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

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 7 7
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +7
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 226 206 429
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 10.75% 15.65% 15.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.13% 16.53% 17.73%
Number of salaries quoted 171 112 270
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,325 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,250 £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 £56,750 £83,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 - £75,000
South East median annual salary £43,500 £51,234 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.09% +13.85% -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 1,599 1,246 2,419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 76.07% 94.68% 86.58%
Number of salaries quoted 919 512 1,842
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £38,375 £45,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +13.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £81,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £95,000 £90,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -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 12 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 12 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 -2 65 £47,500 -13.64% 47
Slough -4 39 £67,500 - 23
Hungerford 0 16 £49,000 -30.00%
Maidenhead -27 14 £43,750 -16.67% 6
Bracknell +8 11 £38,000 -7.88% 7
Wokingham +1 10 £48,885 -53.44% 15
Windsor - 6 £70,000 - 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 11 (4.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (3.10%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.33%) Confluence
4 2 (0.88%) SAS
5 1 (0.44%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.44%) CMS
Applications
1 29 (12.83%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (5.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (2.21%) 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 (3.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.88%) 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 60 (26.55%) Azure
2 49 (21.68%) Microsoft 365
3 22 (9.73%) AWS
4 21 (9.29%) Power Platform
5 16 (7.08%) GCP
6 15 (6.64%) Azure DevOps
6 15 (6.64%) Azure Logic Apps
7 14 (6.19%) Entra ID
8 13 (5.75%) SaaS
9 5 (2.21%) Google Workspace
10 4 (1.77%) OpenShift
11 2 (0.88%) Mimecast
12 1 (0.44%) Amazon ECS
12 1 (0.44%) Asana
12 1 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
12 1 (0.44%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 1 (0.44%) Canva
12 1 (0.44%) Figma
12 1 (0.44%) Power Automate
12 1 (0.44%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 24 (10.62%) Firewall
2 10 (4.42%) DNS
3 8 (3.54%) WAN
3 8 (3.54%) Wireless
4 7 (3.10%) DHCP
5 6 (2.65%) LAN
6 4 (1.77%) VoIP
6 4 (1.77%) 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 (6.64%) OLTP
2 6 (2.65%) Power BI
3 3 (1.33%) MySQL
3 3 (1.33%) Relational Database
3 3 (1.33%) SAP Data Services
3 3 (1.33%) 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 10 (4.42%) Git
2 6 (2.65%) GitLab
3 4 (1.77%) JIRA
4 3 (1.33%) Rational DOORS
General
1 86 (38.05%) Social Skills
2 73 (32.30%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (22.12%) Finance
4 15 (6.64%) Marketing
5 12 (5.31%) Manufacturing
6 11 (4.87%) Documentation Skills
6 11 (4.87%) Retail
7 10 (4.42%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (4.42%) Telecoms
8 4 (1.77%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (1.77%) Local Government
9 3 (1.33%) Electronics
9 3 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.33%) Legal
10 1 (0.44%) Law
10 1 (0.44%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 54 (23.89%) Analyst
2 45 (19.91%) Senior
3 40 (17.70%) Developer
4 34 (15.04%) IT Support
5 19 (8.41%) Senior Developer
6 18 (7.96%) Oracle Developer
6 18 (7.96%) Senior Oracle Developer
6 18 (7.96%) Support Analyst
7 17 (7.52%) IT Analyst
7 17 (7.52%) IT Support Analyst
7 17 (7.52%) Support Engineer
8 15 (6.64%) PL/SQL Developer
