Job Vacancy Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 21 November 2018

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 21 November 2018 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Problem-Solving
South East > Berkshire
6 months to
21 Nov 2018		 Same period 2017 Same period 2016
Rank 27 22 28
Rank change year-on-year -5 +6 +2
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 246 279 220
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 5.94% 6.78% 5.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.01% 8.01% 6.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 141 101
Berkshire median daily rate £400 £375 £400
Median daily rate % change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% -5.60%
10th Percentile £209 £184 £203
90th Percentile £548 £519 £500
South East median daily rate £423 £400 £398
% change year-on-year +5.75% +0.63% +6.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 12 15
Berkshire median hourly rate £21.90 £19.63 £13.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year +11.59% +45.37% -66.25%
10th Percentile £9.99 £12.88 £9.51
90th Percentile £43.90 £34.95 £55.65
South East median hourly rate £41.50 £20.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year +107.50% +17.65% -6.85%

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

All Process and Methodology Skills
Berkshire
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,510 3,482 3,525
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 84.72% 84.62% 82.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,669 1,804 1,888
Berkshire median daily rate £425 £425 £400
Median daily rate % change year-on-year - +6.25% -
10th Percentile £230 £263 £250
90th Percentile £588 £588 £575
South East median daily rate £438 £425 £400
% change year-on-year +2.94% +6.25% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 73 111 134
Berkshire median hourly rate £21.00 £14.50 £18.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year +44.83% -19.44% -40.00%
10th Percentile £12.00 £11.25 £11.33
90th Percentile £46.60 £39.75 £48.38
South East median hourly rate £27.75 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year +23.33% -10.00% -

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Berkshire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Problem-Solving in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Berkshire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Problem-Solving in Berkshire over the 6 months to 21 November 2018.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Berkshire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving in Berkshire.

Contractor hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Berkshire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

The hourly rate distribution of IT jobs citing Problem-Solving in Berkshire over the 6 months to 21 November 2018.

Contractor 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 21 November 2018. 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
Job
Vacancies
Reading -11 75 £400 +10.34% 34
Newbury -6 36 £350 - 9
Maidenhead +15 26 £425 -20.56% 6
Bracknell -4 26 £510 +158.23% 7
Slough -17 14 £400 -11.11% 13
Wokingham -13 4 £575 - 4
Problem-Solving
South East

For the 6 months to 21 November 2018, IT contractor jobs citing Problem-Solving also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region with a requirement for Problem-Solving.

1 109 (44.31%) Analytical Skills
2 83 (33.74%) Telecoms
3 55 (22.36%) Agile Software Development
4 43 (17.48%) Microsoft
5 34 (13.82%) Project Management
6 32 (13.01%) Degree
7 30 (12.20%) Java
8 28 (11.38%) Microsoft Excel
9 27 (10.98%) HP
10 25 (10.16%) Finance
10 25 (10.16%) Stakeholder Management
11 21 (8.54%) .NET
11 21 (8.54%) Marketing
11 21 (8.54%) Security Cleared
12 20 (8.13%) SoapUI
12 20 (8.13%) Computer Science
12 20 (8.13%) SQL
12 20 (8.13%) PMI Certification
13 18 (7.32%) Service Delivery
13 18 (7.32%) PMP
13 18 (7.32%) Oracle
13 18 (7.32%) Microsoft Office
13 18 (7.32%) ASP.NET
13 18 (7.32%) SOA
13 18 (7.32%) HP ALM
13 18 (7.32%) Decision-Making
14 17 (6.91%) SOAP
14 17 (6.91%) Web Services
14 17 (6.91%) JavaScript
14 17 (6.91%) C#

