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

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 4 4
Rank change year-on-year -11 0 +2
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 197 180 395
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 10.06% 18.58% 20.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.88% 20.20% 22.95%
Number of salaries quoted 151 118 236
10th Percentile £30,250 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,813 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,606 £47,250
Median % change year-on-year -23.96% +11.34% -21.25%
75th Percentile £58,011 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £78,500 £76,250
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 1,530 891 1,721
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 78.14% 91.95% 88.99%
Number of salaries quoted 903 474 1,217
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,000 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £74,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £78,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +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 19 March 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 19 March 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 +5 28 £35,000 -30.00% 6
Staines +2 25 £50,000 +53.85% 3
Guildford -12 14 £40,000 -27.27% 13
Horley +2 13 £55,000 +124.49% 3
Weybridge - 10 £40,000 - 1
Woking -9 9 £60,000 +25.00% 8
Reigate -7 7 £37,500 -26.83% 1
Addlestone - 5 £35,000 - 1
Caterham +1 4 £42,500 +30.77% 1
Camberley -3 4 £27,300 -22.00% 5
Farnham - 4 £28,750 - 2
Godstone - 4 £36,000 -
Warlingham - 4 £42,500 -
Godalming -1 3 £30,000 -45.45% 2
Chertsey -3 2 £55,000 +69.23% 1
Cobham - 2 - - 1
Walton-on-Thames - 2 - -
Epsom +14 1 £57,500 -4.17% 4
Thames Ditton -3 1 - -
Leatherhead -7 1 £50,000 -13.04% 6
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 13 (6.60%) SharePoint
2 6 (3.05%) CMS
3 5 (2.54%) IIS
4 4 (2.03%) WordPress
5 3 (1.52%) govService
5 3 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (1.02%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.51%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (9.64%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (6.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (2.03%) Adobe Illustrator
4 4 (2.03%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (2.03%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.02%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (1.02%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 2 (1.02%) Q-Pulse
3 2 (1.02%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.51%) PeopleSoft HRMS
Cloud Services
1 27 (13.71%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (6.60%) Mimecast
2 13 (6.60%) SaaS
3 11 (5.58%) Azure
4 10 (5.08%) Power Platform
5 9 (4.57%) AWS
6 8 (4.06%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (3.05%) Google Workspace
8 5 (2.54%) Entra ID
8 5 (2.54%) Snowflake
9 4 (2.03%) Canva
10 3 (1.52%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 3 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.52%) Figma
10 3 (1.52%) GCP
11 1 (0.51%) Azure Machine Learning
11 1 (0.51%) npm
11 1 (0.51%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.51%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.51%) Vertex AI
Communications & Networking
1 16 (8.12%) DNS
2 12 (6.09%) TCP/IP
3 11 (5.58%) Firewall
4 8 (4.06%) HTTP
4 8 (4.06%) Wireless
5 7 (3.55%) DHCP
6 6 (3.05%) Broadband
7 2 (1.02%) LAN
7 2 (1.02%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (1.02%) VPN
7 2 (1.02%) WAN
8 1 (0.51%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.08%) Power BI
2 8 (4.06%) Tableau
3 5 (2.54%) Big Data
3 5 (2.54%) Data Mining
3 5 (2.54%) Hadoop
3 5 (2.54%) NoSQL
3 5 (2.54%) Relational Database
3 5 (2.54%) SQL Server
4 4 (2.03%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 7 (3.55%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (1.02%) Git
3 1 (0.51%) JIRA
3 1 (0.51%) Visual Studio
General
1 91 (46.19%) Social Skills
2 54 (27.41%) Analytical Skills
3 43 (21.83%) Finance
4 33 (16.75%) Retail
5 23 (11.68%) Marketing
6 15 (7.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (7.11%) Telecoms
8 13 (6.60%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (5.08%) Pharmaceutical
10 9 (4.57%) Law
11 6 (3.05%) Electronics
12 5 (2.54%) Legal
12 5 (2.54%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (2.03%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (2.03%) General Ledger
13 4 (2.03%) Local Government
13 4 (2.03%) Multimedia
13 4 (2.03%) Publishing
14 3 (1.52%) Manufacturing
