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

	6 months to 18 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	4	5	3
Rank change year-on-year	+1	-2	+5
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving	302	169	358
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey	11.76%	14.92%	22.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	15.07%	16.63%	26.52%
Number of salaries quoted	212	140	158
10^th Percentile	£28,250	£26,500	£31,250
25^th Percentile	£30,500	£31,500	£35,313
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£38,750	£40,000	£52,913
Median % change year-on-year	-3.13%	-24.40%	+17.58%
75^th Percentile	£52,813	£60,000	£68,438
90^th Percentile	£68,750	£95,000	£85,000
South East median annual salary	£41,500	£40,000	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+3.75%	-20.00%	-

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.

	6 months to 18 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills	2,004	1,016	1,350
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey	78.01%	89.67%	86.43%
Number of salaries quoted	1,449	683	678
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£27,500	£31,250
25^th Percentile	£38,500	£32,250	£40,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£45,000	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	+22.22%	-18.18%	-
75^th Percentile	£73,750	£63,750	£73,750
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£87,500	£85,000
South East median annual salary	£55,000	£47,500	£55,000
% change year-on-year	+15.79%	-13.64%	-

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 Salary Trend in Surrey

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 October 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 October 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	46	£32,000	-54.29%	14
Guildford	-3	31	£42,500	+6.25%	36
Camberley	+4	26	£28,686	-28.29%	6
Reigate	-4	21	£41,585	+10.89%	3
Staines	-	19	£40,000	-	18
Godalming	+1	18	£33,500	-36.19%	2
Leatherhead	-4	17	£35,000	-36.36%	5
Epsom	+6	13	£65,000	+73.33%	5
Woking	-15	13	£64,000	+11.30%	18
Egham	-	6	£45,000	-	1
Lingfield	-	4	£27,000	-
Shepperton	-	4	£52,500	-
Lightwater	-	3	£47,500	-
Farnham	-	3	£42,500	-
Haslemere	-	2	£32,500	-
Dorking	-	2	£26,000	-	1
Tadworth	-	2	-	-	2
Windlesham	-	2	-	-
Weybridge	-6	1	£27,500	-42.11%	6
Chertsey	-	1	-	-	4
Problem-Solving South East

Problem-Solving Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 18 October 2026, job vacancies citing Problem-Solving also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Surrey region with a requirement for Problem-Solving.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Microsoft	30.8%	93
2	Continuous Improvement	17.9%	54
3	Agile	16.6%	50
3	Customer Service	16.6%	50
5	Microsoft 365	15.9%	48
5	Windows	15.9%	48
7	Azure	15.6%	47
8	Degree	15.2%	46
9	Decision-Making	13.2%	40
10	Collaborative Working	12.3%	37
11	AI	10.9%	33
12	AWS	10.6%	32
12	Firewall	10.6%	32
14	GDPR	10.3%	31
15	Stakeholder Management	9.9%	30
16	Active Directory	9.3%	28
16	Cybersecurity	9.3%	28
16	QA	9.3%	28
19	CI/CD	8.9%	27
19	SC Cleared	8.9%	27
19	Security Cleared	8.9%	27
22	CRM	8.6%	26
22	Customer Experience	8.6%	26
22	Microsoft Intune	8.6%	26
22	SQL	8.6%	26
26	Microsoft Excel	8.3%	25
27	JavaScript	7.9%	24
27	Mentoring	7.9%	24
27	Python	7.9%	24
27	Validation	7.9%	24

Problem-Solving Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Continuous Improvement	17.9%	54
2	Agile	16.6%	50
2	Customer Service	16.6%	50
4	Decision-Making	13.2%	40
5	Collaborative Working	12.3%	37
6	AI	10.9%	33
7	Stakeholder Management	9.9%	30
8	Cybersecurity	9.3%	28
9	CI/CD	8.9%	27
10	CRM	8.6%	26
10	Customer Experience	8.6%	26
12	Mentoring	7.9%	24
12	Validation	7.9%	24
14	Software Engineering	7.3%	22
15	DevOps	7.0%	21
15	Project Management	7.0%	21
17	ERP	6.6%	20
17	Information Security	6.6%	20
19	ITIL	6.3%	19
20	Data Protection	6.0%	18