Problem-Solving Job Trends in Berkshire

Problem Solving
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 7 8
Rank change year-on-year -2 +1 +7
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 251 382 316
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 8.00% 21.41% 12.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.37% 24.22% 15.35%
Number of salaries quoted 190 138 139
10th Percentile £29,500 £26,500 £26,200
25th Percentile £36,288 £28,688 £34,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% -21.16%
75th Percentile £57,500 £71,250 £70,250
90th Percentile £70,800 £83,750 £82,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% -7.50%

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 permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,207 1,577 2,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 70.35% 88.40% 81.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,483 689 1,253
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,975 £33,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% +3.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Problem-Solving
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Problem-Solving.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Berkshire over the 6 months to 8 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Problem-Solving in Berkshire

Problem-Solving
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 8 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading -7 83 £48,000 -8.57% 78
Slough +2 55 £45,000 +5.88% 10
Windsor +5 14 £35,000 +18.64% 14
Wokingham +1 14 £48,885 -2.23% 9
Bracknell -24 7 £47,500 -5.00% 14
Maidenhead -16 5 £28,500 +32.56% 8
Hungerford -2 4 £49,000 +19.51%
Thatcham -2 3 - - 1
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 14 (5.58%) SharePoint
2 11 (4.38%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.80%) Confluence
3 2 (0.80%) Gentran
4 1 (0.40%) Apache
4 1 (0.40%) CMS
4 1 (0.40%) IIS
4 1 (0.40%) SAS
4 1 (0.40%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.40%) WordPress
Applications
1 24 (9.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (5.98%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.20%) AutoCAD
3 3 (1.20%) Revit
4 2 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.40%) Mathcad
5 1 (0.40%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.40%) OrCAD
5 1 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (2.39%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 51 (20.32%) Azure
2 33 (13.15%) Microsoft 365
3 28 (11.16%) AWS
4 23 (9.16%) Power Platform
5 13 (5.18%) Google Workspace
6 12 (4.78%) GCP
7 10 (3.98%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.99%) OpenShift
9 4 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.59%) Datadog
9 4 (1.59%) Serverless
10 3 (1.20%) WeChat
11 2 (0.80%) Amazon EC2
11 2 (0.80%) Amazon S3
11 2 (0.80%) AWS Lambda
11 2 (0.80%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (0.80%) SaaS
12 1 (0.40%) AWS CloudFormation
12 1 (0.40%) GitHub
12 1 (0.40%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 21 (8.37%) Firewall
2 14 (5.58%) DNS
3 12 (4.78%) VPN
4 10 (3.98%) DHCP
4 10 (3.98%) VoIP
5 9 (3.59%) SSL
5 9 (3.59%) VLAN
5 9 (3.59%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.99%) Network Security
7 3 (1.20%) LAN
7 3 (1.20%) WAN
8 2 (0.80%) HTTP
8 2 (0.80%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.40%) DNSSEC
9 1 (0.40%) HTTPS
9 1 (0.40%) RS-485
9 1 (0.40%) SMTP
9 1 (0.40%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.40%) Wireless
9 1 (0.40%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (8.37%) Power BI
2 10 (3.98%) OLTP
3 7 (2.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 6 (2.39%) MySQL
5 5 (1.99%) SQL Server
6 4 (1.59%) Tableau
7 3 (1.20%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.80%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.80%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.80%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.80%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.80%) Redis
9 1 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.40%) IBM InfoSphere
9 1 (0.40%) Power Query
9 1 (0.40%) Snowflake Schema
9 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 12 (4.78%) Git
2 10 (3.98%) GitLab
3 6 (2.39%) JIRA
4 3 (1.20%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (0.80%) Mocha
5 2 (0.80%) Selenium
5 2 (0.80%) Terragrunt
6 1 (0.40%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.40%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.40%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.40%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.40%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.40%) Visual Studio
General
1 121 (48.21%) Social Skills
2 85 (33.86%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (20.72%) Finance
4 23 (9.16%) Manufacturing
4 23 (9.16%) Organisational Skills
5 19 (7.57%) Legal
6 16 (6.37%) Electronics
7 13 (5.18%) Telecoms
8 12 (4.78%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (3.98%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (2.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (2.39%) Law
11 6 (2.39%) Marketing
12 5 (1.99%) Advertising
12 5 (1.99%) Retail
13 4 (1.59%) Local Government
14 3 (1.20%) Aerospace
14 3 (1.20%) Mandarin Language
15 2 (0.80%) Games
15 2 (0.80%) Military
Job Titles
1 47 (18.73%) Analyst
2 29 (11.55%) Developer
3 28 (11.16%) IT Support
4 26 (10.36%) Senior
