Problem-Solving Job Trends in the North of England

Problem Solving
England > North of England

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

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 4 7
Rank change year-on-year -9 +3 +6
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 1,385 1,837 2,799
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 6.96% 22.55% 14.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.11% 24.10% 17.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,086 903 1,831
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,087 £24,960
25th Percentile £30,500 £31,250 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.56% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £49,669
% change year-on-year -5.00% +0.67% -9.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

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 of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,694 7,623 15,624
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 68.84% 93.56% 79.37%
Number of salaries quoted 10,167 3,655 11,864
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £79,880
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in the North of England

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the North of England over the 6 months to 15 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in the North of England

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in the North of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 15 June 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
North West -7 710 £45,000 -3.23% 334
Yorkshire -11 510 £41,000 +17.14% 182
North East -14 165 £48,472 +21.18% 82
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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
1 127 (9.17%) SharePoint
2 93 (6.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (0.79%) Apache Airflow
3 11 (0.79%) Apache Spark
4 9 (0.65%) Apache
4 9 (0.65%) Confluence
5 6 (0.43%) IIS
5 6 (0.43%) WordPress
6 5 (0.36%) CMS
7 4 (0.29%) Moodle
7 4 (0.29%) Totara
8 3 (0.22%) JBoss
8 3 (0.22%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.14%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.14%) nginx
10 1 (0.072%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.072%) Umbraco
Applications
1 79 (5.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (5.63%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (0.72%) MS Visio
4 5 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.22%) Trello
7 2 (0.14%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.072%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.072%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.072%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.072%) Notion
8 1 (0.072%) Simulink
8 1 (0.072%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 35 (2.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (1.01%) SAP ERP
3 9 (0.65%) Oracle EBS
4 7 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.51%) Magento
4 7 (0.51%) Workday HCM
5 6 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
5 6 (0.43%) Shopify
6 4 (0.29%) Dynamics AX
6 4 (0.29%) iTrent
6 4 (0.29%) Sage 50
6 4 (0.29%) SAP PP
7 3 (0.22%) Aareon QL
7 3 (0.22%) MIS ActiveH
7 3 (0.22%) NEC Housing
7 3 (0.22%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.22%) OPENHousing
7 3 (0.22%) Orchard Housing
8 1 (0.072%) Oracle SCM
8 1 (0.072%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 273 (19.71%) Azure
2 262 (18.92%) Microsoft 365
3 170 (12.27%) AWS
4 143 (10.32%) Power Platform
5 51 (3.68%) PowerApps
6 49 (3.54%) Dynamics 365
6 49 (3.54%) SaaS
7 48 (3.47%) Entra ID
7 48 (3.47%) GCP
7 48 (3.47%) Power Automate
8 41 (2.96%) GitHub
9 37 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
10 36 (2.60%) Serverless
11 34 (2.45%) OneDrive
12 24 (1.73%) Microsoft Copilot
13 20 (1.44%) Microsoft Purview
14 16 (1.16%) Amazon S3
15 14 (1.01%) GitHub Actions
15 14 (1.01%) Google Workspace
16 13 (0.94%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 111 (8.01%) Firewall
2 78 (5.63%) DNS
3 75 (5.42%) DHCP
4 54 (3.90%) Wi-Fi
5 49 (3.54%) WAN
6 48 (3.47%) Broadband
7 47 (3.39%) LAN
