Problem-Solving Jobs in Central London

Problem Solving
London > Central London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London 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 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 19 19
Rank change year-on-year +6 0 +26
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 521 535 783
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 13.75% 10.35% 9.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.89% 10.91% 10.23%
Number of salaries quoted 361 419 632
10th Percentile £36,500 £41,000 £42,275
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% -3.57% +1.45%
75th Percentile £83,750 £93,750 £93,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £111,250 £107,500
London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - +7.69% +4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

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 Central London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,498 4,903 7,654
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 92.30% 94.85% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2,704 4,055 6,328
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £112,500 £108,750
London median annual salary £70,073 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -6.57% +7.14% -

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Central London

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Central London

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Central London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Central London

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Central London region over the 6 months to 8 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
City of London +9 469 £62,500 -7.41% 115
City of Westminster +5 29 £59,919 +59.78% 8
West End of London +18 27 £62,500 - 16
Southwark +22 12 £37,934 -21.36% 1
Camden -8 4 £45,000 -33.33% 7
Lambeth 0 1 £50,000 -12.28% 3
Problem-Solving
London

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 33 (6.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (4.22%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.50%) CMS
4 11 (2.11%) Apache
5 9 (1.73%) Confluence
6 8 (1.54%) IIS
7 6 (1.15%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.96%) Drupal
8 5 (0.96%) SAS
9 3 (0.58%) JBoss
10 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
10 2 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2007
10 2 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2010
10 2 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2013
10 2 (0.38%) Red Hat Fuse
10 2 (0.38%) WordPress
11 1 (0.19%) Apache Solr
11 1 (0.19%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
11 1 (0.19%) WildFly
Applications
1 29 (5.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 29 (5.57%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.54%) Photoshop
3 4 (0.77%) Adobe After Effects
3 4 (0.77%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 4 (0.77%) Blender
3 4 (0.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.77%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 8 (1.54%) SDL Web 8
2 4 (0.77%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.19%) Loan IQ
3 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.19%) Relativity
3 1 (0.19%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.19%) SAP CRM
3 1 (0.19%) SAP CX
3 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 120 (23.03%) AWS
2 112 (21.50%) Azure
3 58 (11.13%) Microsoft 365
4 43 (8.25%) Power Platform
5 37 (7.10%) SaaS
6 36 (6.91%) Entra ID
7 32 (6.14%) Serverless
8 30 (5.76%) WhatsApp
9 22 (4.22%) GCP
10 19 (3.65%) AWS Lambda
11 17 (3.26%) Amazon S3
12 13 (2.50%) Dynamics 365
12 13 (2.50%) Google Sheets
13 12 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
13 12 (2.30%) Google Workspace
14 11 (2.11%) Amazon EC2
15 10 (1.92%) Azure AKS
15 10 (1.92%) IaaS
16 9 (1.73%) Amazon ECS
16 9 (1.73%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 31 (5.95%) Firewall
2 28 (5.37%) DNS
3 15 (2.88%) Internet
4 12 (2.30%) Network Security
