Problem-Solving Job Trends in Manchester

Problem Solving
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 7 8
Rank change year-on-year -11 +1 +10
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 416 440 776
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 6.57% 17.77% 13.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.97% 19.08% 16.78%
Number of salaries quoted 322 296 496
10th Percentile £26,650 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,500 £37,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,625 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £76,875
North West median annual salary £45,000 £46,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.17% -3.16% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,639 2,306 4,624
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 73.30% 93.13% 83.24%
Number of salaries quoted 3,678 1,330 3,382
10th Percentile £33,500 £29,975 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £53,159
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +3.46% -8.35%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,777 £68,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £82,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.88% +0.11% -9.09%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Manchester

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Manchester over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Manchester

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 10 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
Bolton +2 25 £50,000 - 16
Ashton-under-Lyne +6 10 £47,500 - 5
Salford -13 7 £48,350 +38.14% 9
Stockport +1 6 £40,000 +28.00% 5
Sale +8 4 £16,600 - 1
Rochdale +2 4 £45,000 - 1
Altrincham -11 3 £26,228 -59.65% 4
Oldham +9 1 £69,973 +23.84% 10
Bury +3 1 £40,000 -
Wigan 0 1 £55,000 - 2
Problem-Solving
North West

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 30 (7.21%) SharePoint
2 27 (6.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.64%) IIS
4 5 (1.20%) Apache Spark
4 5 (1.20%) Confluence
5 4 (0.96%) Moodle
5 4 (0.96%) Totara
6 2 (0.48%) Apache
6 2 (0.48%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.48%) nginx
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 19 (4.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 19 (4.57%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.20%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.48%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.48%) Windchill
4 1 (0.24%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 17 (4.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (3.13%) SAP ERP
3 4 (0.96%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.72%) Shopify
5 2 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.48%) Magento
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.24%) SAP ECC
6 1 (0.24%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 98 (23.56%) Azure
2 69 (16.59%) AWS
3 65 (15.63%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (7.45%) Power Platform
5 20 (4.81%) GCP
6 16 (3.85%) Microsoft Copilot
7 15 (3.61%) Power Automate
7 15 (3.61%) PowerApps
8 13 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (3.13%) Entra ID
8 13 (3.13%) GitHub
8 13 (3.13%) SaaS
9 11 (2.64%) Serverless
10 9 (2.16%) Microsoft Purview
11 7 (1.68%) Azure Logic Apps
11 7 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (1.68%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (1.68%) OneDrive
12 6 (1.44%) Copilot Studio
13 5 (1.20%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 34 (8.17%) Firewall
2 32 (7.69%) DNS
3 28 (6.73%) DHCP
4 24 (5.77%) VLAN
5 21 (5.05%) TCP/IP
6 18 (4.33%) VPN
7 15 (3.61%) Wi-Fi
8 14 (3.37%) Structured Cabling
9 13 (3.13%) VoIP
10 10 (2.40%) Network Security
11 6 (1.44%) LAN
11 6 (1.44%) SAN
11 6 (1.44%) WAN
12 5 (1.20%) Broadband
12 5 (1.20%) Wireless
13 4 (0.96%) BGP
13 4 (0.96%) OSPF
14 2 (0.48%) IPsec
14 2 (0.48%) Modbus
14 2 (0.48%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (6.49%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.13%) Power BI
3 12 (2.88%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (2.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (2.40%) NoSQL
5 8 (1.92%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.68%) Big Data
6 7 (1.68%) MySQL
7 6 (1.44%) MongoDB
8 5 (1.20%) Elasticsearch
8 5 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.96%) Neo4j
10 3 (0.72%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.48%) KNIME
11 2 (0.48%) MS Access
11 2 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.48%) Power Query
11 2 (0.48%) Redis
11 2 (0.48%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 27 (6.49%) Git
2 12 (2.88%) JIRA
3 7 (1.68%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.20%) Bitbucket
4 5 (1.20%) GitLab
5 4 (0.96%) Cucumber
5 4 (0.96%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.96%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.24%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.24%) Gemini Tracker
6 1 (0.24%) gulp
6 1 (0.24%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.24%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.24%) webpack
General
1 166 (39.90%) Social Skills
2 101 (24.28%) Analytical Skills
3 65 (15.63%) Finance
4 35 (8.41%) Organisational Skills
5 34 (8.17%) Law
6 29 (6.97%) Manufacturing
7 20 (4.81%) Retail
8 17 (4.09%) Legal
9 16 (3.85%) Public Sector
10 15 (3.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (3.61%) Marketing
11 11 (2.64%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (1.68%) Telecoms
13 6 (1.44%) Games
13 6 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.20%) Advertising
