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

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 5 8
Rank change year-on-year -23 +3 +17
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 312 414 664
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 5.98% 19.84% 13.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.21% 20.79% 15.65%
Number of salaries quoted 227 318 506
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £27,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.31% +4.50% -
75th Percentile £63,220 £76,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,750 £78,500
North West median annual salary £42,500 £49,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -13.27% +8.89% -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 3,802 1,991 4,243
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 72.86% 95.40% 86.31%
Number of salaries quoted 2,608 1,263 3,398
10th Percentile £31,000 £31,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £53,200 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.91% +9.59% -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 29 April 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 29 April 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 0 17 £50,000 -16.67% 14
Stockport -1 6 £40,000 +39.13% 9
Bury - 6 £37,500 - 1
Salford -17 3 £55,000 +57.14% 7
Sale - 3 £16,600 - 1
Altrincham -14 2 £47,500 -19.15% 2
Wigan -5 1 £55,000 +74.60% 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 30 (9.62%) SharePoint
2 18 (5.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.60%) Confluence
4 4 (1.28%) Moodle
4 4 (1.28%) Totara
5 2 (0.64%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.64%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (6.73%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (4.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.32%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.32%) Revit
Business Applications
1 17 (5.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (3.85%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.96%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.96%) Shopify
4 2 (0.64%) Magento
5 1 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.32%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 82 (26.28%) Azure
2 54 (17.31%) Microsoft 365
3 38 (12.18%) AWS
4 28 (8.97%) Entra ID
5 26 (8.33%) Power Platform
6 23 (7.37%) SaaS
7 19 (6.09%) GCP
8 16 (5.13%) Microsoft Purview
9 13 (4.17%) GitHub
10 11 (3.53%) Azure Monitor
11 9 (2.88%) OneDrive
12 8 (2.56%) Azure Sentinel
13 7 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (2.24%) Azure Logic Apps
13 7 (2.24%) GitHub Actions
13 7 (2.24%) Serverless
14 6 (1.92%) Azure AKS
14 6 (1.92%) Microsoft Copilot
15 5 (1.60%) Dynamics 365
15 5 (1.60%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 25 (8.01%) Firewall
2 20 (6.41%) DHCP
2 20 (6.41%) DNS
2 20 (6.41%) VLAN
3 16 (5.13%) VoIP
4 13 (4.17%) Structured Cabling
4 13 (4.17%) Wi-Fi
5 12 (3.85%) VPN
6 8 (2.56%) Telepresence
6 8 (2.56%) Unified Communications
6 8 (2.56%) WebEx
7 7 (2.24%) TCP/IP
7 7 (2.24%) WAN
8 6 (1.92%) LAN
9 5 (1.60%) Network Security
10 4 (1.28%) Broadband
11 2 (0.64%) Intrusion Detection
11 2 (0.64%) SAN
11 2 (0.64%) SSH
11 2 (0.64%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.85%) NoSQL
2 10 (3.21%) Power BI
2 10 (3.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 9 (2.88%) MongoDB
3 9 (2.88%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (2.88%) SQL Server
4 6 (1.92%) MySQL
5 4 (1.28%) DynamoDB
5 4 (1.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.96%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.96%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.64%) Big Data
7 2 (0.64%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.64%) Power Query
8 1 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.32%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.32%) DB2
8 1 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 24 (7.69%) Git
2 9 (2.88%) JIRA
3 7 (2.24%) Bitbucket
4 5 (1.60%) GitLab
5 3 (0.96%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.32%) gulp
6 1 (0.32%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.32%) webpack
General
1 146 (46.79%) Social Skills
2 79 (25.32%) Analytical Skills
3 68 (21.79%) Finance
4 31 (9.94%) Organisational Skills
5 21 (6.73%) Law
5 21 (6.73%) Manufacturing
6 18 (5.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (5.45%) Public Sector
7 17 (5.45%) Retail
8 12 (3.85%) Telecoms
9 11 (3.53%) Legal
9 11 (3.53%) Marketing
10 10 (3.21%) Advertising
11 6 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.60%) Fire and Rescue
12 5 (1.60%) Military
13 4 (1.28%) Banking
13 4 (1.28%) Games
14 3 (0.96%) Electronics
14 3 (0.96%) French Language
Job Titles
1 43 (13.78%) Senior
2 41 (13.14%) Analyst
3 31 (9.94%) Developer
4 24 (7.69%) Support Engineer
5 21 (6.73%) IT Support
6 20 (6.41%) Consultant
7 15 (4.81%) Software Engineer
8 13 (4.17%) Senior Developer
8 13 (4.17%) Support Specialist
9 12 (3.85%) Planning Manager
9 12 (3.85%) SAP Manager
9 12 (3.85%) Technology Consultant
10 11 (3.53%) Business Analyst
10 11 (3.53%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 11 (3.53%) IT Engineer
