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

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 7 10
Rank change year-on-year -17 +3 +10
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 224 408 481
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 5.23% 21.04% 15.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.54% 21.86% 16.60%
Number of salaries quoted 141 350 353
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £36,300
25th Percentile £41,250 £49,813 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% +5.77% -7.14%
75th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £109,250
Central London median annual salary £68,000 £68,750 £61,500
% change year-on-year -1.09% +11.79% -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 3,425 1,866 2,898
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 79.95% 96.24% 90.82%
Number of salaries quoted 2,490 1,429 2,332
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 23 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 9 (4.02%) Microsoft Exchange
1 9 (4.02%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.89%) Apache Airflow
2 2 (0.89%) Confluence
3 1 (0.45%) Apache
3 1 (0.45%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.45%) IIS
3 1 (0.45%) NetWeaver
3 1 (0.45%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 29 (12.95%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.89%) NetSuite
1 2 (0.89%) Oracle Applications
1 2 (0.89%) Oracle EBS
1 2 (0.89%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.45%) Elite 3E
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.45%) SAP PSCD
2 1 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.45%) SAP SCM
2 1 (0.45%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 59 (26.34%) Azure
2 35 (15.63%) AWS
3 20 (8.93%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (8.04%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (7.59%) Power Platform
6 15 (6.70%) GCP
7 11 (4.91%) Serverless
8 9 (4.02%) dbt
9 8 (3.57%) OneDrive
9 8 (3.57%) Power Automate
10 7 (3.13%) Azure AKS
11 6 (2.68%) Azure Event Grid
11 6 (2.68%) Azure Functions
11 6 (2.68%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (2.68%) Azure Storage
11 6 (2.68%) Cloud Computing
11 6 (2.68%) SaaS
12 5 (2.23%) GitHub
12 5 (2.23%) PaaS
13 4 (1.79%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (8.04%) Wireless
2 9 (4.02%) Broadband
3 7 (3.13%) Firewall
4 6 (2.68%) Network Security
5 5 (2.23%) DNS
6 4 (1.79%) BGP
6 4 (1.79%) DHCP
6 4 (1.79%) OSPF
7 3 (1.34%) Intrusion Detection
7 3 (1.34%) MPLS
7 3 (1.34%) TCP/IP
7 3 (1.34%) VLAN
7 3 (1.34%) VPN
7 3 (1.34%) WAN
8 2 (0.89%) Internet
8 2 (0.89%) Intranet
8 2 (0.89%) LAN
8 2 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.45%) SAN
9 1 (0.45%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (8.04%) SQL Server
2 17 (7.59%) Power BI
3 9 (4.02%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (3.57%) Metabase
5 6 (2.68%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (1.79%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (1.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (1.34%) Big Data
7 3 (1.34%) NoSQL
7 3 (1.34%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.45%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.45%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.45%) KDB
8 1 (0.45%) MySQL
8 1 (0.45%) Neo4j
8 1 (0.45%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.45%) Oracle Discoverer
8 1 (0.45%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (4.02%) Burp Suite
1 9 (4.02%) Metasploit
1 9 (4.02%) Visual Studio
2 6 (2.68%) Git
3 5 (2.23%) JIRA
3 5 (2.23%) TeamCity
4 4 (1.79%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.89%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.89%) Postman
6 1 (0.45%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.45%) GitLab
General
1 98 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 82 (36.61%) Finance
3 60 (26.79%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (8.93%) Law
5 9 (4.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (3.57%) Banking
6 8 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (3.57%) Front Office
7 7 (3.13%) Legal
8 6 (2.68%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (2.68%) Retail
9 5 (2.23%) Marketing
10 4 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.34%) General Ledger
11 3 (1.34%) Investment Banking
11 3 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.89%) Advertising
12 2 (0.89%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.89%) Games
12 2 (0.89%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 46 (20.54%) Senior
2 42 (18.75%) Analyst
3 21 (9.38%) Developer
4 18 (8.04%) Support Engineer
