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 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 7 5
Rank change year-on-year -2 -2 +13
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 288 134 210
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 8.75% 14.38% 14.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.36% 18.06% 18.78%
Number of salaries quoted 215 99 127
10th Percentile £28,963 £24,900 £24,500
25th Percentile £36,000 £25,194 £24,960
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £37,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.00% +15.38% -18.75%
75th Percentile £67,500 £48,750 £54,375
90th Percentile £88,250 £65,000 £84,964
England median annual salary £47,371 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.27% -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 2,330 742 1,118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 70.82% 79.61% 78.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,727 473 691
10th Percentile £30,650 £25,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £28,188 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £43,500 £47,148
Median % change year-on-year +26.44% -7.74% -5.71%
75th Percentile £75,000 £61,250 £62,095
90th Percentile £95,000 £74,157 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%

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 10 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 10 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 -8 233 £50,000 +25.00% 93
Durham +18 52 £33,000 -3.30% 24
Northumberland -2 3 £55,000 +109.07% 15
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 14 (4.86%) Apache Airflow
2 10 (3.47%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.08%) Confluence
4 5 (1.74%) CMS
4 5 (1.74%) WordPress
5 4 (1.39%) Apache
5 4 (1.39%) Apache Spark
5 4 (1.39%) Jupyter
6 3 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.35%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.35%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.35%) WebSphere
Applications
1 14 (4.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (4.51%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.43%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (1.04%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.35%) CATIA
5 1 (0.35%) Fusion 360
5 1 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.35%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.35%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 4 (1.39%) Sage 50
2 3 (1.04%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.35%) Exchequer
3 1 (0.35%) Infor CloudSuite
3 1 (0.35%) Infor M3
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Cash Management
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 60 (20.83%) AWS
2 48 (16.67%) Azure
3 30 (10.42%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (9.03%) GCP
5 24 (8.33%) Power Platform
6 22 (7.64%) Serverless
7 17 (5.90%) Amazon S3
8 14 (4.86%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 13 (4.51%) Amazon EC2
9 13 (4.51%) AWS CloudFormation
9 13 (4.51%) AWS Lambda
10 12 (4.17%) Amazon ECS
11 9 (3.13%) Amazon EKS
12 7 (2.43%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 6 (2.08%) Power Automate
14 5 (1.74%) Amazon ECR
14 5 (1.74%) Entra ID
15 4 (1.39%) Amazon EMR
15 4 (1.39%) GitHub
15 4 (1.39%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.51%) Wi-Fi
2 12 (4.17%) LAN
2 12 (4.17%) VPN
2 12 (4.17%) WAN
3 10 (3.47%) Wireless
4 8 (2.78%) Broadband
4 8 (2.78%) DHCP
4 8 (2.78%) DNS
5 5 (1.74%) Firewall
5 5 (1.74%) Network Security
5 5 (1.74%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.69%) VLAN
6 2 (0.69%) WLAN
7 1 (0.35%) Internet
7 1 (0.35%) Intranet
7 1 (0.35%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (7.64%) Power BI
2 16 (5.56%) MySQL
2 16 (5.56%) SQL Server
3 11 (3.82%) Amazon RDS
4 9 (3.13%) Tableau
5 8 (2.78%) Big Data
6 7 (2.43%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (2.43%) NoSQL
7 6 (2.08%) DynamoDB
7 6 (2.08%) Metadata
7 6 (2.08%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (1.74%) Data Lake
8 5 (1.74%) MongoDB
9 4 (1.39%) Amazon Athena
10 3 (1.04%) Redis
11 2 (0.69%) Relational Database
11 2 (0.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.35%) BusinessObjects
12 1 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
12 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 11 (3.82%) Git
2 10 (3.47%) GitLab
3 8 (2.78%) JIRA
4 5 (1.74%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.04%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.69%) Balsamiq
6 2 (0.69%) MLflow
6 2 (0.69%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.35%) TestComplete
7 1 (0.35%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.35%) Zephyr
General
1 118 (40.97%) Social Skills
2 66 (22.92%) Analytical Skills
3 48 (16.67%) Finance
4 44 (15.28%) Public Sector
5 27 (9.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 26 (9.03%) Law
7 21 (7.29%) Manufacturing
8 16 (5.56%) Banking
9 14 (4.86%) Legal
10 13 (4.51%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (3.13%) Electronics
11 9 (3.13%) Games
12 8 (2.78%) Retail
13 7 (2.43%) Financial Institution
14 6 (2.08%) Marketing
15 4 (1.39%) Automotive
15 4 (1.39%) Tech for Good
15 4 (1.39%) Telecoms
16 3 (1.04%) Presentation Skills
