Problem-Solving Jobs in the City of London

Problem Solving
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 10 19
Rank change year-on-year +4 +9 -5
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 418 488 467
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 21.37% 15.03% 10.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.26% 16.39% 11.06%
Number of salaries quoted 350 346 367
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,500 £40,750
25th Percentile £49,000 £46,438 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% -10.34% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £98,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £110,000 £118,500
Central London median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +8.00% -7.41% -3.57%

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 1,878 2,978 4,224
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 96.01% 91.72% 95.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,433 2,301 3,483
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £43,750
25th Percentile £55,000 £54,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.45%
75th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £98,750
90th Percentile £122,250 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% +3.45%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the City of London

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the City of London.

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the City of London

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 13 July 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 13 July 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 +2 9 £87,500 +150.00%
Moorgate - 3 £32,500 - 1
Problem-Solving
Central London

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 31 (7.42%) SharePoint
2 26 (6.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (3.11%) Confluence
4 3 (0.72%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.72%) CMS
4 3 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.48%) Drupal
6 1 (0.24%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 37 (8.85%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.96%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.24%) Houdini
5 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (3.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.72%) Endur
3 2 (0.48%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.48%) Shopify
4 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.24%) Eikon
4 1 (0.24%) Magento
4 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 117 (27.99%) Azure
2 61 (14.59%) AWS
3 57 (13.64%) Microsoft 365
4 53 (12.68%) Power Platform
5 48 (11.48%) SaaS
6 26 (6.22%) Azure Data Factory
6 26 (6.22%) GCP
7 19 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (4.31%) PowerApps
9 17 (4.07%) Entra ID
10 16 (3.83%) Dynamics 365
10 16 (3.83%) Serverless
11 13 (3.11%) OneDrive
12 12 (2.87%) AWS CloudFormation
13 11 (2.63%) GitHub
14 9 (2.15%) Power Automate
15 8 (1.91%) AWS Lambda
15 8 (1.91%) Pulumi
16 7 (1.67%) Azure Functions
16 7 (1.67%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.83%) VPN
2 15 (3.59%) Firewall
3 14 (3.35%) WAN
4 12 (2.87%) LAN
4 12 (2.87%) WebEx
5 11 (2.63%) TCP/IP
6 9 (2.15%) Network Security
7 8 (1.91%) DHCP
7 8 (1.91%) DNS
7 8 (1.91%) VoIP
7 8 (1.91%) Wireless
8 7 (1.67%) Broadband
9 6 (1.44%) Internet
9 6 (1.44%) MPLS
9 6 (1.44%) SD-WAN
10 5 (1.20%) IPsec
10 5 (1.20%) Kerberos
10 5 (1.20%) WLAN
11 4 (0.96%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (0.72%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (8.85%) Power BI
2 16 (3.83%) PostgreSQL
2 16 (3.83%) SQL Server
3 9 (2.15%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (1.91%) Tableau
5 7 (1.67%) ClickHouse
6 5 (1.20%) NoSQL
6 5 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.96%) KDB
7 4 (0.96%) MongoDB
7 4 (0.96%) MySQL
7 4 (0.96%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.72%) Big Data
8 3 (0.72%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.48%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (0.48%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 30 (7.18%) JIRA
2 15 (3.59%) Git
3 4 (0.96%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.72%) Artifactory
4 3 (0.72%) JUnit
4 3 (0.72%) Octopus Deploy
4 3 (0.72%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.24%) Appium
5 1 (0.24%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.24%) Gemini Tracker
5 1 (0.24%) GitLab
5 1 (0.24%) Selenium
5 1 (0.24%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.24%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.24%) TestRail
5 1 (0.24%) XCUITest
General
1 235 (56.22%) Social Skills
2 125 (29.90%) Finance
3 118 (28.23%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (8.85%) Banking
5 32 (7.66%) Law
6 25 (5.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 20 (4.78%) Legal
8 16 (3.83%) Retail
9 15 (3.59%) Marketing
9 15 (3.59%) Organisational Skills
10 14 (3.35%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (2.15%) Billing
12 8 (1.91%) Financial Institution
12 8 (1.91%) Public Sector
13 6 (1.44%) Back Office
13 6 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.44%) Front Office
14 5 (1.20%) Games
15 4 (0.96%) Advertising
15 4 (0.96%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 61 (14.59%) Senior
2 55 (13.16%) Analyst
3 53 (12.68%) Developer
4 47 (11.24%) Lead
5 21 (5.02%) IT Support
6 20 (4.78%) Consultant
7 18 (4.31%) Product Manager
8 16 (3.83%) Azure Engineer
8 16 (3.83%) Data Engineer
8 16 (3.83%) Full-Stack Engineer
9 14 (3.35%) Administrator
10 13 (3.11%) Architect
10 13 (3.11%) Data Analyst
10 13 (3.11%) Senior Manager
11 12 (2.87%) Business Analyst
