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 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 8 16
Rank change year-on-year -4 +8 +3
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 297 419 395
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 9.89% 18.52% 12.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.73% 19.34% 13.58%
Number of salaries quoted 189 306 322
10th Percentile £32,771 £37,625 £38,200
25th Percentile £47,500 £47,813 £48,419
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.90% +3.57% -3.45%
75th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £93,125
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £71,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year -1.75% +9.62% -3.70%

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 2,533 2,166 2,909
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 84.35% 95.71% 92.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1,799 1,540 2,525
10th Percentile £44,800 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £58,750 £55,000 £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 £97,500
90th Percentile £105,000 £118,750 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -

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 9 March 2026.

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 9 March 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
London Bridge -3 1 £112,500 -6.25% 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 7 (2.36%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.35%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (1.35%) Confluence
4 3 (1.01%) Apache
4 3 (1.01%) Apache Spark
4 3 (1.01%) IIS
5 2 (0.67%) nginx
6 1 (0.34%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.34%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 18 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.01%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.67%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.67%) Visualfiles
3 1 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.34%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle BPM
3 1 (0.34%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 99 (33.33%) Azure
2 46 (15.49%) AWS
3 35 (11.78%) Power Platform
4 29 (9.76%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (4.71%) dbt
6 14 (4.71%) GCP
7 12 (4.04%) Power Automate
8 11 (3.70%) Serverless
9 9 (3.03%) GitHub
10 8 (2.69%) Azure Functions
11 7 (2.36%) Azure Event Grid
11 7 (2.36%) Azure Monitor
11 7 (2.36%) Azure Storage
11 7 (2.36%) Google Workspace
12 6 (2.02%) Azure Data Factory
13 5 (1.68%) OneDrive
13 5 (1.68%) SaaS
13 5 (1.68%) Snowflake
14 4 (1.35%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.06%) Wireless
2 14 (4.71%) DHCP
3 13 (4.38%) DNS
4 12 (4.04%) TCP/IP
5 9 (3.03%) Broadband
5 9 (3.03%) WAN
6 8 (2.69%) Wi-Fi
7 7 (2.36%) LAN
8 6 (2.02%) Firewall
9 5 (1.68%) VoIP
10 3 (1.01%) Intrusion Detection
10 3 (1.01%) SAN
10 3 (1.01%) VPN
11 2 (0.67%) 3G
11 2 (0.67%) DOCSIS
11 2 (0.67%) DSL
11 2 (0.67%) IPv4
11 2 (0.67%) IPv6
11 2 (0.67%) RTP
11 2 (0.67%) VDSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (11.11%) Power BI
2 30 (10.10%) SQL Server
3 22 (7.41%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (4.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 11 (3.70%) Metabase
6 8 (2.69%) Azure SQL Database
7 7 (2.36%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.68%) NoSQL
9 4 (1.35%) Hadoop
10 3 (1.01%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (1.01%) Big Data
10 3 (1.01%) Tableau
11 2 (0.67%) DynamoDB
11 2 (0.67%) Metadata
11 2 (0.67%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.67%) MySQL
11 2 (0.67%) Power Query
12 1 (0.34%) MS Access
12 1 (0.34%) Oracle BI Publisher
12 1 (0.34%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 12 (4.04%) Octopus Deploy
1 12 (4.04%) TeamCity
1 12 (4.04%) Visual Studio
2 11 (3.70%) JIRA
3 9 (3.03%) Burp Suite
3 9 (3.03%) Metasploit
4 7 (2.36%) Git
5 2 (0.67%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.67%) Postman
6 1 (0.34%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.34%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.34%) GitLab
6 1 (0.34%) NUnit
6 1 (0.34%) Selenium
6 1 (0.34%) SpecFlow
General
1 124 (41.75%) Social Skills
2 120 (40.40%) Finance
3 84 (28.28%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (9.76%) Legal
5 28 (9.43%) Law
6 24 (8.08%) Banking
7 22 (7.41%) Retail
8 11 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (3.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (2.69%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (2.69%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.02%) Financial Institution
12 5 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.35%) Advertising
13 4 (1.35%) Billing
13 4 (1.35%) Front Office
13 4 (1.35%) Marketing
13 4 (1.35%) Public Sector
14 2 (0.67%) Games
14 2 (0.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 48 (16.16%) Analyst
2 44 (14.81%) Senior
3 27 (9.09%) Support Engineer
4 26 (8.75%) Developer
5 24 (8.08%) Lead
6 18 (6.06%) IT Support
7 16 (5.39%) DevOps Engineer
7 16 (5.39%) Support Analyst
8 14 (4.71%) Consultant
8 14 (4.71%) Systems Support Analyst
9 13 (4.38%) Digital Analyst
9 13 (4.38%) Senior Analyst
9 13 (4.38%) Service Manager
10 12 (4.04%) Technical Support
11 11 (3.70%) Applications Support
11 11 (3.70%) Finance Systems Analyst
