Problem-Solving Job Trends in Congleton

Problem Solving
Cheshire > Congleton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Congleton requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - 1
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 2 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Congleton 11.76% - 80.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.38% - 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £27,500
75th Percentile £52,500 - £28,750
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £42,500 £36,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +16.44% -14.12% +13.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Congleton

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 Congleton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13 2 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Congleton 76.47% 40.00% 80.00%
Number of salaries quoted 13 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £27,500
75th Percentile £52,500 - £28,750
90th Percentile £55,000 - -
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -5.00%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Congleton

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Congleton

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Congleton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Congleton citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Congleton citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Congleton 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Test Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C
1 2 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
1 2 (100.00%) NVQ Level 3
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Keysight