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 18 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 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 210 155 537
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 10.49% 15.72% 20.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.68% 17.11% 23.29%
Number of salaries quoted 157 117 288
10th Percentile £28,812 £30,000 £27,350
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £33,474
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -19.19% -14.84%
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £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 1,431 906 2,306
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 71.48% 91.89% 86.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,055 546 1,457
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £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 £67,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,750 £77,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £51,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.28% +3.50% -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 18 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 18 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 -6 31 £42,500 +6.25% 12
Staines +3 24 £50,000 -16.67% 3
Reigate 0 20 £41,585 +3.96% 2
Redhill +5 15 £35,000 -50.00% 5
Camberley +1 10 £28,791 -17.74% 5
Weybridge - 10 £40,000 - 1
Epsom +3 7 £65,000 +73.33% 3
Horley 0 7 £38,000 +46.15% 2
Woking -21 7 £60,000 +20.00% 5
Leatherhead -6 5 £50,000 -9.09% 3
Egham - 5 £45,000 - 4
Godalming +2 4 £29,000 -47.27% 1
Farnham - 4 - -
Caterham +3 3 - -
Warlingham - 3 - -
Chertsey - 2 £75,000 - 1
Cobham - 2 - -
Lightwater - 2 £47,500 -
Haslemere - 2 £32,500 -
Tadworth +2 1 - - 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 6 (2.86%) CMS
2 5 (2.38%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.90%) WordPress
4 3 (1.43%) Anypoint
4 3 (1.43%) govService
5 1 (0.48%) IIS
Applications
1 27 (12.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (6.19%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.38%) Photoshop
4 4 (1.90%) Adobe Illustrator
4 4 (1.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.48%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 4 (1.90%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.48%) HFM
Cloud Services
1 22 (10.48%) Azure
2 18 (8.57%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (7.62%) AWS
4 15 (7.14%) SaaS
5 10 (4.76%) Power Platform
6 8 (3.81%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (3.81%) Mimecast
7 7 (3.33%) Entra ID
8 6 (2.86%) GCP
8 6 (2.86%) Google Workspace
9 4 (1.90%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 4 (1.90%) Amazon ECS
9 4 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.90%) Canva
10 3 (1.43%) Figma
11 2 (0.95%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 1 (0.48%) Azure Machine Learning
12 1 (0.48%) ClickUp
12 1 (0.48%) dbt
12 1 (0.48%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 11 (5.24%) Wireless
2 9 (4.29%) DNS
2 9 (4.29%) Firewall
3 8 (3.81%) Broadband
3 8 (3.81%) Wi-Fi
4 7 (3.33%) HTTP
4 7 (3.33%) LAN
4 7 (3.33%) WAN
5 5 (2.38%) Internet
6 3 (1.43%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.95%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.95%) DHCP
7 2 (0.95%) Hyperconnected
7 2 (0.95%) Network Security
7 2 (0.95%) Structured Cabling
8 1 (0.48%) NGFW
8 1 (0.48%) VoIP
8 1 (0.48%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.29%) SQL Server
2 8 (3.81%) Power BI
3 4 (1.90%) Amazon RDS
3 4 (1.90%) MySQL
3 4 (1.90%) Tableau
4 2 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.95%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.48%) Big Data
5 1 (0.48%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.48%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.48%) Metadata
5 1 (0.48%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (4.29%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (2.86%) JIRA
3 5 (2.38%) Git
4 2 (0.95%) GitLab
4 2 (0.95%) Terragrunt
General
1 95 (45.24%) Social Skills
2 59 (28.10%) Analytical Skills
3 55 (26.19%) Finance
4 19 (9.05%) Organisational Skills
5 18 (8.57%) Marketing
6 16 (7.62%) Telecoms
7 15 (7.14%) Local Government
8 14 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (5.71%) Retail
10 8 (3.81%) Aerospace
11 7 (3.33%) Law
12 5 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.90%) Advertising
13 4 (1.90%) General Ledger
13 4 (1.90%) Multimedia
13 4 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.90%) Publishing
14 2 (0.95%) Billing
14 2 (0.95%) Legal
14 2 (0.95%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 29 (13.81%) Support Engineer
