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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 19 19
Rank change year-on-year +6 0 +23
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 520 536 809
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 13.75% 10.28% 10.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.91% 10.84% 10.49%
Number of salaries quoted 364 418 635
10th Percentile £36,500 £40,875 £42,350
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% +3.70%
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 3,487 4,946 7,711
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 92.22% 94.84% 95.41%
Number of salaries quoted 2,698 4,078 6,342
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 12 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 12 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 +9 468 £63,750 -5.56% 115
City of Westminster +7 30 £59,919 +59.78% 6
West End of London +17 27 £62,500 - 9
Southwark +21 12 £37,934 -21.36% 2
Camden -9 4 £45,000 -33.33% 3
Lambeth +3 1 £50,000 -12.28%
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 34 (6.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (4.42%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.50%) CMS
4 10 (1.92%) Apache
5 9 (1.73%) Confluence
6 7 (1.35%) IIS
7 6 (1.15%) Apache Airflow
8 5 (0.96%) Drupal
8 5 (0.96%) SAS
9 2 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.38%) JBoss
10 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Fuse
10 1 (0.19%) SharePoint 2013
10 1 (0.19%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.19%) WebLogic
10 1 (0.19%) WildFly
10 1 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 30 (5.77%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (5.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.54%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.77%) Adobe After Effects
4 4 (0.77%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (0.77%) Blender
4 4 (0.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 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%) 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 (23.08%) AWS
2 111 (21.35%) Azure
3 58 (11.15%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (8.08%) Power Platform
5 37 (7.12%) SaaS
6 36 (6.92%) Entra ID
7 31 (5.96%) Serverless
8 29 (5.58%) WhatsApp
9 22 (4.23%) GCP
10 19 (3.65%) AWS Lambda
11 17 (3.27%) Amazon S3
12 13 (2.50%) Dynamics 365
12 13 (2.50%) Google Sheets
13 12 (2.31%) Azure DevOps
13 12 (2.31%) Google Workspace
14 11 (2.12%) Amazon EC2
15 10 (1.92%) Azure AKS
15 10 (1.92%) Cloud Computing
15 10 (1.92%) IaaS
16 9 (1.73%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 31 (5.96%) Firewall
2 27 (5.19%) DNS
3 15 (2.88%) Internet
4 12 (2.31%) Network Security
5 11 (2.12%) DHCP
5 11 (2.12%) TCP/IP
5 11 (2.12%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (1.92%) IPsec
6 10 (1.92%) VPN
7 9 (1.73%) NAS
7 9 (1.73%) Wireless
8 8 (1.54%) Broadband
8 8 (1.54%) LAN
8 8 (1.54%) 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 (10.77%) Tableau
2 47 (9.04%) SQL Server
3 40 (7.69%) Power BI
4 20 (3.85%) Relational Database
5 19 (3.65%) Data Warehouse
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
8 13 (2.50%) PostgreSQL
9 12 (2.31%) Redis
10 8 (1.54%) Oracle Database
10 8 (1.54%) RDBMS
11 7 (1.35%) 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 (16.92%) Git
2 22 (4.23%) JIRA
3 15 (2.88%) GitLab
4 13 (2.50%) Jenkins
5 12 (2.31%) 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
11 1 (0.19%) IntelliJ
11 1 (0.19%) SoapUI
11 1 (0.19%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 303 (58.27%) Social Skills
2 233 (44.81%) Analytical Skills
3 120 (23.08%) Finance
4 62 (11.92%) Retail
5 52 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
6 31 (5.96%) Marketing
7 24 (4.62%) Legal
8 20 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
9 17 (3.27%) Law
9 17 (3.27%) Public Sector
10 16 (3.08%) Games
11 13 (2.50%) Back Office
12 11 (2.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (2.12%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (1.92%) Advertising
14 8 (1.54%) Banking
15 6 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (0.96%) Automotive
16 5 (0.96%) Financial Institution
17 4 (0.77%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 106 (20.38%) Senior
2 87 (16.73%) Developer
3 84 (16.15%) Analyst
4 42 (8.08%) Lead
5 38 (7.31%) Data Analyst
6 34 (6.54%) Consultant
7 30 (5.77%) Senior Analyst
7 30 (5.77%) Support Engineer
8 27 (5.19%) Architect
8 27 (5.19%) Software Engineer
9 25 (4.81%) Senior Data Analyst
10 21 (4.04%) Senior Developer
11 18 (3.46%) C# Developer
12 17 (3.27%) Applications Support
13 16 (3.08%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 15 (2.88%) AWS Engineer
14 15 (2.88%) Support Analyst
15 14 (2.69%) Full Stack Developer
15 14 (2.69%) Power BI Developer
