Problem-Solving Jobs in the City of London

Problem Solving
Central London > City of London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 21 18
Rank change year-on-year +9 -3 +29
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 464 483 702
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 13.88% 10.43% 9.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.07% 10.95% 10.32%
Number of salaries quoted 328 380 553
10th Percentile £36,500 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £47,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £67,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -6.90% -
75th Percentile £87,500 £97,813 £96,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £112,750 £108,750
Central London median annual salary £61,500 £67,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -8.89% -3.57% +1.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

Problem-Solving is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,079 4,409 6,805
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 92.13% 95.25% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 2,440 3,687 5,582
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,515 £45,501
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £57,451
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £94,264
90th Percentile £113,750 £112,500 £110,000
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +3.45% +3.57%

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

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the City of London.

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the City of London

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 7 May 2024.

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 7 May 2024. 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 £98,750 -
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 33 (7.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (4.74%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.80%) CMS
4 10 (2.16%) Apache
5 8 (1.72%) Confluence
5 8 (1.72%) IIS
6 5 (1.08%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (1.08%) Drupal
7 4 (0.86%) SAS
8 3 (0.65%) JBoss
9 2 (0.43%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2007
9 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2010
9 2 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2013
9 2 (0.43%) Red Hat Fuse
9 2 (0.43%) WordPress
10 1 (0.22%) Apache Solr
10 1 (0.22%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.22%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.22%) WildFly
Applications
1 29 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (6.03%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.72%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.86%) Adobe After Effects
4 4 (0.86%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (0.86%) Blender
4 4 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.86%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 8 (1.72%) SDL Web 8
2 4 (0.86%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.22%) Loan IQ
3 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.22%) Relativity
3 1 (0.22%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.22%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 104 (22.41%) Azure
2 95 (20.47%) AWS
3 52 (11.21%) Microsoft 365
4 43 (9.27%) Power Platform
5 37 (7.97%) SaaS
6 32 (6.90%) Entra ID
7 27 (5.82%) Serverless
7 27 (5.82%) WhatsApp
8 22 (4.74%) GCP
9 15 (3.23%) Amazon S3
10 14 (3.02%) AWS Lambda
11 13 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
11 13 (2.80%) Google Sheets
12 12 (2.59%) Azure DevOps
12 12 (2.59%) Google Workspace
13 10 (2.16%) Amazon EC2
13 10 (2.16%) Azure AKS
14 9 (1.94%) Cloud Computing
15 8 (1.72%) Amazon ECS
15 8 (1.72%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 28 (6.03%) Firewall
2 25 (5.39%) DNS
3 15 (3.23%) Internet
4 12 (2.59%) Network Security
5 10 (2.16%) IPsec
5 10 (2.16%) NAS
5 10 (2.16%) VPN
5 10 (2.16%) Wireless