10 11 (3.53%) IT Support Engineer
11 10 (3.21%) Architect
11 10 (3.21%) Support Technician
12 9 (2.88%) Administrator
12 9 (2.88%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (7.05%) React
2 16 (5.13%) HTML
3 15 (4.81%) Spring
3 15 (4.81%) Spring Boot
4 14 (4.49%) CSS
5 11 (3.53%) .NET
5 11 (3.53%) RESTful
6 10 (3.21%) Vue
7 9 (2.88%) EDI
8 8 (2.56%) AngularJS
9 7 (2.24%) Node.js
9 7 (2.24%) OAuth
9 7 (2.24%) OAuth2
9 7 (2.24%) Web Services
10 6 (1.92%) ARM Templates
11 5 (1.60%) REST
12 4 (1.28%) Celery
12 4 (1.28%) Django
12 4 (1.28%) Flask
12 4 (1.28%) Hibernate
Miscellaneous
1 39 (12.50%) Driving Licence
2 22 (7.05%) Onboarding
3 13 (4.17%) Enterprise Software
3 13 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (3.85%) CCTV
5 11 (3.53%) Cloud Native
6 10 (3.21%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (3.21%) Product Ownership
6 10 (3.21%) Social Media
7 9 (2.88%) Distributed Systems
7 9 (2.88%) EPoS
8 8 (2.56%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.60%) FMCG
9 5 (1.60%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (1.60%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.28%) e-Learning
10 4 (1.28%) Learning Management System
11 3 (0.96%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.96%) Home Automation
11 3 (0.96%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 57 (18.27%) Windows
2 27 (8.65%) Windows Server
3 21 (6.73%) Windows 10
4 11 (3.53%) Linux
5 8 (2.56%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.92%) Android
6 6 (1.92%) Apple iOS
7 5 (1.60%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.96%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.96%) Unix
9 2 (0.64%) Solaris
10 1 (0.32%) CentOS
10 1 (0.32%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (21.15%) Continuous Improvement
2 61 (19.55%) Customer Service
3 56 (17.95%) Decision-Making
4 49 (15.71%) Mentoring
5 48 (15.38%) AI
5 48 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
6 43 (13.78%) CI/CD
7 40 (12.82%) Agile
8 34 (10.90%) DevOps
9 30 (9.62%) Roadmaps
10 28 (8.97%) Cybersecurity
11 27 (8.65%) Software Engineering
12 25 (8.01%) Process Improvement
12 25 (8.01%) Service Delivery
12 25 (8.01%) User Experience
13 24 (7.69%) Business Continuity
13 24 (7.69%) ERP
13 24 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 23 (7.37%) Coaching
14 23 (7.37%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 46 (14.74%) SQL
2 38 (12.18%) Python
3 23 (7.37%) JavaScript
4 22 (7.05%) Java
5 15 (4.81%) C#
6 11 (3.53%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.88%) TypeScript
8 8 (2.56%) Kotlin
9 7 (2.24%) Bash
10 5 (1.60%) Bicep
10 5 (1.60%) PHP
11 4 (1.28%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.96%) Go
12 3 (0.96%) Swift
13 2 (0.64%) C
13 2 (0.64%) Ladder Logic
13 2 (0.64%) Scala
13 2 (0.64%) VBA
Qualifications
1 41 (13.14%) Degree
2 14 (4.49%) Security Cleared
3 11 (3.53%) DBS Check
3 11 (3.53%) Microsoft Certification
4 8 (2.56%) HNC
4 8 (2.56%) Network+ Certification
5 7 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (1.92%) SC Cleared
7 4 (1.28%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.28%) CCNA
7 4 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.28%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.28%) MCSA
8 3 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.64%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.64%) NVQ Level 4
10 1 (0.32%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.32%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.85%) Data Quality
2 9 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (2.24%) GDPR
4 5 (1.60%) SLA
5 4 (1.28%) QA
6 3 (0.96%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.64%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 45 (14.42%) Active Directory
2 21 (6.73%) Docker
3 9 (2.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.92%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.28%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (1.28%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.32%) Firmware
6 1 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 26 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (6.73%) Kubernetes
3 20 (6.41%) Terraform
4 10 (3.21%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (2.56%) Cisco CUCM
6 5 (1.60%) Ansible
6 5 (1.60%) FortiGate
7 4 (1.28%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (1.28%) SCCM
8 3 (0.96%) Grafana
8 3 (0.96%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.96%) Rancher
9 2 (0.64%) cPanel
9 2 (0.64%) Plesk
9 2 (0.64%) Podman
10 1 (0.32%) Autotask
10 1 (0.32%) McAfee ePO
10 1 (0.32%) SCVMM
10 1 (0.32%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 100 (32.05%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.77%) SAP
3 15 (4.81%) Oracle
4 12 (3.85%) Cisco
5 10 (3.21%) VMware
6 8 (2.56%) New Relic
6 8 (2.56%) Splunk
7 6 (1.92%) Meraki
7 6 (1.92%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.60%) Apple
8 5 (1.60%) BiZZdesign
9 4 (1.28%) iManage
9 4 (1.28%) SonicWALL
9 4 (1.28%) Sophos
9 4 (1.28%) Ubiquiti
10 3 (0.96%) HubSpot
10 3 (0.96%) Red Hat
11 2 (0.64%) Google
11 2 (0.64%) IFS
11 2 (0.64%) Siemens