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 14 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 7 9
Rank change year-on-year -11 +2 +8
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 460 411 616
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 6.70% 16.54% 13.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.99% 18.14% 16.92%
Number of salaries quoted 350 273 316
10th Percentile £27,925 £30,850 £28,125
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year - -1.96% +0.27%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
North West median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 5,119 2,266 3,640
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 74.54% 91.19% 81.95%
Number of salaries quoted 4,008 1,316 2,361
10th Percentile £33,500 £29,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £69,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £87,500 £83,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -1.96% -7.27%

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 14 August 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 14 August 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 +4 26 £50,000 - 8
Ashton-under-Lyne +6 15 £51,000 - 2
Salford -8 14 £47,000 +34.29% 9
Oldham +9 9 £67,500 +19.46% 5
Stockport +4 9 £40,000 +23.08% 12
Altrincham -8 6 £40,000 -38.46% 3
Sale +8 5 £16,600 -
Wigan +1 4 £31,020 - 1
Rochdale +1 4 £45,000 - 3
Bury +3 1 £40,000 - 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 35 (7.61%) SharePoint
2 29 (6.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.39%) IIS
4 5 (1.09%) Apache Spark
4 5 (1.09%) Confluence
5 2 (0.43%) Apache
5 2 (0.43%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.43%) nginx
6 1 (0.22%) Moodle
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.22%) Totara
6 1 (0.22%) WebSphere
Applications
1 19 (4.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.91%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.09%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.43%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.43%) Windchill
5 1 (0.22%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.22%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 15 (3.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.83%) SAP ERP
3 4 (0.87%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.87%) NEC Housing
4 3 (0.65%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.43%) Magento
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.43%) Shopify
6 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.22%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.22%) SAP ECC
Cloud Services
1 107 (23.26%) Azure
2 76 (16.52%) AWS
3 74 (16.09%) Microsoft 365
4 39 (8.48%) Power Platform
5 28 (6.09%) GCP
6 21 (4.57%) Microsoft Copilot
7 20 (4.35%) Power Automate
7 20 (4.35%) PowerApps
8 18 (3.91%) Entra ID
9 16 (3.48%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (3.26%) GitHub
10 15 (3.26%) SaaS
11 13 (2.83%) OneDrive
12 11 (2.39%) Microsoft Purview
12 11 (2.39%) Serverless
13 8 (1.74%) Snowflake
14 7 (1.52%) Azure Logic Apps
14 7 (1.52%) Copilot Studio
14 7 (1.52%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (1.30%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 33 (7.17%) Firewall
2 30 (6.52%) DNS
3 26 (5.65%) DHCP
3 26 (5.65%) TCP/IP
4 19 (4.13%) VLAN
5 16 (3.48%) VPN
6 15 (3.26%) VoIP
7 10 (2.17%) Network Security
7 10 (2.17%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (1.96%) Structured Cabling
8 9 (1.96%) WAN
8 9 (1.96%) Wireless
9 8 (1.74%) LAN
10 7 (1.52%) BGP
10 7 (1.52%) Broadband
10 7 (1.52%) OSPF
11 6 (1.30%) SAN
12 4 (0.87%) Internet
13 3 (0.65%) FTP
13 3 (0.65%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (7.17%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.04%) Power BI
3 12 (2.61%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (2.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (2.39%) NoSQL
5 10 (2.17%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.52%) Big Data
6 7 (1.52%) MongoDB
7 6 (1.30%) Amazon Redshift
7 6 (1.30%) MySQL
8 5 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.87%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.87%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (0.87%) Neo4j
10 3 (0.65%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.43%) MS Access
11 2 (0.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 2 (0.43%) Redis
11 2 (0.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 30 (6.52%) Git
2 15 (3.26%) JIRA
3 10 (2.17%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.52%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.87%) Cucumber
5 4 (0.87%) Cypress.io
5 4 (0.87%) GitLab
5 4 (0.87%) Robot Framework
6 3 (0.65%) Visual Studio Code
7 1 (0.22%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.22%) Gemini Tracker
7 1 (0.22%) gulp
7 1 (0.22%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.22%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.22%) webpack
General
1 183 (39.78%) Social Skills
2 120 (26.09%) Analytical Skills
3 74 (16.09%) Finance
4 35 (7.61%) Law
5 32 (6.96%) Organisational Skills
6 31 (6.74%) Manufacturing
7 25 (5.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (4.57%) Legal
9 18 (3.91%) Retail
10 16 (3.48%) Marketing
11 13 (2.83%) Telecoms
12 12 (2.61%) Public Sector
13 11 (2.39%) Documentation Skills
14 9 (1.96%) Games
15 7 (1.52%) Military
16 5 (1.09%) Advertising
16 5 (1.09%) Billing
16 5 (1.09%) German Language
