Problem Solving
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland 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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 17 | 6 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -11 | +9 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 927 | 604 | 937 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 13.81% | 13.22% | 15.88% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.97% | 14.01% | 17.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 386 | 283 | 416 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,818 | £31,275 | £29,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,125 | £39,829 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £50,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.89% | -3.81% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £71,250 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,433 | £79,000 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £49,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | +10.00% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland
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 Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 6,192 | 4,310 | 5,369 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 92.23% | 94.31% | 91.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,403 | 2,153 | 2,812 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £32,297 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,250 | £42,000 | £40,606 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +4.55% | +12.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £72,500 | £68,275 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £85,000 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £61,180 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.10% | +1.97% | +9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 18 May 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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| Glasgow | -12 | 560 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 84 |
| Edinburgh | +5 | 187 | £60,000 | +0.80% | 61 |
| Aberdeen | +13 | 40 | £45,000 | -30.77% | 32 |
| Fife | +13 | 26 | £50,000 | +29.87% | 12 |
| North Lanarkshire | - | 16 | £13,000 | - | 2 |
| Lanarkshire | +4 | 15 | £42,500 | -12.82% | 40 |
| Renfrewshire | +2 | 13 | £52,500 | - | 4 |
| Dundee | 0 | 12 | £45,000 | +13.22% | 14 |
| Stirling | +2 | 10 | £29,393 | -9.56% | 9 |
| West Lothian | -5 | 8 | £26,250 | -50.00% | 4 |
| South Lanarkshire | +6 | 5 | £105,000 | +162.50% | 1 |
| Aberdeenshire | +3 | 5 | £45,000 | +87.50% | 11 |
| Banffshire | - | 4 | £22,000 | - | |
| West Dunbartonshire | +2 | 3 | £27,500 | - | |
| Falkirk | +1 | 3 | £50,000 | - | 5 |
| Argyll and Bute | - | 3 | - | - | |
| East Ayrshire | - | 3 | £29,500 | - | 1 |
| Clackmannanshire | - | 2 | £51,500 | - | 1 |
| Highlands | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Inverclyde | -3 | 1 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| South Ayrshire | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | - | 1 | £23,000 | - | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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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