8 15 (6.64%) Power Platform Developer
8 15 (6.64%) Senior PL/SQL Developer
8 15 (6.64%) Senior SQL Developer
8 15 (6.64%) SQL Developer
9 14 (6.19%) Report Analyst
10 13 (5.75%) Microsoft Engineer
11 11 (4.87%) Azure Engineer
11 11 (4.87%) Project Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (8.41%) HTML
2 15 (6.64%) SOAP
2 15 (6.64%) XML
3 7 (3.10%) JSON
4 4 (1.77%) Jinja
4 4 (1.77%) Node.js
4 4 (1.77%) YAML
5 3 (1.33%) .NET
5 3 (1.33%) CSS
5 3 (1.33%) Next.js
5 3 (1.33%) OLE
5 3 (1.33%) SAPUI5
6 2 (0.88%) React
6 2 (0.88%) RESTful
6 2 (0.88%) Tailwind CSS
7 1 (0.44%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.44%) Express.js
7 1 (0.44%) Laravel
7 1 (0.44%) Oracle GoldenGate
7 1 (0.44%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 28 (12.39%) Driving Licence
1 28 (12.39%) Onboarding
2 15 (6.64%) Low-Code
3 8 (3.54%) Client/Server
3 8 (3.54%) Distributed Systems
3 8 (3.54%) Management Information System
4 7 (3.10%) Cloud Native
4 7 (3.10%) Life Science
5 6 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.33%) Data Structures
6 3 (1.33%) PMI
6 3 (1.33%) 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%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.44%) Legacy Applications
8 1 (0.44%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 38 (16.81%) Windows
2 18 (7.96%) Linux
3 8 (3.54%) 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 (23.45%) Continuous Improvement
2 45 (19.91%) Customer Service
3 40 (17.70%) Cybersecurity
4 31 (13.72%) CI/CD
5 25 (11.06%) DevOps
6 24 (10.62%) Agile
7 22 (9.73%) Business Intelligence
7 22 (9.73%) Software Testing
8 21 (9.29%) Decision-Making
9 19 (8.41%) Validation
10 17 (7.52%) Computer Science
10 17 (7.52%) Customer-Centricity
10 17 (7.52%) Data Governance
10 17 (7.52%) Mentoring
11 16 (7.08%) Customer-Centric Approach
11 16 (7.08%) Technical Leadership
12 15 (6.64%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 15 (6.64%) Business Process Analysis
12 15 (6.64%) Deployment Automation
12 15 (6.64%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 33 (14.60%) Python
2 29 (12.83%) SQL
3 23 (10.18%) JavaScript
4 18 (7.96%) PL/SQL
4 18 (7.96%) PowerShell
5 17 (7.52%) C#
6 10 (4.42%) C++
7 8 (3.54%) C
7 8 (3.54%) Rust
8 6 (2.65%) Java
9 3 (1.33%) ABAP
10 2 (0.88%) Bicep
10 2 (0.88%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.44%) Bash
11 1 (0.44%) Korn
11 1 (0.44%) PHP
11 1 (0.44%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 45 (19.91%) Degree
2 21 (9.29%) CIMA
3 20 (8.85%) ACCA
4 11 (4.87%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (2.65%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.77%) DBS Check
6 4 (1.77%) HND
6 4 (1.77%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.33%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.33%) Chartered Engineer
7 3 (1.33%) Numerate Degree
7 3 (1.33%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.88%) CCNA
8 2 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.88%) HNC
8 2 (0.88%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.88%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 2 (0.88%) MCSE
8 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.44%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.19%) QA
2 6 (2.65%) Data Quality
3 5 (2.21%) SLA
4 3 (1.33%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.33%) GDPR
5 1 (0.44%) PMO
System Software
1 36 (15.93%) Active Directory
2 16 (7.08%) Hyper-V
3 11 (4.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (3.98%) KVM
5 4 (1.77%) 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 14 (6.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (3.10%) Terraform
3 4 (1.77%) Ansible
3 4 (1.77%) 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 80 (35.40%) Microsoft
2 22 (9.73%) Oracle
3 11 (4.87%) VMware
4 10 (4.42%) SAP
5 9 (3.98%) Cisco
6 6 (2.65%) Workday
7 5 (2.21%) Adobe
7 5 (2.21%) Atlassian
7 5 (2.21%) Google
8 4 (1.77%) Draytek
8 4 (1.77%) Meraki
8 4 (1.77%) Red Hat
8 4 (1.77%) Sophos
9 3 (1.33%) HubSpot
9 3 (1.33%) IBM
9 3 (1.33%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.88%) Informatica
10 2 (0.88%) Pega
10 2 (0.88%) Salesforce
10 2 (0.88%) Talend