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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 13 11
Rank change year-on-year +9 -2 -2
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 264 113 160
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 15.65% 13.23% 13.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.35% 14.16% 14.45%
Number of salaries quoted 182 59 70
10th Percentile £26,250 £22,000 £27,600
25th Percentile £31,563 £28,500 £32,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £37,500 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -17.58% -4.21%
75th Percentile £55,938 £53,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £62,500 £81,750
North West median annual salary £45,000 £48,939 £45,488
% change year-on-year -8.05% +7.59% +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 1,297 798 1,107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 76.88% 93.44% 92.95%
Number of salaries quoted 964 448 572
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,420 £26,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £34,867
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £49,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +4.21% +5.56%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £74,782 £91,250 £71,250
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.03%

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 2 June 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 2 June 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% 37
Chester +5 42 £38,567 +54.27% 20
Knutsford +14 31 £55,000 -40.54% 5
Crewe +7 21 £23,795 -17.95% 6
Winsford - 8 £65,000 - 1
Northwich - 6 £37,500 - 6
Middlewich -4 5 - - 5
Macclesfield - 5 £31,000 - 7
Congleton - 4 £27,500 - 1
Runcorn +5 3 £42,500 - 3
Widnes - 3 £35,000 - 3
Nantwich - 3 - - 2
Ellesmere Port +5 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 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (4.17%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.52%) IIS
4 2 (0.76%) CMS
4 2 (0.76%) SAS
4 2 (0.76%) WordPress
5 1 (0.38%) OpenStack
Applications
1 27 (10.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (5.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 12 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.52%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (1.14%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.14%) Trello
6 2 (0.76%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.76%) InDesign
6 2 (0.76%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.76%) SPSS
6 2 (0.76%) Stata
7 1 (0.38%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 9 (3.41%) SAP CX
1 9 (3.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.65%) SAP Business One
3 5 (1.89%) NetSuite
4 4 (1.52%) SAP APO
4 4 (1.52%) SAP MM
4 4 (1.52%) SAP PP
4 4 (1.52%) SAP SD
4 4 (1.52%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.38%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.38%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 51 (19.32%) Azure
2 28 (10.61%) AWS
3 21 (7.95%) SaaS
4 19 (7.20%) GCP
5 17 (6.44%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (3.41%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (3.03%) NuGet
8 6 (2.27%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 6 (2.27%) Matillion
8 6 (2.27%) Snowflake
9 5 (1.89%) GitHub
9 5 (1.89%) Power Platform
10 4 (1.52%) IaaS
10 4 (1.52%) npm
10 4 (1.52%) PaaS
11 3 (1.14%) WhatsApp
12 2 (0.76%) Entra ID
12 2 (0.76%) Wix.com
13 1 (0.38%) Google Analytics
13 1 (0.38%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.82%) LAN
2 17 (6.44%) Firewall
3 12 (4.55%) WAN
4 11 (4.17%) TCP/IP
5 9 (3.41%) DHCP
5 9 (3.41%) DNS
6 7 (2.65%) BGP
6 7 (2.65%) OSPF
7 6 (2.27%) Network Security
7 6 (2.27%) VPN
8 5 (1.89%) WLAN
9 4 (1.52%) DMVPN
9 4 (1.52%) EIGRP
9 4 (1.52%) Intrusion Detection
9 4 (1.52%) IPsec
9 4 (1.52%) SSL
9 4 (1.52%) Structured Cabling
9 4 (1.52%) Unified Communications
10 2 (0.76%) SAN
10 2 (0.76%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (8.71%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.79%) MySQL
3 7 (2.65%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (2.27%) BigQuery
4 6 (2.27%) Data Lake
4 6 (2.27%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (2.27%) Looker
4 6 (2.27%) QlikView
4 6 (2.27%) Star Schema
5 5 (1.89%) MS Access
5 5 (1.89%) Power BI
5 5 (1.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (1.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.52%) PowerPivot
7 2 (0.76%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.38%) GIS
Development Applications
1 29 (10.98%) Git
2 19 (7.20%) TeamCity
3 12 (4.55%) JIRA
4 6 (2.27%) GitLab
5 5 (1.89%) InstallShield
5 5 (1.89%) JetBrains Rider
6 4 (1.52%) Visual Studio
7 3 (1.14%) JMeter
7 3 (1.14%) MSBuild
7 3 (1.14%) Selenium
7 3 (1.14%) SpecFlow
7 3 (1.14%) Subversion
7 3 (1.14%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (1.14%) Visual Studio Team System
7 3 (1.14%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.38%) IntelliJ
8 1 (0.38%) JUnit
8 1 (0.38%) Mockito
General
1 167 (63.26%) Social Skills
2 82 (31.06%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (7.95%) Finance
4 16 (6.06%) Organisational Skills
