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

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 6 8
Rank change year-on-year -12 +2 +13
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 406 430 791
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 6.54% 18.68% 13.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.00% 19.68% 16.56%
Number of salaries quoted 318 287 510
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,500 £26,925
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £33,813
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 £46,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year -2.17% -2.13% -1.05%

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 4,513 2,185 4,777
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 72.65% 94.92% 83.19%
Number of salaries quoted 3,576 1,243 3,548
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -9.48%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,886 £68,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,164 £81,250
North West median annual salary £55,000 £51,763 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% +3.53% -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 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 27 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 22 £50,000 - 11
Ashton-under-Lyne +6 9 £51,000 - 2
Salford -13 7 £48,350 +38.14% 11
Stockport +5 6 £40,000 +28.00% 10
Sale +8 4 £16,600 - 1
Rochdale -1 3 £45,000 - 2
Altrincham -9 3 £26,228 -59.65% 2
Oldham +8 1 £69,973 +23.84% 4
Wigan +1 1 £55,000 - 1
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 29 (7.14%) SharePoint
2 27 (6.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.22%) IIS
4 5 (1.23%) Apache Spark
4 5 (1.23%) Confluence
5 4 (0.99%) Moodle
5 4 (0.99%) Totara
6 2 (0.49%) Apache
6 2 (0.49%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.49%) nginx
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 19 (4.68%) Microsoft Excel
1 19 (4.68%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.23%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.49%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.49%) Windchill
4 1 (0.25%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.25%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 17 (4.19%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (3.20%) SAP ERP
3 4 (0.99%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.74%) Shopify
5 2 (0.49%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.49%) Magento
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.25%) SAP ECC
6 1 (0.25%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 95 (23.40%) Azure
2 65 (16.01%) AWS
2 65 (16.01%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (7.64%) Power Platform
4 18 (4.43%) GCP
5 15 (3.69%) Microsoft Copilot
6 14 (3.45%) Entra ID
6 14 (3.45%) Power Automate
6 14 (3.45%) PowerApps
7 13 (3.20%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (3.20%) GitHub
7 13 (3.20%) SaaS
8 11 (2.71%) Serverless
9 9 (2.22%) Microsoft Purview
10 7 (1.72%) Azure Logic Apps
10 7 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (1.72%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (1.48%) OneDrive
12 5 (1.23%) Azure Sentinel
12 5 (1.23%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 33 (8.13%) Firewall
2 31 (7.64%) DNS
3 27 (6.65%) DHCP
4 25 (6.16%) VLAN
5 19 (4.68%) TCP/IP
6 17 (4.19%) VPN
7 15 (3.69%) Wi-Fi
8 14 (3.45%) Structured Cabling
9 13 (3.20%) VoIP
10 10 (2.46%) Network Security
11 6 (1.48%) LAN
11 6 (1.48%) SAN
11 6 (1.48%) WAN
12 5 (1.23%) Broadband
12 5 (1.23%) Wireless
13 4 (0.99%) BGP
13 4 (0.99%) OSPF
14 2 (0.49%) MPLS
14 2 (0.49%) VRRP
14 2 (0.49%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (6.16%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.45%) Power BI
3 12 (2.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (2.71%) PostgreSQL
5 10 (2.46%) NoSQL
6 8 (1.97%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (1.72%) Big Data
7 7 (1.72%) MySQL
8 5 (1.23%) MongoDB
8 5 (1.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.99%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.74%) Amazon Redshift
10 3 (0.74%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.74%) Neo4j
11 2 (0.49%) KNIME
11 2 (0.49%) MS Access
11 2 (0.49%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.49%) Power Query
11 2 (0.49%) Redis
11 2 (0.49%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 27 (6.65%) Git
2 12 (2.96%) JIRA
3 7 (1.72%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.23%) Bitbucket
4 5 (1.23%) GitLab
5 3 (0.74%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.74%) Cypress.io
5 3 (0.74%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.25%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.25%) Gemini Tracker
6 1 (0.25%) gulp
6 1 (0.25%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.25%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.25%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.25%) webpack
General
1 158 (38.92%) Social Skills
2 100 (24.63%) Analytical Skills
3 64 (15.76%) Finance
4 35 (8.62%) Law
5 34 (8.37%) Organisational Skills
6 28 (6.90%) Manufacturing
7 20 (4.93%) Retail
8 17 (4.19%) Legal
9 16 (3.94%) Public Sector
10 15 (3.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (3.69%) Marketing
11 9 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (1.72%) Games
12 7 (1.72%) Telecoms
13 6 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.23%) Advertising
14 5 (1.23%) Military
15 4 (0.99%) Banking
15 4 (0.99%) Billing
Job Titles
1 64 (15.76%) Senior
2 52 (12.81%) Developer
3 46 (11.33%) Analyst
4 29 (7.14%) IT Support
