Problem-Solving Jobs in Manchester

Problem Solving
North West > Manchester

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 19 11
Rank change year-on-year +12 -8 +6
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 819 465 884
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 13.94% 10.29% 15.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.64% 10.69% 15.85%
Number of salaries quoted 511 269 398
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,750 £28,266
25th Percentile £33,750 £39,769 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £84,056 £82,875
North West median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £45,488
% change year-on-year -5.26% +4.42% +1.08%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Problem-Solving is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,922 4,348 5,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 83.78% 96.22% 96.12%
Number of salaries quoted 3,570 2,480 3,570
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,500 £32,421
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.03%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Manchester

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Manchester.

Salary trend for Problem-Solving in Manchester

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Manchester over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Manchester

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 9 June 2024. 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
Bolton +19 36 £60,000 +44.58% 19
Stockport +33 32 £50,000 +42.86% 21
Oldham +32 31 £27,500 -45.00% 5
Sale +3 16 £29,000 - 5
Ashton-under-Lyne - 15 £22,000 -
Salford 0 12 £45,000 -10.00% 12
Dukinfield - 11 - -
Rochdale +16 7 £45,000 +18.42% 6
Bury - 5 £50,000 - 4
Cheadle -8 3 £35,000 +59.09%
Stalybridge - 3 £47,500 -
Wigan -1 1 - - 7
Altrincham -15 1 £50,000 +42.86% 3
Problem-Solving
North West

