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 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 4 10 10
Rank change year-on-year +6 0 0
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 274 110 171
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 15.52% 13.21% 13.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.45% 14.16% 14.67%
Number of salaries quoted 183 57 73
10th Percentile £26,250 £22,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £31,875 £26,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £34,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +23.19% -27.37% +5.56%
75th Percentile £55,625 £52,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £62,500 £81,750
North West median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,488
% change year-on-year -5.26% +4.42% +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 1,340 777 1,166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 75.92% 93.28% 93.35%
Number of salaries quoted 986 442 591
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,420 £26,350
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £59,787
90th Percentile £74,266 £91,125 £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 9 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 9 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 +13 89 £42,500 +24.09% 38
Chester +5 41 £39,634 +58.54% 23
Knutsford +16 36 £55,000 -40.54% 3
Crewe +6 21 £23,795 -17.95% 8
Winsford - 8 £65,000 - 1
Northwich - 6 £37,500 - 3
Middlewich -7 5 - - 3
Nantwich - 5 - - 2
Macclesfield - 5 £31,000 - 6
Congleton - 4 £27,500 - 1
Runcorn +2 3 £42,500 - 2
Widnes - 3 £35,000 -
Wilmslow - 1 £82,500 - 4
Ellesmere Port - 1 £23,000 - 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 (4.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (4.01%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.46%) IIS
4 2 (0.73%) CMS
4 2 (0.73%) SAS
4 2 (0.73%) WordPress
5 1 (0.36%) OpenStack
Applications
1 27 (9.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (5.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 12 (4.38%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.46%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (1.09%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.09%) Trello
6 2 (0.73%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.73%) InDesign
6 2 (0.73%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.73%) SPSS
6 2 (0.73%) Stata
7 1 (0.36%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 9 (3.28%) SAP CX
1 9 (3.28%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (2.55%) SAP Business One
3 5 (1.82%) NetSuite
4 4 (1.46%) SAP APO
4 4 (1.46%) SAP MM
4 4 (1.46%) SAP PP
4 4 (1.46%) SAP SD
4 4 (1.46%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.36%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.36%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 52 (18.98%) Azure
2 29 (10.58%) AWS
3 22 (8.03%) SaaS
4 19 (6.93%) GCP
5 17 (6.20%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (3.28%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (2.92%) NuGet
8 6 (2.19%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 6 (2.19%) Matillion
8 6 (2.19%) Snowflake
9 5 (1.82%) GitHub
9 5 (1.82%) Power Platform
10 4 (1.46%) IaaS
10 4 (1.46%) npm
10 4 (1.46%) PaaS
11 3 (1.09%) WhatsApp
12 2 (0.73%) Entra ID
12 2 (0.73%) Wix.com
13 1 (0.36%) Google Analytics
13 1 (0.36%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 22 (8.03%) LAN
2 17 (6.20%) Firewall
3 12 (4.38%) WAN
4 11 (4.01%) TCP/IP
5 9 (3.28%) DHCP
5 9 (3.28%) DNS
6 7 (2.55%) BGP
6 7 (2.55%) OSPF
7 6 (2.19%) Network Security
7 6 (2.19%) VPN
8 5 (1.82%) WLAN
9 4 (1.46%) DMVPN
9 4 (1.46%) EIGRP
9 4 (1.46%) Intrusion Detection
9 4 (1.46%) IPsec
9 4 (1.46%) SSL
9 4 (1.46%) Structured Cabling
9 4 (1.46%) Unified Communications
10 2 (0.73%) SAN
10 2 (0.73%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (8.39%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.65%) MySQL
2 10 (3.65%) QlikView
3 7 (2.55%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (2.19%) BigQuery
4 6 (2.19%) Data Lake
4 6 (2.19%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (2.19%) Looker
4 6 (2.19%) Star Schema
5 5 (1.82%) MS Access
5 5 (1.82%) Power BI
5 5 (1.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (1.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (1.46%) PowerPivot
7 2 (0.73%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.36%) GIS
Development Applications
1 30 (10.95%) Git
2 20 (7.30%) TeamCity
3 11 (4.01%) JIRA
4 6 (2.19%) GitLab
5 5 (1.82%) InstallShield
5 5 (1.82%) JetBrains Rider
6 4 (1.46%) JMeter
6 4 (1.46%) Selenium
6 4 (1.46%) SpecFlow
6 4 (1.46%) Visual Studio
6 4 (1.46%) WebDriver
7 3 (1.09%) MSBuild
7 3 (1.09%) Subversion
7 3 (1.09%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (1.09%) Visual Studio Team System
8 1 (0.36%) IntelliJ
8 1 (0.36%) JUnit
8 1 (0.36%) Mockito
General
1 174 (63.50%) Social Skills
2 83 (30.29%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (7.66%) Finance
4 16 (5.84%) Organisational Skills
4 16 (5.84%) Presentation Skills
5 13 (4.74%) Marketing
6 11 (4.01%) Law
6 11 (4.01%) Legal
6 11 (4.01%) Retail
