Problem-Solving Job Trends in the City of London

Problem Solving
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 11 17
Rank change year-on-year +6 +6 -2
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 349 432 354
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 21.48% 15.62% 11.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.57% 16.60% 12.21%
Number of salaries quoted 280 270 313
10th Percentile £37,375 £41,125 £36,800
25th Percentile £52,500 £49,063 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% -3.57% -3.45%
75th Percentile £88,750 £83,750 £93,750
90th Percentile £111,050 £102,975 £120,000
Central London median annual salary £67,500 £68,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -1.46% -2.14% -3.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,546 2,603 2,900
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 95.14% 94.11% 95.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,205 1,710 2,614
10th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £72,750
% change year-on-year - +3.09% -3.00%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in the City of London

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Problem-Solving

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 7 November 2025.

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 7 November 2025. 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 +1 7 £87,500 +150.00% 1
Problem-Solving
Central London

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 22 (6.30%) SharePoint
2 15 (4.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (3.15%) Confluence
4 4 (1.15%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.57%) CMS
5 2 (0.57%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.57%) IIS
5 2 (0.57%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.29%) Luigi
6 1 (0.29%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 25 (7.16%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.57%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.29%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 5 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.15%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.86%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.57%) Endur
4 2 (0.57%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.57%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.29%) Magento
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle BPM
5 1 (0.29%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.29%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 87 (24.93%) Azure
2 50 (14.33%) AWS
3 44 (12.61%) Power Platform
4 32 (9.17%) Microsoft 365
5 27 (7.74%) GCP
6 22 (6.30%) SaaS
7 18 (5.16%) Azure DevOps
8 12 (3.44%) OneDrive
9 11 (3.15%) PowerApps
10 9 (2.58%) Azure Data Factory
10 9 (2.58%) Serverless
11 8 (2.29%) AWS CloudFormation
11 8 (2.29%) GitHub
11 8 (2.29%) Power Automate
12 6 (1.72%) AWS Lambda
13 5 (1.43%) Dynamics 365
13 5 (1.43%) Entra ID
14 4 (1.15%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 4 (1.15%) Amazon ECS
14 4 (1.15%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.44%) WebEx
2 7 (2.01%) Firewall
3 6 (1.72%) Network Security
3 6 (1.72%) TCP/IP
3 6 (1.72%) VPN
4 5 (1.43%) DHCP
4 5 (1.43%) DNS
4 5 (1.43%) Modbus
4 5 (1.43%) WAN
4 5 (1.43%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.15%) LAN
5 4 (1.15%) VoIP
6 2 (0.57%) VLAN
7 1 (0.29%) Broadband
7 1 (0.29%) Cisco IPT
7 1 (0.29%) GPON
7 1 (0.29%) IPv4
7 1 (0.29%) IPv6
7 1 (0.29%) PBX
7 1 (0.29%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (9.17%) Power BI
2 17 (4.87%) SQL Server
3 11 (3.15%) Relational Database
4 9 (2.58%) ClickHouse
5 8 (2.29%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (2.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (1.72%) NoSQL
7 6 (1.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (1.43%) Hadoop
9 4 (1.15%) DynamoDB
9 4 (1.15%) MongoDB
9 4 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.86%) Big Data
10 3 (0.86%) Geospatial Data
10 3 (0.86%) GIS
10 3 (0.86%) KDB
10 3 (0.86%) QGIS
10 3 (0.86%) Tableau
11 2 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
11 2 (0.57%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 21 (6.02%) JIRA
2 12 (3.44%) Git
3 7 (2.01%) Octopus Deploy
4 6 (1.72%) TeamCity
5 4 (1.15%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.57%) GitLab
6 2 (0.57%) Selenium
6 2 (0.57%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.29%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.29%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.29%) Gemini Tracker
7 1 (0.29%) JUnit
7 1 (0.29%) NUnit
7 1 (0.29%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.29%) TestRail
General
1 186 (53.30%) Social Skills
2 108 (30.95%) Analytical Skills
3 90 (25.79%) Finance
4 41 (11.75%) Legal
5 37 (10.60%) Law
6 28 (8.02%) Banking
7 25 (7.16%) Retail
8 19 (5.44%) Billing
9 16 (4.58%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (4.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (2.29%) Marketing
11 8 (2.29%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.72%) Health Technology
13 5 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.43%) Financial Institution
13 5 (1.43%) German Language
13 5 (1.43%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.43%) Telecoms
14 3 (0.86%) Back Office
14 3 (0.86%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 54 (15.47%) Developer
2 39 (11.17%) Lead
3 37 (10.60%) Senior
4 29 (8.31%) Analyst
4 29 (8.31%) Graduate
4 29 (8.31%) Support Engineer
5 25 (7.16%) Technical Support
6 21 (6.02%) Consultant
6 21 (6.02%) Technical Engineer
6 21 (6.02%) Technical Support Engineer
7 19 (5.44%) Graduate Technical Support
8 18 (5.16%) Architect
9 15 (4.30%) Graduate Support Engineer
9 15 (4.30%) Graduate Technical Engineer
10 14 (4.01%) Full-Stack Developer
