Problem-Solving Jobs in Cheshire

Problem Solving
North West > Cheshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire 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 26 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 13 11
Rank change year-on-year +9 -2 -2
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 256 114 149
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 15.88% 12.67% 13.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.46% 13.51% 14.04%
Number of salaries quoted 181 60 64
10th Percentile £26,250 £22,000 £26,700
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £37,500 £44,750
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -16.20% -5.79%
75th Percentile £56,250 £53,750 £54,688
90th Percentile £85,000 £62,500 £81,750
North West median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,488
% change year-on-year -5.26% +4.42% +1.08%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cheshire

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 Cheshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,251 844 1,061
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 77.61% 93.78% 92.58%
Number of salaries quoted 940 460 552
10th Percentile £25,450 £25,420 £26,390
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,563 £34,867
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.56%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £74,782 £88,875 £71,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +8.25%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Cheshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Cheshire

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Cheshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Cheshire over the 6 months to 26 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Cheshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 26 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
Warrington +15 88 £42,500 +23.19% 38
Chester +4 42 £38,567 +54.27% 28
Knutsford +14 26 £55,000 -40.54% 3
Crewe +6 21 £23,795 -17.95% 4
Winsford - 8 £65,000 - 1
Northwich - 6 £37,500 - 4
Middlewich -3 5 - - 4
Macclesfield - 5 £31,000 - 3
Congleton - 4 £27,500 -
Runcorn +2 3 £42,500 - 2
Widnes - 3 £35,000 - 5
Nantwich - 2 - - 2
Ellesmere Port +7 1 £23,000 -60.00% 2
Wilmslow - 1 £82,500 - 3
Problem-Solving
North West

