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 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 6 8
Rank change year-on-year -16 +2 +19
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 355 421 671
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 6.07% 19.74% 13.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.44% 20.59% 15.37%
Number of salaries quoted 270 272 507
10th Percentile £28,225 £32,050 £26,400
25th Percentile £33,500 £40,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,007 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.01% - -
75th Percentile £65,938 £73,886 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £77,500
North West median annual salary £45,000 £47,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -4.26% +4.44% -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 4,208 2,045 4,365
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 71.97% 95.87% 84.68%
Number of salaries quoted 3,097 1,143 3,461
10th Percentile £32,835 £30,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +9.52% -8.70%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,840 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £82,000
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 27 May 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 27 May 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 17 £52,375 +4.75% 10
Salford -15 7 £48,350 +38.14% 12
Stockport -2 6 £40,000 +39.13% 9
Sale +5 4 £16,600 - 2
Bury +3 4 £37,500 - 6
Wigan -2 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 27 (7.61%) SharePoint
2 19 (5.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.41%) Confluence
4 4 (1.13%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.13%) Moodle
4 4 (1.13%) Totara
5 2 (0.56%) Apache
5 2 (0.56%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.56%) IIS
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 21 (5.92%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (4.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.56%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.28%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.28%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 18 (5.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (3.66%) SAP ERP
3 4 (1.13%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.85%) Shopify
5 2 (0.56%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.56%) Magento
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.28%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 86 (24.23%) Azure
2 56 (15.77%) Microsoft 365
3 48 (13.52%) AWS
4 27 (7.61%) Power Platform
5 23 (6.48%) Entra ID
6 17 (4.79%) GCP
7 16 (4.51%) SaaS
8 14 (3.94%) Microsoft Purview
9 11 (3.10%) GitHub
10 10 (2.82%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (2.25%) Azure Sentinel
12 7 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
12 7 (1.97%) OneDrive
12 7 (1.97%) Serverless
13 6 (1.69%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (1.69%) Azure Monitor
13 6 (1.69%) Microsoft Copilot
13 6 (1.69%) Power Automate
14 5 (1.41%) GitHub Actions
14 5 (1.41%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 25 (7.04%) Firewall
2 23 (6.48%) VLAN
3 22 (6.20%) DNS
4 20 (5.63%) DHCP
5 13 (3.66%) VoIP
5 13 (3.66%) VPN
6 12 (3.38%) Wi-Fi
7 11 (3.10%) Structured Cabling
8 9 (2.54%) TCP/IP
9 6 (1.69%) SAN
9 6 (1.69%) Telepresence
9 6 (1.69%) Unified Communications
9 6 (1.69%) WAN
9 6 (1.69%) WebEx
10 5 (1.41%) Broadband
10 5 (1.41%) LAN
10 5 (1.41%) Network Security
11 3 (0.85%) Wireless
12 2 (0.56%) OSPF
12 2 (0.56%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.23%) SQL Server
2 13 (3.66%) Power BI
3 12 (3.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (2.82%) NoSQL
5 9 (2.54%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (1.69%) Big Data
6 6 (1.69%) MongoDB
6 6 (1.69%) MySQL
7 5 (1.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (1.13%) Azure SQL Database
8 4 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.85%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.85%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.56%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.56%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.56%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.56%) Power Query
11 1 (0.28%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
11 1 (0.28%) DB2
11 1 (0.28%) InfluxDB
Development Applications
1 25 (7.04%) Git
2 12 (3.38%) JIRA
3 7 (1.97%) Bitbucket
4 6 (1.69%) GitLab
4 6 (1.69%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.28%) Gemini Tracker
5 1 (0.28%) gulp
5 1 (0.28%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.28%) Rational Rhapsody
5 1 (0.28%) webpack
General
1 149 (41.97%) Social Skills
2 97 (27.32%) Analytical Skills
3 75 (21.13%) Finance
4 28 (7.89%) Law
4 28 (7.89%) Organisational Skills
5 23 (6.48%) Manufacturing
6 20 (5.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 19 (5.35%) Public Sector
8 18 (5.07%) Retail
9 13 (3.66%) Marketing
9 13 (3.66%) Telecoms
10 12 (3.38%) Legal
11 9 (2.54%) Advertising
12 5 (1.41%) Military
12 5 (1.41%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.13%) Banking
13 4 (1.13%) Fire and Rescue
13 4 (1.13%) Games
13 4 (1.13%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.85%) French Language
Job Titles
1 54 (15.21%) Senior
2 42 (11.83%) Analyst
3 40 (11.27%) Developer
4 26 (7.32%) IT Support
