Root Cause Analysis Job Trends

Root Cause Analysis
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Root Cause Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 179 260 297
Rank change year-on-year +81 +37 +36
Permanent jobs citing Root Cause Analysis 1,234 557 726
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.10% 1.12% 0.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.50% 1.27% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 774 381 273
10th Percentile £36,250 £30,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £37,547
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,625 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.05% +5.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £70,188 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,125 £81,250 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - - -9.52%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Root Cause Analysis 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 82,210 43,908 63,272
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.10% 88.55% 80.74%
Number of salaries quoted 57,176 24,796 36,704
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,875
25th Percentile £41,500 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

Root Cause Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Root Cause Analysis relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Root Cause Analysis job vacancy trend in the UK

Root Cause Analysis
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Root Cause Analysis.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Root Cause Analysis

Root Cause Analysis
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Root Cause Analysis over the 6 months to 9 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Root Cause Analysis in the UK

Root Cause Analysis
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Root Cause Analysis within the UK over the 6 months to 9 September 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
England +74 1,080 £55,000 +4.76% 1,265
UK excluding London +82 842 £47,500 - 844
London +31 331 £72,500 +11.54% 636
Work from Home +80 321 £57,500 +18.56% 425
North of England +56 223 £45,497 +7.05% 172
South East +60 186 £52,500 -4.55% 191
Midlands +10 152 £45,000 -5.26% 118
North West +50 119 £46,500 +9.41% 95
West Midlands +9 96 £42,500 -10.53% 59
South West -5 92 £50,000 +20.44% 109
East of England +12 83 £55,000 +29.41% 115
Yorkshire +2 70 £42,500 +1.19% 50
East Midlands -24 54 £56,250 +87.50% 59
Scotland +30 38 £47,500 -42.42% 111
Wales -38 35 £45,000 -25.00% 27
North East -45 34 £47,500 -2.56% 32
Northern Ireland -53 34 £42,500 +15.65% 28

Root Cause Analysis
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:

