Problem-Solving Jobs in Surrey

Problem Solving
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Surrey requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 3 6
Rank change year-on-year -2 +3 +9
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 173 475 517
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 17.82% 21.46% 19.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 19.55% 23.86% 20.67%
Number of salaries quoted 121 251 248
10th Percentile £31,250 £25,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -20.83% +11.63%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,125 £76,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,625 £97,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -14.29% +3.26%

All Process and 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 885 1,991 2,501
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 91.14% 89.97% 94.91%
Number of salaries quoted 499 1,350 1,517
10th Percentile £31,250 £24,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,999 £33,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,790 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.58% -16.67% +4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £78,750 £90,000
South East median annual salary £56,509 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.02% -9.09% -

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Surrey

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Surrey

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Surrey.

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Surrey

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Surrey over the 6 months to 2 April 2025.

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 2 April 2025. 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
Reigate +9 15 £45,000 -45.45% 10
Redhill -2 15 £50,000 +11.11% 15
Staines +12 13 £39,000 -13.33% 21
Woking +14 11 £32,500 -25.71% 26
Guildford -9 10 £55,000 +15.79% 42
Camberley -2 9 £35,000 -22.22% 1
Dorking -2 9 £70,000 +12.00%
Tadworth -2 8 - -
Caterham -2 6 £32,500 -4.41% 2
Epsom -23 5 £60,000 +60.00% 8
Leatherhead -4 3 £57,500 -4.17% 13
Whyteleafe +2 1 - -
Esher +1 1 - - 1
Horley -1 1 £24,500 +5.38% 5
Godalming - 1 £55,000 -
East Molesey - 1 - -
Banstead - 1 - -
Thames Ditton - 1 - -
Problem-Solving
South East

