Problem-Solving Jobs in the East of England

Problem Solving
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 26 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 3 8
Rank change year-on-year 0 +5 -3
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 617 1,027 824
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 21.92% 16.99% 14.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 23.54% 20.92% 15.54%
Number of salaries quoted 381 683 329
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £24,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.29% -10.53% +11.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £57,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,000 £73,750 £75,500
England median annual salary £51,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.00% -9.09% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

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 of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,621 4,909 5,304
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 93.11% 81.22% 94.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,447 3,668 2,292
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,809 £28,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £32,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £66,268 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,560 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.65% -12.00% +4.17%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the East of England over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the East of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 26 April 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
Hertfordshire +6 196 £50,967 +7.30% 156
Cambridgeshire +4 115 £50,000 +11.11% 249
Suffolk -9 100 £30,000 -29.41% 36
Bedfordshire -4 86 £50,000 +37.93% 61
Essex -2 64 £32,500 -18.75% 112
Norfolk -8 54 £40,101 +0.25% 42
East Anglia -1 4 £57,500 -35.75% 82
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 28 (4.54%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.94%) IIS
2 12 (1.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.81%) Tomcat
4 4 (0.65%) IBM Domino
5 3 (0.49%) Apache
5 3 (0.49%) nginx
6 2 (0.32%) CMS
6 2 (0.32%) SAS
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.16%) Alfresco
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.16%) Confluence
7 1 (0.16%) Documentum
7 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 25 (4.05%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (3.24%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (2.27%) Simulink
4 4 (0.65%) Adobe XD
4 4 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.65%) Sketch
5 3 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.32%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.32%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (2.11%) Teamcenter
2 5 (0.81%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.32%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.16%) LabWindows
4 1 (0.16%) Magento
4 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.16%) Shopify
4 1 (0.16%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 95 (15.40%) Power Platform
2 83 (13.45%) Azure
3 74 (11.99%) Microsoft 365
4 44 (7.13%) SaaS
5 32 (5.19%) AWS
6 24 (3.89%) Entra ID
7 17 (2.76%) Power Automate
8 13 (2.11%) Snowflake
9 10 (1.62%) OneDrive
10 8 (1.30%) Azure Data Factory
10 8 (1.30%) Azure Logic Apps
11 7 (1.13%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (0.97%) GitHub
12 6 (0.97%) Google Workspace
13 5 (0.81%) Amazon S3
13 5 (0.81%) Azure DevOps
13 5 (0.81%) Figma
14 4 (0.65%) Google Analytics
14 4 (0.65%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 4 (0.65%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 32 (5.19%) Firewall
2 28 (4.54%) VPN
3 24 (3.89%) TCP/IP
4 18 (2.92%) DNS
4 18 (2.92%) WAN
5 15 (2.43%) LAN
6 13 (2.11%) DHCP
7 11 (1.78%) Network Security
7 11 (1.78%) VLAN
8 10 (1.62%) SD-WAN
9 9 (1.46%) Wi-Fi
10 8 (1.30%) BGP
11 7 (1.13%) FTP
11 7 (1.13%) Internet