Application Platforms
1 72 (5.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 61 (4.94%) SharePoint
3 27 (2.19%) IIS
4 14 (1.13%) Apache Spark
5 13 (1.05%) Anypoint
5 13 (1.05%) Mule
6 11 (0.89%) Confluence
7 8 (0.65%) Apache
8 6 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
8 6 (0.49%) Jupyter
8 6 (0.49%) Oracle Workflow
9 5 (0.41%) JBoss
9 5 (0.41%) OpenStack
10 4 (0.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.32%) SAS
11 2 (0.16%) nginx
12 1 (0.081%) Cloud Foundry
12 1 (0.081%) Oracle Application Server
12 1 (0.081%) Sitecore CMS
12 1 (0.081%) WebSphere
Applications
1 45 (3.65%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (3.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.41%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.41%) Simulink
5 4 (0.32%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.32%) EPLAN
6 3 (0.24%) CANalyzer
7 2 (0.16%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.16%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.081%) MicroStation
8 1 (0.081%) PTC Creo
8 1 (0.081%) Revit
8 1 (0.081%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 17 (1.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (0.73%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (0.65%) Oracle Payables
3 8 (0.65%) Sage X3
3 8 (0.65%) SAP SD
4 7 (0.57%) SAP CO
4 7 (0.57%) SAP FI
4 7 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
5 6 (0.49%) Oracle Cash Management
5 6 (0.49%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 5 (0.41%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.32%) Elite 3E
7 4 (0.32%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
7 4 (0.32%) SAP GTS
7 4 (0.32%) SAP IBP
7 4 (0.32%) SAP PP
7 4 (0.32%) SAP Travel Management
8 3 (0.24%) Oracle Applications
8 3 (0.24%) SAP ERP
9 2 (0.16%) Integrated Workplace Management System
Cloud Services
1 361 (29.25%) Azure
2 214 (17.34%) AWS
3 162 (13.13%) Microsoft 365
4 90 (7.29%) Entra ID
5 70 (5.67%) SaaS
6 64 (5.19%) IaaS
7 62 (5.02%) Azure DevOps
8 61 (4.94%) GitHub
9 51 (4.13%) GCP
10 44 (3.57%) Azure AKS
11 43 (3.48%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 42 (3.40%) PaaS
13 41 (3.32%) Azure Key Vault
14 39 (3.16%) Serverless
15 37 (3.00%) Datadog
16 36 (2.92%) GitHub Actions
17 34 (2.76%) Power Platform
18 31 (2.51%) Cloud Computing
19 30 (2.43%) OneDrive
20 27 (2.19%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 131 (10.62%) Firewall
2 109 (8.83%) DNS
3 103 (8.35%) VPN
4 71 (5.75%) WAN
5 60 (4.86%) LAN
6 53 (4.29%) Network Security
7 52 (4.21%) DHCP
7 52 (4.21%) Wireless
8 49 (3.97%) VLAN
9 44 (3.57%) TCP/IP
10 24 (1.94%) SD-WAN
11 22 (1.78%) Wi-Fi
12 21 (1.70%) SSL
13 20 (1.62%) Broadband
14 19 (1.54%) BGP
14 19 (1.54%) Cisco ISE
15 18 (1.46%) OSPF
16 13 (1.05%) Internet
17 11 (0.89%) Cisco Wireless
18 10 (0.81%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (6.00%) SQL Server
2 27 (2.19%) Power BI
3 24 (1.94%) Data Warehouse
4 21 (1.70%) Azure SQL Database
4 21 (1.70%) PostgreSQL
5 17 (1.38%) Data Lake
6 14 (1.13%) MySQL
6 14 (1.13%) Redis
7 12 (0.97%) Amazon RDS
7 12 (0.97%) Relational Database
8 10 (0.81%) Oracle Reports
9 8 (0.65%) DynamoDB
9 8 (0.65%) Star Schema
10 7 (0.57%) Amazon Athena
10 7 (0.57%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 6 (0.49%) Metadata
11 6 (0.49%) NoSQL
11 6 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 5 (0.41%) RDBMS
13 4 (0.32%) GIS
Development Applications
1 83 (6.73%) JIRA
2 52 (4.21%) Git
3 33 (2.67%) Jenkins
4 20 (1.62%) GitLab
5 11 (0.89%) Selenium
6 10 (0.81%) Cypress.io
7 8 (0.65%) Zephyr
8 7 (0.57%) Bitbucket
8 7 (0.57%) JUnit
