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 25 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 24 11
Rank change year-on-year +15 -13 +7
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 698 466 861
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 13.06% 9.84% 15.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.32% 10.21% 15.72%
Number of salaries quoted 507 261 395
10th Percentile £26,400 £24,750 £30,080
25th Percentile £33,750 £39,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,833 £65,720
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £85,000
North West median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £46,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% +2.15% +3.33%

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 4,556 4,563 5,478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 85.24% 96.39% 96.27%
Number of salaries quoted 3,462 2,472 3,568
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,500 £32,388
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 £82,500 £82,500 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +8.25%

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 25 May 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 25 May 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 +23 31 £57,500 +25.68% 23
Stockport +27 21 £50,000 +42.86% 20
Oldham +35 19 £27,500 -45.00% 5
Rochdale +19 7 £45,000 +18.42% 4
Sale +3 5 £29,000 - 3
Bury - 5 £50,000 - 6
Cheadle -7 3 £35,000 +59.09%
Altrincham -11 3 £47,500 +50.79% 4
Stalybridge - 3 £47,500 -
Salford -2 1 £45,000 -10.00% 10
Wigan -3 1 - - 9
Ashton-under-Lyne - 1 £22,000 -
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 (2.58%) CMS
2 14 (2.01%) Apache
3 12 (1.72%) SharePoint
4 11 (1.58%) ArcGIS
5 9 (1.29%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (1.00%) IIS
6 7 (1.00%) OpenEdge
7 6 (0.86%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.72%) WordPress
9 4 (0.57%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 4 (0.57%) Skype for Business
10 3 (0.43%) Apache Spark
10 3 (0.43%) Confluence
10 3 (0.43%) Moodle
11 2 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 2 (0.29%) Apache Solr
11 2 (0.29%) BizTalk Server
11 2 (0.29%) SAS
12 1 (0.14%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 64 (9.17%) Microsoft Office
2 43 (6.16%) Microsoft Excel
3 39 (5.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.43%) Sketch
5 6 (0.86%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.14%) InVision
6 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.14%) Trello
6 1 (0.14%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 15 (2.15%) Dynamics CRM
1 15 (2.15%) Magento
2 13 (1.86%) Infor SunSystems
2 13 (1.86%) iTrent
2 13 (1.86%) Shopify
3 4 (0.57%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.43%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 129 (18.48%) Azure
2 64 (9.17%) AWS
3 46 (6.59%) Microsoft 365
4 40 (5.73%) Power Platform
5 26 (3.72%) GCP
6 21 (3.01%) SaaS
7 19 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
9 17 (2.44%) Amazon S3
10 15 (2.15%) Serverless
11 11 (1.58%) Cloud Computing
12 10 (1.43%) Entra ID
12 10 (1.43%) Figma
13 9 (1.29%) GitHub
13 9 (1.29%) Heroku
14 8 (1.15%) Snowflake
15 7 (1.00%) AWS Lambda
15 7 (1.00%) Azure Data Factory
16 6 (0.86%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 6 (0.86%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 44 (6.30%) Firewall
2 21 (3.01%) Wireless
3 20 (2.87%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (2.29%) LAN
4 16 (2.29%) Network Security
4 16 (2.29%) VoIP
5 15 (2.15%) DNS
6 13 (1.86%) Internet
6 13 (1.86%) TCP/IP
7 12 (1.72%) VPN
8 8 (1.15%) DHCP
8 8 (1.15%) PBX
9 7 (1.00%) SAN
10 6 (0.86%) WAN