6 9 (1.94%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.94%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (1.72%) Broadband
8 6 (1.29%) DHCP
8 6 (1.29%) Intrusion Detection
8 6 (1.29%) WebEx
9 5 (1.08%) LAN
9 5 (1.08%) SNMP
9 5 (1.08%) SSL
10 4 (0.86%) Telepresence
10 4 (0.86%) Unified Communications
10 4 (0.86%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (9.70%) SQL Server
2 41 (8.84%) Power BI
3 40 (8.62%) Tableau
4 19 (4.09%) Relational Database
5 18 (3.88%) Data Warehouse
6 14 (3.02%) MySQL
7 13 (2.80%) GIS
7 13 (2.80%) MongoDB
8 12 (2.59%) Redis
9 11 (2.37%) NoSQL
10 10 (2.16%) DynamoDB
10 10 (2.16%) PostgreSQL
11 8 (1.72%) Amazon RDS
11 8 (1.72%) Oracle Database
11 8 (1.72%) RDBMS
12 7 (1.51%) Elasticsearch
13 6 (1.29%) Metadata
14 5 (1.08%) Amazon QuickSight
15 4 (0.86%) Flink
15 4 (0.86%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 64 (13.79%) Git
2 22 (4.74%) JIRA
3 13 (2.80%) Jenkins
4 12 (2.59%) Visual Studio
5 10 (2.16%) GitLab
6 9 (1.94%) NUnit
6 9 (1.94%) Octopus Deploy
6 9 (1.94%) TeamCity
7 8 (1.72%) git-flow
7 8 (1.72%) Moq
7 8 (1.72%) Sourcetree
7 8 (1.72%) SpecFlow
8 5 (1.08%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (0.65%) JDeveloper
9 3 (0.65%) Selenium
10 2 (0.43%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.43%) IntelliJ
11 1 (0.22%) SoapUI
11 1 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 262 (56.47%) Social Skills
2 199 (42.89%) Analytical Skills
3 111 (23.92%) Finance
4 43 (9.27%) Retail
5 36 (7.76%) Presentation Skills
6 26 (5.60%) Marketing
7 23 (4.96%) Legal
8 18 (3.88%) Organisational Skills
9 17 (3.66%) Law
9 17 (3.66%) Public Sector
10 15 (3.23%) Games
11 13 (2.80%) Back Office
12 10 (2.16%) Advertising
12 10 (2.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (1.51%) Banking
15 6 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (1.08%) Automotive
16 5 (1.08%) Financial Institution
17 4 (0.86%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 89 (19.18%) Senior
2 76 (16.38%) Developer
3 67 (14.44%) Analyst
4 33 (7.11%) Lead
5 32 (6.90%) Consultant
6 29 (6.25%) Architect
6 29 (6.25%) Support Engineer
7 24 (5.17%) Software Engineer
8 23 (4.96%) Data Analyst
9 19 (4.09%) Senior Analyst
9 19 (4.09%) Senior Developer
10 17 (3.66%) Applications Support
11 14 (3.02%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 14 (3.02%) Power BI Developer
11 14 (3.02%) Senior Data Analyst
12 13 (2.80%) Business Intelligence Developer
12 13 (2.80%) Digital Transformation
12 13 (2.80%) Full Stack Developer
13 12 (2.59%) C# Developer
13 12 (2.59%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (9.70%) HTML
2 43 (9.27%) React
3 39 (8.41%) CSS
4 38 (8.19%) .NET
5 37 (7.97%) RESTful
6 22 (4.74%) Web Services
7 20 (4.31%) AngularJS
7 20 (4.31%) SOAP
8 17 (3.66%) ASP.NET
9 16 (3.45%) Node.js
10 15 (3.23%) GraphQL
11 14 (3.02%) .NET Framework
11 14 (3.02%) XML
12 13 (2.80%) Spring
13 12 (2.59%) REST
14 11 (2.37%) ASP.NET MVC
15 10 (2.16%) Entity Framework
16 9 (1.94%) jQuery
17 8 (1.72%) Django
17 8 (1.72%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 44 (9.48%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (4.31%) Management Information System
3 17 (3.66%) Onboarding
4 15 (3.23%) Product Ownership
5 12 (2.59%) Cloud Native
6 11 (2.37%) Greenfield Project
6 11 (2.37%) Life Science
6 11 (2.37%) Video Conferencing
7 8 (1.72%) Legacy Code
8 7 (1.51%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.51%) Cyber Threat
8 7 (1.51%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.51%) Distributed Systems
9 6 (1.29%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.29%) Low-Code
9 6 (1.29%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.08%) Driving Licence
11 4 (0.86%) PropTech
11 4 (0.86%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 75 (16.16%) Windows
2 42 (9.05%) Windows Server
3 19 (4.09%) Linux
4 14 (3.02%) Windows Server 2012
5 11 (2.37%) Windows 10
6 9 (1.94%) Mac OS
7 6 (1.29%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (1.08%) Apple iOS
8 5 (1.08%) Data ONTAP
