Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Thatcham

Problem Solving
Berkshire > Thatcham

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Thatcham 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 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Thatcham 16.00% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £475 £540 £400
% change year-on-year -12.04% +35.00% -20.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thatcham

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 Thatcham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 25 0 1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Thatcham 100.00% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 0 1
10th Percentile £548 - -
25th Percentile £600 - £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £648 - £625
75th Percentile £650 - £638
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £540 £500
% change year-on-year -7.41% +8.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.79 - -
Median hourly rate £23.58 - -
75th Percentile £24.36 - -
90th Percentile - - -
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 Thatcham

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Thatcham

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Thatcham

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

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

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Thatcham 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:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Azure DevOps
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Lead
1 3 (75.00%) PMO Lead
2 1 (25.00%) QA Tester
2 1 (25.00%) Tester
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Budgeting
1 3 (75.00%) Change Management
1 3 (75.00%) Dependency Management
1 3 (75.00%) Portfolio Management
1 3 (75.00%) PRINCE
1 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2
1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
1 3 (75.00%) Time Management
2 1 (25.00%) DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) SDLC
2 1 (25.00%) Test Management
2 1 (25.00%) Test Planning
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) PMI Certification
1 3 (75.00%) PMP
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) PMO
2 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft