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 26 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 4 9
Rank change year-on-year -3 +5 0
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 232 229 257
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 12.36% 20.25% 13.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.89% 21.73% 14.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 143 142 122
10th Percentile £325 £313 £213
25th Percentile £375 £405 £270
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -11.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £567 £600 £619
90th Percentile £642 £650 £661
South East median daily rate £488 £500 £478
% change year-on-year -2.50% +4.71% -4.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 5 24
10th Percentile £21.40 £24.87 £14.50
25th Percentile £29.19 £32.31 £28.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £48.00 £59.65
Median % change year-on-year -32.29% -19.53% +9.33%
75th Percentile £42.38 £58.75 £61.60
90th Percentile £70.20 £75.73 -
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £18.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year +80.56% -18.18% -62.10%

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 1,558 1,054 1,718
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 83.00% 93.19% 87.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 983 636 857
10th Percentile £313 £325 £266
25th Percentile £406 £413 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £501 £513
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -2.34% -2.38%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £613
90th Percentile £700 £688 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 36 113
10th Percentile £31.25 £14.75 £17.70
25th Percentile £72.20 £29.38 £41.25
Median hourly rate £83.58 £59.50 £60.46
Median % change year-on-year +40.47% -1.58% +0.76%
75th Percentile £88.00 £80.00 £71.75
90th Percentile £106.90 £88.87 £87.46
South East median hourly rate £53.90 £24.00 £47.78
% change year-on-year +124.58% -49.77% -8.29%

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 26 June 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 26 June 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 26 June 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 -11 94 £500 -9.09% 32
Wokingham -2 93 £425 -15.00% 10
Bracknell -7 9 £650 +44.44% 3
Windsor +5 8 £483 -17.87% 6
Slough -5 3 £580 +28.89% 14
Hungerford - 3 - -
Maidenhead -4 1 - - 7
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 23 (9.91%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.59%) Confluence
3 5 (2.16%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.43%) CMS
4 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.43%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 17 (7.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (3.45%) CPLEX
2 8 (3.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 8 (3.45%) MS Visio
3 6 (2.59%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (2.59%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (2.59%) Workday HCM
2 5 (2.16%) iTrent
3 4 (1.72%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (1.29%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (1.29%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.86%) Primavera
6 1 (0.43%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.43%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.43%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.43%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 77 (33.19%) Azure
2 57 (24.57%) AWS
3 34 (14.66%) GCP
4 20 (8.62%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (7.33%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (4.74%) OneDrive
6 11 (4.74%) Power Platform
7 10 (4.31%) Entra ID
8 8 (3.45%) SaaS
9 6 (2.59%) Route 53
10 5 (2.16%) AWS CloudFormation
10 5 (2.16%) SuccessFactors
11 3 (1.29%) Azure AKS
11 3 (1.29%) Azure Key Vault