11 11 (3.70%) IT Analyst
11 11 (3.70%) Security Analyst
11 11 (3.70%) Systems Analyst
11 11 (3.70%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (10.44%) .NET
2 10 (3.37%) React
3 7 (2.36%) Flask
3 7 (2.36%) Node.js
3 7 (2.36%) WPF
4 6 (2.02%) Django
4 6 (2.02%) FastAPI
4 6 (2.02%) gRPC
5 5 (1.68%) Kafka
5 5 (1.68%) LangChain
5 5 (1.68%) REST
5 5 (1.68%) RESTful
6 4 (1.35%) CSS
6 4 (1.35%) HTML
6 4 (1.35%) PySpark
6 4 (1.35%) XML
7 3 (1.01%) LlamaIndex
7 3 (1.01%) Middleware
7 3 (1.01%) PyTorch
7 3 (1.01%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 26 (8.75%) Onboarding
2 22 (7.41%) Analytical Mindset
3 20 (6.73%) Mobile App
4 13 (4.38%) Virtual Team
5 12 (4.04%) Hybrid Cloud
5 12 (4.04%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (3.70%) Cyber Defence
6 11 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (3.03%) Distributed Systems
7 9 (3.03%) Security Posture
8 8 (2.69%) CMDB
9 7 (2.36%) Product Ownership
10 6 (2.02%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.68%) Cloud Native
11 5 (1.68%) Over-the-Top Content
11 5 (1.68%) Reinsurance
11 5 (1.68%) Video\Live Streaming
12 4 (1.35%) Data Structures
12 4 (1.35%) Video Conferencing
13 3 (1.01%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 32 (10.77%) Windows
2 10 (3.37%) Windows Server
3 9 (3.03%) Linux
3 9 (3.03%) Windows 10
4 6 (2.02%) Mac OS
4 6 (2.02%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (1.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.68%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (1.35%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (1.01%) CentOS
7 3 (1.01%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.67%) OpenWrt
8 2 (0.67%) Oracle Linux
8 2 (0.67%) Unix
9 1 (0.34%) CoreOS
9 1 (0.34%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (25.59%) Agile
2 64 (21.55%) Continuous Improvement
3 63 (21.21%) AI
4 55 (18.52%) Analytics
5 51 (17.17%) Mentoring
6 43 (14.48%) Coaching
7 40 (13.47%) CI/CD
7 40 (13.47%) DevOps
8 38 (12.79%) Creative Thinking
8 38 (12.79%) Cybersecurity
9 37 (12.46%) ITIL
10 35 (11.78%) Data Pipeline
11 33 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
11 33 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
12 29 (9.76%) Migration
13 28 (9.43%) Collaborative Culture
13 28 (9.43%) Decision-Making
14 27 (9.09%) User Experience
15 26 (8.75%) Business Strategy
16 24 (8.08%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 89 (29.97%) Python
2 88 (29.63%) SQL
3 41 (13.80%) PowerShell
4 21 (7.07%) Bash
4 21 (7.07%) C#
5 19 (6.40%) JavaScript
6 13 (4.38%) TypeScript
7 8 (2.69%) Java
8 7 (2.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 6 (2.02%) C++
10 5 (1.68%) Go
10 5 (1.68%) Scala
11 4 (1.35%) VBA
12 3 (1.01%) VC++
13 2 (0.67%) C
13 2 (0.67%) Perl
13 2 (0.67%) PHP
14 1 (0.34%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.34%) RPG
14 1 (0.34%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 44 (14.81%) Degree
2 18 (6.06%) CCSAM
2 18 (6.06%) CHECK Team Leader
2 18 (6.06%) CHECK Team Member
2 18 (6.06%) CREST Certified
2 18 (6.06%) OSCP
3 14 (4.71%) Security Cleared
4 7 (2.36%) CISSP
4 7 (2.36%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (2.36%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (2.02%) A+ Certification
5 6 (2.02%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.35%) CISA
7 3 (1.01%) CCNA
7 3 (1.01%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (1.01%) CISM
7 3 (1.01%) CompTIA CySA+
7 3 (1.01%) Network+ Certification
8 2 (0.67%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (0.67%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (6.73%) GDPR
3 15 (5.05%) NIST
4 12 (4.04%) Data Quality
5 8 (2.69%) ISO/IEC 19770
5 8 (2.69%) QA
6 7 (2.36%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (1.01%) EMIR
7 3 (1.01%) ITGC
7 3 (1.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (1.01%) SLA
8 2 (0.67%) GRC
8 2 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.67%) PMO
8 2 (0.67%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.34%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 13 (4.38%) Active Directory
2 12 (4.04%) Docker
3 9 (3.03%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (2.02%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.68%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.34%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (6.06%) Terraform
2 9 (3.03%) Grafana
2 9 (3.03%) Nessus
3 7 (2.36%) Kibana
3 7 (2.36%) Kubernetes
4 6 (2.02%) Ansible
4 6 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.35%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (1.01%) Red Hat Satellite
7 2 (0.67%) ArcSight ESM
7 2 (0.67%) QRadar
7 2 (0.67%) Red Hat Spacewalk
8 1 (0.34%) Ambari
8 1 (0.34%) Argo
8 1 (0.34%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.34%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.34%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.34%) SCVMM
8 1 (0.34%) WSUS
8 1 (0.34%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 69 (23.23%) Microsoft
2 23 (7.74%) Databricks
3 18 (6.06%) ServiceNow
4 12 (4.04%) Oracle
5 8 (2.69%) CyberArk
6 7 (2.36%) Google
7 6 (2.02%) VMware
8 5 (1.68%) HP
8 5 (1.68%) Red Hat
8 5 (1.68%) SAP
8 5 (1.68%) Typelevel
9 4 (1.35%) Dell
9 4 (1.35%) McAfee
9 4 (1.35%) MuleSoft
9 4 (1.35%) Salesforce
10 3 (1.01%) Adobe
10 3 (1.01%) Apple
10 3 (1.01%) Guidewire
10 3 (1.01%) Splunk
11 2 (0.67%) Anaplan