Problem-Solving Jobs in the East Midlands

Problem Solving
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 7 16
Rank change year-on-year +5 +9 -8
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 568 633 300
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 20.73% 12.21% 11.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 23.70% 15.69% 12.27%
Number of salaries quoted 263 382 147
10th Percentile £25,267 £25,000 £25,375
25th Percentile £26,968 £29,750 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £37,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% -14.77% +10.00%
75th Percentile £48,750 £52,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £56,250 £68,625 £70,500
England median annual salary £46,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.00% -9.09% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
East Midlands

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 East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,397 4,034 2,445
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 87.48% 77.83% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,083 2,553 1,164
10th Percentile £25,775 £26,250 £27,150
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £57,500 £56,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -12.00% +4.17%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the East Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 July 2025. 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
Derbyshire +3 175 £27,500 -26.67% 77
Nottinghamshire +9 154 £42,500 -5.56% 104
Leicestershire -1 96 £39,838 +9.15% 54
Lincolnshire +15 72 £27,500 -26.67% 42
Northamptonshire -5 69 £40,101 +0.25% 64
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 24 (4.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (2.11%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.70%) CMS
4 3 (0.53%) WordPress
5 2 (0.35%) IIS
6 1 (0.18%) Confluence
6 1 (0.18%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.18%) Strapi
Applications
1 36 (6.34%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (5.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (1.76%) Simulink
4 2 (0.35%) EngageOne
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (1.76%) Teamcenter
2 9 (1.58%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (1.41%) Shopify
4 5 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.88%) Exchequer
4 5 (0.88%) SAP Business One
4 5 (0.88%) SAP EWM
4 5 (0.88%) SAP WM
5 4 (0.70%) Magento
6 3 (0.53%) Infor CloudSuite
6 3 (0.53%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 1 (0.18%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.18%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.18%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 81 (14.26%) Microsoft 365
2 56 (9.86%) Azure
3 31 (5.46%) Power Platform
4 13 (2.29%) AWS
5 11 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
6 9 (1.58%) Entra ID
6 9 (1.58%) OneDrive
6 9 (1.58%) SaaS
7 6 (1.06%) ChatGPT
8 5 (0.88%) Azure Data Factory
8 5 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (0.88%) IaaS
9 4 (0.70%) BigCommerce
9 4 (0.70%) GCP
9 4 (0.70%) PaaS
10 3 (0.53%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (0.53%) GitHub
10 3 (0.53%) Serverless
10 3 (0.53%) Slack
10 3 (0.53%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 34 (5.99%) VPN
2 25 (4.40%) DHCP
2 25 (4.40%) DNS
3 22 (3.87%) Broadband
4 16 (2.82%) Firewall
4 16 (2.82%) TCP/IP
5 8 (1.41%) Cisco IOS
6 7 (1.23%) VoIP
7 6 (1.06%) Network Security
8 4 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (0.35%) Wireless
10 1 (0.18%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.18%) Internet
10 1 (0.18%) LAN
10 1 (0.18%) LTE
10 1 (0.18%) Modbus
10 1 (0.18%) Profibus
10 1 (0.18%) WAN
10 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (5.63%) SQL Server
2 30 (5.28%) Power BI
3 12 (2.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (1.94%) MySQL
5 9 (1.58%) Tableau
6 7 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.06%) FileMaker
7 6 (1.06%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (0.88%) BusinessObjects
8 5 (0.88%) Crystal Reports
8 5 (0.88%) EDRMS
8 5 (0.88%) Geospatial Data
8 5 (0.88%) GIS
9 4 (0.70%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.70%) Power Query
9 4 (0.70%) PowerPivot
10 3 (0.53%) MS Access
10 3 (0.53%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.35%) Relational Database
12 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 13 (2.29%) Cucumber
1 13 (2.29%) Robot Framework
2 11 (1.94%) Git
3 10 (1.76%) Rational DOORS
4 6 (1.06%) JIRA
5 5 (0.88%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.53%) Postman
7 2 (0.35%) JMeter
7 2 (0.35%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.18%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.18%) Subversion
General
1 220 (38.73%) Retail
2 209 (36.80%) Social Skills
3 189 (33.27%) Manufacturing
4 116 (20.42%) Analytical Skills
5 62 (10.92%) Finance
6 48 (8.45%) Dutch Language
6 48 (8.45%) Finnish Language
6 48 (8.45%) Norwegian Language
7 31 (5.46%) Electronics
8 30 (5.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 25 (4.40%) Law
10 22 (3.87%) Games
11 21 (3.70%) Banking
12 19 (3.35%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (3.35%) Telecoms
13 12 (2.11%) Catalan Language
13 12 (2.11%) Marketing
14 10 (1.76%) Aerospace
15 9 (1.58%) Automotive
16 8 (1.41%) Legal
