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 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 7 12
Rank change year-on-year -10 +5 +8
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 280 432 426
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 7.63% 20.48% 13.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.28% 21.34% 14.53%
Number of salaries quoted 169 345 327
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,600 £36,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £72,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.34% +16.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £66,750 £70,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year -4.64% +13.82% -8.89%

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 3,017 2,024 2,932
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 82.25% 95.97% 92.14%
Number of salaries quoted 2,115 1,508 2,488
10th Percentile £44,000 £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 £98,750 £97,500 £96,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £73,750
% change year-on-year +6.67% +1.69% -1.67%

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 18 April 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 (3.57%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.43%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (1.07%) Apache
5 2 (0.71%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.71%) nginx
6 1 (0.36%) Confluence
6 1 (0.36%) IIS
6 1 (0.36%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 31 (11.07%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.36%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.36%) Elite 3E
1 1 (0.36%) NetSuite
1 1 (0.36%) Oracle Applications
1 1 (0.36%) SAP PSCD
1 1 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.36%) Temenos T24
1 1 (0.36%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 88 (31.43%) Azure
2 44 (15.71%) AWS
3 33 (11.79%) Power Platform
4 24 (8.57%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (7.86%) Azure DevOps
6 15 (5.36%) dbt
6 15 (5.36%) GCP
7 13 (4.64%) Power Automate
8 12 (4.29%) Serverless
9 8 (2.86%) Azure Functions
9 8 (2.86%) OneDrive
10 7 (2.50%) Azure Event Grid
10 7 (2.50%) Azure Monitor
10 7 (2.50%) Azure Storage
10 7 (2.50%) GitHub
10 7 (2.50%) Google Workspace
11 6 (2.14%) Azure Data Factory
11 6 (2.14%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (1.43%) Azure AKS
12 4 (1.43%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.43%) Wireless
2 14 (5.00%) DHCP
3 13 (4.64%) DNS
4 12 (4.29%) TCP/IP
5 11 (3.93%) Broadband
6 9 (3.21%) WAN
7 8 (2.86%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (2.50%) Firewall
8 7 (2.50%) LAN
9 5 (1.79%) Intrusion Detection
9 5 (1.79%) VoIP
10 4 (1.43%) VPN
11 3 (1.07%) SAN
12 2 (0.71%) 3G
12 2 (0.71%) DOCSIS
12 2 (0.71%) DSL
12 2 (0.71%) IPv4
12 2 (0.71%) IPv6
12 2 (0.71%) PPP
12 2 (0.71%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (11.43%) Power BI
2 22 (7.86%) SQL Server
3 21 (7.50%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (4.29%) Metabase
5 8 (2.86%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (2.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.79%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.07%) Tableau
9 2 (0.71%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.71%) Big Data
9 2 (0.71%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.71%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.71%) Metadata
9 2 (0.71%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.71%) Power Query
10 1 (0.36%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.36%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
10 1 (0.36%) MS Access
10 1 (0.36%) MySQL
10 1 (0.36%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 12 (4.29%) Visual Studio
2 9 (3.21%) Burp Suite
2 9 (3.21%) Metasploit
3 7 (2.50%) JIRA
4 6 (2.14%) Octopus Deploy
4 6 (2.14%) TeamCity
5 5 (1.79%) Git
6 2 (0.71%) Postman
7 1 (0.36%) Claude Code
General
1 118 (42.14%) Social Skills
2 116 (41.43%) Finance
3 77 (27.50%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (9.29%) Legal
5 23 (8.21%) Banking
6 19 (6.79%) Retail
7 18 (6.43%) Law
8 12 (4.29%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (3.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (2.14%) Front Office
12 5 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.43%) Advertising
13 4 (1.43%) Financial Institution
13 4 (1.43%) Marketing
13 4 (1.43%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.71%) Billing
14 2 (0.71%) Games
14 2 (0.71%) Public Sector
15 1 (0.36%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 53 (18.93%) Analyst
2 48 (17.14%) Senior
3 25 (8.93%) Developer
3 25 (8.93%) Support Engineer
4 23 (8.21%) IT Support
5 21 (7.50%) Support Analyst
6 17 (6.07%) Lead
7 15 (5.36%) Systems Support Analyst
8 14 (5.00%) 2nd Line Support
8 14 (5.00%) Digital Analyst
8 14 (5.00%) IT Engineer
9 13 (4.64%) IT Analyst
9 13 (4.64%) Senior Analyst
9 13 (4.64%) Service Manager
9 13 (4.64%) Systems Analyst
10 12 (4.29%) Finance Systems Analyst
10 12 (4.29%) Graduate
10 12 (4.29%) IT Support Analyst
10 12 (4.29%) Security Analyst
10 12 (4.29%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (7.50%) .NET
2 8 (2.86%) gRPC
3 7 (2.50%) WPF