9 4 (0.86%) Android
9 4 (0.86%) Unix
10 3 (0.65%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.43%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.22%) AIX
12 1 (0.22%) Debian
12 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (24.57%) Agile
2 84 (18.10%) Computer Science
3 62 (13.36%) Analytics
4 57 (12.28%) DevOps
4 57 (12.28%) Software Engineering
5 53 (11.42%) Actionable Insight
6 52 (11.21%) Data Analysis
7 51 (10.99%) Continuous Improvement
8 47 (10.13%) Scrum
9 46 (9.91%) Visualisation
10 44 (9.48%) Business Intelligence
11 42 (9.05%) Mentoring
12 41 (8.84%) Decision-Making
12 41 (8.84%) ITIL
12 41 (8.84%) User Experience
13 34 (7.33%) Microservices
13 34 (7.33%) Project Management
14 33 (7.11%) Full Stack Development
14 33 (7.11%) Roadmaps
15 31 (6.68%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 126 (27.16%) SQL
2 93 (20.04%) Python
3 51 (10.99%) JavaScript
4 42 (9.05%) C#
5 38 (8.19%) Java
6 19 (4.09%) T-SQL
7 18 (3.88%) PowerShell
7 18 (3.88%) TypeScript
8 14 (3.02%) Bash
8 14 (3.02%) C++
8 14 (3.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 10 (2.16%) Go
10 8 (1.72%) Apex Code
10 8 (1.72%) XPath
11 5 (1.08%) Kotlin
11 5 (1.08%) PL/SQL
11 5 (1.08%) Ruby
12 4 (0.86%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.86%) SOQL
12 4 (0.86%) VBA
Qualifications
1 146 (31.47%) Degree
2 63 (13.58%) Computer Science Degree
3 27 (5.82%) Security Cleared
4 25 (5.39%) DBS Check
4 25 (5.39%) Microsoft Certification
5 21 (4.53%) SC Cleared
6 16 (3.45%) Master's Degree
7 9 (1.94%) AWS Certification
7 9 (1.94%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.51%) CISSP
9 6 (1.29%) CISA
10 5 (1.08%) CompTIA CySA+
10 5 (1.08%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (1.08%) GIAC
10 5 (1.08%) MCSA
11 4 (0.86%) CISM
11 4 (0.86%) CSPO
11 4 (0.86%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.65%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.65%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.60%) QA
2 25 (5.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (4.74%) SLA
4 9 (1.94%) Data Quality
4 9 (1.94%) NIST
5 8 (1.72%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (1.72%) SOC 2
6 7 (1.51%) COBIT
7 6 (1.29%) ISO 9001
8 5 (1.08%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.08%) NCSC
8 5 (1.08%) PMO
9 4 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.86%) WCAG
10 3 (0.65%) GDPR
10 3 (0.65%) GRC
10 3 (0.65%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.43%) FISMA
11 2 (0.43%) GLBA
11 2 (0.43%) ITGC
System Software
1 54 (11.64%) Active Directory
2 36 (7.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (6.03%) Docker
4 10 (2.16%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (1.29%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.86%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.65%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.43%) Oracle RAC
8 2 (0.43%) vSphere
9 1 (0.22%) KVM
9 1 (0.22%) LXC
9 1 (0.22%) OpenAM
9 1 (0.22%) pfSense
Systems Management
1 40 (8.62%) Kubernetes
2 23 (4.96%) Terraform
3 15 (3.23%) vCenter Server
4 8 (1.72%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.51%) Ansible
6 5 (1.08%) Packer
6 5 (1.08%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.43%) CASB
8 2 (0.43%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.43%) Oracle RMAN
8 2 (0.43%) SCCM
9 1 (0.22%) Backup Exec
9 1 (0.22%) Consul
9 1 (0.22%) Dell DRAC
9 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.22%) Juju
9 1 (0.22%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.22%) SCDPM
9 1 (0.22%) WMI
Vendors
1 108 (23.28%) Microsoft
2 45 (9.70%) Google
3 37 (7.97%) VMware
4 24 (5.17%) Oracle
5 22 (4.74%) Databricks
6 16 (3.45%) Cisco
7 14 (3.02%) Adobe
8 12 (2.59%) Salesforce
9 11 (2.37%) Apple
10 9 (1.94%) ServiceNow
11 8 (1.72%) Aderant
11 8 (1.72%) Cognizant
12 7 (1.51%) Palo Alto
13 6 (1.29%) Red Hat
14 5 (1.08%) Citrix
14 5 (1.08%) iManage
14 5 (1.08%) NetApp
14 5 (1.08%) SolidFire
14 5 (1.08%) Veeam
15 4 (0.86%) DocuSign