11 12 (2.87%) Platform Engineer
12 10 (2.39%) Applications Support
12 10 (2.39%) Senior Analyst
12 10 (2.39%) Support Analyst
13 9 (2.15%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (6.70%) React
2 23 (5.50%) .NET
3 19 (4.55%) RESTful
4 18 (4.31%) REST
5 16 (3.83%) Django
6 11 (2.63%) JSON
7 10 (2.39%) GraphQL
8 9 (2.15%) HTML
8 9 (2.15%) Kafka
9 8 (1.91%) Loki
9 8 (1.91%) Node.js
10 7 (1.67%) CSS
11 6 (1.44%) OAuth
12 5 (1.20%) LDAP
12 5 (1.20%) Lightning Web Components
12 5 (1.20%) OpenID
12 5 (1.20%) PySpark
12 5 (1.20%) SailPoint
12 5 (1.20%) SAML
12 5 (1.20%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (6.94%) Self-Motivation
2 26 (6.22%) Onboarding
3 23 (5.50%) Cloud Native
4 21 (5.02%) Analytical Mindset
5 19 (4.55%) Product Ownership
6 15 (3.59%) Management Information System
7 14 (3.35%) Greenfield Project
8 12 (2.87%) Data Structures
9 8 (1.91%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.44%) Mobile App
10 6 (1.44%) PKI
11 5 (1.20%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.20%) Data Centre
11 5 (1.20%) Derivative
11 5 (1.20%) FMCG
11 5 (1.20%) Mobile Computing
11 5 (1.20%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.20%) Video Editing
11 5 (1.20%) Virtual Team
12 4 (0.96%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 50 (11.96%) Windows
2 28 (6.70%) Linux
3 17 (4.07%) Windows 10
4 14 (3.35%) Windows Server
5 9 (2.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (1.44%) Unix
7 5 (1.20%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.96%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (0.96%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (0.72%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.48%) Mac OS
10 2 (0.48%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.24%) CentOS
11 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.24%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (30.86%) Agile
2 71 (16.99%) Mentoring
3 65 (15.55%) Continuous Improvement
4 60 (14.35%) DevOps
5 57 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
6 55 (13.16%) CI/CD
7 53 (12.68%) Roadmaps
8 48 (11.48%) Analytics
8 48 (11.48%) Decision-Making
9 39 (9.33%) Software Engineering
10 38 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
11 35 (8.37%) Migration
11 35 (8.37%) Project Management
12 34 (8.13%) Coaching
13 33 (7.89%) ITIL
14 31 (7.42%) Full-Stack Development
15 29 (6.94%) Computer Science
15 29 (6.94%) Customer Service
15 29 (6.94%) Service Management
15 29 (6.94%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 72 (17.22%) Python
2 68 (16.27%) SQL
3 36 (8.61%) C#
4 30 (7.18%) Java
5 26 (6.22%) TypeScript
6 22 (5.26%) JavaScript
7 21 (5.02%) PowerShell
8 15 (3.59%) Bash
8 15 (3.59%) C++
9 8 (1.91%) Go
10 6 (1.44%) VBA
11 4 (0.96%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.72%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.72%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.72%) Swift
13 2 (0.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.48%) HLSL
13 2 (0.48%) Objective-C
13 2 (0.48%) Scala
13 2 (0.48%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 90 (21.53%) Degree
2 25 (5.98%) Microsoft Certification
3 19 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
4 13 (3.11%) Security Cleared
5 10 (2.39%) Azure Certification
6 9 (2.15%) CISSP
7 8 (1.91%) CISM
8 7 (1.67%) CISA
8 7 (1.67%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.44%) DBS Check
10 5 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 5 (1.20%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.20%) PMP
11 4 (0.96%) CCNA
11 4 (0.96%) CompTIA Security+
11 4 (0.96%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.96%) RHCSA
12 3 (0.72%) GIAC
12 3 (0.72%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (3.11%) Accessibility
1 13 (3.11%) GDPR
2 11 (2.63%) Data Quality
3 7 (1.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 6 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.20%) QA
5 5 (1.20%) SLA
6 4 (0.96%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.72%) NCSC
7 3 (0.72%) NIST
8 2 (0.48%) GRC
8 2 (0.48%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.48%) PMO
9 1 (0.24%) COBIT
9 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.24%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.24%) PMBOK
9 1 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 37 (8.85%) Active Directory
2 27 (6.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.63%) Docker
4 7 (1.67%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.96%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.48%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.48%) vSphere
7 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.24%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 30 (7.18%) Terraform
2 23 (5.50%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (4.78%) Kubernetes
4 11 (2.63%) Grafana
5 8 (1.91%) Ansible
5 8 (1.91%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (1.67%) SCCM
7 5 (1.20%) Nagios
7 5 (1.20%) QRadar
8 4 (0.96%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.48%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.48%) Kibana
9 2 (0.48%) logstash
9 2 (0.48%) SCOM
9 2 (0.48%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.24%) Argo
10 1 (0.24%) Avamar
10 1 (0.24%) EMC NetWorker
10 1 (0.24%) Nessus
Vendors
1 117 (27.99%) Microsoft
2 29 (6.94%) VMware
3 24 (5.74%) Databricks
4 19 (4.55%) Cisco
5 18 (4.31%) ServiceNow
6 15 (3.59%) Apple
6 15 (3.59%) Citrix
7 14 (3.35%) HP
8 12 (2.87%) Oracle
8 12 (2.87%) Salesforce
9 11 (2.63%) Google
10 9 (2.15%) Guidewire
10 9 (2.15%) Red Hat
10 9 (2.15%) SolarWinds
11 8 (1.91%) Hitachi
11 8 (1.91%) Juniper
12 6 (1.44%) Alteryx
13 5 (1.20%) Splunk
14 4 (0.96%) Bloomberg
14 4 (0.96%) FactSet