Problem-Solving Jobs in Shropshire

Problem Solving
West Midlands > Shropshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Shropshire 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 12 7
Rank change year-on-year +9 -5 +22
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 60 25 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 19.61% 15.34% 16.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 24.19% 15.82% 18.29%
Number of salaries quoted 34 8 23
10th Percentile £25,750 £42,475 £32,150
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,375 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £46,250 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.81% -18.14% +25.56%
75th Percentile £53,750 £57,813 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £60,625 -
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £48,050 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.55% +6.78% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Shropshire

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 Shropshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 248 158 164
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Shropshire 81.05% 96.93% 90.61%
Number of salaries quoted 162 84 120
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,575 £29,700
25th Percentile £32,500 £44,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +25.00% +6.67%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,251 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £73,425
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 Shropshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Shropshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Shropshire

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Shropshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Shropshire

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

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Shropshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Shropshire 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
Telford +12 31 £35,000 -23.08% 16
Shrewsbury -2 12 £38,750 -29.55% 4
Bridgnorth - 11 £52,500 - 3
Shifnal - 4 - -
Problem-Solving
West Midlands

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Shropshire 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 5 (8.33%) SharePoint
2 4 (6.67%) WordPress
3 1 (1.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 22 (36.67%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (11.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (5.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (6.67%) Magento
1 4 (6.67%) SAP ERP
2 2 (3.33%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (3.33%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.67%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 13 (21.67%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (20.00%) Azure
3 10 (16.67%) Entra ID
4 4 (6.67%) Google Ads
4 4 (6.67%) Google Analytics
4 4 (6.67%) WhatsApp
5 1 (1.67%) OneDrive
5 1 (1.67%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.67%) DHCP
1 4 (6.67%) DNS
1 4 (6.67%) Fibre Channel
1 4 (6.67%) LAN
1 4 (6.67%) Remote Desktop
1 4 (6.67%) SAN
1 4 (6.67%) WAN
2 2 (3.33%) Firewall
2 2 (3.33%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.67%) Broadband
3 1 (1.67%) TCP/IP
3 1 (1.67%) VLAN
3 1 (1.67%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (10.00%) SQL Server
2 4 (6.67%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (5.00%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (3.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (3.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (3.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (1.67%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (1.67%) Oracle Database
5 1 (1.67%) PowerCenter
5 1 (1.67%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (10.00%) Visual Studio
2 2 (3.33%) Android Studio
3 1 (1.67%) Bitbucket
3 1 (1.67%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.67%) JIRA
3 1 (1.67%) Toad
General
1 41 (68.33%) Social Skills
2 26 (43.33%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (20.00%) Influencing Skills
3 12 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
4 10 (16.67%) Law
5 7 (11.67%) Legal
6 5 (8.33%) Manufacturing
6 5 (8.33%) Marketing
7 2 (3.33%) Finance
8 1 (1.67%) Advertising
8 1 (1.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (30.00%) Analyst
2 12 (20.00%) Product Analyst
2 12 (20.00%) Sales Analyst
3 10 (16.67%) IT Engineer
3 10 (16.67%) IT Support
3 10 (16.67%) IT Support Engineer
3 10 (16.67%) Support Engineer
4 7 (11.67%) Developer
5 5 (8.33%) Lead
6 4 (6.67%) .NET Developer
6 4 (6.67%) Administrator
6 4 (6.67%) Business Analyst
6 4 (6.67%) E-Commerce Executive
6 4 (6.67%) Server Administrator
6 4 (6.67%) VMWare Administrator
7 3 (5.00%) Project Manager
8 2 (3.33%) Coordinator
8 2 (3.33%) Senior Manager
8 2 (3.33%) Support Technician
8 2 (3.33%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (13.33%) .NET
2 6 (10.00%) ASP.NET
3 5 (8.33%) XML
4 4 (6.67%) EDI
5 2 (3.33%) ASP.NET Web Forms
6 1 (1.67%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.00%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (8.33%) SCADA
3 4 (6.67%) Mobile App
3 4 (6.67%) PKI
3 4 (6.67%) Social Media
4 2 (3.33%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (3.33%) Data Structures
4 2 (3.33%) NHS
5 1 (1.67%) Data Centre
5 1 (1.67%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.67%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (1.67%) IBM Mainframe
5 1 (1.67%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.67%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 17 (28.33%) Windows
2 6 (10.00%) Windows Server
3 4 (6.67%) CentOS
3 4 (6.67%) Linux
3 4 (6.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 4 (6.67%) Ubuntu
4 2 (3.33%) Android
5 1 (1.67%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.67%) Windows 10
5 1 (1.67%) Windows 7
5 1 (1.67%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (28.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 17 (28.33%) Customer Service
2 13 (21.67%) Mathematics
3 12 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
4 11 (18.33%) Project Management
5 9 (15.00%) Break/Fix
5 9 (15.00%) ITIL
6 8 (13.33%) Cybersecurity
6 8 (13.33%) ERP
7 7 (11.67%) Project Delivery
7 7 (11.67%) User Experience
8 6 (10.00%) Agile
8 6 (10.00%) Business Analysis
8 6 (10.00%) Mentoring
9 5 (8.33%) Data Analysis
9 5 (8.33%) E-Commerce
10 4 (6.67%) Email Marketing
10 4 (6.67%) Load Balancing
10 4 (6.67%) Logistics
10 4 (6.67%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 11 (18.33%) SQL
2 7 (11.67%) C#
3 4 (6.67%) Bash
3 4 (6.67%) PowerShell
4 3 (5.00%) VB
5 1 (1.67%) Java
5 1 (1.67%) PL/SQL
5 1 (1.67%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 27 (45.00%) Degree
2 1 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (1.67%) DBS Check
2 1 (1.67%) MCSE
2 1 (1.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (1.67%) SC Cleared
2 1 (1.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (15.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (10.00%) QA
3 1 (1.67%) ITGC
3 1 (1.67%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (26.67%) Active Directory
2 4 (6.67%) VMware ESXi
2 4 (6.67%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (6.67%) VMware NSX
2 4 (6.67%) VMware Server
2 4 (6.67%) vSphere
3 2 (3.33%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 10 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (8.33%) Functional Safety
3 4 (6.67%) vCenter Server
4 1 (1.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 25 (41.67%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.00%) SAP
2 6 (10.00%) SYSPRO
3 4 (6.67%) Ahrefs
3 4 (6.67%) dotdigital
3 4 (6.67%) Google
3 4 (6.67%) VMware
3 4 (6.67%) Xamarin
4 2 (3.33%) WatchGuard
5 1 (1.67%) Acronis
5 1 (1.67%) Apple
5 1 (1.67%) Cisco
5 1 (1.67%) IBM
5 1 (1.67%) Informatica
5 1 (1.67%) Oracle
5 1 (1.67%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.67%) Ubiquiti