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 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 6 5 3
Rank change year-on-year -1 -2 +7
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 259 170 378
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 10.84% 14.76% 20.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.35% 16.55% 23.76%
Number of salaries quoted 185 138 177
10th Percentile £26,800 £26,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £41,750 £53,325
Median % change year-on-year -4.19% -21.71% +12.26%
75th Percentile £55,000 £64,688 £73,250
90th Percentile £73,750 £95,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -15.00% -0.99%

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 1,805 1,027 1,591
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 75.52% 89.15% 86.47%
Number of salaries quoted 1,344 681 820
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £45,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +27.78% -12.20% -10.87%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £87,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -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 15 September 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 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
Redhill +1 37 £32,000 -54.29% 21
Camberley +4 26 £28,686 -28.29% 8
Guildford -11 24 £55,000 +37.50% 38
Reigate -2 21 £41,585 +3.96% 10
Staines +4 20 £50,000 -20.00% 19
Godalming +1 18 £30,000 -42.86% 3
Leatherhead -6 13 £35,000 -36.36% 10
Epsom +2 10 £65,000 +73.33% 3
Egham - 6 £45,000 -
Woking -28 5 £63,500 +58.75% 33
Lingfield - 4 £27,000 -
Farnham - 3 £42,500 - 1
Lightwater - 3 £47,500 -
Dorking +5 2 £26,000 - 7
Horley -2 2 £55,000 +54.93%
Tadworth - 2 - - 2
Chertsey - 2 £95,000 - 2
Haslemere - 2 £32,500 -
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 5 (1.93%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.16%) CMS
2 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.77%) Anypoint
3 2 (0.77%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.39%) Confluence
Applications
1 26 (10.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (5.41%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.77%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.77%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.39%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.39%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.77%) Academy Housing
2 2 (0.77%) Siebel CRM
2 2 (0.77%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.39%) HFM
Cloud Services
1 42 (16.22%) Azure
2 37 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
3 29 (11.20%) AWS
4 15 (5.79%) Entra ID
5 14 (5.41%) SaaS
6 7 (2.70%) GCP
7 5 (1.93%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 5 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (1.54%) Amazon ECS
8 4 (1.54%) GitHub
8 4 (1.54%) Power Platform
9 3 (1.16%) Anthropic Claude
9 3 (1.16%) AWS CloudFormation
9 3 (1.16%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 3 (1.16%) ChatGPT
9 3 (1.16%) GitHub Copilot
9 3 (1.16%) Google Gemini
10 2 (0.77%) dbt
10 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (0.77%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 28 (10.81%) Firewall
2 23 (8.88%) TCP/IP
3 12 (4.63%) Wireless
4 11 (4.25%) LAN
4 11 (4.25%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (3.86%) WAN
6 8 (3.09%) DNS
6 8 (3.09%) LTE
7 7 (2.70%) Internet
8 5 (1.93%) VSAT
9 4 (1.54%) Asterisk PBX
9 4 (1.54%) Cisco Nexus
9 4 (1.54%) VoIP
9 4 (1.54%) VPN
10 3 (1.16%) Broadband
10 3 (1.16%) Hyperconnected
11 2 (0.77%) DHCP
11 2 (0.77%) Network Security
12 1 (0.39%) HTTP
12 1 (0.39%) NGN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.41%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.86%) MySQL
3 9 (3.47%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (3.47%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.54%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (1.16%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (1.16%) MongoDB
5 3 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.77%) Metadata
6 2 (0.77%) Power BI
6 2 (0.77%) Siebel EIM
Development Applications
1 16 (6.18%) Git
2 11 (4.25%) JIRA
3 7 (2.70%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (1.16%) Selenium
4 3 (1.16%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.77%) GitLab
5 2 (0.77%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.39%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.39%) Postman
General
1 113 (43.63%) Social Skills
2 76 (29.34%) Analytical Skills
3 46 (17.76%) Finance
4 24 (9.27%) Influencing Skills
5 23 (8.88%) Organisational Skills
6 16 (6.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 16 (6.18%) Retail
7 15 (5.79%) Public Sector
8 12 (4.63%) Electronics
8 12 (4.63%) Local Government
9 11 (4.25%) Aerospace
10 10 (3.86%) Law
11 8 (3.09%) Manufacturing
12 7 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (2.70%) Telecoms
13 6 (2.32%) Advertising
14 5 (1.93%) Marketing
14 5 (1.93%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (1.54%) Legal
15 4 (1.54%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 34 (13.13%) Developer
