Problem-Solving Jobs in Merseyside

Problem Solving
North West > Merseyside

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 21 12
Rank change year-on-year +11 -9 +12
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 147 109 161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 10.43% 11.09% 14.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.28% 11.68% 15.25%
Number of salaries quoted 83 45 89
10th Percentile £26,350 £22,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -5.88%
75th Percentile £49,250 £54,500 £53,500
90th Percentile £52,100 £60,000 £60,250
North West median annual salary £45,000 £48,939 £45,488
% change year-on-year -8.05% +7.59% +1.08%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Merseyside

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 Merseyside with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,107 933 1,056
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 78.57% 94.91% 92.88%
Number of salaries quoted 768 388 674
10th Percentile £26,750 £27,175 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,625 £64,688
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £75,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.03%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Merseyside

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Merseyside

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Merseyside

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Merseyside

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Merseyside over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Merseyside

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 2 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
Liverpool +7 131 £40,000 -3.61% 49
St Helens - 8 - - 1
Birkenhead -2 3 - - 3
Problem-Solving
North West

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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 (3.40%) Apache
2 4 (2.72%) Confluence
2 4 (2.72%) SharePoint
3 3 (2.04%) CMS
3 3 (2.04%) IIS
3 3 (2.04%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.68%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (6.12%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.72%) Sketch
3 2 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.68%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (2.04%) SAP IBP
2 2 (1.36%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 21 (14.29%) Azure
2 13 (8.84%) AWS
3 12 (8.16%) Power Platform
4 10 (6.80%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (6.80%) SaaS
5 8 (5.44%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (3.40%) Amazon S3
6 5 (3.40%) Snowflake
7 4 (2.72%) Figma
7 4 (2.72%) Heroku
7 4 (2.72%) Miro
8 3 (2.04%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 3 (2.04%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (2.04%) GCP
8 3 (2.04%) Matillion
9 1 (0.68%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.68%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.68%) GitHub
9 1 (0.68%) npm
9 1 (0.68%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (6.80%) Firewall
2 8 (5.44%) IPsec
2 8 (5.44%) VPN
3 5 (3.40%) Internet
3 5 (3.40%) SNMP
4 3 (2.04%) BGP
4 3 (2.04%) DHCP
4 3 (2.04%) DNS
4 3 (2.04%) HSRP
4 3 (2.04%) Intranet
4 3 (2.04%) LAN
4 3 (2.04%) MPLS
4 3 (2.04%) OSPF
4 3 (2.04%) TCP/IP
4 3 (2.04%) VLAN
4 3 (2.04%) VRRP
4 3 (2.04%) WAN
5 2 (1.36%) Network Security
6 1 (0.68%) NGFW
6 1 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (8.16%) Power BI
2 9 (6.12%) SQL Server
3 8 (5.44%) Elasticsearch
4 6 (4.08%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (3.40%) MongoDB
6 3 (2.04%) BigQuery
6 3 (2.04%) Data Lake
6 3 (2.04%) Data Vault
6 3 (2.04%) Looker
6 3 (2.04%) MySQL
6 3 (2.04%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (2.04%) Star Schema
6 3 (2.04%) Tableau
7 2 (1.36%) Relational Database
7 2 (1.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.68%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 8 (5.44%) JIRA
2 6 (4.08%) Git
3 3 (2.04%) GitLab
4 2 (1.36%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.68%) JUnit
General
1 68 (46.26%) Social Skills
2 40 (27.21%) Analytical Skills
3 37 (25.17%) Finance
4 17 (11.56%) Organisational Skills
5 15 (10.20%) Law
5 15 (10.20%) Legal
6 10 (6.80%) Marketing
7 7 (4.76%) Manufacturing
8 4 (2.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.72%) Retail
9 3 (2.04%) French Language
9 3 (2.04%) Italian Language
9 3 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (2.04%) Spanish Language
10 2 (1.36%) General Ledger
10 2 (1.36%) Public Sector
11 1 (0.68%) Banking
