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 2 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 5 8
Rank change year-on-year -7 +3 +7
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 203 334 399
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 7.86% 20.44% 13.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.06% 22.18% 15.73%
Number of salaries quoted 156 132 245
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,025 £26,000
25th Percentile £37,750 £37,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +19.05% -23.64%
75th Percentile £58,750 £79,063 £59,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £71,250
South East median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 1,836 1,506 2,536
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 71.08% 92.17% 83.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,197 548 1,808
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,183 £38,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,550
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.18% -12.42%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -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 2 June 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 2 June 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 -10 75 £46,575 -15.32% 42
Slough -2 44 £55,250 -18.15% 19
Hungerford - 13 £49,000 -
Bracknell -16 10 £45,000 -10.00% 6
Wokingham -6 7 £48,885 -2.23% 4
Windsor 0 4 £70,000 +137.29% 9
Maidenhead -19 4 £42,500 -27.66% 5
Ascot -2 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 9 (4.43%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.99%) CMS
3 2 (0.99%) Gentran
3 2 (0.99%) SAS
4 1 (0.49%) Apache
4 1 (0.49%) IIS
4 1 (0.49%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.49%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (7.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.97%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.49%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (1.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 55 (27.09%) Azure
2 28 (13.79%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (11.82%) AWS
3 24 (11.82%) Power Platform
4 18 (8.87%) GCP
5 16 (7.88%) Azure DevOps
6 15 (7.39%) Azure Logic Apps
7 7 (3.45%) Google Workspace
8 5 (2.46%) Entra ID
8 5 (2.46%) OpenShift
8 5 (2.46%) SaaS
9 3 (1.48%) Datadog
10 2 (0.99%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.99%) Amazon S3
10 2 (0.99%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (0.99%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (0.99%) Mimecast
10 2 (0.99%) Serverless
11 1 (0.49%) Azure Machine Learning
11 1 (0.49%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 21 (10.34%) Firewall
2 11 (5.42%) DNS
3 8 (3.94%) VPN
4 5 (2.46%) DHCP
4 5 (2.46%) VLAN
4 5 (2.46%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.97%) Network Security
5 4 (1.97%) SSL
5 4 (1.97%) Wireless
6 3 (1.48%) VoIP
6 3 (1.48%) WAN
7 2 (0.99%) HTTP
7 2 (0.99%) LAN
8 1 (0.49%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.49%) SMTP
8 1 (0.49%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.49%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (8.37%) OLTP
2 9 (4.43%) Power BI
3 4 (1.97%) MySQL
4 3 (1.48%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.99%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.49%) IBM InfoSphere
6 1 (0.49%) Metadata
6 1 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.49%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.49%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.49%) Snowflake Schema
6 1 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.49%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (4.93%) Git
1 10 (4.93%) GitLab
2 4 (1.97%) JIRA
2 4 (1.97%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.49%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.49%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.49%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.49%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.49%) SonarQube
General
1 82 (40.39%) Analytical Skills
2 72 (35.47%) Social Skills
3 50 (24.63%) Finance
4 13 (6.40%) Organisational Skills
4 13 (6.40%) Telecoms
5 9 (4.43%) Documentation Skills
5 9 (4.43%) Marketing
6 7 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (3.45%) Legal
6 7 (3.45%) Manufacturing
7 6 (2.96%) Retail
8 4 (1.97%) Electronics
8 4 (1.97%) Local Government
9 2 (0.99%) Law
10 1 (0.49%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.49%) Games
10 1 (0.49%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.49%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 47 (23.15%) Developer
2 35 (17.24%) Analyst
3 33 (16.26%) Senior
4 21 (10.34%) Senior Developer
5 20 (9.85%) Oracle Developer
5 20 (9.85%) Senior Oracle Developer
6 16 (7.88%) IT Support
7 15 (7.39%) PL/SQL Developer
7 15 (7.39%) Power Platform Developer
7 15 (7.39%) Senior PL/SQL Developer
7 15 (7.39%) Senior SQL Developer
