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 21 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 3 6
Rank change year-on-year -8 +3 +2
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 975 1,125 2,017
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 7.77% 22.26% 14.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.15% 25.12% 17.99%
Number of salaries quoted 727 639 1,192
10th Percentile £26,420 £25,214 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £29,875 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.18% +6.25% -15.79%
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,205 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £69,900
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £49,274
% change year-on-year -5.00% +1.47% -10.41%

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 8,743 4,478 11,210
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.63% 88.60% 78.48%
Number of salaries quoted 6,136 2,575 7,757
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% +2.11% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 21 June 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 21 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
West Midlands -9 556 £42,500 -5.56% 220
East Midlands -8 416 £35,000 -6.67% 180
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 61 (6.26%) SharePoint
2 42 (4.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.13%) CMS
4 9 (0.92%) IIS
5 5 (0.51%) Skype for Business
6 4 (0.41%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.41%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.41%) Exchange Server 2013
6 4 (0.41%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 3 (0.31%) WordPress
8 2 (0.21%) Confluence
9 1 (0.10%) Appian
9 1 (0.10%) Drupal
9 1 (0.10%) SAS
Applications
1 82 (8.41%) Microsoft Office
2 66 (6.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (1.13%) Spreadsheet
4 10 (1.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.51%) Fusion 360
7 4 (0.41%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.10%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 12 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.92%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 7 (0.72%) iTrent
4 7 (0.72%) SAP Business One
5 5 (0.51%) Magento
5 5 (0.51%) Q-Pulse
5 5 (0.51%) Shopify
6 4 (0.41%) Line 50
6 4 (0.41%) Sage 50
6 4 (0.41%) Sage X3
7 3 (0.31%) JDE EnterpriseOne
7 3 (0.31%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 2 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.10%) Exchequer
9 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.10%) SAP CO
9 1 (0.10%) SAP FI
9 1 (0.10%) SAP FI/CO
9 1 (0.10%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 206 (21.13%) Microsoft 365
2 180 (18.46%) Azure
3 93 (9.54%) Power Platform
4 82 (8.41%) AWS
5 69 (7.08%) Entra ID
6 30 (3.08%) SaaS
7 28 (2.87%) Serverless
8 24 (2.46%) Amazon S3
9 22 (2.26%) AWS Lambda
10 20 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
11 16 (1.64%) Power Automate
12 14 (1.44%) OneDrive
13 13 (1.33%) Google Workspace
13 13 (1.33%) PowerApps
14 11 (1.13%) GCP
15 10 (1.03%) Microsoft Copilot
16 9 (0.92%) Azure Data Factory
16 9 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
16 9 (0.92%) Microsoft Purview
17 8 (0.82%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 57 (5.85%) Firewall
2 54 (5.54%) DNS
3 52 (5.33%) VPN
4 48 (4.92%) DHCP
5 33 (3.38%) WAN
6 32 (3.28%) TCP/IP
7 27 (2.77%) Wireless
8 24 (2.46%) VLAN
9 22 (2.26%) LAN
10 20 (2.05%) Wi-Fi
11 15 (1.54%) Internet
11 15 (1.54%) SD-WAN
12 13 (1.33%) VoIP
13 12 (1.23%) Network Security
14 8 (0.82%) MQTT
15 5 (0.51%) Skype
16 4 (0.41%) Bluetooth
16 4 (0.41%) LoRaWAN
16 4 (0.41%) SSL
17 3 (0.31%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (8.62%) Power BI
2 35 (3.59%) SQL Server
3 20 (2.05%) Tableau