5 28 (6.90%) Software Engineer
6 21 (5.17%) Senior Developer
7 20 (4.93%) Consultant
8 19 (4.68%) Lead
8 19 (4.68%) Support Engineer
9 17 (4.19%) Support Technician
10 15 (3.69%) Administrator
11 14 (3.45%) Senior Analyst
12 13 (3.20%) Planning Manager
13 12 (2.96%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 12 (2.96%) SAP Manager
14 11 (2.71%) IT Manager
15 10 (2.46%) IT Support Engineer
15 10 (2.46%) IT Support Technician
15 10 (2.46%) IT Technician
15 10 (2.46%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (7.39%) HTML
2 28 (6.90%) React
3 24 (5.91%) .NET
4 21 (5.17%) CSS
5 16 (3.94%) Vue
6 15 (3.69%) AngularJS
7 13 (3.20%) Spring
7 13 (3.20%) Spring Boot
8 11 (2.71%) Next.js
8 11 (2.71%) REST
8 11 (2.71%) Web Services
9 10 (2.46%) EDI
9 10 (2.46%) Node.js
9 10 (2.46%) React Native
9 10 (2.46%) RESTful
10 9 (2.22%) Middleware
11 8 (1.97%) Ruby on Rails
12 6 (1.48%) OAuth
12 6 (1.48%) OAuth2
13 5 (1.23%) Microsoft Graph
Miscellaneous
1 37 (9.11%) Driving Licence
2 33 (8.13%) Cloud Native
2 33 (8.13%) Onboarding
3 26 (6.40%) Product Ownership
4 18 (4.43%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (3.94%) Distributed Systems
5 16 (3.94%) Mobile App
6 12 (2.96%) Data Centre
7 10 (2.46%) CCTV
8 9 (2.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 9 (2.22%) Social Media
9 7 (1.72%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.23%) EPoS
10 5 (1.23%) IoT
11 4 (0.99%) AI Agents
11 4 (0.99%) Clustering
11 4 (0.99%) e-Learning
11 4 (0.99%) Enterprise Storage
11 4 (0.99%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 72 (17.73%) Windows
2 36 (8.87%) Windows Server
3 31 (7.64%) Windows 10
4 13 (3.20%) Linux
5 7 (1.72%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.48%) Android
6 6 (1.48%) Apple iOS
7 5 (1.23%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.74%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.74%) Unix
9 2 (0.49%) Solaris
10 1 (0.25%) CentOS
10 1 (0.25%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.25%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.25%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (26.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 71 (17.49%) Mentoring
3 70 (17.24%) Customer Service
4 69 (17.00%) CI/CD
5 66 (16.26%) Agile
6 64 (15.76%) Decision-Making
7 58 (14.29%) AI
8 51 (12.56%) Software Engineering
9 49 (12.07%) Stakeholder Management
10 46 (11.33%) DevOps
10 46 (11.33%) Roadmaps
11 45 (11.08%) Analytics
12 38 (9.36%) Test Automation
13 33 (8.13%) Business Continuity
14 32 (7.88%) ERP
15 31 (7.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 30 (7.39%) CRM
17 28 (6.90%) Cybersecurity
18 27 (6.65%) Containerisation
18 27 (6.65%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 81 (19.95%) SQL
2 78 (19.21%) Python
3 39 (9.61%) JavaScript
4 30 (7.39%) C#
5 24 (5.91%) Java
6 21 (5.17%) PowerShell
7 15 (3.69%) Bash
8 14 (3.45%) TypeScript
9 11 (2.71%) PHP
10 8 (1.97%) Ruby
10 8 (1.97%) T-SQL
11 7 (1.72%) Kotlin
12 5 (1.23%) Bicep
13 4 (0.99%) Apex Code
14 3 (0.74%) R
14 3 (0.74%) SOQL
14 3 (0.74%) SOSL
14 3 (0.74%) Swift
15 2 (0.49%) Go
15 2 (0.49%) Scala
Qualifications
1 48 (11.82%) Degree
2 33 (8.13%) Security Cleared
3 20 (4.93%) Microsoft Certification
4 17 (4.19%) SC Cleared
5 13 (3.20%) DBS Check
6 11 (2.71%) DV Cleared
7 8 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.97%) HNC
8 7 (1.72%) Azure Certification
8 7 (1.72%) MCSA
9 6 (1.48%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.23%) CCNA
10 5 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.23%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.23%) Network+ Certification
11 4 (0.99%) ACCA
11 4 (0.99%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.99%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 3 (0.74%) CCA
12 3 (0.74%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (6.40%) Data Quality
2 13 (3.20%) QA
3 12 (2.96%) Accessibility
4 9 (2.22%) SLA
5 8 (1.97%) GDPR
6 6 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.99%) NIST
8 1 (0.25%) IFRS
8 1 (0.25%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.25%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.25%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 49 (12.07%) Active Directory
2 29 (7.14%) Docker
3 25 (6.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (2.46%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.99%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.49%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 29 (7.14%) Kubernetes
2 16 (3.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (3.94%) Terraform
3 10 (2.46%) Grafana
3 10 (2.46%) Prometheus
4 9 (2.22%) FortiGate
5 7 (1.72%) Ansible
6 4 (0.99%) Argo
6 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Clustering
6 4 (0.99%) SCCM
7 3 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
8 2 (0.49%) Nagios
8 2 (0.49%) Podman
9 1 (0.25%) Autotask
9 1 (0.25%) Istio
9 1 (0.25%) linkerd
9 1 (0.25%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.25%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.25%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 123 (30.30%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.14%) VMware
3 18 (4.43%) SAP
4 11 (2.71%) HubSpot
5 9 (2.22%) SonicWALL
5 9 (2.22%) Sophos
6 8 (1.97%) Oracle
7 7 (1.72%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.48%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.23%) Adobe
9 5 (1.23%) Databricks
9 5 (1.23%) iManage
9 5 (1.23%) Meraki
10 4 (0.99%) Apple
10 4 (0.99%) Cisco
10 4 (0.99%) Sage
10 4 (0.99%) Tanium
11 3 (0.74%) Facebook
11 3 (0.74%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.74%) Veeam