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 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 7 11
Rank change year-on-year -17 +4 +9
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 233 403 473
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 5.48% 20.76% 14.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.86% 21.54% 16.22%
Number of salaries quoted 150 343 345
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £36,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £48,750 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% - -
75th Percentile £90,938 £90,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £111,500
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £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 3,396 1,871 2,916
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 79.92% 96.39% 90.93%
Number of salaries quoted 2,460 1,416 2,356
10th Percentile £46,250 £41,250 £41,320
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 12 June 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 (4.29%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.86%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.86%) Confluence
4 1 (0.43%) Apache
4 1 (0.43%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.43%) IIS
4 1 (0.43%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.43%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 29 (12.45%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.86%) NetSuite
1 2 (0.86%) Oracle Applications
1 2 (0.86%) Oracle EBS
1 2 (0.86%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.43%) Elite 3E
2 1 (0.43%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.43%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.43%) SAP PSCD
2 1 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.43%) SAP SCM
2 1 (0.43%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 65 (27.90%) Azure
2 37 (15.88%) AWS
3 21 (9.01%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (8.58%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (7.30%) Power Platform
6 15 (6.44%) GCP
7 13 (5.58%) Serverless
8 9 (3.86%) dbt
9 8 (3.43%) Azure Functions
9 8 (3.43%) OneDrive
9 8 (3.43%) Power Automate
10 7 (3.00%) Azure AKS
10 7 (3.00%) Azure Event Grid
10 7 (3.00%) Azure Monitor
10 7 (3.00%) Azure Storage
11 6 (2.58%) Cloud Computing
11 6 (2.58%) PaaS
11 6 (2.58%) SaaS
12 5 (2.15%) GitHub
13 4 (1.72%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (7.73%) Wireless
2 9 (3.86%) Broadband
3 7 (3.00%) Firewall
4 6 (2.58%) DNS
4 6 (2.58%) Network Security
5 5 (2.15%) DHCP
6 4 (1.72%) BGP
6 4 (1.72%) OSPF
6 4 (1.72%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.72%) VPN
7 3 (1.29%) Intrusion Detection
7 3 (1.29%) MPLS
7 3 (1.29%) VLAN
7 3 (1.29%) WAN
8 2 (0.86%) Internet
8 2 (0.86%) Intranet
8 2 (0.86%) LAN
8 2 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.43%) SAN
9 1 (0.43%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (8.15%) SQL Server
2 17 (7.30%) Power BI
3 9 (3.86%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (3.43%) Metabase
5 7 (3.00%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (2.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (1.72%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.29%) Big Data
8 3 (1.29%) NoSQL
8 3 (1.29%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.43%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.43%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.43%) MySQL
9 1 (0.43%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.43%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.43%) Oracle Discoverer
9 1 (0.43%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (3.86%) Burp Suite
1 9 (3.86%) Metasploit
1 9 (3.86%) Visual Studio
2 6 (2.58%) Git
2 6 (2.58%) TeamCity
3 5 (2.15%) JIRA
3 5 (2.15%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (0.86%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.86%) Postman
5 1 (0.43%) Claude Code
5 1 (0.43%) GitLab
General
1 98 (42.06%) Social Skills
2 87 (37.34%) Finance
3 63 (27.04%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (9.01%) Law
5 9 (3.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (3.43%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (3.00%) Banking
7 7 (3.00%) Front Office
7 7 (3.00%) Legal
8 6 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (2.58%) Retail
9 5 (2.15%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (2.15%) Marketing
10 3 (1.29%) General Ledger
10 3 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.86%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.86%) Games
11 2 (0.86%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.86%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.86%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 49 (21.03%) Senior
2 42 (18.03%) Analyst
3 21 (9.01%) Developer
4 20 (8.58%) Support Engineer
5 17 (7.30%) IT Support
5 17 (7.30%) Support Analyst
6 13 (5.58%) Digital Analyst
6 13 (5.58%) Senior Analyst
7 12 (5.15%) 2nd Line Support
7 12 (5.15%) Senior Digital Analyst
8 11 (4.72%) 1st/2nd Line Support
8 11 (4.72%) Lead