16 5 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (1.09%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 76 (16.52%) Senior
2 64 (13.91%) Developer
3 53 (11.52%) Analyst
4 34 (7.39%) Software Engineer
5 28 (6.09%) Senior Developer
6 24 (5.22%) Lead
7 22 (4.78%) IT Support
7 22 (4.78%) Support Engineer
8 19 (4.13%) Administrator
8 19 (4.13%) Support Technician
9 16 (3.48%) IT Manager
10 15 (3.26%) IT Support Technician
10 15 (3.26%) IT Technician
10 15 (3.26%) Microsoft 365 Developer
11 14 (3.04%) Consultant
11 14 (3.04%) Data Engineer
11 14 (3.04%) Senior Analyst
12 13 (2.83%) Planning Manager
13 12 (2.61%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 12 (2.61%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (8.04%) HTML
2 32 (6.96%) React
3 27 (5.87%) .NET
4 22 (4.78%) CSS
5 16 (3.48%) AngularJS
5 16 (3.48%) Vue
6 12 (2.61%) Middleware
6 12 (2.61%) REST
7 11 (2.39%) Next.js
7 11 (2.39%) Spring
7 11 (2.39%) Web Services
8 10 (2.17%) Node.js
8 10 (2.17%) React Native
9 9 (1.96%) Microsoft Graph
9 9 (1.96%) RESTful
9 9 (1.96%) Spring Boot
10 8 (1.74%) HTML5 Canvas
10 8 (1.74%) Kafka
10 8 (1.74%) Ruby on Rails
10 8 (1.74%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.96%) Cloud Native
1 32 (6.96%) Driving Licence
2 31 (6.74%) Onboarding
3 29 (6.30%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (5.22%) Product Ownership
5 15 (3.26%) Distributed Systems
5 15 (3.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 13 (2.83%) Mobile App
7 11 (2.39%) CCTV
8 9 (1.96%) Data Centre
8 9 (1.96%) Management Information System
8 9 (1.96%) Security Posture
9 8 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.74%) IoT
10 6 (1.30%) Clustering
10 6 (1.30%) Social Media
11 4 (0.87%) Enterprise Storage
11 4 (0.87%) FMCG
11 4 (0.87%) NHS
11 4 (0.87%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 74 (16.09%) Windows
2 33 (7.17%) Windows Server
3 24 (5.22%) Windows 10
4 21 (4.57%) Linux
5 7 (1.52%) Mac OS
6 5 (1.09%) Unix
7 4 (0.87%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.65%) Android
8 3 (0.65%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.43%) Solaris
9 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (25.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 87 (18.91%) Agile
3 74 (16.09%) CI/CD
4 70 (15.22%) Customer Service
5 68 (14.78%) AI
5 68 (14.78%) Mentoring
6 62 (13.48%) Decision-Making
7 61 (13.26%) DevOps
8 58 (12.61%) Software Engineering
9 54 (11.74%) Stakeholder Management
10 48 (10.43%) Roadmaps
11 44 (9.57%) Analytics
12 39 (8.48%) Business Continuity
12 39 (8.48%) CRM
13 38 (8.26%) ERP
14 34 (7.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 33 (7.17%) Test Automation
16 32 (6.96%) Cybersecurity
17 31 (6.74%) Disaster Recovery
18 30 (6.52%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 94 (20.43%) SQL
2 89 (19.35%) Python
3 49 (10.65%) JavaScript
4 35 (7.61%) C#
5 29 (6.30%) Java
6 26 (5.65%) PowerShell
7 19 (4.13%) TypeScript
8 15 (3.26%) Bash
9 14 (3.04%) PHP
10 8 (1.74%) Ruby
10 8 (1.74%) T-SQL
11 7 (1.52%) Go
12 5 (1.09%) Apex Code
12 5 (1.09%) Bicep
13 4 (0.87%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.65%) R
14 3 (0.65%) SOQL
14 3 (0.65%) SOSL
14 3 (0.65%) Swift
15 2 (0.43%) Scala
Qualifications
1 64 (13.91%) Degree
2 40 (8.70%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.22%) Microsoft Certification
4 18 (3.91%) SC Cleared
5 17 (3.70%) DV Cleared
6 15 (3.26%) HNC
7 11 (2.39%) DBS Check
8 10 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.96%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.74%) Azure Certification
11 7 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (1.52%) MCSA
12 5 (1.09%) ACCA
12 5 (1.09%) CCNA
12 5 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (1.09%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.87%) CIMA
13 4 (0.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (0.87%) MBA
13 4 (0.87%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (6.74%) Data Quality
2 20 (4.35%) Accessibility
3 17 (3.70%) QA
4 10 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.96%) SLA
6 8 (1.74%) NIST
7 6 (1.30%) GDPR
8 2 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.22%) IFRS
9 1 (0.22%) IFRS 9
9 1 (0.22%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.22%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 47 (10.22%) Active Directory
2 34 (7.39%) Docker
3 28 (6.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (2.61%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.87%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.43%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 30 (6.52%) Kubernetes
2 17 (3.70%) Terraform
3 11 (2.39%) Grafana
3 11 (2.39%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (2.17%) FortiGate
4 10 (2.17%) Prometheus
5 8 (1.74%) Ansible
6 4 (0.87%) Argo
6 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Clustering
7 3 (0.65%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.43%) Nagios
8 2 (0.43%) Nessus
8 2 (0.43%) Podman
9 1 (0.22%) Autotask
9 1 (0.22%) Istio
9 1 (0.22%) linkerd
9 1 (0.22%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.22%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 137 (29.78%) Microsoft
2 35 (7.61%) VMware
3 20 (4.35%) SAP
4 10 (2.17%) Oracle
4 10 (2.17%) Salesforce
4 10 (2.17%) ServiceNow
5 9 (1.96%) SonicWALL
5 9 (1.96%) Sophos
6 8 (1.74%) HubSpot
6 8 (1.74%) Tanium
7 7 (1.52%) Cisco
8 6 (1.30%) Adobe
8 6 (1.30%) iManage
9 5 (1.09%) Databricks
9 5 (1.09%) Google
9 5 (1.09%) Meraki
9 5 (1.09%) Sage
9 5 (1.09%) Splunk
10 4 (0.87%) Apple
10 4 (0.87%) NEC