Problem-Solving Jobs in the East of England

Problem Solving
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 3 9 4
Rank change year-on-year +6 -5 +3
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 1,058 667 1,283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 15.68% 14.15% 18.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.21% 15.01% 18.96%
Number of salaries quoted 692 289 458
10th Percentile £25,500 £24,000 £23,100
25th Percentile £30,375 £31,250 £29,049
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% +11.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,104 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £71,750 £70,000
England median annual salary £49,838 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.39% - +4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

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 the East of England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,236 4,443 6,768
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 77.60% 94.27% 95.06%
Number of salaries quoted 3,901 2,007 2,807
10th Percentile £26,000 £26,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,875 £38,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the East of England.

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the East of England

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

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the East of England 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
Cambridgeshire +5 266 £45,000 +21.62% 131
Hertfordshire +4 248 £45,000 -18.18% 136
Norfolk +4 194 £40,000 - 37
Essex +5 188 £40,000 -15.79% 92
Bedfordshire +40 93 £37,500 -36.71% 36
Suffolk -1 70 £41,250 -19.12% 23
East Anglia - 1 £89,500 - 55
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 43 (4.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 42 (3.97%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.04%) CMS
4 9 (0.85%) IIS
4 9 (0.85%) WordPress
5 7 (0.66%) Apache
6 5 (0.47%) OpenEdge
7 3 (0.28%) Confluence
7 3 (0.28%) Oracle Application Server
7 3 (0.28%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.19%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.095%) Liferay
9 1 (0.095%) nginx
9 1 (0.095%) SAS
Applications
1 75 (7.09%) Microsoft Office
2 59 (5.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (2.65%) AutoCAD
4 13 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (0.85%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (0.66%) Revit
7 7 (0.66%) Trello
8 6 (0.57%) Adobe Illustrator
9 5 (0.47%) Simulink
10 4 (0.38%) Adobe XD
11 3 (0.28%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 3 (0.28%) Photoshop
12 2 (0.19%) CINEMA 4D
12 2 (0.19%) InDesign
12 2 (0.19%) SketchUp
13 1 (0.095%) Adobe Captivate
13 1 (0.095%) Chatbot
13 1 (0.095%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 11 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.57%) Oracle Applications
3 3 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.28%) Shopify
4 1 (0.095%) Lorenzo
4 1 (0.095%) Magento
4 1 (0.095%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.095%) Postilion
4 1 (0.095%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.095%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.095%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.095%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 121 (11.44%) Microsoft 365
2 109 (10.30%) Azure
3 91 (8.60%) AWS
4 50 (4.73%) Power Platform
5 39 (3.69%) GCP
6 22 (2.08%) Serverless
7 18 (1.70%) Azure DevOps
8 15 (1.42%) Power Automate
9 12 (1.13%) Amazon S3
9 12 (1.13%) AWS Lambda
9 12 (1.13%) Google Workspace
10 10 (0.95%) Amazon EC2
11 9 (0.85%) SaaS
12 8 (0.76%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (0.76%) OneDrive
13 6 (0.57%) ClickUp
14 5 (0.47%) WhatsApp
15 4 (0.38%) Snowflake
16 3 (0.28%) Nutanix
16 3 (0.28%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 52 (4.91%) Firewall
2 33 (3.12%) DNS
