Problem-Solving Job Trends in Nottingham

Problem Solving
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Nottingham requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 9 23
Rank change year-on-year +1 +14 -8
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 61 115 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottingham 13.59% 14.27% 8.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.05% 18.23% 8.89%
Number of salaries quoted 37 34 25
10th Percentile £28,750 £29,650 £22,800
25th Percentile £33,000 £46,750 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £52,500 £69,375 £75,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £83,750 £77,500
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £38,500 £46,188 £47,141
% change year-on-year -16.65% -2.02% -10.21%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Nottingham

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 Nottingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 380 631 315
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottingham 84.63% 78.29% 91.04%
Number of salaries quoted 251 337 256
10th Percentile £27,250 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £28,750 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% -6.38% +6.82%
75th Percentile £60,625 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,250 £85,000
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £38,500 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -23.00% -13.04% +9.52%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Nottingham.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Nottingham

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Nottingham

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Nottingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Nottingham over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Nottingham

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Nottingham by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.64%) IIS
1 1 (1.64%) Oracle SOA Suite
1 1 (1.64%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (11.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (8.20%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (8.20%) SAP Business One
2 1 (1.64%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.64%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (1.64%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (1.64%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 14 (22.95%) Power Platform
2 9 (14.75%) Azure
3 5 (8.20%) Azure Data Factory
4 4 (6.56%) ChatGPT
5 2 (3.28%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.64%) PaaS
6 1 (1.64%) Power Automate
6 1 (1.64%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.64%) Firewall
1 1 (1.64%) LAN
1 1 (1.64%) VPN
1 1 (1.64%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (21.31%) Power BI
2 8 (13.11%) SQL Server
3 5 (8.20%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (8.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (6.56%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 5 (8.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 20 (32.79%) Retail
2 16 (26.23%) Manufacturing
3 14 (22.95%) Finance
4 13 (21.31%) Social Skills
5 10 (16.39%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (11.48%) Banking
7 5 (8.20%) Law
8 4 (6.56%) Dutch Language
8 4 (6.56%) Finnish Language
8 4 (6.56%) Norwegian Language
9 2 (3.28%) Advertising
10 1 (1.64%) Catalan Language
10 1 (1.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.64%) Marketing
10 1 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (24.59%) Trainer
2 12 (19.67%) Analyst
3 11 (18.03%) Developer
4 10 (16.39%) Support Analyst
5 7 (11.48%) Full-Stack Developer
5 7 (11.48%) Lead
6 5 (8.20%) 2nd Line Support
6 5 (8.20%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
6 5 (8.20%) Data Engineer
6 5 (8.20%) SAP Analyst
6 5 (8.20%) SAP Support
6 5 (8.20%) SAP Support Analyst
6 5 (8.20%) Systems Analyst
6 5 (8.20%) Systems Support
6 5 (8.20%) Systems Support Analyst
7 3 (4.92%) Database Developer
7 3 (4.92%) Java Developer
7 3 (4.92%) Mechanical Engineer
7 3 (4.92%) SQL Database Developer
7 3 (4.92%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.56%) Material-UI
1 4 (6.56%) RESTful
1 4 (6.56%) Spring
1 4 (6.56%) Spring Boot
1 4 (6.56%) Web Services
2 3 (4.92%) React
3 2 (3.28%) XML
4 1 (1.64%) .NET
4 1 (1.64%) CSS
4 1 (1.64%) HTML
4 1 (1.64%) Middleware
4 1 (1.64%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (1.64%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 15 (24.59%) Robotics
2 5 (8.20%) iSeries
2 5 (8.20%) Replication
3 4 (6.56%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 3 (4.92%) Greenfield Project
5 2 (3.28%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.64%) Analogue Electronics
6 1 (1.64%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (1.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.64%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.28%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (36.07%) Artificial Intelligence
2 15 (24.59%) Generative AI
2 15 (24.59%) LLM
2 15 (24.59%) Machine Learning
2 15 (24.59%) Red Team
3 11 (18.03%) Critical Thinking
3 11 (18.03%) Data Privacy
3 11 (18.03%) Software Engineering
4 9 (14.75%) ERP
5 8 (13.11%) Business Intelligence
5 8 (13.11%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (13.11%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 8 (13.11%) Roadmaps
6 7 (11.48%) Full-Stack Development
6 7 (11.48%) Remediation Plan
6 7 (11.48%) Root Cause Analysis
7 6 (9.84%) ITIL
8 5 (8.20%) Data Integration
8 5 (8.20%) ETL
8 5 (8.20%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 20 (32.79%) SQL
2 7 (11.48%) Java
3 3 (4.92%) C#
3 3 (4.92%) T-SQL
4 2 (3.28%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.64%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 16 (26.23%) Degree
2 5 (8.20%) SC Cleared
2 5 (8.20%) Security Cleared
3 3 (4.92%) DBS Check
3 3 (4.92%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.92%) ISO 9001
2 1 (1.64%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (1.64%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (1.64%) Firmware
Vendors
1 15 (24.59%) Adobe
1 15 (24.59%) Databricks
1 15 (24.59%) Google
2 9 (14.75%) Microsoft
3 6 (9.84%) SAP
4 2 (3.28%) Oracle
5 1 (1.64%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.64%) Snow