7 7 (2.55%) Health Technology
7 7 (2.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (2.19%) Manufacturing
8 6 (2.19%) Publishing
9 5 (1.82%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.82%) Telecoms
10 4 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.46%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (1.09%) Automotive
11 3 (1.09%) Banking
11 3 (1.09%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 43 (15.69%) Developer
2 33 (12.04%) Senior
3 30 (10.95%) Analyst
4 21 (7.66%) IT Engineer
5 17 (6.20%) .NET Developer
5 17 (6.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 16 (5.84%) Data Engineer
6 16 (5.84%) Support Specialist
6 16 (5.84%) Technical Specialist
6 16 (5.84%) Technical Support
6 16 (5.84%) Technical Support Specialist
7 14 (5.11%) Administrator
7 14 (5.11%) Consultant
7 14 (5.11%) Software Engineer
8 12 (4.38%) Project Manager
8 12 (4.38%) Senior Analyst
8 12 (4.38%) Technical Analyst
9 11 (4.01%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
10 10 (3.65%) Programme Manager
10 10 (3.65%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (14.23%) .NET
2 12 (4.38%) CSS
3 9 (3.28%) REST
3 9 (3.28%) WinForms
4 8 (2.92%) .NET Framework
4 8 (2.92%) HTML
4 8 (2.92%) React
5 5 (1.82%) ASP.NET
5 5 (1.82%) Web Services
6 4 (1.46%) Gherkin
6 4 (1.46%) React Native
6 4 (1.46%) Sass
6 4 (1.46%) Vue
7 2 (0.73%) .NET Core
7 2 (0.73%) Ionic Framework
8 1 (0.36%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.36%) JSON
8 1 (0.36%) RESTful
8 1 (0.36%) Spring
8 1 (0.36%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 36 (13.14%) Self-Motivation
2 22 (8.03%) Management Information System
3 11 (4.01%) Data Structures
4 8 (2.92%) Mobile App
4 8 (2.92%) SCADA
5 7 (2.55%) Client/Server
5 7 (2.55%) Product Ownership
6 5 (1.82%) Algorithms
6 5 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (1.82%) Driving Licence
6 5 (1.82%) Life Science
6 5 (1.82%) Security Posture
7 4 (1.46%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (1.46%) Cyberattack
7 4 (1.46%) Fibre Optics
8 3 (1.09%) FMCG
8 3 (1.09%) PMI
9 2 (0.73%) Graphic Design
9 2 (0.73%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.73%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 26 (9.49%) Windows
2 16 (5.84%) Android
3 14 (5.11%) Apple iOS
4 9 (3.28%) Linux
5 5 (1.82%) VMS
6 4 (1.46%) Unix
7 3 (1.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (20.80%) Agile
2 37 (13.50%) Decision-Making
2 37 (13.50%) ITIL
3 35 (12.77%) Computer Science
4 33 (12.04%) Cybersecurity
5 32 (11.68%) Project Management
6 28 (10.22%) Software Engineering
7 26 (9.49%) Continuous Improvement
8 24 (8.76%) Customer Service
8 24 (8.76%) DevOps
9 22 (8.03%) Analytics
9 22 (8.03%) Change Management
9 22 (8.03%) ERP
9 22 (8.03%) Stakeholder Management
10 20 (7.30%) Collaborative Working
10 20 (7.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 19 (6.93%) Logistics
11 19 (6.93%) OOP
12 18 (6.57%) Data Science
12 18 (6.57%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 67 (24.45%) SQL
2 43 (15.69%) C#
3 30 (10.95%) JavaScript
4 15 (5.47%) PowerShell
4 15 (5.47%) Python
5 9 (3.28%) Swift
6 8 (2.92%) Bash
6 8 (2.92%) Java
7 5 (1.82%) T-SQL
7 5 (1.82%) VB
8 4 (1.46%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.36%) C++
Qualifications
1 97 (35.40%) Degree
2 15 (5.47%) Computer Science Degree
3 12 (4.38%) PMI Certification
3 12 (4.38%) PMP
4 10 (3.65%) HNC
4 10 (3.65%) HND
5 7 (2.55%) Master's Degree
5 7 (2.55%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.82%) CISA
6 5 (1.82%) Security Cleared
7 4 (1.46%) CCNA
7 4 (1.46%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.46%) CISSP
7 4 (1.46%) ISTQB
7 4 (1.46%) Network+ Certification
7 4 (1.46%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 4 (1.46%) SAP Certification
8 3 (1.09%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.09%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (5.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (4.01%) GDPR
3 8 (2.92%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (2.92%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.55%) QA
5 5 (1.82%) SOC 2
6 2 (0.73%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.73%) SLA
7 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.36%) GRC
7 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 25 (9.12%) Active Directory
2 17 (6.20%) Docker
3 9 (3.28%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.82%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.36%) Lustre
6 1 (0.36%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 8 (2.92%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.46%) Nessus
4 3 (1.09%) Ansible
4 3 (1.09%) Progress Chef
4 3 (1.09%) Puppet
4 3 (1.09%) Terraform
5 1 (0.36%) Icinga
5 1 (0.36%) Proxmox
5 1 (0.36%) SCCM
Vendors
1 79 (28.83%) Microsoft
2 31 (11.31%) SAP
3 22 (8.03%) Google
4 10 (3.65%) VMware
5 7 (2.55%) F5
6 5 (1.82%) Cisco
7 4 (1.46%) Alteryx
7 4 (1.46%) Apple
7 4 (1.46%) Facebook
7 4 (1.46%) IBM
7 4 (1.46%) Juniper
7 4 (1.46%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.46%) Sophos
7 4 (1.46%) Veeam
8 3 (1.09%) Oracle
8 3 (1.09%) SolarWinds
9 2 (0.73%) Adobe
9 2 (0.73%) Citrix
9 2 (0.73%) HP
9 2 (0.73%) Teradata