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 16 February 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Feb 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 9 28
Rank change year-on-year +5 +19 -15
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 494 533 566
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 19.56% 13.91% 10.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.64% 15.48% 10.99%
Number of salaries quoted 248 368 309
10th Percentile £33,350 £26,250 £29,900
25th Percentile £38,938 £35,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -
75th Percentile £73,886 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £80,000 £78,750
North West median annual salary £47,683 £47,500 £47,624
% change year-on-year +0.39% -0.26% +5.74%

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 2,393 3,444 5,149
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 94.73% 89.85% 97.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,182 2,709 2,870
10th Percentile £34,500 £29,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £42,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £74,080 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £86,250
North West median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £54,882
% change year-on-year +4.00% -8.90% +4.54%

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 16 February 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 16 February 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 -6 30 £75,000 +66.67% 24
Salford +9 22 £63,465 +41.03% 10
Stockport -6 11 £30,000 -36.84% 7
Wigan - 8 £23,250 - 2
Oldham -3 6 £38,250 -4.38%
Altrincham -2 4 £52,500 +7.69% 20
Rochdale -4 3 £52,500 +23.53% 2
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 17 (3.44%) IIS
2 9 (1.82%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.62%) Apache Spark
4 7 (1.42%) nginx
5 6 (1.21%) SAS
6 4 (0.81%) Apache
6 4 (0.81%) IBM Domino
6 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.81%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.61%) Confluence
7 3 (0.61%) Mule
8 1 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.20%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.20%) CMS
8 1 (0.20%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (4.05%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.40%) Sketch
4 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.20%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.20%) Revit
Business Applications
1 34 (6.88%) NetSuite
2 12 (2.43%) Shopify
3 5 (1.01%) Magento
3 5 (1.01%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.61%) SAP Business One
4 3 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.40%) Odoo
5 2 (0.40%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 103 (20.85%) Azure
2 86 (17.41%) AWS
3 40 (8.10%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (7.29%) GCP
5 23 (4.66%) SaaS
6 14 (2.83%) Power Platform
7 11 (2.23%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (2.23%) Azure Machine Learning
8 9 (1.82%) Serverless
9 8 (1.62%) Figma
10 7 (1.42%) Entra ID
10 7 (1.42%) GitHub
11 6 (1.21%) GitHub Actions
12 5 (1.01%) AWS Lambda
12 5 (1.01%) Azure AKS
12 5 (1.01%) Cloud Computing
12 5 (1.01%) Datadog
12 5 (1.01%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (1.01%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.81%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 33 (6.68%) Intrusion Detection
2 23 (4.66%) Internet
3 20 (4.05%) Firewall
4 17 (3.44%) SSL
5 14 (2.83%) DNS
6 11 (2.23%) DHCP
7 6 (1.21%) TCP/IP
8 5 (1.01%) NAS
8 5 (1.01%) SAN
8 5 (1.01%) VPN
8 5 (1.01%) VSAN
9 4 (0.81%) LAN
9 4 (0.81%) WAN
10 3 (0.61%) Network Security