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 18 (2.20%) CMS
2 14 (1.71%) Apache
3 12 (1.47%) SharePoint
4 11 (1.34%) ArcGIS
4 11 (1.34%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.85%) IIS
5 7 (0.85%) OpenEdge
6 6 (0.73%) Umbraco
7 5 (0.61%) WordPress
8 4 (0.49%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 4 (0.49%) Skype for Business
9 3 (0.37%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.37%) Confluence
9 3 (0.37%) Moodle
10 2 (0.24%) Apache Solr
10 2 (0.24%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.24%) SAS
11 1 (0.12%) Jetty
11 1 (0.12%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 71 (8.67%) Microsoft Office
2 52 (6.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 45 (5.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.22%) Sketch
5 7 (0.85%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.12%) InVision
6 1 (0.12%) Marvel
6 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.12%) Trello
6 1 (0.12%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 17 (2.08%) Magento
2 16 (1.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 13 (1.59%) Infor SunSystems
3 13 (1.59%) iTrent
3 13 (1.59%) Shopify
4 6 (0.73%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.37%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 131 (16.00%) Azure
2 62 (7.57%) AWS
3 49 (5.98%) Microsoft 365
4 43 (5.25%) Power Platform
5 26 (3.17%) GCP
6 20 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
7 19 (2.32%) Dynamics 365
7 19 (2.32%) SaaS
8 17 (2.08%) Amazon S3
9 14 (1.71%) Serverless
10 11 (1.34%) Entra ID
11 10 (1.22%) Cloud Computing
11 10 (1.22%) Figma
11 10 (1.22%) GitHub
12 9 (1.10%) Heroku
13 8 (0.98%) Snowflake
14 7 (0.85%) AWS Lambda
14 7 (0.85%) Azure Functions
15 6 (0.73%) Azure Data Factory
15 6 (0.73%) Matillion
Communications & Networking
1 47 (5.74%) Firewall
2 21 (2.56%) Wireless
3 20 (2.44%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (1.95%) LAN
4 16 (1.95%) Network Security
5 15 (1.83%) DNS
5 15 (1.83%) VoIP
6 13 (1.59%) TCP/IP
7 12 (1.47%) Internet
7 12 (1.47%) VPN
8 8 (0.98%) DHCP
8 8 (0.98%) PBX
8 8 (0.98%) SAN
9 6 (0.73%) NAS
10 5 (0.61%) IPsec
10 5 (0.61%) SNMP
10 5 (0.61%) WAN
11 4 (0.49%) Ethernet
11 4 (0.49%) Intrusion Detection
11 4 (0.49%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (7.57%) SQL Server
2 33 (4.03%) MySQL
3 31 (3.79%) Data Warehouse
4 30 (3.66%) Power BI
5 23 (2.81%) Relational Database
6 19 (2.32%) Tableau
7 18 (2.20%) PostgreSQL
8 17 (2.08%) BigQuery
8 17 (2.08%) Looker
9 16 (1.95%) MongoDB
10 13 (1.59%) BusinessObjects
11 11 (1.34%) Elasticsearch
11 11 (1.34%) GIS
11 11 (1.34%) Redis
12 9 (1.10%) Geospatial Data
13 8 (0.98%) Data Lake
14 7 (0.85%) Amazon Redshift
14 7 (0.85%) NoSQL
14 7 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 6 (0.73%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 41 (5.01%) Git
2 18 (2.20%) JIRA
3 17 (2.08%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.73%) Eclipse
4 6 (0.73%) GitLab
4 6 (0.73%) Postman
5 4 (0.49%) Subversion
6 3 (0.37%) webpack
7 2 (0.24%) Axure RP
7 2 (0.24%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.24%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.24%) Jasmine
7 2 (0.24%) Maven
7 2 (0.24%) Selenium
8 1 (0.12%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
General
1 375 (45.79%) Social Skills
2 234 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 139 (16.97%) Finance
4 135 (16.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 75 (9.16%) Retail
6 45 (5.49%) Legal
7 44 (5.37%) Marketing
8 39 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
8 39 (4.76%) Public Sector
9 38 (4.64%) Presentation Skills
10 26 (3.17%) Law
11 20 (2.44%) Billing
11 20 (2.44%) Telecoms
12 14 (1.71%) Banking
12 14 (1.71%) Local Government
13 11 (1.34%) Automotive
14 10 (1.22%) Manufacturing
15 9 (1.10%) Games
16 8 (0.98%) Back Office
17 7 (0.85%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 117 (14.29%) Analyst
2 115 (14.04%) Developer
3 89 (10.87%) Senior
4 88 (10.74%) Software Engineer
5 75 (9.16%) Lead
6 69 (8.42%) Architect
7 35 (4.27%) Programmer
8 34 (4.15%) Lead Software Engineer
8 34 (4.15%) Software Architect
8 34 (4.15%) Software Programmer
9 30 (3.66%) IT Support
10 28 (3.42%) Financial Analyst
11 25 (3.05%) Business Analyst
11 25 (3.05%) Consultant
12 24 (2.93%) Data Engineer
13 22 (2.69%) Project Manager
13 22 (2.69%) Systems Analyst
14 19 (2.32%) IT Engineer
14 19 (2.32%) Solutions Architect
15 17 (2.08%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (9.65%) HTML
2 71 (8.67%) .NET
3 69 (8.42%) CSS
4 33 (4.03%) React
5 30 (3.66%) AngularJS
6 21 (2.56%) .NET Core
7 20 (2.44%) RESTful
8 18 (2.20%) .NET Framework
8 18 (2.20%) RabbitMQ
8 18 (2.20%) Vue
9 17 (2.08%) Node.js
10 15 (1.83%) ASP.NET
11 13 (1.59%) Web Services
12 11 (1.34%) JSON
12 11 (1.34%) XML
13 10 (1.22%) GraphQL
13 10 (1.22%) Sass
14 9 (1.10%) Apache NiFi
14 9 (1.10%) HTML5
