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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 5 4
Rank change year-on-year -1 -1 +5
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 279 168 382
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 11.17% 14.70% 21.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.65% 16.39% 24.21%
Number of salaries quoted 198 137 172
10th Percentile £26,838 £26,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £34,250 £37,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -19.05% +16.67%
75th Percentile £54,688 £62,500 £72,688
90th Percentile £75,000 £95,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £41,585 £41,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.43% -18.00% -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 1,905 1,025 1,578
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 76.26% 89.68% 87.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,416 678 750
10th Percentile £30,625 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,851 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £73,750 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £87,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £49,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +12.24% -10.91% -

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 30 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 30 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 +5 40 £32,000 -54.29% 20
Camberley +4 27 £28,686 -28.29% 10
Guildford -13 26 £55,000 +37.50% 42
Reigate -1 21 £41,585 +7.32% 6
Staines +2 18 £40,000 -36.00% 15
Godalming +1 17 £31,000 -40.95% 3
Leatherhead -5 16 £35,000 -36.36% 5
Epsom +4 12 £65,000 +73.33% 4
Woking -16 11 £64,000 -20.00% 35
Egham - 6 £45,000 - 1
Lingfield - 4 £27,000 -
Lightwater - 3 £47,500 -
Farnham - 3 £42,500 - 1
Chertsey - 2 £95,000 - 3
Dorking - 2 £26,000 - 3
Haslemere - 2 £32,500 -
Tadworth - 2 - - 1
Windlesham +2 1 - -
Weybridge -9 1 £27,500 -42.11% 5
Shepperton - 1 £52,500 - 1
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 (1.79%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.08%) CMS
2 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.72%) Confluence
3 2 (0.72%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.36%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 28 (10.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (5.73%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.08%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.72%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.36%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.36%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.72%) Academy Housing
2 2 (0.72%) Siebel CRM
2 2 (0.72%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.36%) HFM
3 1 (0.36%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 42 (15.05%) Azure
2 37 (13.26%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (11.11%) AWS
4 16 (5.73%) Entra ID
5 15 (5.38%) SaaS
6 7 (2.51%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 6 (2.15%) GCP
7 6 (2.15%) GitHub
8 5 (1.79%) Power Platform
9 4 (1.43%) Amazon ECS
9 4 (1.43%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.08%) Anthropic Claude
10 3 (1.08%) AWS CloudFormation
10 3 (1.08%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 3 (1.08%) ChatGPT
10 3 (1.08%) dbt
10 3 (1.08%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (1.08%) GitHub Copilot
10 3 (1.08%) Google Gemini
10 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 31 (11.11%) Firewall
2 23 (8.24%) TCP/IP
3 12 (4.30%) LAN
3 12 (4.30%) Wireless
4 11 (3.94%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (3.58%) WAN
6 8 (2.87%) DNS
6 8 (2.87%) LTE
7 7 (2.51%) Internet
7 7 (2.51%) VPN
8 5 (1.79%) VSAT
9 4 (1.43%) Asterisk PBX
9 4 (1.43%) Cisco Nexus
9 4 (1.43%) VoIP
10 3 (1.08%) Hyperconnected
11 2 (0.72%) Broadband
11 2 (0.72%) DHCP
11 2 (0.72%) Network Security
12 1 (0.36%) Intelligent Network
12 1 (0.36%) NGFW
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.02%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.58%) MySQL
3 9 (3.23%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (3.23%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.43%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (1.08%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (1.08%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (1.08%) Metadata
5 3 (1.08%) MongoDB
5 3 (1.08%) Power BI
5 3 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.72%) Siebel EIM
Development Applications
1 16 (5.73%) Git
2 12 (4.30%) JIRA
3 7 (2.51%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (1.08%) Selenium
4 3 (1.08%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.72%) GitLab
5 2 (0.72%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.36%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.36%) MLflow
6 1 (0.36%) Postman
General
1 123 (44.09%) Social Skills
2 85 (30.47%) Analytical Skills
3 49 (17.56%) Finance
4 31 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
5 25 (8.96%) Influencing Skills
6 21 (7.53%) Retail
7 17 (6.09%) Public Sector
8 16 (5.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (5.02%) Aerospace
9 14 (5.02%) Manufacturing
10 13 (4.66%) Electronics
11 12 (4.30%) Local Government
12 10 (3.58%) Law
13 9 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
13 9 (3.23%) Marketing
