Problem-Solving Jobs in Manchester

Problem Solving
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 8 18
Rank change year-on-year +1 +10 -6
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 445 812 474
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 18.39% 13.69% 10.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 19.67% 16.36% 11.31%
Number of salaries quoted 296 510 296
10th Percentile £31,000 £26,700 £25,000
25th Percentile £37,313 £33,750 £37,879
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £84,056
North West median annual salary £46,000 £46,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -1.08% -2.11% +5.56%

All Process and 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 2,262 4,962 4,190
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 93.47% 83.63% 96.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,301 3,545 2,483
10th Percentile £29,500 £30,000 £33,315
25th Percentile £38,750 £41,107 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -9.48% +5.45%
75th Percentile £73,750 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £81,250 £83,750
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Manchester

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Manchester.

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Manchester

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Manchester over the 6 months to 2 July 2025.

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 2 July 2025. 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 0 61 £50,000 -16.67% 111
Altrincham +18 23 £65,000 +30.00% 50
Stockport -8 9 £31,250 -37.50% 84
Salford +10 6 £35,000 -22.22% 26
Oldham -12 5 £56,504 +105.47% 7
Bury +4 3 - - 39
Cheadle +3 3 - - 9
Wigan -1 3 - - 8
Sale -8 3 - - 1
Stalybridge -5 2 - -
Ashton-under-Lyne -6 2 - - 29
Dukinfield -7 2 - -
Heywood - 2 - - 1
Rochdale +3 1 - - 7
Littleborough - 1 - -
Problem-Solving
North West