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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 (4.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (4.30%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.56%) IIS
4 2 (0.78%) CMS
4 2 (0.78%) SAS
4 2 (0.78%) WordPress
5 1 (0.39%) OpenStack
Applications
1 27 (10.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (5.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (5.08%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.56%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.17%) Trello
6 2 (0.78%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.78%) InDesign
6 2 (0.78%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.78%) SPSS
6 2 (0.78%) Stata
7 1 (0.39%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 9 (3.52%) SAP CX
1 9 (3.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.73%) SAP Business One
3 5 (1.95%) NetSuite
4 4 (1.56%) SAP APO
4 4 (1.56%) SAP MM
4 4 (1.56%) SAP PP
4 4 (1.56%) SAP SD
4 4 (1.56%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.39%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 51 (19.92%) Azure
2 29 (11.33%) AWS
3 20 (7.81%) SaaS
4 19 (7.42%) GCP
5 17 (6.64%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (3.52%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (3.13%) NuGet
8 6 (2.34%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 6 (2.34%) Matillion
8 6 (2.34%) Snowflake
9 5 (1.95%) GitHub
9 5 (1.95%) Power Platform
10 4 (1.56%) IaaS
10 4 (1.56%) npm
10 4 (1.56%) PaaS
11 3 (1.17%) WhatsApp
12 2 (0.78%) Entra ID
12 2 (0.78%) Wix.com
13 1 (0.39%) Google Analytics
13 1 (0.39%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 17 (6.64%) Firewall
2 16 (6.25%) LAN
3 12 (4.69%) WAN
4 11 (4.30%) TCP/IP
5 9 (3.52%) DHCP
5 9 (3.52%) DNS
6 7 (2.73%) BGP
6 7 (2.73%) OSPF
7 6 (2.34%) Network Security
7 6 (2.34%) VPN
8 5 (1.95%) WLAN
9 4 (1.56%) DMVPN
9 4 (1.56%) EIGRP
9 4 (1.56%) Intrusion Detection
9 4 (1.56%) IPsec
9 4 (1.56%) SSL
9 4 (1.56%) Structured Cabling
9 4 (1.56%) Unified Communications
10 2 (0.78%) SAN
10 2 (0.78%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (8.98%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.91%) MySQL
3 7 (2.73%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (2.34%) BigQuery
4 6 (2.34%) Data Lake
4 6 (2.34%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (2.34%) Looker
4 6 (2.34%) Star Schema
5 5 (1.95%) MS Access
5 5 (1.95%) Power BI
5 5 (1.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (1.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.56%) PowerPivot
6 4 (1.56%) QlikView
7 2 (0.78%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.39%) ArangoDB
8 1 (0.39%) GIS
Development Applications
1 28 (10.94%) Git
2 18 (7.03%) TeamCity
3 12 (4.69%) JIRA
4 7 (2.73%) GitLab
5 5 (1.95%) InstallShield
5 5 (1.95%) JetBrains Rider
6 4 (1.56%) Visual Studio
7 3 (1.17%) MSBuild
7 3 (1.17%) Subversion
7 3 (1.17%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (1.17%) Visual Studio Team System
8 2 (0.78%) JMeter
8 2 (0.78%) Selenium
8 2 (0.78%) SpecFlow
8 2 (0.78%) WebDriver
9 1 (0.39%) IntelliJ
9 1 (0.39%) JUnit
9 1 (0.39%) Mockito
General
1 163 (63.67%) Social Skills
2 81 (31.64%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (7.81%) Finance
4 16 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
5 15 (5.86%) Presentation Skills
6 13 (5.08%) Marketing
6 13 (5.08%) Retail
7 11 (4.30%) Legal
8 7 (2.73%) Health Technology
8 7 (2.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (2.34%) Manufacturing
9 6 (2.34%) Publishing
10 5 (1.95%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (1.95%) Law
10 5 (1.95%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.56%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.56%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (1.17%) Automotive
12 3 (1.17%) Banking
13 2 (0.78%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 39 (15.23%) Developer
2 30 (11.72%) Senior
3 29 (11.33%) Analyst
4 21 (8.20%) IT Engineer
5 17 (6.64%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 16 (6.25%) Data Engineer
7 14 (5.47%) Consultant
7 14 (5.47%) Software Engineer
8 13 (5.08%) .NET Developer
9 12 (4.69%) Technical Analyst
10 11 (4.30%) Administrator
10 11 (4.30%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
10 11 (4.30%) Project Manager
11 10 (3.91%) Programme Manager
11 10 (3.91%) Senior Analyst
11 10 (3.91%) Software Developer
12 9 (3.52%) Business Analyst
12 9 (3.52%) Graduate
12 9 (3.52%) SAP Programme Manager
12 9 (3.52%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (13.28%) .NET
2 13 (5.08%) CSS
3 9 (3.52%) HTML
3 9 (3.52%) REST
4 8 (3.13%) React
4 8 (3.13%) WinForms
5 7 (2.73%) .NET Framework
6 5 (1.95%) Web Services
7 4 (1.56%) React Native
7 4 (1.56%) Sass
7 4 (1.56%) Vue
8 2 (0.78%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.78%) Gherkin
9 1 (0.39%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.39%) Ionic Framework
9 1 (0.39%) JSON
9 1 (0.39%) Laravel
9 1 (0.39%) Spring
9 1 (0.39%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (14.06%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (6.25%) Management Information System
3 11 (4.30%) Data Structures
4 8 (3.13%) Mobile App
4 8 (3.13%) SCADA
5 7 (2.73%) Client/Server
6 6 (2.34%) Product Ownership
7 5 (1.95%) Algorithms
7 5 (1.95%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (1.95%) Driving Licence
7 5 (1.95%) Life Science
7 5 (1.95%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.56%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (1.56%) Cyberattack
8 4 (1.56%) Fibre Optics
9 3 (1.17%) FMCG
10 2 (0.78%) Graphic Design
10 2 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.78%) PMI
10 2 (0.78%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 21 (8.20%) Windows
2 15 (5.86%) Android
3 14 (5.47%) Apple iOS
4 10 (3.91%) Linux
5 5 (1.95%) VMS
6 4 (1.56%) Unix
7 3 (1.17%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.39%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (21.09%) Agile
2 37 (14.45%) Decision-Making
3 36 (14.06%) ITIL
4 34 (13.28%) Computer Science
5 33 (12.89%) Cybersecurity
6 31 (12.11%) Project Management
7 26 (10.16%) Continuous Improvement
7 26 (10.16%) Software Engineering
8 24 (9.38%) Customer Service
8 24 (9.38%) ERP
9 22 (8.59%) Analytics
9 22 (8.59%) DevOps
9 22 (8.59%) Stakeholder Management
10 21 (8.20%) Change Management
11 20 (7.81%) Collaborative Working
11 20 (7.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 18 (7.03%) Data Science
12 18 (7.03%) Migration
12 18 (7.03%) OOP
13 17 (6.64%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 64 (25.00%) SQL
2 36 (14.06%) C#
3 26 (10.16%) JavaScript
4 15 (5.86%) PowerShell
4 15 (5.86%) Python
5 9 (3.52%) Swift
6 8 (3.13%) Bash
6 8 (3.13%) Java
7 5 (1.95%) T-SQL
7 5 (1.95%) VB
8 4 (1.56%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.39%) C++
9 1 (0.39%) PHP
Qualifications
1 86 (33.59%) Degree
2 14 (5.47%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (4.30%) PMI Certification
3 11 (4.30%) PMP
4 7 (2.73%) Master's Degree
4 7 (2.73%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (1.95%) CISA
6 4 (1.56%) CCNA
6 4 (1.56%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.56%) CISSP
6 4 (1.56%) HNC
6 4 (1.56%) HND
6 4 (1.56%) Network+ Certification
6 4 (1.56%) SAP Certification
6 4 (1.56%) Security Cleared
7 3 (1.17%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.17%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 3 (1.17%) SC Cleared
8 2 (0.78%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.78%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (4.30%) GDPR
3 8 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (3.13%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.95%) QA
4 5 (1.95%) SOC 2
5 2 (0.78%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.78%) SLA
6 1 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.39%) GRC
6 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 26 (10.16%) Active Directory
2 17 (6.64%) Docker
3 9 (3.52%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.39%) Lustre
5 1 (0.39%) Slurm Workload Manager
5 1 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (3.13%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.34%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.56%) Nessus
4 3 (1.17%) Ansible
4 3 (1.17%) Progress Chef
4 3 (1.17%) Puppet
4 3 (1.17%) Terraform
5 1 (0.39%) Icinga
5 1 (0.39%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.39%) SCCM
Vendors
1 80 (31.25%) Microsoft
2 31 (12.11%) SAP
3 22 (8.59%) Google
4 10 (3.91%) VMware
5 7 (2.73%) F5
6 5 (1.95%) Cisco
7 4 (1.56%) Alteryx
7 4 (1.56%) Apple
7 4 (1.56%) Facebook
7 4 (1.56%) IBM
7 4 (1.56%) Juniper
7 4 (1.56%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.56%) Sophos
7 4 (1.56%) Veeam
8 3 (1.17%) Oracle
8 3 (1.17%) SolarWinds
9 2 (0.78%) Adobe
9 2 (0.78%) Citrix
9 2 (0.78%) Teradata
9 2 (0.78%) Twitter