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 4 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 4 10
Rank change year-on-year -7 +6 -3
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 216 227 220
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 11.21% 18.92% 12.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.53% 20.45% 14.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 131 124
10th Percentile £315 £350 £218
25th Percentile £385 £413 £448
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £580
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -13.83% +16.05%
75th Percentile £574 £600 £625
90th Percentile £638 £650 £652
South East median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% +1.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 6 21
10th Percentile £25.33 £26.11 £14.50
25th Percentile £30.81 £33.27 £20.75
Median hourly rate £32.50 £37.28 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year -12.82% -36.05% +6.85%
75th Percentile £62.50 £53.67 £61.60
90th Percentile £80.40 £72.90 -
South East median hourly rate £30.75 £18.82 £36.17
% change year-on-year +63.39% -47.96% -37.10%

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 1,597 1,110 1,502
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 82.92% 92.50% 85.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 973 677 794
10th Percentile £336 £350 £313
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £501 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.90% -9.00% +4.76%
75th Percentile £619 £600 £638
90th Percentile £725 £688 £699
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% +0.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 176 42 77
10th Percentile £31.25 £14.75 £15.40
25th Percentile £70.92 £17.69 £41.25
Median hourly rate £83.54 £34.80 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +140.08% -43.51% +8.29%
75th Percentile £88.00 £68.75 £70.39
90th Percentile £104.25 £87.48 £87.46
South East median hourly rate £57.79 £21.58 £57.35
% change year-on-year +167.83% -62.38% +14.70%

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 4 August 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 4 August 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 4 August 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 -13 100 £500 -4.76% 71
Wokingham -2 74 £425 -15.00% 9
Windsor +5 9 £458 -23.75% 16
Bracknell -10 8 £675 +12.50% 15
Slough -3 6 £460 +2.22% 18
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 (9.72%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.78%) Confluence
3 5 (2.31%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.93%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.46%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 16 (7.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (3.70%) CPLEX
2 8 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 8 (3.70%) MS Visio
3 4 (1.85%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (2.78%) Workday HCM
2 5 (2.31%) iTrent
3 4 (1.85%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (1.39%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.93%) Primavera
5 2 (0.93%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.46%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.46%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.46%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.46%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.46%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 71 (32.87%) Azure
2 48 (22.22%) AWS
3 28 (12.96%) GCP
4 18 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (7.87%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (5.09%) Entra ID
6 11 (5.09%) OneDrive
7 9 (4.17%) Power Platform
8 6 (2.78%) Route 53
8 6 (2.78%) SaaS
9 5 (2.31%) AWS CloudFormation
9 5 (2.31%) GitHub
9 5 (2.31%) SuccessFactors
10 4 (1.85%) Azure AKS
10 4 (1.85%) Azure API Management
10 4 (1.85%) Azure Key Vault
11 3 (1.39%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (1.39%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (1.39%) Azure Storage
11 3 (1.39%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 40 (18.52%) DNS
2 37 (17.13%) DHCP
3 30 (13.89%) Firewall
4 27 (12.50%) WAN
5 25 (11.57%) TCP/IP
6 21 (9.72%) LAN
7 19 (8.80%) BGP
8 17 (7.87%) OSPF
9 14 (6.48%) BIG-IP
9 14 (6.48%) Ethernet VPN
9 14 (6.48%) Junos
9 14 (6.48%) VXLAN
10 11 (5.09%) SD-WAN
11 10 (4.63%) MPLS
12 9 (4.17%) Cisco ISE
13 8 (3.70%) Network Security
13 8 (3.70%) VPN
14 6 (2.78%) DNSSEC
15 5 (2.31%) FTP
15 5 (2.31%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (6.02%) NoSQL
2 10 (4.63%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (3.70%) MongoDB
3 8 (3.70%) Power BI
4 7 (3.24%) SQL Server
5 6 (2.78%) Oracle Reports
5 6 (2.78%) Relational Database
6 5 (2.31%) GIS
7 4 (1.85%) Big Data
7 4 (1.85%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.85%) QGIS
8 3 (1.39%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (1.39%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (1.39%) Metadata
8 3 (1.39%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.93%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.93%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.93%) Parquet
9 2 (0.93%) Spark SQL
10 1 (0.46%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (9.72%) Git
2 17 (7.87%) JIRA
3 7 (3.24%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.93%) GitLab
5 1 (0.46%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.46%) Browser DevTools
5 1 (0.46%) Gradle
5 1 (0.46%) HP UFT
5 1 (0.46%) Maven
General
1 106 (49.07%) Social Skills
2 91 (42.13%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (8.33%) Telecoms
4 16 (7.41%) Finance
5 14 (6.48%) Documentation Skills
