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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 7 13
Rank change year-on-year -11 +6 +7
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 260 430 433
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 6.63% 20.69% 13.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.18% 21.55% 14.75%
Number of salaries quoted 168 352 326
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,975 £36,625
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £47,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £70,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +12.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year -3.57% +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 3,179 1,995 2,935
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 81.12% 96.01% 91.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,270 1,498 2,472
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 £113,750
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 2 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 (3.85%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.54%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (1.15%) Apache
5 2 (0.77%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.77%) nginx
6 1 (0.38%) Confluence
6 1 (0.38%) IIS
6 1 (0.38%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 34 (13.08%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.38%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.38%) Elite 3E
1 1 (0.38%) NetSuite
1 1 (0.38%) Oracle Applications
1 1 (0.38%) SAP PSCD
1 1 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.38%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 85 (32.69%) Azure
2 44 (16.92%) AWS
3 30 (11.54%) Power Platform
4 25 (9.62%) Microsoft 365
5 24 (9.23%) Azure DevOps
6 15 (5.77%) dbt
6 15 (5.77%) GCP
7 14 (5.38%) Serverless
8 12 (4.62%) Power Automate
9 9 (3.46%) OneDrive
10 8 (3.08%) Azure Functions
11 7 (2.69%) Azure Event Grid
11 7 (2.69%) Azure Monitor
11 7 (2.69%) Azure Storage
11 7 (2.69%) GitHub
12 6 (2.31%) Azure AKS
12 6 (2.31%) Cloud Computing
12 6 (2.31%) Google Workspace
13 5 (1.92%) Azure Data Factory
13 5 (1.92%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.92%) Wireless
2 12 (4.62%) DHCP
2 12 (4.62%) DNS
3 10 (3.85%) Broadband
3 10 (3.85%) TCP/IP
4 7 (2.69%) Firewall
4 7 (2.69%) WAN
5 6 (2.31%) LAN
5 6 (2.31%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.92%) Intrusion Detection
7 4 (1.54%) VPN
8 3 (1.15%) SAN
8 3 (1.15%) VoIP
9 2 (0.77%) 3G
9 2 (0.77%) 4G
9 2 (0.77%) ADSL
9 2 (0.77%) NAS
9 2 (0.77%) Network Security
9 2 (0.77%) SNMP
9 2 (0.77%) VDSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (11.15%) Power BI
2 24 (9.23%) SQL Server
3 20 (7.69%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (4.62%) Metabase
5 8 (3.08%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (2.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.15%) Big Data
8 3 (1.15%) Tableau
9 2 (0.77%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.77%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.77%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.77%) Metadata
9 2 (0.77%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.77%) Power Query
10 1 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.38%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
10 1 (0.38%) MS Access
10 1 (0.38%) Neo4j
10 1 (0.38%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 13 (5.00%) Visual Studio
2 9 (3.46%) Burp Suite
2 9 (3.46%) Metasploit
3 6 (2.31%) JIRA
3 6 (2.31%) Octopus Deploy
3 6 (2.31%) TeamCity
4 5 (1.92%) Git
5 2 (0.77%) Postman
6 1 (0.38%) Claude Code
General
1 110 (42.31%) Social Skills
2 100 (38.46%) Finance
3 68 (26.15%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (7.31%) Law
5 12 (4.62%) Documentation Skills
5 12 (4.62%) Legal
6 11 (4.23%) Banking
7 10 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (3.08%) Retail
9 6 (2.31%) Front Office
10 5 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.54%) Advertising
11 4 (1.54%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.54%) Marketing
12 3 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
13 2 (0.77%) Games
13 2 (0.77%) Public Sector
14 1 (0.38%) Billing
14 1 (0.38%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 51 (19.62%) Analyst
2 48 (18.46%) Senior
3 24 (9.23%) Developer
4 23 (8.85%) IT Support
4 23 (8.85%) Support Engineer
5 21 (8.08%) Support Analyst
6 15 (5.77%) Systems Support Analyst
7 14 (5.38%) 2nd Line Support
7 14 (5.38%) Digital Analyst
7 14 (5.38%) IT Engineer
8 13 (5.00%) IT Analyst
8 13 (5.00%) Lead
8 13 (5.00%) Senior Analyst
8 13 (5.00%) Systems Analyst
9 12 (4.62%) Finance Systems Analyst
9 12 (4.62%) Financial Analyst
9 12 (4.62%) IT Support Analyst
9 12 (4.62%) Security Analyst
9 12 (4.62%) Senior Digital Analyst
9 12 (4.62%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (8.46%) .NET
2 8 (3.08%) gRPC
3 7 (2.69%) WPF
4 6 (2.31%) React
5 5 (1.92%) Flask
5 5 (1.92%) Node.js
6 4 (1.54%) Django
6 4 (1.54%) FastAPI
6 4 (1.54%) LangChain
6 4 (1.54%) REST
7 3 (1.15%) CSS
7 3 (1.15%) HTML
