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 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 11 17
Rank change year-on-year +4 +6 -1
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 336 431 329
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 16.21% 15.89% 11.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.49% 16.65% 12.00%
Number of salaries quoted 258 268 288
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.85% -10.96%
75th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £91,875
90th Percentile £110,000 £100,000 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £68,125 £65,000
% change year-on-year +2.75% +4.81% -10.34%

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 1,817 2,589 2,742
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 87.65% 95.43% 95.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1,347 1,696 2,473
10th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £40,050
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £117,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £74,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +4.03% -0.67% -

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 26 December 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 26 December 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 0 3 £87,500 -27.08%
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 14 (4.17%) SharePoint
2 11 (3.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.79%) Confluence
4 4 (1.19%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (1.19%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.89%) Apache
6 2 (0.60%) CMS
6 2 (0.60%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.60%) IIS
6 2 (0.60%) nginx
6 2 (0.60%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.30%) Luigi
7 1 (0.30%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 18 (5.36%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (3.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.30%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.19%) Elite 3E
1 4 (1.19%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.60%) Visualfiles
3 1 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.30%) Endur
3 1 (0.30%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.30%) Oracle BPM
3 1 (0.30%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 92 (27.38%) Azure
2 47 (13.99%) AWS
3 37 (11.01%) Power Platform
4 25 (7.44%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (6.25%) GCP
6 20 (5.95%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (5.06%) SaaS
8 11 (3.27%) GitHub
9 9 (2.68%) Power Automate
10 8 (2.38%) dbt
10 8 (2.38%) OneDrive
10 8 (2.38%) Serverless
11 7 (2.08%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (2.08%) Entra ID
12 6 (1.79%) Google Workspace
13 5 (1.49%) PowerApps
13 5 (1.49%) Snowflake
14 4 (1.19%) Amazon ECR
14 4 (1.19%) Amazon ECS
14 4 (1.19%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.57%) DHCP
2 11 (3.27%) DNS
3 10 (2.98%) TCP/IP
4 7 (2.08%) WAN
4 7 (2.08%) WebEx
4 7 (2.08%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (1.79%) Firewall
6 5 (1.49%) LAN
6 5 (1.49%) Modbus
6 5 (1.49%) VoIP
6 5 (1.49%) VPN
7 3 (0.89%) Intrusion Detection
8 2 (0.60%) 3G
8 2 (0.60%) ADSL
8 2 (0.60%) Broadband
8 2 (0.60%) IPv4
8 2 (0.60%) PPP
8 2 (0.60%) SAN
8 2 (0.60%) SNMP
8 2 (0.60%) VDSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (8.93%) Power BI
2 22 (6.55%) SQL Server
3 14 (4.17%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (3.27%) Relational Database
5 9 (2.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (2.08%) ClickHouse
6 7 (2.08%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (1.79%) NoSQL
8 5 (1.49%) Hadoop
8 5 (1.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (1.19%) Metabase
10 3 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.89%) Big Data
10 3 (0.89%) Geospatial Data
10 3 (0.89%) GIS
10 3 (0.89%) KDB
10 3 (0.89%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.89%) QGIS
10 3 (0.89%) Tableau
11 2 (0.60%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 15 (4.46%) JIRA
2 10 (2.98%) Git
3 9 (2.68%) Octopus Deploy
3 9 (2.68%) TeamCity
4 5 (1.49%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.89%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.60%) GitLab
7 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.30%) JUnit
7 1 (0.30%) NUnit
7 1 (0.30%) Selenium
7 1 (0.30%) SpecFlow
General
1 166 (49.40%) Social Skills
2 99 (29.46%) Analytical Skills
2 99 (29.46%) Finance
3 37 (11.01%) Legal
4 36 (10.71%) Law
5 24 (7.14%) Banking
5 24 (7.14%) Retail
6 16 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 16 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (3.87%) Billing
8 8 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (1.49%) Financial Institution
10 5 (1.49%) German Language
10 5 (1.49%) Health Technology
11 4 (1.19%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.89%) Advertising
12 3 (0.89%) Back Office
12 3 (0.89%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 46 (13.69%) Developer
2 36 (10.71%) Senior
3 34 (10.12%) Support Engineer
4 31 (9.23%) Analyst
4 31 (9.23%) Lead
5 29 (8.63%) Graduate
6 26 (7.74%) Technical Support
7 22 (6.55%) Technical Engineer
7 22 (6.55%) Technical Support Engineer
8 20 (5.95%) Consultant
9 19 (5.65%) Graduate Technical Support
10 15 (4.46%) Full-Stack Developer
10 15 (4.46%) Graduate Support Engineer
10 15 (4.46%) Graduate Technical Engineer
11 14 (4.17%) Architect
11 14 (4.17%) Service Manager
12 13 (3.87%) DevOps Engineer
12 13 (3.87%) IT Manager
13 12 (3.57%) Data Engineer
13 12 (3.57%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (10.42%) .NET
2 23 (6.85%) React
3 17 (5.06%) RESTful
