Problem-Solving Jobs in the East Midlands

Problem Solving
England > East Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands 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 24 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 13 8
Rank change year-on-year +8 -5 +9
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 620 359 591
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 13.39% 12.87% 17.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.00% 13.41% 18.50%
Number of salaries quoted 438 188 304
10th Percentile £24,925 £25,925 £23,250
25th Percentile £28,500 £32,188 £28,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +12.50% -3.03%
75th Percentile £53,000 £60,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £63,375
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +7.32%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,647 2,678 3,195
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 78.79% 95.99% 92.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2,560 1,235 2,032
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,750 £25,775
25th Percentile £32,000 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,225 £51,573 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.25% +8.57% +5.56%
75th Percentile £56,200 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £68,750 £76,250 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 24 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 24 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
Nottinghamshire +8 186 £45,000 -21.74% 84
Leicestershire +8 157 £36,500 -11.52% 75
Derbyshire +13 120 £37,500 -11.24% 63
Northamptonshire +13 103 £42,500 -14.14% 80
Lincolnshire -9 52 £37,500 -30.56% 42
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 29 (4.68%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (3.71%) SharePoint
3 14 (2.26%) IIS
4 10 (1.61%) WordPress
5 8 (1.29%) Apache
6 5 (0.81%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.48%) CMS
8 2 (0.32%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.16%) Drupal
9 1 (0.16%) JBoss
9 1 (0.16%) PrestaShop
9 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Fuse
9 1 (0.16%) TYPO3
9 1 (0.16%) Umbraco
Applications
1 47 (7.58%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (3.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.10%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (0.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.65%) Sketch
6 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.16%) Autodesk Inventor
7 1 (0.16%) InDesign
7 1 (0.16%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 8 (1.29%) Misys Midas
2 7 (1.13%) Shopify
3 5 (0.81%) Dynamics NAV
3 5 (0.81%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.65%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.48%) iTrent
5 3 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.16%) Magento
7 1 (0.16%) Primavera
7 1 (0.16%) Sage 300 ERP
Cloud Services
1 130 (20.97%) Azure
2 85 (13.71%) AWS
3 72 (11.61%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (4.19%) GCP
5 21 (3.39%) Entra ID
5 21 (3.39%) Power Platform
6 18 (2.90%) SaaS
7 15 (2.42%) Azure DevOps
8 12 (1.94%) WhatsApp
9 10 (1.61%) Cloud Computing
10 9 (1.45%) Figma
11 8 (1.29%) Amazon ECS
11 8 (1.29%) Cloudflare
11 8 (1.29%) Google Workspace
12 6 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (0.97%) Google Sheets
13 5 (0.81%) Amazon S3
13 5 (0.81%) GitHub
14 4 (0.65%) Heroku
14 4 (0.65%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 46 (7.42%) Firewall
2 34 (5.48%) DNS
3 27 (4.35%) VPN
4 24 (3.87%) DHCP
5 23 (3.71%) TCP/IP
6 17 (2.74%) Network Security
7 16 (2.58%) SAN
8 12 (1.94%) Internet
8 12 (1.94%) WAN
8 12 (1.94%) Wireless
9 11 (1.77%) LAN
