Problem-Solving Job Trends in New Malden

Problem Solving
Merton > New Malden

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in New Malden requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - 7
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 2 0 26
As % of all permanent jobs in New Malden 6.06% - 34.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.52% - 35.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +114.29%
75th Percentile - - £77,500
90th Percentile - - -
Merton median annual salary £50,000 £38,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +29.87% -14.44% +12.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
New Malden

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 New Malden.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 21 22 74
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in New Malden 63.64% 91.67% 97.37%
Number of salaries quoted 20 18 7
10th Percentile £47,000 £46,500 £62,800
25th Percentile - £54,250 £63,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -14.29% +55.56%
75th Percentile £73,125 £67,500 £77,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,250 £77,200
Merton median annual salary £50,000 £81,250 £65,000
% change year-on-year -38.46% +25.00% +18.18%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in New Malden

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in New Malden

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in New Malden

Salary distribution trend for jobs in New Malden citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in New Malden citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in New Malden 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 1 (50.00%) CMS
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Engineering Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (50.00%) Degree