5 17 (7.59%) Support Analyst
6 16 (7.14%) IT Support
7 13 (5.80%) Digital Analyst
7 13 (5.80%) Senior Analyst
8 12 (5.36%) 2nd Line Support
8 12 (5.36%) Senior Digital Analyst
9 11 (4.91%) 1st/2nd Line Support
10 10 (4.46%) IT Analyst
10 10 (4.46%) Lead
10 10 (4.46%) Security Analyst
10 10 (4.46%) Systems Analyst
11 9 (4.02%) Cloud Engineer
11 9 (4.02%) IT Support Analyst
11 9 (4.02%) Security Manager
11 9 (4.02%) Senior Security Analyst
11 9 (4.02%) Systems Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.70%) .NET
2 7 (3.13%) gRPC
3 6 (2.68%) WPF
4 5 (2.23%) REST
5 4 (1.79%) FastAPI
5 4 (1.79%) Flask
5 4 (1.79%) React
6 3 (1.34%) Django
6 3 (1.34%) LangChain
6 3 (1.34%) PyTorch
6 3 (1.34%) RESTful
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%) Hibernate
8 1 (0.45%) SAML
8 1 (0.45%) Web Dynpro
8 1 (0.45%) XML
8 1 (0.45%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 21 (9.38%) Mobile App
2 19 (8.48%) Onboarding
3 15 (6.70%) Data Centre
4 13 (5.80%) Cyber Defence
5 12 (5.36%) Analytical Mindset
6 11 (4.91%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (4.46%) Cloud Native
7 10 (4.46%) Security Posture
8 9 (4.02%) Distributed Systems
8 9 (4.02%) Web Conferencing
9 7 (3.13%) Over-the-Top Content
9 7 (3.13%) Video\Live Streaming
10 6 (2.68%) Management Information System
10 6 (2.68%) Photography
10 6 (2.68%) Video Editing
11 5 (2.23%) Data Structures
11 5 (2.23%) Driving Licence
11 5 (2.23%) Equities
11 5 (2.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 5 (2.23%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 31 (13.84%) Windows
2 10 (4.46%) 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 51 (22.77%) Agile
2 48 (21.43%) Mentoring
3 41 (18.30%) Coaching
3 41 (18.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 36 (16.07%) CI/CD
5 30 (13.39%) Creative Thinking
6 29 (12.95%) ITIL
7 27 (12.05%) Customer Service
7 27 (12.05%) DevOps
8 26 (11.61%) Cybersecurity
8 26 (11.61%) Stakeholder Management
9 25 (11.16%) AI
9 25 (11.16%) Business Strategy
10 23 (10.27%) Analytics
10 23 (10.27%) Collaborative Culture
10 23 (10.27%) Internal Audit
10 23 (10.27%) Migration
11 22 (9.82%) Business Transformation
12 21 (9.38%) Application Security
12 21 (9.38%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 63 (28.13%) Python
2 58 (25.89%) SQL
3 42 (18.75%) PowerShell
4 18 (8.04%) JavaScript
5 16 (7.14%) Bash
6 15 (6.70%) C#
7 8 (3.57%) Java
7 8 (3.57%) Scala
7 8 (3.57%) TypeScript
8 7 (3.13%) Go
9 3 (1.34%) C++
10 2 (0.89%) Bicep
10 2 (0.89%) PHP
10 2 (0.89%) R
11 1 (0.45%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.45%) Cypher
11 1 (0.45%) Elm
11 1 (0.45%) Julia
11 1 (0.45%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.45%) VB
Qualifications
1 44 (19.64%) Degree
2 18 (8.04%) CCSAM
2 18 (8.04%) CHECK Team Leader
2 18 (8.04%) CHECK Team Member
2 18 (8.04%) CREST Certified
2 18 (8.04%) OSCP
3 11 (4.91%) CISSP
4 9 (4.02%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (3.57%) A+ Certification
5 8 (3.57%) Security Cleared
6 6 (2.68%) Master's Degree
6 6 (2.68%) SC Cleared
7 5 (2.23%) CISA
7 5 (2.23%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (1.79%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.34%) ACCA
9 3 (1.34%) CIMA
9 3 (1.34%) CISM
9 3 (1.34%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.91%) GDPR
2 10 (4.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (4.46%) NIST
3 9 (4.02%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.68%) QA
5 4 (1.79%) IFRS
6 3 (1.34%) SLA
7 2 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.89%) EU AI Act
7 2 (0.89%) GAAP
7 2 (0.89%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.89%) NCSC
7 2 (0.89%) PMO
8 1 (0.45%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.45%) Basel II
8 1 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.45%) GRC
8 1 (0.45%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
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 16 (7.14%) Terraform
2 9 (4.02%) Kubernetes
2 9 (4.02%) Nessus
3 6 (2.68%) Grafana
3 6 (2.68%) Kibana
4 3 (1.34%) Ansible
5 1 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.45%) McAfee ePO
5 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.45%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.45%) SCVMM
5 1 (0.45%) WSUS
Vendors
1 63 (28.13%) Microsoft
2 13 (5.80%) ServiceNow
3 8 (3.57%) Oracle
4 7 (3.13%) Databricks
4 7 (3.13%) Google
4 7 (3.13%) Typelevel
5 6 (2.68%) Dell
5 6 (2.68%) SAP
6 4 (1.79%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.79%) VMware
7 3 (1.34%) Adobe
7 3 (1.34%) Cisco
8 2 (0.89%) BT
8 2 (0.89%) CyberArk
8 2 (0.89%) Darktrace
8 2 (0.89%) JDA
8 2 (0.89%) McAfee
8 2 (0.89%) Red Hat
9 1 (0.45%) OneTrust
9 1 (0.45%) Qualtrics