3 27 (2.55%) DHCP
4 26 (2.46%) TCP/IP
5 20 (1.89%) VoIP
6 19 (1.80%) WAN
7 18 (1.70%) Wireless
8 17 (1.61%) Internet
9 14 (1.32%) 5G
9 14 (1.32%) VPN
10 12 (1.13%) SAN
11 11 (1.04%) LAN
12 9 (0.85%) Broadband
12 9 (0.85%) Ethernet
12 9 (0.85%) Network Security
12 9 (0.85%) VLAN
13 8 (0.76%) MPLS
13 8 (0.76%) NAS
13 8 (0.76%) SD-WAN
14 7 (0.66%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (5.77%) SQL Server
2 50 (4.73%) Power BI
3 27 (2.55%) MySQL
4 24 (2.27%) Relational Database
5 23 (2.17%) GIS
6 20 (1.89%) BigQuery
6 20 (1.89%) Geospatial Data
6 20 (1.89%) Looker
7 16 (1.51%) Data Warehouse
7 16 (1.51%) PostgreSQL
8 12 (1.13%) Big Data
9 11 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (0.85%) MongoDB
10 9 (0.85%) MS Access
11 8 (0.76%) Elasticsearch
12 7 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
13 4 (0.38%) QlikView
13 4 (0.38%) Spatial Data
13 4 (0.38%) Triplestore
Development Applications
1 32 (3.02%) Git
2 16 (1.51%) JIRA
3 11 (1.04%) LabVIEW
4 9 (0.85%) Oracle Forms
5 8 (0.76%) Jenkins
6 6 (0.57%) Rational Rhapsody
6 6 (0.57%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.38%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.38%) Selenium
8 3 (0.28%) Appium
8 3 (0.28%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.28%) GitLab
8 3 (0.28%) Rational Team Concert
9 2 (0.19%) GCC
9 2 (0.19%) Oracle APEX
9 2 (0.19%) UI Automator
9 2 (0.19%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.19%) webpack
10 1 (0.095%) IntelliJ
10 1 (0.095%) NUnit
General
1 536 (50.66%) Social Skills
2 389 (36.77%) Analytical Skills
3 148 (13.99%) Retail
4 112 (10.59%) Finance
5 71 (6.71%) Manufacturing
6 70 (6.62%) Organisational Skills
7 65 (6.14%) Presentation Skills
8 38 (3.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 38 (3.59%) Marketing
9 37 (3.50%) Automotive
10 33 (3.12%) Telecoms
11 29 (2.74%) Aerospace
11 29 (2.74%) Electronics
12 25 (2.36%) Games
13 22 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
14 21 (1.98%) Legal
15 17 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
16 14 (1.32%) Public Sector
17 13 (1.23%) French Language
18 12 (1.13%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 264 (24.95%) Analyst
2 125 (11.81%) Business Analyst
2 125 (11.81%) Developer
3 89 (8.41%) IT Support
4 74 (6.99%) Principal Business Analyst
5 71 (6.71%) Senior
6 50 (4.73%) Consultant
6 50 (4.73%) Project Manager
7 47 (4.44%) IT Analyst
8 44 (4.16%) Software Engineer
9 41 (3.88%) IT Technician
10 40 (3.78%) Support Engineer
11 39 (3.69%) Lead
12 33 (3.12%) Data Engineer
12 33 (3.12%) IT Engineer
12 33 (3.12%) Support Analyst
13 30 (2.84%) Support Technician
14 28 (2.65%) IT Support Engineer
14 28 (2.65%) IT Support Technician
15 24 (2.27%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (4.35%) CSS
1 46 (4.35%) HTML
2 29 (2.74%) .NET
3 24 (2.27%) React
4 21 (1.98%) REST
5 18 (1.70%) Node.js
6 15 (1.42%) JSON
7 14 (1.32%) AngularJS
7 14 (1.32%) Laravel
7 14 (1.32%) RESTful
8 13 (1.23%) ASP.NET
9 12 (1.13%) .NET Framework
10 11 (1.04%) Entity Framework
10 11 (1.04%) Fluent Bit
10 11 (1.04%) PyTorch
10 11 (1.04%) SOAP
10 11 (1.04%) TensorFlow
10 11 (1.04%) Vue
11 9 (0.85%) .NET Core
11 9 (0.85%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 109 (10.30%) Self-Motivation
2 66 (6.24%) Management Information System
3 37 (3.50%) Driving Licence
4 30 (2.84%) IoT
5 27 (2.55%) Algorithms
5 27 (2.55%) Client/Server
6 20 (1.89%) Onboarding
6 20 (1.89%) Operational Technology
7 19 (1.80%) Blog
7 19 (1.80%) Embedded Systems
7 19 (1.80%) Raspberry Pi
8 18 (1.70%) Cyber Threat
9 16 (1.51%) Housing Association
10 15 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
10 15 (1.42%) e-Learning
11 14 (1.32%) Data Centre
11 14 (1.32%) Virtual Team
12 13 (1.23%) Mobile App
13 12 (1.13%) FMCG
13 12 (1.13%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 180 (17.01%) Windows
2 101 (9.55%) Linux
3 61 (5.77%) Windows Server
4 40 (3.78%) Windows 10