4 19 (1.95%) MySQL
4 19 (1.95%) Power Query
5 15 (1.54%) Amazon Redshift
6 13 (1.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 11 (1.13%) Azure SQL Database
7 11 (1.13%) Relational Database
8 10 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
9 8 (0.82%) DynamoDB
9 8 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (0.72%) MongoDB
10 7 (0.72%) Star Schema
11 6 (0.62%) Amazon RDS
11 6 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
12 5 (0.51%) NoSQL
12 5 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
13 4 (0.41%) Data Mining
13 4 (0.41%) FileMaker
Development Applications
1 19 (1.95%) Git
2 12 (1.23%) JIRA
3 7 (0.72%) Burp Suite
3 7 (0.72%) JUnit
3 7 (0.72%) Metasploit
4 6 (0.62%) Maven
4 6 (0.62%) Mockito
5 5 (0.51%) VersionOne
6 3 (0.31%) Subversion
7 2 (0.21%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.21%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.21%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.10%) Appium
8 1 (0.10%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.10%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.10%) Postman
8 1 (0.10%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.10%) TestRail
8 1 (0.10%) Yeoman
General
1 446 (45.74%) Social Skills
2 304 (31.18%) Analytical Skills
3 168 (17.23%) Finance
4 126 (12.92%) Manufacturing
5 64 (6.56%) Organisational Skills
6 60 (6.15%) Retail
7 47 (4.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 40 (4.10%) Marketing
9 39 (4.00%) Legal
10 35 (3.59%) Law
11 32 (3.28%) Public Sector
12 27 (2.77%) Influencing Skills
13 22 (2.26%) Electronics
14 17 (1.74%) Automotive
14 17 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
15 12 (1.23%) Banking
16 11 (1.13%) Telecoms
17 10 (1.03%) Investment Banking
18 9 (0.92%) Games
19 8 (0.82%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 156 (16.00%) Analyst
2 142 (14.56%) Support Engineer
3 118 (12.10%) IT Support
4 94 (9.64%) Senior
5 90 (9.23%) Developer
6 82 (8.41%) IT Engineer
7 71 (7.28%) Technical Support
8 66 (6.77%) IT Support Engineer
9 65 (6.67%) Technical Engineer
9 65 (6.67%) Technical Support Engineer
10 55 (5.64%) Support Technician
11 50 (5.13%) Lead
12 38 (3.90%) IT Manager
12 38 (3.90%) IT Technician
13 37 (3.79%) Data Analyst
14 36 (3.69%) Support Analyst
15 34 (3.49%) Consultant
15 34 (3.49%) IT Support Technician
16 32 (3.28%) Senior Analyst
17 26 (2.67%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (4.62%) React
2 33 (3.38%) Node.js
2 33 (3.38%) REST
3 23 (2.36%) .NET
3 23 (2.36%) CSS
3 23 (2.36%) HTML
4 13 (1.33%) Spring
5 11 (1.13%) AngularJS
6 10 (1.03%) RESTful
6 10 (1.03%) Spring Boot
7 8 (0.82%) Middleware
8 7 (0.72%) SOAP
9 6 (0.62%) ASP.NET
9 6 (0.62%) ASP.NET Core
9 6 (0.62%) JDBC
9 6 (0.62%) OAuth
9 6 (0.62%) SAP Fiori
9 6 (0.62%) SAPUI5
10 5 (0.51%) EDI
11 4 (0.41%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 91 (9.33%) Driving Licence
2 50 (5.13%) Onboarding
3 49 (5.03%) Management Information System
4 43 (4.41%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (1.44%) IoT
6 14 (1.44%) Security Posture
7 13 (1.33%) Enterprise Software
7 13 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
8 12 (1.23%) Social Media
9 11 (1.13%) Greenfield Project
9 11 (1.13%) Virtual Team
10 9 (0.92%) Data Structures
10 9 (0.92%) FMCG
10 9 (0.92%) Replication
10 9 (0.92%) SCADA
11 8 (0.82%) Data Centre
11 8 (0.82%) Hybrid Cloud
11 8 (0.82%) iSeries
11 8 (0.82%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 161 (16.51%) Windows
2 63 (6.46%) Windows Server
3 59 (6.05%) Linux
4 50 (5.13%) Windows 10
5 12 (1.23%) Android
6 11 (1.13%) Apple iOS
7 10 (1.03%) Ubuntu
8 7 (0.72%) Debian
9 5 (0.51%) CentOS
9 5 (0.51%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.51%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.41%) FreeRTOS
10 4 (0.41%) OpenVMS
