Problem-Solving Jobs in the City of London

Problem Solving
Central London > City of London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of 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 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 21 17
Rank change year-on-year +9 -4 +25
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 470 474 766
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 14.11% 10.26% 10.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.35% 10.78% 10.96%
Number of salaries quoted 331 372 564
10th Percentile £36,500 £41,538 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,125 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% -6.90% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £97,813 £95,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £114,750 £108,750
Central London median annual salary £62,500 £66,250 £70,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% -5.36% +3.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of 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 the City of London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,061 4,399 6,992
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 91.89% 95.18% 95.55%
Number of salaries quoted 2,403 3,676 5,616
10th Percentile £41,250 £42,625 £45,236
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £57,484
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £115,000 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the City of London

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the City of London.

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the City of London

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the City of London over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the City of London

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the City of 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 City of London region over the 6 months to 19 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
London Bridge +29 2 £98,750 +97.50%
Problem-Solving
Central London

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 (7.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (4.68%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.77%) CMS
4 10 (2.13%) Apache
5 7 (1.49%) Confluence
5 7 (1.49%) IIS
6 6 (1.28%) Apache Airflow
7 5 (1.06%) Drupal
7 5 (1.06%) SAS
8 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2013
8 2 (0.43%) JBoss
9 1 (0.21%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.21%) Red Hat Fuse
9 1 (0.21%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.21%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.21%) WildFly
9 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 28 (5.96%) Microsoft Excel
1 28 (5.96%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.70%) Photoshop
3 4 (0.85%) Adobe After Effects
3 4 (0.85%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 4 (0.85%) Blender
3 4 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.85%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 8 (1.70%) SDL Web 8
2 4 (0.85%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.21%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.21%) Relativity
3 1 (0.21%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.21%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.21%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 105 (22.34%) AWS
2 103 (21.91%) Azure
3 51 (10.85%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (8.94%) Power Platform
5 37 (7.87%) SaaS
6 31 (6.60%) Entra ID
7 27 (5.74%) Serverless
8 23 (4.89%) WhatsApp
9 22 (4.68%) GCP
10 16 (3.40%) Amazon S3
11 15 (3.19%) AWS Lambda
12 13 (2.77%) Google Sheets
13 12 (2.55%) Azure DevOps
13 12 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
13 12 (2.55%) Google Workspace
14 11 (2.34%) Amazon EC2
15 10 (2.13%) Azure AKS
15 10 (2.13%) Cloud Computing
16 9 (1.91%) Snowflake
17 8 (1.70%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 29 (6.17%) Firewall