8 46 (3.32%) VPN
9 45 (3.25%) TCP/IP
10 44 (3.18%) VLAN
11 30 (2.17%) Network Security
12 29 (2.09%) VoIP
13 27 (1.95%) Wireless
14 15 (1.08%) SD-WAN
14 15 (1.08%) VXLAN
14 15 (1.08%) Wireshark
15 12 (0.87%) NGFW
15 12 (0.87%) Structured Cabling
16 10 (0.72%) BGP
16 10 (0.72%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (7.65%) Power BI
2 58 (4.19%) SQL Server
3 41 (2.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 28 (2.02%) MySQL
5 27 (1.95%) Data Warehouse
5 27 (1.95%) NoSQL
5 27 (1.95%) PostgreSQL
6 19 (1.37%) Big Data
7 18 (1.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 18 (1.30%) Tableau
8 17 (1.23%) DynamoDB
9 13 (0.94%) Relational Database
10 12 (0.87%) Metadata
11 10 (0.72%) MongoDB
12 9 (0.65%) Data Lake
13 7 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
13 7 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
14 6 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
14 6 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
15 5 (0.36%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 46 (3.32%) JIRA
2 45 (3.25%) Git
3 18 (1.30%) GitLab
4 16 (1.16%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.43%) Cucumber
5 6 (0.43%) Cypress.io
6 5 (0.36%) Bitbucket
6 5 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
6 5 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 4 (0.29%) Claude Code
7 4 (0.29%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.22%) LabVIEW
8 3 (0.22%) Maven
8 3 (0.22%) Selenium
9 2 (0.14%) MLflow
9 2 (0.14%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.14%) Robot Framework
10 1 (0.072%) Gemini Tracker
10 1 (0.072%) Visual Studio Code
10 1 (0.072%) Zephyr
General
1 585 (42.24%) Social Skills
2 356 (25.70%) Analytical Skills
3 244 (17.62%) Finance
4 113 (8.16%) Manufacturing
5 111 (8.01%) Organisational Skills
6 95 (6.86%) Public Sector
7 86 (6.21%) Law
8 67 (4.84%) Legal
9 58 (4.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 53 (3.83%) Marketing
11 50 (3.61%) Retail
12 45 (3.25%) Games
13 35 (2.53%) Banking
14 32 (2.31%) Telecoms
15 21 (1.52%) Advertising
15 21 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
16 16 (1.16%) Social Housing
17 13 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
18 12 (0.87%) Influencing Skills
19 11 (0.79%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 193 (13.94%) IT Support
2 171 (12.35%) Senior
3 168 (12.13%) Analyst
4 150 (10.83%) Developer
5 141 (10.18%) Support Engineer
6 95 (6.86%) IT Engineer
7 89 (6.43%) IT Support Engineer
8 81 (5.85%) Support Technician
9 59 (4.26%) IT Technician
10 57 (4.12%) IT Support Technician
11 56 (4.04%) Consultant
12 55 (3.97%) Lead
13 49 (3.54%) Senior Developer
14 48 (3.47%) Software Engineer
15 47 (3.39%) Architect
16 46 (3.32%) Business Analyst
17 45 (3.25%) Applications Support
18 36 (2.60%) Support Analyst
19 33 (2.38%) Administrator
19 33 (2.38%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (4.62%) .NET
2 53 (3.83%) React
3 50 (3.61%) HTML
4 47 (3.39%) REST
5 37 (2.67%) CSS
6 29 (2.09%) AngularJS
7 27 (1.95%) Spring Boot
8 25 (1.81%) Middleware
9 24 (1.73%) Node.js
9 24 (1.73%) Spring
9 24 (1.73%) Vue
10 22 (1.59%) EDI
11 19 (1.37%) JSON
12 17 (1.23%) XML
13 16 (1.16%) SOAP
14 15 (1.08%) RESTful
15 14 (1.01%) GraphQL
16 13 (0.94%) Android SDK
17 10 (0.72%) OAuth2
17 10 (0.72%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 133 (9.60%) Driving Licence
2 70 (5.05%) Onboarding
3 61 (4.40%) Self-Motivation
4 49 (3.54%) Product Ownership
5 47 (3.39%) Cloud Native
6 39 (2.82%) Data Centre
7 37 (2.67%) Management Information System
8 33 (2.38%) Mobile App
9 32 (2.31%) Distributed Systems
9 32 (2.31%) Social Media
10 25 (1.81%) Data Structures
11 22 (1.59%) CCTV
12 20 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
13 15 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
13 15 (1.08%) PKI
14 13 (0.94%) Algorithms
14 13 (0.94%) Operational Technology
14 13 (0.94%) Replication
15 11 (0.79%) Low-Code
15 11 (0.79%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 218 (15.74%) Windows
2 104 (7.51%) Windows Server
3 55 (3.97%) Windows 10
4 47 (3.39%) Android
5 43 (3.10%) Linux
6 29 (2.09%) Apple iOS
7 20 (1.44%) Windows Server 2019
