Problem-Solving Jobs in the East of England

Problem Solving
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 9 4
Rank change year-on-year +6 -5 +5
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 1,031 787 1,110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 16.82% 14.86% 17.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.87% 15.65% 18.12%
Number of salaries quoted 695 309 423
10th Percentile £25,500 £24,000 £22,300
25th Percentile £30,500 £32,000 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% +11.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +6.80%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

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 of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,941 5,029 6,126
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 80.59% 94.98% 94.87%
Number of salaries quoted 3,708 2,173 2,678
10th Percentile £25,809 £26,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £77,500
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 of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the East of England over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the East of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 11 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
Cambridgeshire +6 257 £45,000 +26.76% 172
Hertfordshire +2 237 £46,750 -15.00% 138
Norfolk +3 192 £40,000 - 56
Essex +1 187 £40,000 -15.79% 77
Bedfordshire +37 91 £37,500 -36.71% 33
Suffolk 0 66 £41,250 -19.12% 33
East Anglia - 1 £89,500 - 72
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 44 (4.27%) SharePoint
2 43 (4.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (0.97%) CMS
3 10 (0.97%) WordPress
4 9 (0.87%) IIS
5 7 (0.68%) Apache
6 5 (0.48%) OpenEdge
7 3 (0.29%) Confluence
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Application Server
8 2 (0.19%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.19%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.097%) nginx
9 1 (0.097%) SAS
Applications
1 72 (6.98%) Microsoft Office
2 56 (5.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (2.72%) AutoCAD
4 9 (0.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
5 7 (0.68%) Revit
5 7 (0.68%) Trello
6 6 (0.58%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.48%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.48%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.48%) Simulink
8 4 (0.39%) Adobe XD
8 4 (0.39%) InDesign
8 4 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
9 3 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.19%) CINEMA 4D
10 2 (0.19%) SketchUp
11 1 (0.097%) Adobe Captivate
11 1 (0.097%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.097%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 11 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.58%) Oracle Applications
3 3 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.29%) Shopify
4 1 (0.097%) Magento
4 1 (0.097%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.097%) Postilion
4 1 (0.097%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.097%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.097%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.097%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 118 (11.45%) Microsoft 365
2 109 (10.57%) Azure
3 90 (8.73%) AWS
4 52 (5.04%) Power Platform
5 38 (3.69%) GCP
6 22 (2.13%) Serverless
7 15 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (1.45%) Power Automate
8 13 (1.26%) Amazon S3
9 12 (1.16%) AWS Lambda
10 10 (0.97%) Amazon EC2
10 10 (0.97%) Google Workspace
11 8 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (0.78%) OneDrive
11 8 (0.78%) SaaS
12 6 (0.58%) ClickUp
13 5 (0.48%) Snowflake
14 4 (0.39%) Entra ID
15 3 (0.29%) Apigee
15 3 (0.29%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 55 (5.33%) Firewall
2 31 (3.01%) DNS
3 25 (2.42%) DHCP
3 25 (2.42%) TCP/IP
4 20 (1.94%) VoIP
5 18 (1.75%) WAN
6 15 (1.45%) Wireless
