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 19 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 6 10
Rank change year-on-year -1 +4 +2
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 77 87 146
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottinghamshire 9.30% 18.09% 14.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.40% 19.86% 17.70%
Number of salaries quoted 65 51 116
10th Percentile £24,500 - £24,000
25th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £42,759
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -12.30% -18.55%
75th Percentile £43,750 £50,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £53,951 £62,500 £70,625
East Midlands median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% - -21.05%

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 621 438 825
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 75.00% 91.06% 83.93%
Number of salaries quoted 389 256 642
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,875 £25,800
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,230 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% -13.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £71,250
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -10.00%

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 19 March 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 19 March 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 -7 44 £35,000 -26.32% 44
Mansfield 0 17 £40,974 +2.44% 2
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 7 (9.09%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (5.19%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.90%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.30%) SAP CO
1 1 (1.30%) SAP FI
1 1 (1.30%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (1.30%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 14 (18.18%) SaaS
2 12 (15.58%) AWS
3 8 (10.39%) Azure
4 4 (5.19%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (5.19%) Power Platform
5 3 (3.90%) Entra ID
6 2 (2.60%) PaaS
7 1 (1.30%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (1.30%) OCI
7 1 (1.30%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.09%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (2.60%) HTTP
3 1 (1.30%) Firewall
3 1 (1.30%) LAN
3 1 (1.30%) Unified Communications
3 1 (1.30%) VPN
3 1 (1.30%) WAN
3 1 (1.30%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.49%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (5.19%) Power BI
3 3 (3.90%) SQL Server
4 2 (2.60%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (1.30%) Metadata
5 1 (1.30%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (1.30%) Oracle Database
5 1 (1.30%) Oracle ODI
5 1 (1.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 7 (9.09%) Burp Suite
1 7 (9.09%) Metasploit
2 2 (2.60%) Git
3 1 (1.30%) Visual Studio
General
1 49 (63.64%) Social Skills
2 34 (44.16%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (27.27%) Retail
4 7 (9.09%) Law
5 6 (7.79%) Finance
5 6 (7.79%) Marketing
6 5 (6.49%) Games
6 5 (6.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (6.49%) Manufacturing
7 4 (5.19%) Automotive
7 4 (5.19%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (3.90%) Legal
9 2 (2.60%) Local Government
9 2 (2.60%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (27.27%) Analyst
2 11 (14.29%) IT Support
3 9 (11.69%) Support Analyst
4 7 (9.09%) 1st/2nd Line Support
4 7 (9.09%) 2nd Line Support
4 7 (9.09%) Security Specialist
4 7 (9.09%) Support Engineer
4 7 (9.09%) Support Technician
4 7 (9.09%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
5 6 (7.79%) Senior
6 5 (6.49%) IT Manager
6 5 (6.49%) IT Support Manager
6 5 (6.49%) Junior Analyst
6 5 (6.49%) Junior Support Analyst
6 5 (6.49%) Oracle Analyst
6 5 (6.49%) Oracle Payroll Analyst
6 5 (6.49%) Oracle Payroll Support
6 5 (6.49%) Oracle Support Analyst
6 5 (6.49%) Security Analyst
6 5 (6.49%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.90%) REST
2 2 (2.60%) .NET
2 2 (2.60%) CSS
2 2 (2.60%) Deno
2 2 (2.60%) HTML
2 2 (2.60%) Laravel
2 2 (2.60%) Node.js
2 2 (2.60%) React
2 2 (2.60%) Tailwind CSS
2 2 (2.60%) Vue
2 2 (2.60%) Yii
3 1 (1.30%) EDI
3 1 (1.30%) JSON
3 1 (1.30%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (1.30%) SAP ALE
3 1 (1.30%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 10 (12.99%) Onboarding
1 10 (12.99%) Security Posture
2 7 (9.09%) Insider Threat
3 3 (3.90%) Algorithms
3 3 (3.90%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (3.90%) Driving Licence
3 3 (3.90%) Smartphone
4 2 (2.60%) CSOC
4 2 (2.60%) Security Operations Centre
4 2 (2.60%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.30%) Client/Server
5 1 (1.30%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.30%) Replication
5 1 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.90%) Windows
1 3 (3.90%) Windows Server
2 1 (1.30%) Linux
2 1 (1.30%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (25.97%) Continuous Improvement
2 19 (24.68%) Customer Service
3 15 (19.48%) Decision-Making
4 13 (16.88%) CRM
4 13 (16.88%) Process Improvement
5 11 (14.29%) Mentoring
6 10 (12.99%) Information Security
6 10 (12.99%) ITSM
6 10 (12.99%) Time Management
7 9 (11.69%) E-Commerce
7 9 (11.69%) ERP
7 9 (11.69%) ITIL
7 9 (11.69%) Service Delivery
7 9 (11.69%) Service Management
8 7 (9.09%) Ethical Hacking
8 7 (9.09%) Logistics
8 7 (9.09%) Open Source
8 7 (9.09%) Penetration Testing
8 7 (9.09%) Root Cause Analysis
8 7 (9.09%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 20 (25.97%) SQL
2 9 (11.69%) C#
3 4 (5.19%) Python
4 2 (2.60%) JavaScript
4 2 (2.60%) PHP
4 2 (2.60%) TypeScript
5 1 (1.30%) PL/SQL
5 1 (1.30%) R
Qualifications
1 19 (24.68%) Degree
2 12 (15.58%) CompTIA Security+
2 12 (15.58%) SC Cleared
2 12 (15.58%) Security Cleared
3 11 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (12.99%) CISSP
5 8 (10.39%) CCNA
6 7 (9.09%) CEH
6 7 (9.09%) CISMP
6 7 (9.09%) CREST Certified
6 7 (9.09%) GIAC
6 7 (9.09%) GPEN
6 7 (9.09%) MCSE
6 7 (9.09%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (9.09%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 7 (9.09%) OSCP
7 5 (6.49%) AWS Certification
8 3 (3.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (3.90%) CISM
8 3 (3.90%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (14.29%) QA
2 7 (9.09%) Actionable Recommendations
3 4 (5.19%) GDPR
4 3 (3.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (3.90%) NIST
5 1 (1.30%) Data Quality
System Software
1 4 (5.19%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.30%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 7 (9.09%) Nmap
2 1 (1.30%) Ansible
2 1 (1.30%) Terraform
Vendors
1 8 (10.39%) Microsoft
2 7 (9.09%) Cisco
2 7 (9.09%) Oracle
3 4 (5.19%) ServiceNow
4 3 (3.90%) Botify
4 3 (3.90%) Freshdesk
4 3 (3.90%) Google
4 3 (3.90%) VMware
5 2 (2.60%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.30%) SAP