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 16 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 10 17
Rank change year-on-year +2 +7 -1
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 342 434 318
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 14.58% 16.40% 11.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.91% 17.15% 11.96%
Number of salaries quoted 254 266 274
10th Percentile £32,838 £37,250 £37,000
25th Percentile £51,313 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% -10.34%
75th Percentile £87,500 £85,938 £90,000
90th Percentile £108,375 £100,000 £112,125
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - +7.69% -10.34%

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 2,023 2,530 2,658
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 86.27% 95.62% 94.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1,475 1,612 2,372
10th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £40,750
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £113,750 £117,500 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +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 16 January 2026.

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 16 January 2026. 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 -1 2 £100,000 -16.67%
Problem-Solving
Central 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 14 (4.09%) SharePoint
2 11 (3.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.46%) Confluence
4 4 (1.17%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.88%) Apache
5 3 (0.88%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.88%) IIS
6 2 (0.58%) CMS
6 2 (0.58%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.58%) nginx
6 2 (0.58%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.29%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.29%) Luigi
7 1 (0.29%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 17 (4.97%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (3.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.29%) Acrobat
3 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.17%) Elite 3E
1 4 (1.17%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.58%) Oracle Applications
2 2 (0.58%) Visualfiles
3 1 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.29%) Endur
3 1 (0.29%) Oracle BPM
3 1 (0.29%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 100 (29.24%) Azure
2 46 (13.45%) AWS
3 34 (9.94%) Power Platform
4 28 (8.19%) Azure DevOps
5 24 (7.02%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (4.97%) GCP
7 13 (3.80%) SaaS
8 12 (3.51%) GitHub
9 11 (3.22%) Serverless
10 8 (2.34%) OneDrive
10 8 (2.34%) Power Automate
11 7 (2.05%) Azure Data Factory
11 7 (2.05%) Azure Functions
12 6 (1.75%) Azure Event Grid
12 6 (1.75%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (1.75%) Azure Storage
12 6 (1.75%) dbt
12 6 (1.75%) Entra ID
12 6 (1.75%) Google Workspace
13 5 (1.46%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.51%) DHCP
2 11 (3.22%) DNS
3 10 (2.92%) TCP/IP
4 9 (2.63%) Wireless
5 7 (2.05%) WAN
5 7 (2.05%) WebEx
5 7 (2.05%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (1.75%) Firewall
7 5 (1.46%) LAN
7 5 (1.46%) Modbus
7 5 (1.46%) VoIP
7 5 (1.46%) VPN
8 3 (0.88%) Broadband
8 3 (0.88%) Intrusion Detection
9 2 (0.58%) 3G
9 2 (0.58%) ADSL
9 2 (0.58%) PPP
9 2 (0.58%) SAN
9 2 (0.58%) SNMP
9 2 (0.58%) VDSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (8.19%) Power BI
2 24 (7.02%) SQL Server
3 14 (4.09%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (3.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 10 (2.92%) Relational Database
6 7 (2.05%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (2.05%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.46%) ClickHouse
7 5 (1.46%) NoSQL
7 5 (1.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (1.17%) Hadoop
8 4 (1.17%) Metabase
9 3 (0.88%) Geospatial Data
9 3 (0.88%) GIS
9 3 (0.88%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.88%) QGIS
9 3 (0.88%) Tableau
10 2 (0.58%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.58%) Metadata
10 2 (0.58%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 14 (4.09%) JIRA
2 12 (3.51%) Octopus Deploy
2 12 (3.51%) TeamCity
3 10 (2.92%) Git
4 5 (1.46%) Visual Studio
5 4 (1.17%) Burp Suite
5 4 (1.17%) Metasploit
6 3 (0.88%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.58%) GitLab
8 1 (0.29%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.29%) NUnit
8 1 (0.29%) Selenium
8 1 (0.29%) SpecFlow
General
1 158 (46.20%) Social Skills
2 111 (32.46%) Finance
3 90 (26.32%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (10.82%) Legal
5 34 (9.94%) Law
6 23 (6.73%) Banking
6 23 (6.73%) Retail
7 17 (4.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (4.68%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (3.22%) Billing
10 8 (2.34%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.46%) Financial Institution
12 5 (1.46%) German Language
13 4 (1.17%) Health Technology
13 4 (1.17%) Telecoms
14 3 (0.88%) Advertising
14 3 (0.88%) Back Office
14 3 (0.88%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 43 (12.57%) Senior
2 41 (11.99%) Developer
3 37 (10.82%) Support Engineer
4 34 (9.94%) Analyst
5 31 (9.06%) Lead
6 26 (7.60%) Graduate
7 25 (7.31%) Technical Support
8 21 (6.14%) Technical Engineer
8 21 (6.14%) Technical Support Engineer
9 18 (5.26%) Consultant
9 18 (5.26%) Graduate Technical Support
10 17 (4.97%) DevOps Engineer
11 15 (4.39%) Applications Support
11 15 (4.39%) Full-Stack Developer
12 14 (4.09%) Graduate Support Engineer
