Problem-Solving Job Trends in the Midlands

Problem Solving
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 3 4
Rank change year-on-year -22 +1 +5
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 901 1,142 1,771
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 6.80% 23.59% 14.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.40% 26.36% 17.89%
Number of salaries quoted 685 588 1,208
10th Percentile £26,265 £25,675 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,500 £31,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +9.09% -13.16%
75th Percentile £56,875 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £71,325 £70,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.94% +1.00% -9.09%

All Process & Methodology Skills
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 Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,589 4,332 9,901
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 72.41% 89.49% 80.46%
Number of salaries quoted 5,841 2,338 7,318
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,956 £26,250
25th Percentile £39,959 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,795 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.41% +4.83% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £62,343
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

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

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the Midlands

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the 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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 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
West Midlands -23 525 £42,500 -11.46% 261
East Midlands -10 372 £35,000 -9.09% 157
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the 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 53 (5.88%) SharePoint
2 39 (4.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.22%) CMS
4 5 (0.55%) Skype for Business
5 4 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2007
5 4 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2010
5 4 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2013
5 4 (0.44%) IIS
5 4 (0.44%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 3 (0.33%) WordPress
7 2 (0.22%) Confluence
8 1 (0.11%) Appian
8 1 (0.11%) Drupal
8 1 (0.11%) SAS
Applications
1 68 (7.55%) Microsoft Office
2 54 (5.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (1.89%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.55%) Fusion 360
7 4 (0.44%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.11%) Abaqus
8 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.11%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 12 (1.33%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.00%) iTrent
3 8 (0.89%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.78%) SAP Business One
5 6 (0.67%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 5 (0.55%) Magento
6 5 (0.55%) Q-Pulse
6 5 (0.55%) Shopify
7 4 (0.44%) Line 50
7 4 (0.44%) Sage 50
8 3 (0.33%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.33%) Sage X3
8 3 (0.33%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 2 (0.22%) SAP MM
10 1 (0.11%) Dynamics NAV
10 1 (0.11%) Exchequer
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
10 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
10 1 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
10 1 (0.11%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 197 (21.86%) Microsoft 365
2 158 (17.54%) Azure
3 81 (8.99%) Power Platform
4 77 (8.55%) AWS
5 61 (6.77%) Entra ID
6 30 (3.33%) Serverless
7 28 (3.11%) SaaS
8 23 (2.55%) Amazon S3
9 22 (2.44%) AWS Lambda
10 18 (2.00%) Dynamics 365
11 17 (1.89%) Power Automate
12 14 (1.55%) PowerApps
13 13 (1.44%) Google Workspace
13 13 (1.44%) OneDrive
14 12 (1.33%) GCP
14 12 (1.33%) Microsoft Copilot
15 8 (0.89%) Azure Data Factory
16 7 (0.78%) Amazon EventBridge
16 7 (0.78%) Amazon SQS
16 7 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 54 (5.99%) DNS
