Problem-Solving Job Trends in the East Midlands

Problem Solving
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 3 5
Rank change year-on-year -5 +2 +7
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 365 299 595
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 8.65% 20.30% 14.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.92% 22.81% 18.12%
Number of salaries quoted 295 196 439
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £27,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £39,750 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.95% +1.92% -17.89%
75th Percentile £49,750 £51,250 £53,750
90th Percentile £64,600 £62,500 £68,750
England median annual salary £47,500 £54,125 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.24% +8.25% -9.09%

All Process & 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 3,063 1,311 3,283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 72.60% 89.00% 80.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,811 890 2,476
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,750 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £56,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £68,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

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 18 April 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
Nottinghamshire -4 99 £35,000 -12.50% 56
Leicestershire -11 87 £45,000 +4.65% 38
Northamptonshire +3 68 £52,500 +43.84% 48
Derbyshire -11 57 £28,500 -9.52% 40
Lincolnshire -7 53 £30,750 +11.82% 30
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 11 (3.01%) Microsoft Exchange
1 11 (3.01%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.19%) CMS
3 2 (0.55%) IIS
4 1 (0.27%) Drupal
Applications
1 20 (5.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (5.21%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.82%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.27%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.27%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 10 (2.74%) iTrent
2 5 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.37%) Q-Pulse
3 4 (1.10%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.82%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 2 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.27%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.27%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.27%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.27%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.27%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 92 (25.21%) Microsoft 365
2 66 (18.08%) Azure
3 45 (12.33%) AWS
4 29 (7.95%) Power Platform
5 26 (7.12%) Serverless
6 23 (6.30%) Entra ID
7 17 (4.66%) Amazon S3
7 17 (4.66%) AWS Lambda
8 15 (4.11%) SaaS
9 10 (2.74%) GCP
10 6 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (1.37%) Amazon Cognito
11 5 (1.37%) Amazon EventBridge
11 5 (1.37%) Amazon SQS
11 5 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (1.37%) Power Automate
12 4 (1.10%) Google Workspace
13 3 (0.82%) OneDrive
14 2 (0.55%) GitHub
14 2 (0.55%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 34 (9.32%) DHCP
1 34 (9.32%) DNS
2 17 (4.66%) VPN
3 16 (4.38%) TCP/IP
4 15 (4.11%) WAN
5 13 (3.56%) Firewall
6 12 (3.29%) Remote Desktop
7 9 (2.47%) LAN
8 8 (2.19%) Wireless
9 6 (1.64%) SD-WAN
9 6 (1.64%) VoIP
10 5 (1.37%) WLAN
11 3 (0.82%) LoRaWAN
11 3 (0.82%) MQTT
12 2 (0.55%) HTTP
12 2 (0.55%) Unified Communications
13 1 (0.27%) Internet
13 1 (0.27%) Network Security
13 1 (0.27%) VLAN
13 1 (0.27%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (6.58%) Power BI
2 21 (5.75%) SQL Server
3 12 (3.29%) Amazon Redshift
4 8 (2.19%) MySQL
5 7 (1.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (1.64%) Power Query
7 5 (1.37%) DynamoDB
7 5 (1.37%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (1.10%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.10%) Tableau
9 3 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.82%) Neo4j
10 2 (0.55%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.55%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.27%) DTS
11 1 (0.27%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.27%) MongoDB
11 1 (0.27%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (1.64%) Burp Suite
1 6 (1.64%) Metasploit
1 6 (1.64%) Subversion
2 5 (1.37%) JIRA
3 4 (1.10%) Git
3 4 (1.10%) VersionOne
4 2 (0.55%) XCUITest
5 1 (0.27%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.27%) GitLab
5 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.27%) JUnit
5 1 (0.27%) Selenium
5 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio
General
1 171 (46.85%) Social Skills
2 120 (32.88%) Analytical Skills
3 43 (11.78%) Finance
4 38 (10.41%) Retail
5 28 (7.67%) Manufacturing
6 27 (7.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 27 (7.40%) Organisational Skills
7 19 (5.21%) Marketing
8 15 (4.11%) Electronics
9 12 (3.29%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (3.29%) Law
10 10 (2.74%) Automotive
11 9 (2.47%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (1.92%) Games
13 5 (1.37%) Advertising
13 5 (1.37%) Aerospace
13 5 (1.37%) Legal
13 5 (1.37%) Pharmaceutical
14 4 (1.10%) Dutch Language
14 4 (1.10%) Portuguese Language
Job Titles
1 71 (19.45%) IT Support
2 49 (13.42%) Support Engineer
3 48 (13.15%) Analyst
4 46 (12.60%) IT Engineer