12 14 (4.09%) Graduate Technical Engineer
12 14 (4.09%) Service Manager
13 13 (3.80%) Architect
13 13 (3.80%) IT Manager
14 11 (3.22%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (11.40%) .NET
2 20 (5.85%) React
3 14 (4.09%) RESTful
4 8 (2.34%) Django
4 8 (2.34%) FastAPI
4 8 (2.34%) Flask
4 8 (2.34%) Node.js
5 7 (2.05%) PySpark
6 6 (1.75%) CSS
6 6 (1.75%) HTML
6 6 (1.75%) Kafka
6 6 (1.75%) Web Services
6 6 (1.75%) WPF
7 5 (1.46%) .NET Core
7 5 (1.46%) .NET Framework
7 5 (1.46%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.46%) Middleware
7 5 (1.46%) Vue
8 4 (1.17%) Pandas
8 4 (1.17%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.48%) Onboarding
2 18 (5.26%) Analytical Mindset
3 17 (4.97%) Cloud Native
4 15 (4.39%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (4.09%) Virtual Team
6 13 (3.80%) Hybrid Cloud
6 13 (3.80%) Legacy Systems
6 13 (3.80%) Product Ownership
7 10 (2.92%) Mobile App
7 10 (2.92%) Reinsurance
8 9 (2.63%) Algorithms
9 8 (2.34%) CMDB
10 7 (2.05%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (2.05%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (1.17%) Cyber Defence
11 4 (1.17%) Market Risk
11 4 (1.17%) Security Posture
12 3 (0.88%) FPGA
12 3 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
12 3 (0.88%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 31 (9.06%) Windows
2 12 (3.51%) Windows 10
3 10 (2.92%) Linux
4 7 (2.05%) Mac OS
4 7 (2.05%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.46%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (1.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.17%) Windows 7
6 4 (1.17%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.88%) Unix
7 3 (0.88%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.58%) CentOS
8 2 (0.58%) OpenWrt
8 2 (0.58%) Oracle Linux
8 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.29%) AIX
9 1 (0.29%) Debian
9 1 (0.29%) OpenVMS
9 1 (0.29%) Solaris
9 1 (0.29%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (28.36%) Agile
2 82 (23.98%) AI
3 74 (21.64%) Continuous Improvement
4 55 (16.08%) Analytics
5 47 (13.74%) Mentoring
6 41 (11.99%) DevOps
7 40 (11.70%) Decision-Making
8 38 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
9 36 (10.53%) ITIL
9 36 (10.53%) Roadmaps
10 35 (10.23%) CI/CD
10 35 (10.23%) Machine Learning
10 35 (10.23%) Migration
11 32 (9.36%) User Experience
12 31 (9.06%) Stakeholder Management
13 30 (8.77%) Business Intelligence
13 30 (8.77%) Coaching
14 29 (8.48%) Full-Stack Development
15 28 (8.19%) Data Pipeline
16 27 (7.89%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 90 (26.32%) Python
2 79 (23.10%) SQL
3 33 (9.65%) C#
4 27 (7.89%) PowerShell
5 23 (6.73%) Bash
6 21 (6.14%) Java
7 14 (4.09%) TypeScript
8 11 (3.22%) C++
9 10 (2.92%) JavaScript
10 7 (2.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (1.17%) VBA
12 2 (0.58%) C
12 2 (0.58%) Perl
12 2 (0.58%) VC++
13 1 (0.29%) Go
13 1 (0.29%) R
13 1 (0.29%) RPG
13 1 (0.29%) Ruby
13 1 (0.29%) Scala
13 1 (0.29%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 62 (18.13%) Degree
2 17 (4.97%) Security Cleared
3 10 (2.92%) OSCP
4 9 (2.63%) CCSAM
4 9 (2.63%) CHECK Team Leader
4 9 (2.63%) CHECK Team Member
4 9 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (2.63%) CREST Certified
5 8 (2.34%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.17%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.17%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.17%) PMP
7 3 (0.88%) A+ Certification
7 3 (0.88%) CCNA
7 3 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.88%) CISM
7 3 (0.88%) CISSP
7 3 (0.88%) CompTIA CySA+
7 3 (0.88%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (5.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (5.26%) GDPR
3 13 (3.80%) Data Quality
4 12 (3.51%) Accessibility
4 12 (3.51%) QA
5 10 (2.92%) NIST
6 8 (2.34%) ISO/IEC 19770
7 7 (2.05%) SLA
8 4 (1.17%) WCAG
9 3 (0.88%) ITGC
9 3 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.58%) EMIR
10 2 (0.58%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 2 (0.58%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.29%) COBIT
11 1 (0.29%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.29%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 16 (4.68%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (2.92%) Docker
4 8 (2.34%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.17%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.29%) Firmware
6 1 (0.29%) KVM
6 1 (0.29%) vCloud
6 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (5.85%) Terraform
2 11 (3.22%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (2.92%) Ansible
3 10 (2.92%) Kubernetes
4 9 (2.63%) Grafana
5 6 (1.75%) Kibana
6 4 (1.17%) Nessus
7 3 (0.88%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 3 (0.88%) Puppet
7 3 (0.88%) Red Hat Satellite
8 2 (0.58%) ArcSight ESM
8 2 (0.58%) Argo
8 2 (0.58%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.58%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.58%) QRadar
8 2 (0.58%) Red Hat Spacewalk
8 2 (0.58%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.29%) Ambari
9 1 (0.29%) WSUS
9 1 (0.29%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 70 (20.47%) Microsoft
2 25 (7.31%) Databricks
3 16 (4.68%) ServiceNow
4 14 (4.09%) Oracle
5 12 (3.51%) VMware
6 11 (3.22%) Google
7 10 (2.92%) Guidewire
8 9 (2.63%) HP
9 8 (2.34%) MuleSoft
10 7 (2.05%) Apple
10 7 (2.05%) CyberArk
11 6 (1.75%) Intapp
11 6 (1.75%) SAP
12 5 (1.46%) Hitachi
12 5 (1.46%) Red Hat
12 5 (1.46%) Salesforce
13 3 (0.88%) Dell
13 3 (0.88%) iManage
13 3 (0.88%) Splunk
14 2 (0.58%) Palo Alto