Problem-Solving Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Problem Solving
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 2 2
Rank change year-on-year -10 0 +5
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 141 297 535
As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire 7.87% 27.12% 25.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.70% 28.72% 30.35%
Number of salaries quoted 106 98 247
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £29,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £37,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.67% -16.67% +11.39%
75th Percentile £64,125 £58,750 £54,375
90th Percentile £71,250 £64,125 £69,250
South East median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -13.46%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Buckinghamshire

Problem-Solving falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Buckinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,318 1,034 1,763
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 73.55% 94.43% 84.52%
Number of salaries quoted 889 348 1,016
10th Percentile £30,000 £24,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £30,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% -5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £68,750 £60,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £72,500 £73,750
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% +1.20% -9.09%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 24 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Buckinghamshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 24 June 2026. 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
Milton Keynes -9 85 £57,000 +8.57% 42
Aylesbury +1 13 £47,500 +5.56% 4
Marlow -10 12 - - 6
Bletchley 0 9 £37,500 +29.31% 6
Newport Pagnell -1 2 - -
Chesham -1 2 £42,500 -
High Wycombe -9 2 £37,500 -36.44% 5
Gerrards Cross -2 1 £37,000 -35.65%
Beaconsfield -2 1 £29,000 -
Problem-Solving
South East

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 8 (5.67%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (4.26%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.71%) Apache
3 1 (0.71%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (4.26%) SAP CO
Cloud Services
1 51 (36.17%) Azure
2 13 (9.22%) AWS
2 13 (9.22%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (7.80%) Asana
3 11 (7.80%) Entra ID
3 11 (7.80%) Sprout Social
4 10 (7.09%) Azure Data Factory
5 8 (5.67%) GCP
5 8 (5.67%) Power Platform
6 6 (4.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 5 (3.55%) Azure Sentinel
7 5 (3.55%) Cloudflare
7 5 (3.55%) iPaaS
8 4 (2.84%) OneDrive
9 3 (2.13%) IaaS
9 3 (2.13%) PaaS
9 3 (2.13%) SaaS
9 3 (2.13%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 3 (2.13%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 1 (0.71%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.67%) DNS
2 5 (3.55%) Firewall
2 5 (3.55%) SSL
2 5 (3.55%) TCP/IP
3 3 (2.13%) LAN
3 3 (2.13%) VLAN
3 3 (2.13%) VPN
3 3 (2.13%) WAN
3 3 (2.13%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (2.13%) Wireless
4 2 (1.42%) Network Security
4 2 (1.42%) OSPF
4 2 (1.42%) SD-WAN
4 2 (1.42%) Structured Cabling
4 2 (1.42%) WLAN
5 1 (0.71%) DHCP
5 1 (0.71%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (6.38%) Relational Database
2 8 (5.67%) Power BI
3 7 (4.96%) Data Lake
4 4 (2.84%) SQL Server
5 3 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.42%) GIS
6 2 (1.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (1.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.71%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.71%) Metadata
7 1 (0.71%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.71%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.71%) PowerPivot
7 1 (0.71%) Tableau
7 1 (0.71%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 8 (5.67%) JIRA
2 2 (1.42%) JUnit
2 2 (1.42%) Subversion
3 1 (0.71%) Jenkins
General
1 86 (60.99%) Social Skills
2 54 (38.30%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (14.18%) Finance
4 18 (12.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (7.80%) Marketing
6 9 (6.38%) Law
6 9 (6.38%) Public Sector
7 8 (5.67%) Manufacturing
7 8 (5.67%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (4.96%) Electronics
9 6 (4.26%) Local Government
10 5 (3.55%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (3.55%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (3.55%) Retail
11 3 (2.13%) Aerospace
11 3 (2.13%) Social Science
12 2 (1.42%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.42%) Legal
13 1 (0.71%) Fire and Rescue
13 1 (0.71%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 26 (18.44%) Analyst
2 18 (12.77%) Senior
3 16 (11.35%) Developer
4 15 (10.64%) Architect