11 5 (0.72%) IPsec
11 5 (0.72%) NAS
11 5 (0.72%) SNMP
11 5 (0.72%) VLAN
12 4 (0.57%) Ethernet
12 4 (0.57%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (8.45%) SQL Server
2 31 (4.44%) Data Warehouse
2 31 (4.44%) MySQL
3 28 (4.01%) Power BI
4 23 (3.30%) Relational Database
5 19 (2.72%) Tableau
6 18 (2.58%) PostgreSQL
7 17 (2.44%) BigQuery
7 17 (2.44%) Looker
8 15 (2.15%) MongoDB
9 13 (1.86%) BusinessObjects
10 11 (1.58%) Elasticsearch
10 11 (1.58%) GIS
10 11 (1.58%) Redis
11 9 (1.29%) Geospatial Data
12 8 (1.15%) Data Lake
12 8 (1.15%) RDBMS
13 7 (1.00%) Amazon Redshift
13 7 (1.00%) NoSQL
14 6 (0.86%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 45 (6.45%) Git
2 18 (2.58%) JIRA
3 17 (2.44%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.00%) GitLab
5 6 (0.86%) Eclipse
5 6 (0.86%) Postman
6 4 (0.57%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.57%) Subversion
7 3 (0.43%) Jasmine
7 3 (0.43%) webpack
8 2 (0.29%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.29%) JDeveloper
8 2 (0.29%) Selenium
9 1 (0.14%) Axure RP
9 1 (0.14%) IntelliJ
9 1 (0.14%) LabVIEW
9 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 363 (52.01%) Social Skills
2 225 (32.23%) Analytical Skills
3 133 (19.05%) Finance
4 73 (10.46%) Retail
5 45 (6.45%) Marketing
6 44 (6.30%) Legal
7 41 (5.87%) Public Sector
8 40 (5.73%) Organisational Skills
9 32 (4.58%) Presentation Skills
10 31 (4.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (3.01%) Law
12 20 (2.87%) Billing
13 19 (2.72%) Telecoms
14 16 (2.29%) Banking
15 14 (2.01%) Local Government
16 11 (1.58%) Automotive
17 10 (1.43%) Games
17 10 (1.43%) Manufacturing
18 8 (1.15%) Back Office
19 7 (1.00%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 107 (15.33%) Analyst
2 103 (14.76%) Developer
3 91 (13.04%) Senior
4 60 (8.60%) Software Engineer
5 45 (6.45%) Lead
6 32 (4.58%) Architect
7 29 (4.15%) IT Support
8 26 (3.72%) Business Analyst
9 25 (3.58%) Consultant
9 25 (3.58%) Data Engineer
10 22 (3.15%) Financial Analyst
10 22 (3.15%) Systems Analyst
11 20 (2.87%) Project Manager
11 20 (2.87%) Senior Software Engineer
12 17 (2.44%) IT Engineer
12 17 (2.44%) Support Analyst
13 16 (2.29%) Applications Support
13 16 (2.29%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 16 (2.29%) Solutions Architect
13 16 (2.29%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (10.46%) HTML
2 68 (9.74%) .NET
3 65 (9.31%) CSS
4 33 (4.73%) React
5 32 (4.58%) AngularJS
6 20 (2.87%) .NET Core
6 20 (2.87%) RESTful
7 19 (2.72%) Node.js
8 18 (2.58%) RabbitMQ
9 17 (2.44%) Vue
10 16 (2.29%) .NET Framework
11 14 (2.01%) ASP.NET
12 12 (1.72%) JSON
12 12 (1.72%) XML
13 11 (1.58%) GraphQL
13 11 (1.58%) Sass
14 10 (1.43%) Web Services
15 9 (1.29%) HTML5
15 9 (1.29%) Laravel
15 9 (1.29%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 40 (5.73%) Self-Motivation
2 22 (3.15%) Management Information System
3 20 (2.87%) Driving Licence
3 20 (2.87%) Product Ownership
4 19 (2.72%) EPoS
5 18 (2.58%) NHS
6 14 (2.01%) Housing Association
6 14 (2.01%) Mobile App
7 13 (1.86%) Greenfield Project
8 12 (1.72%) Data Centre
8 12 (1.72%) Renewable Energy
9 11 (1.58%) Data Structures
10 9 (1.29%) CCTV
10 9 (1.29%) Embedded Systems
11 8 (1.15%) Cyber Threat
11 8 (1.15%) Security Posture
12 7 (1.00%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (1.00%) Cloud Native
12 7 (1.00%) Onboarding
13 6 (0.86%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 112 (16.05%) Windows
2 52 (7.45%) Linux
3 32 (4.58%) Windows Server
4 18 (2.58%) Windows 10
4 18 (2.58%) Windows Vista
5 13 (1.86%) Android
5 13 (1.86%) Apple iOS
6 9 (1.29%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (1.00%) Windows 8
7 7 (1.00%) Windows Server 2012
8 6 (0.86%) Windows Server 2008