2 33 (12.74%) Analyst
3 31 (11.97%) Senior
4 27 (10.42%) IT Support
5 20 (7.72%) Support Engineer
6 19 (7.34%) 1st Line Support
7 17 (6.56%) Consultant
8 16 (6.18%) IT Engineer
9 14 (5.41%) IT Support Engineer
9 14 (5.41%) IT Technician
9 14 (5.41%) Senior Developer
10 13 (5.02%) 2nd Line Support
11 12 (4.63%) Systems Engineer
12 11 (4.25%) Management Consultant
12 11 (4.25%) Programme Management Office Consultant
12 11 (4.25%) Programme Office Consultant
12 11 (4.25%) Support Analyst
13 10 (3.86%) .NET Developer
13 10 (3.86%) Security Analyst
13 10 (3.86%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (6.56%) REST
2 16 (6.18%) React
3 15 (5.79%) .NET
4 13 (5.02%) .NET Core
5 12 (4.63%) CSS
5 12 (4.63%) HTML
5 12 (4.63%) SOAP
6 11 (4.25%) Terraform
7 10 (3.86%) .NET Framework
7 10 (3.86%) AngularJS
7 10 (3.86%) Entity Framework
8 7 (2.70%) ASP.NET
9 5 (1.93%) Laravel
10 4 (1.54%) FastAPI
10 4 (1.54%) Gherkin
10 4 (1.54%) Tailwind CSS
10 4 (1.54%) Vue
10 4 (1.54%) WPF
11 3 (1.16%) ASP.NET Core
11 3 (1.16%) JPA
Miscellaneous
1 21 (8.11%) Onboarding
2 17 (6.56%) Management Information System
3 16 (6.18%) Driving Licence
4 12 (4.63%) Product Ownership
5 6 (2.32%) Distributed Systems
5 6 (2.32%) Security Posture
5 6 (2.32%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (1.93%) AI Agents
6 5 (1.93%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.16%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 3 (1.16%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (1.16%) Web Conferencing
9 2 (0.77%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.77%) Embedded Systems
9 2 (0.77%) FMCG
9 2 (0.77%) Housing Association
9 2 (0.77%) Low-Code
9 2 (0.77%) PropTech
9 2 (0.77%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 38 (14.67%) Windows
2 20 (7.72%) Windows Server
3 13 (5.02%) Linux
4 5 (1.93%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.77%) Unix
6 1 (0.39%) Android
6 1 (0.39%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.39%) CentOS
6 1 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (18.53%) Agile
2 39 (15.06%) Continuous Improvement
3 35 (13.51%) Customer Service
4 33 (12.74%) Decision-Making
5 27 (10.42%) AI
5 27 (10.42%) Collaborative Working
6 26 (10.04%) CI/CD
6 26 (10.04%) Cybersecurity
6 26 (10.04%) Software Engineering
7 25 (9.65%) Validation
8 23 (8.88%) Stakeholder Management
9 22 (8.49%) Mentoring
10 19 (7.34%) DevOps
11 18 (6.95%) Business Continuity
11 18 (6.95%) Information Security
12 16 (6.18%) Code Quality
12 16 (6.18%) Project Management
12 16 (6.18%) Roadmaps
12 16 (6.18%) Test Automation
12 16 (6.18%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (8.88%) JavaScript
1 23 (8.88%) Python
2 19 (7.34%) SQL
3 16 (6.18%) C#
3 16 (6.18%) TypeScript
4 8 (3.09%) Java
4 8 (3.09%) PHP
5 7 (2.70%) Perl
6 6 (2.32%) Bash
6 6 (2.32%) Ruby
7 5 (1.93%) PowerShell
8 4 (1.54%) Kotlin
9 2 (0.77%) Assembly Language
9 2 (0.77%) DataWeave
9 2 (0.77%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.39%) C++
10 1 (0.39%) Go
10 1 (0.39%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.39%) Scala
10 1 (0.39%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 40 (15.44%) Degree
2 28 (10.81%) Security Cleared
3 27 (10.42%) SC Cleared
4 15 (5.79%) DBS Check
5 8 (3.09%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (3.09%) CSPO
5 8 (3.09%) HNC
6 7 (2.70%) A+ Certification
6 7 (2.70%) Chartered Engineer
7 6 (2.32%) CISSP
7 6 (2.32%) HND
7 6 (2.32%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.93%) ACCA
8 5 (1.93%) CIMA
8 5 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (1.16%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.16%) CEH
9 3 (1.16%) CISM
9 3 (1.16%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (1.16%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (10.04%) QA
2 24 (9.27%) GDPR
3 15 (5.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (4.25%) PMO
5 6 (2.32%) SLA
6 5 (1.93%) Data Quality
7 4 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.54%) NIST
8 3 (1.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (1.16%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.77%) FATCA
10 1 (0.39%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.39%) GRC
10 1 (0.39%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 25 (9.65%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.93%) Docker
2 5 (1.93%) Hyper-V
2 5 (1.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.77%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 18 (6.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (3.47%) Kubernetes
3 3 (1.16%) Ansible
4 2 (0.77%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.39%) Grafana
5 1 (0.39%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 75 (28.96%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.47%) Cisco
2 9 (3.47%) Qualys
3 7 (2.70%) Google
3 7 (2.70%) Palo Alto
4 6 (2.32%) Meraki
4 6 (2.32%) ServiceNow
4 6 (2.32%) Ubiquiti
5 5 (1.93%) Citrix
5 5 (1.93%) Veeam
5 5 (1.93%) VMware
6 4 (1.54%) Aruba
6 4 (1.54%) SAP
6 4 (1.54%) Workday
7 3 (1.16%) New Relic
7 3 (1.16%) OpenAI
7 3 (1.16%) Oracle
7 3 (1.16%) SolarWinds
7 3 (1.16%) Splunk
7 3 (1.16%) Zerto