11 13 (3.72%) IT Manager
11 13 (3.72%) Product Manager
12 12 (3.44%) Service Manager
13 11 (3.15%) Senior Manager
14 10 (2.87%) DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (9.74%) .NET
2 25 (7.16%) RESTful
3 22 (6.30%) React
4 9 (2.58%) Kafka
4 9 (2.58%) Node.js
4 9 (2.58%) PySpark
4 9 (2.58%) Web Services
5 6 (1.72%) AngularJS
5 6 (1.72%) Django
5 6 (1.72%) GraphQL
5 6 (1.72%) Vue
6 5 (1.43%) .NET Core
6 5 (1.43%) CSS
6 5 (1.43%) FastAPI
6 5 (1.43%) Flask
6 5 (1.43%) HTML
6 5 (1.43%) Middleware
6 5 (1.43%) Pandas
7 4 (1.15%) .NET Framework
7 4 (1.15%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 39 (11.17%) Onboarding
2 26 (7.45%) Cloud Native
3 21 (6.02%) Analytical Mindset
4 20 (5.73%) Product Ownership
4 20 (5.73%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (3.15%) Management Information System
6 10 (2.87%) Legacy Systems
6 10 (2.87%) Reinsurance
6 10 (2.87%) Virtual Team
7 8 (2.29%) CMDB
7 8 (2.29%) Distributed Systems
7 8 (2.29%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (2.29%) Market Risk
8 7 (2.01%) Algorithms
8 7 (2.01%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (1.72%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.72%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.43%) Data Centre
11 4 (1.15%) Derivative
12 3 (0.86%) Equity Derivative
Operating Systems
1 25 (7.16%) Windows
2 13 (3.72%) Windows 10
3 10 (2.87%) Linux
4 5 (1.43%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.15%) Unix
5 4 (1.15%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.86%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.86%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.57%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.57%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (0.57%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.29%) AIX
8 1 (0.29%) Debian
8 1 (0.29%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.29%) OpenVMS
8 1 (0.29%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.29%) Solaris
8 1 (0.29%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (31.81%) Agile
2 80 (22.92%) Continuous Improvement
3 69 (19.77%) AI
4 50 (14.33%) Decision-Making
5 49 (14.04%) Mentoring
6 44 (12.61%) Roadmaps
7 39 (11.17%) Migration
8 38 (10.89%) Analytics
8 38 (10.89%) CI/CD
8 38 (10.89%) DevOps
8 38 (10.89%) Stakeholder Management
9 37 (10.60%) Service Management
10 35 (10.03%) Machine Learning
11 34 (9.74%) Cybersecurity
11 34 (9.74%) ITIL
11 34 (9.74%) Microservices
12 33 (9.46%) Collaborative Working
13 32 (9.17%) User Experience
14 31 (8.88%) Code Quality
14 31 (8.88%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 90 (25.79%) Python
2 63 (18.05%) SQL
3 44 (12.61%) C#
4 38 (10.89%) Java
5 22 (6.30%) Bash
6 15 (4.30%) C++
6 15 (4.30%) PowerShell
7 11 (3.15%) JavaScript
8 9 (2.58%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.43%) Go
10 4 (1.15%) VBA
11 3 (0.86%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.57%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.57%) Scala
13 1 (0.29%) C
13 1 (0.29%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.29%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.29%) R
13 1 (0.29%) VC++
Qualifications
1 80 (22.92%) Degree
2 15 (4.30%) Security Cleared
3 8 (2.29%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (2.29%) SC Cleared
4 7 (2.01%) Master's Degree
5 6 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (1.72%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.15%) PMP
7 3 (0.86%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.86%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.86%) CISM
7 3 (0.86%) DV Cleared
7 3 (0.86%) PhD
7 3 (0.86%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (0.57%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.57%) CBAP
8 2 (0.57%) CCNA
8 2 (0.57%) CCNP
8 2 (0.57%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.57%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.30%) Accessibility
2 14 (4.01%) GDPR
3 12 (3.44%) Data Quality
3 12 (3.44%) QA
4 8 (2.29%) ISO/IEC 19770
5 7 (2.01%) SLA
6 5 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.15%) WCAG
8 3 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.57%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.57%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.29%) COBIT
10 1 (0.29%) EMIR
10 1 (0.29%) GRC
10 1 (0.29%) ITGC
10 1 (0.29%) NIST
10 1 (0.29%) PMO
10 1 (0.29%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 18 (5.16%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (2.87%) Docker
4 8 (2.29%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.86%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.86%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.86%) vSphere
6 1 (0.29%) Firmware
6 1 (0.29%) KVM
6 1 (0.29%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 19 (5.44%) Terraform
2 16 (4.58%) Kubernetes
3 14 (4.01%) Microsoft Intune
4 11 (3.15%) Ansible
5 8 (2.29%) Grafana
6 4 (1.15%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.86%) Puppet
7 3 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.57%) Argo
8 2 (0.57%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.57%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.57%) SCCM
9 1 (0.29%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.29%) Ambari
9 1 (0.29%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.29%) Podman
9 1 (0.29%) WSUS
9 1 (0.29%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 81 (23.21%) Microsoft
2 22 (6.30%) Databricks
3 19 (5.44%) Guidewire
4 17 (4.87%) VMware
5 16 (4.58%) ServiceNow
6 13 (3.72%) Salesforce
7 12 (3.44%) HP
7 12 (3.44%) Oracle
8 10 (2.87%) Apple
8 10 (2.87%) Google
9 9 (2.58%) Hitachi
9 9 (2.58%) MuleSoft
10 5 (1.43%) Intapp
11 4 (1.15%) Cisco
11 4 (1.15%) SAP
12 3 (0.86%) Alteryx
13 2 (0.57%) Anaplan
13 2 (0.57%) Juniper
13 2 (0.57%) Palo Alto
14 1 (0.29%) iManage