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 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 2 2
Rank change year-on-year -12 0 +7
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 144 207 489
As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire 8.29% 28.28% 25.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.75% 30.00% 28.71%
Number of salaries quoted 103 117 229
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,967 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.01% +13.26% +10.30%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £76,000 £70,000
South East median annual salary £45,000 £50,967 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.71% +13.26% -14.29%

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 1,339 690 1,703
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 77.04% 94.26% 87.33%
Number of salaries quoted 841 358 1,069
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,850 £28,450
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.26% +21.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,875 £58,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £75,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -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 18 April 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 18 April 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 -10 87 £60,000 - 38
Marlow -11 16 £32,500 +12.07% 1
Bletchley -3 13 £37,500 +7.14% 2
Aylesbury -3 6 £36,750 -26.50% 4
Beaconsfield -5 1 £29,000 -54.32%
Gerrards Cross -10 1 £37,000 -35.65%
Newport Pagnell -12 1 - -
High Wycombe -17 1 - - 13
Chalfont St Giles - 1 - -
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 3 (2.08%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.39%) IIS
2 2 (1.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.69%) Anypoint
3 1 (0.69%) Apache
3 1 (0.69%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.69%) SAS
Applications
1 8 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 9 (6.25%) SAP CO
2 2 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.69%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.69%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 38 (26.39%) Azure
2 18 (12.50%) Power Platform
3 11 (7.64%) Asana
3 11 (7.64%) Sprout Social
4 10 (6.94%) Azure Data Factory
5 8 (5.56%) Power Automate
5 8 (5.56%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
5 8 (5.56%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 6 (4.17%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 6 (4.17%) iPaaS
7 5 (3.47%) AWS
7 5 (3.47%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (3.47%) SaaS
8 4 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (2.78%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (2.08%) IaaS
9 3 (2.08%) PaaS
10 2 (1.39%) Entra ID
11 1 (0.69%) GCP
11 1 (0.69%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.78%) DNS
2 3 (2.08%) DHCP
3 2 (1.39%) Firewall
3 2 (1.39%) TCP/IP
3 2 (1.39%) VPN
4 1 (0.69%) 5G
4 1 (0.69%) Broadband
4 1 (0.69%) Internet
4 1 (0.69%) Intranet
4 1 (0.69%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (12.50%) Power BI
2 10 (6.94%) Relational Database
3 7 (4.86%) Data Lake
3 7 (4.86%) PowerPivot
4 6 (4.17%) NoSQL
4 6 (4.17%) Power Query
5 5 (3.47%) SQL Server
6 4 (2.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (1.39%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (1.39%) Metadata
8 2 (1.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.69%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.69%) GIS
9 1 (0.69%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.69%) MySQL
9 1 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.69%) Tableau
9 1 (0.69%) TimescaleDB
Development Applications
1 8 (5.56%) JIRA
2 7 (4.86%) Git
3 2 (1.39%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.69%) Browser DevTools
4 1 (0.69%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.69%) GitLab
4 1 (0.69%) Selenium
4 1 (0.69%) WebDriver
General
1 103 (71.53%) Social Skills
2 41 (28.47%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (20.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 22 (15.28%) Finance
5 17 (11.81%) Law
6 15 (10.42%) Marketing
7 14 (9.72%) Public Sector
8 12 (8.33%) Manufacturing
9 11 (7.64%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (4.86%) Electronics
11 6 (4.17%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (3.47%) Retail
13 2 (1.39%) Legal
14 1 (0.69%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.69%) Automotive
14 1 (0.69%) Banking
14 1 (0.69%) Health Technology