Job Titles
1 180 (31.69%) Trainer
2 77 (13.56%) Analyst
3 60 (10.56%) IT Support
4 43 (7.57%) 2nd Line Support
5 39 (6.87%) Support Analyst
6 35 (6.16%) Support Engineer
7 33 (5.81%) Developer
8 23 (4.05%) Senior
8 23 (4.05%) Technical Support
9 20 (3.52%) Technical Engineer
9 20 (3.52%) Technical Support Engineer
10 18 (3.17%) Lead
11 16 (2.82%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
11 16 (2.82%) Junior
11 16 (2.82%) Test Engineer
12 15 (2.64%) Consultant
12 15 (2.64%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 14 (2.46%) 1st Line Support
13 14 (2.46%) Systems Engineer
14 13 (2.29%) Test Automation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.76%) .NET
2 9 (1.58%) CSS
2 9 (1.58%) React
3 8 (1.41%) Elastic Stack
3 8 (1.41%) REST
4 7 (1.23%) EDI
4 7 (1.23%) HTML
5 6 (1.06%) Material-UI
5 6 (1.06%) Middleware
5 6 (1.06%) RESTful
5 6 (1.06%) Spring
5 6 (1.06%) Spring Boot
5 6 (1.06%) Web Services
6 4 (0.70%) ASP.NET
6 4 (0.70%) SOAP
6 4 (0.70%) YAML
7 3 (0.53%) .NET Core
7 3 (0.53%) GraphQL
7 3 (0.53%) Laravel
8 2 (0.35%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 180 (31.69%) Robotics
2 23 (4.05%) Driving Licence
3 20 (3.52%) Onboarding
4 13 (2.29%) Linux Command Line
5 12 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (1.76%) Management Information System
7 9 (1.58%) Cyberattack
8 7 (1.23%) FMCG
8 7 (1.23%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 5 (0.88%) Analogue Electronics
9 5 (0.88%) Embedded Systems
9 5 (0.88%) Replication
10 4 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.70%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.70%) EPoS
10 4 (0.70%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (0.70%) Renewable Energy
11 3 (0.53%) Social Media
12 2 (0.35%) Product Ownership
12 2 (0.35%) Smart Energy
Operating Systems
1 103 (18.13%) Windows
2 27 (4.75%) Windows Server
3 25 (4.40%) Linux
4 24 (4.23%) Mac OS
5 12 (2.11%) Android
6 8 (1.41%) Windows 10
7 6 (1.06%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.53%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.53%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.35%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (34.33%) Artificial Intelligence
2 185 (32.57%) Machine Learning
3 180 (31.69%) Generative AI
3 180 (31.69%) LLM
3 180 (31.69%) Red Team
4 139 (24.47%) Data Privacy
5 105 (18.49%) Customer Service
6 54 (9.51%) Mentoring
7 52 (9.15%) Continuous Improvement
8 45 (7.92%) ERP
9 39 (6.87%) Logistics
10 38 (6.69%) Cybersecurity
11 37 (6.51%) Project Management
12 36 (6.34%) ITIL
13 35 (6.16%) Computer Science
14 34 (5.99%) Agile
15 33 (5.81%) Decision-Making
16 30 (5.28%) DevOps
17 29 (5.11%) Mathematics
18 28 (4.93%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 58 (10.21%) SQL
2 42 (7.39%) Python
3 28 (4.93%) PowerShell
4 22 (3.87%) JavaScript
5 21 (3.70%) Bash
6 16 (2.82%) C#
7 15 (2.64%) Java
8 10 (1.76%) MATLAB
9 9 (1.58%) T-SQL
10 6 (1.06%) PHP
11 5 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 5 (0.88%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.35%) C++
12 2 (0.35%) HLSL
12 2 (0.35%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.35%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.18%) ABAP
13 1 (0.18%) Ladder Logic
13 1 (0.18%) R
13 1 (0.18%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 257 (45.25%) Degree
2 26 (4.58%) BPSS Clearance
3 20 (3.52%) DBS Check
4 19 (3.35%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (2.46%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.94%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (1.41%) HNC
8 7 (1.23%) A+ Certification
8 7 (1.23%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.23%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (1.06%) MCSA
9 6 (1.06%) Security Cleared
10 5 (0.88%) HND
11 4 (0.70%) MCP
12 3 (0.53%) CompTIA Security+
12 3 (0.53%) MCDST
12 3 (0.53%) MCSE
12 3 (0.53%) SC Cleared
13 2 (0.35%) ISTQB
13 2 (0.35%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.70%) QA
2 16 (2.82%) GDPR
3 5 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (0.53%) ISO 9001
4 3 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.53%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.35%) GRC
6 1 (0.18%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.18%) ISO 14001
6 1 (0.18%) ISO 9000
6 1 (0.18%) NIST
6 1 (0.18%) PMBOK
6 1 (0.18%) SLA
System Software
1 65 (11.44%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.64%) Hyper-V
3 9 (1.58%) Docker
4 8 (1.41%) VMware NSX
4 8 (1.41%) vSphere
5 6 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.88%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (0.88%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (2.11%) Terraform
2 10 (1.76%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.41%) Ansible
4 1 (0.18%) Failover Clustering
4 1 (0.18%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Clustering
4 1 (0.18%) SCCM
4 1 (0.18%) SCOM
4 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 193 (33.98%) Databricks
2 183 (32.22%) Adobe
3 182 (32.04%) Google
4 99 (17.43%) Microsoft
5 29 (5.11%) Cisco
6 25 (4.40%) SAP
7 14 (2.46%) Salesforce
8 12 (2.11%) BT
9 10 (1.76%) IBM
10 8 (1.41%) 3PAR
10 8 (1.41%) Juniper
10 8 (1.41%) Splunk
11 6 (1.06%) Sage
11 6 (1.06%) VMware
12 5 (0.88%) Capita
12 5 (0.88%) Civica
12 5 (0.88%) JDA
12 5 (0.88%) NEC
12 5 (0.88%) ServiceNow
13 3 (0.53%) Zoho