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (3.47%) Apache Spark
1 6 (3.47%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.58%) Apache
2 1 (0.58%) Confluence
2 1 (0.58%) IIS
Applications
1 15 (8.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.73%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.58%) Adobe After Effects
3 1 (0.58%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.58%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.58%) InDesign
3 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.58%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.58%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.58%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.58%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (0.58%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 48 (27.75%) Azure
2 19 (10.98%) AWS
3 15 (8.67%) Power Platform
4 12 (6.94%) SaaS
5 10 (5.78%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (3.47%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (3.47%) Serverless
7 5 (2.89%) GCP
7 5 (2.89%) Snowflake
8 4 (2.31%) Azure Service Bus
9 3 (1.73%) Azure Data Factory
9 3 (1.73%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (1.16%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 2 (1.16%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (1.16%) Google Workspace
10 2 (1.16%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (1.16%) Power Automate
10 2 (1.16%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.58%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 1 (0.58%) Azure Event Grid
Communications & Networking
1 11 (6.36%) Intrusion Detection
2 10 (5.78%) Firewall
3 7 (4.05%) Network Security
4 6 (3.47%) DNS
4 6 (3.47%) NAS
4 6 (3.47%) SAN
4 6 (3.47%) VPN
5 5 (2.89%) 3G
5 5 (2.89%) GPRS
5 5 (2.89%) LTE
5 5 (2.89%) Modbus
5 5 (2.89%) VLAN
5 5 (2.89%) Wireless
6 1 (0.58%) DHCP
6 1 (0.58%) Internet
6 1 (0.58%) LAN
6 1 (0.58%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (9.25%) SQL Server
2 13 (7.51%) Power BI
3 9 (5.20%) MySQL
4 7 (4.05%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (3.47%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (3.47%) Big Data
6 5 (2.89%) Snowflake Schema
7 4 (2.31%) NoSQL
7 4 (2.31%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.73%) Metadata
8 3 (1.73%) Metadata Repository
8 3 (1.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (1.16%) MongoDB
9 2 (1.16%) Redis
9 2 (1.16%) Spark SQL
9 2 (1.16%) Tableau
10 1 (0.58%) Pentaho
10 1 (0.58%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.58%) Triplestore
Development Applications
1 24 (13.87%) JIRA
2 8 (4.62%) Git
3 7 (4.05%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.73%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (1.16%) CMake
5 2 (1.16%) Cypress.io
5 2 (1.16%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (1.16%) TestRail
6 1 (0.58%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.58%) ESLint
6 1 (0.58%) Gatling
6 1 (0.58%) JMeter
6 1 (0.58%) Maven
6 1 (0.58%) MSBuild
6 1 (0.58%) Subversion
6 1 (0.58%) Visual Studio
General
1 111 (64.16%) Social Skills
2 58 (33.53%) Analytical Skills
3 55 (31.79%) Finance
4 25 (14.45%) Telecoms
5 14 (8.09%) Electronics
5 14 (8.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (8.09%) Marketing
6 8 (4.62%) Billing
6 8 (4.62%) Manufacturing
6 8 (4.62%) Public Sector
7 7 (4.05%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (2.31%) Law
9 3 (1.73%) Retail
10 2 (1.16%) Back Office
11 1 (0.58%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.58%) Korean Language
11 1 (0.58%) Legal
11 1 (0.58%) Local Government
11 1 (0.58%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 27 (15.61%) Support Engineer
2 23 (13.29%) Analyst
2 23 (13.29%) IT Engineer
3 22 (12.72%) IT Support
4 21 (12.14%) IT Support Engineer
5 18 (10.40%) Senior
6 15 (8.67%) Architect
6 15 (8.67%) Data Engineer
7 11 (6.36%) Developer
7 11 (6.36%) Security Architect
7 11 (6.36%) Support Analyst
8 10 (5.78%) Applications Support
8 10 (5.78%) Systems Engineer
9 9 (5.20%) Financial Analyst
9 9 (5.20%) IT Manager
10 8 (4.62%) Azure Engineer
11 7 (4.05%) Chief Technology Officer
11 7 (4.05%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
11 7 (4.05%) Product Manager
11 7 (4.05%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (17.34%) HTML
2 15 (8.67%) CSS
3 12 (6.94%) .NET
3 12 (6.94%) REST
4 5 (2.89%) HTML5
4 5 (2.89%) React
5 4 (2.31%) Node.js
6 3 (1.73%) AngularJS
6 3 (1.73%) CSS3
6 3 (1.73%) GraphQL
6 3 (1.73%) SOAP
6 3 (1.73%) XML
7 2 (1.16%) JSON
7 2 (1.16%) MSMQ
7 2 (1.16%) OpenGL
7 2 (1.16%) Qt
7 2 (1.16%) RESTful
7 2 (1.16%) Spring
7 2 (1.16%) VTK
7 2 (1.16%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 17 (9.83%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (6.94%) Management Information System
3 11 (6.36%) Cyberattack
4 8 (4.62%) Cloud Native
4 8 (4.62%) Driving Licence
5 6 (3.47%) Clustering
5 6 (3.47%) Onboarding
6 5 (2.89%) IoT
6 5 (2.89%) NB-IoT
6 5 (2.89%) VHDL
7 4 (2.31%) Linux Command Line
7 4 (2.31%) Product Ownership
8 2 (1.16%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (1.16%) CUDA
8 2 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.16%) Low-Code
8 2 (1.16%) PMI
9 1 (0.58%) Data Structures
9 1 (0.58%) Social Media
9 1 (0.58%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 28 (16.18%) Windows
2 13 (7.51%) Linux
3 10 (5.78%) Apple iOS
4 9 (5.20%) Mac OS
5 7 (4.05%) Unix
6 3 (1.73%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.58%) Android
7 1 (0.58%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (24.86%) Computer Science
2 32 (18.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 30 (17.34%) Customer Service
4 28 (16.18%) Project Management
5 27 (15.61%) Agile
6 26 (15.03%) Business Intelligence
7 23 (13.29%) Mentoring
7 23 (13.29%) Risk Management
8 21 (12.14%) DevOps
9 20 (11.56%) Cybersecurity
10 17 (9.83%) Artificial Intelligence
10 17 (9.83%) CI/CD
10 17 (9.83%) Data Modelling
10 17 (9.83%) ITSM
11 16 (9.25%) Software Engineering
12 15 (8.67%) ITIL
13 14 (8.09%) Strategic Thinking
14 13 (7.51%) IT Strategy
14 13 (7.51%) Product Requirements
15 12 (6.94%) Creative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 46 (26.59%) SQL
2 25 (14.45%) Python
3 18 (10.40%) JavaScript
4 17 (9.83%) Java
5 16 (9.25%) C#
5 16 (9.25%) PowerShell
6 8 (4.62%) Scala
7 7 (4.05%) C++
8 6 (3.47%) Perl
9 5 (2.89%) Bash
9 5 (2.89%) C
9 5 (2.89%) PL/SQL
9 5 (2.89%) TypeScript
10 4 (2.31%) Shell Script
11 3 (1.73%) Fortran
12 2 (1.16%) C-shell
13 1 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.58%) Go
13 1 (0.58%) SPARQL
13 1 (0.58%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 67 (38.73%) Degree
2 25 (14.45%) Security Cleared
3 21 (12.14%) DV Cleared
4 15 (8.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (6.36%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (5.20%) ACCA
6 9 (5.20%) CIMA
6 9 (5.20%) HNC
7 7 (4.05%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (3.47%) HND
9 5 (2.89%) SC Cleared
10 3 (1.73%) PMI Certification
11 2 (1.16%) A+ Certification
11 2 (1.16%) Azure Certification
11 2 (1.16%) Numerate Degree
12 1 (0.58%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 1 (0.58%) CBAP
12 1 (0.58%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.58%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.62%) QA
1 8 (4.62%) SLA
2 3 (1.73%) GDPR
3 2 (1.16%) Software Quality Assurance
4 1 (0.58%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.58%) Dublin Core
4 1 (0.58%) NIST
4 1 (0.58%) SOC 2
System Software
1 12 (6.94%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (6.36%) Active Directory
3 6 (3.47%) Docker
4 5 (2.89%) Firmware
5 4 (2.31%) Hyper-V
6 3 (1.73%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 10 (5.78%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.89%) Terraform
3 2 (1.16%) Nagios
4 1 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 34 (19.65%) Microsoft
2 13 (7.51%) VMware
3 8 (4.62%) Google
4 7 (4.05%) Oracle
4 7 (4.05%) SAP
5 6 (3.47%) Informatica
6 5 (2.89%) CheckPoint
7 3 (1.73%) Citrix
7 3 (1.73%) Dell
7 3 (1.73%) Veeam
8 2 (1.16%) Alteryx
8 2 (1.16%) Cisco
9 1 (0.58%) Adobe
9 1 (0.58%) Adyen
9 1 (0.58%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.58%) Samsung
9 1 (0.58%) Sun
9 1 (0.58%) Talend
9 1 (0.58%) Vectorworks