Problem-Solving Job Trends in Kent

Problem Solving
South East > Kent

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

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 9 6
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 +1
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 132 76 253
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 9.13% 11.50% 15.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.57% 15.05% 19.83%
Number of salaries quoted 89 51 175
10th Percentile £26,000 £25,250 £23,950
25th Percentile £26,250 £28,250 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £31,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.45% -22.50% -5.88%
75th Percentile £43,750 £41,250 £51,598
90th Percentile £53,100 £45,000 £62,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -14.29%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 973 505 1,276
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 67.34% 76.40% 77.76%
Number of salaries quoted 627 280 921
10th Percentile £26,890 £25,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,125 £28,875 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £38,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -15.00% -5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Kent

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Kent over the 6 months to 13 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Kent

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Kent region over the 6 months to 13 June 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
Maidstone +8 20 £30,000 -14.29% 9
Folkestone 0 13 £29,000 +5.45%
Sandwich - 6 £28,500 - 3
Chatham -18 5 £55,500 +117.65%
Ramsgate - 5 £25,000 -
Rochester +4 4 £55,000 +53.85% 1
Dartford -1 4 £36,250 +31.82% 5
Canterbury -19 4 - -
Sevenoaks -9 3 £26,500 -20.90% 1
West Malling - 2 £56,250 - 1
Aylesford - 2 £52,250 -
Broadstairs - 1 £47,500 -
Dover - 1 £60,000 -
Tonbridge - 1 £28,000 - 3
Tunbridge Wells - 1 - - 1
Problem-Solving
South East

