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 18 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 7 8
Rank change year-on-year -13 +1 +13
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 386 428 803
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 6.33% 18.84% 13.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.81% 19.78% 16.37%
Number of salaries quoted 298 283 516
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,999 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £38,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
75th Percentile £66,250 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £77,500
North West median annual salary £45,000 £46,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% -5.26%

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 4,382 2,164 4,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 71.81% 95.25% 82.87%
Number of salaries quoted 3,461 1,226 3,670
10th Percentile £32,775 £29,875 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £52,501
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -9.48%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,250 £80,492
North West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -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 18 June 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 18 June 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 +1 20 £50,000 - 11
Ashton-under-Lyne +6 7 £51,000 - 6
Salford -12 7 £48,350 +38.14% 15
Stockport +5 6 £40,000 +33.33% 10
Sale +8 4 £16,600 -
Altrincham -9 3 £26,228 -59.65% 4
Rochdale 0 2 £45,000 - 3
Oldham +7 1 £69,973 +23.84% 6
Wigan -1 1 £55,000 - 3
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 (7.77%) SharePoint
2 23 (5.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.55%) IIS
4 5 (1.30%) Confluence
5 4 (1.04%) Apache Spark
5 4 (1.04%) Moodle
5 4 (1.04%) Totara
6 2 (0.52%) Apache
6 2 (0.52%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.52%) nginx
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 20 (5.18%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (4.92%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.30%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.52%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.26%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.26%) Simulink
5 1 (0.26%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 16 (4.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (3.37%) SAP ERP
3 4 (1.04%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.78%) Shopify
5 2 (0.52%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.52%) Magento
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 91 (23.58%) Azure
2 62 (16.06%) Microsoft 365
3 61 (15.80%) AWS
4 31 (8.03%) Power Platform
5 17 (4.40%) Entra ID
5 17 (4.40%) GCP
6 14 (3.63%) SaaS
7 13 (3.37%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (3.37%) GitHub
7 13 (3.37%) Microsoft Copilot
8 12 (3.11%) Power Automate
8 12 (3.11%) PowerApps
9 11 (2.85%) Microsoft Purview
10 10 (2.59%) Serverless
11 7 (1.81%) Azure Logic Apps
11 7 (1.81%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (1.81%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (1.81%) OneDrive
12 6 (1.55%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (1.04%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 29 (7.51%) Firewall
2 27 (6.99%) DNS
3 24 (6.22%) DHCP
4 23 (5.96%) VLAN
5 16 (4.15%) VPN
6 15 (3.89%) TCP/IP
7 13 (3.37%) VoIP
7 13 (3.37%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (3.11%) Structured Cabling
9 8 (2.07%) Network Security
10 6 (1.55%) LAN
10 6 (1.55%) SAN
10 6 (1.55%) WAN
11 5 (1.30%) Broadband
11 5 (1.30%) Wireless
12 4 (1.04%) BGP
12 4 (1.04%) OSPF
13 2 (0.52%) MPLS
13 2 (0.52%) VRRP
13 2 (0.52%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (4.92%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.63%) Power BI
3 12 (3.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (2.59%) NoSQL
5 8 (2.07%) Big Data
6 7 (1.81%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.81%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (1.55%) MySQL
8 5 (1.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (1.04%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.78%) Elasticsearch
11 2 (0.52%) Amazon Redshift
11 2 (0.52%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.52%) KNIME
11 2 (0.52%) MS Access
11 2 (0.52%) Neo4j
11 2 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.52%) Power Query
11 2 (0.52%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 27 (6.99%) Git
2 12 (3.11%) JIRA
3 7 (1.81%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.30%) Bitbucket
4 5 (1.30%) GitLab
5 2 (0.52%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.52%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.52%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.26%) Gemini Tracker
6 1 (0.26%) gulp
6 1 (0.26%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.26%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.26%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.26%) webpack
General
1 156 (40.41%) Social Skills
2 101 (26.17%) Analytical Skills
3 68 (17.62%) Finance
4 32 (8.29%) Law
5 30 (7.77%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (6.99%) Manufacturing
7 17 (4.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (4.15%) Legal
8 16 (4.15%) Public Sector
8 16 (4.15%) Retail
9 14 (3.63%) Marketing
10 9 (2.33%) Telecoms
11 7 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (1.55%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.30%) Advertising