6 12 (5.56%) Public Sector
7 8 (3.70%) Aerospace
7 8 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.85%) Publishing
10 3 (1.39%) Billing
10 3 (1.39%) Legal
10 3 (1.39%) Marketing
10 3 (1.39%) Military
10 3 (1.39%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.39%) Retail
11 1 (0.46%) Advertising
11 1 (0.46%) Aviation
11 1 (0.46%) General Ledger
11 1 (0.46%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 27 (12.50%) Analyst
2 20 (9.26%) Architect
3 18 (8.33%) Developer
4 17 (7.87%) Senior
5 11 (5.09%) Lead
5 11 (5.09%) Network Engineer
6 10 (4.63%) Data Analyst
6 10 (4.63%) Data Engineer
6 10 (4.63%) IT Support
7 9 (4.17%) Senior Network Engineer
8 8 (3.70%) Consultant
8 8 (3.70%) Python Developer
8 8 (3.70%) Support Engineer
9 7 (3.24%) Business Analyst
10 6 (2.78%) Service Analyst
10 6 (2.78%) Workday Consultant
11 5 (2.31%) DBA
11 5 (2.31%) Firewall Specialist
11 5 (2.31%) Project Manager
11 5 (2.31%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (6.48%) 802.1X
1 14 (6.48%) RESTful
2 11 (5.09%) OpenAPI
2 11 (5.09%) Swagger
3 10 (4.63%) Kafka
4 8 (3.70%) Django
4 8 (3.70%) FastAPI
4 8 (3.70%) Flask
4 8 (3.70%) NumPy
4 8 (3.70%) Pandas
4 8 (3.70%) pytest
4 8 (3.70%) RabbitMQ
4 8 (3.70%) REST
4 8 (3.70%) SAML
5 7 (3.24%) LDAP
5 7 (3.24%) OAuth
5 7 (3.24%) PySpark
6 5 (2.31%) ARM Templates
6 5 (2.31%) Oracle GoldenGate
7 4 (1.85%) NestJS
Miscellaneous
1 35 (16.20%) Data Centre
2 15 (6.94%) Cloud Native
2 15 (6.94%) Clustering
2 15 (6.94%) PKI
3 13 (6.02%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (4.63%) Analytical Mindset
5 9 (4.17%) Algorithms
5 9 (4.17%) Data Structures
6 7 (3.24%) Distributed Systems
6 7 (3.24%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (2.31%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 4 (1.85%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.85%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (1.85%) LLPG
8 4 (1.85%) NLPG
8 4 (1.85%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.85%) Product Ownership
9 3 (1.39%) Management Information System
10 2 (0.93%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 42 (19.44%) Windows
2 17 (7.87%) Linux
3 11 (5.09%) Apple iOS
3 11 (5.09%) Mac OS
4 10 (4.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (3.24%) Windows Server
6 6 (2.78%) Unix
7 1 (0.46%) OpenVMS
7 1 (0.46%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (29.17%) ITIL
2 41 (18.98%) DevOps
3 40 (18.52%) Agile
4 37 (17.13%) ITSM
5 33 (15.28%) CI/CD
5 33 (15.28%) Stakeholder Management
6 31 (14.35%) Analytics
7 29 (13.43%) High Availability
8 27 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
9 24 (11.11%) Customer Service
10 23 (10.65%) Load Balancing
11 22 (10.19%) AI
11 22 (10.19%) Migration
12 21 (9.72%) Service Management
13 20 (9.26%) Identity Access Management
13 20 (9.26%) Observability
13 20 (9.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 19 (8.80%) DevSecOps
14 19 (8.80%) Service Delivery
15 18 (8.33%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 51 (23.61%) Python
2 29 (13.43%) SQL
3 25 (11.57%) PowerShell
4 14 (6.48%) JavaScript
5 10 (4.63%) Bash
6 7 (3.24%) Shell Script
7 6 (2.78%) Java
8 5 (2.31%) Bicep
8 5 (2.31%) Korn
9 4 (1.85%) TypeScript
10 3 (1.39%) C#
10 3 (1.39%) Go
11 2 (0.93%) Scala
12 1 (0.46%) R
12 1 (0.46%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 94 (43.52%) Security Cleared
2 62 (28.70%) SC Cleared
3 30 (13.89%) Degree
4 15 (6.94%) DV Cleared
5 14 (6.48%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (4.63%) CISSP
7 9 (4.17%) Azure Certification
7 9 (4.17%) JNCIA
7 9 (4.17%) JNCIP
7 9 (4.17%) JNCIS
7 9 (4.17%) PMP
8 8 (3.70%) CISM
9 6 (2.78%) PMI Certification
10 5 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (1.85%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 3 (1.39%) AWS Certification
12 3 (1.39%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.93%) CCA
13 2 (0.93%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.48%) NIST
2 13 (6.02%) Data Quality
3 12 (5.56%) GDPR
4 11 (5.09%) QA
5 10 (4.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.85%) BS7666
6 4 (1.85%) PMO
7 1 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.46%) GRC
7 1 (0.46%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.46%) ITGC
7 1 (0.46%) JTAG
7 1 (0.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.46%) SLA
System Software
1 23 (10.65%) Active Directory
2 15 (6.94%) Docker
3 12 (5.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (3.24%) Hyper-V
5 5 (2.31%) Oracle RAC
5 5 (2.31%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (1.85%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (1.39%) vSphere
8 1 (0.46%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (9.26%) Kubernetes
2 16 (7.41%) Ansible
2 16 (7.41%) FortiGate
2 16 (7.41%) Terraform
3 13 (6.02%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (4.63%) Jamf Pro
5 9 (4.17%) Red Hat Satellite
6 5 (2.31%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 5 (2.31%) Oracle RMAN
7 3 (1.39%) SCCM
7 3 (1.39%) SCOM
8 2 (0.93%) Avamar
8 2 (0.93%) Istio
8 2 (0.93%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.46%) Nessus
9 1 (0.46%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.46%) OpenVAS
9 1 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.46%) vMotion
Vendors
1 51 (23.61%) Microsoft
2 30 (13.89%) ServiceNow
3 24 (11.11%) VMware
4 21 (9.72%) Cisco
5 18 (8.33%) F5
5 18 (8.33%) Juniper
5 18 (8.33%) Oracle
6 17 (7.87%) SolarWinds
7 15 (6.94%) Splunk
8 14 (6.48%) Red Hat
9 13 (6.02%) Extreme Networks
10 12 (5.56%) Databricks
10 12 (5.56%) Google
11 11 (5.09%) Salesforce
11 11 (5.09%) Workday
12 9 (4.17%) SAP
13 8 (3.70%) CyberArk
14 7 (3.24%) BeyondTrust
15 6 (2.78%) Infoblox
16 5 (2.31%) MuleSoft