10 8 (1.29%) Broadband
11 6 (0.97%) Wi-Fi
12 5 (0.81%) Hyperconnected
12 5 (0.81%) IPsec
12 5 (0.81%) SNMP
13 4 (0.65%) NAS
13 4 (0.65%) NetScaler
13 4 (0.65%) Remote Desktop
14 3 (0.48%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (11.29%) SQL Server
2 28 (4.52%) Tableau
3 26 (4.19%) BigQuery
3 26 (4.19%) Looker
4 22 (3.55%) Data Warehouse
5 18 (2.90%) Power BI
6 17 (2.74%) Relational Database
7 16 (2.58%) MySQL
8 14 (2.26%) MongoDB
9 13 (2.10%) Elasticsearch
10 10 (1.61%) Oracle Database
11 8 (1.29%) PostgreSQL
12 7 (1.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (0.97%) Data Lake
13 6 (0.97%) RDBMS
13 6 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 5 (0.81%) Crystal Reports
14 5 (0.81%) MariaDB
14 5 (0.81%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 3 (0.48%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 33 (5.32%) Git
2 10 (1.61%) Team Foundation Server
3 6 (0.97%) JIRA
4 4 (0.65%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.48%) Appium
5 3 (0.48%) Gatling
5 3 (0.48%) GitLab
5 3 (0.48%) gulp
5 3 (0.48%) JBehave
5 3 (0.48%) JMeter
5 3 (0.48%) JUnit
5 3 (0.48%) SpecFlow
6 2 (0.32%) Android Studio
6 2 (0.32%) JDeveloper
6 2 (0.32%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.16%) IntelliJ
7 1 (0.16%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.16%) PHPUnit
7 1 (0.16%) Selenium
General
1 300 (48.39%) Social Skills
2 230 (37.10%) Analytical Skills
3 84 (13.55%) Retail
4 73 (11.77%) Finance
5 46 (7.42%) Manufacturing
6 45 (7.26%) Presentation Skills
7 37 (5.97%) Marketing
8 28 (4.52%) Law
9 26 (4.19%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (2.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 16 (2.58%) Automotive
12 12 (1.94%) Games
13 10 (1.61%) Aerospace
13 10 (1.61%) Billing
13 10 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (1.61%) Telecoms
14 9 (1.45%) Legal
14 9 (1.45%) Pharmaceutical
14 9 (1.45%) Public Sector
15 7 (1.13%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 84 (13.55%) Analyst
2 61 (9.84%) Lead
2 61 (9.84%) Support Engineer
3 52 (8.39%) Developer
4 49 (7.90%) Senior
5 39 (6.29%) IT Support
6 34 (5.48%) IT Engineer
7 33 (5.32%) Architect
8 32 (5.16%) Applications Support
9 27 (4.35%) Applications Engineer
9 27 (4.35%) Applications Support Engineer
9 27 (4.35%) Data Analyst
9 27 (4.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 22 (3.55%) Consultant
10 22 (3.55%) IT Manager
11 19 (3.06%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
11 19 (3.06%) Senior Analyst
12 17 (2.74%) Team Leader
13 16 (2.58%) Junior
13 16 (2.58%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (5.97%) .NET
2 29 (4.68%) HTML
3 23 (3.71%) React
4 16 (2.58%) REST
5 15 (2.42%) CSS
6 14 (2.26%) AngularJS
7 13 (2.10%) Laravel
7 13 (2.10%) Node.js
8 12 (1.94%) ASP.NET
9 10 (1.61%) Web Services
10 9 (1.45%) ATL
10 9 (1.45%) HTML5
10 9 (1.45%) jQuery
11 8 (1.29%) CSS3
12 7 (1.13%) Vue
13 6 (0.97%) .NET Framework
13 6 (0.97%) ASP.NET Core
13 6 (0.97%) Express.js
13 6 (0.97%) Tailwind CSS
13 6 (0.97%) Twig
Miscellaneous
1 62 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
2 35 (5.65%) Driving Licence
3 23 (3.71%) Management Information System
4 21 (3.39%) Onboarding
5 15 (2.42%) Enterprise Software
5 15 (2.42%) Product Ownership
6 14 (2.26%) CCTV
7 13 (2.10%) Data Centre
8 11 (1.77%) Clustering
9 10 (1.61%) Cyber Threat
9 10 (1.61%) Mobile App
10 7 (1.13%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (0.97%) FMCG
11 6 (0.97%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (0.81%) Augmented Reality
12 5 (0.81%) Cyberattack
12 5 (0.81%) Virtual Reality
13 4 (0.65%) Data Structures
13 4 (0.65%) Renewable Energy
13 4 (0.65%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 114 (18.39%) Windows
