Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Problem Solving
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
13 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 5 9
Rank change year-on-year -8 +4 -2
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 195 188 212
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 10.79% 15.99% 12.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.18% 17.49% 14.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 120 106
10th Percentile £321 £264 £328
25th Percentile £400 £400 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £496 £580
Median % change year-on-year -7.30% -14.44% +28.89%
75th Percentile £583 £588 £634
90th Percentile £661 £650 £675
South East median daily rate £479 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +6.44% -10.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 4 16
10th Percentile £16.38 £21.94 £14.50
25th Percentile £26.22 £28.61 £19.19
Median hourly rate £32.50 £34.80 £59.95
Median % change year-on-year -6.60% -41.96% +14.97%
75th Percentile £64.63 £38.42 £61.60
90th Percentile £82.65 - £68.42
South East median hourly rate £21.18 £16.34 £38.00
% change year-on-year +29.63% -57.01% -32.44%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Berkshire

Problem-Solving falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,480 1,075 1,488
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 81.86% 91.41% 87.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 934 670 771
10th Percentile £350 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £508 £550
Median % change year-on-year +8.37% -7.73% +4.76%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £638
90th Percentile £733 £650 £693
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -1.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 40 74
10th Percentile £16.38 £14.75 £19.79
25th Percentile £31.50 £16.66 £49.98
Median hourly rate £81.50 £32.18 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +153.26% -47.76% +2.67%
75th Percentile £88.00 £59.44 £72.18
90th Percentile £104.50 £87.28 £87.46
South East median hourly rate £52.43 £20.75 £57.35
% change year-on-year +152.65% -63.82% +9.24%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Berkshire over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Berkshire

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Berkshire over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Berkshire

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 13 September 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
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Reading -12 100 £498 -9.55% 110
Wokingham -3 55 £437 -5.51% 10
Bracknell -3 10 £675 +22.73% 17
Windsor +10 8 £458 -12.86% 13
Slough -5 7 £480 +6.67% 27
Maidenhead -6 2 - - 17
Problem-Solving
South East

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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 21 (10.77%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.05%) Confluence
3 3 (1.54%) ArcGIS
4 2 (1.03%) Apache Spark
4 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.51%) Apache
5 1 (0.51%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.51%) Apache Superset
Applications
1 14 (7.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (3.59%) CPLEX
3 6 (3.08%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (2.56%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (2.56%) iTrent
1 5 (2.56%) Workday HCM
2 4 (2.05%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (1.03%) Primavera
3 2 (1.03%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.51%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 74 (37.95%) Azure
2 47 (24.10%) AWS
3 31 (15.90%) GCP
4 21 (10.77%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (7.18%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (6.15%) Power Platform
7 11 (5.64%) OneDrive
8 7 (3.59%) SuccessFactors
9 6 (3.08%) Entra ID
9 6 (3.08%) OpenShift
