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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 12 18
Rank change year-on-year +8 +6 -4
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 391 433 372
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 22.83% 15.01% 10.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 23.80% 16.10% 11.50%
Number of salaries quoted 340 268 337
10th Percentile £35,550 £37,350 £37,000
25th Percentile £50,938 £46,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £113,875 £96,625 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - -7.14% -

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 1,643 2,689 3,236
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 95.91% 93.21% 95.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,309 1,842 2,914
10th Percentile £39,890 £43,125 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £122,500 £112,500 £116,250
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £73,000 £73,750
% change year-on-year +2.74% -1.02% +1.72%

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

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 September 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 18 September 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 10 £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 (7.93%) SharePoint
2 24 (6.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (3.84%) Confluence
4 4 (1.02%) CMS
4 4 (1.02%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.77%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.77%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.51%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.26%) Drupal
7 1 (0.26%) Luigi
7 1 (0.26%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.26%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 40 (10.23%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.77%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.26%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.26%) Houdini
5 1 (0.26%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.02%) Elite 3E
3 2 (0.51%) Endur
3 2 (0.51%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.51%) Shopify
4 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.26%) Magento
4 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 84 (21.48%) Azure
2 54 (13.81%) AWS
3 53 (13.55%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (13.30%) Power Platform
5 35 (8.95%) SaaS
6 28 (7.16%) GCP
7 17 (4.35%) OneDrive
8 15 (3.84%) PowerApps
9 13 (3.32%) AWS CloudFormation
9 13 (3.32%) Azure Data Factory
10 12 (3.07%) Entra ID
11 11 (2.81%) Azure DevOps
12 10 (2.56%) Serverless
13 9 (2.30%) Power Automate
14 8 (2.05%) Pulumi
15 7 (1.79%) AWS Lambda
15 7 (1.79%) Dynamics 365
16 6 (1.53%) GitHub
17 4 (1.02%) Amazon EC2
17 4 (1.02%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.35%) WebEx
2 11 (2.81%) Firewall
3 9 (2.30%) Network Security
3 9 (2.30%) VPN
4 5 (1.28%) DNS
4 5 (1.28%) Modbus
5 4 (1.02%) DHCP
5 4 (1.02%) Internet
5 4 (1.02%) LAN
5 4 (1.02%) WAN
6 3 (0.77%) Kerberos
6 3 (0.77%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.77%) VoIP
7 2 (0.51%) NetScaler
7 2 (0.51%) SAN
7 2 (0.51%) VLAN
7 2 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.51%) Wireless
8 1 (0.26%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.26%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (9.72%) Power BI
2 13 (3.32%) Relational Database
3 11 (2.81%) ClickHouse
4 10 (2.56%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.79%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.53%) MongoDB
7 5 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (1.28%) Tableau
8 4 (1.02%) KDB
8 4 (1.02%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.77%) Geospatial Data
9 3 (0.77%) GIS
9 3 (0.77%) Hadoop
9 3 (0.77%) QGIS
9 3 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.51%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.51%) Big Data
10 2 (0.51%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.51%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 28 (7.16%) JIRA
2 17 (4.35%) Git
3 5 (1.28%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.51%) GitLab
5 1 (0.26%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.26%) Gemini Tracker
5 1 (0.26%) JUnit
5 1 (0.26%) Octopus Deploy
5 1 (0.26%) Selenium
5 1 (0.26%) TestRail
General
1 220 (56.27%) Social Skills
2 114 (29.16%) Analytical Skills
3 99 (25.32%) Finance
4 38 (9.72%) Law
5 30 (7.67%) Banking
6 26 (6.65%) Legal
7 21 (5.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (4.35%) Billing
8 17 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (3.07%) Marketing
9 12 (3.07%) Retail
10 10 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.53%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (1.53%) Front Office
11 6 (1.53%) German Language
11 6 (1.53%) Health Technology
11 6 (1.53%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.28%) Financial Institution
12 5 (1.28%) Public Sector
13 4 (1.02%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 61 (15.60%) Developer
2 47 (12.02%) Senior
3 42 (10.74%) Lead
4 39 (9.97%) Analyst
5 24 (6.14%) Graduate
6 23 (5.88%) Support Engineer
7 20 (5.12%) Technical Support
8 19 (4.86%) IT Support
9 18 (4.60%) Consultant
10 17 (4.35%) Technical Engineer
11 16 (4.09%) Administrator
11 16 (4.09%) Technical Support Engineer
12 14 (3.58%) Graduate Technical Support
12 14 (3.58%) IT Manager
13 13 (3.32%) Applications Support
13 13 (3.32%) Full-Stack Developer
13 13 (3.32%) Product Manager
14 12 (3.07%) Architect