2 69 (11.13%) Windows Server
3 45 (7.26%) Linux
4 10 (1.61%) Mac OS
5 8 (1.29%) Unix
5 8 (1.29%) Windows 10
6 7 (1.13%) Android
7 5 (0.81%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.81%) CentOS
7 5 (0.81%) Data ONTAP
7 5 (0.81%) Ubuntu
8 4 (0.65%) SUSE
8 4 (0.65%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.32%) AIX
9 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.16%) VMS
10 1 (0.16%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.16%) Windows XP
10 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (14.52%) Customer Service
2 86 (13.87%) Agile
3 83 (13.39%) Project Management
4 65 (10.48%) Continuous Improvement
4 65 (10.48%) DevOps
5 60 (9.68%) Mentoring
6 53 (8.55%) Analytics
7 50 (8.06%) Mathematics
8 49 (7.90%) Data Analysis
9 48 (7.74%) ERP
10 46 (7.42%) Actionable Insight
11 45 (7.26%) Root Cause Analysis
12 43 (6.94%) ITIL
12 43 (6.94%) Service Management
13 42 (6.77%) Computer Science
13 42 (6.77%) Cybersecurity
14 37 (5.97%) Migration
15 36 (5.81%) Business Strategy
15 36 (5.81%) Data Modelling
15 36 (5.81%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 128 (20.65%) SQL
2 61 (9.84%) Python
3 48 (7.74%) C#
4 37 (5.97%) JavaScript
5 25 (4.03%) PHP
6 20 (3.23%) Java
7 15 (2.42%) PowerShell
7 15 (2.42%) TypeScript
8 10 (1.61%) Bash
8 10 (1.61%) C
8 10 (1.61%) C++
9 8 (1.29%) Rust
10 6 (0.97%) Ruby
11 5 (0.81%) Bicep
12 4 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.65%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.48%) MATLAB
13 3 (0.48%) Perl
13 3 (0.48%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.48%) VB
Qualifications
1 124 (20.00%) Degree
2 34 (5.48%) DBS Check
3 29 (4.68%) Computer Science Degree
4 24 (3.87%) Security Cleared
5 19 (3.06%) SC Cleared
6 13 (2.10%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (1.94%) CISSP
8 11 (1.77%) CISM
9 10 (1.61%) HNC
10 7 (1.13%) Azure Certification
10 7 (1.13%) ISEB
10 7 (1.13%) ISTQB
11 6 (0.97%) A+ Certification
11 6 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (0.97%) MCP
12 5 (0.81%) CCNA
12 5 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
12 5 (0.81%) OCA
12 5 (0.81%) OCP
12 5 (0.81%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (6.45%) QA
2 33 (5.32%) GDPR
3 30 (4.84%) SLA
4 13 (2.10%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.13%) PMO
6 6 (0.97%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.65%) WCAG
8 3 (0.48%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 76 (12.26%) Active Directory
2 25 (4.03%) Hyper-V
3 23 (3.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.10%) Docker
5 5 (0.81%) Firmware
5 5 (0.81%) Oracle RAC
5 5 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.48%) vSphere
7 2 (0.32%) pfSense
7 2 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 16 (2.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (1.77%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.77%) Microsoft Clustering
3 6 (0.97%) Ansible
3 6 (0.97%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.81%) Data Guard
4 5 (0.81%) Oracle RMAN
4 5 (0.81%) vCenter Server
4 5 (0.81%) WSUS
5 4 (0.65%) SCOM
6 3 (0.48%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.48%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.16%) Check_MK
7 1 (0.16%) Grafana
7 1 (0.16%) Puppet
7 1 (0.16%) Terraform
Vendors
1 139 (22.42%) Microsoft
2 40 (6.45%) Google
3 29 (4.68%) VMware
4 21 (3.39%) Databricks
5 20 (3.23%) Veeam
6 19 (3.06%) SAP
7 15 (2.42%) Oracle
8 14 (2.26%) Cisco
9 12 (1.94%) Salesforce
10 9 (1.45%) Red Hat
11 8 (1.29%) Acronis
11 8 (1.29%) Meraki
12 7 (1.13%) Minitab
12 7 (1.13%) Palo Alto
13 6 (0.97%) Dell
13 6 (0.97%) JDA
13 6 (0.97%) WooCommerce
14 5 (0.81%) Citrix
14 5 (0.81%) HP
14 5 (0.81%) SolidFire