2 46 (5.11%) DHCP
3 44 (4.88%) Firewall
3 44 (4.88%) VPN
4 38 (4.22%) WAN
5 28 (3.11%) Wireless
6 25 (2.77%) LAN
7 22 (2.44%) TCP/IP
8 21 (2.33%) Wi-Fi
9 19 (2.11%) Internet
10 16 (1.78%) SD-WAN
10 16 (1.78%) VLAN
11 13 (1.44%) VoIP
12 11 (1.22%) Network Security
13 7 (0.78%) MQTT
14 5 (0.55%) Bluetooth
14 5 (0.55%) Skype
15 4 (0.44%) WLAN
16 3 (0.33%) LoRaWAN
16 3 (0.33%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (7.99%) Power BI
2 30 (3.33%) SQL Server
3 20 (2.22%) Tableau
4 18 (2.00%) Power Query
5 15 (1.66%) MySQL
6 14 (1.55%) Amazon Redshift
7 13 (1.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 10 (1.11%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (0.78%) DynamoDB
9 7 (0.78%) Star Schema
10 6 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
11 5 (0.55%) MongoDB
11 5 (0.55%) NoSQL
11 5 (0.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
12 4 (0.44%) Data Mining
12 4 (0.44%) FileMaker
12 4 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
12 4 (0.44%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 18 (2.00%) Git
2 17 (1.89%) JIRA
3 8 (0.89%) JUnit
4 7 (0.78%) Maven
4 7 (0.78%) Mockito
5 6 (0.67%) Subversion
6 5 (0.55%) VersionOne
7 4 (0.44%) Burp Suite
7 4 (0.44%) Metasploit
8 3 (0.33%) GitLab
8 3 (0.33%) Jenkins
9 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.22%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.22%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.22%) XCUITest
10 1 (0.11%) Balsamiq
10 1 (0.11%) Bugzilla
10 1 (0.11%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.11%) MLflow
10 1 (0.11%) Postman
General
1 394 (43.73%) Social Skills
2 280 (31.08%) Analytical Skills
3 157 (17.43%) Finance
4 97 (10.77%) Manufacturing
5 59 (6.55%) Organisational Skills
6 49 (5.44%) Retail
7 45 (4.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 39 (4.33%) Law
9 37 (4.11%) Legal
10 36 (4.00%) Marketing
11 30 (3.33%) Public Sector
12 24 (2.66%) Electronics
13 21 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
14 18 (2.00%) Documentation Skills
15 17 (1.89%) Automotive
16 13 (1.44%) Banking
17 12 (1.33%) Telecoms
18 11 (1.22%) Investment Banking
19 9 (1.00%) Advertising
19 9 (1.00%) Games
Job Titles
1 141 (15.65%) Analyst
2 135 (14.98%) Support Engineer
3 116 (12.87%) IT Support
4 88 (9.77%) IT Engineer
5 86 (9.54%) Senior
6 74 (8.21%) Developer
7 69 (7.66%) IT Support Engineer
8 61 (6.77%) Technical Support
9 55 (6.10%) Technical Engineer
9 55 (6.10%) Technical Support Engineer
10 50 (5.55%) Lead
11 48 (5.33%) Support Technician
12 38 (4.22%) Support Analyst
13 33 (3.66%) Consultant
14 31 (3.44%) IT Technician
15 29 (3.22%) Senior Analyst
16 28 (3.11%) Data Analyst
16 28 (3.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 28 (3.11%) IT Support Technician
17 26 (2.89%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (4.99%) React
2 30 (3.33%) Node.js
3 26 (2.89%) REST
4 25 (2.77%) CSS
4 25 (2.77%) HTML
5 18 (2.00%) .NET
6 13 (1.44%) Spring
7 11 (1.22%) AngularJS
7 11 (1.22%) RESTful
8 10 (1.11%) Spring Boot
9 6 (0.67%) EDI
10 5 (0.55%) Middleware
11 4 (0.44%) .NET Framework
11 4 (0.44%) ASP.NET
11 4 (0.44%) ASP.NET Core
11 4 (0.44%) JSON
11 4 (0.44%) Laravel
12 3 (0.33%) GraphQL
12 3 (0.33%) Playwright
12 3 (0.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 96 (10.65%) Driving Licence
2 44 (4.88%) Onboarding
3 41 (4.55%) Management Information System
4 38 (4.22%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (2.00%) Social Media
6 15 (1.66%) Analytical Mindset
7 14 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (1.22%) FMCG
8 11 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (1.11%) IoT
9 10 (1.11%) Security Posture
10 9 (1.00%) Data Centre
10 9 (1.00%) Virtual Team
11 8 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (0.89%) iSeries
11 8 (0.89%) Product Ownership
12 7 (0.78%) Cyber Defence
12 7 (0.78%) EPoS
12 7 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
12 7 (0.78%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 149 (16.54%) Windows
