Problem-Solving Jobs in Birmingham

Problem Solving
West Midlands > Birmingham

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham 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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 12 21
Rank change year-on-year +5 +9 -5
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 354 234 312
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 11.43% 13.04% 9.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.53% 13.49% 10.13%
Number of salaries quoted 278 191 230
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £29,256
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,125 £32,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,750 £53,375 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +6.75% +3.52%
75th Percentile £58,750 £67,350 £58,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £77,500
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £48,050 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.55% +6.78% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham

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 Birmingham with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,437 1,734 3,080
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 78.66% 96.66% 97.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,931 1,304 2,256
10th Percentile £32,000 £32,315 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% +3.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £85,000
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 Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Birmingham

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Birmingham

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Birmingham over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Birmingham

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 (12.43%) SharePoint
2 21 (5.93%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (3.39%) WordPress
4 8 (2.26%) IIS
5 3 (0.85%) IBM Notes
6 2 (0.56%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.56%) Confluence
7 1 (0.28%) OpenEdge
Applications
1 37 (10.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (3.39%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.26%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.13%) CANalyzer
4 4 (1.13%) Trello
5 3 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.56%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.28%) 3ds Max
7 1 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.28%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.28%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.28%) Autodesk Inventor
7 1 (0.28%) Fusion 360
7 1 (0.28%) InVision
7 1 (0.28%) Maya
7 1 (0.28%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.28%) Revit
7 1 (0.28%) Sketch
7 1 (0.28%) ZBrush
Business Applications
1 8 (2.26%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.69%) Shopify
4 4 (1.13%) Unit4 Business World
5 2 (0.56%) Misys Midas
5 2 (0.56%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.28%) CA PPM
6 1 (0.28%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 80 (22.60%) Azure
2 67 (18.93%) Microsoft 365
3 62 (17.51%) Power Platform
4 39 (11.02%) AWS
5 25 (7.06%) Entra ID
6 22 (6.21%) GCP
7 19 (5.37%) SaaS
8 9 (2.54%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (2.54%) Google Drive
9 8 (2.26%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (2.26%) OneDrive
10 6 (1.69%) Amazon S3
10 6 (1.69%) Power Automate
11 5 (1.41%) Amazon EC2
11 5 (1.41%) Matillion
11 5 (1.41%) PowerApps
12 4 (1.13%) Google Docs
12 4 (1.13%) Google Sheets
12 4 (1.13%) Snowflake
12 4 (1.13%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 35 (9.89%) Firewall
2 29 (8.19%) WAN
3 19 (5.37%) LAN
4 16 (4.52%) Intranet
5 13 (3.67%) TCP/IP
6 10 (2.82%) iSCSI
7 9 (2.54%) Intrusion Detection
8 8 (2.26%) DHCP
8 8 (2.26%) DNS
8 8 (2.26%) PBX
9 6 (1.69%) Fibre Channel
9 6 (1.69%) Network Security
9 6 (1.69%) SD-WAN
10 5 (1.41%) VoIP
10 5 (1.41%) WLAN
11 4 (1.13%) Ethernet
11 4 (1.13%) Internet
11 4 (1.13%) SAN
11 4 (1.13%) SNMP
11 4 (1.13%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (17.51%) Power BI
2 23 (6.50%) SQL Server
3 22 (6.21%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (5.37%) Looker
5 17 (4.80%) Tableau
6 14 (3.95%) BigQuery
7 9 (2.54%) MySQL
7 9 (2.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (2.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (1.41%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (1.13%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (1.13%) InterSystems Cache
9 4 (1.13%) Metadata
9 4 (1.13%) RDBMS
9 4 (1.13%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.85%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.85%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.85%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 3 (0.85%) Star Schema
11 2 (0.56%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 13 (3.67%) Git
2 6 (1.69%) Octopus Deploy
2 6 (1.69%) TeamCity
3 5 (1.41%) JIRA
4 4 (1.13%) CANoe
4 4 (1.13%) GitLab
4 4 (1.13%) Postman
5 2 (0.56%) gulp
6 1 (0.28%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.28%) Selenium
6 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 206 (58.19%) Social Skills
2 119 (33.62%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (20.06%) Finance
4 35 (9.89%) Retail
5 28 (7.91%) Marketing
6 19 (5.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (4.80%) Manufacturing