8 7 (0.57%) Postman
9 6 (0.49%) Cucumber
10 5 (0.41%) REST Assured
10 5 (0.41%) TestRail
11 4 (0.32%) Gatling
11 4 (0.32%) JMeter
12 3 (0.24%) CANoe
12 3 (0.24%) LabVIEW
12 3 (0.24%) Liquibase
12 3 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
12 3 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 482 (39.06%) Social Skills
2 318 (25.77%) Finance
3 304 (24.64%) Analytical Skills
4 128 (10.37%) Law
5 103 (8.35%) Manufacturing
6 83 (6.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 72 (5.83%) Public Sector
8 68 (5.51%) Banking
9 51 (4.13%) Retail
10 49 (3.97%) Documentation Skills
11 46 (3.73%) Influencing Skills
12 44 (3.57%) Legal
13 42 (3.40%) Electronics
14 33 (2.67%) Telecoms
15 29 (2.35%) Presentation Skills
16 24 (1.94%) Military
17 22 (1.78%) Organisational Skills
18 21 (1.70%) Financial Institution
19 15 (1.22%) Marketing
20 12 (0.97%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 205 (16.61%) Analyst
2 183 (14.83%) Senior
3 134 (10.86%) Lead
4 113 (9.16%) Support Engineer
5 70 (5.67%) Support Analyst
6 57 (4.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 53 (4.29%) Cloud Engineer
8 52 (4.21%) Technical Support
9 49 (3.97%) Applications Support
10 48 (3.89%) Technical Engineer
10 48 (3.89%) Technical Support Engineer
11 46 (3.73%) Azure Engineer
12 43 (3.48%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 43 (3.48%) IT Engineer
13 40 (3.24%) IT Support
13 40 (3.24%) Senior Analyst
14 39 (3.16%) Support Manager
15 38 (3.08%) IT Analyst
16 37 (3.00%) Consultant
16 37 (3.00%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 127 (10.29%) Terraform
2 33 (2.67%) REST
3 29 (2.35%) .NET
4 20 (1.62%) React
5 17 (1.38%) JWT
6 16 (1.30%) Node.js
6 16 (1.30%) OAuth
6 16 (1.30%) OAuth2
7 13 (1.05%) MUnit
7 13 (1.05%) RAML
7 13 (1.05%) Web Services
8 12 (0.97%) ARM Templates
8 12 (0.97%) Playwright
8 12 (0.97%) SOAP
9 11 (0.89%) SAP Fiori
10 10 (0.81%) Middleware
11 9 (0.73%) XML
11 9 (0.73%) YAML
12 8 (0.65%) .NET Core
12 8 (0.65%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 80 (6.48%) Onboarding
2 74 (6.00%) Management Information System
3 67 (5.43%) Driving Licence
4 65 (5.27%) Data Centre
5 62 (5.02%) Analytical Mindset
5 62 (5.02%) Cloud Native
6 55 (4.46%) Security Posture
7 51 (4.13%) Self-Motivation
8 42 (3.40%) Enterprise Software
9 31 (2.51%) Distributed Systems
9 31 (2.51%) Product Ownership
10 27 (2.19%) Hybrid Cloud
11 25 (2.03%) Legacy Systems
12 21 (1.70%) Public Cloud
13 18 (1.46%) Replication
14 16 (1.30%) AS400
14 16 (1.30%) CMDB
15 15 (1.22%) SCADA
15 15 (1.22%) Social Media
16 14 (1.13%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 232 (18.80%) Windows
2 124 (10.05%) Windows Server
3 92 (7.46%) Linux
4 16 (1.30%) Mac OS
4 16 (1.30%) VMS
5 15 (1.22%) Unix
6 14 (1.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 13 (1.05%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (0.57%) Windows 10
8 7 (0.57%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (0.49%) Apple iOS
10 5 (0.41%) CentOS
11 4 (0.32%) AIX
11 4 (0.32%) Android
11 4 (0.32%) Debian
12 3 (0.24%) Solaris
12 3 (0.24%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.081%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.081%) Oracle Linux
13 1 (0.081%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 538 (43.60%) Continuous Improvement
2 327 (26.50%) Problem-Solving
3 289 (23.42%) ITIL
4 200 (16.21%) Incident Management
5 194 (15.72%) Agile
6 188 (15.24%) CI/CD
7 183 (14.83%) Problem Management
8 182 (14.75%) Mentoring
9 172 (13.94%) Stakeholder Management
10 168 (13.61%) Change Management
11 167 (13.53%) Service Management