17 2 (0.69%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 34 (11.81%) Developer
2 30 (10.42%) Analyst
2 30 (10.42%) IT Support
3 26 (9.03%) Lead
4 22 (7.64%) Data Engineer
5 20 (6.94%) Senior
6 19 (6.60%) IT Technician
7 17 (5.90%) IT Support Technician
7 17 (5.90%) Support Technician
8 15 (5.21%) Software Developer
9 13 (4.51%) Architect
9 13 (4.51%) Software Engineer
10 12 (4.17%) Business Analyst
11 11 (3.82%) Customer Service Advisor
12 9 (3.13%) Consultant
12 9 (3.13%) Databricks Data Engineer
12 9 (3.13%) Databricks Engineer
12 9 (3.13%) Engineering Manager
12 9 (3.13%) Lead Data Engineer
12 9 (3.13%) Python Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (7.99%) Terraform
2 16 (5.56%) Node.js
3 15 (5.21%) .NET
4 12 (4.17%) CSS
4 12 (4.17%) HTML
5 10 (3.47%) React
6 8 (2.78%) LangChain
7 7 (2.43%) Web Services
8 6 (2.08%) LlamaIndex
9 5 (1.74%) AWS CDK
10 4 (1.39%) REST
11 3 (1.04%) .NET Framework
11 3 (1.04%) Bootstrap
11 3 (1.04%) PySpark
11 3 (1.04%) SignalR
11 3 (1.04%) WebSockets
11 3 (1.04%) XML
12 2 (0.69%) React Native
12 2 (0.69%) TensorFlow
12 2 (0.69%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 32 (11.11%) Onboarding
2 21 (7.29%) Cloud Native
3 12 (4.17%) Robotics
4 9 (3.13%) Distributed Computing
4 9 (3.13%) Distributed Systems
4 9 (3.13%) Replication
5 8 (2.78%) Algorithms
5 8 (2.78%) Data Structures
5 8 (2.78%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (2.43%) Driving Licence
6 7 (2.43%) Linux Command Line
6 7 (2.43%) Product Ownership
7 6 (2.08%) Hedge funds
8 5 (1.74%) Data Centre
8 5 (1.74%) FMCG
9 4 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.39%) Client/Server
9 4 (1.39%) Embedded Systems
9 4 (1.39%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.39%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 27 (9.38%) Windows
2 14 (4.86%) Linux
3 6 (2.08%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.74%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.39%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.04%) Android
7 2 (0.69%) FreeRTOS
7 2 (0.69%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.69%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (29.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 76 (26.39%) Agile
3 47 (16.32%) CI/CD
4 40 (13.89%) DevOps
5 38 (13.19%) Customer Service
6 36 (12.50%) AI
7 34 (11.81%) Validation
8 32 (11.11%) Coaching
8 32 (11.11%) Mentoring
9 30 (10.42%) Infrastructure as Code
10 29 (10.07%) Analytics
11 28 (9.72%) Decision-Making
12 25 (8.68%) Business Intelligence
12 25 (8.68%) Software Engineering
12 25 (8.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 25 (8.68%) Stakeholder Management
13 24 (8.33%) Project Delivery
14 22 (7.64%) Data Modelling
15 21 (7.29%) SDLC
15 21 (7.29%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 60 (20.83%) Python
2 53 (18.40%) SQL
3 19 (6.60%) TypeScript
4 18 (6.25%) C#
5 16 (5.56%) JavaScript
6 14 (4.86%) Bash
6 14 (4.86%) Java
7 11 (3.82%) Shell Script
8 6 (2.08%) C++
9 4 (1.39%) PHP
9 4 (1.39%) PowerShell
10 3 (1.04%) Go
11 2 (0.69%) C
12 1 (0.35%) Perl
12 1 (0.35%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.35%) RPG
12 1 (0.35%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 37 (12.85%) Degree
2 27 (9.38%) Security Cleared
3 26 (9.03%) SC Cleared
4 12 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (3.47%) HND
6 9 (3.13%) Chartered Engineer
6 9 (3.13%) HNC
6 9 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (2.43%) AWS Certification
7 7 (2.43%) Azure Certification
7 7 (2.43%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (2.43%) PMI Certification
8 6 (2.08%) PMP
9 5 (1.74%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.39%) ISEB
11 3 (1.04%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (1.04%) CCSP
11 3 (1.04%) CISM
11 3 (1.04%) CISSP
12 2 (0.69%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.68%) QA
2 21 (7.29%) Data Quality
3 9 (3.13%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.08%) NCSC
5 4 (1.39%) GDPR
5 4 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.04%) NIST
6 3 (1.04%) WCAG
7 2 (0.69%) PMO
7 2 (0.69%) SLA
8 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.35%) GMP
8 1 (0.35%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.35%) NEBOSH
8 1 (0.35%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 32 (11.11%) Active Directory
2 19 (6.60%) Docker
3 11 (3.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.39%) Firmware
5 3 (1.04%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.69%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 7 (2.43%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.39%) Ansible
3 3 (1.04%) Progress Chef
3 3 (1.04%) Puppet
4 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.69%) SCCM
4 2 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.69%) WSUS
5 1 (0.35%) CloudHub
5 1 (0.35%) Grafana
5 1 (0.35%) Kibana
Vendors
1 69 (23.96%) Microsoft
2 19 (6.60%) Databricks
3 13 (4.51%) VMware
4 8 (2.78%) BT
5 6 (2.08%) Oracle
5 6 (2.08%) Sage
6 5 (1.74%) ServiceNow
7 4 (1.39%) Google
7 4 (1.39%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.39%) Xero
8 3 (1.04%) ANSYS
8 3 (1.04%) Foundry
8 3 (1.04%) Infor
9 2 (0.69%) Apple
9 2 (0.69%) Aruba
9 2 (0.69%) Cisco
9 2 (0.69%) IBM
9 2 (0.69%) MuleSoft
9 2 (0.69%) SAP
9 2 (0.69%) Spotify