5 36 (3.40%) Android
6 29 (2.74%) Apple iOS
7 15 (1.42%) Mac OS
8 10 (0.95%) Windows Server 2019
9 9 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (0.38%) AIX
11 4 (0.38%) Mac OS X
12 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2003
13 2 (0.19%) Unix
14 1 (0.095%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.095%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (16.64%) Change Management
2 156 (14.74%) Decision-Making
3 135 (12.76%) Coaching
4 134 (12.67%) Customer Service
5 117 (11.06%) Business Analysis
6 109 (10.30%) Project Management
7 108 (10.21%) Agile
8 105 (9.92%) Computer Science
9 102 (9.64%) Software Engineering
10 96 (9.07%) ITIL
11 93 (8.79%) Mentoring
12 70 (6.62%) Cybersecurity
13 67 (6.33%) Time Management
14 65 (6.14%) Continuous Improvement
15 56 (5.29%) DevOps
16 54 (5.10%) Roadmaps
17 52 (4.91%) Business Intelligence
18 50 (4.73%) Data Analysis
19 48 (4.54%) Mathematics
19 48 (4.54%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 102 (9.64%) SQL
2 76 (7.18%) Python
3 69 (6.52%) JavaScript
4 50 (4.73%) C#
5 38 (3.59%) C
6 30 (2.84%) Java
7 26 (2.46%) PowerShell
8 24 (2.27%) PHP
9 20 (1.89%) Bash
10 19 (1.80%) TypeScript
11 18 (1.70%) C++
12 8 (0.76%) MATLAB
13 7 (0.66%) RPG
13 7 (0.66%) T-SQL
14 6 (0.57%) Apex Code
14 6 (0.57%) R
15 5 (0.47%) Progress 4GL
16 4 (0.38%) Embedded C
16 4 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
16 4 (0.38%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 263 (24.86%) Degree
2 70 (6.62%) Security Cleared
3 60 (5.67%) Computer Science Degree
4 40 (3.78%) Microsoft Certification
5 35 (3.31%) Master's Degree
6 30 (2.84%) BPSS Clearance
7 26 (2.46%) HNC
7 26 (2.46%) SC Cleared
8 23 (2.17%) CCNA
8 23 (2.17%) Cisco Certification
9 20 (1.89%) CISSP
10 18 (1.70%) A+ Certification
10 18 (1.70%) HND
11 16 (1.51%) MCSE
12 12 (1.13%) CRISC
12 12 (1.13%) DBS Check
12 12 (1.13%) ITIL Certification
13 11 (1.04%) CASP
13 11 (1.04%) CISM
13 11 (1.04%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (3.78%) SLA
2 37 (3.50%) GDPR
3 23 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (1.98%) Data Quality
5 19 (1.80%) QA
6 11 (1.04%) NCSC
7 10 (0.95%) ISO 9001
8 8 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (0.66%) NEBOSH
10 6 (0.57%) Accessibility
11 5 (0.47%) PMO
12 4 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.28%) Def Stans
13 3 (0.28%) MISRA
14 2 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 17025
14 2 (0.19%) NIST
14 2 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 1 (0.095%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 1 (0.095%) DO-254
15 1 (0.095%) SOC 2
System Software
1 108 (10.21%) Active Directory
2 50 (4.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 43 (4.06%) Hyper-V
4 20 (1.89%) Firmware
5 16 (1.51%) Docker
6 11 (1.04%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.57%) vSphere
8 5 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (0.28%) KVM
9 3 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 17 (1.61%) Ansible
2 15 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (1.23%) Kubernetes
4 11 (1.04%) Fluentd
4 11 (1.04%) logstash
5 7 (0.66%) Puppet
6 5 (0.47%) Failover Clustering
6 5 (0.47%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
6 5 (0.47%) Progress Chef
6 5 (0.47%) SCDPM
6 5 (0.47%) Terraform
7 4 (0.38%) FortiGate
7 4 (0.38%) SCCM
7 4 (0.38%) WhatsUp Gold
8 3 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.19%) WSUS
10 1 (0.095%) Iperf
10 1 (0.095%) Nmap
10 1 (0.095%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 219 (20.70%) Microsoft
2 83 (7.84%) VMware
3 49 (4.63%) Google
4 39 (3.69%) SAP
5 23 (2.17%) Cisco
5 23 (2.17%) Oracle
6 20 (1.89%) Meraki
7 18 (1.70%) Splunk
8 16 (1.51%) IBM
9 15 (1.42%) ServiceNow
10 14 (1.32%) Dell
11 13 (1.23%) Citrix
12 12 (1.13%) Apple
12 12 (1.13%) HP
13 11 (1.04%) Intel
13 11 (1.04%) Veeam
14 10 (0.95%) Adobe
14 10 (0.95%) Salesforce
15 9 (0.85%) Red Hat
15 9 (0.85%) Siemens