15 2 (1.02%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 39 (19.80%) Support Engineer
2 33 (16.75%) IT Support
3 15 (7.61%) IT Engineer
3 15 (7.61%) IT Support Engineer
4 13 (6.60%) Help Desk Technician
4 13 (6.60%) Linux Engineer
4 13 (6.60%) Linux Support
4 13 (6.60%) Linux Support Engineer
5 12 (6.09%) Account Manager
5 12 (6.09%) Senior
6 11 (5.58%) Analyst
6 11 (5.58%) Technical Support
7 10 (5.08%) 2nd Line Support
8 9 (4.57%) Lead
9 8 (4.06%) 1st/2nd Line Support
9 8 (4.06%) Coordinator
9 8 (4.06%) Developer
9 8 (4.06%) Senior Manager
9 8 (4.06%) Support Technician
9 8 (4.06%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.09%) HTML
2 9 (4.57%) CSS
3 7 (3.55%) OLE
4 5 (2.54%) .NET
4 5 (2.54%) Play Framework
5 2 (1.02%) CSS3
5 2 (1.02%) EDI
5 2 (1.02%) HTML5
5 2 (1.02%) JWT
5 2 (1.02%) MUnit
5 2 (1.02%) OAuth
5 2 (1.02%) OAuth2
5 2 (1.02%) REST
5 2 (1.02%) SOAP
6 1 (0.51%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.51%) LangChain
6 1 (0.51%) LangGraph
6 1 (0.51%) Lightning Web Components
6 1 (0.51%) RESTful
6 1 (0.51%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 18 (9.14%) Driving Licence
1 18 (9.14%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (7.61%) Onboarding
3 10 (5.08%) Management Information System
4 6 (3.05%) Algorithms
4 6 (3.05%) Distributed Systems
5 4 (2.03%) Blog
5 4 (2.03%) IoT
5 4 (2.03%) Low-Code
5 4 (2.03%) Podcast
5 4 (2.03%) Social Media
6 3 (1.52%) Digital Media
6 3 (1.52%) Digital Signage
6 3 (1.52%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.02%) NHS
8 1 (0.51%) Client/Server
8 1 (0.51%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.51%) Over-the-Top Content
8 1 (0.51%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.51%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 32 (16.24%) Windows
2 14 (7.11%) Linux
3 12 (6.09%) Windows Server
4 8 (4.06%) CentOS
4 8 (4.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (4.06%) Windows 10
5 6 (3.05%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (14.72%) Continuous Improvement
2 22 (11.17%) Service Delivery
3 20 (10.15%) Customer Service
4 18 (9.14%) Project Management
5 17 (8.63%) Process Improvement
6 16 (8.12%) Agile
6 16 (8.12%) Decision-Making
7 15 (7.61%) AI
7 15 (7.61%) Change Management
7 15 (7.61%) Project Delivery
8 14 (7.11%) ITIL
8 14 (7.11%) Mentoring
9 13 (6.60%) Computer Science
9 13 (6.60%) Data Protection
9 13 (6.60%) Software Engineering
9 13 (6.60%) Time Management
10 12 (6.09%) Collaborative Working
10 12 (6.09%) Visualisation
11 11 (5.58%) Analytics
11 11 (5.58%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 34 (17.26%) Python
2 21 (10.66%) PowerShell
3 12 (6.09%) SQL
4 9 (4.57%) JavaScript
5 8 (4.06%) Perl
5 8 (4.06%) PHP
6 7 (3.55%) Java
7 6 (3.05%) Scala
8 5 (2.54%) C#
8 5 (2.54%) R
9 2 (1.02%) DataWeave
9 2 (1.02%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.51%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.51%) Go
Qualifications
1 43 (21.83%) Degree
2 8 (4.06%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (3.55%) Chartered Engineer
4 5 (2.54%) A+ Certification
4 5 (2.54%) ACCA
4 5 (2.54%) CIMA
4 5 (2.54%) Master's Degree
4 5 (2.54%) MBA
5 4 (2.03%) ITIL Certification
5 4 (2.03%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 4 (2.03%) Network+ Certification
6 3 (1.52%) Security Cleared
7 2 (1.02%) APMP
7 2 (1.02%) CISA
7 2 (1.02%) CISSP
7 2 (1.02%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 2 (1.02%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.51%) CISM
8 1 (0.51%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.51%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (16.24%) GDPR
2 12 (6.09%) SLA
3 11 (5.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.54%) Actionable Recommendations
4 5 (2.54%) QA
5 4 (2.03%) Accessibility
5 4 (2.03%) Data Quality
5 4 (2.03%) ITGC
6 1 (0.51%) NIST
6 1 (0.51%) WCAG
System Software
1 33 (16.75%) Active Directory
2 9 (4.57%) Hyper-V
3 6 (3.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.51%) Docker
5 1 (0.51%) Firmware
5 1 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (3.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.02%) Ansible
2 2 (1.02%) SCCM
2 2 (1.02%) Terraform
3 1 (0.51%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 47 (23.86%) Microsoft
2 19 (9.64%) Veeam
3 15 (7.61%) Sage
4 10 (5.08%) NEC
4 10 (5.08%) VMware
5 8 (4.06%) Google
6 6 (3.05%) Adobe
6 6 (3.05%) Citrix
6 6 (3.05%) Salesforce
7 5 (2.54%) BT
7 5 (2.54%) Databricks
8 3 (1.52%) Granicus
8 3 (1.52%) HubSpot
9 2 (1.02%) IBM
9 2 (1.02%) MuleSoft
9 2 (1.02%) OpenText
10 1 (0.51%) CheckPoint
10 1 (0.51%) Cisco
10 1 (0.51%) Oracle
10 1 (0.51%) PeopleSoft