Problem-Solving Job Trends in the North East

Problem Solving
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North East requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 8 5
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 +8
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 339 124 212
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 9.96% 13.18% 15.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.01% 16.40% 19.43%
Number of salaries quoted 244 93 118
10th Percentile £28,957 £24,600 £24,822
25th Percentile £36,250 £25,087 £24,960
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £35,000 £32,250
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% +8.53% -22.63%
75th Percentile £65,640 £47,500 £53,063
90th Percentile £87,350 £65,000 £84,964
England median annual salary £47,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.44% -14.29% -4.55%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North East

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 2,419 756 1,091
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 71.06% 80.34% 79.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1,785 485 629
10th Percentile £32,500 £25,087 £25,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £28,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -2.17% -8.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £61,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.17% -6.94%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in the North East

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the North East

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

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

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the North East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the North East over the 6 months to 23 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the North East

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 Problem-Solving within the North East region over the 6 months to 23 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 -5 266 £50,000 +42.86% 170
Durham +21 64 £31,000 +0.81% 37
Northumberland 0 8 £55,000 +114.14% 8
Cleveland 0 1 £48,500 +93.35% 3
Problem-Solving
England

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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (4.42%) Apache Airflow
2 12 (3.54%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.77%) Confluence
4 5 (1.47%) Apache
4 5 (1.47%) Apache Spark
4 5 (1.47%) CMS
4 5 (1.47%) Jupyter
4 5 (1.47%) WordPress
5 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.59%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.29%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.29%) nginx
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.29%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.29%) WebSphere
Applications
1 17 (5.01%) Microsoft Excel
1 17 (5.01%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.36%) Spreadsheet
3 3 (0.88%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.59%) CATIA
4 2 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.59%) Siemens NX
4 2 (0.59%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.29%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.29%) Civil 3D
5 1 (0.29%) Fusion 360
5 1 (0.29%) Revit
Business Applications
1 4 (1.18%) Sage 50
2 3 (0.88%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.59%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.59%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.59%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 1 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.29%) Exchequer
4 1 (0.29%) Infor CloudSuite
4 1 (0.29%) Infor M3
4 1 (0.29%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 66 (19.47%) AWS
2 54 (15.93%) Azure
3 30 (8.85%) Microsoft 365
4 28 (8.26%) GCP
5 25 (7.37%) Power Platform
6 22 (6.49%) Serverless
7 21 (6.19%) Amazon S3
8 14 (4.13%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 14 (4.13%) Amazon EC2
8 14 (4.13%) Amazon ECS
8 14 (4.13%) AWS CloudFormation
9 13 (3.83%) AWS Lambda
10 9 (2.65%) Amazon EKS
11 7 (2.06%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 6 (1.77%) Amazon ECR
12 6 (1.77%) Entra ID
12 6 (1.77%) Power Automate
13 5 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
13 5 (1.47%) GitHub
13 5 (1.47%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.13%) Wi-Fi
2 12 (3.54%) LAN
2 12 (3.54%) WAN
2 12 (3.54%) Wireless
3 11 (3.24%) VPN
4 8 (2.36%) Broadband
4 8 (2.36%) DHCP
4 8 (2.36%) DNS
5 6 (1.77%) TCP/IP
6 5 (1.47%) Network Security
7 4 (1.18%) Firewall
8 2 (0.59%) VLAN
8 2 (0.59%) WLAN
9 1 (0.29%) 5G
9 1 (0.29%) Internet
9 1 (0.29%) Intranet
9 1 (0.29%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (0.29%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (6.49%) Power BI
2 16 (4.72%) MySQL
2 16 (4.72%) SQL Server
3 11 (3.24%) Amazon RDS
4 9 (2.65%) Tableau
5 8 (2.36%) Big Data
6 7 (2.06%) Data Lake
6 7 (2.06%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (2.06%) NoSQL
7 6 (1.77%) DynamoDB
7 6 (1.77%) Metadata
7 6 (1.77%) MongoDB
7 6 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.18%) Amazon Athena
9 3 (0.88%) Redis
10 2 (0.59%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 2 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.59%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.29%) Db2
Development Applications
1 17 (5.01%) GitLab
2 12 (3.54%) Git
3 8 (2.36%) JIRA
4 6 (1.77%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.88%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.59%) Balsamiq
6 2 (0.59%) MLflow
6 2 (0.59%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.29%) Appcelerator Titanium
7 1 (0.29%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.29%) Gatling
7 1 (0.29%) TestComplete
7 1 (0.29%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.29%) Zephyr
General
