.55%) Cisco
5 8 (2.55%) Veeam
5 8 (2.55%) VMware
6 6 (1.91%) Facebook
7 5 (1.59%) NetApp
7 5 (1.59%) Palo Alto
7 5 (1.59%) Red Hat
7 5 (1.59%) SolidFire
7 5 (1.59%) Xamarin
8 4 (1.27%) Asigra
8 4 (1.27%) Datto
8 4 (1.27%) Remedy
8 4 (1.27%) Sage
8 4 (1.27%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.27%) Sophos
8 4 (1.27%) YouTube