Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Slough

Problem Solving
Berkshire > Slough

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Slough requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 4 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 -2 +6
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 13 10 19
As % of all contract jobs in Slough 23.64% 13.33% 20.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 25.49% 16.39% 23.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 4 13
10th Percentile £225 - -
25th Percentile £320 £178 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £205 £400
Median % change year-on-year +131.71% -48.75% +1.27%
75th Percentile £569 £324 £638
90th Percentile £660 £512 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £475 £540 £400
% change year-on-year -12.04% +35.00% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
Median hourly rate £20.79 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £20.79 £28.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -27.05% -41.12% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Slough

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 Slough.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51 61 82
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough 92.73% 81.33% 89.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 38 59
10th Percentile £163 £234 £343
25th Percentile £379 £366 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% +9.42%
75th Percentile £541 £650 £594
90th Percentile £643 £695 £654
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £540 £500
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 1
10th Percentile £18.65 £18.81 -
25th Percentile £18.87 £18.91 £24.34
Median hourly rate £20.79 £19.38 £25.12
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% -22.85% +19.60%
75th Percentile - £20.16 £25.89
90th Percentile £21.06 £20.44 -
Berkshire median hourly rate £37.28 £59.00 £61.45
% change year-on-year -36.81% -3.98% +21.68%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Slough

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Slough

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Slough

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

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

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Slough

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Slough over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Slough

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in Slough

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

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

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough 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 1 (7.69%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 2 (15.38%) SAP MDG
1 2 (15.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (7.69%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (23.08%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) AWS
2 1 (7.69%) Boomi
2 1 (7.69%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (7.69%) GCP
2 1 (7.69%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) FCAPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Appium
1 1 (7.69%) Cypress.io
1 1 (7.69%) JIRA
1 1 (7.69%) Selenium
General
1 5 (38.46%) Manufacturing
1 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
2 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (15.38%) Telecoms
3 1 (7.69%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) IT Support
2 5 (38.46%) Analyst
2 5 (38.46%) IT Analyst
2 5 (38.46%) IT Support Analyst
2 5 (38.46%) Support Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) SAP Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) SAP MDG Consultant
4 1 (7.69%) Integration Developer
4 1 (7.69%) IT Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Junior
4 1 (7.69%) Junior IT Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Junior IT Support
4 1 (7.69%) Junior Support Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Lead
4 1 (7.69%) Lead Consultant
4 1 (7.69%) Network Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Network Systems Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Project Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (23.08%) Web Services
2 2 (15.38%) BAPI
2 2 (15.38%) IDoc
2 2 (15.38%) SAP Basis
3 1 (7.69%) WebdriverIO
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.69%) Mobile App
2 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (61.54%) Windows
2 1 (7.69%) Linux
2 1 (7.69%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Change Management
1 6 (46.15%) Project Management
1 6 (46.15%) Root Cause Analysis
2 5 (38.46%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (38.46%) Data Protection
2 5 (38.46%) Information Security
2 5 (38.46%) ITIL
2 5 (38.46%) ITSM
2 5 (38.46%) Problem Management
2 5 (38.46%) Service Management
3 3 (23.08%) Agile
3 3 (23.08%) ERP
4 2 (15.38%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (15.38%) Data Governance
4 2 (15.38%) Data Migration
4 2 (15.38%) Data Modelling
4 2 (15.38%) Data Validation
4 2 (15.38%) Master Data Management
4 2 (15.38%) Technical Architecture
4 2 (15.38%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) JavaScript
2 1 (7.69%) C#
2 1 (7.69%) Java
2 1 (7.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) Degree
2 5 (38.46%) A+ Certification
3 1 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (7.69%) DBS Check
3 1 (7.69%) ISTQB
3 1 (7.69%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
3 1 (7.69%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) QA
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 6 (46.15%) Microsoft
2 2 (15.38%) Google
2 2 (15.38%) SAP
3 1 (7.69%) Nokia
3 1 (7.69%) Oracle
3 1 (7.69%) Remedy