1 144 (42.48%) Social Skills
2 78 (23.01%) Analytical Skills
3 56 (16.52%) Public Sector
4 50 (14.75%) Finance
5 34 (10.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 33 (9.73%) Manufacturing
7 27 (7.96%) Law
8 16 (4.72%) Banking
8 16 (4.72%) Legal
8 16 (4.72%) Organisational Skills
9 14 (4.13%) Electronics
10 11 (3.24%) Retail
11 9 (2.65%) Games
12 8 (2.36%) Financial Institution
13 7 (2.06%) Marketing
14 5 (1.47%) Automotive
15 4 (1.18%) General Ledger
15 4 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (1.18%) Tech for Good
15 4 (1.18%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 38 (11.21%) Developer
2 37 (10.91%) Analyst
3 32 (9.44%) IT Support
4 28 (8.26%) Lead
5 26 (7.67%) Senior
6 24 (7.08%) Data Engineer
7 22 (6.49%) IT Technician
8 20 (5.90%) IT Support Technician
8 20 (5.90%) Support Technician
9 17 (5.01%) Software Developer
10 15 (4.42%) Engineering Manager
11 14 (4.13%) Business Analyst
12 13 (3.83%) Architect
12 13 (3.83%) Consultant
12 13 (3.83%) Customer Service Advisor
13 12 (3.54%) Software Engineer
14 10 (2.95%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
14 10 (2.95%) 3rd Line Support
14 10 (2.95%) 3rd Line Support Technician
14 10 (2.95%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (8.55%) Terraform
2 17 (5.01%) Node.js
3 15 (4.42%) .NET
4 13 (3.83%) CSS
4 13 (3.83%) HTML
5 10 (2.95%) LangChain
5 10 (2.95%) React
5 10 (2.95%) Web Services
6 8 (2.36%) LlamaIndex
7 5 (1.47%) AWS CDK
8 4 (1.18%) .NET Framework
8 4 (1.18%) Kafka
8 4 (1.18%) PySpark
8 4 (1.18%) REST
8 4 (1.18%) XML
9 3 (0.88%) Bootstrap
9 3 (0.88%) SignalR
9 3 (0.88%) WebSockets
10 2 (0.59%) AngularJS
10 2 (0.59%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 41 (12.09%) Onboarding
2 24 (7.08%) Cloud Native
3 18 (5.31%) Robotics
4 9 (2.65%) Distributed Computing
4 9 (2.65%) Distributed Systems
4 9 (2.65%) Driving Licence
4 9 (2.65%) Replication
5 8 (2.36%) Hybrid Cloud
5 8 (2.36%) Product Ownership
6 7 (2.06%) Algorithms
6 7 (2.06%) Data Structures
6 7 (2.06%) Linux Command Line
7 6 (1.77%) FMCG
8 5 (1.47%) Data Centre
8 5 (1.47%) Embedded Systems
8 5 (1.47%) Hedge funds
8 5 (1.47%) Management Information System
8 5 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.18%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 28 (8.26%) Windows
2 13 (3.83%) Linux
3 5 (1.47%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.18%) Apple iOS
4 4 (1.18%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.88%) Android
6 2 (0.59%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.59%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.29%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (30.97%) Continuous Improvement
2 89 (26.25%) Agile
3 56 (16.52%) CI/CD
4 49 (14.45%) DevOps
5 44 (12.98%) Customer Service
6 41 (12.09%) AI
7 39 (11.50%) Mentoring
8 38 (11.21%) Infrastructure as Code
9 37 (10.91%) Validation
10 36 (10.62%) Coaching
11 35 (10.32%) Analytics
12 34 (10.03%) Decision-Making
13 27 (7.96%) Software Engineering
13 27 (7.96%) Stakeholder Management
13 27 (7.96%) Test Automation
14 25 (7.37%) Business Intelligence
14 25 (7.37%) Containerisation
14 25 (7.37%) Project Delivery
14 25 (7.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 23 (6.78%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 65 (19.17%) Python
2 56 (16.52%) SQL
3 19 (5.60%) TypeScript
4 17 (5.01%) C#
4 17 (5.01%) JavaScript
5 15 (4.42%) Bash
6 14 (4.13%) Java
7 11 (3.24%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.47%) C++
9 4 (1.18%) PHP
9 4 (1.18%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.88%) Go
11 2 (0.59%) C
11 2 (0.59%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.29%) Perl
12 1 (0.29%) RPG
12 1 (0.29%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 48 (14.16%) Degree
2 35 (10.32%) Security Cleared
3 34 (10.03%) SC Cleared
4 18 (5.31%) HNC
4 18 (5.31%) HND
5 16 (4.72%) Chartered Engineer
6 15 (4.42%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (2.95%) AWS Certification
7 10 (2.95%) Azure Certification
7 10 (2.95%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (2.06%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.77%) PMP
10 5 (1.47%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (1.18%) ISEB
12 3 (0.88%) CCSP
12 3 (0.88%) CISM
12 3 (0.88%) CISSP
12 3 (0.88%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.88%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (8.55%) QA
2 24 (7.08%) Data Quality
3 10 (2.95%) Accessibility
4 8 (2.36%) NCSC
5 6 (1.77%) GDPR
6 4 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.88%) NIST
7 3 (0.88%) SLA
7 3 (0.88%) WCAG
8 2 (0.59%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.59%) PMO
9 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.29%) GMP
9 1 (0.29%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.29%) NEBOSH
9 1 (0.29%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 35 (10.32%) Active Directory
2 21 (6.19%) Docker
3 12 (3.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.18%) Firmware
5 2 (0.59%) Embedded Firmware
5 2 (0.59%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 8 (2.36%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.47%) Ansible
3 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.88%) Progress Chef
3 3 (0.88%) Puppet
4 2 (0.59%) Grafana
4 2 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.29%) CloudHub
5 1 (0.29%) Kibana
5 1 (0.29%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.29%) SCCM
5 1 (0.29%) WSUS
Vendors
1 75 (22.12%) Microsoft
2 21 (6.19%) Databricks
3 14 (4.13%) VMware
4 8 (2.36%) BT
5 7 (2.06%) Oracle
5 7 (2.06%) ServiceNow
6 6 (1.77%) Sage
7 5 (1.47%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.18%) Google
8 4 (1.18%) Xero
9 3 (0.88%) ANSYS
9 3 (0.88%) Foundry
9 3 (0.88%) Infor
9 3 (0.88%) SAP
9 3 (0.88%) Siemens
10 2 (0.59%) Aderant
10 2 (0.59%) Aruba
10 2 (0.59%) Cisco
10 2 (0.59%) IBM
10 2 (0.59%) MuleSoft