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

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 7 13
Rank change year-on-year -11 +6 +6
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 256 433 433
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 6.44% 20.89% 13.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.98% 21.76% 14.77%
Number of salaries quoted 168 355 326
10th Percentile £31,250 £38,650 £36,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £48,125 £47,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,750 £70,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.64% +12.90% -8.15%
75th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £86,875
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year - +14.75% -9.63%

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 3,210 1,990 2,932
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 80.69% 96.00% 91.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2,305 1,497 2,462
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £60,000 £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 £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 5 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 10 (3.91%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.56%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (1.17%) Apache
5 2 (0.78%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.78%) nginx
6 1 (0.39%) Confluence
6 1 (0.39%) IIS
6 1 (0.39%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 34 (13.28%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.39%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.39%) Elite 3E
1 1 (0.39%) NetSuite
1 1 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
1 1 (0.39%) SAP PSCD
1 1 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.39%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 83 (32.42%) Azure
2 43 (16.80%) AWS
3 30 (11.72%) Power Platform
4 24 (9.38%) Azure DevOps
4 24 (9.38%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (5.86%) dbt
6 14 (5.47%) GCP
6 14 (5.47%) Serverless
7 12 (4.69%) Power Automate
8 9 (3.52%) OneDrive
9 8 (3.13%) Azure Functions
9 8 (3.13%) GitHub
10 7 (2.73%) Azure Event Grid
10 7 (2.73%) Azure Monitor
10 7 (2.73%) Azure Storage
11 6 (2.34%) Azure AKS
11 6 (2.34%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (1.95%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (1.95%) Google Workspace
12 5 (1.95%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (7.03%) Wireless
2 11 (4.30%) DHCP
2 11 (4.30%) DNS
3 10 (3.91%) Broadband
4 9 (3.52%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.73%) Firewall
6 6 (2.34%) WAN
7 5 (1.95%) Intrusion Detection
7 5 (1.95%) LAN
7 5 (1.95%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (1.56%) VPN
9 3 (1.17%) SAN
10 2 (0.78%) 3G
10 2 (0.78%) 4G
10 2 (0.78%) ADSL
10 2 (0.78%) NAS
10 2 (0.78%) Network Security
10 2 (0.78%) SNMP
10 2 (0.78%) VDSL
10 2 (0.78%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (11.33%) Power BI
2 24 (9.38%) SQL Server
3 20 (7.81%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (4.69%) Metabase
5 8 (3.13%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (2.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.95%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.17%) Big Data
8 3 (1.17%) Tableau
9 2 (0.78%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.78%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.78%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.78%) Metadata
9 2 (0.78%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.78%) Power Query
10 1 (0.39%) ClickHouse
10 1 (0.39%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.39%) Data Vault
10 1 (0.39%) Flink
10 1 (0.39%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 13 (5.08%) Visual Studio
2 9 (3.52%) Burp Suite
2 9 (3.52%) Metasploit
3 7 (2.73%) JIRA
4 6 (2.34%) Octopus Deploy
4 6 (2.34%) TeamCity
5 5 (1.95%) Git
6 2 (0.78%) Postman
7 1 (0.39%) Claude Code
General
1 111 (43.36%) Social Skills
2 98 (38.28%) Finance
3 69 (26.95%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (7.42%) Law
5 12 (4.69%) Documentation Skills
6 10 (3.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (3.91%) Organisational Skills
7 8 (3.13%) Banking
8 7 (2.73%) Front Office
8 7 (2.73%) Legal
9 5 (1.95%) Financial Institution
9 5 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.56%) Advertising
10 4 (1.56%) Marketing
10 4 (1.56%) Retail
11 3 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.78%) Games
12 2 (0.78%) General Ledger
12 2 (0.78%) Public Sector
13 1 (0.39%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 52 (20.31%) Analyst
2 49 (19.14%) Senior
3 24 (9.38%) Developer
4 22 (8.59%) IT Support
4 22 (8.59%) Support Engineer
5 21 (8.20%) Support Analyst
6 15 (5.86%) Systems Support Analyst
7 14 (5.47%) Digital Analyst
7 14 (5.47%) Lead
7 14 (5.47%) Senior Analyst
8 13 (5.08%) 2nd Line Support
8 13 (5.08%) IT Analyst
8 13 (5.08%) IT Engineer
8 13 (5.08%) Systems Analyst
9 12 (4.69%) Finance Systems Analyst
9 12 (4.69%) Financial Analyst
9 12 (4.69%) IT Support Analyst
9 12 (4.69%) Security Analyst
9 12 (4.69%) Senior Digital Analyst
9 12 (4.69%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (8.59%) .NET