7 14 (1.36%) 5G
7 14 (1.36%) VPN
8 13 (1.26%) Internet
8 13 (1.26%) SAN
9 11 (1.07%) VLAN
10 10 (0.97%) LAN
11 9 (0.87%) Broadband
11 9 (0.87%) Ethernet
12 8 (0.78%) MPLS
12 8 (0.78%) NAS
12 8 (0.78%) Network Security
12 8 (0.78%) SD-WAN
13 7 (0.68%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (6.11%) SQL Server
2 52 (5.04%) Power BI
3 28 (2.72%) MySQL
4 23 (2.23%) GIS
5 22 (2.13%) Relational Database
6 21 (2.04%) Looker
7 20 (1.94%) BigQuery
7 20 (1.94%) Geospatial Data
8 17 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
9 16 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
10 12 (1.16%) Big Data
11 11 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 9 (0.87%) MongoDB
12 9 (0.87%) MS Access
12 9 (0.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 8 (0.78%) Elasticsearch
14 5 (0.48%) Data Lake
15 4 (0.39%) Spatial Data
15 4 (0.39%) Triplestore
16 3 (0.29%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 34 (3.30%) Git
2 16 (1.55%) JIRA
3 11 (1.07%) LabVIEW
4 9 (0.87%) Oracle Forms
5 7 (0.68%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.58%) Rational Rhapsody
7 5 (0.48%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.39%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.29%) Eclipse
9 3 (0.29%) Rational Team Concert
10 2 (0.19%) Appium
10 2 (0.19%) GCC
10 2 (0.19%) GitLab
10 2 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.19%) Selenium
10 2 (0.19%) UI Automator
10 2 (0.19%) webpack
11 1 (0.097%) Subversion
11 1 (0.097%) Visual Studio Code
11 1 (0.097%) WebDriver
General
1 513 (49.76%) Social Skills
2 377 (36.57%) Analytical Skills
3 140 (13.58%) Retail
4 115 (11.15%) Finance
5 70 (6.79%) Manufacturing
6 61 (5.92%) Organisational Skills
7 57 (5.53%) Presentation Skills
8 38 (3.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 37 (3.59%) Marketing
10 33 (3.20%) Automotive
10 33 (3.20%) Telecoms
11 32 (3.10%) Aerospace
12 28 (2.72%) Electronics
13 25 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
14 24 (2.33%) Games
15 19 (1.84%) Legal
16 17 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
17 15 (1.45%) Public Sector
18 11 (1.07%) Agriculture
19 10 (0.97%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 257 (24.93%) Analyst
2 124 (12.03%) Business Analyst
3 119 (11.54%) Developer
4 88 (8.54%) IT Support
5 74 (7.18%) Principal Business Analyst
6 60 (5.82%) Senior
7 50 (4.85%) Consultant
7 50 (4.85%) Project Manager
8 43 (4.17%) IT Analyst
8 43 (4.17%) Software Engineer
9 41 (3.98%) IT Technician
10 40 (3.88%) Support Engineer
11 35 (3.39%) Lead
12 33 (3.20%) Data Engineer
12 33 (3.20%) IT Engineer
13 30 (2.91%) IT Support Engineer
13 30 (2.91%) Support Technician
14 29 (2.81%) Support Analyst
15 28 (2.72%) IT Support Technician
16 26 (2.52%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (4.07%) CSS
1 42 (4.07%) HTML
2 26 (2.52%) .NET
3 22 (2.13%) React
4 18 (1.75%) REST
5 16 (1.55%) JSON
5 16 (1.55%) Node.js
6 14 (1.36%) Laravel
7 13 (1.26%) AngularJS
7 13 (1.26%) ASP.NET
7 13 (1.26%) Fluent Bit
7 13 (1.26%) RESTful
8 12 (1.16%) PyTorch
9 11 (1.07%) .NET Framework
9 11 (1.07%) Entity Framework
9 11 (1.07%) TensorFlow
10 10 (0.97%) SOAP
10 10 (0.97%) Vue
11 9 (0.87%) .NET Core
11 9 (0.87%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 101 (9.80%) Self-Motivation
2 65 (6.30%) Management Information System
3 40 (3.88%) Driving Licence
4 28 (2.72%) IoT
5 27 (2.62%) Algorithms
5 27 (2.62%) Client/Server
6 20 (1.94%) Operational Technology
7 19 (1.84%) Blog
7 19 (1.84%) Embedded Systems
7 19 (1.84%) Onboarding
7 19 (1.84%) Raspberry Pi
8 18 (1.75%) Cyber Threat
9 16 (1.55%) Housing Association
10 14 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
10 14 (1.36%) FMCG
11 13 (1.26%) Mobile App
12 12 (1.16%) Blockchain
12 12 (1.16%) e-Learning
12 12 (1.16%) Product Ownership
13 11 (1.07%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 178 (17.26%) Windows
2 100 (9.70%) Linux
