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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 5 7
Rank change year-on-year -13 +2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 192 164 433
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 8.75% 17.73% 18.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.61% 19.83% 20.73%
Number of salaries quoted 145 114 268
10th Percentile £28,896 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,606 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.96% +10.75% -20.83%
75th Percentile £58,522 £68,375 £62,813
90th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £82,875
South East median annual salary £45,000 £50,967 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.71% +13.26% -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 1,654 827 2,089
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 75.35% 89.41% 89.77%
Number of salaries quoted 971 513 1,351
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £37,500 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £66,672 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £84,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -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.

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 April 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 April 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
Staines +3 28 £50,000 -5.15% 1
Redhill +10 24 £35,000 -33.33% 7
Guildford -20 15 £40,000 -33.33% 14
Horley 0 12 £55,000 +124.49%
Weybridge - 10 £40,000 -
Camberley -1 7 £28,896 -17.44% 1
Godalming +1 5 £29,000 -47.27% 2
Reigate -9 5 £55,040 +29.50%
Woking -19 5 £60,000 +37.14% 9
Addlestone - 5 £35,000 - 1
Farnham - 4 £28,750 -
Caterham +1 3 - - 1
Chertsey - 3 £75,000 - 2
Warlingham - 3 - -
Leatherhead -8 2 £50,000 -13.04% 8
Cobham - 2 - -
Walton-on-Thames - 2 - -
Epsom +6 1 £57,500 -4.17% 3
Thames Ditton -3 1 - - 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 10 (5.21%) SharePoint
2 6 (3.13%) CMS
3 5 (2.60%) IIS
4 4 (2.08%) WordPress
5 3 (1.56%) Anypoint
5 3 (1.56%) govService
5 3 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 19 (9.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (6.77%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (3.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (2.08%) Adobe Illustrator
4 4 (2.08%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (2.08%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (1.56%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.04%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (1.04%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 2 (1.04%) Q-Pulse
3 2 (1.04%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.52%) HFM
4 1 (0.52%) PeopleSoft HRMS
Cloud Services
1 21 (10.94%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (7.29%) SaaS
3 13 (6.77%) Mimecast
4 11 (5.73%) Power Platform
5 10 (5.21%) AWS
6 9 (4.69%) Azure
7 8 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (3.13%) Google Workspace
9 5 (2.60%) Snowflake
10 4 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (2.08%) Canva
10 4 (2.08%) GCP
11 3 (1.56%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 3 (1.56%) Figma
12 1 (0.52%) Copilot Studio
12 1 (0.52%) Entra ID
12 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Copilot
12 1 (0.52%) Power Automate
12 1 (0.52%) PowerApps
12 1 (0.52%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 11 (5.73%) DNS
2 8 (4.17%) HTTP
3 7 (3.65%) Broadband
4 6 (3.13%) Firewall
4 6 (3.13%) Wireless
5 5 (2.60%) TCP/IP
6 3 (1.56%) DHCP
7 2 (1.04%) LAN
7 2 (1.04%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (1.04%) VPN
7 2 (1.04%) WAN
8 1 (0.52%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.73%) Power BI
2 8 (4.17%) Tableau
3 5 (2.60%) Big Data
3 5 (2.60%) Data Mining
3 5 (2.60%) Hadoop
3 5 (2.60%) NoSQL
3 5 (2.60%) SQL Server
4 4 (2.08%) MySQL
5 2 (1.04%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.52%) Metadata
6 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (4.69%) Rational DOORS
General
1 82 (42.71%) Social Skills
2 53 (27.60%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (26.04%) Finance
4 21 (10.94%) Marketing
5 20 (10.42%) Retail
6 14 (7.29%) Telecoms
7 13 (6.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (6.77%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (5.21%) Pharmaceutical
9 7 (3.65%) Law
10 6 (3.13%) Electronics
11 5 (2.60%) Legal
11 5 (2.60%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (2.08%) Aerospace
12 4 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (2.08%) General Ledger