11 3 (1.29%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (1.29%) GitHub
11 3 (1.29%) OCI
12 2 (0.86%) Azure Monitor
12 2 (0.86%) Azure Storage
12 2 (0.86%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 39 (16.81%) DNS
2 35 (15.09%) DHCP
3 32 (13.79%) Firewall
4 28 (12.07%) WAN
5 23 (9.91%) TCP/IP
6 22 (9.48%) LAN
7 20 (8.62%) BGP
8 18 (7.76%) OSPF
9 14 (6.03%) BIG-IP
9 14 (6.03%) Ethernet VPN
9 14 (6.03%) Junos
9 14 (6.03%) VXLAN
10 12 (5.17%) SD-WAN
11 11 (4.74%) MPLS
11 11 (4.74%) Network Security
12 9 (3.88%) Cisco ISE
13 7 (3.02%) FTP
13 7 (3.02%) VPN
14 6 (2.59%) DNSSEC
15 5 (2.16%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.17%) NoSQL
2 10 (4.31%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (4.31%) Power BI
3 9 (3.88%) MongoDB
4 8 (3.45%) Oracle Reports
5 7 (3.02%) SQL Server
6 6 (2.59%) Relational Database
7 5 (2.16%) GIS
8 4 (1.72%) QGIS
9 3 (1.29%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (1.29%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.86%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.86%) Big Data
10 2 (0.86%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.86%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.86%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 1 (0.43%) Data Mining
11 1 (0.43%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 16 (6.90%) Git
1 16 (6.90%) JIRA
2 7 (3.02%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.29%) HP UFT
4 2 (0.86%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.86%) GitLab
5 1 (0.43%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.43%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.43%) Gradle
5 1 (0.43%) Maven
General
1 127 (54.74%) Social Skills
2 91 (39.22%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (7.76%) Public Sector
4 17 (7.33%) Documentation Skills
5 14 (6.03%) Finance
6 11 (4.74%) Telecoms
7 10 (4.31%) Influencing Skills
8 7 (3.02%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (2.16%) Aerospace
10 4 (1.72%) Billing
10 4 (1.72%) Marketing
11 3 (1.29%) Legal
11 3 (1.29%) Military
12 2 (0.86%) Law
12 2 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.43%) Banking
13 1 (0.43%) General Ledger
13 1 (0.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.43%) Publishing
13 1 (0.43%) Retail
Job Titles
1 26 (11.21%) Analyst
2 22 (9.48%) Architect
3 18 (7.76%) Senior
4 16 (6.90%) Developer
5 11 (4.74%) Data Engineer
5 11 (4.74%) Network Engineer
6 10 (4.31%) IT Support
7 9 (3.88%) Consultant
7 9 (3.88%) Data Analyst
7 9 (3.88%) Lead
7 9 (3.88%) Project Manager
7 9 (3.88%) Senior Network Engineer
8 8 (3.45%) Python Developer
8 8 (3.45%) Support Engineer
9 6 (2.59%) Workday Consultant
10 5 (2.16%) DBA
10 5 (2.16%) Firewall Specialist
10 5 (2.16%) HR Analyst
10 5 (2.16%) Network Specialist
10 5 (2.16%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (6.03%) 802.1X
2 13 (5.60%) LDAP
3 11 (4.74%) RESTful
4 10 (4.31%) Kafka
5 9 (3.88%) OpenAPI
5 9 (3.88%) Swagger
6 8 (3.45%) Django
6 8 (3.45%) FastAPI
6 8 (3.45%) Flask
6 8 (3.45%) NumPy
6 8 (3.45%) Pandas
6 8 (3.45%) pytest
6 8 (3.45%) RabbitMQ
7 6 (2.59%) Oracle GoldenGate
7 6 (2.59%) REST
8 5 (2.16%) PySpark
8 5 (2.16%) SAML
9 4 (1.72%) Jinja
9 4 (1.72%) NestJS
9 4 (1.72%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 36 (15.52%) Data Centre
2 15 (6.47%) Clustering
2 15 (6.47%) PKI
3 13 (5.60%) Cloud Native
4 12 (5.17%) Analytical Mindset
4 12 (5.17%) Distributed Systems
5 9 (3.88%) Algorithms
5 9 (3.88%) Data Structures
6 7 (3.02%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (3.02%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (3.02%) Product Ownership
6 7 (3.02%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (2.16%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 5 (2.16%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.16%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.72%) LLPG
8 4 (1.72%) NLPG