4 10 (2.98%) PySpark
5 8 (2.38%) Django
5 8 (2.38%) Node.js
5 8 (2.38%) Web Services
6 7 (2.08%) FastAPI
6 7 (2.08%) Flask
6 7 (2.08%) Kafka
7 6 (1.79%) AngularJS
7 6 (1.79%) CSS
7 6 (1.79%) HTML
7 6 (1.79%) Vue
8 5 (1.49%) .NET Core
8 5 (1.49%) .NET Framework
8 5 (1.49%) Middleware
9 4 (1.19%) CSS3
9 4 (1.19%) Entity Framework
9 4 (1.19%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 32 (9.52%) Onboarding
2 21 (6.25%) Cloud Native
3 20 (5.95%) Analytical Mindset
4 16 (4.76%) Product Ownership
5 15 (4.46%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (3.57%) Virtual Team
7 11 (3.27%) Legacy Systems
7 11 (3.27%) Reinsurance
8 10 (2.98%) Algorithms
8 10 (2.98%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (2.38%) CMDB
10 7 (2.08%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (2.08%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (1.79%) Market Risk
12 5 (1.49%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (1.49%) Management Information System
13 4 (1.19%) Driving Licence
14 3 (0.89%) Data Centre
14 3 (0.89%) Data Structures
14 3 (0.89%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 27 (8.04%) Windows
2 12 (3.57%) Windows 10
3 11 (3.27%) Linux
4 7 (2.08%) Mac OS
4 7 (2.08%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.49%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (1.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.19%) Windows 7
6 4 (1.19%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.89%) Unix
7 3 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.60%) CentOS
8 2 (0.60%) OpenWrt
8 2 (0.60%) Oracle Linux
8 2 (0.60%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.30%) AIX
9 1 (0.30%) Debian
9 1 (0.30%) OpenVMS
9 1 (0.30%) Solaris
9 1 (0.30%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (28.87%) Agile
2 77 (22.92%) Continuous Improvement
3 75 (22.32%) AI
4 49 (14.58%) Analytics
5 42 (12.50%) Decision-Making
6 39 (11.61%) DevOps
6 39 (11.61%) Roadmaps
7 37 (11.01%) Cybersecurity
8 36 (10.71%) ITIL
8 36 (10.71%) Machine Learning
9 33 (9.82%) Mentoring
9 33 (9.82%) Migration
10 32 (9.52%) User Experience
11 31 (9.23%) Stakeholder Management
12 30 (8.93%) Business Intelligence
12 30 (8.93%) CI/CD
13 29 (8.63%) Service Management
14 27 (8.04%) Data Pipeline
14 27 (8.04%) Strategic Thinking
15 26 (7.74%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 92 (27.38%) Python
2 70 (20.83%) SQL
3 34 (10.12%) C#
4 28 (8.33%) Java
5 21 (6.25%) PowerShell
6 20 (5.95%) Bash
7 14 (4.17%) C++
8 11 (3.27%) TypeScript
9 10 (2.98%) JavaScript
10 7 (2.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (1.19%) VBA
12 2 (0.60%) C
12 2 (0.60%) Perl
12 2 (0.60%) VC++
13 1 (0.30%) Go
13 1 (0.30%) R
13 1 (0.30%) RPG
13 1 (0.30%) Ruby
13 1 (0.30%) Scala
13 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 63 (18.75%) Degree
2 17 (5.06%) Security Cleared
3 11 (3.27%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (2.38%) SC Cleared
5 6 (1.79%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.19%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.19%) PMP
7 3 (0.89%) A+ Certification
7 3 (0.89%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.89%) CCNA
7 3 (0.89%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.89%) CISM
7 3 (0.89%) CISSP
7 3 (0.89%) DV Cleared
7 3 (0.89%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (0.60%) CEH
8 2 (0.60%) CompTIA CySA+
8 2 (0.60%) GIAC
8 2 (0.60%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (4.46%) GDPR
3 12 (3.57%) Accessibility
3 12 (3.57%) QA
4 11 (3.27%) Data Quality
5 9 (2.68%) NIST
6 8 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 19770
7 7 (2.08%) SLA
8 4 (1.19%) WCAG
9 3 (0.89%) ITGC
9 3 (0.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.60%) EMIR
10 2 (0.60%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 2 (0.60%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.30%) COBIT
11 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.30%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.30%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 17 (5.06%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.98%) Docker
2 10 (2.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.38%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.19%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.30%) Firmware
5 1 (0.30%) KVM
5 1 (0.30%) vCloud
5 1 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.30%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.30%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (5.06%) Terraform
2 11 (3.27%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.27%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (2.98%) Ansible
4 5 (1.49%) Grafana
5 3 (0.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.89%) Puppet
5 3 (0.89%) Red Hat Satellite
5 3 (0.89%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.60%) ArcSight ESM
6 2 (0.60%) Argo
6 2 (0.60%) Kibana
6 2 (0.60%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.60%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.60%) QRadar
6 2 (0.60%) Red Hat Spacewalk
7 1 (0.30%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.30%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.30%) Podman
Vendors
1 68 (20.24%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.14%) Databricks
3 18 (5.36%) ServiceNow
4 14 (4.17%) Oracle
5 12 (3.57%) Guidewire
5 12 (3.57%) VMware
6 11 (3.27%) Google
7 9 (2.68%) HP
7 9 (2.68%) MuleSoft
8 7 (2.08%) Apple
9 6 (1.79%) CyberArk
9 6 (1.79%) Intapp
9 6 (1.79%) Salesforce
9 6 (1.79%) SAP
10 5 (1.49%) Hitachi
10 5 (1.49%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.89%) Dell
11 3 (0.89%) iManage
11 3 (0.89%) Splunk
12 2 (0.60%) Palo Alto