5 12 (8.51%) Support Engineer
6 11 (7.80%) Data Engineer
6 11 (7.80%) Social Media Executive
6 11 (7.80%) Support Analyst
7 10 (7.09%) Integration Architect
7 10 (7.09%) Technical Engineer
7 10 (7.09%) Technical Support
7 10 (7.09%) Technical Support Engineer
8 9 (6.38%) Applications Architect
9 7 (4.96%) Applications Support
9 7 (4.96%) Azure Engineer
9 7 (4.96%) Graduate
9 7 (4.96%) SOC Analyst
10 6 (4.26%) Microsoft Engineer
10 6 (4.26%) Power BI Developer
10 6 (4.26%) Power BI Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (10.64%) Middleware
1 15 (10.64%) REST
1 15 (10.64%) SOAP
2 12 (8.51%) JSON
2 12 (8.51%) XML
3 6 (4.26%) SAP CO-PA
4 5 (3.55%) JWT
4 5 (3.55%) Kafka
4 5 (3.55%) MFC
4 5 (3.55%) OAuth
4 5 (3.55%) OAuth2
4 5 (3.55%) RabbitMQ
5 4 (2.84%) .NET
5 4 (2.84%) RESTful
5 4 (2.84%) XML Messaging
6 3 (2.13%) Lightning Web Components
6 3 (2.13%) Visualforce
7 2 (1.42%) HTML
7 2 (1.42%) ODBC
8 1 (0.71%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.22%) Cloud Native
2 12 (8.51%) NHS
3 11 (7.80%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (7.80%) Social Media
3 11 (7.80%) Video Editing
4 8 (5.67%) Product Ownership
5 7 (4.96%) Augmented Reality
5 7 (4.96%) Security Operations Centre
6 6 (4.26%) Driving Licence
6 6 (4.26%) Onboarding
7 5 (3.55%) Cyber Defence
7 5 (3.55%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (2.84%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (2.13%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (1.42%) AS400
10 2 (1.42%) Low-Code
10 2 (1.42%) Public Cloud
10 2 (1.42%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 1 (0.71%) Management Information System
11 1 (0.71%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 29 (20.57%) Windows
2 10 (7.09%) Linux
3 2 (1.42%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.71%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.71%) Unix
4 1 (0.71%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (31.21%) Analytics
2 43 (30.50%) Agile
3 29 (20.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 29 (20.57%) DevOps
4 27 (19.15%) Computer Science
5 26 (18.44%) Decision-Making
6 25 (17.73%) AI
6 25 (17.73%) Data Modelling
7 23 (16.31%) CI/CD
7 23 (16.31%) Cybersecurity
8 19 (13.48%) ERP
8 19 (13.48%) ITIL
9 17 (12.06%) Customer-Centricity
9 17 (12.06%) Project Management
10 16 (11.35%) Data Pipeline
11 15 (10.64%) CRM
12 14 (9.93%) Visualisation
13 13 (9.22%) Business Strategy
13 13 (9.22%) ETL
13 13 (9.22%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 47 (33.33%) SQL
2 18 (12.77%) Python
3 15 (10.64%) Java
4 10 (7.09%) PowerShell
5 8 (5.67%) C#
5 8 (5.67%) C++
6 6 (4.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 3 (2.13%) Apex Code
7 3 (2.13%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.42%) C
8 2 (1.42%) Delphi
8 2 (1.42%) Pascal
8 2 (1.42%) R
9 1 (0.71%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.71%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.71%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 46 (32.62%) Degree
2 16 (11.35%) Computer Science Degree
3 14 (9.93%) Security Cleared
4 13 (9.22%) SC Cleared
5 7 (4.96%) City & Guilds
6 6 (4.26%) CompTIA Security+
7 5 (3.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (2.13%) DBS Check
8 3 (2.13%) HNC
8 3 (2.13%) ICAEW
9 2 (1.42%) CCNA
9 2 (1.42%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (1.42%) HND
9 2 (1.42%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.71%) CompTIA CySA+
10 1 (0.71%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.71%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.51%) QA
2 6 (4.26%) SLA
3 4 (2.84%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (2.84%) Data Quality
3 4 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.71%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.71%) GDPR
System Software
1 13 (9.22%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.26%) Docker
3 4 (2.84%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (2.13%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.71%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (4.26%) Kubernetes
1 6 (4.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (3.55%) Graylog
3 4 (2.84%) Terraform
4 1 (0.71%) Autotask
4 1 (0.71%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 45 (31.91%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.80%) Adobe
2 11 (7.80%) Hootsuite
2 11 (7.80%) Instagram
2 11 (7.80%) Wrike
3 6 (4.26%) Google
3 6 (4.26%) SAP
4 4 (2.84%) Databricks
5 3 (2.13%) Aruba
5 3 (2.13%) Cisco
5 3 (2.13%) MuleSoft
5 3 (2.13%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.42%) Fortinet
6 2 (1.42%) Meraki
6 2 (1.42%) Ruckus Wireless
6 2 (1.42%) Splunk
6 2 (1.42%) WatchGuard
7 1 (0.71%) LogicMonitor
7 1 (0.71%) Nimble Storage
7 1 (0.71%) NVIDIA