Creative Problem-Solving Job Trends in the North East

Creative Problem-Solving
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North East requiring Creative Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.15% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £75,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £62,500 £56,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% +2.27% -21.43%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North East

Creative 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 the North East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,357 739 1,110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 70.78% 79.55% 78.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,741 465 675
10th Percentile £31,250 £25,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £28,188 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £43,250 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year +27.17% -4.95% -9.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £61,250 £61,870
90th Percentile £95,000 £74,703 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -7.26%

Creative Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Creative Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Creative Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in the North East

Creative Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Creative Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Creative Problem-Solving

Creative Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving within the North East region over the 6 months to 15 September 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
Tyne and Wear - 4 £70,000 - 1
Durham - 1 - -
Creative Problem-Solving
England

Creative Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Architect
1 4 (80.00%) Solutions Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (80.00%) AI
2 4 (80.00%) Analytics
2 4 (80.00%) B2B
2 4 (80.00%) Business Development
2 4 (80.00%) Customer Insight
2 4 (80.00%) Due Diligence
2 4 (80.00%) Project Management
2 4 (80.00%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Design for Manufacturing
3 1 (20.00%) Ergonomics
3 1 (20.00%) Lean Manufacturing
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) NEBOSH