Problem-Solving Job Trends in Richmond upon Thames

Problem Solving
West London > Richmond upon Thames

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Richmond upon Thames requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 13 8
Rank change year-on-year -2 -5 +10
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 4 4 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Richmond upon Thames 5.00% 6.15% 10.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.71% 6.45% 11.76%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £35,250
25th Percentile - - £35,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,138 - £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.54%
75th Percentile - - £40,625
90th Percentile - - £41,750
West London median annual salary £47,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.26% +15.00% +25.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Richmond upon Thames

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 Richmond upon Thames.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 70 62 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Richmond upon Thames 87.50% 95.38% 89.47%
Number of salaries quoted 15 8 23
10th Percentile £40,138 £45,915 £35,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £54,438 £43,964
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £64,425 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.15% +17.14% +4.76%
75th Percentile £50,000 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £56,500 £79,625 £70,000
West London median annual salary £47,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.00% -9.09% -

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Richmond upon Thames

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Richmond upon Thames

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Richmond upon Thames

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Richmond upon Thames citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Richmond upon Thames citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Richmond upon Thames

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Richmond upon Thames region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Teddington +2 2 £40,138 - 1
Problem-Solving
West London

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Richmond upon Thames 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:

Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (50.00%) LabVIEW
1 2 (50.00%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 4 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Data Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) SaaS Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) SQL Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) SQL Data Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Analytics
1 2 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (50.00%) Data Engineering
1 2 (50.00%) Data Extraction
1 2 (50.00%) Data Validation
1 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (50.00%) Numerical Analysis
1 2 (50.00%) Physics
1 2 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 2 (50.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Python
2 2 (50.00%) MATLAB
2 2 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) PhD
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Data Quality