8 18 (1.30%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (0.65%) Mac OS
10 7 (0.51%) Windows 7
10 7 (0.51%) Windows 8
11 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
12 3 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.22%) Unix
12 3 (0.22%) VME
13 2 (0.14%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.14%) Solaris
14 1 (0.072%) CentOS
14 1 (0.072%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.072%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 333 (24.04%) Continuous Improvement
2 257 (18.56%) Customer Service
3 198 (14.30%) Agile
4 188 (13.57%) Mentoring
5 143 (10.32%) AI
6 138 (9.96%) Decision-Making
7 137 (9.89%) CI/CD
8 135 (9.75%) Analytics
9 133 (9.60%) Stakeholder Management
10 121 (8.74%) ITIL
11 119 (8.59%) ERP
12 113 (8.16%) Coaching
12 113 (8.16%) DevOps
13 100 (7.22%) Business Intelligence
14 97 (7.00%) CRM
15 96 (6.93%) Roadmaps
16 94 (6.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 85 (6.14%) Collaborative Working
17 85 (6.14%) User Experience
18 83 (5.99%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 216 (15.60%) SQL
2 151 (10.90%) Python
3 92 (6.64%) JavaScript
4 76 (5.49%) Java
5 73 (5.27%) C#
6 41 (2.96%) PowerShell
7 30 (2.17%) TypeScript
8 24 (1.73%) Kotlin
9 19 (1.37%) Bash
9 19 (1.37%) PHP
10 14 (1.01%) C++
11 12 (0.87%) Shell Script
12 11 (0.79%) T-SQL
13 10 (0.72%) Ruby
14 7 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 6 (0.43%) Bicep
15 6 (0.43%) C
15 6 (0.43%) Go
15 6 (0.43%) PL/SQL
15 6 (0.43%) R
Qualifications
1 146 (10.54%) Degree
2 66 (4.77%) Security Cleared
3 51 (3.68%) SC Cleared
4 34 (2.45%) DBS Check
5 28 (2.02%) Microsoft Certification
6 27 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
8 18 (1.30%) Azure Certification
8 18 (1.30%) HNC
9 17 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
10 15 (1.08%) Network+ Certification
11 14 (1.01%) PMI Certification
11 14 (1.01%) PMP
12 13 (0.94%) A+ Certification
12 13 (0.94%) CCNA
12 13 (0.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 12 (0.87%) ACCA
14 10 (0.72%) AWS Certification
14 10 (0.72%) DV Cleared
15 9 (0.65%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (7.36%) Data Quality
2 53 (3.83%) QA
3 50 (3.61%) GDPR
4 38 (2.74%) SLA
5 31 (2.24%) Accessibility
6 28 (2.02%) Cyber Essentials
7 24 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 12 (0.87%) TickIT
9 9 (0.65%) GMP
10 8 (0.58%) ISO 9001
11 7 (0.51%) NIST
11 7 (0.51%) PMO
12 6 (0.43%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 14443
13 4 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 7816
13 4 (0.29%) WCAG
14 1 (0.072%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 1 (0.072%) IFRS
14 1 (0.072%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 165 (11.91%) Active Directory
2 48 (3.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 46 (3.32%) Docker
4 39 (2.82%) Hyper-V
5 8 (0.58%) Firmware
6 7 (0.51%) VMware Workstation
7 5 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 3 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
9 3 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.14%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.14%) vSphere
11 1 (0.072%) XenApp
11 1 (0.072%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 59 (4.26%) Terraform
2 55 (3.97%) Microsoft Intune
3 38 (2.74%) Kubernetes
4 23 (1.66%) Ansible
4 23 (1.66%) SCCM
5 10 (0.72%) Grafana
5 10 (0.72%) Prometheus
6 8 (0.58%) Autotask
7 7 (0.51%) FortiGate
8 4 (0.29%) Argo
8 4 (0.29%) Cisco CUCM
8 4 (0.29%) Microsoft Clustering
8 4 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.22%) HP Fortify
9 3 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.14%) Nagios
10 2 (0.14%) Podman
10 2 (0.14%) WSUS
11 1 (0.072%) Istio
Vendors
1 420 (30.32%) Microsoft
2 55 (3.97%) VMware
3 45 (3.25%) SAP
4 34 (2.45%) Oracle
5 30 (2.17%) Cisco
6 28 (2.02%) Google
7 23 (1.66%) BT
8 21 (1.52%) Apple
8 21 (1.52%) ServiceNow
9 18 (1.30%) Aruba
10 16 (1.16%) HubSpot
11 14 (1.01%) Databricks
11 14 (1.01%) Intapp
11 14 (1.01%) Juniper
12 13 (0.94%) Veeam
13 12 (0.87%) Arista
13 12 (0.87%) NetScout
13 12 (0.87%) Salesforce
14 11 (0.79%) iManage
14 11 (0.79%) Meraki