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 10 (2.25%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.80%) Confluence
4 6 (1.35%) Apache
5 5 (1.12%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.90%) CMS
6 4 (0.90%) IBM Domino
6 4 (0.90%) IIS
7 3 (0.67%) GemFire
8 2 (0.45%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.22%) Apache Solr
Applications
1 25 (5.62%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (4.94%) Microsoft Project
2 22 (4.94%) Trello
3 18 (4.04%) Microsoft Excel
4 8 (1.80%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (4.49%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.12%) Sage 200
2 5 (1.12%) Sage CRM
3 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.22%) Magento
3 1 (0.22%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.22%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.22%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 82 (18.43%) AWS
1 82 (18.43%) Azure
2 40 (8.99%) GCP
3 38 (8.54%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (4.04%) Serverless
5 17 (3.82%) AWS Lambda
6 14 (3.15%) SaaS
7 13 (2.92%) Azure Machine Learning
8 12 (2.70%) Entra ID
9 11 (2.47%) Power Platform
10 8 (1.80%) Cloud Composer
10 8 (1.80%) Power Automate
11 7 (1.57%) GitHub
11 7 (1.57%) OneDrive
12 6 (1.35%) AWS CloudFormation
12 6 (1.35%) Google Analytics
13 5 (1.12%) AWS IoT
13 5 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
13 5 (1.12%) Facebook Ads
13 5 (1.12%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 57 (12.81%) VPN
2 47 (10.56%) Cisco IOS
3 27 (6.07%) Firewall
4 19 (4.27%) DNS
5 14 (3.15%) DHCP
6 12 (2.70%) Broadband
7 9 (2.02%) SSH
8 8 (1.80%) NAS
8 8 (1.80%) SAN
9 6 (1.35%) Intrusion Detection
9 6 (1.35%) Network Security
10 5 (1.12%) TCP/IP
10 5 (1.12%) VSAN
10 5 (1.12%) WAN
11 4 (0.90%) HTTP
12 3 (0.67%) LAN
12 3 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
12 3 (0.67%) Wireless
13 2 (0.45%) LoRaWAN
13 2 (0.45%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (6.07%) SQL Server
2 13 (2.92%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (2.70%) MongoDB
3 12 (2.70%) NoSQL
4 11 (2.47%) DynamoDB
5 10 (2.25%) Cloud Spanner
5 10 (2.25%) Power BI
6 9 (2.02%) Big Data
6 9 (2.02%) Relational Database
7 8 (1.80%) BigQuery
7 8 (1.80%) MySQL
7 8 (1.80%) Tableau
8 7 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.90%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (0.90%) RDBMS
9 4 (0.90%) TimescaleDB
10 3 (0.67%) Amazon Athena
10 3 (0.67%) Data Hub
10 3 (0.67%) Metadata
10 3 (0.67%) Redis
Development Applications
1 38 (8.54%) JIRA
2 21 (4.72%) Git
3 7 (1.57%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.12%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.67%) GitLab
5 3 (0.67%) NUnit
6 2 (0.45%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (0.45%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.45%) Jasmine
6 2 (0.45%) JMeter
6 2 (0.45%) LoadRunner
6 2 (0.45%) NeoLoad
6 2 (0.45%) REST Assured
6 2 (0.45%) Selenium
6 2 (0.45%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.22%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.22%) Karma Test Runner
7 1 (0.22%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.22%) Postman
7 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 229 (51.46%) Social Skills
2 184 (41.35%) Analytical Skills
3 161 (36.18%) Finance
4 59 (13.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 50 (11.24%) Organisational Skills
6 44 (9.89%) Banking
7 34 (7.64%) Manufacturing
8 26 (5.84%) Games
9 19 (4.27%) Retail
10 17 (3.82%) Marketing
11 15 (3.37%) Law
12 14 (3.15%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (2.25%) Advertising
13 10 (2.25%) Financial Institution
14 8 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (1.35%) Legal
15 6 (1.35%) Mandarin Language
16 5 (1.12%) Back Office
16 5 (1.12%) Public Sector
16 5 (1.12%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 59 (13.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 55 (12.36%) Analyst
3 50 (11.24%) Senior
4 35 (7.87%) Developer
4 35 (7.87%) Lead
5 24 (5.39%) Consultant
6 22 (4.94%) Applications Support
7 19 (4.27%) Software Engineer
8 18 (4.04%) IT Support
8 18 (4.04%) Support Engineer
9 17 (3.82%) Applications Support Analyst
9 17 (3.82%) Support Analyst
10 15 (3.37%) Senior Developer
11 14 (3.15%) Architect
11 14 (3.15%) Head of Delivery
11 14 (3.15%) Head of IT
12 13 (2.92%) Vendor Manager
13 12 (2.70%) Customer Service Advisor
13 12 (2.70%) Functional Consultant
13 12 (2.70%) NetSuite Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (9.89%) Elastic Stack
2 32 (7.19%) React
3 23 (5.17%) RESTful
4 16 (3.60%) .NET
4 16 (3.60%) Node.js
5 15 (3.37%) Spring Boot
6 11 (2.47%) CSS
7 10 (2.25%) AngularJS
7 10 (2.25%) HTML
