Problem-Solving Job Trends in East London

Problem Solving
London > East London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in East London requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 16 34
Rank change year-on-year -7 +18 -23
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 22 18 12
As % of all permanent jobs in East London 9.28% 9.73% 4.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.19% 10.17% 5.00%
Number of salaries quoted 15 7 12
10th Percentile £31,000 £25,100 £25,500
25th Percentile £44,544 £26,125 £28,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £65,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +61.54% +33.33% -11.36%
75th Percentile £115,000 £75,625 £63,125
90th Percentile £122,500 £91,750 £73,325
London median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - -7.14% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
East 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 East London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 216 177 240
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East London 91.14% 95.68% 85.41%
Number of salaries quoted 97 44 186
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,700 -
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,813 £27,965
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% +37.50% -33.33%
75th Percentile £88,750 £80,000 £72,813
90th Percentile £107,500 £89,625 £107,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £75,000

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in East London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in East London.

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in East London

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in East London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East London citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East London citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in East London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in East London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in East London

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in East 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 East London region over the 6 months to 13 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
Tower Hamlets +6 8 £87,500 +59.09% 1
Docklands, London -12 8 £110,000 +69.23%
Redbridge -2 2 £32,000 - 4
Bexley -5 2 £39,625 - 1
Havering - 1 - - 5
Problem-Solving
London

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East 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 3 (13.64%) Confluence
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (4.55%) SAP CO
1 1 (4.55%) SAP FI
1 1 (4.55%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (4.55%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (31.82%) Figma
2 6 (27.27%) Adobe Analytics
3 2 (9.09%) Azure
3 2 (9.09%) Entra ID
3 2 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (9.09%) OneDrive
4 1 (4.55%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 7 (31.82%) CHAP
2 2 (9.09%) DHCP
2 2 (9.09%) DNS
2 2 (9.09%) VPN
3 1 (4.55%) Broadband
3 1 (4.55%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Power BI
1 1 (4.55%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 3 (13.64%) JIRA
General
1 16 (72.73%) Banking
2 11 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 10 (45.45%) Finance
4 8 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (31.82%) Financial Institution
6 6 (27.27%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (4.55%) Retail
Job Titles
1 7 (31.82%) Auditor
1 7 (31.82%) Internal Auditor
1 7 (31.82%) Security Auditor
2 6 (27.27%) Strategy Manager
3 3 (13.64%) Analyst
3 3 (13.64%) Senior
3 3 (13.64%) Senior Manager
3 3 (13.64%) Senior Strategy Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Applications Support
4 2 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Specialist
4 2 (9.09%) Desktop Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Desktop Support
4 2 (9.09%) Desktop Support Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Security Specialist
4 2 (9.09%) Support Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Data Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Data Insight Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Insight Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Insight Data Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) SAP Support
Miscellaneous
1 7 (31.82%) Management Information System
2 2 (9.09%) Security Posture
2 2 (9.09%) Taxonomies
3 1 (4.55%) Chip and PIN
3 1 (4.55%) Mobile App
3 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.09%) Windows
1 2 (9.09%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (63.64%) Analytics
2 13 (59.09%) Agile
3 11 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
4 10 (45.45%) Coaching
4 10 (45.45%) Data Protection
5 9 (40.91%) Information Security
5 9 (40.91%) Risk Assessment
5 9 (40.91%) Risk Management
5 9 (40.91%) Vulnerability Management
6 8 (36.36%) Project Management
7 7 (31.82%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (31.82%) Data Analytics
7 7 (31.82%) Internal Audit
7 7 (31.82%) PRINCE2
7 7 (31.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 7 (31.82%) Test Automation
7 7 (31.82%) Test Strategy
7 7 (31.82%) Threat Management
7 7 (31.82%) UX Design
7 7 (31.82%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (4.55%) Python
1 1 (4.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (40.91%) CISM
2 7 (31.82%) CGEIT
2 7 (31.82%) CISA
2 7 (31.82%) CISSP
2 7 (31.82%) FFIEC
2 7 (31.82%) SANS
3 2 (9.09%) CRISC
3 2 (9.09%) Degree
3 2 (9.09%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (40.91%) NIST
2 7 (31.82%) COBIT
2 7 (31.82%) GDPR
3 6 (27.27%) Accessibility
4 2 (9.09%) GRC
4 2 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (9.09%) NIST 800
4 2 (9.09%) SLA
4 2 (9.09%) SOC 1
4 2 (9.09%) SOC 2
5 1 (4.55%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (9.09%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (9.09%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 7 (31.82%) Adobe
2 6 (27.27%) Qualtrics
3 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
4 1 (4.55%) Ariba
4 1 (4.55%) NEC
4 1 (4.55%) SAP
4 1 (4.55%) Sitecore