Creative Problem-Solving Job Trends in Durham

Creative Problem-Solving
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Durham requiring Creative Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 0.20% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
North East median annual salary £70,000 - £42,750
% change year-on-year - - +84.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Durham

Creative 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 Durham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 352 152 322
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 70.54% 72.04% 77.40%
Number of salaries quoted 201 77 197
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,188 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -22.22% -7.22%
75th Percentile £61,000 £70,000 £62,200
90th Percentile £78,224 £85,000 £75,000
North East median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +22.22% -5.26% -5.00%

Creative Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Creative Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Durham

Creative Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Creative Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Creative Problem-Solving

Creative Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving within the Durham region over the 6 months to 20 July 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
Peterlee - 1 - -
Creative Problem-Solving
North East

Creative Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Design for Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Ergonomics
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Lean Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NEBOSH