9 6 (3.08%) Route 53
9 6 (3.08%) SaaS
10 5 (2.56%) AWS CloudFormation
11 4 (2.05%) Azure API Management
11 4 (2.05%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (1.54%) Apigee
12 3 (1.54%) Azure Logic Apps
12 3 (1.54%) GitHub
12 3 (1.54%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (1.54%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 24 (12.31%) DNS
2 21 (10.77%) DHCP
2 21 (10.77%) TCP/IP
3 11 (5.64%) Firewall
4 6 (3.08%) 2G
4 6 (3.08%) 3G
4 6 (3.08%) 4G
4 6 (3.08%) 5G
4 6 (3.08%) Diameter Protocol
4 6 (3.08%) DNSSEC
4 6 (3.08%) FTP
4 6 (3.08%) Network Security
4 6 (3.08%) SIGTRAN
4 6 (3.08%) SS7
5 5 (2.56%) SD-WAN
5 5 (2.56%) VPN
5 5 (2.56%) WAN
6 4 (2.05%) MPLS
7 3 (1.54%) LAN
7 3 (1.54%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.64%) Power BI
2 9 (4.62%) NoSQL
3 7 (3.59%) MongoDB
3 7 (3.59%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (3.08%) Relational Database
5 4 (2.05%) Metadata
6 3 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.54%) GIS
6 3 (1.54%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (1.54%) QGIS
7 2 (1.03%) Big Data
7 2 (1.03%) Spark SQL
8 1 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.51%) Parquet
8 1 (0.51%) Tableau
8 1 (0.51%) Text Mining
Development Applications
1 18 (9.23%) Git
2 13 (6.67%) JIRA
3 5 (2.56%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.51%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.51%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.51%) Gradle
4 1 (0.51%) HP UFT
4 1 (0.51%) JMeter
4 1 (0.51%) Maven
4 1 (0.51%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.51%) Selenium
General
1 111 (56.92%) Social Skills
2 86 (44.10%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (9.74%) Telecoms
4 18 (9.23%) Finance
5 13 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
6 11 (5.64%) Aerospace
7 10 (5.13%) Influencing Skills
8 6 (3.08%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (2.56%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (2.05%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (2.05%) Public Sector
10 4 (2.05%) Publishing
11 3 (1.54%) Legal
11 3 (1.54%) Retail
12 2 (1.03%) Billing
12 2 (1.03%) Marketing
13 1 (0.51%) Advertising
13 1 (0.51%) Aviation
13 1 (0.51%) Banking
13 1 (0.51%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 26 (13.33%) Analyst
2 17 (8.72%) Lead
3 15 (7.69%) Architect
3 15 (7.69%) Developer
4 14 (7.18%) IT Support
5 13 (6.67%) Data Engineer
6 10 (5.13%) Consultant
6 10 (5.13%) Senior
7 9 (4.62%) Business Analyst
8 7 (3.59%) Data Analyst
8 7 (3.59%) Python Developer
9 6 (3.08%) Designer
9 6 (3.08%) Mobile Designer
9 6 (3.08%) Support Engineer
9 6 (3.08%) Technical Leader
10 5 (2.56%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 5 (2.56%) Service Analyst
10 5 (2.56%) Service Delivery Analyst
10 5 (2.56%) Systems Engineer
10 5 (2.56%) Workday Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (10.26%) Terraform
2 12 (6.15%) RESTful
3 10 (5.13%) OpenAPI
3 10 (5.13%) Swagger
4 7 (3.59%) Django
4 7 (3.59%) FastAPI
4 7 (3.59%) Flask
4 7 (3.59%) Kafka
4 7 (3.59%) NumPy
4 7 (3.59%) Pandas
4 7 (3.59%) PySpark
4 7 (3.59%) pytest
4 7 (3.59%) RabbitMQ
4 7 (3.59%) REST
5 6 (3.08%) LDAP
5 6 (3.08%) Web Services
6 5 (2.56%) ARM Templates
6 5 (2.56%) SOAP
6 5 (2.56%) Streamlit
7 4 (2.05%) NestJS
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.69%) Data Centre
2 13 (6.67%) Cloud Native
3 12 (6.15%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (5.13%) Data Structures
5 7 (3.59%) Algorithms
6 6 (3.08%) Distributed Systems
6 6 (3.08%) Product Ownership
7 5 (2.56%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 5 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (2.05%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (2.05%) Management Information System
8 4 (2.05%) Onboarding
9 3 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.54%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (1.54%) LLPG