12 6 (0.97%) Intranet
12 6 (0.97%) VoIP
12 6 (0.97%) Wireshark
13 5 (0.81%) RS-485
13 5 (0.81%) Unified Communications
14 4 (0.65%) Spanning Tree
Database & Business Intelligence
1 88 (14.26%) Power BI
2 66 (10.70%) Geospatial Data
2 66 (10.70%) GIS
2 66 (10.70%) Power Query
3 30 (4.86%) SQL Server
4 13 (2.11%) Elasticsearch
5 12 (1.94%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (1.78%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.78%) MySQL
7 9 (1.46%) Redis
8 7 (1.13%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.65%) Big Data
10 4 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.49%) Amazon Redshift
11 3 (0.49%) BusinessObjects
11 3 (0.49%) Relational Database
12 2 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
12 2 (0.32%) MongoDB
13 1 (0.16%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 22 (3.57%) Git
2 18 (2.92%) JIRA
3 15 (2.43%) Cucumber
3 15 (2.43%) Robot Framework
4 13 (2.11%) Rational DOORS
5 7 (1.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 6 (0.97%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.97%) GitLab
6 6 (0.97%) Jenkins
7 5 (0.81%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.49%) Artifactory
8 3 (0.49%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.49%) LabVIEW
9 2 (0.32%) Subversion
9 2 (0.32%) Vite
9 2 (0.32%) webpack
10 1 (0.16%) Moq
10 1 (0.16%) NUnit
10 1 (0.16%) Selenium
10 1 (0.16%) SpecFlow
General
1 394 (63.86%) Social Skills
2 222 (35.98%) Analytical Skills
3 68 (11.02%) Finance
4 61 (9.89%) Influencing Skills
5 52 (8.43%) Electronics
6 35 (5.67%) Manufacturing
7 34 (5.51%) Marketing
8 26 (4.21%) Telecoms
9 22 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 21 (3.40%) Local Government
11 19 (3.08%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (2.59%) Aerospace
13 15 (2.43%) Law
14 13 (2.11%) Public Sector
15 11 (1.78%) Legal
16 9 (1.46%) Automotive
17 8 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
17 8 (1.30%) Retail
18 7 (1.13%) Czech Language
19 4 (0.65%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 135 (21.88%) Analyst
2 61 (9.89%) Business Change Analyst
2 61 (9.89%) Change Analyst
3 52 (8.43%) Senior
4 35 (5.67%) Developer
5 34 (5.51%) Support Engineer
6 33 (5.35%) Applications Support
7 32 (5.19%) IT Support
7 32 (5.19%) Support Analyst
8 22 (3.57%) Junior
9 21 (3.40%) Architect
10 19 (3.08%) 1st Line Support
11 18 (2.92%) Systems Engineer
11 18 (2.92%) Technical Engineer
11 18 (2.92%) Technical Support
12 17 (2.76%) Administrator
12 17 (2.76%) Lead
12 17 (2.76%) Test Automation Engineer
12 17 (2.76%) Test Engineer
13 16 (2.59%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (5.19%) .NET
1 32 (5.19%) CSS
2 28 (4.54%) HTML
3 22 (3.57%) ASP.NET
4 14 (2.27%) CSS3
4 14 (2.27%) HTML5
4 14 (2.27%) RESTful
5 12 (1.94%) .NET Framework
5 12 (1.94%) REST
6 11 (1.78%) ASP.NET Core
6 11 (1.78%) Entity Framework
7 10 (1.62%) .NET Core
7 10 (1.62%) jQuery
7 10 (1.62%) Node.js
7 10 (1.62%) SOAP
7 10 (1.62%) Web Services
8 9 (1.46%) AngularJS
8 9 (1.46%) React
8 9 (1.46%) Sass
9 8 (1.30%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 80 (12.97%) Algorithms
2 36 (5.83%) Self-Motivation
3 29 (4.70%) Analytical Mindset
4 17 (2.76%) Linux Command Line
5 13 (2.11%) Driving Licence
6 12 (1.94%) Data Centre
7 11 (1.78%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (1.78%) Management Information System
8 8 (1.30%) FPGA
9 7 (1.13%) Life Science
9 7 (1.13%) Verilog
10 6 (0.97%) Product Ownership
11 5 (0.81%) IoT
11 5 (0.81%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.81%) Onboarding
12 4 (0.65%) EPoS
12 4 (0.65%) Robotics
12 4 (0.65%) Social Media
13 3 (0.49%) Cyber Threat
13 3 (0.49%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 100 (16.21%) Windows
2 50 (8.10%) Linux
3 27 (4.38%) Windows Server
4 16 (2.59%) Windows 10
5 7 (1.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (0.97%) Mac OS
7 5 (0.81%) Unix
8 3 (0.49%) Android
8 3 (0.49%) SUSE
9 2 (0.32%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.32%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.16%) CentOS
