Problem-Solving Jobs in Staffordshire

Problem Solving
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 13 12
Rank change year-on-year +6 -1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 140 64 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 12.53% 12.05% 12.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.54% 12.83% 13.69%
Number of salaries quoted 57 36 39
10th Percentile £23,500 £22,000 £23,900
25th Percentile £26,250 £30,063 £36,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £38,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.68% -13.89% +52.54%
75th Percentile £45,000 £52,706 £65,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £75,040
West Midlands median annual salary £42,500 £48,575 £45,000
% change year-on-year -12.51% +7.94% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 901 499 577
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 80.66% 93.97% 89.88%
Number of salaries quoted 627 366 405
10th Percentile £23,500 £23,613 £24,450
25th Percentile £28,500 £32,125 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,060 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.98% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £55,000 £53,750 £54,043
90th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
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 Staffordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Staffordshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Staffordshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Staffordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Staffordshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 1 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
Cannock +5 32 £31,750 -32.75% 12
Stoke-on-Trent +1 32 £28,000 -27.74% 23
Stafford +5 11 £41,250 - 12
Tamworth -9 9 £52,500 +94.44% 8
Burton-upon-Trent -3 7 £35,000 -36.36% 6
Leek 0 6 £35,000 +59.09% 2
Lichfield - 6 £25,500 - 7
Rugeley - 4 - - 2
Uttoxeter - 4 - - 3
Burntwood - 4 - - 1
Cradley Heath - 4 - - 1
Problem-Solving
West Midlands

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 6 (4.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.14%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.43%) WordPress
4 1 (0.71%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 55 (39.29%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (5.71%) AutoCAD
3 4 (2.86%) EPLAN
4 3 (2.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (2.14%) SOLIDWORKS
5 2 (1.43%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (1.43%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (1.43%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.43%) Revit
6 1 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (1.43%) SAP WM
2 1 (0.71%) MIS ActiveH
2 1 (0.71%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 13 (9.29%) Azure
2 9 (6.43%) Power Platform
3 8 (5.71%) Azure Cosmos DB
3 8 (5.71%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (5.00%) Power Automate
5 6 (4.29%) Matillion
5 6 (4.29%) Snowflake
6 5 (3.57%) AWS
7 4 (2.86%) PowerApps
8 3 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (2.14%) Google Analytics
9 2 (1.43%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.43%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (1.43%) PaaS
10 1 (0.71%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.71%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.71%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.57%) Firewall
2 4 (2.86%) LAN
3 3 (2.14%) DHCP
3 3 (2.14%) DNS
3 3 (2.14%) HTTP
3 3 (2.14%) Internet
4 2 (1.43%) Broadband
4 2 (1.43%) RFID
4 2 (1.43%) TCP/IP
4 2 (1.43%) WAN
5 1 (0.71%) Network Security
5 1 (0.71%) VLAN
5 1 (0.71%) VSAN
5 1 (0.71%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (10.71%) SQL Server
2 9 (6.43%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (5.71%) Power BI
4 6 (4.29%) Data Lake
4 6 (4.29%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (4.29%) Star Schema
5 5 (3.57%) BusinessObjects
6 3 (2.14%) MySQL
7 2 (1.43%) NoSQL
7 2 (1.43%) Oracle Database
7 2 (1.43%) PowerCenter
7 2 (1.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.71%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (4.29%) GitLab
2 3 (2.14%) Visual Studio
3 2 (1.43%) Balsamiq
3 2 (1.43%) Git
3 2 (1.43%) Toad
4 1 (0.71%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.71%) Oracle Forms
General
1 94 (67.14%) Social Skills