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring IT Skills in Berkshire by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.85%) CMS
2 6 (2.44%) Drupal
2 6 (2.44%) IIS
3 5 (2.03%) OpenStack
3 5 (2.03%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 5 (2.03%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.63%) Apache
5 3 (1.22%) Confluence
5 3 (1.22%) IBM Domino
5 3 (1.22%) IBM Notes
5 3 (1.22%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.81%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.81%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.81%) MS Exchange
7 1 (0.41%) JBoss
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle BPEL
7 1 (0.41%) SharePoint 2013
7 1 (0.41%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.41%) WebLogic
Applications
1 28 (11.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (7.32%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (6.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (4.88%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.22%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.81%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.81%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.41%) UXPin
Business Applications
1 3 (1.22%) Hyperion Planning
2 2 (0.81%) Cognos Business Intelligence
2 2 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.81%) HFM
2 2 (0.81%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.41%) Maximo
3 1 (0.41%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.41%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.41%) Oracle BPM
3 1 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.41%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.41%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 13 (5.28%) Microsoft Azure
2 6 (2.44%) Amazon AWS
3 5 (2.03%) Cloud Computing
3 5 (2.03%) Office 365
4 4 (1.63%) Force.com
4 4 (1.63%) Heroku
5 3 (1.22%) SaaS
6 2 (0.81%) Amazon CloudWatch
6 2 (0.81%) GitHub
6 2 (0.81%) Google Cloud Platform
6 2 (0.81%) IBM Blueworks
7 1 (0.41%) Datadog
7 1 (0.41%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.41%) IaaS
7 1 (0.41%) npm
7 1 (0.41%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 1 (0.41%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 17 (6.91%) 3G
1 17 (6.91%) 4G
2 16 (6.50%) Diameter Protocol
2 16 (6.50%) Wireshark
3 13 (5.28%) Firewall
4 10 (4.07%) WAN
5 9 (3.66%) MPLS
5 9 (3.66%) Wireless
6 8 (3.25%) LAN
6 8 (3.25%) Network Security
7 7 (2.85%) Ethernet
8 6 (2.44%) DNS
8 6 (2.44%) WLAN
9 5 (2.03%) Radio Access Network
10 4 (1.63%) HTTP
10 4 (1.63%) VPN
10 4 (1.63%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (1.22%) DHCP
11 3 (1.22%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
11 3 (1.22%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.69%) SQL Server
2 8 (3.25%) MongoDB
3 6 (2.44%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (2.44%) Power BI
4 4 (1.63%) Big Data
4 4 (1.63%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.63%) MySQL
4 4 (1.63%) Relational Database
5 3 (1.22%) Oracle BI EE
5 3 (1.22%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.81%) Apache Cassandra
6 2 (0.81%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.81%) Bigtable
6 2 (0.81%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.81%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.81%) RDBMS
6 2 (0.81%) Redis
6 2 (0.81%) SAP HANA
6 2 (0.81%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 20 (8.13%) SoapUI
2 8 (3.25%) JMeter
3 7 (2.85%) JIRA
3 7 (2.85%) Visual Studio
4 6 (2.44%) Jenkins
4 6 (2.44%) Team Foundation Server
4 6 (2.44%) Visual Studio Team System
5 5 (2.03%) Git (software)
6 4 (1.63%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.63%) LoadRunner
6 4 (1.63%) Selenium
7 3 (1.22%) Maven
8 2 (0.81%) Hudson
9 1 (0.41%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 1 (0.41%) Axure RP
9 1 (0.41%) Grunt
9 1 (0.41%) JSUnit
9 1 (0.41%) Mercurial
9 1 (0.41%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.41%) Subversion
General
1 83 (33.74%) Telecoms
2 25 (10.16%) Finance
3 21 (8.54%) Marketing
4 12 (4.88%) Retail
5 6 (2.44%) Legal
5 6 (2.44%) Mandarin Language
5 6 (2.44%) Pharmaceutical
6 4 (1.63%) Law
6 4 (1.63%) Manufacturing
7 2 (0.81%) Billing
8 1 (0.41%) Advertising
8 1 (0.41%) Back Office
8 1 (0.41%) Electronics
8 1 (0.41%) German Language
8 1 (0.41%) Portuguese Language
8 1 (0.41%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 37 (15.04%) Architect
2 35 (14.23%) Analyst
3 20 (8.13%) Developer
3 20 (8.13%) Project Manager
4 16 (6.50%) Test Engineer
5 15 (6.10%) Consultant
6 10 (4.07%) Business Analyst
7 8 (3.25%) Solutions Architect
8 7 (2.85%) 1st Line Support
8 7 (2.85%) Contracts Manager
8 7 (2.85%) Designer
9 6 (2.44%) Data Architect
9 6 (2.44%) Network Engineer
9 6 (2.44%) Tester
9 6 (2.44%) Vendor Manager