10 1 (0.16%) Rocky
10 1 (0.16%) VMS
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (21.39%) Continuous Improvement
2 106 (17.18%) Collaborative Working
3 102 (16.53%) Service Delivery
4 93 (15.07%) Business Intelligence
5 92 (14.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 78 (12.64%) Business Analysis
6 78 (12.64%) Project Management
7 77 (12.48%) Change Management
8 75 (12.16%) Data Management
9 73 (11.83%) Asset Management
10 72 (11.67%) Computer Science
11 71 (11.51%) Actionable Insight
12 68 (11.02%) Use Case
13 66 (10.70%) Strategic Planning
14 65 (10.53%) Customer Service
15 63 (10.21%) Business Case
15 63 (10.21%) Strategic Thinking
15 63 (10.21%) Workshop Facilitation
16 61 (9.89%) MoSCoW
17 59 (9.56%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 131 (21.23%) SQL
2 60 (9.72%) Python
3 55 (8.91%) JavaScript
4 37 (6.00%) C#
5 35 (5.67%) PowerShell
6 26 (4.21%) Java
7 25 (4.05%) Bash
8 20 (3.24%) C++
8 20 (3.24%) T-SQL
9 17 (2.76%) PHP
10 15 (2.43%) MATLAB
11 14 (2.27%) C
12 5 (0.81%) Objective-C
12 5 (0.81%) TypeScript
13 3 (0.49%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.49%) VBA
14 2 (0.32%) Apex Code
14 2 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.32%) Go
15 1 (0.16%) Rust
Qualifications
1 157 (25.45%) Degree
2 78 (12.64%) CBAP
3 43 (6.97%) Computer Science Degree
4 35 (5.67%) Master's Degree
5 32 (5.19%) Microsoft Certification
6 27 (4.38%) BPSS Clearance
7 22 (3.57%) PMP
8 20 (3.24%) PMI Certification
9 17 (2.76%) A+ Certification
10 15 (2.43%) Security Cleared
11 12 (1.94%) SC Cleared
12 11 (1.78%) DBS Check
13 8 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
14 7 (1.13%) CCNA
15 6 (0.97%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 6 (0.97%) NVQ Level 3
15 6 (0.97%) NVQ Level 4
16 5 (0.81%) Azure Certification
17 4 (0.65%) CCNP
17 4 (0.65%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (6.65%) QA
2 16 (2.59%) GDPR
3 14 (2.27%) SLA
4 5 (0.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.65%) Data Quality
5 4 (0.65%) PMO
6 2 (0.32%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.32%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.32%) NIST
6 2 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.16%) COBIT
7 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.16%) GRC
7 1 (0.16%) ISO 13485
7 1 (0.16%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 70 (11.35%) Active Directory
2 23 (3.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (2.27%) Docker
3 14 (2.27%) Hyper-V
4 6 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.97%) vSphere
5 5 (0.81%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 5 (0.81%) Firmware
6 3 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.32%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.32%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.16%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (2.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (2.11%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.13%) Ansible
4 6 (0.97%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (0.81%) Puppet
6 3 (0.49%) Graylog
6 3 (0.49%) Nagios
6 3 (0.49%) Rundeck
6 3 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.49%) Terraform
7 2 (0.32%) Dell DRAC
7 2 (0.32%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.32%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.32%) Rancher
7 2 (0.32%) SCCM
7 2 (0.32%) SCOM
7 2 (0.32%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.32%) vRealize
7 2 (0.32%) VxRail
7 2 (0.32%) WSUS
Vendors
1 128 (20.75%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.51%) YouTube
3 27 (4.38%) VMware
4 18 (2.92%) Citrix
5 17 (2.76%) Cisco
6 16 (2.59%) Salesforce
7 14 (2.27%) IBM
8 12 (1.94%) ServiceNow
9 11 (1.78%) Google
9 11 (1.78%) Intel
10 10 (1.62%) IFS
11 9 (1.46%) Oracle
12 8 (1.30%) Adobe
12 8 (1.30%) EMC
12 8 (1.30%) SolarWinds
13 6 (0.97%) WatchGuard
14 5 (0.81%) Dell
14 5 (0.81%) Palo Alto
14 5 (0.81%) Pure Storage
14 5 (0.81%) Xamarin