11 1 (0.68%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.68%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 24 (16.33%) Analyst
2 19 (12.93%) Developer
3 13 (8.84%) Architect
3 13 (8.84%) Senior
4 10 (6.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 10 (6.80%) Solutions Architect
5 9 (6.12%) Project Manager
6 7 (4.76%) Consultant
6 7 (4.76%) IT Manager
6 7 (4.76%) Security Manager
6 7 (4.76%) Systems Manager
7 6 (4.08%) Data Engineer
7 6 (4.08%) Presales Solution Architect
8 5 (3.40%) Applications Support
8 5 (3.40%) Business Analyst
8 5 (3.40%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 5 (3.40%) Lead
8 5 (3.40%) NetApp Consultant
9 4 (2.72%) Administrator
9 4 (2.72%) Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.20%) HTML
2 13 (8.84%) CSS
3 8 (5.44%) .NET
3 8 (5.44%) AngularJS
3 8 (5.44%) Node.js
4 6 (4.08%) Vue
5 5 (3.40%) Express.js
5 5 (3.40%) HTML5
5 5 (3.40%) jQuery
5 5 (3.40%) RabbitMQ
5 5 (3.40%) YAML
6 4 (2.72%) .NET Framework
6 4 (2.72%) React
6 4 (2.72%) SOAP
7 3 (2.04%) GraphQL
7 3 (2.04%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (2.04%) RESTful
8 2 (1.36%) .NET Core
8 2 (1.36%) JavaBeans
8 2 (1.36%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 14 (9.52%) Algorithms
2 10 (6.80%) Data Centre
2 10 (6.80%) Self-Motivation
3 7 (4.76%) Cyber Threat
3 7 (4.76%) Cyberattack
3 7 (4.76%) Management Information System
3 7 (4.76%) Security Posture
4 4 (2.72%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.04%) Data Structures
5 3 (2.04%) NHS
6 2 (1.36%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.36%) e-Health
6 2 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.36%) Legacy Code
6 2 (1.36%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.68%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.68%) IBM Mainframe
7 1 (0.68%) Mainframe
7 1 (0.68%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 17 (11.56%) Windows
2 6 (4.08%) Linux
2 6 (4.08%) Mac OS
3 5 (3.40%) Data ONTAP
4 2 (1.36%) Android
5 1 (0.68%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.68%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.68%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.68%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (19.05%) Agile
2 25 (17.01%) Project Management
2 25 (17.01%) Roadmaps
3 24 (16.33%) Analytics
4 21 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
5 20 (13.61%) Actionable Insight
6 18 (12.24%) Coaching
7 17 (11.56%) Web Development
8 16 (10.88%) Continuous Improvement
8 16 (10.88%) Decision-Making
9 15 (10.20%) Business Intelligence
10 13 (8.84%) Business Analysis
10 13 (8.84%) DevOps
10 13 (8.84%) Information Security
10 13 (8.84%) SDLC
11 12 (8.16%) Data Analysis
11 12 (8.16%) IT Strategy
12 11 (7.48%) Data Analytics
12 11 (7.48%) E-Commerce
12 11 (7.48%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 28 (19.05%) SQL
2 12 (8.16%) JavaScript
2 12 (8.16%) Python
3 11 (7.48%) C#
4 4 (2.72%) Java
4 4 (2.72%) PHP
5 3 (2.04%) PowerShell
5 3 (2.04%) R
5 3 (2.04%) T-SQL
6 2 (1.36%) C
6 2 (1.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.68%) Kotlin
7 1 (0.68%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 20 (13.61%) Security Cleared
2 18 (12.24%) Degree
3 17 (11.56%) SC Cleared
4 4 (2.72%) CCNA
4 4 (2.72%) CCNP
4 4 (2.72%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (2.04%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.36%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.36%) SnowPro
7 1 (0.68%) HNC
7 1 (0.68%) HND
7 1 (0.68%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (12.24%) QA
2 8 (5.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 8 (5.44%) PMO
3 7 (4.76%) Accessibility
3 7 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 7 (4.76%) NIST
3 7 (4.76%) WCAG
4 6 (4.08%) GDPR
5 5 (3.40%) SLA
6 3 (2.04%) Data Quality
7 2 (1.36%) HL7
System Software
1 11 (7.48%) Active Directory
2 10 (6.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (4.08%) Docker
4 1 (0.68%) Firmware
4 1 (0.68%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (4.76%) Kubernetes
2 5 (3.40%) Ansible
2 5 (3.40%) Prometheus
2 5 (3.40%) vCenter Server
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 24 (16.33%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.48%) Google
3 10 (6.80%) VMware
4 9 (6.12%) SAP
5 8 (5.44%) Ahrefs
5 8 (5.44%) Screaming Frog
6 6 (4.08%) Palo Alto
7 5 (3.40%) NetApp
7 5 (3.40%) Oracle
7 5 (3.40%) Red Hat
7 5 (3.40%) SolidFire
8 3 (2.04%) Cisco
8 3 (2.04%) Fortinet
8 3 (2.04%) HP
9 2 (1.36%) iManage
9 2 (1.36%) Progress
9 2 (1.36%) ServiceNow
10 1 (0.68%) DocuSign
10 1 (0.68%) Ruckus Wireless
10 1 (0.68%) Salesforce