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 25 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 7 12
Rank change year-on-year -17 +5 +8
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 239 399 447
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 5.73% 20.84% 14.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.15% 21.65% 15.46%
Number of salaries quoted 157 337 334
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,550 £36,575
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.41% +3.85% -3.70%
75th Percentile £91,250 £88,750 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £112,125
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £67,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +7.41% +8.00% -7.41%

All Process & 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 3,343 1,843 2,892
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 80.17% 96.24% 91.32%
Number of salaries quoted 2,425 1,394 2,399
10th Percentile £45,500 £41,325 £41,250
25th Percentile £60,000 £53,703 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile - £122,500 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% +3.45% -3.33%

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 25 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the City of 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 11 (4.60%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.84%) Apache
3 2 (0.84%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.84%) Confluence
4 1 (0.42%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.42%) IIS
4 1 (0.42%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.42%) nginx
Applications
1 30 (12.55%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.42%) Elite 3E
1 1 (0.42%) NetSuite
1 1 (0.42%) Oracle Applications
1 1 (0.42%) SAP PSCD
1 1 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.42%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 70 (29.29%) Azure
2 40 (16.74%) AWS
3 22 (9.21%) Azure DevOps
3 22 (9.21%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (7.95%) Power Platform
5 14 (5.86%) GCP
6 13 (5.44%) Serverless
7 11 (4.60%) dbt
8 9 (3.77%) OneDrive
8 9 (3.77%) Power Automate
9 8 (3.35%) Azure Functions
10 7 (2.93%) Azure AKS
10 7 (2.93%) Azure Event Grid
10 7 (2.93%) Azure Monitor
10 7 (2.93%) Azure Storage
11 6 (2.51%) Cloud Computing
11 6 (2.51%) GitHub
11 6 (2.51%) PaaS
12 5 (2.09%) Entra ID
12 5 (2.09%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (7.53%) Wireless
2 9 (3.77%) Broadband
2 9 (3.77%) DNS
3 8 (3.35%) DHCP
4 6 (2.51%) Firewall
4 6 (2.51%) TCP/IP
5 5 (2.09%) VPN
6 4 (1.67%) Network Security
6 4 (1.67%) WAN
7 3 (1.26%) Intrusion Detection
7 3 (1.26%) LAN
7 3 (1.26%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.84%) BGP
8 2 (0.84%) OSPF
8 2 (0.84%) SAN
9 1 (0.42%) 3G
9 1 (0.42%) Internet
9 1 (0.42%) Intranet
9 1 (0.42%) MPLS
9 1 (0.42%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (8.79%) SQL Server
2 19 (7.95%) Power BI
3 12 (5.02%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (3.77%) Metabase
5 7 (2.93%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (2.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (1.67%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.26%) Big Data
9 2 (0.84%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.84%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.42%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
10 1 (0.42%) Hadoop
10 1 (0.42%) MySQL
10 1 (0.42%) Neo4j
10 1 (0.42%) SAP BW
10 1 (0.42%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (4.18%) Visual Studio
2 9 (3.77%) Burp Suite
2 9 (3.77%) Metasploit
3 6 (2.51%) Git
3 6 (2.51%) JIRA
3 6 (2.51%) Octopus Deploy
3 6 (2.51%) TeamCity
4 2 (0.84%) Postman
5 1 (0.42%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.42%) GitLab
5 1 (0.42%) Jenkins
General
1 97 (40.59%) Social Skills
2 90 (37.66%) Finance
3 60 (25.10%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (8.79%) Law
5 9 (3.77%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (2.93%) Banking
6 7 (2.93%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (2.51%) Front Office
7 6 (2.51%) Legal
8 5 (2.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (2.09%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (2.09%) Marketing
8 5 (2.09%) Retail
9 4 (1.67%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.84%) Games
11 2 (0.84%) General Ledger
11 2 (0.84%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.42%) Cantonese Language
12 1 (0.42%) iGaming
Job Titles
1 49 (20.50%) Senior
2 44 (18.41%) Analyst
3 21 (8.79%) Developer
4 20 (8.37%) Support Engineer
5 18 (7.53%) IT Support
5 18 (7.53%) Support Analyst
6 15 (6.28%) Lead
7 14 (5.86%) Senior Analyst
8 13 (5.44%) Digital Analyst
9 12 (5.02%) 2nd Line Support
9 12 (5.02%) IT Engineer
9 12 (5.02%) Senior Digital Analyst
10 11 (4.60%) 1st/2nd Line Support
10 11 (4.60%) Applications Engineer
10 11 (4.60%) IT Analyst
10 11 (4.60%) Systems Support Analyst
11 10 (4.18%) Financial Analyst
11 10 (4.18%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 10 (4.18%) Security Analyst
