Problem Solving
Tyne and Wear > Gateshead
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gateshead requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -9 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Gateshead | 14.55% | 13.16% | 90.91% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.69% | 14.29% | 90.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,936 | - | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,709 | - | £30,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £45,000 | £37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.78% | +20.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £33,750 | - | £48,844 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £58,050 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary | £33,500 | £50,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.00% | +17.65% | -2.24% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Gateshead
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 Gateshead.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 51 | 35 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gateshead | 92.73% | 92.11% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 31 | 12 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,750 | - | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £36,250 | £30,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £44,500 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.11% | +11.25% | +50.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £49,375 | £53,750 | £53,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,000 | - | £63,000 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.09% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Gateshead
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gateshead.
Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Gateshead
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gateshead citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gateshead 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: