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 15 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 7 7
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +8
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 227 215 428
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 10.70% 16.10% 15.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.11% 17.05% 17.66%
Number of salaries quoted 171 117 268
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £39,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £65,000 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% +54.76% -6.67%
75th Percentile £57,125 £83,750 £62,813
90th Percentile £75,000 - £75,000
South East median annual salary £43,500 £50,967 £45,000
% change year-on-year -14.65% +13.26% -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 1,609 1,261 2,423
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 75.86% 94.46% 86.54%
Number of salaries quoted 931 517 1,847
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £29,738
25th Percentile £38,750 £45,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £81,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £95,000 £90,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,673 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.77% +13.35% -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 15 March 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 15 March 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 -4 68 £47,500 -13.64% 46
Slough -4 40 £67,500 - 26
Hungerford 0 16 £49,000 -30.00%
Maidenhead -25 14 £43,750 -16.67% 6
Bracknell +5 11 £38,000 -20.00% 7
Wokingham +1 10 £48,885 -53.44% 15
Windsor -6 6 £70,000 +137.29% 1
Ascot 0 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 10 (4.41%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (3.08%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.32%) Confluence
4 2 (0.88%) SAS
5 1 (0.44%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.44%) CMS
Applications
1 27 (11.89%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (5.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (2.20%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.88%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (3.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.44%) JDE EnterpriseOne
3 1 (0.44%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 59 (25.99%) Azure
2 46 (20.26%) Microsoft 365
3 22 (9.69%) AWS
4 21 (9.25%) Power Platform
5 16 (7.05%) GCP
6 15 (6.61%) Azure DevOps
6 15 (6.61%) Azure Logic Apps
7 13 (5.73%) Entra ID
7 13 (5.73%) SaaS
8 5 (2.20%) Google Workspace
8 5 (2.20%) OpenShift
9 2 (0.88%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.44%) Amazon ECS
10 1 (0.44%) Asana
10 1 (0.44%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.44%) Canva
10 1 (0.44%) Figma
10 1 (0.44%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.44%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 25 (11.01%) Firewall
2 10 (4.41%) DNS
3 8 (3.52%) WAN
3 8 (3.52%) Wireless
4 7 (3.08%) DHCP
5 6 (2.64%) LAN
6 4 (1.76%) VoIP
6 4 (1.76%) VPN
7 2 (0.88%) Unified Communications
7 2 (0.88%) VLAN
7 2 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.44%) 5G
8 1 (0.44%) HTTP
8 1 (0.44%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.44%) MIMO
8 1 (0.44%) NGN
8 1 (0.44%) Radio Access Network
8 1 (0.44%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.44%) SMTP
8 1 (0.44%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.61%) OLTP
2 6 (2.64%) Power BI
3 3 (1.32%) MySQL
3 3 (1.32%) Relational Database
3 3 (1.32%) SAP Data Services
3 3 (1.32%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.88%) Metadata
4 2 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.44%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.44%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 11 (4.85%) Git
2 7 (3.08%) GitLab
3 4 (1.76%) JIRA
4 3 (1.32%) Rational DOORS
General
1 86 (37.89%) Social Skills
2 74 (32.60%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (22.03%) Finance
4 16 (7.05%) Marketing
5 13 (5.73%) Manufacturing
6 12 (5.29%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (4.85%) Retail
7 11 (4.85%) Telecoms
8 10 (4.41%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.76%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (1.76%) Local Government
10 3 (1.32%) Electronics
10 3 (1.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.32%) Legal
11 1 (0.44%) Law
11 1 (0.44%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 52 (22.91%) Analyst
2 45 (19.82%) Senior
3 41 (18.06%) Developer
4 32 (14.10%) IT Support
5 19 (8.37%) Senior Developer
6 18 (7.93%) Oracle Developer
6 18 (7.93%) Senior Oracle Developer
7 16 (7.05%) Support Analyst
7 16 (7.05%) Support Engineer
8 15 (6.61%) IT Analyst
8 15 (6.61%) IT Support Analyst
8 15 (6.61%) PL/SQL Developer
8 15 (6.61%) Power Platform Developer
8 15 (6.61%) Senior PL/SQL Developer
8 15 (6.61%) Senior SQL Developer
8 15 (6.61%) SQL Developer
9 14 (6.17%) Report Analyst
10 12 (5.29%) Microsoft Engineer
11 11 (4.85%) Project Engineer
12 10 (4.41%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (8.37%) HTML
2 15 (6.61%) SOAP
2 15 (6.61%) XML
3 8 (3.52%) JSON
4 5 (2.20%) Jinja
4 5 (2.20%) YAML
5 4 (1.76%) Node.js
6 3 (1.32%) .NET
6 3 (1.32%) CSS
6 3 (1.32%) Next.js
6 3 (1.32%) OLE
6 3 (1.32%) SAPUI5
7 2 (0.88%) React
7 2 (0.88%) RESTful
7 2 (0.88%) Tailwind CSS
8 1 (0.44%) Express.js
8 1 (0.44%) Laravel
8 1 (0.44%) Oracle GoldenGate
8 1 (0.44%) Sequelize
8 1 (0.44%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 27 (11.89%) Onboarding
2 26 (11.45%) Driving Licence
3 15 (6.61%) Low-Code
4 8 (3.52%) Client/Server
4 8 (3.52%) Distributed Systems
4 8 (3.52%) Management Information System
5 7 (3.08%) Cloud Native
5 7 (3.08%) Life Science
5 7 (3.08%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.32%) Data Structures
6 3 (1.32%) PMI
6 3 (1.32%) Video Conferencing
7 2 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.88%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (0.88%) e-Learning
7 2 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.88%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 1 (0.44%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.44%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.44%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 36 (15.86%) Windows
2 19 (8.37%) Linux
3 8 (3.52%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.44%) FreeBSD
4 1 (0.44%) OpenBSD
4 1 (0.44%) Unix
4 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (23.35%) Continuous Improvement
2 43 (18.94%) Customer Service
3 38 (16.74%) Cybersecurity
4 32 (14.10%) CI/CD
5 25 (11.01%) DevOps
6 24 (10.57%) Agile
7 23 (10.13%) Business Intelligence
8 22 (9.69%) Decision-Making
8 22 (9.69%) Software Testing
9 20 (8.81%) Validation
10 19 (8.37%) Mentoring
11 17 (7.49%) Computer Science
11 17 (7.49%) Data Governance
12 16 (7.05%) Technical Leadership
13 15 (6.61%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 15 (6.61%) Business Process Analysis
13 15 (6.61%) Customer-Centricity
13 15 (6.61%) Deployment Automation
13 15 (6.61%) Logistics
14 14 (6.17%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 34 (14.98%) Python
2 29 (12.78%) SQL
3 23 (10.13%) JavaScript
4 18 (7.93%) PL/SQL
5 17 (7.49%) C#
5 17 (7.49%) PowerShell
6 10 (4.41%) C++
7 9 (3.96%) C
8 8 (3.52%) Rust
9 6 (2.64%) Java
10 3 (1.32%) ABAP
11 2 (0.88%) Bicep
11 2 (0.88%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.44%) Bash
12 1 (0.44%) Korn
12 1 (0.44%) Pascal
12 1 (0.44%) PHP
12 1 (0.44%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 46 (20.26%) Degree
2 21 (9.25%) CIMA
3 20 (8.81%) ACCA
4 11 (4.85%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (3.08%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.20%) SC Cleared
7 4 (1.76%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.76%) HND
8 3 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (1.32%) Chartered Engineer
8 3 (1.32%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (1.32%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.88%) CCNA
9 2 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.88%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.88%) HNC
9 2 (0.88%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.88%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 2 (0.88%) MCSE
9 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.17%) QA
2 6 (2.64%) Data Quality
3 5 (2.20%) GDPR
3 5 (2.20%) SLA
4 3 (1.32%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.44%) NIST
5 1 (0.44%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.44%) PMO
5 1 (0.44%) SOC 2
System Software
1 34 (14.98%) Active Directory
2 16 (7.05%) Hyper-V
3 11 (4.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (3.96%) KVM
5 4 (1.76%) Docker
6 1 (0.44%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.44%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.44%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 13 (5.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (3.08%) Terraform
3 4 (1.76%) Ansible
3 4 (1.76%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.88%) Netcool
4 2 (0.88%) Netcool/OMNIbus
4 2 (0.88%) SCCM
5 1 (0.44%) Grafana
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.44%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 77 (33.92%) Microsoft
2 22 (9.69%) Oracle
3 11 (4.85%) VMware
4 10 (4.41%) Cisco
4 10 (4.41%) SAP
5 6 (2.64%) Workday
6 5 (2.20%) Adobe
6 5 (2.20%) Atlassian
6 5 (2.20%) Google
6 5 (2.20%) Red Hat
7 4 (1.76%) Draytek
7 4 (1.76%) Meraki
7 4 (1.76%) Sophos
8 3 (1.32%) HubSpot
8 3 (1.32%) IBM
8 3 (1.32%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.88%) Informatica
9 2 (0.88%) Pega
9 2 (0.88%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.88%) Talend