Problem Solving
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +2 | +7 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 7,089 | 8,284 | 14,365 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 7.82% | 19.04% | 14.89% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 10.53% | 20.40% | 17.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,854 | 5,024 | 9,458 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £27,500 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,250 | £33,306 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | +5.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,894 | £72,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £46,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.60% | +3.33% | -10.00% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 67,307 | 40,602 | 82,234 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 74.25% | 93.30% | 85.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42,652 | 22,587 | 59,697 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,450 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +9.09% | -10.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £80,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £102,446 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | -9.09% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Problem-Solving
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.
Problem-Solving
Top 18 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 9 May 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 |
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| England | -8 | 6,261 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 3,088 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 4,708 | £42,500 | -8.60% | 2,418 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 2,108 | £55,000 | - | 1,192 |
| London | -5 | 1,907 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 983 |
| North of England | -18 | 1,259 | £42,500 | -5.56% | 611 |
| South East | -9 | 1,134 | £46,750 | -6.50% | 767 |
| Midlands | -22 | 876 | £40,000 | -11.11% | 402 |
| North West | -15 | 654 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 348 |
| South West | -8 | 532 | £43,500 | +2.35% | 268 |
| West Midlands | -24 | 523 | £42,500 | -11.46% | 247 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 481 | £41,500 | +3.75% | 195 |
| East of England | -8 | 465 | £40,678 | -14.36% | 254 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 350 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 156 |
| Scotland | -4 | 292 | £36,000 | -28.00% | 102 |
| North East | -20 | 124 | £48,500 | +7.78% | 73 |
| Wales | -13 | 109 | £43,750 | -12.50% | 57 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 67 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 24 |
| Isle of Man | 0 | 1 | £35,000 | -7.89% | 1 |
Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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