10 5 (2.03%) Delivery Manager
10 5 (2.03%) OSS Architect
10 5 (2.03%) Process Analyst
10 5 (2.03%) Programmer
11 4 (1.63%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (8.54%) .NET
2 18 (7.32%) ASP.NET
3 17 (6.91%) SOAP
3 17 (6.91%) Web Services
4 16 (6.50%) LDAP
5 13 (5.28%) HTML
6 9 (3.66%) CSS
6 9 (3.66%) Spring
7 8 (3.25%) REST
8 7 (2.85%) Middleware
9 6 (2.44%) ASP.NET MVC
9 6 (2.44%) Spring Boot
10 5 (2.03%) J2EE
11 4 (1.63%) Ajax
11 4 (1.63%) CSS3
11 4 (1.63%) HTML5
11 4 (1.63%) XML
12 3 (1.22%) cXML
12 3 (1.22%) Django
12 3 (1.22%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 109 (44.31%) Analytical Skills
2 20 (8.13%) Computer Science
3 15 (6.10%) Data Centre
3 15 (6.10%) PMI
4 12 (4.88%) User Experience
5 9 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (3.25%) Management Information System
7 6 (2.44%) Social Media
8 5 (2.03%) Mobile App
8 5 (2.03%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.63%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.22%) TM Forum
11 2 (0.81%) Credit Risk
11 2 (0.81%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.81%) NHS
11 2 (0.81%) Public Cloud
12 1 (0.41%) Clustering
12 1 (0.41%) Enterprise Software
12 1 (0.41%) HP Storage
12 1 (0.41%) Internet of Things
Operating Systems
1 13 (5.28%) Windows
2 5 (2.03%) Linux
2 5 (2.03%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.63%) Android
3 4 (1.63%) Windows 10
3 4 (1.63%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (0.81%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.81%) Windows 7
4 2 (0.81%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.41%) Unix
5 1 (0.41%) Windows 8
5 1 (0.41%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (22.36%) Agile Software Development
2 34 (13.82%) Project Management
3 25 (10.16%) Stakeholder Management
4 18 (7.32%) Decision-Making
4 18 (7.32%) Service Delivery
4 18 (7.32%) SOA
5 16 (6.50%) Analytics
5 16 (6.50%) SDLC
6 15 (6.10%) Matrix Organization
7 14 (5.69%) Business Intelligence
7 14 (5.69%) E-Commerce
7 14 (5.69%) MVC
8 12 (4.88%) Critical Thinking
8 12 (4.88%) CRM
8 12 (4.88%) DevOps
8 12 (4.88%) ITIL
8 12 (4.88%) Migration
8 12 (4.88%) Validation
9 11 (4.47%) Business Analysis
9 11 (4.47%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (12.20%) Java
2 20 (8.13%) SQL
3 17 (6.91%) C#
3 17 (6.91%) JavaScript
4 8 (3.25%) Python
5 7 (2.85%) C++
6 6 (2.44%) C
7 4 (1.63%) Bash Shell
8 3 (1.22%) LotusScript
8 3 (1.22%) Perl
8 3 (1.22%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.22%) Ruby
9 2 (0.81%) ABAP
9 2 (0.81%) AWK
9 2 (0.81%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.41%) Groovy
10 1 (0.41%) PHP
10 1 (0.41%) R
10 1 (0.41%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.41%) VBA
Qualifications
1 32 (13.01%) Degree
2 21 (8.54%) Security Cleared
3 20 (8.13%) PMI Certification
4 18 (7.32%) PMP
5 12 (4.88%) Master's Degree
5 12 (4.88%) SC Cleared
6 7 (2.85%) CCNP
6 7 (2.85%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (2.85%) DV Cleared
7 6 (2.44%) MBA
8 3 (1.22%) CCNA
8 3 (1.22%) HNC
8 3 (1.22%) ISEB
8 3 (1.22%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.81%) ACCA
9 2 (0.81%) CIMA
10 1 (0.41%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (0.41%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.85%) SLA
2 6 (2.44%) PMO
3 4 (1.63%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.22%) QA
5 2 (0.81%) GDPR
5 2 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.41%) IFRS
System Software
1 13 (5.28%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.85%) Docker
3 2 (0.81%) Apache Flume
3 2 (0.81%) Apache ZooKeeper
3 2 (0.81%) Firmware
3 2 (0.81%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.41%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.41%) vCloud
4 1 (0.41%) VMware Workstation
4 1 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (7.32%) HP ALM
2 4 (1.63%) HP Quality Center
2 4 (1.63%) SCCM
3 3 (1.22%) Ansible
3 3 (1.22%) OpenView Configuration Management
3 3 (1.22%) Opscode Chef
4 2 (0.81%) Grafana
4 2 (0.81%) Graphite
4 2 (0.81%) Kibana
4 2 (0.81%) Mesos
4 2 (0.81%) Nagios
4 2 (0.81%) Puppet
4 2 (0.81%) Salt
4 2 (0.81%) StatsD
4 2 (0.81%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 2 (0.81%) ZABBIX
5 1 (0.41%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.41%) McAfee ePO
5 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Clustering
5 1 (0.41%) Suricata
Vendors
1 43 (17.48%) Microsoft
2 27 (10.98%) HP
3 18 (7.32%) Oracle
4 16 (6.50%) Nokia
5 14 (5.69%) SAP
5 14 (5.69%) TIBCO
6 13 (5.28%) Talend
7 10 (4.07%) Cisco
8 8 (3.25%) Salesforce.com
9 7 (2.85%) Juniper
10 6 (2.44%) Aruba
10 6 (2.44%) IBM
11 5 (2.03%) Meraki
11 5 (2.03%) VMware
12 4 (1.63%) AppDynamics
12 4 (1.63%) Dynatrace
12 4 (1.63%) F5
12 4 (1.63%) Palo Alto
12 4 (1.63%) Riverbed
12 4 (1.63%) SOASTA, Inc