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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 3 7
Rank change year-on-year -3 +4 +1
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 220 234 268
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 12.02% 20.69% 13.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.56% 22.16% 15.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 149 137
10th Percentile £312 £319 £210
25th Percentile £375 £413 £270
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £439 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year -12.34% -4.67% -
75th Percentile £563 £625 £625
90th Percentile £652 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 5 23
10th Percentile £20.50 £24.87 £14.50
25th Percentile £28.00 £32.31 £25.58
Median hourly rate £32.50 £48.00 £61.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.29% -21.31% +11.80%
75th Percentile £35.22 £58.75 £61.60
90th Percentile £62.00 £75.73 -
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £18.82 £21.50
% change year-on-year +72.69% -12.47% -62.61%

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 1,511 1,056 1,709
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 82.57% 93.37% 87.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 968 649 859
10th Percentile £306 £325 £254
25th Percentile £401 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £501 £509
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -1.67% -3.05%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £608
90th Percentile £700 £688 £675
South East median daily rate £520 £500 £508
% change year-on-year +4.00% -1.57% +0.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 155 29 110
10th Percentile £31.25 £23.71 £17.45
25th Percentile £72.60 £32.05 £41.31
Median hourly rate £83.58 £63.75 £60.53
Median % change year-on-year +31.11% +5.32% -0.57%
75th Percentile £88.00 £87.05 £71.75
90th Percentile £107.00 £88.87 £87.46
South East median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £47.50
% change year-on-year +108.75% -47.05% -9.52%

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 12 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 12 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 12 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 90 £490 -10.91% 35
Wokingham -2 88 £405 -19.80% 9
Windsor +5 11 £463 -19.57% 4
Bracknell -5 8 £613 +36.11% 5
Hungerford - 3 - -
Slough -6 2 £700 +55.56% 20
Maidenhead - 1 - - 5
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 24 (10.91%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.73%) Confluence
3 5 (2.27%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.45%) CMS
4 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.45%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 16 (7.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (4.09%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (3.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (3.64%) MS Visio
4 6 (2.73%) CPLEX
4 6 (2.73%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (2.73%) Workday HCM
2 5 (2.27%) iTrent
3 4 (1.82%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (1.36%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (1.36%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.45%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.45%) Primavera
5 1 (0.45%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.45%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.45%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 71 (32.27%) Azure
2 53 (24.09%) AWS
3 29 (13.18%) GCP
4 20 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (8.18%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (5.00%) OneDrive
7 10 (4.55%) Entra ID
8 9 (4.09%) Power Platform
9 6 (2.73%) SaaS
9 6 (2.73%) Serverless
10 5 (2.27%) SuccessFactors
11 3 (1.36%) Azure AKS