5 21 (8.37%) Support Analyst
6 17 (6.77%) Lead
7 16 (6.37%) Applications Support
7 16 (6.37%) Support Engineer
8 15 (5.98%) Applications Support Analyst
9 13 (5.18%) Business Analyst
10 12 (4.78%) 1st Line Support
10 12 (4.78%) Test Engineer
11 11 (4.38%) IT Analyst
11 11 (4.38%) IT Support Analyst
11 11 (4.38%) Senior Developer
11 11 (4.38%) Software Engineer
11 11 (4.38%) SQL Developer
12 10 (3.98%) IT Engineer
12 10 (3.98%) Oracle Developer
12 10 (3.98%) Senior Oracle Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.58%) HTML
2 11 (4.38%) SOAP
3 10 (3.98%) XML
4 7 (2.79%) JSON
5 6 (2.39%) YAML
6 5 (1.99%) CSS
6 5 (1.99%) Jinja
7 4 (1.59%) .NET
7 4 (1.59%) Middleware
8 3 (1.20%) HTML5
8 3 (1.20%) Laravel
8 3 (1.20%) Node.js
8 3 (1.20%) REST
9 2 (0.80%) EDI
9 2 (0.80%) Express.js
9 2 (0.80%) Jest
9 2 (0.80%) Next.js
9 2 (0.80%) OLE
9 2 (0.80%) React
9 2 (0.80%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 24 (9.56%) Driving Licence
2 22 (8.76%) Onboarding
3 14 (5.58%) Data Centre
4 13 (5.18%) Management Information System
5 7 (2.79%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (2.39%) Distributed Systems
6 6 (2.39%) Smart Home
7 5 (1.99%) Blog
7 5 (1.99%) Client/Server
8 4 (1.59%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.20%) Arduino
9 3 (1.20%) Cyber Defence
9 3 (1.20%) Embedded Systems
9 3 (1.20%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (1.20%) Low-Code
9 3 (1.20%) Raspberry Pi
9 3 (1.20%) Security Posture
9 3 (1.20%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.80%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 28 (11.16%) Windows
2 25 (9.96%) Linux
3 13 (5.18%) Windows Server
4 8 (3.19%) Mac OS
5 6 (2.39%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (1.59%) Windows 10
7 3 (1.20%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.40%) FreeBSD
8 1 (0.40%) OpenBSD
8 1 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.40%) Rocky
8 1 (0.40%) Unix
8 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (26.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 47 (18.73%) Customer Service
3 38 (15.14%) Collaborative Working
4 32 (12.75%) Business Intelligence
5 30 (11.95%) Cybersecurity
6 26 (10.36%) Process Improvement
7 25 (9.96%) Decision-Making
8 23 (9.16%) Business Analysis
9 22 (8.76%) Stakeholder Management
10 21 (8.37%) Software Engineering
11 20 (7.97%) Project Delivery
12 18 (7.17%) CAPA
12 18 (7.17%) Validation
13 17 (6.77%) Line Management
14 16 (6.37%) AI
14 16 (6.37%) CI/CD
15 15 (5.98%) CRM
15 15 (5.98%) ITIL
15 15 (5.98%) Mentoring
15 15 (5.98%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (14.74%) SQL
2 33 (13.15%) Python
3 15 (5.98%) PowerShell
4 14 (5.58%) Java
4 14 (5.58%) JavaScript
5 11 (4.38%) C++
6 10 (3.98%) PL/SQL
7 9 (3.59%) C
8 8 (3.19%) C#
9 7 (2.79%) TypeScript
10 5 (1.99%) Rust
10 5 (1.99%) T-SQL
11 3 (1.20%) Bash
11 3 (1.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (1.20%) Pascal
11 3 (1.20%) PHP
12 2 (0.80%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.40%) Embedded C
13 1 (0.40%) Korn
13 1 (0.40%) Perl
Qualifications
1 66 (26.29%) Degree
2 21 (8.37%) DBS Check
3 15 (5.98%) Security Cleared
4 11 (4.38%) ACCA
4 11 (4.38%) Microsoft Certification
5 10 (3.98%) CIMA
6 9 (3.59%) CompTIA Security+
6 9 (3.59%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (3.59%) Network+ Certification
7 7 (2.79%) SC Cleared
8 6 (2.39%) Azure Certification
9 5 (1.99%) DV Cleared
10 4 (1.59%) HNC
10 4 (1.59%) HND
11 3 (1.20%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (1.20%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (1.20%) CISM
12 2 (0.80%) CISA
12 2 (0.80%) CRISC
12 2 (0.80%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (12.75%) QA
2 20 (7.97%) Accessibility
3 18 (7.17%) Good Clinical Practice
4 9 (3.59%) GDPR
5 8 (3.19%) 21 CFR Part 11
5 8 (3.19%) Cyber Essentials
5 8 (3.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 8 (3.19%) GLP
5 8 (3.19%) GMP
5 8 (3.19%) GxP
6 7 (2.79%) Data Quality
7 5 (1.99%) SLA
8 3 (1.20%) NIST
8 3 (1.20%) PCI DSS
8 3 (1.20%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.80%) COBIT
9 2 (0.80%) COSO
9 2 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.40%) GAAP
10 1 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 19 (7.57%) VMware Infrastructure
2 14 (5.58%) Hyper-V
3 13 (5.18%) Active Directory
4 6 (2.39%) KVM
5 5 (1.99%) ClearTrust
6 4 (1.59%) Docker
7 3 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.40%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.40%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.40%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (3.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (3.19%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.99%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.99%) Terraform
4 3 (1.20%) Ansible
5 1 (0.40%) Kibana
5 1 (0.40%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.40%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.40%) Packer
5 1 (0.40%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 55 (21.91%) Microsoft
2 19 (7.57%) VMware
3 17 (6.77%) Google
4 15 (5.98%) Oracle
5 13 (5.18%) Cisco
6 9 (3.59%) Apple
7 8 (3.19%) Datto
7 8 (3.19%) SonicWALL
7 8 (3.19%) Veeam
8 7 (2.79%) Sage
9 5 (1.99%) Red Hat
9 5 (1.99%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.59%) EMC
10 4 (1.59%) IBM
11 3 (1.20%) Aruba
11 3 (1.20%) CA Agile Central
11 3 (1.20%) Fortinet
11 3 (1.20%) Juniper
11 3 (1.20%) Motorola
12 2 (0.80%) Databricks