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 13 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 1 10
Rank change year-on-year -4 +9 +14
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 139 158 183
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottinghamshire 11.09% 29.81% 12.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.60% 33.62% 16.68%
Number of salaries quoted 108 68 114
10th Percentile £24,500 £29,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.85% -2.94% -26.09%
75th Percentile £43,188 £51,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £54,828 £65,000 £70,000
East Midlands median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% - -15.04%

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 891 470 1,097
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 71.11% 88.68% 77.80%
Number of salaries quoted 575 274 777
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,208 £27,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £28,763 £36,175
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -15.79% -13.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £70,875 £70,500
East Midlands median annual salary £48,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +12.94% -5.56% -14.29%

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 13 June 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 13 June 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 -6 90 £30,000 -36.84% 40
Mansfield -1 29 £31,000 -6.77% 6
Worksop - 4 £28,000 -
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 10 (7.19%) CMS
2 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 21 (15.11%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (8.63%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (3.60%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.72%) Sage 200
2 1 (0.72%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.72%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.72%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 35 (25.18%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (17.27%) Azure
3 13 (9.35%) AWS
4 12 (8.63%) Power Platform
5 3 (2.16%) Snowflake
6 2 (1.44%) Azure Data Factory
6 2 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (1.44%) SaaS
7 1 (0.72%) GCP
7 1 (0.72%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 11 (7.91%) Firewall
2 9 (6.47%) DHCP
2 9 (6.47%) DNS
3 8 (5.76%) TCP/IP
3 8 (5.76%) VLAN
4 6 (4.32%) VoIP
5 4 (2.88%) VPN
6 3 (2.16%) LAN
6 3 (2.16%) WAN
7 1 (0.72%) SMTP
7 1 (0.72%) SSH
7 1 (0.72%) SSL
7 1 (0.72%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.72%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (8.63%) Power BI
2 4 (2.88%) SQL Server
3 3 (2.16%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (2.16%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (1.44%) DTS
4 2 (1.44%) Relational Database
4 2 (1.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.72%) MySQL
5 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (5.04%) Burp Suite
1 7 (5.04%) Metasploit
2 5 (3.60%) VersionOne
3 2 (1.44%) Git
4 1 (0.72%) Visual Studio
General
1 79 (56.83%) Social Skills
2 61 (43.88%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (17.27%) Retail
4 18 (12.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 16 (11.51%) Manufacturing
6 13 (9.35%) Finance
7 12 (8.63%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (6.47%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (4.32%) Law
10 5 (3.60%) Marketing
11 4 (2.88%) Dutch Language
11 4 (2.88%) Legal
11 4 (2.88%) Portuguese Language
11 4 (2.88%) Spanish Language
12 3 (2.16%) Games
13 2 (1.44%) Automotive
13 2 (1.44%) French Language
14 1 (0.72%) Advertising
14 1 (0.72%) Banking
14 1 (0.72%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 26 (18.71%) Analyst
2 20 (14.39%) IT Support
2 20 (14.39%) Support Technician
3 14 (10.07%) IT Technician
3 14 (10.07%) Senior
4 13 (9.35%) IT Support Technician
5 12 (8.63%) Data Analyst
6 11 (7.91%) Delivery Manager
6 11 (7.91%) Senior Analyst
7 10 (7.19%) Security Specialist