10 3 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.40%) PBX
11 2 (0.40%) Reverse Proxy
11 2 (0.40%) SMTP
11 2 (0.40%) VLAN
11 2 (0.40%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (5.26%) SQL Server
2 20 (4.05%) PostgreSQL
3 15 (3.04%) MongoDB
3 15 (3.04%) MySQL
4 12 (2.43%) Power BI
5 11 (2.23%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (2.23%) NoSQL
6 9 (1.82%) Big Data
7 8 (1.62%) Cloud Spanner
8 7 (1.42%) Hadoop
8 7 (1.42%) Relational Database
9 5 (1.01%) Elasticsearch
10 4 (0.81%) Redis
10 4 (0.81%) Tableau
11 3 (0.61%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.61%) Metadata
12 2 (0.40%) Amazon Redshift
12 2 (0.40%) DynamoDB
13 1 (0.20%) BigQuery
13 1 (0.20%) Couchbase
Development Applications
1 20 (4.05%) Git
2 16 (3.24%) JIRA
3 8 (1.62%) Jenkins
4 6 (1.21%) GitLab
4 6 (1.21%) Postman
5 5 (1.01%) Oracle Forms
6 4 (0.81%) PHPUnit
7 3 (0.61%) CircleCI
7 3 (0.61%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.61%) TestRail
8 2 (0.40%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.40%) LabVIEW
8 2 (0.40%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.40%) Selenium
8 2 (0.40%) Storybook
8 2 (0.40%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.20%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.20%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.20%) NUnit
9 1 (0.20%) Xcode
General
1 284 (57.49%) Social Skills
2 203 (41.09%) Analytical Skills
3 150 (30.36%) Finance
4 39 (7.89%) Legal
5 28 (5.67%) Banking
6 24 (4.86%) Telecoms
7 23 (4.66%) Organisational Skills
8 21 (4.25%) Manufacturing
8 21 (4.25%) Retail
9 20 (4.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 19 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
11 16 (3.24%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (2.23%) Marketing
13 8 (1.62%) Automotive
13 8 (1.62%) Games
13 8 (1.62%) Law
13 8 (1.62%) Public Sector
14 6 (1.21%) Electronics
15 5 (1.01%) Tech for Good
16 4 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 82 (16.60%) Analyst
2 78 (15.79%) Senior
3 46 (9.31%) Lead
4 44 (8.91%) Developer
5 43 (8.70%) Software Engineer
6 36 (7.29%) Consultant
7 32 (6.48%) Systems Engineer
8 22 (4.45%) NetSuite Consultant
9 19 (3.85%) Senior Software Engineer
10 18 (3.64%) Architect
11 17 (3.44%) Lead Systems Engineer
12 16 (3.24%) Functional Consultant
12 16 (3.24%) IT Manager
13 15 (3.04%) Administrator
13 15 (3.04%) Business Manager
13 15 (3.04%) Senior Manager
13 15 (3.04%) Service Analyst
14 14 (2.83%) Applications Support
14 14 (2.83%) Security Architect
14 14 (2.83%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (9.72%) .NET
2 35 (7.09%) HTML
3 28 (5.67%) RESTful
4 27 (5.47%) React
5 21 (4.25%) ASP.NET
5 21 (4.25%) CSS
5 21 (4.25%) Node.js
6 15 (3.04%) XML
7 14 (2.83%) SOAP
8 13 (2.63%) AngularJS
9 11 (2.23%) Restlet
10 10 (2.02%) Spring Boot
11 8 (1.62%) .NET Core
11 8 (1.62%) Jest
11 8 (1.62%) Laravel
12 7 (1.42%) GraphQL
12 7 (1.42%) Middleware
12 7 (1.42%) Vue
12 7 (1.42%) Web Services
13 6 (1.21%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 35 (7.09%) Self-Motivation
2 30 (6.07%) Management Information System
3 29 (5.87%) Cyber Threat
4 21 (4.25%) Algorithms
5 20 (4.05%) Legacy Systems
6 17 (3.44%) Mobile App
6 17 (3.44%) Security Posture
7 16 (3.24%) Product Ownership
7 16 (3.24%) Public Cloud
8 15 (3.04%) Embedded Systems
8 15 (3.04%) Social Media
8 15 (3.04%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 13 (2.63%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (2.43%) Onboarding
11 11 (2.23%) ASIC
11 11 (2.23%) e-Learning
11 11 (2.23%) FPGA
11 11 (2.23%) Verilog
11 11 (2.23%) VHDL
12 8 (1.62%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 76 (15.38%) Windows