12 165 (13.37%) DevOps
13 161 (13.05%) Service Delivery
14 152 (12.32%) Incident Response
15 147 (11.91%) Decision-Making
15 147 (11.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 142 (11.51%) Analytics
17 137 (11.10%) Infrastructure as Code
18 131 (10.62%) Validation
19 130 (10.53%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 185 (14.99%) SQL
2 172 (13.94%) Python
3 165 (13.37%) PowerShell
4 59 (4.78%) Bash
5 42 (3.40%) Java
6 34 (2.76%) C#
7 28 (2.27%) Kusto Query Language
8 27 (2.19%) Bicep
9 23 (1.86%) C++
9 23 (1.86%) JavaScript
10 18 (1.46%) T-SQL
11 16 (1.30%) C
12 14 (1.13%) PL/SQL
13 13 (1.05%) DataWeave
14 12 (0.97%) COBOL
14 12 (0.97%) Go
15 11 (0.89%) RPG
15 11 (0.89%) Shell Script
15 11 (0.89%) TypeScript
16 6 (0.49%) Search Processing Language
Qualifications
1 214 (17.34%) Degree
2 168 (13.61%) Security Cleared
3 114 (9.24%) SC Cleared
4 62 (5.02%) Azure Certification
5 44 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
6 42 (3.40%) Microsoft Certification
7 38 (3.08%) ITIL Certification
8 36 (2.92%) IRCA
9 33 (2.67%) Cisco Certification
9 33 (2.67%) DV Cleared
10 23 (1.86%) HNC
11 22 (1.78%) CISSP
12 20 (1.62%) HND
13 19 (1.54%) CCNP
14 15 (1.22%) PMI Certification
15 14 (1.13%) GIAC
16 13 (1.05%) Master's Degree
17 12 (0.97%) SANS
18 11 (0.89%) AWS Certification
19 10 (0.81%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 123 (9.97%) QA
2 98 (7.94%) SLA
3 75 (6.08%) GDPR
4 59 (4.78%) ISO 9001
5 57 (4.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 43 (3.48%) Data Quality
7 38 (3.08%) NIST
8 29 (2.35%) Cyber Essentials
9 18 (1.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 18 (1.46%) PMO
10 17 (1.38%) PCI DSS
11 14 (1.13%) Accessibility
12 9 (0.73%) GMP
13 7 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 7 (0.57%) NCSC
13 7 (0.57%) WCAG
14 5 (0.41%) GRC
15 4 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 14443
15 4 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 7816
15 4 (0.32%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 144 (11.67%) Active Directory
2 80 (6.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 65 (5.27%) Docker
4 58 (4.70%) Hyper-V
5 38 (3.08%) Firmware
6 28 (2.27%) Virtual Desktop
7 21 (1.70%) vSphere
8 8 (0.65%) VMware NSX
9 7 (0.57%) Embedded Firmware
10 6 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
11 4 (0.32%) ProxySG
12 3 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
12 3 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
13 1 (0.081%) BitLocker
13 1 (0.081%) EMC RecoverPoint
13 1 (0.081%) NDS
Systems Management
1 109 (8.83%) Kubernetes
2 63 (5.11%) Ansible
3 50 (4.05%) Grafana
3 50 (4.05%) Microsoft Intune
4 24 (1.94%) Prometheus
5 19 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
6 13 (1.05%) CloudHub
7 12 (0.97%) Proxmox
8 11 (0.89%) SCCM
9 9 (0.73%) FortiGate
9 9 (0.73%) Kibana
10 8 (0.65%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 7 (0.57%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 7 (0.57%) ZABBIX
12 6 (0.49%) Argo
12 6 (0.49%) Failover Clustering
13 5 (0.41%) Puppet
14 4 (0.32%) Functional Safety
14 4 (0.32%) Nagios
15 3 (0.24%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 361 (29.25%) Microsoft
2 93 (7.54%) VMware
3 79 (6.40%) ServiceNow
4 58 (4.70%) Cisco
5 47 (3.81%) Oracle
6 45 (3.65%) SAP
7 29 (2.35%) Palo Alto
8 28 (2.27%) Salesforce
9 22 (1.78%) Dynatrace
10 20 (1.62%) Fortinet
11 19 (1.54%) CrowdStrike
12 18 (1.46%) Google
12 18 (1.46%) Splunk
13 16 (1.30%) Databricks
14 15 (1.22%) SolarWinds
14 15 (1.22%) Veeam
15 14 (1.13%) Aruba
16 13 (1.05%) HP
16 13 (1.05%) IBM
16 13 (1.05%) MuleSoft