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 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 4 9
Rank change year-on-year -8 +5 +6
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 200 322 378
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 7.76% 20.01% 13.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.97% 21.58% 15.51%
Number of salaries quoted 155 136 243
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,250 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £53,750 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.63% +26.47% -18.66%
75th Percentile £58,750 £82,500 £59,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £71,250
South East median annual salary £46,000 £46,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -1.08% +3.33% -14.29%

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 1,823 1,492 2,437
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 70.74% 92.73% 84.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,177 556 1,787
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,375 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,500 £38,603
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +13.21% -11.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £71,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £89,375 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% +7.00% -9.09%

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 21 May 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 21 May 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 -12 74 £47,500 -19.15% 45
Slough -1 44 £67,500 - 13
Hungerford - 15 £49,000 -
Bracknell -11 12 £42,500 -15.00% 6
Wokingham -4 9 £48,885 -53.44% 5
Windsor +2 3 £70,000 +137.29% 19
Maidenhead -21 3 £42,500 -26.09% 4
Ascot -1 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 7 (3.50%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.00%) CMS
3 2 (1.00%) Gentran
3 2 (1.00%) SAS
4 1 (0.50%) Apache
4 1 (0.50%) IIS
4 1 (0.50%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.50%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (8.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.00%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.00%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.50%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (2.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.50%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 51 (25.50%) Azure
2 24 (12.00%) AWS
2 24 (12.00%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (12.00%) Power Platform
3 18 (9.00%) GCP
4 15 (7.50%) Azure DevOps
4 15 (7.50%) Azure Logic Apps
5 5 (2.50%) Google Workspace
5 5 (2.50%) OpenShift
6 4 (2.00%) Entra ID
6 4 (2.00%) SaaS
7 3 (1.50%) Datadog
8 2 (1.00%) Amazon EC2
8 2 (1.00%) Amazon S3
8 2 (1.00%) AWS Lambda
8 2 (1.00%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (1.00%) Mimecast
8 2 (1.00%) Serverless
9 1 (0.50%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.50%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 19 (9.50%) Firewall
2 9 (4.50%) DNS
3 6 (3.00%) VPN
4 4 (2.00%) Network Security
4 4 (2.00%) WAN
4 4 (2.00%) Wireless
5 3 (1.50%) DHCP
5 3 (1.50%) LAN
5 3 (1.50%) VLAN
5 3 (1.50%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (1.00%) HTTP
6 2 (1.00%) SSL
6 2 (1.00%) Unified Communications
6 2 (1.00%) VoIP
7 1 (0.50%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.50%) SMTP
7 1 (0.50%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (9.00%) OLTP
2 9 (4.50%) Power BI
3 4 (2.00%) MySQL
4 3 (1.50%) SQL Server
5 2 (1.00%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (1.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.50%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.50%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.50%) IBM InfoSphere
6 1 (0.50%) Metadata
6 1 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.50%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.50%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.50%) Snowflake Schema
6 1 (0.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.50%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (5.50%) Git
2 10 (5.00%) GitLab
3 4 (2.00%) JIRA
3 4 (2.00%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.50%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.50%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.50%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.50%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.50%) SonarQube
General
1 80 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 65 (32.50%) Social Skills
3 52 (26.00%) Finance
4 12 (6.00%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (5.00%) Telecoms
6 9 (4.50%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (4.00%) Marketing
8 7 (3.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (3.00%) Manufacturing
10 5 (2.50%) Legal
11 4 (2.00%) Local Government
11 4 (2.00%) Retail
12 3 (1.50%) Electronics
13 2 (1.00%) Law
14 1 (0.50%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.50%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.50%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 48 (24.00%) Developer
2 36 (18.00%) Analyst
3 33 (16.50%) Senior
4 22 (11.00%) Senior Developer
5 21 (10.50%) Oracle Developer
5 21 (10.50%) Senior Oracle Developer
6 16 (8.00%) IT Support
6 16 (8.00%) PL/SQL Developer
6 16 (8.00%) Senior PL/SQL Developer
6 16 (8.00%) Senior SQL Developer
6 16 (8.00%) SQL Developer
7 15 (7.50%) Power Platform Developer
8 13 (6.50%) Report Analyst
9 9 (4.50%) Software Engineer
10 8 (4.00%) 1st Line Support
10 8 (4.00%) Business Analyst
10 8 (4.00%) Financial Analyst
10 8 (4.00%) Lead
10 8 (4.00%) Logistics Analyst
10 8 (4.00%) Procurement Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (11.50%) HTML
2 19 (9.50%) SOAP
3 18 (9.00%) XML
4 10 (5.00%) JSON
5 6 (3.00%) YAML
6 5 (2.50%) Jinja
7 4 (2.00%) Middleware
8 3 (1.50%) CSS
8 3 (1.50%) Laravel
8 3 (1.50%) OLE
8 3 (1.50%) REST
9 2 (1.00%) .NET
9 2 (1.00%) EDI
9 2 (1.00%) Next.js
9 2 (1.00%) RESTful
10 1 (0.50%) CodeIgniter
10 1 (0.50%) Java EE
10 1 (0.50%) jQuery
10 1 (0.50%) Spring MVC
10 1 (0.50%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 21 (10.50%) Onboarding
2 15 (7.50%) Low-Code
3 12 (6.00%) Management Information System
4 11 (5.50%) Driving Licence
4 11 (5.50%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (5.00%) Distributed Systems
6 9 (4.50%) Client/Server
7 5 (2.50%) Cloud Native
7 5 (2.50%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.50%) Arduino
8 3 (1.50%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.50%) PMI
8 3 (1.50%) Raspberry Pi
8 3 (1.50%) Security Posture
9 2 (1.00%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (1.00%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.00%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.00%) Smart Home
9 2 (1.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 24 (12.00%) Linux
2 17 (8.50%) Windows
3 7 (3.50%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.50%) FreeBSD
4 1 (0.50%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.50%) OpenBSD
4 1 (0.50%) Unix
4 1 (0.50%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.50%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (28.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 31 (15.50%) Customer Service
2 31 (15.50%) Cybersecurity
3 29 (14.50%) Decision-Making
4 28 (14.00%) CI/CD
5 26 (13.00%) DevOps
6 25 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
6 25 (12.50%) Software Testing
7 21 (10.50%) Data Governance
7 21 (10.50%) Mentoring
7 21 (10.50%) Validation
8 16 (8.00%) Deployment Automation
8 16 (8.00%) Software Engineering
9 15 (7.50%) Agile
9 15 (7.50%) Business Process Analysis
9 15 (7.50%) Computer Science
10 13 (6.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 13 (6.50%) Collaborative Working
10 13 (6.50%) CRM
10 13 (6.50%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (19.50%) Python
2 33 (16.50%) SQL
3 22 (11.00%) JavaScript
4 21 (10.50%) PL/SQL
5 19 (9.50%) C#
6 12 (6.00%) C
6 12 (6.00%) PowerShell
7 10 (5.00%) C++
8 9 (4.50%) Rust
9 8 (4.00%) Java
10 3 (1.50%) Pascal
10 3 (1.50%) PHP
11 1 (0.50%) ABAP
11 1 (0.50%) Bash
11 1 (0.50%) Groovy
11 1 (0.50%) Korn
11 1 (0.50%) Perl
11 1 (0.50%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.50%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.50%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 51 (25.50%) Degree
2 22 (11.00%) ACCA
3 21 (10.50%) CIMA
4 12 (6.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (6.00%) DBS Check
5 11 (5.50%) Security Cleared
6 6 (3.00%) SC Cleared
7 4 (2.00%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (2.00%) Chartered Engineer
7 4 (2.00%) DV Cleared
8 3 (1.50%) CISM
8 3 (1.50%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (1.50%) PMI Certification
9 2 (1.00%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (1.00%) HNC
9 2 (1.00%) HND
10 1 (0.50%) CCIE
10 1 (0.50%) CCNA
10 1 (0.50%) CREST Certified
10 1 (0.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (9.50%) QA
2 7 (3.50%) Data Quality
2 7 (3.50%) GDPR
3 5 (2.50%) Accessibility
3 5 (2.50%) SLA
4 3 (1.50%) Good Clinical Practice
4 3 (1.50%) NIST
4 3 (1.50%) PCI DSS
4 3 (1.50%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.50%) PMO
System Software
1 15 (7.50%) Hyper-V
2 14 (7.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (5.50%) Active Directory
4 10 (5.00%) KVM
5 2 (1.00%) Docker
5 2 (1.00%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.50%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.50%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 5 (2.50%) Kubernetes
1 5 (2.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.50%) Terraform
3 2 (1.00%) Ansible
3 2 (1.00%) SCCM
4 1 (0.50%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.50%) Kibana
4 1 (0.50%) Netcool
4 1 (0.50%) Netcool/OMNIbus
4 1 (0.50%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 1 (0.50%) Oracle RMAN
4 1 (0.50%) Packer
4 1 (0.50%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 50 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 25 (12.50%) Oracle
3 14 (7.00%) VMware
4 8 (4.00%) Google
5 6 (3.00%) Cisco
6 5 (2.50%) IBM
6 5 (2.50%) Red Hat
7 3 (1.50%) Databricks
7 3 (1.50%) Motorola
7 3 (1.50%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.00%) Adobe
8 2 (1.00%) HubSpot
8 2 (1.00%) Informatica
8 2 (1.00%) Logitech
8 2 (1.00%) SAP
8 2 (1.00%) Veeam
8 2 (1.00%) Yealink
9 1 (0.50%) Datto
9 1 (0.50%) UiPath
9 1 (0.50%) Zscaler