Problem-Solving Job Trends in Surrey

Problem Solving
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Surrey requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 5 3
Rank change year-on-year -1 -2 +4
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 218 161 535
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 10.73% 15.92% 20.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.89% 17.33% 23.53%
Number of salaries quoted 165 123 291
10th Percentile £28,770 £29,200 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £33,474
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £82,250 £85,000
South East median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -13.46%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,464 929 2,274
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 72.08% 91.89% 86.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,083 572 1,452
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,775 £24,500
25th Percentile £41,585 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% - -16.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £96,000 £80,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% +1.20% -9.09%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Surrey

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Surrey over the 6 months to 24 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Surrey

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 24 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
Guildford -7 31 £42,500 +6.25% 12
Staines +3 24 £50,000 -16.67% 1
Reigate 0 20 £41,585 +3.96% 1
Redhill +4 15 £35,000 -50.00% 10
Camberley +2 12 £28,791 -17.74% 6
Weybridge - 10 £40,000 - 2
Woking -25 8 £60,000 +20.00% 4
Epsom +2 7 £65,000 +73.33% 3
Horley 0 7 £38,000 +46.15% 2
Leatherhead -4 7 £42,500 -22.73% 1
Egham - 5 £45,000 - 2
Godalming +1 4 £29,000 -47.27% 3
Farnham - 4 - -
Caterham +3 3 - -
Lightwater - 3 £47,500 -
Warlingham - 3 - -
Tadworth +2 2 - -
Haslemere - 2 £32,500 -
Chertsey - 2 £75,000 - 2
Cobham - 2 - -
Problem-Solving
South East

