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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 9 16
Rank change year-on-year -3 +7 0
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 66 145 47
As % of all permanent jobs in Nottinghamshire 10.68% 13.65% 12.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.43% 15.68% 14.07%
Number of salaries quoted 56 50 42
10th Percentile £25,563 - £26,068
25th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,250 £35,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year +0.71% -37.78% +7.14%
75th Percentile £51,563 £57,625 £70,625
90th Percentile £53,951 £64,125 £78,625
East Midlands median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £49,750
% change year-on-year -7.14% -29.65% -0.50%

All Process and 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 531 925 334
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 85.92% 87.10% 91.76%
Number of salaries quoted 355 359 270
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £28,750 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% - -
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,500 £80,125
East Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% -9.52% +5.00%

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025. 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 37 £30,000 -46.43% 36
Mansfield +3 6 £39,449 -1.38% 8
Worksop +2 5 £25,750 -42.78%
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 6 (9.09%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.52%) IIS
2 1 (1.52%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 8 (12.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (7.58%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (7.58%) SAP Business One
2 1 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.52%) Exchequer
2 1 (1.52%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (1.52%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (1.52%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 13 (19.70%) SaaS
2 11 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (16.67%) Power Platform
3 9 (13.64%) Azure
4 8 (12.12%) AWS
4 8 (12.12%) Entra ID
5 5 (7.58%) Cloud Computing
6 3 (4.55%) PaaS
7 1 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (1.52%) OCI
7 1 (1.52%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 8 (12.12%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (1.52%) Firewall
2 1 (1.52%) LAN
2 1 (1.52%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.52%) VPN
2 1 (1.52%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (15.15%) Power BI
2 3 (4.55%) SQL Server
3 2 (3.03%) FileMaker
3 2 (3.03%) GIS
4 1 (1.52%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (1.52%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (1.52%) DTS
4 1 (1.52%) EDRMS
4 1 (1.52%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (1.52%) Metadata
4 1 (1.52%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 1 (1.52%) Oracle Database
4 1 (1.52%) Oracle ODI
4 1 (1.52%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (4.55%) Burp Suite
1 3 (4.55%) Metasploit
General
1 32 (48.48%) Social Skills
2 23 (34.85%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (30.30%) Retail
4 11 (16.67%) Finance
4 11 (16.67%) Law
5 6 (9.09%) Banking
6 3 (4.55%) Automotive
6 3 (4.55%) Public Sector
7 2 (3.03%) Advertising
7 2 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (3.03%) Legal
7 2 (3.03%) Local Government
8 1 (1.52%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 20 (30.30%) Analyst
2 15 (22.73%) Support Analyst
3 13 (19.70%) 2nd Line Support
4 12 (18.18%) IT Support
5 9 (13.64%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
6 8 (12.12%) 1st/2nd Line Support
6 8 (12.12%) IT Engineer
6 8 (12.12%) IT Support Engineer
6 8 (12.12%) Support Engineer
6 8 (12.12%) Systems Support
7 6 (9.09%) Lead
7 6 (9.09%) Technical Support
8 5 (7.58%) SAP Analyst
8 5 (7.58%) SAP Support
8 5 (7.58%) SAP Support Analyst
8 5 (7.58%) Systems Analyst
8 5 (7.58%) Systems Support Analyst
8 5 (7.58%) Technical Engineer
8 5 (7.58%) Technical Support Engineer
9 4 (6.06%) Software Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.55%) .NET
1 3 (4.55%) REST
2 2 (3.03%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (3.03%) XML
3 1 (1.52%) CSS
3 1 (1.52%) HTML
3 1 (1.52%) Middleware
3 1 (1.52%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 16 (24.24%) Onboarding
2 7 (10.61%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (9.09%) Security Posture
4 5 (7.58%) iSeries
5 4 (6.06%) Driving Licence
6 3 (4.55%) Data Structures
6 3 (4.55%) Insider Threat
6 3 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (4.55%) Smartphone
7 2 (3.03%) Virtual Team
8 1 (1.52%) Analogue Electronics
8 1 (1.52%) Embedded Systems
8 1 (1.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (1.52%) Life Science
8 1 (1.52%) Management Information System
8 1 (1.52%) Product Ownership
8 1 (1.52%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 5 (7.58%) Windows
2 3 (4.55%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.52%) Linux
3 1 (1.52%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (30.30%) ERP
2 19 (28.79%) Mentoring
3 16 (24.24%) Continuous Improvement
4 14 (21.21%) ITIL
4 14 (21.21%) Root Cause Analysis
5 13 (19.70%) Logistics
6 11 (16.67%) Customer Service
6 11 (16.67%) Decision-Making
7 10 (15.15%) CRM
7 10 (15.15%) E-Commerce
8 9 (13.64%) Analytical Thinking
9 8 (12.12%) Data Privacy
9 8 (12.12%) Roadmaps
9 8 (12.12%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (12.12%) Vulnerability Management
10 7 (10.61%) Critical Thinking
11 6 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
11 6 (9.09%) Information Security
11 6 (9.09%) Problem Management
11 6 (9.09%) Security Management
Programming Languages
1 31 (46.97%) SQL
2 13 (19.70%) C#
3 6 (9.09%) PowerShell
4 2 (3.03%) JavaScript
4 2 (3.03%) Python
5 1 (1.52%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (18.18%) Degree
2 11 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 11 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 6 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (9.09%) CISSP
3 6 (9.09%) CompTIA Security+
4 5 (7.58%) AWS Certification
5 3 (4.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 3 (4.55%) CCNA
5 3 (4.55%) CEH
5 3 (4.55%) CISM
5 3 (4.55%) CISMP
5 3 (4.55%) CREST Certified
5 3 (4.55%) GIAC
5 3 (4.55%) GPEN
5 3 (4.55%) MCP
5 3 (4.55%) MCSE
5 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (4.55%) OSCP
6 2 (3.03%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (12.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 8 (12.12%) QA
2 5 (7.58%) GDPR
3 3 (4.55%) Actionable Recommendations
3 3 (4.55%) NIST
4 2 (3.03%) Data Quality
5 1 (1.52%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 8 (12.12%) Active Directory
2 6 (9.09%) Firmware
3 3 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.52%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (7.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (4.55%) Nmap
3 1 (1.52%) Ansible
3 1 (1.52%) Terraform
Vendors
1 14 (21.21%) Microsoft
2 8 (12.12%) Cisco
3 6 (9.09%) SAP
4 4 (6.06%) Oracle
5 3 (4.55%) Freshdesk
5 3 (4.55%) ServiceNow
5 3 (4.55%) VMware
6 1 (1.52%) Capita
6 1 (1.52%) Civica
6 1 (1.52%) NEC
6 1 (1.52%) Salesforce