14 9 (1.10%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 102 (12.45%) Cyberattack
2 39 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
3 23 (2.81%) Management Information System
4 21 (2.56%) EPoS
5 20 (2.44%) Driving Licence
5 20 (2.44%) Product Ownership
6 18 (2.20%) NHS
7 16 (1.95%) Mobile App
8 14 (1.71%) Housing Association
9 12 (1.47%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.34%) Data Structures
10 11 (1.34%) Renewable Energy
11 10 (1.22%) Greenfield Project
12 9 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.10%) CCTV
12 9 (1.10%) Cyber Threat
12 9 (1.10%) Embedded Systems
12 9 (1.10%) Security Posture
13 8 (0.98%) Onboarding
14 7 (0.85%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 120 (14.65%) Windows
2 56 (6.84%) Linux
3 33 (4.03%) Windows Server
4 23 (2.81%) Windows Vista
5 18 (2.20%) Windows 10
6 16 (1.95%) Apple iOS
7 15 (1.83%) Android
8 9 (1.10%) Windows Server 2016
9 7 (0.85%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (0.73%) Windows 8
10 6 (0.73%) Windows Server 2008
11 5 (0.61%) Data ONTAP
12 4 (0.49%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.49%) VMS
13 3 (0.37%) Kali Linux
14 2 (0.24%) CentOS
14 2 (0.24%) Mac OS
14 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
15 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 240 (29.30%) Agile
2 188 (22.95%) Mentoring
3 174 (21.25%) Software Engineering
4 164 (20.02%) User Experience
5 136 (16.61%) Data Engineering
6 121 (14.77%) Machine Learning
7 114 (13.92%) Project Management
8 108 (13.19%) Creative Thinking
8 108 (13.19%) Customer Service
9 105 (12.82%) Site Reliability Engineering
10 85 (10.38%) Continuous Improvement
11 84 (10.26%) Analytics
11 84 (10.26%) Decision-Making
12 81 (9.89%) Computer Science
13 79 (9.65%) DevOps
14 67 (8.18%) Business Intelligence
15 65 (7.94%) Business Development
15 65 (7.94%) Collaborative Working
16 61 (7.45%) Coaching
17 54 (6.59%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 83 (10.13%) JavaScript
2 80 (9.77%) SQL
3 79 (9.65%) Python
4 70 (8.55%) C#
5 40 (4.88%) Java
6 28 (3.42%) PHP
7 17 (2.08%) C++
8 11 (1.34%) PowerShell
8 11 (1.34%) TypeScript
9 9 (1.10%) C
9 9 (1.10%) Swift
9 9 (1.10%) T-SQL
10 7 (0.85%) Embedded C
10 7 (0.85%) Rust
11 6 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 6 (0.73%) Objective-C
12 5 (0.61%) R
12 5 (0.61%) VB
12 5 (0.61%) VB.NET
12 5 (0.61%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 159 (19.41%) Degree
2 56 (6.84%) Computer Science Degree
3 30 (3.66%) ACCA
4 24 (2.93%) Security Cleared
5 22 (2.69%) Master's Degree
6 20 (2.44%) Microsoft Certification
6 20 (2.44%) SC Cleared
7 16 (1.95%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (1.59%) HND
9 12 (1.47%) CCNA
10 11 (1.34%) DBS Check
11 10 (1.22%) CCNP
11 10 (1.22%) CIMA
12 9 (1.10%) HNC
13 8 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
14 6 (0.73%) CEH
14 6 (0.73%) CISA
15 5 (0.61%) CFA
15 5 (0.61%) CISM
15 5 (0.61%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (4.15%) SLA
2 33 (4.03%) GDPR
3 27 (3.30%) Data Quality
3 27 (3.30%) QA
4 14 (1.71%) GAAP
4 14 (1.71%) IFRS
5 12 (1.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (1.47%) NIST
6 10 (1.22%) Accessibility
6 10 (1.22%) PMO
7 6 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (0.61%) WCAG
9 3 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.37%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.37%) NCSC
9 3 (0.37%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.12%) GxP
10 1 (0.12%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.12%) NEBOSH
10 1 (0.12%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 39 (4.76%) Active Directory
2 34 (4.15%) Docker
3 20 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.47%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.10%) Terminal Services
6 8 (0.98%) Firmware
7 2 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.12%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.12%) Postfix
8 1 (0.12%) Snort
8 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.12%) XenApp
8 1 (0.12%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 19 (2.32%) Kubernetes
2 18 (2.20%) Terraform
3 12 (1.47%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.22%) Ansible
5 6 (0.73%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.61%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.37%) SELinux
8 1 (0.12%) Grafana
8 1 (0.12%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.12%) Nagios
8 1 (0.12%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 156 (19.05%) Microsoft
2 25 (3.05%) Cisco
3 24 (2.93%) Oracle
3 24 (2.93%) VMware
4 21 (2.56%) SAP
5 20 (2.44%) CA
5 20 (2.44%) Google
6 13 (1.59%) Infor
6 13 (1.59%) NetApp
7 12 (1.47%) IBM
7 12 (1.47%) ServiceNow
8 10 (1.22%) Adobe
8 10 (1.22%) HP
9 9 (1.10%) Facebook
10 8 (0.98%) Dell
11 7 (0.85%) F5
11 7 (0.85%) Progress
11 7 (0.85%) Sophos
12 6 (0.73%) ESET
12 6 (0.73%) Verint