4 16 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
5 13 (4.92%) Marketing
6 11 (4.17%) Legal
6 11 (4.17%) Retail
7 7 (2.65%) Health Technology
7 7 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (2.65%) Law
8 6 (2.27%) Manufacturing
8 6 (2.27%) Publishing
9 5 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.89%) Telecoms
10 4 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (1.14%) Automotive
11 3 (1.14%) Banking
11 3 (1.14%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 40 (15.15%) Developer
2 31 (11.74%) Senior
3 29 (10.98%) Analyst
4 21 (7.95%) IT Engineer
5 17 (6.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 16 (6.06%) Data Engineer
7 14 (5.30%) .NET Developer
7 14 (5.30%) Consultant
7 14 (5.30%) Software Engineer
8 12 (4.55%) Administrator
8 12 (4.55%) Project Manager
8 12 (4.55%) Support Specialist
8 12 (4.55%) Technical Analyst
9 11 (4.17%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
9 11 (4.17%) Senior Analyst
9 11 (4.17%) Technical Specialist
9 11 (4.17%) Technical Support
9 11 (4.17%) Technical Support Specialist
10 10 (3.79%) Programme Manager
10 10 (3.79%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (13.64%) .NET
2 12 (4.55%) CSS
3 9 (3.41%) REST
4 8 (3.03%) .NET Framework
4 8 (3.03%) HTML
4 8 (3.03%) React
4 8 (3.03%) WinForms
5 5 (1.89%) Web Services
6 4 (1.52%) ASP.NET
6 4 (1.52%) React Native
6 4 (1.52%) Sass
6 4 (1.52%) Vue
7 3 (1.14%) Gherkin
8 2 (0.76%) Ionic Framework
9 1 (0.38%) .NET Core
9 1 (0.38%) JSON
9 1 (0.38%) Spring
9 1 (0.38%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (13.64%) Self-Motivation
2 18 (6.82%) Management Information System
3 11 (4.17%) Data Structures
4 8 (3.03%) Mobile App
4 8 (3.03%) SCADA
5 7 (2.65%) Client/Server
6 6 (2.27%) Product Ownership
7 5 (1.89%) Algorithms
7 5 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (1.89%) Driving Licence
7 5 (1.89%) Life Science
7 5 (1.89%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.52%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (1.52%) Cyberattack
8 4 (1.52%) Fibre Optics
9 3 (1.14%) FMCG
9 3 (1.14%) PMI
10 2 (0.76%) Graphic Design
10 2 (0.76%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.76%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 22 (8.33%) Windows
2 16 (6.06%) Android
3 14 (5.30%) Apple iOS
4 9 (3.41%) Linux
5 5 (1.89%) VMS
6 4 (1.52%) Unix
7 3 (1.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (20.83%) Agile
2 37 (14.02%) Decision-Making
2 37 (14.02%) ITIL
3 34 (12.88%) Computer Science
4 33 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
5 32 (12.12%) Project Management
6 28 (10.61%) Software Engineering
7 26 (9.85%) Continuous Improvement
8 24 (9.09%) Customer Service
9 23 (8.71%) DevOps
10 22 (8.33%) Analytics
10 22 (8.33%) Change Management
10 22 (8.33%) ERP
10 22 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
11 20 (7.58%) Collaborative Working
11 20 (7.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 18 (6.82%) Data Science
12 18 (6.82%) Migration
12 18 (6.82%) OOP
13 17 (6.44%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 65 (24.62%) SQL
2 39 (14.77%) C#
3 28 (10.61%) JavaScript
4 15 (5.68%) PowerShell
4 15 (5.68%) Python
5 9 (3.41%) Swift
6 8 (3.03%) Bash
6 8 (3.03%) Java
7 5 (1.89%) T-SQL
7 5 (1.89%) VB
8 4 (1.52%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.38%) C++
Qualifications
1 91 (34.47%) Degree
2 14 (5.30%) Computer Science Degree
3 12 (4.55%) PMI Certification
3 12 (4.55%) PMP
4 7 (2.65%) Master's Degree
4 7 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (2.27%) HNC
5 6 (2.27%) HND
6 5 (1.89%) CISA
6 5 (1.89%) Security Cleared
7 4 (1.52%) CCNA
7 4 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.52%) CISSP
7 4 (1.52%) Network+ Certification
7 4 (1.52%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 4 (1.52%) SAP Certification
8 3 (1.14%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.14%) ISTQB
8 3 (1.14%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (4.17%) GDPR
3 8 (3.03%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (3.03%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.27%) QA
5 5 (1.89%) SOC 2
6 2 (0.76%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.76%) SLA
7 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.38%) GRC
7 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 25 (9.47%) Active Directory
2 17 (6.44%) Docker
3 9 (3.41%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.38%) Lustre
6 1 (0.38%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 8 (3.03%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.27%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.52%) Nessus
4 3 (1.14%) Ansible
4 3 (1.14%) Progress Chef
4 3 (1.14%) Puppet
4 3 (1.14%) Terraform
5 1 (0.38%) Icinga
5 1 (0.38%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.38%) SCCM
Vendors
1 79 (29.92%) Microsoft
2 31 (11.74%) SAP
3 22 (8.33%) Google
4 10 (3.79%) VMware
5 7 (2.65%) F5
6 5 (1.89%) Cisco
7 4 (1.52%) Alteryx
7 4 (1.52%) Apple
7 4 (1.52%) Facebook
7 4 (1.52%) IBM
7 4 (1.52%) Juniper
7 4 (1.52%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.52%) Sophos
7 4 (1.52%) Veeam
8 3 (1.14%) Oracle
8 3 (1.14%) SolarWinds
9 2 (0.76%) Adobe
9 2 (0.76%) Citrix
9 2 (0.76%) HP
9 2 (0.76%) Teradata