5 24 (6.76%) Software Engineer
6 22 (6.20%) Consultant
7 19 (5.35%) Support Engineer
8 17 (4.79%) Senior Developer
9 16 (4.51%) Lead
10 13 (3.66%) Administrator
10 13 (3.66%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 13 (3.66%) Planning Manager
10 13 (3.66%) SAP Manager
11 12 (3.38%) IT Engineer
11 12 (3.38%) IT Support Engineer
11 12 (3.38%) Technology Consultant
12 11 (3.10%) IT Manager
12 11 (3.10%) Support Specialist
12 11 (3.10%) Support Technician
13 10 (2.82%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.79%) HTML
1 17 (4.79%) React
2 15 (4.23%) .NET
2 15 (4.23%) CSS
2 15 (4.23%) Spring
2 15 (4.23%) Spring Boot
3 12 (3.38%) RESTful
4 10 (2.82%) EDI
5 9 (2.54%) Vue
6 8 (2.25%) AngularJS
6 8 (2.25%) Next.js
6 8 (2.25%) React Native
6 8 (2.25%) REST
6 8 (2.25%) Ruby on Rails
6 8 (2.25%) Web Services
7 7 (1.97%) OAuth
7 7 (1.97%) OAuth2
8 6 (1.69%) Node.js
9 4 (1.13%) Hibernate
9 4 (1.13%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 39 (10.99%) Driving Licence
2 27 (7.61%) Onboarding
3 22 (6.20%) Product Ownership
4 21 (5.92%) Cloud Native
5 13 (3.66%) Mobile App
6 12 (3.38%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.82%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (2.82%) Distributed Systems
8 9 (2.54%) CCTV
8 9 (2.54%) Data Centre
8 9 (2.54%) Social Media
9 8 (2.25%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.97%) EPoS
10 7 (1.97%) Management Information System
11 5 (1.41%) FMCG
12 4 (1.13%) Clustering
12 4 (1.13%) e-Learning
12 4 (1.13%) Enterprise Storage
12 4 (1.13%) Learning Management System
13 3 (0.85%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 61 (17.18%) Windows
2 29 (8.17%) Windows Server
3 26 (7.32%) Windows 10
4 8 (2.25%) Linux
5 7 (1.97%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.69%) Android
6 6 (1.69%) Apple iOS
7 5 (1.41%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.85%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.85%) Unix
9 2 (0.56%) Solaris
10 1 (0.28%) CentOS
10 1 (0.28%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (22.25%) Continuous Improvement
2 65 (18.31%) Mentoring
3 64 (18.03%) Customer Service
4 61 (17.18%) Decision-Making
5 52 (14.65%) Agile
5 52 (14.65%) AI
6 51 (14.37%) Stakeholder Management
7 50 (14.08%) CI/CD
8 40 (11.27%) Roadmaps
9 38 (10.70%) DevOps
9 38 (10.70%) Software Engineering
10 33 (9.30%) Analytics
11 31 (8.73%) Test Automation
12 29 (8.17%) Business Continuity
12 29 (8.17%) ERP
12 29 (8.17%) Process Improvement
12 29 (8.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 25 (7.04%) Cybersecurity
13 25 (7.04%) User Experience
14 24 (6.76%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 62 (17.46%) SQL
2 58 (16.34%) Python
3 24 (6.76%) Java
3 24 (6.76%) JavaScript
4 19 (5.35%) C#
5 13 (3.66%) PowerShell
6 10 (2.82%) Bash
7 8 (2.25%) Kotlin
7 8 (2.25%) Ruby
8 7 (1.97%) T-SQL
9 5 (1.41%) PHP
9 5 (1.41%) TypeScript
10 4 (1.13%) Apex Code
10 4 (1.13%) Bicep
10 4 (1.13%) Scala
11 3 (0.85%) Go
11 3 (0.85%) SOQL
11 3 (0.85%) SOSL
11 3 (0.85%) Swift
12 2 (0.56%) VBA
Qualifications
1 38 (10.70%) Degree
2 23 (6.48%) Security Cleared
3 15 (4.23%) SC Cleared
4 14 (3.94%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (2.82%) DBS Check
6 8 (2.25%) DV Cleared
6 8 (2.25%) HNC
6 8 (2.25%) Network+ Certification
7 7 (1.97%) Azure Certification
7 7 (1.97%) MCSA
8 6 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.13%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (1.13%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 3 (0.85%) CCNA
11 3 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.56%) ACCA
12 2 (0.56%) CIMA
13 1 (0.28%) CISA
13 1 (0.28%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.92%) Data Quality
2 9 (2.54%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (2.25%) SLA
4 7 (1.97%) GDPR
4 7 (1.97%) QA
5 5 (1.41%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.56%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 48 (13.52%) Active Directory
2 21 (5.92%) Docker
3 14 (3.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.13%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.13%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (1.13%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.56%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 25 (7.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (6.48%) Kubernetes
3 19 (5.35%) Terraform
4 7 (1.97%) Grafana
4 7 (1.97%) Prometheus
5 6 (1.69%) Cisco CUCM
5 6 (1.69%) Single Sign-On
6 5 (1.41%) Ansible
6 5 (1.41%) FortiGate
7 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Clustering
7 4 (1.13%) SCCM
8 3 (0.85%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.85%) Rancher
9 2 (0.56%) Argo
9 2 (0.56%) Nagios
9 2 (0.56%) Podman
10 1 (0.28%) Autotask
10 1 (0.28%) McAfee ePO
10 1 (0.28%) SCVMM
10 1 (0.28%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 101 (28.45%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.35%) SAP
3 17 (4.79%) VMware
4 14 (3.94%) Oracle
5 10 (2.82%) Cisco
6 8 (2.25%) HubSpot
7 7 (1.97%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.69%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.41%) iManage
9 5 (1.41%) Meraki
9 5 (1.41%) New Relic
9 5 (1.41%) Splunk
10 4 (1.13%) Apple
10 4 (1.13%) SonicWALL
10 4 (1.13%) Sophos
11 3 (0.85%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.85%) Ubiquiti
12 2 (0.56%) Adyen
12 2 (0.56%) Databricks
12 2 (0.56%) Mirantis