14 12 (3.07%) Business Analyst
15 11 (2.81%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (7.67%) React
2 24 (6.14%) .NET
2 24 (6.14%) RESTful
3 11 (2.81%) Django
4 9 (2.30%) GraphQL
4 9 (2.30%) Kafka
4 9 (2.30%) Node.js
4 9 (2.30%) REST
4 9 (2.30%) Web Services
5 8 (2.05%) Loki
5 8 (2.05%) PySpark
6 7 (1.79%) HTML
6 7 (1.79%) Vue
7 6 (1.53%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.28%) CSS
8 5 (1.28%) JSON
8 5 (1.28%) Pandas
9 4 (1.02%) Lightning Web Components
9 4 (1.02%) Next.js
9 4 (1.02%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 36 (9.21%) Onboarding
2 33 (8.44%) Cloud Native
3 23 (5.88%) Product Ownership
3 23 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
4 22 (5.63%) Analytical Mindset
5 13 (3.32%) Management Information System
6 12 (3.07%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (2.05%) Data Structures
7 8 (2.05%) Market Risk
7 8 (2.05%) Reinsurance
8 7 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.53%) Algorithms
9 6 (1.53%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.53%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.53%) Video Conferencing
10 5 (1.28%) Derivative
10 5 (1.28%) FMCG
11 4 (1.02%) Equity Derivative
11 4 (1.02%) PKI
12 3 (0.77%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 40 (10.23%) Windows
2 21 (5.37%) Linux
3 17 (4.35%) Windows 10
4 11 (2.81%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.28%) Unix
7 4 (1.02%) Windows 7
7 4 (1.02%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (1.02%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.51%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.26%) AIX
9 1 (0.26%) CentOS
9 1 (0.26%) Debian
9 1 (0.26%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.26%) OpenVMS
9 1 (0.26%) Solaris
9 1 (0.26%) VMS
9 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (28.39%) Agile
2 79 (20.20%) Continuous Improvement
3 61 (15.60%) Mentoring
4 56 (14.32%) Decision-Making
5 53 (13.55%) Roadmaps
6 49 (12.53%) Artificial Intelligence
7 46 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
8 45 (11.51%) DevOps
9 41 (10.49%) Migration
10 36 (9.21%) Business Intelligence
10 36 (9.21%) CI/CD
10 36 (9.21%) Project Management
11 34 (8.70%) Service Management
12 33 (8.44%) Collaborative Working
13 32 (8.18%) Code Quality
13 32 (8.18%) Microservices
14 31 (7.93%) ITIL
14 31 (7.93%) Software Engineering
15 30 (7.67%) User Stories
16 29 (7.42%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 85 (21.74%) Python
2 47 (12.02%) SQL
3 41 (10.49%) C#
4 40 (10.23%) Java
5 25 (6.39%) Bash
6 16 (4.09%) C++
6 16 (4.09%) PowerShell
7 15 (3.84%) JavaScript
8 14 (3.58%) TypeScript
9 9 (2.30%) Go
10 6 (1.53%) VBA
11 3 (0.77%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.51%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.51%) Scala
13 1 (0.26%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.26%) R
13 1 (0.26%) Rust
13 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 93 (23.79%) Degree
2 14 (3.58%) Microsoft Certification
2 14 (3.58%) Security Cleared
3 12 (3.07%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (1.79%) CISM
4 7 (1.79%) Master's Degree
4 7 (1.79%) PMI Certification
5 6 (1.53%) Azure Certification
5 6 (1.53%) CISSP
5 6 (1.53%) DV Cleared
5 6 (1.53%) SC Cleared
6 5 (1.28%) PMP
7 4 (1.02%) RHCSA
8 3 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.77%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (0.77%) PhD
9 2 (0.51%) CCNA
9 2 (0.51%) CCNP
9 2 (0.51%) CISA
9 2 (0.51%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (4.09%) Accessibility
2 12 (3.07%) Data Quality
3 11 (2.81%) GDPR
3 11 (2.81%) QA
4 10 (2.56%) SLA
5 4 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.77%) WCAG
7 2 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.51%) GRC
7 2 (0.51%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.51%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.51%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.51%) PMO
8 1 (0.26%) NIST
8 1 (0.26%) PMBOK
8 1 (0.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.26%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 34 (8.70%) Active Directory
2 26 (6.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (2.30%) Docker
4 3 (0.77%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.77%) VMware NSX
4 3 (0.77%) vSphere
5 2 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.26%) Firmware
6 1 (0.26%) KVM
6 1 (0.26%) vCloud
6 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 24 (6.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (5.37%) Kubernetes
3 19 (4.86%) Terraform
4 12 (3.07%) Grafana
5 11 (2.81%) Ansible
6 8 (2.05%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (1.28%) Nagios
7 5 (1.28%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.28%) SCCM
8 3 (0.77%) QRadar
9 2 (0.51%) Argo
9 2 (0.51%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.51%) Kibana
9 2 (0.51%) logstash
9 2 (0.51%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.51%) Puppet
9 2 (0.51%) SCOM
9 2 (0.51%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.26%) NetBackup
10 1 (0.26%) WSUS
Vendors
1 106 (27.11%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.42%) VMware
3 18 (4.60%) Apple
3 18 (4.60%) Guidewire
4 17 (4.35%) HP
5 16 (4.09%) ServiceNow
6 13 (3.32%) Hitachi
6 13 (3.32%) Salesforce
7 12 (3.07%) Cisco
7 12 (3.07%) Google
8 11 (2.81%) Databricks
8 11 (2.81%) Oracle
9 7 (1.79%) MuleSoft
9 7 (1.79%) SolarWinds
10 6 (1.53%) Red Hat
11 5 (1.28%) Citrix
11 5 (1.28%) Intapp
12 4 (1.02%) Alteryx
12 4 (1.02%) SAP
13 3 (0.77%) Juniper