Problem Solving
North West > Lancashire
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Lancashire 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 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -6 | +16 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 180 | 98 | 340 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 12.53% | 13.84% | 25.51% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.01% | 14.78% | 26.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 104 | 73 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,500 | £23,500 | £29,699 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,000 | £37,500 | £35,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,500 | £45,000 | £41,374 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.44% | +8.77% | +3.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,313 | £57,500 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £67,500 | £61,338 |
| 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
Lancashire
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 Lancashire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,124 | 663 | 1,292 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 78.22% | 93.64% | 96.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 898 | 373 | 364 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,250 | £24,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,000 | £37,250 | £31,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £47,500 | £43,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +9.83% | +8.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,772 | £70,600 | £69,885 |
| 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 Lancashire
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Lancashire.
Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Lancashire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Lancashire over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Lancashire 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 |
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| Preston | -14 | 19 | £33,500 | -23.43% | 22 |
| Blackburn | -6 | 14 | £23,076 | -53.85% | 6 |
| Chorley | +15 | 13 | £80,000 | +23.08% | 7 |
| Newton-le-Willows | - | 12 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
| Burnley | +4 | 11 | £50,000 | -2.91% | 1 |
| Lancaster | - | 11 | £41,234 | - | 8 |
| Blackpool | -9 | 10 | £69,966 | +197.73% | 2 |
| Nelson | - | 5 | £28,000 | - | 3 |
| Fleetwood | - | 2 | £30,000 | - | |
| Skelmersdale | -7 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:
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