7 15 (7.39%) SQL Developer
8 11 (5.42%) 1st Line Support
8 11 (5.42%) Report Analyst
9 9 (4.43%) Business Analyst
9 9 (4.43%) Software Engineer
10 8 (3.94%) Financial Analyst
10 8 (3.94%) Logistics Analyst
10 8 (3.94%) Procurement Analyst
10 8 (3.94%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (10.84%) HTML
2 18 (8.87%) SOAP
3 17 (8.37%) XML
4 10 (4.93%) JSON
5 6 (2.96%) YAML
6 5 (2.46%) Jinja
7 4 (1.97%) Middleware
8 3 (1.48%) .NET
8 3 (1.48%) CSS
8 3 (1.48%) Laravel
8 3 (1.48%) OLE
8 3 (1.48%) REST
9 2 (0.99%) EDI
9 2 (0.99%) Next.js
9 2 (0.99%) Node.js
9 2 (0.99%) React
9 2 (0.99%) RESTful
10 1 (0.49%) FastAPI
10 1 (0.49%) Model Context Protocol
10 1 (0.49%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 20 (9.85%) Onboarding
2 15 (7.39%) Low-Code
3 13 (6.40%) Driving Licence
3 13 (6.40%) Management Information System
4 10 (4.93%) Distributed Systems
5 9 (4.43%) Client/Server
5 9 (4.43%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.46%) Cloud Native
6 5 (2.46%) Cyber Defence
7 3 (1.48%) Arduino
7 3 (1.48%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.48%) PMI
7 3 (1.48%) Raspberry Pi
7 3 (1.48%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.99%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.99%) Smart Home
9 1 (0.49%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.49%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 24 (11.82%) Linux
2 21 (10.34%) Windows
3 8 (3.94%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.48%) Mac OS
4 3 (1.48%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.49%) FreeBSD
5 1 (0.49%) OpenBSD
5 1 (0.49%) Unix
5 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (27.09%) Continuous Improvement
2 37 (18.23%) Customer Service
3 36 (17.73%) Cybersecurity
4 29 (14.29%) Decision-Making
5 28 (13.79%) CI/CD
6 25 (12.32%) DevOps
7 23 (11.33%) Business Intelligence
7 23 (11.33%) Software Testing
8 21 (10.34%) Data Governance
9 20 (9.85%) Mentoring
9 20 (9.85%) Validation
10 18 (8.87%) Collaborative Working
11 16 (7.88%) Computer Science
11 16 (7.88%) Deployment Automation
11 16 (7.88%) Software Engineering
12 15 (7.39%) Business Process Analysis
12 15 (7.39%) Line Management
12 15 (7.39%) Project Delivery
13 14 (6.90%) Agile
14 13 (6.40%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 40 (19.70%) Python
2 31 (15.27%) SQL
3 22 (10.84%) JavaScript
4 20 (9.85%) C#
4 20 (9.85%) PL/SQL
5 12 (5.91%) C
6 11 (5.42%) PowerShell
7 9 (4.43%) C++
7 9 (4.43%) Rust
8 8 (3.94%) Java
9 3 (1.48%) Pascal
9 3 (1.48%) PHP
10 1 (0.49%) ABAP
10 1 (0.49%) Bash
10 1 (0.49%) Groovy
10 1 (0.49%) Korn
10 1 (0.49%) Perl
10 1 (0.49%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.49%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.49%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 55 (27.09%) Degree
2 20 (9.85%) ACCA
3 19 (9.36%) CIMA
4 15 (7.39%) DBS Check
5 12 (5.91%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (5.42%) Security Cleared
7 6 (2.96%) SC Cleared
8 4 (1.97%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.97%) Chartered Engineer
8 4 (1.97%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (1.97%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.48%) CISM
9 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (1.48%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (1.48%) Numerate Degree
9 3 (1.48%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.99%) HNC
10 2 (0.99%) HND
11 1 (0.49%) CCIE
11 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (9.85%) QA
2 8 (3.94%) GDPR
3 7 (3.45%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.96%) Data Quality
5 5 (2.46%) Good Clinical Practice
6 3 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 3 (1.48%) NIST
6 3 (1.48%) PCI DSS
6 3 (1.48%) SLA
6 3 (1.48%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.49%) PMO
System Software
1 17 (8.37%) Hyper-V
2 16 (7.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (5.42%) Active Directory
4 10 (4.93%) KVM
5 3 (1.48%) ClearTrust
6 2 (0.99%) Docker
6 2 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.49%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.49%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 5 (2.46%) Kubernetes
1 5 (2.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.48%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (1.48%) Terraform
3 2 (0.99%) Ansible
4 1 (0.49%) Kibana
4 1 (0.49%) Netcool
4 1 (0.49%) Netcool/OMNIbus
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle RMAN
4 1 (0.49%) Packer
4 1 (0.49%) Proxmox
4 1 (0.49%) SCCM
Vendors
1 51 (25.12%) Microsoft
2 24 (11.82%) Oracle
3 16 (7.88%) VMware
4 10 (4.93%) Google
5 8 (3.94%) Cisco
6 5 (2.46%) IBM
6 5 (2.46%) Red Hat
7 4 (1.97%) Veeam
8 3 (1.48%) Apple
8 3 (1.48%) Databricks
8 3 (1.48%) Datto
8 3 (1.48%) Motorola
8 3 (1.48%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.48%) SonicWALL
9 2 (0.99%) HubSpot
9 2 (0.99%) Informatica
9 2 (0.99%) Logitech
9 2 (0.99%) SAP
9 2 (0.99%) Yealink
10 1 (0.49%) Marketo