11 3 (1.36%) Azure Key Vault
11 3 (1.36%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (1.36%) OCI
12 2 (0.91%) Azure Monitor
12 2 (0.91%) Azure Storage
12 2 (0.91%) GitHub
12 2 (0.91%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.91%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 33 (15.00%) DNS
2 31 (14.09%) DHCP
3 28 (12.73%) WAN
4 27 (12.27%) Firewall
5 22 (10.00%) LAN
6 20 (9.09%) BGP
7 18 (8.18%) OSPF
8 17 (7.73%) TCP/IP
9 14 (6.36%) BIG-IP
9 14 (6.36%) Ethernet VPN
9 14 (6.36%) Junos
9 14 (6.36%) VXLAN
10 12 (5.45%) SD-WAN
11 11 (5.00%) MPLS
12 10 (4.55%) Network Security
13 9 (4.09%) Cisco ISE
14 7 (3.18%) FTP
14 7 (3.18%) VPN
15 5 (2.27%) Internet
16 4 (1.82%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (4.55%) NoSQL
2 9 (4.09%) MongoDB
2 9 (4.09%) Oracle Reports
2 9 (4.09%) Power BI
3 8 (3.64%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (3.18%) SQL Server
5 5 (2.27%) GIS
5 5 (2.27%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.82%) QGIS
7 3 (1.36%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 3 (1.36%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.91%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.91%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.91%) Big Data
8 2 (0.91%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.91%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.91%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.45%) Parquet
9 1 (0.45%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 16 (7.27%) JIRA
2 15 (6.82%) Git
3 8 (3.64%) Jenkins
4 5 (2.27%) HP UFT
5 2 (0.91%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.91%) GitLab
6 1 (0.45%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.45%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.45%) Gradle
6 1 (0.45%) Maven
General
1 117 (53.18%) Social Skills
2 91 (41.36%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (9.09%) Public Sector
4 14 (6.36%) Documentation Skills
5 11 (5.00%) Finance
6 10 (4.55%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (3.64%) Telecoms
8 7 (3.18%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.82%) Billing
9 4 (1.82%) Marketing
10 3 (1.36%) Aerospace
10 3 (1.36%) Legal
10 3 (1.36%) Military
11 2 (0.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.91%) Law
12 1 (0.45%) Aviation
12 1 (0.45%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.45%) Retail
Job Titles
1 23 (10.45%) Analyst
2 19 (8.64%) Senior
3 13 (5.91%) Architect
4 11 (5.00%) Consultant
4 11 (5.00%) Lead
4 11 (5.00%) Network Engineer
5 10 (4.55%) Developer
5 10 (4.55%) IT Support
6 9 (4.09%) Data Engineer
6 9 (4.09%) Project Manager
6 9 (4.09%) Senior Network Engineer
7 8 (3.64%) Data Analyst
7 8 (3.64%) Support Engineer
8 6 (2.73%) Project Planner
8 6 (2.73%) Python Developer
8 6 (2.73%) Software Engineer
8 6 (2.73%) Test Engineer
8 6 (2.73%) Workday Consultant
9 5 (2.27%) Firewall Specialist
9 5 (2.27%) Network Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (6.36%) 802.1X
2 13 (5.91%) LDAP
3 10 (4.55%) Kafka
4 8 (3.64%) RESTful
5 6 (2.73%) Django
5 6 (2.73%) FastAPI
5 6 (2.73%) Flask
5 6 (2.73%) NumPy
5 6 (2.73%) OpenAPI
5 6 (2.73%) Oracle GoldenGate
5 6 (2.73%) Pandas
5 6 (2.73%) pytest
5 6 (2.73%) RabbitMQ
5 6 (2.73%) Swagger
6 5 (2.27%) REST
7 4 (1.82%) Node.js
7 4 (1.82%) SAML
8 3 (1.36%) Web Services
8 3 (1.36%) XML
8 3 (1.36%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 36 (16.36%) Data Centre
2 15 (6.82%) Clustering
2 15 (6.82%) PKI
3 13 (5.91%) Analytical Mindset
4 11 (5.00%) Cloud Native
4 11 (5.00%) Distributed Systems
5 7 (3.18%) Algorithms
5 7 (3.18%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (3.18%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (2.73%) Data Structures
6 6 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (2.27%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.27%) Product Ownership