7 10 (7.19%) Threat Intelligence Specialist
8 9 (6.47%) IT Engineer
8 9 (6.47%) Senior Data Analyst
9 8 (5.76%) Service Desk Engineer
10 7 (5.04%) Products Support Technician
11 6 (4.32%) Business Intelligence Manager
11 6 (4.32%) Customer Executive
11 6 (4.32%) Customer Service Executive
11 6 (4.32%) IT Manager
12 5 (3.60%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.16%) .NET
2 2 (1.44%) JSON
2 2 (1.44%) Laravel
3 1 (0.72%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.72%) ASP.NET Core
3 1 (0.72%) Bootstrap
3 1 (0.72%) CSS
3 1 (0.72%) CSS3
3 1 (0.72%) EDI
3 1 (0.72%) HTML
3 1 (0.72%) HTML5
3 1 (0.72%) jQuery
3 1 (0.72%) Kafka
3 1 (0.72%) LightGBM
3 1 (0.72%) NumPy
3 1 (0.72%) RabbitMQ
3 1 (0.72%) SAP ALE
3 1 (0.72%) scikit-learn
3 1 (0.72%) SciPy
3 1 (0.72%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.35%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (8.63%) Onboarding
3 7 (5.04%) Insider Threat
3 7 (5.04%) Security Posture
4 4 (2.88%) Management Information System
5 3 (2.16%) Algorithms
5 3 (2.16%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.44%) Client/Server
6 2 (1.44%) CSOC
6 2 (1.44%) Replication
6 2 (1.44%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.72%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.72%) iSeries
7 1 (0.72%) Legacy Code
7 1 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.72%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (0.72%) PMI
7 1 (0.72%) Robotics
7 1 (0.72%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 19 (13.67%) Windows
1 19 (13.67%) Windows Server
2 8 (5.76%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (26.62%) Customer Service
2 26 (18.71%) Decision-Making
3 25 (17.99%) Roadmaps
4 24 (17.27%) Continuous Improvement
5 23 (16.55%) Service Delivery
6 21 (15.11%) Collaborative Working
7 20 (14.39%) Analytics
8 19 (13.67%) Cybersecurity
9 16 (11.51%) ITSM
10 14 (10.07%) Actionable Insight
10 14 (10.07%) Agile
11 13 (9.35%) Mentoring
12 12 (8.63%) Analytical Thinking
12 12 (8.63%) Business Intelligence
12 12 (8.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 11 (7.91%) Business Strategy
13 11 (7.91%) Coaching
13 11 (7.91%) Data Analysis
13 11 (7.91%) Time Management
14 10 (7.19%) Offensive Security
Programming Languages
1 33 (23.74%) SQL
2 14 (10.07%) Python
3 8 (5.76%) VBA
4 6 (4.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (2.16%) C#
6 2 (1.44%) PowerShell
6 2 (1.44%) R
7 1 (0.72%) C++
7 1 (0.72%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.72%) PHP
7 1 (0.72%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.72%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 27 (19.42%) Degree
2 12 (8.63%) SC Cleared
2 12 (8.63%) Security Cleared
3 8 (5.76%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (5.04%) CISSP
5 6 (4.32%) CompTIA Security+
6 5 (3.60%) CCNA
7 4 (2.88%) CEH
7 4 (2.88%) CISMP
7 4 (2.88%) CREST Certified
7 4 (2.88%) GIAC
7 4 (2.88%) GPEN
7 4 (2.88%) MCSE
7 4 (2.88%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (2.88%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 4 (2.88%) OSCP
8 3 (2.16%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (2.16%) CCSP
8 3 (2.16%) CISM
8 3 (2.16%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.76%) SLA
2 4 (2.88%) Actionable Recommendations
2 4 (2.88%) QA
3 3 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 3 (2.16%) GRC
3 3 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.72%) Data Quality
System Software
1 19 (13.67%) Active Directory
2 9 (6.47%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.72%) Docker
3 1 (0.72%) Firmware
3 1 (0.72%) Samba
3 1 (0.72%) Terminal Services
3 1 (0.72%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (5.04%) Nmap
Vendors
1 35 (25.18%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.32%) Databricks
2 6 (4.32%) SAP
3 5 (3.60%) ESET
4 4 (2.88%) Cisco
5 3 (2.16%) Botify
5 3 (2.16%) Google
5 3 (2.16%) Oracle
6 2 (1.44%) HubSpot
7 1 (0.72%) Citrix
7 1 (0.72%) DevExpress
7 1 (0.72%) Sage
7 1 (0.72%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.72%) VMware