10 4 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.41%) Unix
10 4 (0.41%) VMS
11 3 (0.31%) SUSE
12 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 245 (25.13%) Continuous Improvement
2 163 (16.72%) Customer Service
3 136 (13.95%) Decision-Making
4 122 (12.51%) Agile
5 115 (11.79%) Analytics
6 109 (11.18%) Mentoring
7 106 (10.87%) Collaborative Working
8 93 (9.54%) ITIL
9 91 (9.33%) ERP
10 86 (8.82%) Business Intelligence
11 84 (8.62%) Cybersecurity
11 84 (8.62%) Service Delivery
12 72 (7.38%) AI
12 72 (7.38%) Roadmaps
13 69 (7.08%) Process Improvement
14 62 (6.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 60 (6.15%) Computer Science
16 57 (5.85%) CRM
17 55 (5.64%) Coaching
18 54 (5.54%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 166 (17.03%) SQL
2 86 (8.82%) Python
3 43 (4.41%) PowerShell
4 35 (3.59%) Java
5 31 (3.18%) JavaScript
6 26 (2.67%) C#
7 22 (2.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 17 (1.74%) TypeScript
9 16 (1.64%) Ladder Logic
10 15 (1.54%) Bash
11 13 (1.33%) PHP
11 13 (1.33%) VBA
12 10 (1.03%) C
13 8 (0.82%) C++
13 8 (0.82%) R
14 7 (0.72%) PL/SQL
14 7 (0.72%) RPG
14 7 (0.72%) T-SQL
15 6 (0.62%) ABAP
15 6 (0.62%) Go
Qualifications
1 138 (14.15%) Degree
2 74 (7.59%) Security Cleared
3 57 (5.85%) SC Cleared
4 32 (3.28%) Microsoft Certification
5 26 (2.67%) DBS Check
6 21 (2.15%) Computer Science Degree
7 20 (2.05%) CISSP
8 16 (1.64%) CompTIA Security+
9 14 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
10 12 (1.23%) Azure Certification
11 11 (1.13%) A+ Certification
12 10 (1.03%) ACCA
12 10 (1.03%) CIMA
12 10 (1.03%) PMI Certification
13 8 (0.82%) BPSS Clearance
13 8 (0.82%) CCNA
13 8 (0.82%) PMP
14 7 (0.72%) CISA
14 7 (0.72%) SSCP
15 6 (0.62%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (4.51%) Data Quality
2 39 (4.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 37 (3.79%) QA
4 34 (3.49%) Cyber Essentials
5 31 (3.18%) GDPR
6 23 (2.36%) SLA
7 21 (2.15%) NIST
8 15 (1.54%) Accessibility
9 13 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 13 (1.33%) ISO 9001
10 9 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
10 9 (0.92%) ISO 14001
11 7 (0.72%) GRC
11 7 (0.72%) PCI DSS
12 6 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 5 (0.51%) COSHH
13 5 (0.51%) GMP
14 4 (0.41%) HIPAA
14 4 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 3 (0.31%) SOC 2
System Software
1 123 (12.62%) Active Directory
2 33 (3.38%) Hyper-V
3 31 (3.18%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (2.26%) Docker
5 10 (1.03%) vSphere
6 8 (0.82%) Firmware
7 5 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
8 4 (0.41%) Embedded Firmware
8 4 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.21%) Samba
9 2 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.10%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.10%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 42 (4.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (2.15%) Kubernetes
3 13 (1.33%) Terraform
4 9 (0.92%) Ansible
5 7 (0.72%) Nmap
6 6 (0.62%) Grafana
7 5 (0.51%) Nagios
7 5 (0.51%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.41%) Functional Safety
8 4 (0.41%) Galera Cluster
8 4 (0.41%) vCenter Server
9 3 (0.31%) SCCM
9 3 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.21%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.21%) Puppet
11 1 (0.10%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.10%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 268 (27.49%) Microsoft
2 39 (4.00%) VMware
3 37 (3.79%) SAP
4 29 (2.97%) Cisco
5 22 (2.26%) Oracle
6 18 (1.85%) Sage
7 16 (1.64%) Google
7 16 (1.64%) IBM
8 15 (1.54%) Salesforce
9 12 (1.23%) Cognos
9 12 (1.23%) Dell
9 12 (1.23%) Workday
10 11 (1.13%) ServiceNow
10 11 (1.13%) SolarWinds
11 9 (0.92%) Databricks
11 9 (0.92%) Red Hat
12 8 (0.82%) HP
13 7 (0.72%) Apple
13 7 (0.72%) iManage
14 6 (0.62%) Veeam