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 1 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 7 9
Rank change year-on-year -16 +2 +11
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 224 408 480
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 5.19% 21.21% 15.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.49% 22.03% 16.71%
Number of salaries quoted 147 347 352
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £36,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £49,875 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +3.85% -8.13%
75th Percentile £88,125 £90,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £108,500 £109,625
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 3,450 1,852 2,872
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 79.99% 96.26% 91.09%
Number of salaries quoted 2,512 1,414 2,321
10th Percentile £47,500 £41,250 £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 £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 1 July 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 9 (4.02%) Microsoft Exchange
1 9 (4.02%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.89%) Apache Airflow
2 2 (0.89%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 1 (0.45%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.45%) Confluence
3 1 (0.45%) IIS
3 1 (0.45%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 29 (12.95%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.45%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.45%) Civil 3D
3 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.79%) Oracle Applications
1 4 (1.79%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.79%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.89%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.89%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.89%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.45%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.45%) SAP PSCD
3 1 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.45%) SAP SCM
3 1 (0.45%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 53 (23.66%) Azure
2 35 (15.63%) AWS
3 20 (8.93%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (7.59%) Power Platform
5 16 (7.14%) GCP
6 15 (6.70%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (4.46%) Serverless
8 9 (4.02%) dbt
8 9 (4.02%) Power Automate
9 8 (3.57%) OneDrive
9 8 (3.57%) SaaS
10 7 (3.13%) Azure AKS
11 6 (2.68%) Cloud Computing
11 6 (2.68%) OCI
11 6 (2.68%) PaaS
12 5 (2.23%) Azure Event Grid
12 5 (2.23%) Azure Functions
12 5 (2.23%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (2.23%) Azure Storage
12 5 (2.23%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 16 (7.14%) Wireless
2 8 (3.57%) Broadband
3 7 (3.13%) Firewall
3 7 (3.13%) Network Security
4 5 (2.23%) DNS
5 4 (1.79%) BGP
5 4 (1.79%) DHCP
5 4 (1.79%) OSPF
6 3 (1.34%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (1.34%) MPLS
6 3 (1.34%) TCP/IP
6 3 (1.34%) VLAN
6 3 (1.34%) VPN
6 3 (1.34%) WAN
7 2 (0.89%) Internet
7 2 (0.89%) Intranet
7 2 (0.89%) LAN
7 2 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.45%) SAN
8 1 (0.45%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.59%) Power BI
1 17 (7.59%) SQL Server
2 9 (4.02%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (3.57%) Metabase
4 5 (2.23%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (1.79%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.34%) Big Data
6 3 (1.34%) NoSQL
6 3 (1.34%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.89%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.89%) Oracle Discoverer
7 2 (0.89%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.45%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.45%) KDB
8 1 (0.45%) MySQL
8 1 (0.45%) Neo4j
8 1 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (4.02%) Visual Studio
2 8 (3.57%) Burp Suite
2 8 (3.57%) Metasploit
3 6 (2.68%) Git
4 4 (1.79%) JIRA
5 3 (1.34%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.89%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.89%) Octopus Deploy
6 2 (0.89%) Postman
7 1 (0.45%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.45%) GitLab
General
1 106 (47.32%) Social Skills
2 79 (35.27%) Finance
3 65 (29.02%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (9.82%) Law
5 9 (4.02%) Banking
5 9 (4.02%) Front Office
5 9 (4.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
7 7 (3.13%) Legal
7 7 (3.13%) Retail
8 6 (2.68%) Marketing
8 6 (2.68%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.79%) General Ledger
9 4 (1.79%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.34%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.89%) Advertising
11 2 (0.89%) Games
11 2 (0.89%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.89%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.89%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 46 (20.54%) Senior
2 42 (18.75%) Analyst
3 23 (10.27%) Developer
4 17 (7.59%) Support Analyst
4 17 (7.59%) Support Engineer
5 16 (7.14%) IT Support
6 12 (5.36%) 2nd Line Support
6 12 (5.36%) Digital Analyst
6 12 (5.36%) Senior Analyst
7 11 (4.91%) 1st/2nd Line Support
7 11 (4.91%) Consultant
7 11 (4.91%) Senior Digital Analyst