5 37 (10.14%) IT Support Engineer
6 35 (9.59%) Support Technician
7 30 (8.22%) Developer
8 27 (7.40%) Senior
9 22 (6.03%) Administrator
10 21 (5.75%) IT Technician
10 21 (5.75%) Support Analyst
11 20 (5.48%) Full-Stack Developer
11 20 (5.48%) IT Support Technician
12 19 (5.21%) 2nd Line Support
13 17 (4.66%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 17 (4.66%) Lead
14 16 (4.38%) Systems Engineer
15 14 (3.84%) Consultant
16 13 (3.56%) Technical Support
17 12 (3.29%) Support Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (7.12%) React
2 25 (6.85%) Node.js
3 21 (5.75%) CSS
3 21 (5.75%) HTML
4 5 (1.37%) Middleware
5 4 (1.10%) .NET
5 4 (1.10%) ASP.NET
5 4 (1.10%) JSON
5 4 (1.10%) REST
6 3 (0.82%) ASP.NET Core
6 3 (0.82%) Laravel
6 3 (0.82%) RESTful
7 2 (0.55%) Deno
7 2 (0.55%) OpenTelemetry
7 2 (0.55%) SwiftUI
7 2 (0.55%) Tailwind CSS
7 2 (0.55%) Vue
7 2 (0.55%) YAML
7 2 (0.55%) Yii
8 1 (0.27%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 59 (16.16%) Driving Licence
2 32 (8.77%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.38%) Management Information System
4 9 (2.47%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.19%) Analytical Mindset
5 8 (2.19%) Distributed Systems
5 8 (2.19%) Security Posture
6 7 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.64%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (1.64%) Insider Threat
8 5 (1.37%) Embedded Systems
8 5 (1.37%) Mobile Computing
9 4 (1.10%) EPoS
9 4 (1.10%) NHS
9 4 (1.10%) Replication
9 4 (1.10%) SCADA
10 3 (0.82%) Algorithms
10 3 (0.82%) IoT
10 3 (0.82%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (0.82%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 79 (21.64%) Windows
2 39 (10.68%) Windows Server
3 23 (6.30%) Linux
4 19 (5.21%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.64%) Ubuntu
6 4 (1.10%) Debian
6 4 (1.10%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.82%) CentOS
7 3 (0.82%) SUSE
8 2 (0.55%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.55%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.27%) Android
9 1 (0.27%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (27.12%) Customer Service
2 73 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 41 (11.23%) Agile
3 41 (11.23%) Mentoring
4 36 (9.86%) Decision-Making
4 36 (9.86%) ERP
4 36 (9.86%) ITIL
5 35 (9.59%) CRM
6 34 (9.32%) Process Improvement
7 31 (8.49%) ITSM
8 27 (7.40%) Full-Stack Development
9 25 (6.85%) Business Intelligence
9 25 (6.85%) Computer Science
10 24 (6.58%) Collaborative Working
10 24 (6.58%) Service Delivery
10 24 (6.58%) Time Management
11 23 (6.30%) Incident Management
12 22 (6.03%) Root Cause Analysis
13 21 (5.75%) Analytics
14 20 (5.48%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 64 (17.53%) SQL
2 25 (6.85%) JavaScript
3 23 (6.30%) Python
4 15 (4.11%) C#
5 9 (2.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 7 (1.92%) PowerShell
6 7 (1.92%) TypeScript
7 6 (1.64%) PHP
8 5 (1.37%) Java
8 5 (1.37%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.82%) Bash
9 3 (0.82%) C
9 3 (0.82%) VBA
10 2 (0.55%) R
10 2 (0.55%) Swift
11 1 (0.27%) C++
11 1 (0.27%) Delphi
11 1 (0.27%) Go
11 1 (0.27%) Ladder Logic
11 1 (0.27%) VB
Qualifications
1 66 (18.08%) Degree
2 18 (4.93%) Security Cleared
3 15 (4.11%) Computer Science Degree
3 15 (4.11%) SC Cleared
4 13 (3.56%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (3.29%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (3.01%) CISSP
7 10 (2.74%) CompTIA Security+
8 9 (2.47%) CCNA
9 8 (2.19%) CISMP
10 6 (1.64%) CEH
10 6 (1.64%) CREST Certified
10 6 (1.64%) GIAC
10 6 (1.64%) GPEN
10 6 (1.64%) MCSE
10 6 (1.64%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 6 (1.64%) OSCP
10 6 (1.64%) PMI Certification
11 5 (1.37%) PMP
12 4 (1.10%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.66%) QA
2 14 (3.84%) Data Quality
3 12 (3.29%) GDPR
4 9 (2.47%) Actionable Recommendations
5 5 (1.37%) COSHH
5 5 (1.37%) GMP
5 5 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.82%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.82%) NIST
6 3 (0.82%) SLA
7 2 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (0.55%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.27%) GRC
8 1 (0.27%) IEC 61131
8 1 (0.27%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 52 (14.25%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.01%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.19%) vSphere
4 5 (1.37%) Docker
5 4 (1.10%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.27%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.27%) Firmware
7 1 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (3.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.64%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.64%) Nmap
3 5 (1.37%) Terraform
4 4 (1.10%) SCCM
5 3 (0.82%) Galera Cluster
5 3 (0.82%) Grafana
5 3 (0.82%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.55%) Ansible
6 2 (0.55%) Nagios
Vendors
1 90 (24.66%) Microsoft
2 14 (3.84%) Cisco
2 14 (3.84%) VMware
3 12 (3.29%) Oracle
4 11 (3.01%) SAP
4 11 (3.01%) ServiceNow
5 9 (2.47%) Freshdesk
6 7 (1.92%) Databricks
6 7 (1.92%) Google
7 5 (1.37%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.10%) ESET
8 4 (1.10%) Workday
9 3 (0.82%) Botify
9 3 (0.82%) Cognos
9 3 (0.82%) HP
9 3 (0.82%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.82%) IBM
9 3 (0.82%) QAD
9 3 (0.82%) Red Hat
9 3 (0.82%) Veeam