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 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 3 4
Rank change year-on-year -8 +1 +5
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 1,038 1,196 1,855
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 7.88% 21.46% 14.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.27% 25.04% 17.66%
Number of salaries quoted 773 680 1,074
10th Percentile £26,253 £25,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,750 £29,250 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £41,500 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.20% +2.47% -14.74%
75th Percentile £55,627 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £49,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -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 9,214 4,776 10,504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 69.91% 85.68% 79.38%
Number of salaries quoted 6,541 2,831 7,056
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +3.16% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,250 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £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 11 July 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 11 July 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 -9 587 £42,500 -5.56% 224
East Midlands -10 448 £35,000 -4.11% 183
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 60 (5.78%) SharePoint
2 40 (3.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.06%) CMS
4 10 (0.96%) IIS
5 5 (0.48%) Skype for Business
6 4 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2013
7 3 (0.29%) Confluence
7 3 (0.29%) WordPress
8 1 (0.096%) Apache
8 1 (0.096%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.096%) Appian
8 1 (0.096%) Documentum
8 1 (0.096%) Drupal
8 1 (0.096%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.096%) SAS
Applications
1 94 (9.06%) Microsoft Office
2 72 (6.94%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (0.48%) Fusion 360
6 4 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.096%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.096%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.096%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.096%) Simulink
7 1 (0.096%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 15 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (1.16%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 10 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.77%) SAP Business One
5 7 (0.67%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 5 (0.48%) Magento
6 5 (0.48%) Q-Pulse
6 5 (0.48%) Shopify
7 4 (0.39%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.39%) iTrent
7 4 (0.39%) Line 50
7 4 (0.39%) Sage 50
7 4 (0.39%) Sage X3
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.19%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 2 (0.19%) SAP CO
8 2 (0.19%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
9 1 (0.096%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.096%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 224 (21.58%) Microsoft 365
2 179 (17.24%) Azure
3 102 (9.83%) Power Platform
4 77 (7.42%) Entra ID
5 72 (6.94%) AWS
6 36 (3.47%) SaaS
7 21 (2.02%) Dynamics 365
7 21 (2.02%) Serverless
8 18 (1.73%) Power Automate
9 17 (1.64%) Amazon S3
10 15 (1.45%) AWS Lambda
10 15 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
10 15 (1.45%) PowerApps
11 14 (1.35%) GCP
11 14 (1.35%) Google Workspace
12 13 (1.25%) OneDrive
13 11 (1.06%) Microsoft Copilot
14 10 (0.96%) Azure Data Factory
15 9 (0.87%) Azure DevOps
16 8 (0.77%) Amazon Cognito
Communications & Networking
1 62 (5.97%) Firewall
2 61 (5.88%) DNS
3 51 (4.91%) VPN
4 50 (4.82%) DHCP
5 37 (3.56%) TCP/IP
6 33 (3.18%) WAN
7 31 (2.99%) Wireless
8 24 (2.31%) LAN
8 24 (2.31%) VLAN
9 23 (2.22%) Wi-Fi
10 15 (1.45%) Network Security
11 12 (1.16%) Internet
11 12 (1.16%) SD-WAN
11 12 (1.16%) VoIP
12 8 (0.77%) MQTT
13 6 (0.58%) SSL
14 5 (0.48%) Cisco IOS
14 5 (0.48%) Remote Desktop
14 5 (0.48%) Skype