8 10 (4.46%) Cloud Engineer
8 10 (4.46%) IT Analyst
8 10 (4.46%) Systems Analyst
9 9 (4.02%) Financial Analyst
9 9 (4.02%) IT Support Analyst
9 9 (4.02%) Lead
9 9 (4.02%) Security Analyst
10 8 (3.57%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.80%) .NET
2 7 (3.13%) gRPC
3 6 (2.68%) REST
4 5 (2.23%) React
4 5 (2.23%) WPF
5 4 (1.79%) FastAPI
5 4 (1.79%) Flask
6 3 (1.34%) Django
6 3 (1.34%) LangChain
6 3 (1.34%) PyTorch
6 3 (1.34%) RESTful
7 2 (0.89%) FIX Protocol
7 2 (0.89%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.89%) Pandas
7 2 (0.89%) Spring
7 2 (0.89%) TensorFlow
7 2 (0.89%) Web Services
8 1 (0.45%) SAP Fiori
8 1 (0.45%) SAPUI5
8 1 (0.45%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 19 (8.48%) Onboarding
2 18 (8.04%) Mobile App
3 15 (6.70%) Data Centre
4 13 (5.80%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (5.36%) Analytical Mindset
5 12 (5.36%) Cyber Defence
6 11 (4.91%) Cloud Native
7 9 (4.02%) Distributed Systems
7 9 (4.02%) Security Posture
7 9 (4.02%) Web Conferencing
8 7 (3.13%) Over-the-Top Content
8 7 (3.13%) Video\Live Streaming
9 6 (2.68%) Management Information System
9 6 (2.68%) Photography
9 6 (2.68%) Video Editing
10 5 (2.23%) Data Structures
10 5 (2.23%) Driving Licence
10 5 (2.23%) Equities
10 5 (2.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 3 (1.34%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 30 (13.39%) Windows
2 11 (4.91%) Linux
3 8 (3.57%) Windows 10
4 7 (3.13%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.34%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.89%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.45%) Android
7 1 (0.45%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.45%) CentOS
7 1 (0.45%) CoreOS
7 1 (0.45%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.45%) Unix
7 1 (0.45%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.45%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.45%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (20.98%) Agile
2 44 (19.64%) Continuous Improvement
3 43 (19.20%) Mentoring
4 36 (16.07%) Coaching
5 33 (14.73%) CI/CD
6 29 (12.95%) ITIL
7 28 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
8 27 (12.05%) Customer Service
9 26 (11.61%) Creative Thinking
10 25 (11.16%) Cybersecurity
11 24 (10.71%) DevOps
12 23 (10.27%) Business Strategy
13 22 (9.82%) Migration
14 21 (9.38%) AI
14 21 (9.38%) Collaborative Culture
14 21 (9.38%) Internal Audit
15 20 (8.93%) Business Transformation
15 20 (8.93%) Software Engineering
16 19 (8.48%) Analytics
16 19 (8.48%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 60 (26.79%) Python
2 55 (24.55%) SQL
3 39 (17.41%) PowerShell
4 18 (8.04%) JavaScript
5 15 (6.70%) Bash
5 15 (6.70%) C#
6 8 (3.57%) Java
6 8 (3.57%) Scala
6 8 (3.57%) TypeScript
7 7 (3.13%) Go
8 4 (1.79%) C++
9 2 (0.89%) Bicep
9 2 (0.89%) PHP
9 2 (0.89%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.89%) R
10 1 (0.45%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.45%) Cypher
10 1 (0.45%) Elm
10 1 (0.45%) Julia
10 1 (0.45%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 45 (20.09%) Degree
2 16 (7.14%) CCSAM
2 16 (7.14%) CHECK Team Leader
2 16 (7.14%) CHECK Team Member
2 16 (7.14%) CREST Certified
2 16 (7.14%) OSCP
3 12 (5.36%) CISSP
4 10 (4.46%) Security Cleared
5 9 (4.02%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (3.57%) A+ Certification
6 8 (3.57%) SC Cleared
7 6 (2.68%) Master's Degree
8 5 (2.23%) CISA
8 5 (2.23%) CompTIA Security+
9 4 (1.79%) Azure Certification
9 4 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.79%) CISM
9 4 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (1.34%) ACCA
10 3 (1.34%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.46%) GDPR
1 10 (4.46%) NIST
2 9 (4.02%) Data Quality
2 9 (4.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.68%) QA
4 4 (1.79%) IFRS
5 3 (1.34%) SLA
6 2 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.89%) EU AI Act
6 2 (0.89%) GAAP
6 2 (0.89%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.89%) NCSC
6 2 (0.89%) PMO
7 1 (0.45%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.45%) GRC
7 1 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (0.45%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 16 (7.14%) Active Directory
2 15 (6.70%) Docker
3 3 (1.34%) Virtual Machines
3 3 (1.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.89%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.45%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (6.25%) Terraform
2 9 (4.02%) Kubernetes
3 8 (3.57%) Nessus
4 5 (2.23%) Grafana
4 5 (2.23%) Kibana
5 3 (1.34%) Ansible
6 1 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.45%) McAfee ePO
6 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.45%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.45%) SCVMM
6 1 (0.45%) WSUS
Vendors
1 65 (29.02%) Microsoft
2 13 (5.80%) ServiceNow
3 12 (5.36%) Oracle
4 8 (3.57%) Google
5 7 (3.13%) SAP
5 7 (3.13%) Typelevel
6 6 (2.68%) Dell
7 5 (2.23%) Databricks
7 5 (2.23%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.79%) VMware
9 3 (1.34%) Cisco
10 2 (0.89%) Adobe
10 2 (0.89%) BT
10 2 (0.89%) CyberArk
10 2 (0.89%) Darktrace
10 2 (0.89%) JDA
10 2 (0.89%) McAfee
10 2 (0.89%) Red Hat
11 1 (0.45%) OneTrust
11 1 (0.45%) Qualtrics