8 16 (4.52%) Presentation Skills
9 14 (3.95%) Organisational Skills
10 12 (3.39%) Telecoms
11 11 (3.11%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (3.11%) Public Sector
12 8 (2.26%) Automotive
13 6 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.41%) Billing
14 5 (1.41%) Law
14 5 (1.41%) Local Government
15 4 (1.13%) French Language
15 4 (1.13%) Legal
15 4 (1.13%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 48 (13.56%) Senior
2 44 (12.43%) Developer
3 38 (10.73%) IT Manager
4 34 (9.60%) Lead
5 32 (9.04%) Analyst
6 24 (6.78%) Consultant
7 22 (6.21%) IT Support
8 20 (5.65%) Support Engineer
9 17 (4.80%) Administrator
9 17 (4.80%) IT Engineer
10 16 (4.52%) Applications Support
10 16 (4.52%) Architect
11 15 (4.24%) Project Manager
12 14 (3.95%) Functional Consultant
12 14 (3.95%) IT Support Engineer
13 11 (3.11%) RPG Developer
13 11 (3.11%) Senior Consultant
13 11 (3.11%) Systems Administrator
14 10 (2.82%) IT Administrator
14 10 (2.82%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.08%) HTML
2 17 (4.80%) .NET
3 14 (3.95%) CSS
4 11 (3.11%) .NET Core
4 11 (3.11%) AngularJS
5 10 (2.82%) jQuery
6 7 (1.98%) ASP.NET
7 5 (1.41%) JSON
7 5 (1.41%) React
7 5 (1.41%) Vue
8 4 (1.13%) .NET Framework
8 4 (1.13%) Spring
8 4 (1.13%) Spring Boot
8 4 (1.13%) Web Services
9 3 (0.85%) ASP.NET Web API
9 3 (0.85%) RESTful
10 2 (0.56%) Ajax
10 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET Core
10 2 (0.56%) Express.js
10 2 (0.56%) Twig
Miscellaneous
1 37 (10.45%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (5.65%) Onboarding
3 19 (5.37%) Management Information System
4 17 (4.80%) Product Ownership
5 15 (4.24%) Replication
6 13 (3.67%) Mobile App
7 11 (3.11%) AS400
7 11 (3.11%) iSeries
7 11 (3.11%) Wiki
8 10 (2.82%) Cloud Native
9 9 (2.54%) Driving Licence
9 9 (2.54%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.69%) NHS
11 5 (1.41%) Data Structures
12 4 (1.13%) Data Centre
12 4 (1.13%) Housing Association
12 4 (1.13%) Infotainment
12 4 (1.13%) Photography
12 4 (1.13%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 4 (1.13%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 60 (16.95%) Windows
2 26 (7.34%) Windows 10
3 18 (5.08%) Windows Server
4 13 (3.67%) Windows Server 2012
5 11 (3.11%) Linux
6 8 (2.26%) VMS
7 5 (1.41%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.56%) Android
8 2 (0.56%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.28%) Unix
9 1 (0.28%) Windows 8
9 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (21.47%) Agile
2 60 (16.95%) Business Intelligence
3 58 (16.38%) Mentoring
4 55 (15.54%) Continuous Improvement
5 54 (15.25%) Project Management
6 45 (12.71%) ITIL
7 42 (11.86%) Data Governance
8 40 (11.30%) Computer Science
9 39 (11.02%) Analytics
10 38 (10.73%) Customer Service
11 35 (9.89%) SDLC
12 32 (9.04%) Data Analysis
12 32 (9.04%) User Experience
13 31 (8.76%) Decision-Making
14 28 (7.91%) Service Delivery
15 26 (7.34%) DevOps
16 25 (7.06%) Collaborative Culture
16 25 (7.06%) CRM
16 25 (7.06%) Line Management
17 23 (6.50%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 78 (22.03%) SQL
2 26 (7.34%) Python
3 23 (6.50%) JavaScript
4 17 (4.80%) C#
5 15 (4.24%) PowerShell
6 14 (3.95%) Java
7 11 (3.11%) RPG
7 11 (3.11%) RPG IV
7 11 (3.11%) RPG/400
8 10 (2.82%) T-SQL
9 9 (2.54%) Perl
9 9 (2.54%) PHP
10 4 (1.13%) C
10 4 (1.13%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.56%) Bicep
11 2 (0.56%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.56%) R
11 2 (0.56%) Swift
12 1 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.28%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 71 (20.06%) Degree
2 29 (8.19%) Computer Science Degree
3 16 (4.52%) Microsoft Certification
4 10 (2.82%) Azure Certification
4 10 (2.82%) DBS Check
5 8 (2.26%) MCSE
5 8 (2.26%) Security Cleared
6 7 (1.98%) Master's Degree
6 7 (1.98%) SC Cleared
7 6 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.41%) CCNP
8 5 (1.41%) HNC
9 4 (1.13%) ACCA
9 4 (1.13%) CCNA
9 4 (1.13%) LPIC
9 4 (1.13%) MBA
9 4 (1.13%) MCP
10 3 (0.85%) APMP
10 3 (0.85%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.85%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (7.63%) GDPR
2 23 (6.50%) QA
3 21 (5.93%) Data Quality
4 16 (4.52%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (3.11%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.69%) Actionable Recommendations
6 6 (1.69%) SLA
7 4 (1.13%) GAAP
7 4 (1.13%) IFRS
7 4 (1.13%) ISO 26262
8 2 (0.56%) PMO
9 1 (0.28%) NCSC
System Software
1 39 (11.02%) Active Directory
2 25 (7.06%) Hyper-V
3 23 (6.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (3.39%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (1.69%) NFS
6 4 (1.13%) pfSense
7 3 (0.85%) vSphere
8 2 (0.56%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 17 (4.80%) SCCM
2 14 (3.95%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.69%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.41%) Terraform
5 2 (0.56%) SCOM
6 1 (0.28%) Grafana
6 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 87 (24.58%) Microsoft
2 32 (9.04%) VMware
3 29 (8.19%) Google
4 20 (5.65%) Cisco
5 17 (4.80%) Veeam
6 16 (4.52%) Sophos
7 13 (3.67%) IBM
8 9 (2.54%) Xero
9 7 (1.98%) Meraki
9 7 (1.98%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.69%) Brocade
11 5 (1.41%) Adobe
11 5 (1.41%) Fortinet
11 5 (1.41%) Salesforce
11 5 (1.41%) SAP
12 4 (1.13%) Atlassian
12 4 (1.13%) CA
12 4 (1.13%) Dell
12 4 (1.13%) InterSystems
12 4 (1.13%) Oracle