9 10 (4.29%) Applications Engineer
9 10 (4.29%) IT Analyst
9 10 (4.29%) IT Engineer
9 10 (4.29%) Security Analyst
9 10 (4.29%) Software Engineer
9 10 (4.29%) Systems Analyst
10 9 (3.86%) Cloud Engineer
10 9 (3.86%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (8.15%) .NET
2 8 (3.43%) gRPC
3 7 (3.00%) WPF
4 5 (2.15%) React
4 5 (2.15%) REST
5 4 (1.72%) FastAPI
5 4 (1.72%) Flask
5 4 (1.72%) LangChain
6 3 (1.29%) Django
6 3 (1.29%) PyTorch
6 3 (1.29%) RESTful
7 2 (0.86%) CSS
7 2 (0.86%) HTML
7 2 (0.86%) LlamaIndex
7 2 (0.86%) Node.js
7 2 (0.86%) Pandas
7 2 (0.86%) Spring
7 2 (0.86%) TensorFlow
7 2 (0.86%) Web Services
8 1 (0.43%) LangGraph
Miscellaneous
1 21 (9.01%) Mobile App
2 19 (8.15%) Onboarding
3 15 (6.44%) Data Centre
4 13 (5.58%) Cyber Defence
5 12 (5.15%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (4.29%) Cloud Native
6 10 (4.29%) Security Posture
6 10 (4.29%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (3.86%) Distributed Systems
7 9 (3.86%) Web Conferencing
8 7 (3.00%) Over-the-Top Content
8 7 (3.00%) Video\Live Streaming
9 6 (2.58%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (2.58%) Management Information System
9 6 (2.58%) Photography
9 6 (2.58%) Video Editing
10 5 (2.15%) Data Structures
10 5 (2.15%) Driving Licence
10 5 (2.15%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (2.15%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 33 (14.16%) Windows
2 11 (4.72%) Linux
3 9 (3.86%) Windows 10
4 7 (3.00%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.29%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.86%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.43%) Android
7 1 (0.43%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.43%) CentOS
7 1 (0.43%) CoreOS
7 1 (0.43%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.43%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.43%) Unix
7 1 (0.43%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (21.89%) Agile
2 48 (20.60%) Mentoring
3 43 (18.45%) Continuous Improvement
4 41 (17.60%) Coaching
5 38 (16.31%) CI/CD
6 31 (13.30%) Creative Thinking
7 30 (12.88%) DevOps
7 30 (12.88%) ITIL
8 28 (12.02%) AI
9 27 (11.59%) Customer Service
9 27 (11.59%) Cybersecurity
9 27 (11.59%) Stakeholder Management
10 26 (11.16%) Migration
11 25 (10.73%) Business Strategy
12 24 (10.30%) Analytics
13 23 (9.87%) Collaborative Culture
13 23 (9.87%) Internal Audit
14 22 (9.44%) Business Transformation
14 22 (9.44%) Software Engineering
15 21 (9.01%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 66 (28.33%) Python
2 61 (26.18%) SQL
3 45 (19.31%) PowerShell
4 19 (8.15%) JavaScript
5 18 (7.73%) C#
6 16 (6.87%) Bash
7 10 (4.29%) TypeScript
8 8 (3.43%) Java
9 7 (3.00%) Go
9 7 (3.00%) Scala
10 3 (1.29%) Bicep
10 3 (1.29%) C++
11 2 (0.86%) PHP
11 2 (0.86%) R
12 1 (0.43%) ABAP
12 1 (0.43%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.43%) Groovy
12 1 (0.43%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.43%) Rust
12 1 (0.43%) VB
Qualifications
1 45 (19.31%) Degree
2 18 (7.73%) CCSAM
2 18 (7.73%) CHECK Team Leader
2 18 (7.73%) CHECK Team Member
2 18 (7.73%) CREST Certified
2 18 (7.73%) OSCP
3 11 (4.72%) CISSP
4 9 (3.86%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (3.43%) A+ Certification
6 7 (3.00%) Security Cleared
7 6 (2.58%) Master's Degree
8 5 (2.15%) CISA
8 5 (2.15%) CompTIA Security+
8 5 (2.15%) SC Cleared
9 4 (1.72%) Azure Certification
9 4 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.29%) CCNP
10 3 (1.29%) CIMA
10 3 (1.29%) CISM
10 3 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.58%) GDPR
2 12 (5.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (5.15%) NIST
3 9 (3.86%) Data Quality
4 7 (3.00%) QA
5 4 (1.72%) IFRS
6 3 (1.29%) SLA
7 2 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.86%) EU AI Act
7 2 (0.86%) GAAP
7 2 (0.86%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.86%) NCSC
7 2 (0.86%) PMO
8 1 (0.43%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.43%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.43%) COBIT
8 1 (0.43%) GRC
8 1 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 16 (6.87%) Active Directory
2 15 (6.44%) Docker
3 3 (1.29%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.86%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.43%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (7.30%) Terraform
2 9 (3.86%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.86%) Nessus
3 7 (3.00%) Grafana
3 7 (3.00%) Kibana
4 3 (1.29%) Ansible
5 1 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.43%) McAfee ePO
5 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.43%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.43%) SCVMM
5 1 (0.43%) WSUS
Vendors
1 65 (27.90%) Microsoft
2 14 (6.01%) ServiceNow
3 8 (3.43%) Google
3 8 (3.43%) Oracle
4 7 (3.00%) Databricks
4 7 (3.00%) Typelevel
5 6 (2.58%) Dell
5 6 (2.58%) SAP
6 4 (1.72%) CyberArk
6 4 (1.72%) VMware
7 3 (1.29%) Adobe
7 3 (1.29%) Cisco
8 2 (0.86%) BT
8 2 (0.86%) Darktrace
8 2 (0.86%) JDA
8 2 (0.86%) McAfee
8 2 (0.86%) Red Hat
8 2 (0.86%) Salesforce
9 1 (0.43%) OneTrust
9 1 (0.43%) Qualtrics