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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 626 | 741 | 806 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +115 | +65 | -59 |
| Permanent jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving | 267 | 237 | 476 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.27% | 0.24% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.31% | 0.25% | 0.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 129 | 122 | 184 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,000 | £40,275 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £59,063 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £75,000 | £68,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.00% | +9.09% | +37.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £112,500 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £122,000 | £130,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,250 | £67,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.07% | +22.73% | +15.79% |
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 | 85,108 | 95,066 | 155,930 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 85.18% | 95.58% | 95.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59,794 | 56,135 | 83,138 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,071 | £34,000 | £33,645 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £61,180 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.10% | +1.97% | +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% | +10.53% |
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 20 May 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 20 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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| England | +119 | 238 | £52,500 | -27.59% | 145 |
| UK excluding London | +59 | 202 | £51,250 | -24.07% | 123 |
| Work from Home | +152 | 151 | £57,500 | -32.35% | 112 |
| North of England | +113 | 91 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 32 |
| London | +97 | 63 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 50 |
| North West | +60 | 63 | £60,000 | +7.62% | 18 |
| South West | +9 | 40 | £42,500 | -15.00% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +95 | 24 | £47,500 | +15.85% | 12 |
| Midlands | +4 | 23 | £61,250 | -2.00% | 20 |
| Scotland | - | 19 | £47,500 | - | 14 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 17 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 8 |
| South East | -9 | 17 | £52,500 | -50.00% | 31 |
| Northern Ireland | +37 | 7 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | -14 | 6 | £80,000 | +220.00% | 12 |
| North East | +2 | 4 | £42,750 | +84.45% | 2 |
| East of England | -45 | 4 | £30,000 | -60.00% | 4 |
| Wales | +9 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
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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