Problem-Solving Job Trends in Lincolnshire

Problem Solving
East Midlands > Lincolnshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Lincolnshire requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 2 12
Rank change year-on-year -12 +10 -9
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 46 47 54
As % of all permanent jobs in Lincolnshire 6.36% 34.81% 9.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.47% 37.60% 13.60%
Number of salaries quoted 41 31 43
10th Percentile £26,000 £24,461 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,000 £25,267 £33,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £27,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -26.67% -33.33%
75th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £43,875
90th Percentile £48,750 £72,500 £57,500
East Midlands median annual salary £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +6.67% -16.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Lincolnshire

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 Lincolnshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 486 125 397
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lincolnshire 67.22% 92.59% 72.18%
Number of salaries quoted 298 89 356
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,453 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £26,750 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% - -16.67%
75th Percentile £58,313 £53,750 £52,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £74,000 £57,500
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -10.00%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Lincolnshire

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Lincolnshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Lincolnshire

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lincolnshire citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Lincolnshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Lincolnshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Lincolnshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Lincolnshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Lincolnshire region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Grimsby +1 12 £28,000 -
Lincoln -25 9 £47,500 +26.67% 12
Grantham -1 1 £27,000 -4.61% 1
Spalding -13 1 £29,000 +5.45%
Problem-Solving
East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincolnshire 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:

Business Applications
1 10 (21.74%) iTrent
2 4 (8.70%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 9 (19.57%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (8.70%) Dynamics 365
2 4 (8.70%) Power Platform
3 3 (6.52%) Azure
3 3 (6.52%) Entra ID
3 3 (6.52%) SaaS
4 1 (2.17%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 7 (15.22%) DHCP
1 7 (15.22%) DNS
1 7 (15.22%) Wireless
2 6 (13.04%) SD-WAN
2 6 (13.04%) TCP/IP
2 6 (13.04%) VPN
2 6 (13.04%) WAN
3 5 (10.87%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (2.17%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.70%) MySQL
General
1 26 (56.52%) Social Skills
2 11 (23.91%) Organisational Skills
3 8 (17.39%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (15.22%) Retail
5 6 (13.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (8.70%) Electronics
7 2 (4.35%) Automotive
7 2 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (4.35%) Finance
8 1 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.17%) Law
8 1 (2.17%) Legal
8 1 (2.17%) Military
Job Titles
1 14 (30.43%) Administrator
2 10 (21.74%) Systems Administrator
3 8 (17.39%) 2nd Line Support
3 8 (17.39%) Account Manager
3 8 (17.39%) IT Support
3 8 (17.39%) Support Technician
4 7 (15.22%) 1st/2nd Line Support
5 4 (8.70%) 1st/2nd Line Support Technician
5 4 (8.70%) 2nd Line Support Technician
5 4 (8.70%) Analyst
5 4 (8.70%) Dynamics 365 Administrator
5 4 (8.70%) IT Support Technician
5 4 (8.70%) IT Technician
5 4 (8.70%) Support Analyst
5 4 (8.70%) Technical Support
6 3 (6.52%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
6 3 (6.52%) IT Support Engineer
6 3 (6.52%) Software Analyst
6 3 (6.52%) Software Support Analyst
6 3 (6.52%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 14 (30.43%) Driving Licence
2 7 (15.22%) Onboarding
3 4 (8.70%) EPoS
4 1 (2.17%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 10 (21.74%) Windows
2 6 (13.04%) Linux
3 4 (8.70%) Debian
4 1 (2.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (43.48%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (19.57%) Customer Service
2 9 (19.57%) ERP
2 9 (19.57%) Logistics
3 8 (17.39%) B2B
3 8 (17.39%) Collaborative Culture
3 8 (17.39%) Customer-Centricity
4 7 (15.22%) CRM
4 7 (15.22%) ITSM
4 7 (15.22%) Root Cause Analysis
5 6 (13.04%) Network Monitoring
6 5 (10.87%) Problem Management
6 5 (10.87%) Process Improvement
6 5 (10.87%) Time Management
7 4 (8.70%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (6.52%) Analytical Thinking
8 3 (6.52%) Data Privacy
8 3 (6.52%) E-Commerce
8 3 (6.52%) ITIL
8 3 (6.52%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.52%) C#
1 3 (6.52%) SQL
2 1 (2.17%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.17%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (4.35%) DBS Check
1 2 (4.35%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (2.17%) CIPD
2 1 (2.17%) Degree
2 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.52%) QA
2 1 (2.17%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.17%) GDPR
2 1 (2.17%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.17%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (4.35%) Nagios
Vendors
1 12 (26.09%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.35%) Cisco
2 2 (4.35%) Epicor
2 2 (4.35%) SolarWinds
2 2 (4.35%) TP-LINK
3 1 (2.17%) HP
3 1 (2.17%) iManage
3 1 (2.17%) SAP
3 1 (2.17%) Workday