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 26 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 5 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | -1 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving | 194 | 190 | 337 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey | 10.42% | 17.84% | 20.40% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.05% | 19.06% | 22.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 153 | 107 | 198 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,250 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £35,000 | £31,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,500 | £57,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.04% | +27.78% | -25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,522 | £70,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | £85,000 | £76,250 |
| South East median annual salary | £42,500 | £52,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.05% | +16.67% | -14.29% |
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 | 1,487 | 997 | 1,473 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey | 79.86% | 93.62% | 89.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 888 | 460 | 1,029 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £31,250 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £43,750 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +20.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £75,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £87,500 | £78,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £50,000 | £57,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +15.00% | -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.
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Salary Trend in Surrey
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Problem-Solving.
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Salary Histogram in Surrey
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Surrey over the 6 months to 26 February 2026.
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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 26 February 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 |
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| Redhill | +13 | 32 | £35,000 | -30.00% | 3 |
| Staines | +1 | 18 | £50,000 | +53.85% | 3 |
| Guildford | -9 | 14 | £40,000 | -30.43% | 9 |
| Horley | +3 | 13 | £60,000 | +144.90% | 1 |
| Weybridge | +8 | 11 | £40,000 | -11.11% | 5 |
| Woking | -8 | 9 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 5 |
| Reigate | -5 | 8 | £37,500 | -34.78% | 4 |
| Godstone | -2 | 6 | £36,000 | - | |
| Caterham | 0 | 5 | £51,250 | +57.69% | 1 |
| Addlestone | - | 5 | £35,000 | - | |
| Warlingham | - | 5 | £51,250 | - | |
| Camberley | +2 | 4 | £27,300 | -22.00% | 5 |
| Godalming | 0 | 2 | £30,000 | -45.45% | 1 |
| Farnham | - | 2 | £28,750 | - | 1 |
| Walton-on-Thames | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Epsom | +7 | 1 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 2 |
| Chertsey | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Thames Ditton | -3 | 1 | - | - | |
| Leatherhead | -8 | 1 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 3 |
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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:
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