5 11 (2.11%) DHCP
5 11 (2.11%) TCP/IP
5 11 (2.11%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (1.92%) IPsec
6 10 (1.92%) NAS
6 10 (1.92%) VPN
6 10 (1.92%) Wireless
7 8 (1.54%) Broadband
7 8 (1.54%) LAN
8 7 (1.34%) WAN
9 6 (1.15%) Intrusion Detection
9 6 (1.15%) SNMP
9 6 (1.15%) WebEx
10 5 (0.96%) SD-WAN
10 5 (0.96%) SSL
11 4 (0.77%) Telepresence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (10.75%) Tableau
2 48 (9.21%) SQL Server
3 41 (7.87%) Power BI
4 20 (3.84%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (3.65%) Relational Database
6 15 (2.88%) DynamoDB
7 14 (2.69%) MySQL
8 13 (2.50%) Amazon RDS
8 13 (2.50%) GIS
8 13 (2.50%) MongoDB
8 13 (2.50%) NoSQL
9 12 (2.30%) PostgreSQL
9 12 (2.30%) Redis
10 8 (1.54%) Oracle Database
10 8 (1.54%) RDBMS
11 7 (1.34%) Elasticsearch
12 6 (1.15%) Amazon QuickSight
12 6 (1.15%) Metadata
13 5 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 4 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 88 (16.89%) Git
2 22 (4.22%) JIRA
3 15 (2.88%) GitLab
4 13 (2.50%) Jenkins
5 12 (2.30%) Visual Studio
6 9 (1.73%) NUnit
6 9 (1.73%) Octopus Deploy
6 9 (1.73%) TeamCity
7 8 (1.54%) git-flow
7 8 (1.54%) Moq
7 8 (1.54%) Sourcetree
7 8 (1.54%) SpecFlow
8 5 (0.96%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.58%) JDeveloper
9 3 (0.58%) Selenium
10 2 (0.38%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.38%) IntelliJ
11 1 (0.19%) SoapUI
11 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 306 (58.73%) Social Skills
2 234 (44.91%) Analytical Skills
3 119 (22.84%) Finance
4 62 (11.90%) Retail
5 53 (10.17%) Presentation Skills
6 31 (5.95%) Marketing
7 25 (4.80%) Legal
8 19 (3.65%) Organisational Skills
9 17 (3.26%) Law
9 17 (3.26%) Public Sector
10 16 (3.07%) Games
11 13 (2.50%) Back Office
12 10 (1.92%) Advertising
12 10 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (1.54%) Banking
14 6 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (0.96%) Automotive
15 5 (0.96%) Financial Institution
16 4 (0.77%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 103 (19.77%) Senior
2 85 (16.31%) Developer
3 84 (16.12%) Analyst
4 42 (8.06%) Lead
5 38 (7.29%) Data Analyst
6 34 (6.53%) Consultant
7 30 (5.76%) Senior Analyst
8 29 (5.57%) Architect
8 29 (5.57%) Software Engineer
8 29 (5.57%) Support Engineer
9 25 (4.80%) Senior Data Analyst
10 20 (3.84%) Senior Developer
11 17 (3.26%) Applications Support
12 16 (3.07%) C# Developer
12 16 (3.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 15 (2.88%) AWS Engineer
14 14 (2.69%) Power BI Developer
14 14 (2.69%) Python Engineer
14 14 (2.69%) Support Analyst
15 13 (2.50%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (10.17%) HTML
2 47 (9.02%) CSS
2 47 (9.02%) React
3 45 (8.64%) RESTful
4 44 (8.45%) .NET
5 24 (4.61%) AngularJS
6 22 (4.22%) Web Services
7 21 (4.03%) ASP.NET
8 20 (3.84%) GraphQL
8 20 (3.84%) SOAP
9 17 (3.26%) Node.js
10 16 (3.07%) .NET Framework
11 14 (2.69%) ASP.NET MVC
11 14 (2.69%) XML
12 13 (2.50%) Django
12 13 (2.50%) REST
12 13 (2.50%) Spring
13 10 (1.92%) Entity Framework
14 9 (1.73%) jQuery
15 8 (1.54%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 46 (8.83%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (3.84%) Management Information System
3 19 (3.65%) Onboarding
4 16 (3.07%) Product Ownership
5 13 (2.50%) Cloud Native
5 13 (2.50%) Life Science
6 12 (2.30%) Greenfield Project
7 11 (2.11%) Video Conferencing
8 8 (1.54%) Data Centre
8 8 (1.54%) Legacy Code
9 7 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.34%) Cyber Threat
9 7 (1.34%) Distributed Systems
10 6 (1.15%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.15%) Low-Code
10 6 (1.15%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.96%) Driving Licence
12 4 (0.77%) PropTech
12 4 (0.77%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 80 (15.36%) Windows
2 44 (8.45%) Windows Server
3 21 (4.03%) Linux
4 15 (2.88%) Windows Server 2012
5 12 (2.30%) Windows 10
6 9 (1.73%) Mac OS
7 6 (1.15%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (0.96%) Android
8 5 (0.96%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.96%) Data ONTAP