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 7 (3.21%) CMS
2 5 (2.29%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.83%) WordPress
4 3 (1.38%) Anypoint
4 3 (1.38%) govService
Applications
1 26 (11.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (5.96%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.29%) Photoshop
4 4 (1.83%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.46%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 4 (1.83%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (1.38%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.46%) HFM
Cloud Services
1 27 (12.39%) Azure
2 20 (9.17%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (7.80%) AWS
4 16 (7.34%) SaaS
5 10 (4.59%) Power Platform
6 8 (3.67%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (3.67%) Entra ID
6 8 (3.67%) Mimecast
7 7 (3.21%) GCP
8 6 (2.75%) Google Workspace
9 4 (1.83%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 4 (1.83%) Amazon ECS
9 4 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.83%) Canva
10 3 (1.38%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 3 (1.38%) Figma
11 2 (0.92%) dbt
12 1 (0.46%) ClickUp
12 1 (0.46%) n8n
12 1 (0.46%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 11 (5.05%) Wireless
2 10 (4.59%) Firewall
2 10 (4.59%) Wi-Fi
3 9 (4.13%) DNS
4 8 (3.67%) Broadband
4 8 (3.67%) LAN
4 8 (3.67%) WAN
5 7 (3.21%) HTTP
6 6 (2.75%) Internet
7 4 (1.83%) TCP/IP
8 3 (1.38%) Hyperconnected
9 2 (0.92%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (0.92%) DHCP
9 2 (0.92%) Network Security
9 2 (0.92%) Structured Cabling
9 2 (0.92%) VPN
10 1 (0.46%) NGFW
10 1 (0.46%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (4.59%) SQL Server
2 8 (3.67%) Power BI
3 4 (1.83%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (1.83%) MySQL
4 3 (1.38%) Azure SQL Database
4 3 (1.38%) Elasticsearch
4 3 (1.38%) Tableau
5 2 (0.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.46%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 9 (4.13%) Rational DOORS
2 7 (3.21%) JIRA
3 6 (2.75%) Git
4 2 (0.92%) GitLab
4 2 (0.92%) Terragrunt
General
1 96 (44.04%) Social Skills
2 60 (27.52%) Analytical Skills
3 57 (26.15%) Finance
4 19 (8.72%) Organisational Skills
5 17 (7.80%) Marketing
6 16 (7.34%) Telecoms
7 15 (6.88%) Influencing Skills
7 15 (6.88%) Local Government
8 13 (5.96%) Retail
9 8 (3.67%) Aerospace
10 7 (3.21%) Law
11 5 (2.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (2.29%) Publishing
12 4 (1.83%) Advertising
12 4 (1.83%) General Ledger
12 4 (1.83%) Multimedia
12 4 (1.83%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.38%) Legal
14 2 (0.92%) Billing
14 2 (0.92%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 29 (13.30%) Support Engineer
2 25 (11.47%) Developer
3 24 (11.01%) IT Support
4 23 (10.55%) Senior
5 17 (7.80%) IT Engineer
6 15 (6.88%) IT Support Engineer
6 15 (6.88%) Systems Engineer
7 14 (6.42%) Consultant
8 13 (5.96%) Coordinator
9 12 (5.50%) Account Manager
10 11 (5.05%) Analyst
10 11 (5.05%) IT Technician
10 11 (5.05%) Lead
10 11 (5.05%) Management Consultant
10 11 (5.05%) Programme Management Office Consultant
10 11 (5.05%) Programme Office Consultant
11 9 (4.13%) Linux Engineer
11 9 (4.13%) Linux Support Engineer
11 9 (4.13%) Principal Engineer
11 9 (4.13%) Principal Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (5.50%) CSS
1 12 (5.50%) HTML
2 11 (5.05%) .NET
3 10 (4.59%) React
4 7 (3.21%) .NET Core
4 7 (3.21%) ASP.NET
5 6 (2.75%) REST
6 5 (2.29%) SOAP
7 4 (1.83%) .NET Framework
7 4 (1.83%) AngularJS
7 4 (1.83%) Entity Framework
7 4 (1.83%) FastAPI
7 4 (1.83%) Laravel
7 4 (1.83%) Tailwind CSS
7 4 (1.83%) Vue
7 4 (1.83%) WPF
8 3 (1.38%) ASP.NET Core
8 3 (1.38%) Blazor
8 3 (1.38%) JWT
8 3 (1.38%) MUnit
Miscellaneous
1 23 (10.55%) Management Information System
2 13 (5.96%) Driving Licence
3 12 (5.50%) Onboarding
4 6 (2.75%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (2.29%) Low-Code
5 5 (2.29%) Security Posture
6 4 (1.83%) Blog
6 4 (1.83%) Distributed Systems
6 4 (1.83%) IoT
6 4 (1.83%) Podcast
6 4 (1.83%) Social Media
7 3 (1.38%) Mobile App
7 3 (1.38%) Video\Live Streaming
8 2 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.92%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 2 (0.92%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.92%) Over-the-Top Content
8 2 (0.92%) PropTech
9 1 (0.46%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 19 (8.72%) Windows
2 15 (6.88%) Linux
3 7 (3.21%) CentOS
3 7 (3.21%) Mac OS
3 7 (3.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (1.83%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (15.14%) Continuous Improvement
2 29 (13.30%) Collaborative Working
3 27 (12.39%) Decision-Making
4 25 (11.47%) Agile
4 25 (11.47%) Mentoring
5 22 (10.09%) AI
5 22 (10.09%) Service Delivery
6 21 (9.63%) Software Engineering
6 21 (9.63%) Validation
7 20 (9.17%) Business Continuity
7 20 (9.17%) Project Management
8 19 (8.72%) Cybersecurity
9 17 (7.80%) CI/CD
10 16 (7.34%) Project Delivery
11 15 (6.88%) Change Management
11 15 (6.88%) Data Protection
12 14 (6.42%) Customer Experience
13 13 (5.96%) Asset Management
13 13 (5.96%) Process Improvement
13 13 (5.96%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 36 (16.51%) Python
2 19 (8.72%) SQL
3 18 (8.26%) JavaScript
4 13 (5.96%) PHP
4 13 (5.96%) PowerShell
4 13 (5.96%) TypeScript
5 9 (4.13%) C#
5 9 (4.13%) Perl
6 4 (1.83%) Java
6 4 (1.83%) Kotlin
7 3 (1.38%) DataWeave
8 2 (0.92%) Bash
8 2 (0.92%) Go
8 2 (0.92%) Scala
9 1 (0.46%) C++
9 1 (0.46%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 28 (12.84%) Degree
2 10 (4.59%) BPSS Clearance
3 9 (4.13%) Chartered Engineer
4 8 (3.67%) ACCA
4 8 (3.67%) CIMA
5 7 (3.21%) A+ Certification
5 7 (3.21%) CISSP
6 5 (2.29%) Security Cleared
7 4 (1.83%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.83%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (1.83%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 4 (1.83%) Network+ Certification
7 4 (1.83%) SC Cleared
8 3 (1.38%) CCNA
8 3 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.38%) CISM
8 3 (1.38%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (1.38%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.92%) CEH
9 2 (0.92%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (8.26%) QA
2 17 (7.80%) GDPR
3 14 (6.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (5.05%) PMO
4 11 (5.05%) SLA
5 6 (2.75%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.83%) ITGC
7 3 (1.38%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.38%) NIST
8 2 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 24 (11.01%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.38%) Docker
3 1 (0.46%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (4.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (3.21%) Terraform
3 5 (2.29%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.92%) Ansible
4 2 (0.92%) SCCM
Vendors
1 46 (21.10%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.05%) Google
3 10 (4.59%) Sage
4 8 (3.67%) Veeam
5 7 (3.21%) Qualys
6 6 (2.75%) Meraki
6 6 (2.75%) Palo Alto
6 6 (2.75%) Ubiquiti
7 4 (1.83%) Cisco
8 3 (1.38%) Adobe
8 3 (1.38%) Aruba
8 3 (1.38%) Granicus
8 3 (1.38%) MuleSoft
8 3 (1.38%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.38%) Splunk
9 2 (0.92%) New Relic
9 2 (0.92%) SolarWinds
9 2 (0.92%) Typelevel
9 2 (0.92%) Zerto
10 1 (0.46%) Foundry