2 24 (5.11%) DNS
3 15 (3.19%) Internet
4 12 (2.55%) Network Security
5 11 (2.34%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (2.13%) IPsec
6 10 (2.13%) VPN
7 9 (1.91%) NAS
7 9 (1.91%) Wireless
8 8 (1.70%) Broadband
8 8 (1.70%) TCP/IP
9 6 (1.28%) DHCP
9 6 (1.28%) Intrusion Detection
9 6 (1.28%) WAN
9 6 (1.28%) WebEx
10 5 (1.06%) LAN
10 5 (1.06%) SNMP
10 5 (1.06%) SSL
11 4 (0.85%) Telepresence
11 4 (0.85%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (10.00%) Tableau
2 45 (9.57%) SQL Server
3 40 (8.51%) Power BI
4 20 (4.26%) Relational Database
5 18 (3.83%) Data Warehouse
6 14 (2.98%) MySQL
7 13 (2.77%) GIS
7 13 (2.77%) MongoDB
8 12 (2.55%) DynamoDB
8 12 (2.55%) NoSQL
8 12 (2.55%) PostgreSQL
8 12 (2.55%) Redis
9 9 (1.91%) Amazon RDS
10 8 (1.70%) Oracle Database
10 8 (1.70%) RDBMS
11 7 (1.49%) Elasticsearch
12 6 (1.28%) Amazon QuickSight
12 6 (1.28%) Metadata
13 4 (0.85%) Flink
13 4 (0.85%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 72 (15.32%) Git
2 22 (4.68%) JIRA
3 13 (2.77%) Jenkins
4 12 (2.55%) Visual Studio
5 11 (2.34%) GitLab
6 9 (1.91%) NUnit
6 9 (1.91%) Octopus Deploy
6 9 (1.91%) TeamCity
7 8 (1.70%) git-flow
7 8 (1.70%) Moq
7 8 (1.70%) Sourcetree
7 8 (1.70%) SpecFlow
8 5 (1.06%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.64%) JDeveloper
9 3 (0.64%) Selenium
10 1 (0.21%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.21%) IntelliJ
10 1 (0.21%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.21%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 267 (56.81%) Social Skills
2 206 (43.83%) Analytical Skills
3 111 (23.62%) Finance
4 49 (10.43%) Retail
5 40 (8.51%) Presentation Skills
6 26 (5.53%) Marketing
7 20 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (4.04%) Legal
9 17 (3.62%) Law
9 17 (3.62%) Public Sector
10 15 (3.19%) Games
11 13 (2.77%) Back Office
12 11 (2.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (2.13%) Advertising
14 9 (1.91%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (1.49%) Banking
16 6 (1.28%) Financial Institution
17 5 (1.06%) Automotive
17 5 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
18 4 (0.85%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 100 (21.28%) Senior
2 75 (15.96%) Developer
3 72 (15.32%) Analyst
4 34 (7.23%) Lead
5 33 (7.02%) Consultant
6 32 (6.81%) Support Engineer
7 29 (6.17%) Data Analyst
8 27 (5.74%) Architect
9 25 (5.32%) Senior Analyst
10 23 (4.89%) Software Engineer
11 20 (4.26%) Senior Data Analyst
11 20 (4.26%) Senior Developer
12 18 (3.83%) Applications Support
13 15 (3.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 14 (2.98%) C# Developer
14 14 (2.98%) Full Stack Developer
15 13 (2.77%) Digital Transformation
15 13 (2.77%) Infrastructure Support
15 13 (2.77%) Power BI Developer
15 13 (2.77%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (9.57%) HTML
2 43 (9.15%) React
3 40 (8.51%) .NET
4 39 (8.30%) CSS
5 38 (8.09%) RESTful
6 22 (4.68%) Web Services
7 21 (4.47%) AngularJS
8 19 (4.04%) SOAP
9 17 (3.62%) ASP.NET
10 16 (3.40%) Node.js
11 15 (3.19%) .NET Framework
11 15 (3.19%) GraphQL
12 13 (2.77%) XML
13 11 (2.34%) ASP.NET MVC
13 11 (2.34%) REST
13 11 (2.34%) Spring
14 10 (2.13%) Entity Framework
15 9 (1.91%) Django
15 9 (1.91%) jQuery
16 8 (1.70%) Ninject
Miscellaneous
1 41 (8.72%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (4.26%) Management Information System
3 19 (4.04%) Onboarding
4 14 (2.98%) Product Ownership
5 12 (2.55%) Cloud Native
6 11 (2.34%) Life Science
6 11 (2.34%) Video Conferencing
7 10 (2.13%) Greenfield Project
8 8 (1.70%) Legacy Code
9 7 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.49%) Cyber Threat
9 7 (1.49%) Data Centre
9 7 (1.49%) Distributed Systems
10 6 (1.28%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.28%) Low-Code
10 6 (1.28%) Mobile App
11 5 (1.06%) Driving Licence
11 5 (1.06%) PropTech
11 5 (1.06%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 78 (16.60%) Windows
2 42 (8.94%) Windows Server
3 18 (3.83%) Linux
4 14 (2.98%) Windows Server 2012
