Problem-Solving Job Trends in Nottinghamshire

Problem Solving
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 7 11
Rank change year-on-year -1 +4 +2
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 68 127 112
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottinghamshire 10.04% 17.64% 14.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.83% 18.96% 17.50%
Number of salaries quoted 60 48 93
10th Percentile £25,375 - £24,000
25th Percentile £28,875 £32,500 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £48,670
Median % change year-on-year - -28.09% -8.60%
75th Percentile £50,988 £48,750 £62,250
90th Percentile £53,951 £58,950 £71,250
East Midlands median annual salary £34,000 £35,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -2.86% -12.50% -23.81%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 530 670 640
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 78.29% 93.06% 84.88%
Number of salaries quoted 337 277 535
10th Percentile £26,525 £29,000 £25,700
25th Percentile £30,750 £36,250 £33,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £63,125
90th Percentile £80,500 £81,431 £71,250
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -9.52%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Nottinghamshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Nottinghamshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Nottinghamshire over the 6 months to 12 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Nottinghamshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Nottinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 12 February 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
Nottingham -8 38 £35,000 -26.32% 34
Mansfield +4 9 £42,500 +6.25% 2
Worksop - 3 £25,750 - 5
Problem-Solving
East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire 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 3 (4.41%) CMS
1 3 (4.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (4.41%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.47%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (1.47%) Oracle EBS R12
1 1 (1.47%) SAP CO
1 1 (1.47%) SAP FI
1 1 (1.47%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (1.47%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 14 (20.59%) SaaS
2 12 (17.65%) AWS
2 12 (17.65%) Azure
3 7 (10.29%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (8.82%) Entra ID
5 4 (5.88%) Power Platform
6 3 (4.41%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (2.94%) PaaS
8 1 (1.47%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (1.47%) OCI
8 1 (1.47%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 8 (11.76%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (2.94%) HTTP
3 1 (1.47%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.35%) Oracle Reports
2 3 (4.41%) Power BI
2 3 (4.41%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.47%) GIS
3 1 (1.47%) Metadata
3 1 (1.47%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 1 (1.47%) Oracle Database
3 1 (1.47%) Oracle ODI
3 1 (1.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 7 (10.29%) Burp Suite
1 7 (10.29%) Metasploit
2 2 (2.94%) Git
3 1 (1.47%) Visual Studio
General
1 37 (54.41%) Social Skills
2 30 (44.12%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (26.47%) Retail
4 11 (16.18%) Law
5 4 (5.88%) Finance
5 4 (5.88%) Manufacturing
6 3 (4.41%) Automotive
6 3 (4.41%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (2.94%) Games
7 2 (2.94%) Local Government
7 2 (2.94%) Marketing
7 2 (2.94%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.47%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.47%) Legal
8 1 (1.47%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 17 (25.00%) Analyst
2 12 (17.65%) IT Support
3 10 (14.71%) Support Engineer
4 9 (13.24%) Support Analyst
5 8 (11.76%) 1st/2nd Line Support
5 8 (11.76%) 2nd Line Support
6 7 (10.29%) Security Specialist
6 7 (10.29%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
7 6 (8.82%) IT Engineer
7 6 (8.82%) IT Support Engineer
7 6 (8.82%) Support Technician
8 5 (7.35%) Junior Analyst
8 5 (7.35%) Junior Support Analyst
8 5 (7.35%) Oracle Analyst
8 5 (7.35%) Oracle Payroll Analyst
8 5 (7.35%) Oracle Payroll Support
8 5 (7.35%) Oracle Support Analyst
8 5 (7.35%) Technical Engineer
8 5 (7.35%) Technical Support
8 5 (7.35%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.41%) .NET
1 3 (4.41%) REST
2 2 (2.94%) CSS
2 2 (2.94%) Deno
2 2 (2.94%) HTML
2 2 (2.94%) Laravel
2 2 (2.94%) Node.js
2 2 (2.94%) React
2 2 (2.94%) Tailwind CSS
2 2 (2.94%) Vue
2 2 (2.94%) Yii
3 1 (1.47%) EDI
3 1 (1.47%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (1.47%) SAP ALE
3 1 (1.47%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 14 (20.59%) Onboarding
2 10 (14.71%) Security Posture
3 7 (10.29%) Insider Threat
4 6 (8.82%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (5.88%) Driving Licence
6 3 (4.41%) Smartphone
7 2 (2.94%) Virtual Team
8 1 (1.47%) Data Structures
8 1 (1.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (1.47%) Life Science
8 1 (1.47%) Product Ownership
8 1 (1.47%) Replication
8 1 (1.47%) Robotics
8 1 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.41%) Windows
1 3 (4.41%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.47%) Linux
2 1 (1.47%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (23.53%) Decision-Making
2 15 (22.06%) Continuous Improvement
2 15 (22.06%) Mentoring
3 13 (19.12%) Customer Service
4 11 (16.18%) ERP
5 10 (14.71%) CRM
5 10 (14.71%) E-Commerce
5 10 (14.71%) Information Security
5 10 (14.71%) ITIL
5 10 (14.71%) Process Improvement
6 9 (13.24%) Analytical Thinking
7 8 (11.76%) Data Privacy
7 8 (11.76%) Logistics
7 8 (11.76%) Root Cause Analysis
8 7 (10.29%) Anomaly Detection
8 7 (10.29%) Ethical Hacking
8 7 (10.29%) Open Source
8 7 (10.29%) Penetration Testing
8 7 (10.29%) Threat Intelligence
8 7 (10.29%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 23 (33.82%) SQL
2 11 (16.18%) C#
3 4 (5.88%) PowerShell
4 3 (4.41%) Python
5 2 (2.94%) JavaScript
5 2 (2.94%) PHP
5 2 (2.94%) TypeScript
6 1 (1.47%) PL/SQL
6 1 (1.47%) R
Qualifications
1 17 (25.00%) Degree
2 10 (14.71%) Cisco Certification
2 10 (14.71%) CISSP
2 10 (14.71%) CompTIA Security+
2 10 (14.71%) SC Cleared
2 10 (14.71%) Security Cleared
3 7 (10.29%) CCNA
3 7 (10.29%) CEH
3 7 (10.29%) CISMP
3 7 (10.29%) CREST Certified
3 7 (10.29%) GIAC
3 7 (10.29%) GPEN
3 7 (10.29%) MCSE
3 7 (10.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (10.29%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 7 (10.29%) OSCP
4 5 (7.35%) AWS Certification
5 3 (4.41%) CISM
5 3 (4.41%) PMI Certification
5 3 (4.41%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (17.65%) QA
2 7 (10.29%) Actionable Recommendations
3 6 (8.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (5.88%) GDPR
5 3 (4.41%) NIST
6 2 (2.94%) Data Quality
System Software
1 7 (10.29%) Active Directory
2 3 (4.41%) Firmware
2 3 (4.41%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (10.29%) Nmap
2 3 (4.41%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.47%) Ansible
3 1 (1.47%) Terraform
Vendors
1 12 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 10 (14.71%) Cisco
3 8 (11.76%) Oracle
4 4 (5.88%) ServiceNow
5 3 (4.41%) Freshdesk
5 3 (4.41%) VMware
6 2 (2.94%) SAP
7 1 (1.47%) HubSpot