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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 6 7
Rank change year-on-year -22 +1 +14
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 317 415 668
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 5.91% 19.10% 13.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.11% 20.00% 15.70%
Number of salaries quoted 226 319 503
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £27,100
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,000 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £76,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,625 £85,000 £78,500
North West median annual salary £44,000 £48,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +6.67% -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 3,907 2,075 4,255
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 72.80% 95.49% 86.19%
Number of salaries quoted 2,697 1,300 3,395
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £54,700
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +5.12% -4.87%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,840 £69,650
90th Percentile £95,000 £91,250 £82,500
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 6 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 6 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 +1 18 £50,000 -16.67% 15
Stockport +1 6 £40,000 +39.13% 10
Bury - 5 £37,500 - 2
Sale - 4 £16,600 - 1
Salford -17 3 £55,000 +57.14% 12
Wigan -5 1 £55,000 +74.60% 2
Altrincham -10 1 £47,500 -26.92% 4
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 (9.46%) SharePoint
2 18 (5.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.58%) Confluence
4 4 (1.26%) Moodle
4 4 (1.26%) Totara
5 3 (0.95%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.63%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.32%) Apache
7 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (6.31%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (4.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 18 (5.68%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (4.10%) SAP ERP
3 4 (1.26%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.95%) Shopify
5 2 (0.63%) Magento
6 1 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.32%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 82 (25.87%) Azure
2 55 (17.35%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (11.67%) AWS
4 30 (9.46%) Power Platform
5 27 (8.52%) Entra ID
6 23 (7.26%) SaaS
7 18 (5.68%) GCP
7 18 (5.68%) Microsoft Purview
8 12 (3.79%) GitHub
9 10 (3.15%) Azure Monitor
10 9 (2.84%) OneDrive
11 8 (2.52%) Azure Sentinel
12 7 (2.21%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (2.21%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (1.89%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.89%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (1.89%) Microsoft Copilot
13 6 (1.89%) Power Automate
13 6 (1.89%) Serverless
14 5 (1.58%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (7.57%) Firewall
2 20 (6.31%) VLAN
3 19 (5.99%) DHCP
3 19 (5.99%) DNS
4 15 (4.73%) VoIP
5 12 (3.79%) Structured Cabling
5 12 (3.79%) VPN
5 12 (3.79%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (2.21%) Telepresence
6 7 (2.21%) Unified Communications
6 7 (2.21%) WAN
6 7 (2.21%) WebEx
7 6 (1.89%) LAN
7 6 (1.89%) TCP/IP
8 5 (1.58%) Broadband
8 5 (1.58%) Network Security
9 2 (0.63%) NAS
9 2 (0.63%) SAN
9 2 (0.63%) SSH
9 2 (0.63%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.10%) Power BI
2 12 (3.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 11 (3.47%) SQL Server
4 10 (3.15%) NoSQL
5 8 (2.52%) MongoDB
5 8 (2.52%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (1.89%) MySQL
7 5 (1.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.95%) Big Data
8 3 (0.95%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.95%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.63%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.63%) Power Query
10 1 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.32%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 1 (0.32%) DB2
10 1 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 24 (7.57%) Git
2 9 (2.84%) JIRA
3 7 (2.21%) Bitbucket
4 4 (1.26%) GitLab
5 3 (0.95%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.32%) gulp
6 1 (0.32%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.32%) webpack
General
1 145 (45.74%) Social Skills
2 84 (26.50%) Analytical Skills
3 71 (22.40%) Finance
4 30 (9.46%) Organisational Skills
5 22 (6.94%) Law
5 22 (6.94%) Manufacturing
6 21 (6.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (5.68%) Public Sector
8 17 (5.36%) Retail
9 15 (4.73%) Marketing
10 12 (3.79%) Telecoms
11 11 (3.47%) Legal
12 10 (3.15%) Advertising
13 6 (1.89%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.58%) Fire and Rescue
14 5 (1.58%) Military
15 4 (1.26%) Banking
15 4 (1.26%) Games
16 3 (0.95%) Electronics
16 3 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 45 (14.20%) Senior
2 42 (13.25%) Analyst
3 31 (9.78%) Developer
4 23 (7.26%) IT Support
5 21 (6.62%) Support Engineer
6 20 (6.31%) Consultant
7 15 (4.73%) Software Engineer
8 14 (4.42%) Senior Developer
9 13 (4.10%) Planning Manager
9 13 (4.10%) SAP Manager
10 12 (3.79%) Support Specialist
10 12 (3.79%) Technology Consultant
11 11 (3.47%) Administrator
11 11 (3.47%) Architect
11 11 (3.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 11 (3.47%) IT Engineer