3 60 (5.82%) Windows Server
4 40 (3.88%) Windows 10
5 34 (3.30%) Android
6 27 (2.62%) Apple iOS
7 14 (1.36%) Mac OS
8 10 (0.97%) Windows Server 2019
9 9 (0.87%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (0.39%) Mac OS X
12 3 (0.29%) AIX
12 3 (0.29%) Windows Server 2003
13 2 (0.19%) Unix
14 1 (0.097%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (16.00%) Change Management
2 154 (14.94%) Decision-Making
3 138 (13.39%) Coaching
4 127 (12.32%) Customer Service
5 117 (11.35%) Business Analysis
6 110 (10.67%) Agile
7 101 (9.80%) Project Management
8 97 (9.41%) Computer Science
8 97 (9.41%) Software Engineering
9 94 (9.12%) ITIL
10 84 (8.15%) Mentoring
11 73 (7.08%) Cybersecurity
12 66 (6.40%) Continuous Improvement
13 60 (5.82%) Time Management
14 53 (5.14%) Business Intelligence
14 53 (5.14%) DevOps
15 51 (4.95%) Data Analysis
16 47 (4.56%) Roadmaps
17 46 (4.46%) Data Modelling
18 44 (4.27%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 97 (9.41%) SQL
2 80 (7.76%) Python
3 63 (6.11%) JavaScript
4 48 (4.66%) C#
5 39 (3.78%) C
6 28 (2.72%) Java
6 28 (2.72%) PowerShell
7 25 (2.42%) PHP
8 20 (1.94%) Bash
9 19 (1.84%) C++
10 16 (1.55%) TypeScript
11 8 (0.78%) MATLAB
12 7 (0.68%) RPG
12 7 (0.68%) T-SQL
13 6 (0.58%) Apex Code
13 6 (0.58%) R
14 5 (0.48%) Progress 4GL
15 4 (0.39%) Embedded C
15 4 (0.39%) Kusto Query Language
15 4 (0.39%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 246 (23.86%) Degree
2 72 (6.98%) Security Cleared
3 53 (5.14%) Computer Science Degree
4 42 (4.07%) Microsoft Certification
5 36 (3.49%) Master's Degree
6 28 (2.72%) SC Cleared
7 27 (2.62%) BPSS Clearance
8 24 (2.33%) CCNA
8 24 (2.33%) Cisco Certification
9 22 (2.13%) HNC
10 20 (1.94%) CISSP
11 19 (1.84%) A+ Certification
12 18 (1.75%) HND
13 15 (1.45%) MCSE
14 12 (1.16%) CRISC
14 12 (1.16%) DBS Check
14 12 (1.16%) ITIL Certification
15 11 (1.07%) CASP
15 11 (1.07%) CISM
15 11 (1.07%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (3.98%) SLA
2 37 (3.59%) GDPR
3 24 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (1.94%) Data Quality
5 16 (1.55%) QA
6 11 (1.07%) NCSC
7 8 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
7 8 (0.78%) ISO 9001
8 7 (0.68%) NEBOSH
9 5 (0.48%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.39%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.29%) Def Stans
11 3 (0.29%) MISRA
11 3 (0.29%) PMO
12 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 2 (0.19%) NIST
13 1 (0.097%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 1 (0.097%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.097%) SOC 2
System Software
1 107 (10.38%) Active Directory
2 48 (4.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 43 (4.17%) Hyper-V
4 18 (1.75%) Firmware
5 15 (1.45%) Docker
6 11 (1.07%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.58%) vSphere
8 4 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (0.29%) KVM
10 2 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.097%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (1.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.26%) Fluentd
2 13 (1.26%) logstash
3 12 (1.16%) Kubernetes
4 11 (1.07%) Ansible
5 6 (0.58%) Puppet
6 5 (0.48%) Failover Clustering
6 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
6 5 (0.48%) SCDPM
6 5 (0.48%) Terraform
7 4 (0.39%) FortiGate
7 4 (0.39%) Progress Chef
7 4 (0.39%) WhatsUp Gold
8 3 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.29%) SCCM
9 2 (0.19%) WSUS
10 1 (0.097%) Iperf
10 1 (0.097%) Nmap
10 1 (0.097%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 223 (21.63%) Microsoft
2 84 (8.15%) VMware
3 50 (4.85%) Google
4 42 (4.07%) SAP
5 22 (2.13%) Cisco
5 22 (2.13%) Oracle
6 21 (2.04%) Splunk
7 18 (1.75%) Meraki
8 16 (1.55%) IBM
9 15 (1.45%) Citrix
10 14 (1.36%) Dell
10 14 (1.36%) HP
10 14 (1.36%) ServiceNow
11 12 (1.16%) Adobe
12 10 (0.97%) Salesforce
13 9 (0.87%) Civica
13 9 (0.87%) Sage
13 9 (0.87%) Siemens
13 9 (0.87%) Veeam
14 8 (0.78%) F5