Creative Problem-Solving
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Creative Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Creative 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 | 648 | 718 | 795 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +70 | +77 | -54 |
| Permanent jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving | 268 | 232 | 510 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.25% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.31% | 0.26% | 0.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 129 | 119 | 179 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,000 | £37,968 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £53,750 | £48,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £75,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.00% | +15.38% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £112,500 | £88,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,250 | £117,500 | £124,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £72,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.03% | +38.10% | +10.53% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
Creative 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 87,829 | 90,354 | 161,874 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 83.68% | 95.46% | 95.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 61,251 | 54,292 | 82,971 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £34,000 | £33,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,800 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.54% | +1.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £81,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +9.38% |
Creative Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Creative Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Creative Problem-Solving
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving.
Creative Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Creative Problem-Solving
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving within the UK 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 |
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| England | +69 | 238 | £52,500 | -30.00% | 146 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 204 | £50,000 | -31.03% | 114 |
| Work from Home | +123 | 153 | £56,250 | -19.64% | 105 |
| North of England | +110 | 91 | £60,000 | +25.65% | 23 |
| North West | +56 | 63 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 9 |
| London | +102 | 62 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 52 |
| South West | +4 | 40 | £42,500 | -20.93% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +77 | 24 | £47,500 | +9.83% | 11 |
| Midlands | -3 | 23 | £61,250 | -2.00% | 23 |
| Scotland | - | 20 | £40,000 | - | 13 |
| South East | -28 | 18 | £52,500 | -50.00% | 26 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 17 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | +27 | 7 | - | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 6 | £80,000 | +220.00% | 13 |
| North East | -7 | 4 | £42,750 | +84.45% | 3 |
| East of England | -50 | 4 | £30,000 | -68.42% | 5 |
| Wales | +9 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
Creative Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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