11 11 (3.47%) IT Support Engineer
11 11 (3.47%) Support Technician
12 10 (3.15%) Business Analyst
12 10 (3.15%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.99%) React
2 15 (4.73%) HTML
2 15 (4.73%) Spring
2 15 (4.73%) Spring Boot
3 13 (4.10%) CSS
4 11 (3.47%) .NET
5 10 (3.15%) EDI
6 9 (2.84%) RESTful
7 8 (2.52%) Vue
7 8 (2.52%) Web Services
8 7 (2.21%) AngularJS
8 7 (2.21%) Node.js
8 7 (2.21%) OAuth
8 7 (2.21%) OAuth2
9 6 (1.89%) REST
10 5 (1.58%) ARM Templates
11 4 (1.26%) Hibernate
11 4 (1.26%) SAP Fiori
12 3 (0.95%) Django
12 3 (0.95%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 36 (11.36%) Driving Licence
2 22 (6.94%) Onboarding
3 15 (4.73%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (4.10%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (3.47%) CCTV
5 11 (3.47%) Product Ownership
6 10 (3.15%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (3.15%) Cloud Native
6 10 (3.15%) Social Media
7 9 (2.84%) Distributed Systems
8 8 (2.52%) EPoS
8 8 (2.52%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.58%) FMCG
9 5 (1.58%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (1.58%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.26%) e-Learning
10 4 (1.26%) Learning Management System
10 4 (1.26%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.95%) Algorithms
11 3 (0.95%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 57 (17.98%) Windows
2 27 (8.52%) Windows Server
3 23 (7.26%) Windows 10
4 10 (3.15%) Linux
5 8 (2.52%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.89%) Android
6 6 (1.89%) Apple iOS
7 5 (1.58%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.95%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.95%) Unix
9 2 (0.63%) Solaris
10 1 (0.32%) CentOS
10 1 (0.32%) CoreOS
10 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (21.45%) Continuous Improvement
2 63 (19.87%) Customer Service
3 55 (17.35%) Decision-Making
4 51 (16.09%) AI
5 50 (15.77%) Mentoring
6 46 (14.51%) Stakeholder Management
7 44 (13.88%) Agile
8 41 (12.93%) CI/CD
9 33 (10.41%) DevOps
10 31 (9.78%) Roadmaps
11 28 (8.83%) Software Engineering
12 27 (8.52%) Analytics
12 27 (8.52%) Cybersecurity
12 27 (8.52%) User Experience
13 26 (8.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 25 (7.89%) Business Continuity
14 25 (7.89%) ERP
14 25 (7.89%) Process Improvement
14 25 (7.89%) Service Delivery
15 23 (7.26%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 46 (14.51%) SQL
2 39 (12.30%) Python
3 22 (6.94%) JavaScript
4 21 (6.62%) Java
5 16 (5.05%) C#
6 10 (3.15%) PowerShell
7 8 (2.52%) Kotlin
7 8 (2.52%) TypeScript
8 7 (2.21%) Bash
9 5 (1.58%) PHP
9 5 (1.58%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.26%) Bicep
11 3 (0.95%) Go
11 3 (0.95%) Scala
11 3 (0.95%) Swift
12 2 (0.63%) C
12 2 (0.63%) VBA
13 1 (0.32%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.32%) SOQL
13 1 (0.32%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 38 (11.99%) Degree
2 14 (4.42%) Security Cleared
3 11 (3.47%) DBS Check
4 10 (3.15%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (2.52%) HNC
5 8 (2.52%) Network+ Certification
6 7 (2.21%) SC Cleared
7 6 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.89%) DV Cleared
8 5 (1.58%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.26%) CCNA
9 4 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.26%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (1.26%) MCSA
10 3 (0.95%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.32%) CISA
11 1 (0.32%) CRISC
11 1 (0.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 1 (0.32%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.32%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (5.05%) Data Quality
2 9 (2.84%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (2.21%) GDPR
4 6 (1.89%) SLA
5 5 (1.58%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.58%) QA
6 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.63%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 44 (13.88%) Active Directory
2 19 (5.99%) Docker
3 8 (2.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.58%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.26%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.32%) Firmware
7 1 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 27 (8.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (5.99%) Kubernetes
2 19 (5.99%) Terraform
3 10 (3.15%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (2.21%) Cisco CUCM
5 5 (1.58%) Ansible
5 5 (1.58%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.26%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (1.26%) SCCM
7 3 (0.95%) Grafana
7 3 (0.95%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.95%) Rancher
8 2 (0.63%) cPanel
8 2 (0.63%) Plesk
8 2 (0.63%) Podman
9 1 (0.32%) Autotask
9 1 (0.32%) McAfee ePO
9 1 (0.32%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.32%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 99 (31.23%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.99%) SAP
3 13 (4.10%) Oracle
4 11 (3.47%) Cisco
5 9 (2.84%) VMware
6 8 (2.52%) New Relic
6 8 (2.52%) Splunk
7 6 (1.89%) Meraki
7 6 (1.89%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.58%) Apple
8 5 (1.58%) BiZZdesign
9 4 (1.26%) HubSpot
9 4 (1.26%) iManage
9 4 (1.26%) SonicWALL
9 4 (1.26%) Sophos
9 4 (1.26%) Ubiquiti
10 3 (0.95%) Red Hat
11 2 (0.63%) Adyen
11 2 (0.63%) Mirantis
11 2 (0.63%) OpenAI