2 55 (6.10%) Windows Server
3 46 (5.11%) Linux
4 41 (4.55%) Windows 10
5 10 (1.11%) Apple iOS
6 8 (0.89%) Ubuntu
7 7 (0.78%) Android
8 6 (0.67%) Debian
9 5 (0.55%) CentOS
9 5 (0.55%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.44%) FreeRTOS
10 4 (0.44%) Mac OS
10 4 (0.44%) Unix
10 4 (0.44%) VMS
11 3 (0.33%) SUSE
11 3 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
12 2 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (22.31%) Continuous Improvement
2 152 (16.87%) Customer Service
3 123 (13.65%) Agile
4 110 (12.21%) Decision-Making
5 91 (10.10%) Analytics
6 89 (9.88%) Mentoring
7 86 (9.54%) Collaborative Working
8 84 (9.32%) ITIL
9 74 (8.21%) ERP
10 72 (7.99%) Business Intelligence
11 70 (7.77%) Service Delivery
12 67 (7.44%) Cybersecurity
13 65 (7.21%) AI
14 64 (7.10%) Process Improvement
15 62 (6.88%) Roadmaps
16 55 (6.10%) Computer Science
16 55 (6.10%) CRM
16 55 (6.10%) Project Management
17 50 (5.55%) Coaching
18 49 (5.44%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 131 (14.54%) SQL
2 72 (7.99%) Python
3 34 (3.77%) Java
4 33 (3.66%) PowerShell
5 30 (3.33%) JavaScript
6 22 (2.44%) C#
7 21 (2.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 19 (2.11%) TypeScript
9 14 (1.55%) Bash
10 13 (1.44%) Ladder Logic
10 13 (1.44%) PHP
11 12 (1.33%) C
12 10 (1.11%) C++
13 8 (0.89%) T-SQL
14 7 (0.78%) PL/SQL
14 7 (0.78%) R
14 7 (0.78%) VBA
15 6 (0.67%) RPG
16 4 (0.44%) Embedded C
16 4 (0.44%) Go
Qualifications
1 133 (14.76%) Degree
2 63 (6.99%) Security Cleared
3 49 (5.44%) SC Cleared
4 33 (3.66%) Microsoft Certification
5 29 (3.22%) DBS Check
6 24 (2.66%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (1.66%) CISSP
7 15 (1.66%) CompTIA Security+
8 14 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.22%) A+ Certification
9 11 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (1.22%) CCNA
9 11 (1.22%) PMI Certification
10 10 (1.11%) ACCA
10 10 (1.11%) CIMA
11 9 (1.00%) PMP
12 7 (0.78%) Azure Certification
12 7 (0.78%) CISA
12 7 (0.78%) MCSE
12 7 (0.78%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (4.55%) Data Quality
2 39 (4.33%) QA
3 28 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (2.77%) GDPR
5 21 (2.33%) Cyber Essentials
6 19 (2.11%) NIST
7 17 (1.89%) SLA
8 13 (1.44%) Accessibility
9 9 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
9 9 (1.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 9 (1.00%) ISO 14001
9 9 (1.00%) ISO 9001
10 6 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 5 (0.55%) COSHH
11 5 (0.55%) GMP
11 5 (0.55%) HIPAA
11 5 (0.55%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 3 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.33%) SOC 2
System Software
1 106 (11.76%) Active Directory
2 23 (2.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (2.44%) Docker
4 17 (1.89%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.00%) vSphere
6 8 (0.89%) Firmware
7 4 (0.44%) Embedded Firmware
8 2 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.11%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.11%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 35 (3.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (2.33%) Kubernetes
3 15 (1.66%) Terraform
4 7 (0.78%) Ansible
5 6 (0.67%) Nagios
6 4 (0.44%) Functional Safety
6 4 (0.44%) Grafana
6 4 (0.44%) Nmap
6 4 (0.44%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.44%) SCCM
7 3 (0.33%) Galera Cluster
7 3 (0.33%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.22%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.22%) Puppet
8 2 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 233 (25.86%) Microsoft
2 32 (3.55%) Cisco
3 31 (3.44%) SAP
3 31 (3.44%) VMware
4 26 (2.89%) Oracle
5 16 (1.78%) Google
6 15 (1.66%) Sage
7 12 (1.33%) IBM
7 12 (1.33%) Salesforce
8 11 (1.22%) Dell
8 11 (1.22%) ServiceNow
8 11 (1.22%) SolarWinds
9 9 (1.00%) Cognos
9 9 (1.00%) Databricks
9 9 (1.00%) Meraki
9 9 (1.00%) Workday
10 8 (0.89%) HP
11 7 (0.78%) Zscaler
12 6 (0.67%) Avaya
12 6 (0.67%) Xero