2 32 (6.48%) Windows Server
3 31 (6.28%) Linux
4 15 (3.04%) Windows Vista
5 13 (2.63%) Android
6 11 (2.23%) Unix
7 8 (1.62%) Windows 10
8 6 (1.21%) Apple iOS
9 5 (1.01%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.40%) Debian
10 2 (0.40%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.20%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (23.08%) Agile
2 100 (20.24%) Mentoring
3 76 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 71 (14.37%) DevOps
5 68 (13.77%) Software Engineering
6 61 (12.35%) Collaborative Working
7 57 (11.54%) Project Management
8 52 (10.53%) Risk Management
9 51 (10.32%) Computer Science
10 46 (9.31%) CI/CD
11 43 (8.70%) Customer Service
11 43 (8.70%) Migration
12 41 (8.30%) Data Migration
13 40 (8.10%) Coaching
13 40 (8.10%) Decision-Making
13 40 (8.10%) ERP
14 39 (7.89%) User Experience
15 38 (7.69%) Analytics
15 38 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
16 34 (6.88%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 72 (14.57%) Python
2 52 (10.53%) JavaScript
3 50 (10.12%) Java
4 48 (9.72%) SQL
5 33 (6.68%) C#
6 27 (5.47%) C++
7 26 (5.26%) TypeScript
8 18 (3.64%) C
9 16 (3.24%) PHP
10 15 (3.04%) Go
11 13 (2.63%) Shell Script
12 11 (2.23%) Assembly Language
12 11 (2.23%) SystemVerilog
12 11 (2.23%) Tcl
13 6 (1.21%) Rust
14 5 (1.01%) PowerShell
14 5 (1.01%) Scala
15 4 (0.81%) Kotlin
15 4 (0.81%) Perl
15 4 (0.81%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 91 (18.42%) Degree
2 36 (7.29%) Computer Science Degree
3 29 (5.87%) Master's Degree
4 28 (5.67%) Azure Certification
5 23 (4.66%) CISSP
6 18 (3.64%) Microsoft Certification
7 17 (3.44%) CISM
7 17 (3.44%) DBS Check
8 16 (3.24%) CEH
9 15 (3.04%) CISA
9 15 (3.04%) Cisco Certification
10 14 (2.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 13 (2.63%) Security Cleared
12 12 (2.43%) PMI Certification
12 12 (2.43%) PMP
13 10 (2.02%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 9 (1.82%) ACCA
14 9 (1.82%) CFA
14 9 (1.82%) CIMA
15 8 (1.62%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (6.07%) QA
3 25 (5.06%) SLA
4 23 (4.66%) NIST
5 21 (4.25%) GDPR
6 13 (2.63%) Accessibility
7 10 (2.02%) ISO 9001
8 7 (1.42%) Data Quality
9 6 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.61%) HIPAA
10 3 (0.61%) SOC 2
11 2 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.40%) EMIR
11 2 (0.40%) MiFID
11 2 (0.40%) PMO
12 1 (0.20%) ISO 14001
12 1 (0.20%) ISO 22301
12 1 (0.20%) NEBOSH
12 1 (0.20%) WCAG
System Software
1 34 (6.88%) Docker
2 25 (5.06%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.62%) vSphere
4 6 (1.21%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.01%) VMware NSX
6 4 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.61%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.40%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 32 (6.48%) Kubernetes
2 20 (4.05%) Terraform
3 9 (1.82%) SCCM
4 7 (1.42%) Autotask
5 6 (1.21%) Progress Chef
6 5 (1.01%) Grafana
7 4 (0.81%) Kibana
7 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.40%) Ansible
8 2 (0.40%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.20%) Automic
9 1 (0.20%) Consul
9 1 (0.20%) Kubeflow
9 1 (0.20%) Puppet
9 1 (0.20%) Rancher
Vendors
1 93 (18.83%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.06%) Google
3 23 (4.66%) Salesforce
4 20 (4.05%) VMware
5 16 (3.24%) ServiceNow
6 13 (2.63%) Oracle
7 11 (2.23%) Xilinx
8 9 (1.82%) SAP
9 8 (1.62%) Veeam
10 7 (1.42%) Datto
11 6 (1.21%) Apple
12 5 (1.01%) HP
12 5 (1.01%) QAD
13 4 (0.81%) Hitachi
14 3 (0.61%) IBM
14 3 (0.61%) New Relic
15 2 (0.40%) Adobe
15 2 (0.40%) Bloomberg
15 2 (0.40%) Cisco
15 2 (0.40%) Splunk