2 74 (52.86%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (37.14%) Organisational Skills
4 45 (32.14%) Influencing Skills
5 17 (12.14%) Finance
6 16 (11.43%) Retail
7 8 (5.71%) Manufacturing
8 3 (2.14%) Electronics
8 3 (2.14%) Public Sector
9 2 (1.43%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.71%) Legal
Job Titles
1 70 (50.00%) Analyst
2 48 (34.29%) Product Analyst
3 44 (31.43%) Sales Analyst
4 14 (10.00%) Developer
5 9 (6.43%) Support Analyst
6 7 (5.00%) 1st Line Support
6 7 (5.00%) Senior
6 7 (5.00%) Software Developer
7 6 (4.29%) Data Engineer
8 5 (3.57%) Business Analyst
8 5 (3.57%) Field Engineer
8 5 (3.57%) Field Service Engineer
8 5 (3.57%) Graduate
8 5 (3.57%) Senior Field Engineer
8 5 (3.57%) Senior Field Service Engineer
9 4 (2.86%) Help Desk Support
9 4 (2.86%) Software Engineer
9 4 (2.86%) Technical Analyst
9 4 (2.86%) Technical Support
9 4 (2.86%) Technical Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (9.29%) .NET
2 8 (5.71%) HTML
3 5 (3.57%) CSS
4 3 (2.14%) .NET Framework
4 3 (2.14%) Entity Framework
4 3 (2.14%) REST
4 3 (2.14%) WPF
4 3 (2.14%) XML
4 3 (2.14%) XSLT
5 2 (1.43%) Laravel
5 2 (1.43%) Vue
5 2 (1.43%) WinForms
6 1 (0.71%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.71%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.71%) ASP.NET MVC
6 1 (0.71%) ASP.NET Web API
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.57%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (7.86%) Driving Licence
3 6 (4.29%) Data Structures
4 5 (3.57%) EPoS
4 5 (3.57%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.86%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.86%) Operational Technology
5 4 (2.86%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (2.86%) Robotics
6 3 (2.14%) Mobile App
6 3 (2.14%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.43%) FMCG
7 2 (1.43%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (0.71%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 19 (13.57%) Windows
2 9 (6.43%) Windows Server
3 7 (5.00%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.43%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (48.57%) Customer Service
2 58 (41.43%) Continuous Improvement
3 55 (39.29%) Mathematics
4 44 (31.43%) Customer Requirements
5 17 (12.14%) Analytics
6 13 (9.29%) Computer Science
6 13 (9.29%) ITIL
7 11 (7.86%) Data Modelling
8 9 (6.43%) Agile
8 9 (6.43%) ETL
8 9 (6.43%) Project Management
9 8 (5.71%) CAD
9 8 (5.71%) Change Management
9 8 (5.71%) Data Analytics
9 8 (5.71%) Time Management
10 7 (5.00%) Business Intelligence
10 7 (5.00%) Business Strategy
10 7 (5.00%) CI/CD
10 7 (5.00%) Data Integration
10 7 (5.00%) Data Transformation
Programming Languages
1 23 (16.43%) SQL
2 15 (10.71%) JavaScript
3 13 (9.29%) Python
4 8 (5.71%) C#
5 7 (5.00%) Java
6 3 (2.14%) C++
6 3 (2.14%) VB
7 2 (1.43%) PHP
7 2 (1.43%) PL/SQL
7 2 (1.43%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 71 (50.71%) Degree
2 9 (6.43%) HND
3 8 (5.71%) SC Cleared
3 8 (5.71%) Security Cleared
4 7 (5.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (3.57%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (3.57%) DV Cleared
6 4 (2.86%) Master's Degree
7 3 (2.14%) A+ Certification
8 2 (1.43%) CEH
8 2 (1.43%) CISA
8 2 (1.43%) CISM
8 2 (1.43%) CISSP
8 2 (1.43%) CRISC
8 2 (1.43%) GIAC
9 1 (0.71%) ACCA
9 1 (0.71%) CIMA
9 1 (0.71%) HNC
9 1 (0.71%) MCP
9 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.71%) SLA
2 6 (4.29%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.14%) GDPR
3 3 (2.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.43%) ISO 14001
4 2 (1.43%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.43%) QA
5 1 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.71%) ISO 22301
5 1 (0.71%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 7 (5.00%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.57%) Firmware
3 3 (2.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.43%) vSphere
5 1 (0.71%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 1 (0.71%) VxRail
Vendors
1 21 (15.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.29%) Dell
2 6 (4.29%) Oracle
2 6 (4.29%) Salesforce
3 5 (3.57%) HP
3 5 (3.57%) IBM
3 5 (3.57%) NetApp
4 4 (2.86%) EMC
4 4 (2.86%) JDA
4 4 (2.86%) VMware
5 3 (2.14%) Google
5 3 (2.14%) UiPath
6 2 (1.43%) Informatica
6 2 (1.43%) SAP
6 2 (1.43%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.71%) Cisco
7 1 (0.71%) LogRhythm