Problem-Solving Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Problem Solving
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -1 | +5 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 8,574 | 6,193 | 7,596 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London | 9.78% | 18.13% | 15.44% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.76% | 20.88% | 19.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,738 | 3,504 | 2,791 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £25,684 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £29,000 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £43,500 | £38,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.99% | -23.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,725 | £68,750 | £81,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £46,000 | £45,000 | £54,714 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.22% | -17.75% | -0.52% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London
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 the UK excluding London.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 62,289 | 29,667 | 39,173 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 71.03% | 86.85% | 79.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 43,543 | 16,272 | 19,541 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,750 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £46,500 | £53,928 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.28% | -13.77% | +0.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £63,750 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | - |
Problem-Solving Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Problem-Solving Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Problem-Solving Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of England | -3 | 2,160 | £45,000 | +5.26% | 1,213 |
| South East | -1 | 2,001 | £41,500 | +3.75% | 1,306 |
| Midlands | -5 | 1,552 | £42,500 | +11.84% | 845 |
| North West | -6 | 1,109 | £47,250 | -3.02% | 603 |
| South West | -2 | 1,025 | £45,000 | +20.00% | 629 |
| East of England | -1 | 912 | £44,000 | +35.38% | 684 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 868 | £42,500 | - | 472 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 682 | £42,500 | +30.77% | 372 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 645 | £42,500 | +30.77% | 397 |
| North East | +4 | 415 | £50,000 | +53.85% | 223 |
| Scotland | +7 | 349 | £37,750 | +12.69% | 398 |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 345 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 223 |
| Wales | -14 | 247 | £42,500 | -11.68% | 179 |
| Isle of Man | +1 | 4 | £35,000 | - | 9 |
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Problem-Solving Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 28.0% | 2,397 |
| 2 | Customer Service | 18.5% | 1,586 |
| 3 | Agile | 13.6% | 1,162 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Management | 11.1% | 948 |
| 5 | Decision-Making | 10.7% | 920 |
| 6 | AI | 10.1% | 863 |
| 7 | Mentoring | 9.7% | 828 |
| 8 | CI/CD | 9.1% | 776 |
| 9 | Project Delivery | 8.7% | 746 |
| 10 | Collaborative Working | 8.2% | 700 |
| 11 | Cybersecurity | 7.6% | 651 |
| 12 | Analytics | 7.3% | 628 |
| 13 | DevOps | 7.3% | 625 |
| 14 | Software Engineering | 7.2% | 615 |
| 15 | ERP | 7.0% | 602 |
| 16 | ITIL | 6.9% | 588 |
| 17 | Project Management | 6.8% | 580 |
| 18 | Business Intelligence | 6.5% | 555 |
| 19 | Validation | 6.4% | 549 |
| 20 | CRM | 6.0% | 514 |