8 4 (1.82%) LLPG
8 4 (1.82%) NLPG
8 4 (1.82%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.36%) Cyber Security Posture
9 3 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.36%) Replication
10 2 (0.91%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 40 (18.18%) Windows
2 17 (7.73%) Linux
3 12 (5.45%) Apple iOS
4 11 (5.00%) Mac OS
5 9 (4.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (2.73%) Unix
6 6 (2.73%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.91%) VMS
8 1 (0.45%) Android
8 1 (0.45%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.45%) OpenVMS
8 1 (0.45%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (25.45%) ITIL
2 43 (19.55%) CI/CD
3 40 (18.18%) DevOps
4 32 (14.55%) ITSM
5 30 (13.64%) Agile
5 30 (13.64%) High Availability
6 27 (12.27%) Continuous Improvement
7 26 (11.82%) Project Management
8 24 (10.91%) Customer Service
9 23 (10.45%) AI
10 22 (10.00%) DevSecOps
10 22 (10.00%) Migration
11 21 (9.55%) Cybersecurity
11 21 (9.55%) Stakeholder Management
12 20 (9.09%) Analytics
13 19 (8.64%) Data Protection
13 19 (8.64%) Identity Access Management
14 17 (7.73%) Decision-Making
14 17 (7.73%) Load Balancing
14 17 (7.73%) Observability
Programming Languages
1 47 (21.36%) Python
2 26 (11.82%) PowerShell
3 17 (7.73%) SQL
4 16 (7.27%) Java
5 13 (5.91%) JavaScript
6 8 (3.64%) Go
6 8 (3.64%) TypeScript
7 7 (3.18%) Shell Script
8 5 (2.27%) Korn
8 5 (2.27%) VBScript
9 3 (1.36%) Bash
9 3 (1.36%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.91%) Bicep
10 2 (0.91%) C#
10 2 (0.91%) Scala
11 1 (0.45%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 94 (42.73%) Security Cleared
2 58 (26.36%) SC Cleared
3 18 (8.18%) CISSP
3 18 (8.18%) Degree
4 13 (5.91%) Cisco Certification
4 13 (5.91%) CISM
4 13 (5.91%) DV Cleared
5 9 (4.09%) JNCIA
5 9 (4.09%) JNCIP
5 9 (4.09%) JNCIS
5 9 (4.09%) PMP
6 5 (2.27%) PMI Certification
7 4 (1.82%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.82%) GIAC
8 3 (1.36%) CEH
8 3 (1.36%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.91%) CCA
9 2 (0.91%) CCIE
9 2 (0.91%) Citrix Certification
9 2 (0.91%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (8.64%) QA
2 18 (8.18%) NIST
3 16 (7.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (6.82%) GDPR
5 10 (4.55%) Data Quality
6 9 (4.09%) PMO
7 4 (1.82%) BS7666
8 3 (1.36%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.91%) SLA
10 1 (0.45%) GRC
10 1 (0.45%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.45%) JTAG
System Software
1 27 (12.27%) Active Directory
2 10 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (3.18%) Docker
4 5 (2.27%) Oracle RAC
4 5 (2.27%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (1.82%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.82%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (1.36%) vSphere
7 2 (0.91%) Firmware
8 1 (0.45%) NFS
Systems Management
1 18 (8.18%) FortiGate
2 17 (7.73%) Kubernetes
3 14 (6.36%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (5.91%) Ansible
5 10 (4.55%) Jamf Pro
6 8 (3.64%) Red Hat Satellite
7 5 (2.27%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 5 (2.27%) Oracle RMAN
8 3 (1.36%) Kibana
8 3 (1.36%) Nessus
8 3 (1.36%) SCCM
8 3 (1.36%) Single Sign-On
8 3 (1.36%) Terraform
9 2 (0.91%) Avamar
9 2 (0.91%) OpenVAS
9 2 (0.91%) SCOM
9 2 (0.91%) vCenter Server
10 1 (0.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.45%) Nmap
10 1 (0.45%) vMotion
Vendors
1 34 (15.45%) Microsoft
2 22 (10.00%) Oracle
2 22 (10.00%) ServiceNow
2 22 (10.00%) VMware
3 21 (9.55%) Cisco
4 20 (9.09%) F5
5 18 (8.18%) Juniper
6 16 (7.27%) SolarWinds
7 15 (6.82%) Splunk
8 13 (5.91%) Extreme Networks
9 12 (5.45%) BeyondTrust
9 12 (5.45%) CyberArk
10 11 (5.00%) Red Hat
10 11 (5.00%) SAP
10 11 (5.00%) Workday
11 10 (4.55%) Salesforce
12 7 (3.18%) Databricks
13 6 (2.73%) Google
14 5 (2.27%) ESRI
15 4 (1.82%) Citrix