9 3 (1.54%) NLPG
10 2 (1.03%) CMDB
10 2 (1.03%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (1.03%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (1.03%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 31 (15.90%) Windows
2 15 (7.69%) Apple iOS
3 14 (7.18%) Linux
4 10 (5.13%) Mac OS
5 9 (4.62%) Windows Server
6 7 (3.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.51%) Rocky
7 1 (0.51%) Unix
7 1 (0.51%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (24.62%) Agile
1 48 (24.62%) Stakeholder Management
2 44 (22.56%) DevOps
2 44 (22.56%) ITIL
3 39 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 38 (19.49%) Analytics
5 35 (17.95%) CI/CD
6 33 (16.92%) ITSM
7 25 (12.82%) Customer Service
8 23 (11.79%) Service Delivery
8 23 (11.79%) Technical Leadership
9 22 (11.28%) AI
10 21 (10.77%) Infrastructure as Code
11 20 (10.26%) Decision-Making
11 20 (10.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 19 (9.74%) DevSecOps
12 19 (9.74%) Roadmaps
13 18 (9.23%) Software Engineering
14 17 (8.72%) Data Pipeline
14 17 (8.72%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 49 (25.13%) Python
2 28 (14.36%) SQL
3 22 (11.28%) PowerShell
4 13 (6.67%) JavaScript
5 10 (5.13%) Bash
6 5 (2.56%) Java
7 4 (2.05%) Bicep
7 4 (2.05%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.54%) Go
9 2 (1.03%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.51%) C#
10 1 (0.51%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.51%) R
10 1 (0.51%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 72 (36.92%) Security Cleared
2 57 (29.23%) SC Cleared
3 32 (16.41%) Degree
4 9 (4.62%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (4.62%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (4.62%) PMP
5 8 (4.10%) Azure Certification
5 8 (4.10%) CISSP
5 8 (4.10%) PMI Certification
6 7 (3.59%) AWS Certification
6 7 (3.59%) CISM
7 5 (2.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (2.05%) DBS Check
8 4 (2.05%) MCITP
9 3 (1.54%) DV Cleared
10 2 (1.03%) CCA
10 2 (1.03%) CISA
10 2 (1.03%) Citrix Certification
10 2 (1.03%) NVQ Level 3
10 2 (1.03%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (7.69%) Data Quality
2 11 (5.64%) QA
3 10 (5.13%) GDPR
3 10 (5.13%) NIST
4 7 (3.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (2.05%) PMO
6 3 (1.54%) BS7666
7 2 (1.03%) SLA
8 1 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.51%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.51%) GAAP
8 1 (0.51%) GRC
8 1 (0.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.51%) ITGC
8 1 (0.51%) JTAG
8 1 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 15 (7.69%) Active Directory
2 14 (7.18%) Docker
3 9 (4.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (3.08%) Hyper-V
5 5 (2.56%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (2.05%) vSphere
7 3 (1.54%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (1.03%) IAG
Systems Management
1 21 (10.77%) Kubernetes
2 17 (8.72%) Ansible
3 13 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (5.13%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (3.08%) Red Hat Satellite
6 3 (1.54%) Istio
6 3 (1.54%) SCCM
6 3 (1.54%) SCOM
7 2 (1.03%) Avamar
7 2 (1.03%) FortiGate
7 2 (1.03%) Grafana
7 2 (1.03%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.51%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.51%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.51%) Podman
8 1 (0.51%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.51%) QRadar
8 1 (0.51%) vMotion
Vendors
1 61 (31.28%) Microsoft
2 27 (13.85%) ServiceNow
3 19 (9.74%) VMware
4 13 (6.67%) Databricks
5 12 (6.15%) Google
5 12 (6.15%) Red Hat
6 10 (5.13%) Oracle
6 10 (5.13%) Salesforce
6 10 (5.13%) Workday
7 9 (4.62%) SAP
8 7 (3.59%) CyberArk
9 6 (3.08%) BeyondTrust
9 6 (3.08%) Infoblox
10 5 (2.56%) Cisco
10 5 (2.56%) MuleSoft
11 3 (1.54%) Citrix
11 3 (1.54%) ESRI
11 3 (1.54%) SolarWinds
12 2 (1.03%) F5
12 2 (1.03%) Splunk
213 Problem-Solving jobs in Berkshire