5 13 (2.77%) Windows 10
6 9 (1.91%) Mac OS
7 6 (1.28%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (1.06%) Apple iOS
8 5 (1.06%) Data ONTAP
9 4 (0.85%) Android
9 4 (0.85%) Unix
10 3 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.21%) AIX
12 1 (0.21%) Debian
12 1 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (24.04%) Agile
2 86 (18.30%) Computer Science
3 64 (13.62%) Analytics
4 57 (12.13%) DevOps
4 57 (12.13%) Software Engineering
5 55 (11.70%) Actionable Insight
5 55 (11.70%) Data Analysis
6 53 (11.28%) Continuous Improvement
7 51 (10.85%) Visualisation
8 47 (10.00%) Scrum
9 43 (9.15%) Business Intelligence
10 40 (8.51%) Mentoring
11 39 (8.30%) Decision-Making
11 39 (8.30%) ITIL
11 39 (8.30%) Root Cause Analysis
11 39 (8.30%) User Experience
12 36 (7.66%) Full Stack Development
13 35 (7.45%) Mathematics
14 34 (7.23%) Business Strategy
14 34 (7.23%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 135 (28.72%) SQL
2 100 (21.28%) Python
3 52 (11.06%) JavaScript
4 43 (9.15%) C#
5 36 (7.66%) Java
6 20 (4.26%) T-SQL
7 19 (4.04%) TypeScript
8 18 (3.83%) PowerShell
9 14 (2.98%) C++
10 13 (2.77%) Bash
11 12 (2.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 10 (2.13%) Go
13 8 (1.70%) Apex Code
13 8 (1.70%) XPath
14 5 (1.06%) Kotlin
14 5 (1.06%) PL/SQL
15 4 (0.85%) R
15 4 (0.85%) Shell Script
15 4 (0.85%) SOQL
15 4 (0.85%) VBA
Qualifications
1 153 (32.55%) Degree
2 62 (13.19%) Computer Science Degree
3 32 (6.81%) DBS Check
4 24 (5.11%) Microsoft Certification
4 24 (5.11%) Security Cleared
5 18 (3.83%) SC Cleared
6 16 (3.40%) Master's Degree
7 9 (1.91%) AWS Certification
7 9 (1.91%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.49%) CISSP
9 6 (1.28%) GIAC
10 5 (1.06%) CISA
10 5 (1.06%) CompTIA CySA+
10 5 (1.06%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (1.06%) MCSA
11 4 (0.85%) CISM
11 4 (0.85%) CSPO
11 4 (0.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.64%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 24 (5.11%) QA
2 21 (4.47%) SLA
3 9 (1.91%) Data Quality
4 8 (1.70%) Cyber Essentials
4 8 (1.70%) NIST
4 8 (1.70%) SOC 2
5 6 (1.28%) COBIT
5 6 (1.28%) ISO 9001
6 5 (1.06%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.06%) NCSC
7 4 (0.85%) PMO
7 4 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (0.85%) WCAG
8 3 (0.64%) GRC
8 3 (0.64%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.43%) FISMA
9 2 (0.43%) GDPR
9 2 (0.43%) GLBA
9 2 (0.43%) ITGC
System Software
1 53 (11.28%) Active Directory
2 35 (7.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (5.96%) Docker
4 10 (2.13%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (1.28%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.64%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.64%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.43%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.21%) KVM
8 1 (0.21%) LXC
8 1 (0.21%) OpenAM
8 1 (0.21%) pfSense
8 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 40 (8.51%) Kubernetes
2 23 (4.89%) Terraform
3 15 (3.19%) vCenter Server
4 8 (1.70%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.49%) Ansible
6 5 (1.06%) Packer
6 5 (1.06%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.43%) CASB
8 2 (0.43%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.43%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.21%) Avamar
9 1 (0.21%) Consul
9 1 (0.21%) Dell DRAC
9 1 (0.21%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.21%) Juju
9 1 (0.21%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.21%) SCCM
9 1 (0.21%) WMI
Vendors
1 105 (22.34%) Microsoft
2 44 (9.36%) Google
3 35 (7.45%) VMware
4 27 (5.74%) Databricks
5 25 (5.32%) Oracle
6 18 (3.83%) Cisco
7 14 (2.98%) Adobe
8 12 (2.55%) Salesforce
9 10 (2.13%) Apple
10 9 (1.91%) ServiceNow
11 8 (1.70%) Aderant
11 8 (1.70%) Cognizant
12 6 (1.28%) Citrix
12 6 (1.28%) Palo Alto
12 6 (1.28%) Red Hat
13 5 (1.06%) Dell
13 5 (1.06%) iManage
13 5 (1.06%) NetApp
13 5 (1.06%) SolidFire
14 4 (0.85%) SAP