2 24 (11.43%) IT Support
3 23 (10.95%) Developer
3 23 (10.95%) Senior
4 16 (7.62%) IT Engineer
5 15 (7.14%) IT Support Engineer
6 14 (6.67%) Consultant
6 14 (6.67%) Systems Engineer
7 13 (6.19%) Coordinator
8 12 (5.71%) Account Manager
9 11 (5.24%) Management Consultant
9 11 (5.24%) Programme Management Office Consultant
9 11 (5.24%) Programme Office Consultant
10 10 (4.76%) Analyst
10 10 (4.76%) IT Technician
10 10 (4.76%) Lead
11 9 (4.29%) Linux Engineer
11 9 (4.29%) Linux Support Engineer
11 9 (4.29%) Principal Engineer
11 9 (4.29%) Principal Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (5.71%) CSS
1 12 (5.71%) HTML
2 10 (4.76%) .NET
3 9 (4.29%) React
4 6 (2.86%) .NET Core
4 6 (2.86%) ASP.NET
5 5 (2.38%) REST
5 5 (2.38%) SOAP
6 4 (1.90%) .NET Framework
6 4 (1.90%) AngularJS
6 4 (1.90%) Entity Framework
6 4 (1.90%) FastAPI
6 4 (1.90%) Laravel
6 4 (1.90%) Tailwind CSS
6 4 (1.90%) Vue
6 4 (1.90%) WPF
7 3 (1.43%) Electron
7 3 (1.43%) JWT
7 3 (1.43%) MUnit
7 3 (1.43%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 22 (10.48%) Management Information System
2 13 (6.19%) Driving Licence
3 10 (4.76%) Onboarding
4 7 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (2.38%) Distributed Systems
5 5 (2.38%) Low-Code
6 4 (1.90%) Blog
6 4 (1.90%) IoT
6 4 (1.90%) Podcast
6 4 (1.90%) Security Posture
6 4 (1.90%) Social Media
7 3 (1.43%) Mobile App
7 3 (1.43%) Video\Live Streaming
8 2 (0.95%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.95%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.95%) Over-the-Top Content
8 2 (0.95%) PropTech
9 1 (0.48%) Culture of Ownership
9 1 (0.48%) Cyber Kill Chain
Operating Systems
1 17 (8.10%) Windows
2 14 (6.67%) Linux
3 7 (3.33%) CentOS
3 7 (3.33%) Mac OS
3 7 (3.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.95%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (15.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 28 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
2 28 (13.33%) Decision-Making
3 25 (11.90%) Agile
3 25 (11.90%) Mentoring
4 21 (10.00%) Service Delivery
4 21 (10.00%) Software Engineering
5 20 (9.52%) AI
5 20 (9.52%) Project Management
5 20 (9.52%) Validation
6 18 (8.57%) Business Continuity
7 17 (8.10%) Cybersecurity
8 16 (7.62%) CI/CD
8 16 (7.62%) Project Delivery
9 15 (7.14%) Change Management
9 15 (7.14%) Data Protection
10 13 (6.19%) Asset Management
10 13 (6.19%) Computer Science
10 13 (6.19%) Customer Experience
10 13 (6.19%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 34 (16.19%) Python
2 17 (8.10%) JavaScript
3 16 (7.62%) SQL
4 13 (6.19%) PHP
4 13 (6.19%) TypeScript
5 12 (5.71%) PowerShell
6 9 (4.29%) Perl
7 8 (3.81%) C#
8 5 (2.38%) Java
9 4 (1.90%) Kotlin
10 3 (1.43%) DataWeave
10 3 (1.43%) Scala
11 2 (0.95%) Bash
11 2 (0.95%) Go
12 1 (0.48%) C++
12 1 (0.48%) R
12 1 (0.48%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 30 (14.29%) Degree
2 10 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
3 9 (4.29%) Chartered Engineer
4 8 (3.81%) ACCA
4 8 (3.81%) CIMA
5 7 (3.33%) A+ Certification
6 6 (2.86%) CISSP
7 5 (2.38%) Security Cleared
8 4 (1.90%) ITIL Certification
8 4 (1.90%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 4 (1.90%) Network+ Certification
8 4 (1.90%) SC Cleared
9 3 (1.43%) CCNA
9 3 (1.43%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.43%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (1.43%) DBS Check
9 3 (1.43%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.95%) CISA
10 2 (0.95%) CISM
11 1 (0.48%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (8.57%) QA
2 17 (8.10%) GDPR
3 13 (6.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (5.24%) PMO
4 11 (5.24%) SLA
5 4 (1.90%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.90%) ITGC
6 3 (1.43%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.95%) NIST
7 2 (0.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 23 (10.95%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.43%) Docker
3 1 (0.48%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 9 (4.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (3.33%) Terraform
3 4 (1.90%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.95%) Ansible
4 2 (0.95%) SCCM
Vendors
1 43 (20.48%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.24%) Google
3 10 (4.76%) Sage
4 8 (3.81%) Veeam
5 6 (2.86%) Meraki
5 6 (2.86%) Ubiquiti
6 5 (2.38%) Palo Alto
6 5 (2.38%) Qualys
7 4 (1.90%) Cisco
8 3 (1.43%) Adobe
8 3 (1.43%) Aruba
8 3 (1.43%) Granicus
8 3 (1.43%) MuleSoft
8 3 (1.43%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.95%) Splunk
9 2 (0.95%) Typelevel
10 1 (0.48%) Databricks
10 1 (0.48%) LogRhythm
10 1 (0.48%) New Relic
10 1 (0.48%) Zerto