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 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 7 | 13 | 15 |
Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +2 | +4 |
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 14,784 | 13,260 | 23,060 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 14.93% | 13.10% | 14.52% |
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 17.45% | 13.70% | 15.17% |
Number of salaries quoted | 9,420 | 6,771 | 9,846 |
10th Percentile | £26,250 | £29,250 | £29,750 |
25th Percentile | £33,094 | £40,000 | £38,037 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,914 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -9.25% | - | +10.00% |
75th Percentile | £67,500 | £76,250 | £72,500 |
90th Percentile | £85,000 | £95,000 | £90,000 |
UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £47,000 |
% change year-on-year | -10.00% | +6.38% | +4.44% |
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 | 84,735 | 96,775 | 152,013 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 85.57% | 95.60% | 95.70% |
Number of salaries quoted | 59,708 | 57,079 | 82,921 |
10th Percentile | £29,000 | £34,000 | £33,740 |
25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £61,000 | £60,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -9.84% | +1.67% | +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 13 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 13 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 | 12,922 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 5,657 |
UK excluding London | +6 | 10,944 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 4,200 |
Work from Home | +5 | 4,748 | £54,000 | -10.00% | 2,054 |
London | +3 | 3,243 | £70,000 | - | 1,680 |
South East | +5 | 2,895 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 979 |
North of England | +9 | 2,466 | £45,000 | - | 1,102 |
Midlands | +5 | 1,807 | £42,000 | -11.58% | 824 |
South West | +7 | 1,352 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 526 |
North West | +11 | 1,296 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 620 |
West Midlands | +6 | 1,154 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 512 |
East of England | +6 | 1,031 | £42,500 | -10.53% | 499 |
Scotland | -7 | 927 | £45,000 | -11.32% | 260 |
Yorkshire | +5 | 916 | £43,293 | -1.61% | 359 |
East Midlands | +6 | 631 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 313 |
Wales | +5 | 314 | £41,200 | +6.34% | 120 |
North East | +15 | 253 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 136 |
Northern Ireland | +18 | 138 | £48,500 | -3.00% | 54 |
Isle of Man | +2 | 20 | £45,000 | +50.00% | 5 |
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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