9 5 (0.72%) Data ONTAP
10 4 (0.57%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.57%) VMS
11 3 (0.43%) Kali Linux
12 2 (0.29%) Mac OS
12 2 (0.29%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.14%) CentOS
13 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.14%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (20.06%) Agile
2 113 (16.19%) Project Management
3 107 (15.33%) Customer Service
4 85 (12.18%) Continuous Improvement
5 84 (12.03%) Analytics
5 84 (12.03%) Decision-Making
6 80 (11.46%) DevOps
6 80 (11.46%) Mentoring
6 80 (11.46%) Software Engineering
7 78 (11.17%) Computer Science
8 66 (9.46%) Collaborative Working
9 61 (8.74%) Coaching
10 60 (8.60%) Business Intelligence
11 58 (8.31%) Business Development
11 58 (8.31%) User Experience
12 53 (7.59%) Collaborative Culture
12 53 (7.59%) Creative Problem-Solving
13 47 (6.73%) Time Management
14 45 (6.45%) Stakeholder Management
15 41 (5.87%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 85 (12.18%) JavaScript
2 81 (11.60%) Python
2 81 (11.60%) SQL
3 67 (9.60%) C#
4 40 (5.73%) Java
5 24 (3.44%) PHP
6 15 (2.15%) C++
7 12 (1.72%) PowerShell
7 12 (1.72%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.29%) C
9 8 (1.15%) T-SQL
10 7 (1.00%) Embedded C
10 7 (1.00%) Rust
10 7 (1.00%) Swift
11 6 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 6 (0.86%) VB
12 5 (0.72%) Objective-C
12 5 (0.72%) R
12 5 (0.72%) VB.NET
12 5 (0.72%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 151 (21.63%) Degree
2 54 (7.74%) Computer Science Degree
3 25 (3.58%) Security Cleared
4 24 (3.44%) ACCA
5 21 (3.01%) Master's Degree
5 21 (3.01%) Microsoft Certification
5 21 (3.01%) SC Cleared
6 17 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (1.86%) CCNA
7 13 (1.86%) HND
8 11 (1.58%) DBS Check
9 10 (1.43%) CCNP
10 8 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (1.15%) HNC
11 6 (0.86%) CISA
11 6 (0.86%) MCSA
12 5 (0.72%) CEH
12 5 (0.72%) CFA
12 5 (0.72%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.57%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (4.87%) SLA
2 32 (4.58%) GDPR
3 29 (4.15%) QA
4 27 (3.87%) Data Quality
5 14 (2.01%) GAAP
5 14 (2.01%) IFRS
6 12 (1.72%) NIST
7 11 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (1.43%) Accessibility
8 10 (1.43%) PMO
9 6 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.72%) WCAG
11 3 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.43%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.43%) NCSC
11 3 (0.43%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.14%) GxP
12 1 (0.14%) NEBOSH
12 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 37 (5.30%) Active Directory
2 32 (4.58%) Docker
3 19 (2.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.72%) Hyper-V
5 9 (1.29%) Terminal Services
6 8 (1.15%) Firmware
7 2 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.14%) Dovecot
8 1 (0.14%) Postfix
8 1 (0.14%) Snort
8 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (2.44%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.29%) Terraform
3 11 (1.58%) Microsoft Intune
4 9 (1.29%) Ansible
5 6 (0.86%) Prometheus
6 5 (0.72%) vCenter Server
7 3 (0.43%) SELinux
8 1 (0.14%) Grafana
8 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.14%) SCCM
8 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.14%) WMI
Vendors
1 146 (20.92%) Microsoft
2 25 (3.58%) Cisco
3 24 (3.44%) Oracle
4 23 (3.30%) VMware
5 22 (3.15%) SAP
6 20 (2.87%) CA
6 20 (2.87%) Google
7 13 (1.86%) Infor
7 13 (1.86%) NetApp
7 13 (1.86%) ServiceNow
8 12 (1.72%) IBM
9 11 (1.58%) Adobe
10 10 (1.43%) HP
11 9 (1.29%) Facebook
12 8 (1.15%) Dell
13 7 (1.00%) F5
13 7 (1.00%) Progress
14 6 (0.86%) Actuate
14 6 (0.86%) Avaya
14 6 (0.86%) Verint