Problem-Solving Jobs in Shropshire

Problem Solving
West Midlands > Shropshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Shropshire 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 3 11 7
Rank change year-on-year +8 -4 +22
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 61 27 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 20.68% 15.61% 15.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 25.21% 16.07% 16.67%
Number of salaries quoted 35 9 23
10th Percentile £25,750 £42,650 £32,150
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% -16.81% +25.56%
75th Percentile £53,750 £58,750 £64,375
90th Percentile £77,500 £61,000 £66,250
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £49,287 £45,000
% change year-on-year -13.77% +9.53% +1.12%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Shropshire

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 Shropshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 242 168 174
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 82.03% 97.11% 90.63%
Number of salaries quoted 158 86 127
10th Percentile £26,100 £25,625 £29,550
25th Percentile £32,500 £44,313 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +33.33% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £73,950
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Shropshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Shropshire

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Shropshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Shropshire

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

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Shropshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Shropshire 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
Telford +9 32 £35,000 -24.32% 14
Shrewsbury -2 12 £38,750 -29.55% 6
Bridgnorth - 12 £52,500 - 2
Shifnal - 4 - -
Problem-Solving
West Midlands

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Shropshire 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 4 (6.56%) SharePoint
1 4 (6.56%) WordPress
2 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 22 (36.07%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (11.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (4.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (8.20%) SAP ERP
2 4 (6.56%) Magento
3 2 (3.28%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (3.28%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (1.64%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 12 (19.67%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (18.03%) Azure
3 9 (14.75%) Entra ID
4 5 (8.20%) WhatsApp
5 4 (6.56%) Google Ads
5 4 (6.56%) Google Analytics
6 1 (1.64%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.64%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.56%) DHCP
1 4 (6.56%) DNS
1 4 (6.56%) Fibre Channel
1 4 (6.56%) LAN
1 4 (6.56%) Remote Desktop
1 4 (6.56%) SAN
1 4 (6.56%) WAN
2 1 (1.64%) Broadband
2 1 (1.64%) Firewall
2 1 (1.64%) VPN
2 1 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (11.48%) SQL Server
2 5 (8.20%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (4.92%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (3.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (3.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (3.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (1.64%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (1.64%) Oracle Database
5 1 (1.64%) PowerCenter
5 1 (1.64%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (11.48%) Visual Studio
2 2 (3.28%) Android Studio
3 1 (1.64%) Bitbucket
3 1 (1.64%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.64%) JIRA
3 1 (1.64%) Toad
General
1 41 (67.21%) Social Skills
2 26 (42.62%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (19.67%) Influencing Skills
3 12 (19.67%) Organisational Skills
4 10 (16.39%) Law
5 6 (9.84%) Legal
6 5 (8.20%) Manufacturing
6 5 (8.20%) Marketing
7 2 (3.28%) Finance
8 1 (1.64%) Advertising
8 1 (1.64%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (29.51%) Analyst
2 12 (19.67%) Product Analyst
2 12 (19.67%) Sales Analyst
3 9 (14.75%) IT Engineer
3 9 (14.75%) IT Support
3 9 (14.75%) IT Support Engineer
3 9 (14.75%) Support Engineer
4 8 (13.11%) Developer
5 5 (8.20%) .NET Developer
5 5 (8.20%) Lead
6 4 (6.56%) Administrator
6 4 (6.56%) Business Analyst
6 4 (6.56%) E-Commerce Executive
6 4 (6.56%) Server Administrator
6 4 (6.56%) VMWare Administrator
7 3 (4.92%) Project Manager
8 2 (3.28%) Coordinator
8 2 (3.28%) Senior Manager
8 2 (3.28%) Support Technician
8 2 (3.28%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (14.75%) .NET
2 7 (11.48%) ASP.NET
3 6 (9.84%) XML
4 5 (8.20%) EDI
5 2 (3.28%) ASP.NET Web Forms
6 1 (1.64%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 9 (14.75%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (8.20%) Mobile App
2 5 (8.20%) SCADA
3 4 (6.56%) PKI
3 4 (6.56%) Social Media
4 2 (3.28%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (3.28%) Data Structures
4 2 (3.28%) Driving Licence
4 2 (3.28%) NHS
5 1 (1.64%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.64%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (1.64%) IBM Mainframe
5 1 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.64%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 16 (26.23%) Windows
2 5 (8.20%) Windows Server
3 4 (6.56%) CentOS
3 4 (6.56%) Linux
3 4 (6.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (6.56%) Ubuntu
4 2 (3.28%) Android
5 1 (1.64%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.64%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.64%) Windows 7
5 1 (1.64%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (27.87%) Continuous Improvement
1 17 (27.87%) Customer Service
2 13 (21.31%) Mathematics
3 12 (19.67%) Customer Requirements
4 11 (18.03%) Project Management
5 9 (14.75%) Break/Fix
5 9 (14.75%) ERP
5 9 (14.75%) ITIL
6 8 (13.11%) Cybersecurity
7 7 (11.48%) Project Delivery
7 7 (11.48%) User Experience
8 6 (9.84%) Agile
8 6 (9.84%) Business Analysis
8 6 (9.84%) Mentoring
9 5 (8.20%) API Integration
9 5 (8.20%) Data Analysis
9 5 (8.20%) E-Commerce
9 5 (8.20%) Mobile Application Development
9 5 (8.20%) Test Automation
10 4 (6.56%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 12 (19.67%) SQL
2 8 (13.11%) C#
3 4 (6.56%) Bash
3 4 (6.56%) PowerShell
4 3 (4.92%) VB
5 1 (1.64%) Java
5 1 (1.64%) PL/SQL
5 1 (1.64%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 29 (47.54%) Degree
2 1 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (1.64%) DBS Check
2 1 (1.64%) Master's Degree
2 1 (1.64%) MCSE
2 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (1.64%) SC Cleared
2 1 (1.64%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (14.75%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (11.48%) QA
3 1 (1.64%) ITGC
3 1 (1.64%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (24.59%) Active Directory
2 4 (6.56%) VMware ESXi
2 4 (6.56%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (6.56%) VMware NSX
2 4 (6.56%) VMware Server
2 4 (6.56%) vSphere
3 2 (3.28%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 9 (14.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (8.20%) Functional Safety
3 4 (6.56%) vCenter Server
4 1 (1.64%) SCCM
Vendors
1 24 (39.34%) Microsoft
2 7 (11.48%) SAP
2 7 (11.48%) SYSPRO
3 5 (8.20%) Xamarin
4 4 (6.56%) Ahrefs
4 4 (6.56%) dotdigital
4 4 (6.56%) Google
4 4 (6.56%) VMware
5 1 (1.64%) Apple
5 1 (1.64%) Cisco
5 1 (1.64%) IBM
5 1 (1.64%) Informatica
5 1 (1.64%) Oracle
5 1 (1.64%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.64%) WatchGuard