15 4 (0.39%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (9.06%) Power BI
2 43 (4.14%) SQL Server
3 23 (2.22%) Tableau
4 21 (2.02%) Power Query
5 20 (1.93%) MySQL
6 15 (1.45%) Data Warehouse
7 14 (1.35%) Relational Database
7 14 (1.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 12 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
9 11 (1.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 10 (0.96%) Amazon Redshift
11 8 (0.77%) DynamoDB
12 7 (0.67%) MongoDB
12 7 (0.67%) Star Schema
13 6 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
13 6 (0.58%) Crystal Reports
13 6 (0.58%) Data Mining
13 6 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
14 5 (0.48%) NoSQL
15 4 (0.39%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 23 (2.22%) Git
2 14 (1.35%) JIRA
3 5 (0.48%) VersionOne
4 4 (0.39%) Burp Suite
4 4 (0.39%) JUnit
4 4 (0.39%) Metasploit
5 3 (0.29%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.29%) Maven
5 3 (0.29%) Mockito
5 3 (0.29%) Subversion
6 2 (0.19%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.19%) GitLab
6 2 (0.19%) Postman
6 2 (0.19%) SoapUI
6 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.19%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.19%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.096%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.096%) TestRail
7 1 (0.096%) XCUITest
General
1 502 (48.36%) Social Skills
2 313 (30.15%) Analytical Skills
3 173 (16.67%) Finance
4 145 (13.97%) Manufacturing
5 68 (6.55%) Retail
6 66 (6.36%) Organisational Skills
7 47 (4.53%) Marketing
8 45 (4.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 39 (3.76%) Legal
10 35 (3.37%) Public Sector
11 34 (3.28%) Law
12 26 (2.50%) Influencing Skills
13 22 (2.12%) Electronics
14 21 (2.02%) Automotive
15 20 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
16 13 (1.25%) Telecoms
17 12 (1.16%) Games
18 11 (1.06%) Banking
19 9 (0.87%) Advertising
19 9 (0.87%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 168 (16.18%) Analyst
2 149 (14.35%) Support Engineer
3 136 (13.10%) IT Support
4 94 (9.06%) Developer
5 91 (8.77%) Senior
6 84 (8.09%) IT Engineer
7 80 (7.71%) Technical Support
8 74 (7.13%) Technical Engineer
9 73 (7.03%) Technical Support Engineer
10 65 (6.26%) IT Support Engineer
11 62 (5.97%) Support Technician
12 53 (5.11%) Lead
13 47 (4.53%) IT Technician
14 45 (4.34%) Support Analyst
15 42 (4.05%) IT Manager
16 41 (3.95%) IT Support Technician
17 38 (3.66%) Data Analyst
18 37 (3.56%) Consultant
19 33 (3.18%) Senior Analyst
20 26 (2.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (4.05%) REST
2 40 (3.85%) React
3 29 (2.79%) Node.js
4 27 (2.60%) .NET
5 18 (1.73%) CSS
5 18 (1.73%) HTML
6 16 (1.54%) Spring
7 14 (1.35%) SOAP
8 13 (1.25%) Spring Boot
9 12 (1.16%) AngularJS
10 11 (1.06%) RESTful
11 9 (0.87%) Middleware
11 9 (0.87%) SAP Fiori
12 8 (0.77%) JDBC
12 8 (0.77%) OAuth
12 8 (0.77%) SAPUI5
13 7 (0.67%) ASP.NET
14 6 (0.58%) ASP.NET Core
15 5 (0.48%) EDI
15 5 (0.48%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 102 (9.83%) Driving Licence
2 51 (4.91%) Management Information System
2 51 (4.91%) Onboarding
3 43 (4.14%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (1.93%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (1.73%) IoT
6 17 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
7 13 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
7 13 (1.25%) Social Media
8 12 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
8 12 (1.16%) Security Posture
9 11 (1.06%) Virtual Team
10 10 (0.96%) Data Centre
11 9 (0.87%) Data Structures
11 9 (0.87%) Mobile App
11 9 (0.87%) NHS
11 9 (0.87%) Replication
11 9 (0.87%) SCADA
12 8 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
12 8 (0.77%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 183 (17.63%) Windows
2 66 (6.36%) Windows Server
3 65 (6.26%) Linux
4 47 (4.53%) Windows 10
5 15 (1.45%) Android
6 11 (1.06%) Apple iOS
7 10 (0.96%) Ubuntu
8 7 (0.67%) Debian
8 7 (0.67%) Mac OS
9 6 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.48%) CentOS