8 9 (2.02%) Amazon Corretto
8 9 (2.02%) Kafka
9 8 (1.80%) Middleware
9 8 (1.80%) Spring
9 8 (1.80%) Vue
10 7 (1.57%) .NET Framework
11 6 (1.35%) RabbitMQ
12 5 (1.12%) .NET Core
12 5 (1.12%) Entity Framework
12 5 (1.12%) NestJS
12 5 (1.12%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 52 (11.69%) Social Media
2 43 (9.66%) Cyberattack
3 36 (8.09%) Self-Motivation
4 23 (5.17%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 19 (4.27%) Management Information System
6 16 (3.60%) Algorithms
7 15 (3.37%) Product Ownership
8 13 (2.92%) Analytical Mindset
9 11 (2.47%) Public Cloud
10 9 (2.02%) e-Learning
10 9 (2.02%) IoT
11 8 (1.80%) Distributed Systems
11 8 (1.80%) Driving Licence
12 7 (1.57%) Cloud Native
12 7 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (1.57%) Manufacturing Execution System
12 7 (1.57%) Security Posture
13 6 (1.35%) Renewable Energy
14 5 (1.12%) Greenfield Project
14 5 (1.12%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 111 (24.94%) Windows
2 91 (20.45%) Linux
3 50 (11.24%) Android
4 31 (6.97%) Windows Vista
5 12 (2.70%) Windows Server
6 11 (2.47%) Windows 10
7 6 (1.35%) CentOS
7 6 (1.35%) Unix
8 4 (0.90%) Mac OS
8 4 (0.90%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.45%) Apple iOS
10 1 (0.22%) Debian
10 1 (0.22%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (26.97%) Agile
2 86 (19.33%) DevOps
3 77 (17.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 65 (14.61%) Mentoring
5 63 (14.16%) Decision-Making
6 62 (13.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 61 (13.71%) Risk Management
8 58 (13.03%) Customer Service
9 55 (12.36%) Computer Science
10 52 (11.69%) Process Improvement
11 50 (11.24%) Line Management
12 49 (11.01%) CI/CD
12 49 (11.01%) Software Engineering
12 49 (11.01%) Task Automation
13 47 (10.56%) Collaborative Working
13 47 (10.56%) Mathematics
13 47 (10.56%) Project Management
14 46 (10.34%) Storage Management
15 44 (9.89%) Platform Engineering
16 43 (9.66%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 74 (16.63%) Python
2 63 (14.16%) SQL
3 60 (13.48%) PowerShell
4 48 (10.79%) Bash
5 41 (9.21%) Java
6 32 (7.19%) JavaScript
6 32 (7.19%) TypeScript
7 23 (5.17%) C#
8 12 (2.70%) PHP
9 9 (2.02%) Shell Script
10 7 (1.57%) C-shell
10 7 (1.57%) Korn
10 7 (1.57%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.90%) C++
11 4 (0.90%) Scala
12 2 (0.45%) C
12 2 (0.45%) Go
12 2 (0.45%) R
12 2 (0.45%) VBA
13 1 (0.22%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 105 (23.60%) Degree
2 49 (11.01%) DBS Check
3 35 (7.87%) Computer Science Degree
4 33 (7.42%) Master's Degree
5 22 (4.94%) PMI Certification
5 22 (4.94%) PMP
6 15 (3.37%) Azure Certification
6 15 (3.37%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (2.47%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (2.47%) CISSP
8 10 (2.25%) CISA
9 9 (2.02%) Network+ Certification
10 8 (1.80%) CISM
10 8 (1.80%) HNC
11 7 (1.57%) PhD
12 6 (1.35%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 6 (1.35%) CEH
12 6 (1.35%) TOGAF Certification
12 6 (1.35%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 5 (1.12%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.72%) QA
2 19 (4.27%) GDPR
3 13 (2.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (2.25%) Accessibility
5 8 (1.80%) HIPAA
5 8 (1.80%) NIST
6 7 (1.57%) Data Quality
6 7 (1.57%) SLA
7 6 (1.35%) ISO 9001
8 4 (0.90%) SOC 2
9 3 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.22%) GRC
11 1 (0.22%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 86 (19.33%) Docker
2 52 (11.69%) Hyper-V
3 48 (10.79%) VMware NSX
4 45 (10.11%) vSphere
5 24 (5.39%) Active Directory
6 13 (2.92%) VMware Infrastructure
7 5 (1.12%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.90%) Dovecot
8 4 (0.90%) Postfix
9 3 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.22%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.22%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 74 (16.63%) Terraform
2 47 (10.56%) Ansible
3 43 (9.66%) Kubernetes
4 21 (4.72%) Microsoft Intune
5 7 (1.57%) SCCM
6 5 (1.12%) Progress Chef
7 4 (0.90%) Grafana
7 4 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (0.67%) Autotask
8 3 (0.67%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.67%) Kibana
8 3 (0.67%) Puppet
9 1 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.22%) Rancher
Vendors
1 94 (21.12%) Microsoft
2 57 (12.81%) Cisco
3 45 (10.11%) Juniper
4 44 (9.89%) Splunk
5 43 (9.66%) 3PAR
5 43 (9.66%) Google
6 19 (4.27%) VMware
7 17 (3.82%) Oracle
8 15 (3.37%) SAP
9 12 (2.70%) BT
10 11 (2.47%) Facebook
11 10 (2.25%) ServiceNow
12 8 (1.80%) Okta
13 5 (1.12%) Liquidlogic
13 5 (1.12%) Sage
13 5 (1.12%) TikTok
14 4 (0.90%) Cognos
14 4 (0.90%) Perforce
14 4 (0.90%) Ping Identity
14 4 (0.90%) Red Hat