15 14 (2.69%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (10.19%) HTML
2 47 (9.04%) CSS
2 47 (9.04%) React
3 45 (8.65%) .NET
3 45 (8.65%) RESTful
4 25 (4.81%) AngularJS
5 22 (4.23%) Web Services
6 20 (3.85%) ASP.NET
6 20 (3.85%) GraphQL
7 19 (3.65%) SOAP
8 17 (3.27%) Node.js
9 16 (3.08%) .NET Framework
10 13 (2.50%) ASP.NET MVC
10 13 (2.50%) Django
10 13 (2.50%) XML
11 12 (2.31%) REST
12 11 (2.12%) Spring
13 10 (1.92%) Entity Framework
14 9 (1.73%) jQuery
15 8 (1.54%) Ninject
Miscellaneous
1 46 (8.85%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (3.85%) Management Information System
2 20 (3.85%) Onboarding
3 16 (3.08%) Product Ownership
4 13 (2.50%) Cloud Native
4 13 (2.50%) Life Science
5 12 (2.31%) Greenfield Project
6 11 (2.12%) Video Conferencing
7 8 (1.54%) Data Centre
7 8 (1.54%) Legacy Code
8 7 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.35%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.15%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.15%) Low-Code
9 6 (1.15%) Mobile App
10 5 (0.96%) Blackberry
10 5 (0.96%) Driving Licence
10 5 (0.96%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 81 (15.58%) Windows
2 43 (8.27%) Windows Server
3 20 (3.85%) Linux
4 15 (2.88%) Windows Server 2012
5 14 (2.69%) 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%) 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%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (24.42%) Agile
2 87 (16.73%) Computer Science
3 77 (14.81%) Analytics
4 65 (12.50%) Data Analysis
5 64 (12.31%) Actionable Insight
5 64 (12.31%) Software Engineering
6 63 (12.12%) Visualisation
7 58 (11.15%) DevOps
8 55 (10.58%) Continuous Improvement
9 50 (9.62%) Scrum
10 46 (8.85%) Mathematics
10 46 (8.85%) Root Cause Analysis
11 44 (8.46%) Business Intelligence
12 43 (8.27%) Business Strategy
12 43 (8.27%) Decision-Making
12 43 (8.27%) ITIL
12 43 (8.27%) Mentoring
12 43 (8.27%) User Experience
13 42 (8.08%) Project Management
14 41 (7.88%) Data Pipeline
Programming Languages
1 146 (28.08%) SQL
2 116 (22.31%) Python
3 62 (11.92%) JavaScript
4 50 (9.62%) C#
5 37 (7.12%) Java
6 23 (4.42%) TypeScript
7 19 (3.65%) T-SQL
8 18 (3.46%) PowerShell
9 15 (2.88%) Bash
10 14 (2.69%) C++
11 13 (2.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 10 (1.92%) Go
13 8 (1.54%) Apex Code
13 8 (1.54%) XPath
14 6 (1.15%) Kotlin
14 6 (1.15%) VBA
15 5 (0.96%) MATLAB
15 5 (0.96%) PL/SQL
15 5 (0.96%) Ruby
16 4 (0.77%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 173 (33.27%) Degree
2 66 (12.69%) Computer Science Degree
3 52 (10.00%) DBS Check
4 26 (5.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 26 (5.00%) Security Cleared
5 20 (3.85%) SC Cleared
6 17 (3.27%) Master's Degree
7 9 (1.73%) AWS Certification
7 9 (1.73%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.35%) CISSP
9 6 (1.15%) CISA
10 5 (0.96%) CompTIA CySA+
10 5 (0.96%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (0.96%) GIAC
10 5 (0.96%) MCSA
11 4 (0.77%) CISM
11 4 (0.77%) CSPO
11 4 (0.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (0.77%) PMI Certification
12 3 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.00%) QA
2 25 (4.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (4.42%) SLA
4 9 (1.73%) NIST
5 8 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (1.54%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.54%) SOC 2
6 7 (1.35%) COBIT
7 6 (1.15%) ISO 9001
7 6 (1.15%) PMO
8 5 (0.96%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.96%) NCSC
9 4 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.77%) WCAG
10 3 (0.58%) GDPR
10 3 (0.58%) GRC
10 3 (0.58%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.38%) FISMA
11 2 (0.38%) GLBA
11 2 (0.38%) ITGC
System Software
1 60 (11.54%) Active Directory
2 39 (7.50%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (5.58%) 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
9 1 (0.19%) KVM
9 1 (0.19%) LXC
9 1 (0.19%) OpenAM
9 1 (0.19%) pfSense
9 1 (0.19%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 41 (7.88%) Kubernetes
2 24 (4.62%) Terraform
3 15 (2.88%) vCenter Server
4 8 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.35%) 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%) Avamar
11 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.19%) Juju
11 1 (0.19%) Kibana
11 1 (0.19%) logstash
11 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
11 1 (0.19%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 114 (21.92%) Microsoft
2 45 (8.65%) Google
3 39 (7.50%) VMware
4 36 (6.92%) Databricks
5 25 (4.81%) Oracle
6 19 (3.65%) Salesforce
7 17 (3.27%) Cisco
8 14 (2.69%) Adobe
9 11 (2.12%) Apple
10 9 (1.73%) ServiceNow
11 8 (1.54%) Aderant
11 8 (1.54%) Cognizant
12 6 (1.15%) Citrix
12 6 (1.15%) Palo Alto
12 6 (1.15%) Red Hat
13 5 (0.96%) iManage
13 5 (0.96%) Meraki
13 5 (0.96%) NetApp
13 5 (0.96%) SAP
13 5 (0.96%) SolidFire