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 (8.33%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.76%) Apache
3 1 (0.76%) IIS
Applications
1 15 (11.36%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.76%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (2.27%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (1.52%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 22 (16.67%) Azure
2 20 (15.15%) Power Platform
3 14 (10.61%) Azure DevOps
4 12 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (6.82%) SaaS
6 4 (3.03%) AWS
6 4 (3.03%) ChatGPT
6 4 (3.03%) Veeva
7 1 (0.76%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 1 (0.76%) ClickUp
7 1 (0.76%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.76%) Google Analytics
7 1 (0.76%) IaaS
7 1 (0.76%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (11.36%) DHCP
1 15 (11.36%) DNS
2 14 (10.61%) Firewall
3 6 (4.55%) WAN
4 5 (3.79%) LAN
4 5 (3.79%) TCP/IP
5 4 (3.03%) SAN
6 2 (1.52%) VPN
6 2 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.76%) Hyperconnected
7 1 (0.76%) Internet
7 1 (0.76%) MPLS
7 1 (0.76%) Network Security
7 1 (0.76%) VoIP
7 1 (0.76%) Wireless
7 1 (0.76%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (15.15%) Power BI
2 15 (11.36%) SQL Server
3 11 (8.33%) Power Query
4 4 (3.03%) GIS
4 4 (3.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (1.52%) MySQL
6 1 (0.76%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.76%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.76%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.76%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (2.27%) JIRA
2 1 (0.76%) Git
2 1 (0.76%) PHPUnit
2 1 (0.76%) Visual Studio
General
1 84 (63.64%) Social Skills
2 35 (26.52%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (8.33%) Electronics
4 8 (6.06%) Finance
4 8 (6.06%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (4.55%) Aerospace
5 6 (4.55%) Publishing
6 5 (3.79%) Public Sector
6 5 (3.79%) Retail
7 4 (3.03%) Digital Health
7 4 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (3.03%) Pharmaceutical
8 3 (2.27%) Banking
8 3 (2.27%) Marketing
9 2 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.76%) Avionics
10 1 (0.76%) Billing
10 1 (0.76%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.76%) Military
10 1 (0.76%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 34 (25.76%) Analyst
2 15 (11.36%) Support Analyst
3 14 (10.61%) Developer
4 12 (9.09%) IT Support
5 11 (8.33%) Full-Stack Developer
6 10 (7.58%) Support Engineer
7 9 (6.82%) 1st Line Support
7 9 (6.82%) Systems Engineer
8 7 (5.30%) Customer Analyst
8 7 (5.30%) IT Analyst
8 7 (5.30%) IT Engineer
8 7 (5.30%) IT Support Engineer
8 7 (5.30%) Senior
9 5 (3.79%) Business Intelligence Analyst
9 5 (3.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 5 (3.79%) IT Support Analyst
9 5 (3.79%) Software Engineer
9 5 (3.79%) Systems Analyst
10 4 (3.03%) Electronics Engineer
10 4 (3.03%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (18.18%) .NET
2 13 (9.85%) CSS
2 13 (9.85%) HTML
3 12 (9.09%) Ajax
3 12 (9.09%) CSS3
3 12 (9.09%) HTML5
3 12 (9.09%) jQuery
3 12 (9.09%) LESS
3 12 (9.09%) Sass
4 4 (3.03%) Lightning Web Components
4 4 (3.03%) Visualforce
5 1 (0.76%) .NET Core
5 1 (0.76%) ASP.NET Core
5 1 (0.76%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (0.76%) Blazor
5 1 (0.76%) CakePHP
5 1 (0.76%) Classic ASP
5 1 (0.76%) Laravel
5 1 (0.76%) Node.js
5 1 (0.76%) React
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.82%) Management Information System
2 7 (5.30%) Driving Licence
2 7 (5.30%) FMCG
3 4 (3.03%) Analogue Electronics
3 4 (3.03%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (3.03%) CCTV
3 4 (3.03%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (3.03%) EPoS
3 4 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (2.27%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.52%) Data Structures
5 2 (1.52%) Product Ownership
5 2 (1.52%) Social Media
6 1 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.76%) Digital Signage
6 1 (0.76%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 24 (18.18%) Windows
2 11 (8.33%) Windows Server
3 6 (4.55%) Windows Server 2012
4 4 (3.03%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.52%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.76%) Android
6 1 (0.76%) Linux
6 1 (0.76%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (31.06%) Customer Service
2 33 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 24 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 22 (16.67%) DevOps
5 20 (15.15%) AI
6 16 (12.12%) Agile
6 16 (12.12%) Data Modelling
6 16 (12.12%) User Experience
7 14 (10.61%) User Stories
8 13 (9.85%) Data Visualisation
8 13 (9.85%) Full-Stack Development
8 13 (9.85%) Visualisation
9 12 (9.09%) Customer Experience
9 12 (9.09%) Data Cleansing
9 12 (9.09%) Machine Learning
9 12 (9.09%) Mentoring
9 12 (9.09%) Mobile First
9 12 (9.09%) MVC
9 12 (9.09%) Responsive Web Design
10 11 (8.33%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 24 (18.18%) C#
2 21 (15.91%) Python
3 20 (15.15%) SQL
4 14 (10.61%) JavaScript
5 6 (4.55%) C
5 6 (4.55%) PowerShell
6 5 (3.79%) C++
6 5 (3.79%) Java
7 4 (3.03%) Apex Code
7 4 (3.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 4 (3.03%) Embedded C
7 4 (3.03%) Embedded C++
7 4 (3.03%) MATLAB
7 4 (3.03%) Ruby
8 1 (0.76%) PHP
8 1 (0.76%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 27 (20.45%) Degree
2 12 (9.09%) Security Cleared
3 8 (6.06%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (3.79%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (3.79%) HNC
4 5 (3.79%) SC Cleared
5 4 (3.03%) A+ Certification
5 4 (3.03%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 3 (2.27%) HND
7 1 (0.76%) CCNA
7 1 (0.76%) Chartered Engineer
7 1 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.76%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.76%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.06%) QA
1 8 (6.06%) SLA
2 4 (3.03%) Def Stans
2 4 (3.03%) GDPR
3 3 (2.27%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.52%) DO-254
5 1 (0.76%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.76%) PMO
System Software
1 17 (12.88%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.79%) Hyper-V
4 4 (3.03%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.76%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.76%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (3.03%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (3.03%) SCCM
1 4 (3.03%) vCenter Server
2 1 (0.76%) CASB
2 1 (0.76%) Terraform
Vendors
1 33 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.58%) VMware
3 9 (6.82%) Salesforce
4 7 (5.30%) Facebook
4 7 (5.30%) Instagram
5 6 (4.55%) Veeam
6 5 (3.79%) WatchGuard
7 4 (3.03%) 3PAR
7 4 (3.03%) EMC
7 4 (3.03%) NetApp
7 4 (3.03%) SolarWinds
8 2 (1.52%) Mentor Graphics
9 1 (0.76%) Cisco
9 1 (0.76%) Google
9 1 (0.76%) HP
9 1 (0.76%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.76%) Ubiquiti
9 1 (0.76%) Xamarin
9 1 (0.76%) Zscaler