9 4 (0.77%) Unix
9 4 (0.77%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.38%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.19%) AIX
11 1 (0.19%) Debian
11 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.19%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (24.38%) Agile
2 89 (17.08%) Computer Science
3 81 (15.55%) Analytics
4 69 (13.24%) Actionable Insight
5 67 (12.86%) Data Analysis
6 65 (12.48%) Software Engineering
7 64 (12.28%) Visualisation
8 58 (11.13%) DevOps
9 54 (10.36%) Continuous Improvement
10 49 (9.40%) Scrum
11 46 (8.83%) Mathematics
11 46 (8.83%) Root Cause Analysis
12 45 (8.64%) Business Intelligence
12 45 (8.64%) User Experience
13 44 (8.45%) Decision-Making
13 44 (8.45%) Mentoring
14 43 (8.25%) Business Strategy
14 43 (8.25%) ITIL
15 41 (7.87%) Data Pipeline
16 40 (7.68%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 146 (28.02%) SQL
2 117 (22.46%) Python
3 61 (11.71%) JavaScript
4 49 (9.40%) C#
5 39 (7.49%) Java
6 22 (4.22%) TypeScript
7 19 (3.65%) T-SQL
8 18 (3.45%) PowerShell
9 15 (2.88%) Bash
10 14 (2.69%) C++
10 14 (2.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 10 (1.92%) Go
12 8 (1.54%) Apex Code
12 8 (1.54%) XPath
13 6 (1.15%) Kotlin
13 6 (1.15%) Ruby
13 6 (1.15%) VBA
14 5 (0.96%) MATLAB
14 5 (0.96%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.77%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 172 (33.01%) Degree
2 68 (13.05%) Computer Science Degree
3 52 (9.98%) DBS Check
4 29 (5.57%) Security Cleared
5 26 (4.99%) Microsoft Certification
6 23 (4.41%) SC Cleared
7 16 (3.07%) Master's Degree
8 9 (1.73%) AWS Certification
8 9 (1.73%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.34%) CISSP
10 6 (1.15%) CISA
11 5 (0.96%) CompTIA CySA+
11 5 (0.96%) CompTIA Security+
11 5 (0.96%) GIAC
11 5 (0.96%) MCSA
12 4 (0.77%) CISM
12 4 (0.77%) CSPO
12 4 (0.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (0.77%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (4.99%) QA
2 25 (4.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (4.41%) SLA
4 10 (1.92%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.73%) NIST
6 8 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (1.54%) SOC 2
7 7 (1.34%) COBIT
8 6 (1.15%) ISO 9001
8 6 (1.15%) PMO
9 5 (0.96%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.96%) NCSC
10 4 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.77%) WCAG
11 3 (0.58%) GDPR
11 3 (0.58%) GRC
11 3 (0.58%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.38%) FISMA
12 2 (0.38%) GLBA
12 2 (0.38%) HIPAA
System Software
1 60 (11.52%) Active Directory
2 39 (7.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (5.57%) Docker
4 10 (1.92%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (1.15%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.77%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.58%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.38%) vSphere
9 1 (0.19%) KVM
9 1 (0.19%) LXC
9 1 (0.19%) OpenAM
9 1 (0.19%) pfSense
Systems Management
1 41 (7.87%) Kubernetes
2 24 (4.61%) Terraform
3 15 (2.88%) vCenter Server
4 8 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.34%) Ansible
6 6 (1.15%) Packer
7 5 (0.96%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.77%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.58%) SCCM
10 2 (0.38%) CASB
10 2 (0.38%) Consul
10 2 (0.38%) Data Guard
10 2 (0.38%) Oracle RMAN
11 1 (0.19%) Dell DRAC
11 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.19%) Juju
11 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 1 (0.19%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.19%) SCDPM
11 1 (0.19%) WMI
Vendors
1 115 (22.07%) Microsoft
2 45 (8.64%) Google
3 40 (7.68%) VMware
4 37 (7.10%) Databricks
5 25 (4.80%) Oracle
6 19 (3.65%) Salesforce
7 16 (3.07%) Cisco
8 14 (2.69%) Adobe
9 11 (2.11%) Apple
10 9 (1.73%) ServiceNow
11 8 (1.54%) Aderant
11 8 (1.54%) Cognizant
12 7 (1.34%) Palo Alto
13 6 (1.15%) Red Hat
14 5 (0.96%) Citrix
14 5 (0.96%) iManage
14 5 (0.96%) Meraki
14 5 (0.96%) NetApp
14 5 (0.96%) SAP
14 5 (0.96%) Veeam