12 4 (2.08%) Multimedia
12 4 (2.08%) Publishing
13 3 (1.56%) Local Government
13 3 (1.56%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 36 (18.75%) Support Engineer
2 28 (14.58%) IT Support
3 15 (7.81%) IT Engineer
3 15 (7.81%) IT Support Engineer
4 13 (6.77%) Help Desk Technician
4 13 (6.77%) Linux Engineer
4 13 (6.77%) Linux Support
4 13 (6.77%) Linux Support Engineer
4 13 (6.77%) Senior
5 12 (6.25%) Account Manager
6 11 (5.73%) Support Technician
6 11 (5.73%) Systems Engineer
7 10 (5.21%) Lead
8 9 (4.69%) 2nd Line Support
8 9 (4.69%) Principal Engineer
8 9 (4.69%) Principal Systems Engineer
9 8 (4.17%) 2nd Line Support Technician
9 8 (4.17%) Client Account Manager
9 8 (4.17%) IT Support Technician
9 8 (4.17%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.21%) HTML
2 7 (3.65%) CSS
3 6 (3.13%) OLE
4 5 (2.60%) Play Framework
5 4 (2.08%) .NET
6 3 (1.56%) JWT
6 3 (1.56%) MUnit
6 3 (1.56%) OAuth
6 3 (1.56%) OAuth2
6 3 (1.56%) REST
6 3 (1.56%) SOAP
7 2 (1.04%) EDI
7 2 (1.04%) gRPC
8 1 (0.52%) LangChain
8 1 (0.52%) LangGraph
8 1 (0.52%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.81%) Self-Motivation
2 13 (6.77%) Onboarding
3 10 (5.21%) Driving Licence
3 10 (5.21%) Management Information System
4 7 (3.65%) Distributed Systems
5 6 (3.13%) Algorithms
6 4 (2.08%) Blog
6 4 (2.08%) IoT
6 4 (2.08%) Low-Code
6 4 (2.08%) Podcast
6 4 (2.08%) Social Media
7 3 (1.56%) Digital Media
7 3 (1.56%) Digital Signage
7 3 (1.56%) Mobile App
8 2 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.04%) NHS
8 2 (1.04%) Over-the-Top Content
8 2 (1.04%) Video\Live Streaming
9 1 (0.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 1 (0.52%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 23 (11.98%) Windows
2 14 (7.29%) Linux
3 8 (4.17%) CentOS
3 8 (4.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 6 (3.13%) Mac OS
5 5 (2.60%) Windows Server
6 4 (2.08%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (15.10%) Continuous Improvement
2 19 (9.90%) Service Delivery
3 18 (9.38%) Customer Service
4 17 (8.85%) Decision-Making
4 17 (8.85%) Project Management
5 16 (8.33%) Change Management
6 15 (7.81%) Agile
6 15 (7.81%) Project Delivery
6 15 (7.81%) Software Engineering
6 15 (7.81%) Validation
7 14 (7.29%) Process Improvement
8 13 (6.77%) Collaborative Working
8 13 (6.77%) Computer Science
8 13 (6.77%) Data Protection
8 13 (6.77%) ITIL
9 12 (6.25%) AI
9 12 (6.25%) Business Continuity
9 12 (6.25%) Mentoring
9 12 (6.25%) Visualisation
10 11 (5.73%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 32 (16.67%) Python
2 18 (9.38%) PowerShell
3 12 (6.25%) SQL
4 8 (4.17%) Perl
4 8 (4.17%) PHP
5 7 (3.65%) Java
5 7 (3.65%) JavaScript
5 7 (3.65%) Scala
6 5 (2.60%) R
7 4 (2.08%) C#
8 3 (1.56%) DataWeave
9 2 (1.04%) Go
10 1 (0.52%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.52%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 38 (19.79%) Degree
2 10 (5.21%) BPSS Clearance
3 9 (4.69%) Chartered Engineer
4 8 (4.17%) ACCA
4 8 (4.17%) CIMA
5 7 (3.65%) A+ Certification
6 5 (2.60%) Master's Degree
6 5 (2.60%) MBA
6 5 (2.60%) Security Cleared
7 4 (2.08%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (2.08%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 4 (2.08%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (1.56%) SC Cleared
9 2 (1.04%) APMP
9 2 (1.04%) CISA
9 2 (1.04%) CISSP
9 2 (1.04%) DV Cleared
9 2 (1.04%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (0.52%) CISM
10 1 (0.52%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (10.94%) GDPR
2 15 (7.81%) SLA
3 11 (5.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.60%) Actionable Recommendations
4 5 (2.60%) Data Quality
4 5 (2.60%) QA
5 4 (2.08%) ITGC
6 3 (1.56%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.52%) NIST
System Software
1 25 (13.02%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.60%) Hyper-V
2 5 (2.60%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.04%) Docker
3 2 (1.04%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.52%) Firmware
4 1 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (1.04%) Ansible
1 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (1.04%) SCCM
1 2 (1.04%) Terraform
Vendors
1 42 (21.88%) Microsoft
2 15 (7.81%) Veeam
3 12 (6.25%) Sage
4 8 (4.17%) Google
4 8 (4.17%) NEC
5 6 (3.13%) Adobe
5 6 (3.13%) Salesforce
6 5 (2.60%) BT
6 5 (2.60%) Databricks
6 5 (2.60%) VMware
7 3 (1.56%) Granicus
7 3 (1.56%) MuleSoft
8 2 (1.04%) Citrix
8 2 (1.04%) IBM
8 2 (1.04%) OpenText
8 2 (1.04%) Typelevel
9 1 (0.52%) CheckPoint
9 1 (0.52%) Cisco
9 1 (0.52%) Oracle
9 1 (0.52%) PeopleSoft