14 5 (1.20%) Military
14 5 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.96%) Banking
15 4 (0.96%) Billing
Job Titles
1 69 (16.59%) Senior
2 52 (12.50%) Developer
3 47 (11.30%) Analyst
4 30 (7.21%) Software Engineer
5 28 (6.73%) IT Support
6 21 (5.05%) Senior Developer
6 21 (5.05%) Support Engineer
7 19 (4.57%) Lead
8 18 (4.33%) Consultant
9 17 (4.09%) Senior Analyst
9 17 (4.09%) Support Technician
10 15 (3.61%) Administrator
11 13 (3.13%) Planning Manager
12 12 (2.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 12 (2.88%) SAP Manager
13 11 (2.64%) IT Manager
14 10 (2.40%) IT Support Technician
14 10 (2.40%) IT Technician
14 10 (2.40%) Senior Software Engineer
14 10 (2.40%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (7.45%) HTML
2 30 (7.21%) React
3 24 (5.77%) .NET
4 21 (5.05%) CSS
5 18 (4.33%) Vue
6 16 (3.85%) AngularJS
7 14 (3.37%) Spring
8 12 (2.88%) Spring Boot
9 11 (2.64%) Middleware
9 11 (2.64%) Next.js
9 11 (2.64%) RESTful
9 11 (2.64%) Web Services
10 10 (2.40%) Node.js
10 10 (2.40%) React Native
10 10 (2.40%) REST
11 9 (2.16%) EDI
12 8 (1.92%) Ruby on Rails
13 6 (1.44%) Kafka
14 5 (1.20%) ARM Templates
14 5 (1.20%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 37 (8.89%) Driving Licence
2 35 (8.41%) Cloud Native
2 35 (8.41%) Onboarding
3 25 (6.01%) Product Ownership
4 18 (4.33%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (3.85%) Distributed Systems
6 15 (3.61%) Mobile App
7 12 (2.88%) Data Centre
8 11 (2.64%) CCTV
9 10 (2.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 9 (2.16%) Social Media
11 7 (1.68%) Management Information System
11 7 (1.68%) Security Posture
12 5 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.20%) EPoS
12 5 (1.20%) IoT
13 4 (0.96%) Clustering
13 4 (0.96%) e-Learning
13 4 (0.96%) Enterprise Storage
13 4 (0.96%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 72 (17.31%) Windows
2 37 (8.89%) Windows Server
3 31 (7.45%) Windows 10
4 14 (3.37%) Linux
5 7 (1.68%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.44%) Android
6 6 (1.44%) Apple iOS
7 5 (1.20%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.72%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.72%) Unix
9 2 (0.48%) Solaris
10 1 (0.24%) CentOS
10 1 (0.24%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.24%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (25.96%) Continuous Improvement
2 71 (17.07%) Mentoring
3 70 (16.83%) CI/CD
4 69 (16.59%) Agile
4 69 (16.59%) Customer Service
5 64 (15.38%) Decision-Making
6 60 (14.42%) AI
7 53 (12.74%) Software Engineering
8 49 (11.78%) Stakeholder Management
9 48 (11.54%) DevOps
10 46 (11.06%) Analytics
10 46 (11.06%) Roadmaps
11 37 (8.89%) Test Automation
12 35 (8.41%) Business Continuity
13 33 (7.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 32 (7.69%) ERP
15 30 (7.21%) CRM
15 30 (7.21%) Cybersecurity
16 29 (6.97%) Containerisation
17 27 (6.49%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 83 (19.95%) SQL
2 81 (19.47%) Python
3 42 (10.10%) JavaScript
4 29 (6.97%) C#
5 26 (6.25%) Java
6 23 (5.53%) PowerShell
7 16 (3.85%) Bash
8 15 (3.61%) TypeScript
9 11 (2.64%) PHP
10 8 (1.92%) Ruby
10 8 (1.92%) T-SQL
11 6 (1.44%) Kotlin
12 5 (1.20%) Bicep
13 4 (0.96%) Apex Code
14 3 (0.72%) Go
14 3 (0.72%) R
14 3 (0.72%) SOQL
14 3 (0.72%) SOSL
14 3 (0.72%) Swift
15 2 (0.48%) Scala
Qualifications
1 53 (12.74%) Degree
2 36 (8.65%) Security Cleared
3 20 (4.81%) Microsoft Certification
4 17 (4.09%) SC Cleared
5 13 (3.13%) DBS Check
5 13 (3.13%) DV Cleared
6 10 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.92%) HNC
7 8 (1.92%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.68%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.68%) MCSA
9 6 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.20%) CCNA
10 5 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.96%) ACCA
11 4 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.96%) Network+ Certification
11 4 (0.96%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 3 (0.72%) CIMA
12 3 (0.72%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (6.25%) Data Quality
2 15 (3.61%) Accessibility
3 13 (3.13%) QA
4 9 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.16%) SLA
5 8 (1.92%) GDPR
6 7 (1.68%) NIST
7 5 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.24%) IFRS
8 1 (0.24%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 48 (11.54%) Active Directory
2 32 (7.69%) Docker
3 27 (6.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (2.88%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.96%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.48%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 32 (7.69%) Kubernetes
2 17 (4.09%) Terraform
3 15 (3.61%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (2.40%) Grafana
4 10 (2.40%) Prometheus
5 9 (2.16%) FortiGate
6 8 (1.92%) Ansible
7 4 (0.96%) Argo
7 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Clustering
7 4 (0.96%) SCCM
8 3 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.48%) Nagios
9 2 (0.48%) Podman
10 1 (0.24%) Autotask
10 1 (0.24%) Istio
10 1 (0.24%) linkerd
10 1 (0.24%) McAfee ePO
10 1 (0.24%) SCVMM
10 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.24%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 126 (30.29%) Microsoft
2 31 (7.45%) VMware
3 18 (4.33%) SAP
4 10 (2.40%) HubSpot
5 9 (2.16%) SonicWALL
5 9 (2.16%) Sophos
6 7 (1.68%) Oracle
6 7 (1.68%) ServiceNow
6 7 (1.68%) Tanium
7 6 (1.44%) Adobe
7 6 (1.44%) Salesforce
8 5 (1.20%) Databricks
8 5 (1.20%) iManage
8 5 (1.20%) Meraki
9 4 (0.96%) Apple
9 4 (0.96%) Cisco
9 4 (0.96%) Facebook
9 4 (0.96%) Sage
10 3 (0.72%) Alteryx
10 3 (0.72%) Veeam