14 1 (0.69%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 25 (17.36%) Developer
2 20 (13.89%) Analyst
2 20 (13.89%) Senior
2 20 (13.89%) Support Engineer
3 15 (10.42%) Technical Engineer
3 15 (10.42%) Technical Support
3 15 (10.42%) Technical Support Engineer
4 12 (8.33%) Architect
5 11 (7.64%) Social Media Executive
6 10 (6.94%) Applications Support
6 10 (6.94%) Business Developer
6 10 (6.94%) Business Intelligence Developer
6 10 (6.94%) Data Engineer
6 10 (6.94%) Power BI Developer
7 8 (5.56%) Applications Architect
7 8 (5.56%) Business Intelligence Specialist
7 8 (5.56%) Data Analyst
7 8 (5.56%) Power BI Specialist
7 8 (5.56%) Salesforce Developer
7 8 (5.56%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (16.67%) REST
2 18 (12.50%) SOAP
3 17 (11.81%) .NET
3 17 (11.81%) Middleware
4 10 (6.94%) JSON
4 10 (6.94%) XML
5 9 (6.25%) SAP CO-PA
6 8 (5.56%) Lightning Web Components
6 8 (5.56%) Visualforce
7 7 (4.86%) .NET Framework
8 4 (2.78%) ASP.NET
8 4 (2.78%) React
9 3 (2.08%) CSS
9 3 (2.08%) HTML
9 3 (2.08%) RESTful
10 2 (1.39%) Entity Framework
10 2 (1.39%) Laravel
10 2 (1.39%) OAuth
10 2 (1.39%) WinForms
10 2 (1.39%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.33%) Social Media
2 11 (7.64%) Video Editing
3 10 (6.94%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (6.25%) Onboarding
5 8 (5.56%) Cloud Native
6 7 (4.86%) Augmented Reality
6 7 (4.86%) NHS
7 4 (2.78%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (2.08%) Driving Licence
8 3 (2.08%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.39%) AS400
9 2 (1.39%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.39%) N-Tier
9 2 (1.39%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 1 (0.69%) IBM Mainframe
10 1 (0.69%) Low-Code
10 1 (0.69%) Mainframe
10 1 (0.69%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 13 (9.03%) Windows
2 4 (2.78%) Linux
3 3 (2.08%) Unix
4 1 (0.69%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.69%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.69%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (27.78%) Analytics
2 36 (25.00%) Agile
3 34 (23.61%) DevOps
4 32 (22.22%) Computer Science
5 29 (20.14%) Data Modelling
6 28 (19.44%) Continuous Improvement
7 25 (17.36%) Decision-Making
8 24 (16.67%) CI/CD
9 21 (14.58%) Business Intelligence
10 19 (13.19%) CRM
11 18 (12.50%) AI
11 18 (12.50%) Business Strategy
11 18 (12.50%) ETL
12 16 (11.11%) Customer-Centricity
12 16 (11.11%) Project Management
13 15 (10.42%) Data Analysis
13 15 (10.42%) ERP
13 15 (10.42%) Translating Business Requirements
14 14 (9.72%) Customer Service
14 14 (9.72%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 58 (40.28%) SQL
2 23 (15.97%) Python
3 20 (13.89%) Java
4 16 (11.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 11 (7.64%) C#
6 9 (6.25%) JavaScript
7 8 (5.56%) Apex Code
8 6 (4.17%) VBA
9 2 (1.39%) C
9 2 (1.39%) R
9 2 (1.39%) Shell Script
9 2 (1.39%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.69%) Bash
10 1 (0.69%) C++
10 1 (0.69%) PHP
10 1 (0.69%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 53 (36.81%) Degree
2 17 (11.81%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (7.64%) SC Cleared
3 11 (7.64%) Security Cleared
4 8 (5.56%) City & Guilds
5 7 (4.86%) ACCA
5 7 (4.86%) CIMA
6 6 (4.17%) HNC
7 3 (2.08%) CIPD
8 2 (1.39%) HND
8 2 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.69%) AAT
9 1 (0.69%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (10.42%) QA
2 4 (2.78%) Accessibility
2 4 (2.78%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.39%) GDPR
4 1 (0.69%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (3.47%) Docker
2 4 (2.78%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.69%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.69%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (3.47%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.08%) Terraform
3 2 (1.39%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.69%) Ansible
4 1 (0.69%) Autotask
4 1 (0.69%) Control-M
4 1 (0.69%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.69%) Grafana
4 1 (0.69%) Kibana
4 1 (0.69%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 27 (18.75%) Microsoft
2 18 (12.50%) SAP
3 11 (7.64%) Adobe
3 11 (7.64%) Hootsuite
3 11 (7.64%) Instagram
3 11 (7.64%) Wrike
4 9 (6.25%) MuleSoft
4 9 (6.25%) Salesforce
5 4 (2.78%) Databricks
6 2 (1.39%) IBM
6 2 (1.39%) Sage
6 2 (1.39%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.39%) Workday
6 2 (1.39%) Xamarin
7 1 (0.69%) Dell
7 1 (0.69%) Epicor
7 1 (0.69%) Informatica
7 1 (0.69%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.69%) Software AG
7 1 (0.69%) TIBCO