7 3 (1.15%) PyTorch
7 3 (1.15%) XML
7 3 (1.15%) XSLT
8 2 (0.77%) Kafka
8 2 (0.77%) LDAP
8 2 (0.77%) OAuth
8 2 (0.77%) PySpark
8 2 (0.77%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 21 (8.08%) Mobile App
1 21 (8.08%) Onboarding
2 20 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 13 (5.00%) Cyber Defence
4 10 (3.85%) Data Centre
4 10 (3.85%) Distributed Systems
4 10 (3.85%) Security Posture
5 9 (3.46%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (3.08%) Driving Licence
7 7 (2.69%) Over-the-Top Content
7 7 (2.69%) Video\Live Streaming
8 6 (2.31%) Cloud Native
8 6 (2.31%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (2.31%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (2.31%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.92%) Algorithms
10 4 (1.54%) CMDB
10 4 (1.54%) Data Structures
10 4 (1.54%) Web Conferencing
11 3 (1.15%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 39 (15.00%) Windows
2 12 (4.62%) Windows 10
3 11 (4.23%) Linux
4 9 (3.46%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.92%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (1.92%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.54%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.15%) CentOS
7 3 (1.15%) Windows 7
7 3 (1.15%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.77%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.38%) Android
9 1 (0.38%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.38%) CoreOS
9 1 (0.38%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.38%) OpenWrt
9 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (21.54%) Continuous Improvement
2 51 (19.62%) Agile
3 45 (17.31%) Mentoring
4 40 (15.38%) AI
5 39 (15.00%) ITIL
6 38 (14.62%) Analytics
6 38 (14.62%) Coaching
7 36 (13.85%) CI/CD
8 33 (12.69%) Creative Thinking
8 33 (12.69%) DevOps
9 32 (12.31%) Data Pipeline
10 31 (11.92%) Cybersecurity
11 29 (11.15%) Migration
12 27 (10.38%) Business Intelligence
12 27 (10.38%) Business Strategy
13 26 (10.00%) Customer Service
14 24 (9.23%) Stakeholder Management
15 23 (8.85%) Internal Audit
16 22 (8.46%) Business Transformation
16 22 (8.46%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 80 (30.77%) Python
2 73 (28.08%) SQL
3 47 (18.08%) PowerShell
4 20 (7.69%) C#
4 20 (7.69%) JavaScript
5 15 (5.77%) Bash
6 10 (3.85%) TypeScript
7 8 (3.08%) Java
8 7 (2.69%) Go
8 7 (2.69%) Scala
9 5 (1.92%) C++
9 5 (1.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (1.15%) VBA
10 3 (1.15%) VC++
11 2 (0.77%) Perl
11 2 (0.77%) PHP
12 1 (0.38%) ABAP
12 1 (0.38%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.38%) RPG
12 1 (0.38%) VB
Qualifications
1 47 (18.08%) Degree
2 18 (6.92%) CCSAM
2 18 (6.92%) CHECK Team Leader
2 18 (6.92%) CHECK Team Member
2 18 (6.92%) CREST Certified
2 18 (6.92%) OSCP
3 11 (4.23%) Microsoft Certification
4 10 (3.85%) A+ Certification
4 10 (3.85%) CISSP
5 8 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (3.08%) Security Cleared
6 6 (2.31%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.92%) CISA
8 4 (1.54%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.54%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.54%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (1.15%) CCNA
9 3 (1.15%) CISM
9 3 (1.15%) CompTIA CySA+
9 3 (1.15%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 19 (7.31%) GDPR
3 17 (6.54%) NIST
4 9 (3.46%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.92%) QA
6 4 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 19770
7 3 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (1.15%) EMIR
7 3 (1.15%) SLA
8 2 (0.77%) EU AI Act
8 2 (0.77%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.77%) ITGC
8 2 (0.77%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.77%) PMO
8 2 (0.77%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.38%) GRC
9 1 (0.38%) IFRS
9 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 18 (6.92%) Active Directory
2 13 (5.00%) Docker
3 7 (2.69%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.54%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.77%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.38%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (6.54%) Terraform
2 9 (3.46%) Nessus
3 7 (2.69%) Grafana
3 7 (2.69%) Kibana
4 6 (2.31%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.92%) Ansible
6 4 (1.54%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (1.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (1.15%) Red Hat Satellite
8 2 (0.77%) ArcSight ESM
8 2 (0.77%) QRadar
8 2 (0.77%) Red Hat Spacewalk
9 1 (0.38%) Argo
9 1 (0.38%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.38%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.38%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.38%) WSUS
Vendors
1 76 (29.23%) Microsoft
2 21 (8.08%) ServiceNow
3 12 (4.62%) Databricks
4 9 (3.46%) Oracle
5 8 (3.08%) CyberArk
5 8 (3.08%) Dell
5 8 (3.08%) Google
6 7 (2.69%) Typelevel
7 5 (1.92%) Red Hat
8 4 (1.54%) McAfee
8 4 (1.54%) SAP
8 4 (1.54%) VMware
9 3 (1.15%) Adobe
9 3 (1.15%) Splunk
10 2 (0.77%) ArcSight
10 2 (0.77%) BT
10 2 (0.77%) HP
10 2 (0.77%) iManage
10 2 (0.77%) JDA
10 2 (0.77%) LogLogic