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 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 6 11
Rank change year-on-year -19 +5 +9
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 206 405 445
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 5.32% 21.30% 15.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.63% 22.24% 16.71%
Number of salaries quoted 142 342 324
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £36,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £49,000 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +8.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £84,688 £90,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £101,350 £113,625 £105,000
Central London median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.70% +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 3,109 1,821 2,663
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 80.27% 95.79% 91.92%
Number of salaries quoted 2,279 1,405 2,140
10th Percentile £46,250 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
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 - £120,750 £112,625
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 24 July 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 13 (6.31%) SharePoint
2 10 (4.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.97%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.97%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.97%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.49%) Confluence
4 1 (0.49%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 33 (16.02%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (3.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.97%) Autodesk Flame
3 2 (0.97%) Baselight
4 1 (0.49%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.49%) Civil 3D
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.49%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.94%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.94%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (1.46%) Oracle Applications
3 2 (0.97%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.97%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.97%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.49%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.49%) SAP PSCD
4 1 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.49%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.49%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 41 (19.90%) Azure
2 32 (15.53%) AWS
3 25 (12.14%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (10.19%) Power Platform
5 15 (7.28%) GCP
6 11 (5.34%) Power Automate
7 10 (4.85%) OneDrive
8 8 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (3.88%) dbt
8 8 (3.88%) SaaS
9 7 (3.40%) Azure AKS
10 6 (2.91%) Cloud Computing
10 6 (2.91%) OCI
10 6 (2.91%) PaaS
11 5 (2.43%) Serverless
12 4 (1.94%) Entra ID
12 4 (1.94%) GitHub
12 4 (1.94%) IaaS
12 4 (1.94%) Snowflake
13 3 (1.46%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.88%) Broadband
2 7 (3.40%) Wireless
3 6 (2.91%) Firewall
3 6 (2.91%) Network Security
4 4 (1.94%) BGP
4 4 (1.94%) OSPF
5 3 (1.46%) DHCP
5 3 (1.46%) DNS
5 3 (1.46%) Intranet
5 3 (1.46%) MPLS
5 3 (1.46%) VLAN
5 3 (1.46%) VPN
6 2 (0.97%) Internet
6 2 (0.97%) Intrusion Detection
6 2 (0.97%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.97%) WAN
6 2 (0.97%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.49%) IGMP
7 1 (0.49%) Multicast
7 1 (0.49%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (9.22%) Power BI
2 13 (6.31%) SQL Server
3 9 (4.37%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (3.40%) Metabase
5 5 (2.43%) NoSQL
5 5 (2.43%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.46%) Big Data
6 3 (1.46%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.97%) MySQL
7 2 (0.97%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.97%) Oracle Discoverer
7 2 (0.97%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.97%) Tableau
8 1 (0.49%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.49%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.49%) KDB
8 1 (0.49%) Neo4j
8 1 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (3.88%) Visual Studio
2 6 (2.91%) Git
3 4 (1.94%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.94%) JIRA
4 3 (1.46%) Burp Suite
4 3 (1.46%) Metasploit
4 3 (1.46%) Postman
5 1 (0.49%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.49%) GitLab
5 1 (0.49%) JMeter
5 1 (0.49%) TeamCity
General
1 111 (53.88%) Social Skills
2 65 (31.55%) Analytical Skills
3 63 (30.58%) Finance
4 27 (13.11%) Law
5 9 (4.37%) Banking
5 9 (4.37%) Front Office
6 8 (3.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (3.40%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (3.40%) Legal
8 6 (2.91%) Marketing
9 5 (2.43%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (2.43%) Retail
10 4 (1.94%) General Ledger
10 4 (1.94%) Investment Banking
11 3 (1.46%) Games
12 2 (0.97%) Advertising
12 2 (0.97%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.97%) French Language
12 2 (0.97%) Private Banking
12 2 (0.97%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 41 (19.90%) Analyst
2 35 (16.99%) Senior
3 25 (12.14%) Developer
4 18 (8.74%) Support Analyst