9 3 (1.29%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.29%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 43 (18.53%) Windows
2 18 (7.76%) Linux
3 12 (5.17%) Apple iOS
4 11 (4.74%) Mac OS
5 10 (4.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (2.59%) Unix
6 6 (2.59%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.43%) Android
7 1 (0.43%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.43%) OpenVMS
7 1 (0.43%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (25.00%) ITIL
2 42 (18.10%) DevOps
3 40 (17.24%) CI/CD
4 34 (14.66%) High Availability
5 33 (14.22%) ITSM
6 30 (12.93%) Continuous Improvement
7 29 (12.50%) Agile
8 27 (11.64%) Stakeholder Management
9 25 (10.78%) Analytics
10 24 (10.34%) Customer Service
10 24 (10.34%) DevSecOps
11 23 (9.91%) Cybersecurity
11 23 (9.91%) Project Management
12 22 (9.48%) Migration
13 21 (9.05%) AI
13 21 (9.05%) Load Balancing
14 19 (8.19%) Data Protection
14 19 (8.19%) Identity Access Management
14 19 (8.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 18 (7.76%) Observability
Programming Languages
1 58 (25.00%) Python
2 31 (13.36%) PowerShell
3 25 (10.78%) SQL
4 15 (6.47%) JavaScript
5 14 (6.03%) Java
6 8 (3.45%) Go
7 7 (3.02%) Bash
7 7 (3.02%) Shell Script
7 7 (3.02%) TypeScript
8 5 (2.16%) Korn
9 3 (1.29%) Kusto Query Language
9 3 (1.29%) VBScript
10 2 (0.86%) Bicep
10 2 (0.86%) C#
10 2 (0.86%) Scala
11 1 (0.43%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.43%) R
Qualifications
1 100 (43.10%) Security Cleared
2 64 (27.59%) SC Cleared
3 21 (9.05%) Degree
4 19 (8.19%) CISSP
5 13 (5.60%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (5.60%) CISM
5 13 (5.60%) DV Cleared
6 9 (3.88%) JNCIA
6 9 (3.88%) JNCIP
6 9 (3.88%) JNCIS
6 9 (3.88%) PMP
7 5 (2.16%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.16%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.72%) GIAC
9 3 (1.29%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.29%) CEH
9 3 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.29%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.86%) NVQ Level 3
10 2 (0.86%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (8.19%) NIST
2 16 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (6.47%) GDPR
4 13 (5.60%) QA
5 12 (5.17%) Data Quality
6 6 (2.59%) PMO
7 4 (1.72%) BS7666
8 2 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.86%) GRC
8 2 (0.86%) SLA
9 1 (0.43%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.43%) ITGC
9 1 (0.43%) JTAG
9 1 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 27 (11.64%) Active Directory
2 11 (4.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.88%) Docker
4 5 (2.16%) Oracle RAC
4 5 (2.16%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (1.72%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.72%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.29%) vSphere
7 2 (0.86%) Firmware
8 1 (0.43%) NFS
Systems Management
1 18 (7.76%) FortiGate
2 17 (7.33%) Kubernetes
3 14 (6.03%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (5.60%) Ansible
5 10 (4.31%) Jamf Pro
5 10 (4.31%) Terraform
6 9 (3.88%) Red Hat Satellite
7 5 (2.16%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 5 (2.16%) Oracle RMAN
8 3 (1.29%) Kibana
8 3 (1.29%) Nessus
8 3 (1.29%) SCCM
8 3 (1.29%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.86%) Avamar
9 2 (0.86%) OpenVAS
9 2 (0.86%) SCOM
9 2 (0.86%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.43%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
10 1 (0.43%) vMotion
Vendors
1 44 (18.97%) Microsoft
2 24 (10.34%) ServiceNow
3 23 (9.91%) VMware
4 22 (9.48%) Oracle
5 21 (9.05%) Cisco
6 20 (8.62%) F5
7 18 (7.76%) Juniper
8 16 (6.90%) SolarWinds
9 15 (6.47%) Splunk
10 13 (5.60%) Extreme Networks
10 13 (5.60%) SAP
11 12 (5.17%) BeyondTrust
11 12 (5.17%) CyberArk
11 12 (5.17%) Red Hat
12 11 (4.74%) Workday
13 10 (4.31%) Google
13 10 (4.31%) Salesforce
14 9 (3.88%) Databricks
15 6 (2.59%) Infoblox
16 5 (2.16%) ESRI