2 8 (3.13%) gRPC
3 7 (2.73%) WPF
4 6 (2.34%) React
5 5 (1.95%) Flask
5 5 (1.95%) Node.js
6 4 (1.56%) Django
6 4 (1.56%) FastAPI
6 4 (1.56%) REST
7 3 (1.17%) CSS
7 3 (1.17%) HTML
7 3 (1.17%) LangChain
7 3 (1.17%) XML
7 3 (1.17%) XSLT
8 2 (0.78%) JWT
8 2 (0.78%) Kafka
8 2 (0.78%) LDAP
8 2 (0.78%) LlamaIndex
8 2 (0.78%) OAuth
8 2 (0.78%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (8.20%) Mobile App
2 20 (7.81%) Onboarding
3 19 (7.42%) Analytical Mindset
4 13 (5.08%) Cyber Defence
5 10 (3.91%) Data Centre
5 10 (3.91%) Distributed Systems
5 10 (3.91%) Security Posture
6 9 (3.52%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (3.13%) Driving Licence
8 7 (2.73%) Cloud Native
8 7 (2.73%) Over-the-Top Content
8 7 (2.73%) Video\Live Streaming
9 6 (2.34%) Hybrid Cloud
9 6 (2.34%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (2.34%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.95%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.95%) Equities
11 4 (1.56%) Data Structures
11 4 (1.56%) Web Conferencing
12 3 (1.17%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 38 (14.84%) Windows
2 11 (4.30%) Linux
2 11 (4.30%) Windows 10
3 8 (3.13%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.56%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.56%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (1.17%) CentOS
6 3 (1.17%) Windows 7
6 3 (1.17%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.78%) Oracle Linux
7 2 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.39%) Android
8 1 (0.39%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.39%) CoreOS
8 1 (0.39%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.39%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (20.31%) Agile
2 50 (19.53%) Continuous Improvement
3 46 (17.97%) Mentoring
4 39 (15.23%) Coaching
5 38 (14.84%) AI
5 38 (14.84%) Analytics
6 37 (14.45%) CI/CD
7 35 (13.67%) ITIL
8 34 (13.28%) DevOps
9 33 (12.89%) Creative Thinking
10 32 (12.50%) Data Pipeline
11 30 (11.72%) Migration
12 28 (10.94%) Cybersecurity
13 27 (10.55%) Business Intelligence
13 27 (10.55%) Business Strategy
14 26 (10.16%) Customer Service
15 25 (9.77%) Stakeholder Management
16 23 (8.98%) Internal Audit
17 22 (8.59%) Collaborative Culture
17 22 (8.59%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 80 (31.25%) Python
2 74 (28.91%) SQL
3 47 (18.36%) PowerShell
4 20 (7.81%) C#
4 20 (7.81%) JavaScript
5 15 (5.86%) Bash
6 10 (3.91%) TypeScript
7 8 (3.13%) Java
8 7 (2.73%) Go
8 7 (2.73%) Scala
9 5 (1.95%) C++
9 5 (1.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (1.17%) VBA
10 3 (1.17%) VC++
11 2 (0.78%) Perl
11 2 (0.78%) PHP
12 1 (0.39%) ABAP
12 1 (0.39%) C
12 1 (0.39%) RPG
12 1 (0.39%) VB
Qualifications
1 47 (18.36%) Degree
2 18 (7.03%) CCSAM
2 18 (7.03%) CHECK Team Leader
2 18 (7.03%) CHECK Team Member
2 18 (7.03%) CREST Certified
2 18 (7.03%) OSCP
3 11 (4.30%) Microsoft Certification
4 10 (3.91%) A+ Certification
4 10 (3.91%) CISSP
5 8 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (3.13%) Security Cleared
6 6 (2.34%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.95%) CISA
8 4 (1.56%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.56%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.56%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (1.17%) CCNA
9 3 (1.17%) CISM
9 3 (1.17%) CompTIA CySA+
9 3 (1.17%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (7.42%) GDPR
3 17 (6.64%) NIST
4 9 (3.52%) Data Quality
5 6 (2.34%) QA
6 3 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (1.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.17%) EMIR
6 3 (1.17%) SLA
7 2 (0.78%) EU AI Act
7 2 (0.78%) GAAP
7 2 (0.78%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.78%) IFRS
7 2 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (0.78%) ITGC
7 2 (0.78%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.78%) PMO
7 2 (0.78%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.39%) COBIT
8 1 (0.39%) MiFID
System Software
1 17 (6.64%) Active Directory
2 13 (5.08%) Docker
3 4 (1.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.17%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.17%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.39%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (6.64%) Terraform
2 9 (3.52%) Nessus
3 7 (2.73%) Grafana
3 7 (2.73%) Kibana
4 6 (2.34%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.95%) Ansible
6 4 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (1.17%) Red Hat Satellite
8 2 (0.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.78%) ArcSight ESM
8 2 (0.78%) QRadar
8 2 (0.78%) Red Hat Spacewalk
9 1 (0.39%) Argo
9 1 (0.39%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.39%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.39%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.39%) WSUS
Vendors
1 76 (29.69%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.64%) ServiceNow
3 11 (4.30%) Databricks
4 9 (3.52%) Oracle
5 8 (3.13%) CyberArk
5 8 (3.13%) Dell
6 7 (2.73%) Google
6 7 (2.73%) Typelevel
7 5 (1.95%) Red Hat
8 4 (1.56%) McAfee
8 4 (1.56%) SAP
8 4 (1.56%) VMware
9 3 (1.17%) Adobe
9 3 (1.17%) Splunk
10 2 (0.78%) ArcSight
10 2 (0.78%) BT
10 2 (0.78%) HP
10 2 (0.78%) JDA
10 2 (0.78%) LogLogic
10 2 (0.78%) OneTrust