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 permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 11 23
Rank change year-on-year 0 +12 -4
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 55 97 26
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham 12.04% 12.85% 8.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.65% 15.88% 9.74%
Number of salaries quoted 31 22 23
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,250 £26,842
25th Percentile £29,000 £38,001 £33,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.91% - +6.48%
75th Percentile £52,500 £70,313 £73,125
90th Percentile £65,000 £83,750 £77,500
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £38,000 £35,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +8.57% -33.33% -1.41%

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 403 611 267
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottingham 88.18% 80.93% 89.60%
Number of salaries quoted 249 298 221
10th Percentile £27,500 £33,926 £33,750
25th Percentile £28,750 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £82,875 £87,500
Nottinghamshire median annual salary £38,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -23.00% -9.09% -

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend 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 16 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Nottingham

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham 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 (1.82%) IIS
1 1 (1.82%) Oracle SOA Suite
1 1 (1.82%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (10.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (9.09%) SAP Business One
2 1 (1.82%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.82%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (1.82%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (1.82%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 9 (16.36%) Power Platform
1 9 (16.36%) SaaS
2 4 (7.27%) Azure
3 3 (5.45%) Azure Data Factory
4 2 (3.64%) AWS
4 2 (3.64%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (3.64%) PaaS
5 1 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.82%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 5 (9.09%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (1.82%) Firewall
2 1 (1.82%) LAN
2 1 (1.82%) VPN
2 1 (1.82%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (14.55%) Power BI
2 5 (9.09%) SQL Server
3 3 (5.45%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (5.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.82%) Metadata
4 1 (1.82%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 1 (1.82%) Oracle Database
4 1 (1.82%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 3 (5.45%) Visual Studio
General
1 25 (45.45%) Retail
2 15 (27.27%) Manufacturing
2 15 (27.27%) Social Skills
3 13 (23.64%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (18.18%) Finance
5 7 (12.73%) Banking
6 4 (7.27%) Dutch Language
6 4 (7.27%) Finnish Language
6 4 (7.27%) Norwegian Language
7 3 (5.45%) Law
8 2 (3.64%) Advertising
9 1 (1.82%) Catalan Language
9 1 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (27.27%) Trainer
2 12 (21.82%) Analyst
3 11 (20.00%) Support Analyst
4 10 (18.18%) 2nd Line Support
5 7 (12.73%) Lead
6 6 (10.91%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
7 5 (9.09%) 1st/2nd Line Support
7 5 (9.09%) SAP Analyst
7 5 (9.09%) SAP Support
7 5 (9.09%) SAP Support Analyst
7 5 (9.09%) Systems Analyst
7 5 (9.09%) Systems Support
7 5 (9.09%) Systems Support Analyst
8 4 (7.27%) Architect
9 3 (5.45%) Data Engineer
9 3 (5.45%) Mechanical Engineer
9 3 (5.45%) Test Engineer
10 2 (3.64%) Implementation Consultant
10 2 (3.64%) Oracle Architect
10 2 (3.64%) Software Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.45%) .NET
2 2 (3.64%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (3.64%) XML
3 1 (1.82%) CSS
3 1 (1.82%) HTML
3 1 (1.82%) Middleware
3 1 (1.82%) REST
3 1 (1.82%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 15 (27.27%) Robotics
2 5 (9.09%) iSeries
2 5 (9.09%) Onboarding
3 3 (5.45%) Replication
4 2 (3.64%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.82%) Analogue Electronics
5 1 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.82%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.82%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (1.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.82%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (29.09%) Data Privacy
2 15 (27.27%) AI
2 15 (27.27%) Generative AI
2 15 (27.27%) LLM
2 15 (27.27%) Machine Learning
2 15 (27.27%) Red Team
3 14 (25.45%) Continuous Improvement
4 13 (23.64%) ERP
5 12 (21.82%) Root Cause Analysis
6 10 (18.18%) Logistics
7 9 (16.36%) Roadmaps
8 8 (14.55%) Critical Thinking
9 7 (12.73%) Mentoring
9 7 (12.73%) Remediation Plan
9 7 (12.73%) Software Engineering
10 6 (10.91%) Analytical Thinking
10 6 (10.91%) CRM
10 6 (10.91%) Customer Service
11 5 (9.09%) Batch Processing
11 5 (9.09%) Tech Ops
Programming Languages
1 21 (38.18%) SQL
2 10 (18.18%) C#
3 2 (3.64%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.82%) PL/SQL
4 1 (1.82%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 15 (27.27%) Degree
2 5 (9.09%) SC Cleared
2 5 (9.09%) Security Cleared
3 3 (5.45%) HNC
4 2 (3.64%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.09%) QA
2 3 (5.45%) ISO 9001
3 2 (3.64%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.82%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (1.82%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (1.82%) Firmware
Vendors
1 15 (27.27%) Adobe
1 15 (27.27%) Databricks
1 15 (27.27%) Google
2 6 (10.91%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.91%) SAP
3 3 (5.45%) Oracle