4 6 (2.14%) React
5 5 (1.79%) Flask
5 5 (1.79%) LangChain
5 5 (1.79%) Node.js
6 4 (1.43%) Django
6 4 (1.43%) FastAPI
6 4 (1.43%) REST
7 3 (1.07%) CSS
7 3 (1.07%) HTML
7 3 (1.07%) LlamaIndex
7 3 (1.07%) PyTorch
7 3 (1.07%) XML
7 3 (1.07%) XSLT
8 2 (0.71%) Kafka
8 2 (0.71%) LDAP
8 2 (0.71%) OAuth
8 2 (0.71%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 25 (8.93%) Onboarding
2 21 (7.50%) Mobile App
3 20 (7.14%) Analytical Mindset
4 13 (4.64%) Cyber Defence
5 10 (3.57%) Data Centre
5 10 (3.57%) Distributed Systems
5 10 (3.57%) Security Posture
5 10 (3.57%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.86%) CMDB
7 7 (2.50%) Driving Licence
7 7 (2.50%) Over-the-Top Content
7 7 (2.50%) Video\Live Streaming
8 6 (2.14%) Cloud Native
8 6 (2.14%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (2.14%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (2.14%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.79%) Algorithms
10 4 (1.43%) Data Structures
11 3 (1.07%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.07%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 38 (13.57%) Windows
2 12 (4.29%) Windows 10
3 10 (3.57%) Linux
3 10 (3.57%) Windows Server
4 6 (2.14%) Mac OS
4 6 (2.14%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (1.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.79%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (1.43%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (1.07%) CentOS
7 3 (1.07%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.71%) OpenWrt
8 2 (0.71%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.36%) Android
9 1 (0.36%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.36%) CoreOS
9 1 (0.36%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (22.14%) Continuous Improvement
2 59 (21.07%) Agile
3 52 (18.57%) Mentoring
4 47 (16.79%) AI
5 46 (16.43%) ITIL
6 44 (15.71%) Analytics
7 42 (15.00%) Coaching
8 39 (13.93%) Cybersecurity
9 38 (13.57%) Creative Thinking
10 34 (12.14%) CI/CD
11 32 (11.43%) Data Pipeline
12 31 (11.07%) Migration
13 30 (10.71%) Business Intelligence
13 30 (10.71%) DevOps
14 27 (9.64%) Business Strategy
14 27 (9.64%) Collaborative Culture
14 27 (9.64%) Decision-Making
15 26 (9.29%) Customer Service
16 25 (8.93%) Stakeholder Management
17 23 (8.21%) Internal Audit
Programming Languages
1 87 (31.07%) Python
2 79 (28.21%) SQL
3 46 (16.43%) PowerShell
4 21 (7.50%) JavaScript
5 19 (6.79%) C#
6 17 (6.07%) Bash
7 10 (3.57%) TypeScript
8 8 (2.86%) Java
9 7 (2.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 7 (2.50%) Go
9 7 (2.50%) Scala
10 6 (2.14%) C++
11 3 (1.07%) VBA
11 3 (1.07%) VC++
12 2 (0.71%) C
12 2 (0.71%) Perl
12 2 (0.71%) PHP
13 1 (0.36%) ABAP
13 1 (0.36%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.36%) RPG
Qualifications
1 46 (16.43%) Degree
2 18 (6.43%) CCSAM
2 18 (6.43%) CHECK Team Leader
2 18 (6.43%) CHECK Team Member
2 18 (6.43%) CREST Certified
2 18 (6.43%) OSCP
3 10 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (3.21%) A+ Certification
4 9 (3.21%) CISSP
5 8 (2.86%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (2.50%) Security Cleared
7 6 (2.14%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.79%) CISA
9 4 (1.43%) Azure Certification
9 4 (1.43%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.07%) CISM
10 3 (1.07%) CompTIA CySA+
10 3 (1.07%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (1.07%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (1.07%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (6.79%) GDPR
3 16 (5.71%) NIST
4 10 (3.57%) Data Quality
5 8 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 19770
6 5 (1.79%) QA
7 3 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (1.07%) EMIR
7 3 (1.07%) SLA
8 2 (0.71%) COBIT
8 2 (0.71%) EU AI Act
8 2 (0.71%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.71%) ITGC
8 2 (0.71%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.71%) PMO
8 2 (0.71%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.36%) IFRS
9 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 17 (6.07%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.64%) Docker
3 11 (3.93%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.79%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.36%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (5.36%) Terraform
2 9 (3.21%) Nessus
3 7 (2.50%) Grafana
3 7 (2.50%) Kibana
4 6 (2.14%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.79%) Ansible
6 4 (1.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (1.43%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (1.07%) Red Hat Satellite
8 2 (0.71%) ArcSight ESM
8 2 (0.71%) QRadar
8 2 (0.71%) Red Hat Spacewalk
9 1 (0.36%) Argo
9 1 (0.36%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.36%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.36%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.36%) WSUS
Vendors
1 76 (27.14%) Microsoft
2 23 (8.21%) ServiceNow
3 16 (5.71%) Databricks
4 9 (3.21%) Oracle
5 8 (2.86%) CyberArk
5 8 (2.86%) Dell
5 8 (2.86%) Google
6 7 (2.50%) Typelevel
7 5 (1.79%) Red Hat
7 5 (1.79%) SAP
8 4 (1.43%) McAfee
8 4 (1.43%) VMware
9 3 (1.07%) Adobe
9 3 (1.07%) Splunk
10 2 (0.71%) ArcSight
10 2 (0.71%) BT
10 2 (0.71%) HP
10 2 (0.71%) iManage
10 2 (0.71%) LogLogic
10 2 (0.71%) Salesforce