10 5 (0.48%) OpenVMS
10 5 (0.48%) Unix
10 5 (0.48%) Windows 7
11 4 (0.39%) FreeRTOS
11 4 (0.39%) VMS
12 3 (0.29%) SUSE
13 1 (0.096%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.096%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 275 (26.49%) Continuous Improvement
2 179 (17.24%) Customer Service
3 142 (13.68%) Decision-Making
4 135 (13.01%) Analytics
5 122 (11.75%) Collaborative Working
5 122 (11.75%) Mentoring
6 121 (11.66%) Agile
7 105 (10.12%) ERP
8 102 (9.83%) ITIL
9 98 (9.44%) Business Intelligence
10 90 (8.67%) Service Delivery
11 89 (8.57%) Cybersecurity
12 79 (7.61%) AI
13 69 (6.65%) Roadmaps
14 63 (6.07%) CRM
15 62 (5.97%) Process Improvement
15 62 (5.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 60 (5.78%) Root Cause Analysis
17 57 (5.49%) Computer Science
17 57 (5.49%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 175 (16.86%) SQL
2 80 (7.71%) Python
3 42 (4.05%) PowerShell
4 41 (3.95%) Java
5 30 (2.89%) C#
5 30 (2.89%) JavaScript
6 25 (2.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 20 (1.93%) Ladder Logic
8 17 (1.64%) TypeScript
9 15 (1.45%) VBA
10 13 (1.25%) PHP
11 12 (1.16%) Bash
12 10 (0.96%) C
12 10 (0.96%) C++
13 8 (0.77%) ABAP
14 7 (0.67%) RPG
14 7 (0.67%) T-SQL
15 6 (0.58%) Go
16 5 (0.48%) Embedded C
16 5 (0.48%) R
Qualifications
1 137 (13.20%) Degree
2 72 (6.94%) Security Cleared
3 56 (5.39%) SC Cleared
4 29 (2.79%) Microsoft Certification
5 27 (2.60%) DBS Check
6 18 (1.73%) CISSP
7 17 (1.64%) Azure Certification
8 15 (1.45%) CompTIA Security+
8 15 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (1.16%) Cisco Certification
10 8 (0.77%) A+ Certification
10 8 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (0.67%) ACCA
11 7 (0.67%) CIMA
11 7 (0.67%) CISA
11 7 (0.67%) PMI Certification
11 7 (0.67%) SSCP
12 6 (0.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 6 (0.58%) CCSP
12 6 (0.58%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (4.72%) Data Quality
2 44 (4.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 42 (4.05%) Cyber Essentials
4 33 (3.18%) QA
5 31 (2.99%) GDPR
6 26 (2.50%) SLA
7 20 (1.93%) NIST
8 17 (1.64%) Accessibility
8 17 (1.64%) ISO 9001
9 13 (1.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 9 (0.87%) ISO 14001
11 7 (0.67%) GRC
11 7 (0.67%) PCI DSS
12 6 (0.58%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (0.48%) COSHH
13 5 (0.48%) GMP
14 4 (0.39%) HIPAA
14 4 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 3 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 3 (0.29%) SOC 2
System Software
1 136 (13.10%) Active Directory
2 43 (4.14%) Hyper-V
3 32 (3.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (1.83%) Docker
5 9 (0.87%) Firmware
6 8 (0.77%) vSphere
7 5 (0.48%) Embedded Firmware
7 5 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.19%) Samba
10 1 (0.096%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.096%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 47 (4.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.73%) Kubernetes
3 13 (1.25%) Terraform
4 8 (0.77%) Ansible
5 7 (0.67%) Grafana
6 6 (0.58%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.48%) Nagios
8 4 (0.39%) Functional Safety
8 4 (0.39%) Galera Cluster
8 4 (0.39%) Nmap
8 4 (0.39%) SCCM
8 4 (0.39%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.19%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.19%) Puppet
9 2 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.096%) BMC PATROL
10 1 (0.096%) Control-M
10 1 (0.096%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.096%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.096%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 299 (28.81%) Microsoft
2 40 (3.85%) VMware
3 39 (3.76%) SAP
4 28 (2.70%) Cisco
5 19 (1.83%) Google
5 19 (1.83%) IBM
6 16 (1.54%) ServiceNow
7 15 (1.45%) Cognos
7 15 (1.45%) Sage
7 15 (1.45%) Salesforce
8 14 (1.35%) Workday
9 12 (1.16%) Dell
10 11 (1.06%) Red Hat
11 10 (0.96%) Oracle
12 9 (0.87%) iManage
12 9 (0.87%) SolarWinds
13 8 (0.77%) Epicor
13 8 (0.77%) HP
14 7 (0.67%) Apple
14 7 (0.67%) JD Edwards