5 15 (7.28%) IT Support
6 14 (6.80%) Consultant
7 12 (5.83%) 2nd Line Support
8 11 (5.34%) 1st/2nd Line Support
8 11 (5.34%) Support Engineer
9 10 (4.85%) Cloud Engineer
9 10 (4.85%) Systems Analyst
10 9 (4.37%) IT Analyst
11 8 (3.88%) 1st Line Support
11 8 (3.88%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 8 (3.88%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 8 (3.88%) Financial Analyst
11 8 (3.88%) Graduate
11 8 (3.88%) IT Engineer
11 8 (3.88%) IT Support Analyst
11 8 (3.88%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.40%) gRPC
2 6 (2.91%) REST
3 5 (2.43%) .NET
3 5 (2.43%) React
4 3 (1.46%) FastAPI
4 3 (1.46%) Flask
4 3 (1.46%) Next.js
4 3 (1.46%) PyTorch
4 3 (1.46%) RESTful
5 2 (0.97%) CSS3
5 2 (0.97%) Django
5 2 (0.97%) FIX Protocol
5 2 (0.97%) HTML5
5 2 (0.97%) LangChain
5 2 (0.97%) Node.js
5 2 (0.97%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.97%) Pandas
5 2 (0.97%) PySpark
5 2 (0.97%) Spring
5 2 (0.97%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 21 (10.19%) Onboarding
2 15 (7.28%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (6.80%) Data Centre
4 13 (6.31%) Cloud Native
5 11 (5.34%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (4.85%) Web Conferencing
7 9 (4.37%) Distributed Systems
7 9 (4.37%) Mobile App
8 7 (3.40%) Cyber Defence
8 7 (3.40%) Driving Licence
8 7 (3.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 7 (3.40%) Management Information System
8 7 (3.40%) Over-the-Top Content
8 7 (3.40%) Photography
8 7 (3.40%) Video Editing
8 7 (3.40%) Video\Live Streaming
9 6 (2.91%) Data Structures
10 5 (2.43%) Equities
10 5 (2.43%) Security Posture
11 3 (1.46%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 25 (12.14%) Windows
2 11 (5.34%) Linux
3 10 (4.85%) Windows 10
4 4 (1.94%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.97%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.97%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.49%) Android
6 1 (0.49%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.49%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.49%) Unix
6 1 (0.49%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (22.82%) Continuous Improvement
2 40 (19.42%) Agile
3 33 (16.02%) Mentoring
4 30 (14.56%) ITIL
5 28 (13.59%) Customer Service
6 27 (13.11%) CI/CD
7 26 (12.62%) Stakeholder Management
8 25 (12.14%) Coaching
9 23 (11.17%) Cybersecurity
10 21 (10.19%) Software Engineering
11 20 (9.71%) DevOps
12 19 (9.22%) Computer Science
12 19 (9.22%) Decision-Making
13 17 (8.25%) Containerisation
13 17 (8.25%) Data Analysis
14 16 (7.77%) AI
14 16 (7.77%) Migration
15 15 (7.28%) Business Intelligence
15 15 (7.28%) Creative Thinking
16 14 (6.80%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 58 (28.16%) Python
2 48 (23.30%) SQL
3 32 (15.53%) PowerShell
4 24 (11.65%) JavaScript
5 10 (4.85%) Bash
5 10 (4.85%) C#
5 10 (4.85%) Java
6 9 (4.37%) Scala
7 7 (3.40%) Go
8 5 (2.43%) C++
8 5 (2.43%) TypeScript
9 4 (1.94%) R
10 3 (1.46%) VBA
11 2 (0.97%) Bicep
11 2 (0.97%) PHP
11 2 (0.97%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.49%) Cypher
12 1 (0.49%) Elm
12 1 (0.49%) Julia
12 1 (0.49%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 42 (20.39%) Degree
2 13 (6.31%) CISSP
3 11 (5.34%) Security Cleared
4 9 (4.37%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (4.37%) SC Cleared
5 8 (3.88%) A+ Certification
6 7 (3.40%) CCSAM
6 7 (3.40%) CHECK Team Leader
6 7 (3.40%) CHECK Team Member
6 7 (3.40%) CREST Certified
6 7 (3.40%) OSCP
7 6 (2.91%) CompTIA Security+
7 6 (2.91%) Master's Degree
8 5 (2.43%) Azure Certification
8 5 (2.43%) CISA
8 5 (2.43%) CISM
9 4 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.94%) CRISC
10 3 (1.46%) ACCA
10 3 (1.46%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.83%) Data Quality
2 10 (4.85%) NIST
3 7 (3.40%) Accessibility
3 7 (3.40%) GDPR
3 7 (3.40%) QA
4 6 (2.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.94%) IFRS
6 3 (1.46%) GRC
6 3 (1.46%) SLA
7 2 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.97%) EU AI Act
7 2 (0.97%) GAAP
7 2 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 2 (0.97%) NCSC
7 2 (0.97%) PMO
8 1 (0.49%) COBIT
8 1 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.49%) EMIR
8 1 (0.49%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.49%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 17 (8.25%) Docker
2 16 (7.77%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.46%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.97%) GPFS
4 2 (0.97%) StorNext
5 1 (0.49%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (6.31%) Terraform
2 11 (5.34%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.94%) Ansible
4 3 (1.46%) Nessus
5 1 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.49%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 69 (33.50%) Microsoft
2 15 (7.28%) ServiceNow
3 12 (5.83%) Oracle
4 9 (4.37%) Google
4 9 (4.37%) SAP
5 7 (3.40%) Typelevel
6 6 (2.91%) Dell
7 5 (2.43%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.94%) Cisco
9 3 (1.46%) Alteryx
9 3 (1.46%) Databricks
10 2 (0.97%) Autodesk
10 2 (0.97%) Avid
10 2 (0.97%) BT
10 2 (0.97%) Darktrace
10 2 (0.97%) JDA
10 2 (0.97%) OneTrust
10 2 (0.97%) VMware
11 1 (0.49%) Splunk
11 1 (0.49%) Zoho