Problem-Solving Job Trends in Woking

Problem Solving
Surrey > Woking

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Woking requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 15 9
Rank change year-on-year +6 -6 -4
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 7 31 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Woking 11.29% 19.14% 16.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.86% 22.96% 18.46%
Number of salaries quoted 6 28 12
10th Percentile £32,125 £55,125 £31,375
25th Percentile £41,250 £75,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £80,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.13% +88.24% -33.59%
75th Percentile £58,750 £85,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £74,375 - £57,125
Surrey median annual salary £40,000 £52,913 £45,000
% change year-on-year -24.40% +17.58% -18.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Woking

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 Woking.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59 135 65
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Woking 95.16% 83.33% 89.04%
Number of salaries quoted 52 106 58
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £32,125
25th Percentile £41,875 £41,563 £33,208
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £51,250 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +46.34% - -14.58%
75th Percentile £97,500 £85,000 £59,688
90th Percentile £100,000 £86,250 £90,000
Surrey median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - -

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Woking

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Woking.

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Woking

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Woking

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Woking citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Woking citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Woking

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Woking over the 6 months to 22 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Woking

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Woking 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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) DNS
1 1 (14.29%) Firewall
1 1 (14.29%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) SQL Server
2 1 (14.29%) MongoDB
2 1 (14.29%) MySQL
2 1 (14.29%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Git
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Marketing
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Local Government
3 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Product Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Applications Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Graduate
2 1 (14.29%) Graduate Applications Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) IT Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) IT Support
2 1 (14.29%) IT Support Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Python Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Python Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Senior
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Software Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) Django
1 1 (14.29%) Flask
1 1 (14.29%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Client/Server
1 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Windows
2 1 (14.29%) Apple iOS
2 1 (14.29%) Mac OS
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) AI
1 3 (42.86%) Customer Engagement
1 3 (42.86%) Customer Service
1 3 (42.86%) Product Management
1 3 (42.86%) Product Strategy
1 3 (42.86%) Roadmaps
1 3 (42.86%) Value Proposition
2 1 (14.29%) B2B
2 1 (14.29%) Change Management
2 1 (14.29%) Client Onboarding
2 1 (14.29%) Commercial Awareness
2 1 (14.29%) CRM
2 1 (14.29%) Data Science
2 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
2 1 (14.29%) DevOps
2 1 (14.29%) ITIL
2 1 (14.29%) ITSM
2 1 (14.29%) Machine Learning
2 1 (14.29%) Process Improvement
2 1 (14.29%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) Python
2 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
2 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Kubernetes
1 1 (14.29%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Sage
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Oracle
2 1 (14.29%) VMware