11 10 (4.18%) Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (9.21%) .NET
2 8 (3.35%) gRPC
3 7 (2.93%) WPF
4 5 (2.09%) React
5 4 (1.67%) FastAPI
5 4 (1.67%) Flask
5 4 (1.67%) REST
6 3 (1.26%) Django
6 3 (1.26%) LangChain
7 2 (0.84%) Blazor
7 2 (0.84%) CSS
7 2 (0.84%) HTML
7 2 (0.84%) LlamaIndex
7 2 (0.84%) Node.js
7 2 (0.84%) Pandas
7 2 (0.84%) PyTorch
7 2 (0.84%) Web Services
7 2 (0.84%) XML
7 2 (0.84%) XSLT
8 1 (0.42%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 21 (8.79%) Mobile App
2 20 (8.37%) Onboarding
3 14 (5.86%) Analytical Mindset
4 13 (5.44%) Cyber Defence
4 13 (5.44%) Data Centre
5 10 (4.18%) Security Posture
6 9 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (3.35%) Cloud Native
7 8 (3.35%) Web Conferencing
8 7 (2.93%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (2.93%) Over-the-Top Content
8 7 (2.93%) Video\Live Streaming
9 6 (2.51%) Driving Licence
9 6 (2.51%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (2.51%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (2.51%) Virtual Team
10 5 (2.09%) Equities
10 5 (2.09%) Management Information System
10 5 (2.09%) Photography
10 5 (2.09%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 35 (14.64%) Windows
2 12 (5.02%) Linux
3 10 (4.18%) Windows 10
4 7 (2.93%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.26%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.84%) CentOS
6 2 (0.84%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.84%) Windows 7
6 2 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.42%) Android
7 1 (0.42%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.42%) CoreOS
7 1 (0.42%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.42%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.42%) Unix
7 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (22.18%) Agile
2 45 (18.83%) Continuous Improvement
2 45 (18.83%) Mentoring
3 41 (17.15%) Coaching
4 38 (15.90%) CI/CD
5 32 (13.39%) AI
5 32 (13.39%) DevOps
6 31 (12.97%) Creative Thinking
6 31 (12.97%) ITIL
7 29 (12.13%) Analytics
7 29 (12.13%) Cybersecurity
7 29 (12.13%) Migration
8 27 (11.30%) Customer Service
9 25 (10.46%) Business Strategy
9 25 (10.46%) Stakeholder Management
10 23 (9.62%) Internal Audit
11 22 (9.21%) Business Transformation
12 21 (8.79%) Application Security
12 21 (8.79%) Collaborative Culture
12 21 (8.79%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 68 (28.45%) Python
2 60 (25.10%) SQL
3 46 (19.25%) PowerShell
4 19 (7.95%) JavaScript
5 18 (7.53%) C#
6 15 (6.28%) Bash
7 11 (4.60%) TypeScript
8 7 (2.93%) Go
8 7 (2.93%) Scala
9 6 (2.51%) Java
10 3 (1.26%) C++
11 2 (0.84%) PHP
11 2 (0.84%) VBA
11 2 (0.84%) VC++
12 1 (0.42%) Bicep
12 1 (0.42%) Cypher
12 1 (0.42%) Elm
12 1 (0.42%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.42%) R
12 1 (0.42%) Rust
Qualifications
1 49 (20.50%) Degree
2 18 (7.53%) CCSAM
2 18 (7.53%) CHECK Team Leader
2 18 (7.53%) CHECK Team Member
2 18 (7.53%) CREST Certified
2 18 (7.53%) OSCP
3 11 (4.60%) CISSP
4 10 (4.18%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (3.77%) A+ Certification
6 7 (2.93%) Security Cleared
7 6 (2.51%) Master's Degree
8 5 (2.09%) CISA
8 5 (2.09%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (1.67%) Azure Certification
9 4 (1.67%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.67%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.26%) CCNP
10 3 (1.26%) CISM
10 3 (1.26%) SC Cleared
10 3 (1.26%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (5.86%) GDPR
2 14 (5.86%) NIST
3 6 (2.51%) QA
4 5 (2.09%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.26%) SLA
6 2 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.84%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.84%) EMIR
6 2 (0.84%) EU AI Act
6 2 (0.84%) GAAP
6 2 (0.84%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.84%) IFRS
6 2 (0.84%) NCSC
6 2 (0.84%) PMO
7 1 (0.42%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.42%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.42%) GRC
7 1 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (0.42%) SOC 2
System Software
1 17 (7.11%) Active Directory
2 12 (5.02%) Docker
3 3 (1.26%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.84%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.84%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.42%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (7.11%) Terraform
2 9 (3.77%) Nessus
3 7 (2.93%) Grafana
3 7 (2.93%) Kibana
4 6 (2.51%) Kubernetes
5 3 (1.26%) Ansible
5 3 (1.26%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.42%) McAfee ePO
6 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Satellite
6 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Spacewalk
6 1 (0.42%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.42%) SCVMM
6 1 (0.42%) WSUS
Vendors
1 66 (27.62%) Microsoft
2 16 (6.69%) ServiceNow
3 8 (3.35%) Google
3 8 (3.35%) Oracle
4 7 (2.93%) Dell
4 7 (2.93%) Typelevel
5 6 (2.51%) CyberArk
5 6 (2.51%) Databricks
6 5 (2.09%) SAP
7 3 (1.26%) Adobe
7 3 (1.26%) Red Hat
7 3 (1.26%) VMware
8 2 (0.84%) BT
8 2 (0.84%) Cisco
8 2 (0.84%) Darktrace
8 2 (0.84%) JDA
8 2 (0.84%) McAfee
9 1 (0.42%) OneTrust
9 1 (0.42%) OpenAI
9 1 (0.42%) Qualtrics