14 7 (2.51%) Telecoms
15 6 (2.15%) Advertising
15 6 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (1.43%) Legal
17 3 (1.08%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 38 (13.62%) Analyst
2 33 (11.83%) Senior
3 32 (11.47%) Developer
4 26 (9.32%) IT Support
5 20 (7.17%) 1st Line Support
6 17 (6.09%) Consultant
6 17 (6.09%) Support Engineer
7 14 (5.02%) IT Engineer
7 14 (5.02%) Senior Developer
7 14 (5.02%) Support Analyst
7 14 (5.02%) Systems Engineer
8 13 (4.66%) 2nd Line Support
8 13 (4.66%) IT Technician
9 12 (4.30%) IT Support Engineer
10 11 (3.94%) Management Consultant
10 11 (3.94%) Programme Management Office Consultant
10 11 (3.94%) Programme Office Consultant
10 11 (3.94%) Security Analyst
11 10 (3.58%) .NET Developer
12 9 (3.23%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.73%) React
2 15 (5.38%) .NET
2 15 (5.38%) REST
3 13 (4.66%) .NET Core
3 13 (4.66%) Terraform
4 12 (4.30%) CSS
4 12 (4.30%) HTML
5 10 (3.58%) .NET Framework
5 10 (3.58%) AngularJS
5 10 (3.58%) Entity Framework
5 10 (3.58%) SOAP
6 7 (2.51%) ASP.NET
7 5 (1.79%) Laravel
8 4 (1.43%) FastAPI
8 4 (1.43%) Gherkin
8 4 (1.43%) Tailwind CSS
8 4 (1.43%) Vue
8 4 (1.43%) WPF
9 3 (1.08%) ASP.NET Core
9 3 (1.08%) Blazor
Miscellaneous
1 24 (8.60%) Management Information System
2 20 (7.17%) Onboarding
3 19 (6.81%) Driving Licence
4 12 (4.30%) Product Ownership
5 7 (2.51%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (2.15%) Security Posture
6 6 (2.15%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.79%) AI Agents
7 5 (1.79%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (1.79%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (1.43%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.08%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 3 (1.08%) Cyber Threat
9 3 (1.08%) Private Cloud
9 3 (1.08%) Web Conferencing
10 2 (0.72%) Analogue Electronics
10 2 (0.72%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.72%) Culture of Ownership
10 2 (0.72%) Embedded Systems
10 2 (0.72%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 38 (13.62%) Windows
2 22 (7.89%) Windows Server
3 12 (4.30%) Linux
4 5 (1.79%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.72%) Android
5 2 (0.72%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.72%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (17.56%) Agile
2 46 (16.49%) Continuous Improvement
3 41 (14.70%) Customer Service
4 38 (13.62%) Decision-Making
5 32 (11.47%) Collaborative Working
6 31 (11.11%) AI
7 28 (10.04%) Stakeholder Management
8 27 (9.68%) Validation
9 26 (9.32%) CI/CD
9 26 (9.32%) Cybersecurity
10 25 (8.96%) Software Engineering
11 23 (8.24%) Mentoring
12 20 (7.17%) DevOps
13 19 (6.81%) CRM
13 19 (6.81%) Customer Experience
13 19 (6.81%) Information Security
13 19 (6.81%) Project Management
14 17 (6.09%) Business Continuity
14 17 (6.09%) Project Delivery
14 17 (6.09%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 23 (8.24%) JavaScript
1 23 (8.24%) Python
2 22 (7.89%) SQL
3 16 (5.73%) C#
3 16 (5.73%) TypeScript
4 8 (2.87%) Java
5 7 (2.51%) PHP
6 6 (2.15%) Bash
6 6 (2.15%) Perl
6 6 (2.15%) Ruby
7 5 (1.79%) PowerShell
8 4 (1.43%) Kotlin
9 2 (0.72%) Assembly Language
9 2 (0.72%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.72%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.36%) C++
10 1 (0.36%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 44 (15.77%) Degree
2 28 (10.04%) Security Cleared
3 27 (9.68%) SC Cleared
4 16 (5.73%) DBS Check
5 9 (3.23%) HNC
6 8 (2.87%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (2.87%) CSPO
7 7 (2.51%) Chartered Engineer
7 7 (2.51%) HND
8 6 (2.15%) CISSP
8 6 (2.15%) Master's Degree
8 6 (2.15%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.79%) A+ Certification
10 3 (1.08%) ACCA
10 3 (1.08%) CCNA
10 3 (1.08%) CIMA
10 3 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.08%) CISM
10 3 (1.08%) CompTIA Security+
10 3 (1.08%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (9.68%) GDPR
2 26 (9.32%) QA
3 16 (5.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (3.94%) PMO
5 6 (2.15%) Data Quality
5 6 (2.15%) SLA
6 4 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.43%) NIST
6 4 (1.43%) SOC 2
7 3 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.72%) FATCA
8 2 (0.72%) HAZOP
8 2 (0.72%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.36%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.36%) GRC
9 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 23 (8.24%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.79%) Hyper-V
2 5 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.43%) Docker
4 2 (0.72%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (7.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (3.23%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.79%) Ansible
4 3 (1.08%) Grafana
4 3 (1.08%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.72%) Functional Safety
5 2 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.36%) BMC PATROL
Vendors
1 80 (28.67%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.23%) Cisco
2 9 (3.23%) Qualys
3 8 (2.87%) Google
4 7 (2.51%) Palo Alto
5 6 (2.15%) Meraki
5 6 (2.15%) ServiceNow
5 6 (2.15%) Ubiquiti
6 5 (1.79%) Citrix
6 5 (1.79%) SAP
6 5 (1.79%) Veeam
6 5 (1.79%) VMware
7 4 (1.43%) Aruba
7 4 (1.43%) Workday
8 3 (1.08%) EMC
8 3 (1.08%) New Relic
8 3 (1.08%) Oracle
8 3 (1.08%) SolarWinds
8 3 (1.08%) Splunk
8 3 (1.08%) Zerto