13 5 (1.30%) Military
14 4 (1.04%) Banking
14 4 (1.04%) Billing
14 4 (1.04%) Games
Job Titles
1 58 (15.03%) Senior
2 49 (12.69%) Developer
3 46 (11.92%) Analyst
4 28 (7.25%) IT Support
5 26 (6.74%) Software Engineer
6 21 (5.44%) Consultant
7 20 (5.18%) Senior Developer
8 19 (4.92%) Support Engineer
9 17 (4.40%) Lead
10 15 (3.89%) Administrator
10 15 (3.89%) Support Technician
11 13 (3.37%) Planning Manager
11 13 (3.37%) Senior Analyst
12 12 (3.11%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 12 (3.11%) SAP Manager
13 11 (2.85%) IT Engineer
13 11 (2.85%) IT Support Engineer
13 11 (2.85%) Technology Consultant
14 10 (2.59%) IT Manager
14 10 (2.59%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (6.99%) HTML
2 24 (6.22%) React
3 22 (5.70%) .NET
4 20 (5.18%) CSS
5 14 (3.63%) Spring
5 14 (3.63%) Spring Boot
5 14 (3.63%) Vue
6 13 (3.37%) AngularJS
7 11 (2.85%) REST
8 10 (2.59%) EDI
8 10 (2.59%) RESTful
8 10 (2.59%) Web Services
9 9 (2.33%) Node.js
10 8 (2.07%) Next.js
10 8 (2.07%) React Native
10 8 (2.07%) Ruby on Rails
11 7 (1.81%) Middleware
11 7 (1.81%) OAuth
11 7 (1.81%) OAuth2
12 5 (1.30%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 36 (9.33%) Driving Licence
2 31 (8.03%) Cloud Native
2 31 (8.03%) Onboarding
3 26 (6.74%) Product Ownership
4 16 (4.15%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (3.89%) Distributed Systems
5 15 (3.89%) Mobile App
6 11 (2.85%) Data Centre
7 9 (2.33%) Social Media
8 8 (2.07%) CCTV
9 7 (1.81%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 7 (1.81%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.30%) EPoS
11 4 (1.04%) Clustering
11 4 (1.04%) e-Learning
11 4 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (1.04%) Enterprise Storage
11 4 (1.04%) IoT
11 4 (1.04%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 68 (17.62%) Windows
2 33 (8.55%) Windows Server
3 29 (7.51%) Windows 10
4 11 (2.85%) Linux
5 7 (1.81%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.55%) Android
6 6 (1.55%) Apple iOS
7 5 (1.30%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.78%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.78%) Unix
9 2 (0.52%) Solaris
10 1 (0.26%) CentOS
10 1 (0.26%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.26%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (25.39%) Continuous Improvement
2 68 (17.62%) Customer Service
3 66 (17.10%) Mentoring
4 65 (16.84%) Agile
5 62 (16.06%) CI/CD
6 60 (15.54%) Decision-Making
7 58 (15.03%) AI
8 50 (12.95%) Stakeholder Management
9 45 (11.66%) DevOps
10 44 (11.40%) Software Engineering
11 43 (11.14%) Roadmaps
12 39 (10.10%) Analytics
13 34 (8.81%) Test Automation
14 31 (8.03%) Business Continuity
14 31 (8.03%) ERP
14 31 (8.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 29 (7.51%) CRM
16 28 (7.25%) Process Improvement
17 26 (6.74%) Cybersecurity
18 25 (6.48%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 73 (18.91%) Python
2 72 (18.65%) SQL
3 35 (9.07%) JavaScript
4 28 (7.25%) C#
5 26 (6.74%) Java
6 18 (4.66%) PowerShell
7 13 (3.37%) Bash
8 10 (2.59%) PHP
9 9 (2.33%) TypeScript
10 8 (2.07%) Kotlin
10 8 (2.07%) Ruby
11 7 (1.81%) T-SQL
12 5 (1.30%) Bicep
13 4 (1.04%) Apex Code
13 4 (1.04%) Scala
14 3 (0.78%) R
14 3 (0.78%) SOQL
14 3 (0.78%) SOSL
14 3 (0.78%) Swift
15 2 (0.52%) Go
Qualifications
1 49 (12.69%) Degree
2 30 (7.77%) Security Cleared
3 17 (4.40%) Microsoft Certification
3 17 (4.40%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.59%) DBS Check
4 10 (2.59%) DV Cleared
5 8 (2.07%) HNC
6 7 (1.81%) Azure Certification
6 7 (1.81%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.81%) MCSA
7 6 (1.55%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.55%) Network+ Certification
8 5 (1.30%) CCNA
8 5 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.04%) ACCA
9 4 (1.04%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (1.04%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.04%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 3 (0.78%) CCA
10 3 (0.78%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (6.74%) Data Quality
2 10 (2.59%) Accessibility
3 9 (2.33%) QA
3 9 (2.33%) SLA
4 7 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (1.81%) GDPR
5 5 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.78%) NIST
7 1 (0.26%) IFRS
7 1 (0.26%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.26%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 48 (12.44%) Active Directory
2 27 (6.99%) Docker
3 21 (5.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (2.07%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.52%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 27 (6.99%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (4.40%) Terraform
4 9 (2.33%) Grafana
4 9 (2.33%) Prometheus
5 7 (1.81%) FortiGate
6 6 (1.55%) Ansible
7 4 (1.04%) Argo
7 4 (1.04%) Microsoft Clustering
7 4 (1.04%) SCCM
8 3 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.52%) Cisco CUCM
9 2 (0.52%) Nagios
9 2 (0.52%) Podman
10 1 (0.26%) Autotask
10 1 (0.26%) linkerd
10 1 (0.26%) McAfee ePO
10 1 (0.26%) SCVMM
10 1 (0.26%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 115 (29.79%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.22%) VMware
3 17 (4.40%) SAP
4 11 (2.85%) Oracle
5 10 (2.59%) HubSpot
6 7 (1.81%) ServiceNow
6 7 (1.81%) SonicWALL
6 7 (1.81%) Sophos
7 6 (1.55%) Cisco
7 6 (1.55%) Salesforce
8 5 (1.30%) iManage
8 5 (1.30%) Meraki
9 4 (1.04%) Adobe
9 4 (1.04%) Apple
10 3 (0.78%) Alteryx
10 3 (0.78%) Red Hat
10 3 (0.78%) Sage
10 3 (0.78%) Tanium
10 3 (0.78%) Ubiquiti
11 2 (0.52%) OpenAI