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

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 5 7
Rank change year-on-year -6 +2 +7
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 214 351 407
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 8.13% 21.79% 12.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.48% 23.86% 15.75%
Number of salaries quoted 162 136 250
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £37,750 £37,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £42,250
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +18.34% -23.18%
75th Percentile £58,750 £76,875 £59,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £71,250
South East median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -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 1,864 1,471 2,584
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 70.82% 91.31% 82.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1,227 560 1,813
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,183 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,001 £60,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +13.21% -11.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,500 £87,500 £83,750
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 11 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 11 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 -9 79 £47,500 -13.64% 36
Slough -2 49 £45,000 -32.08% 20
Hungerford - 13 £49,000 -
Bracknell -19 9 £47,500 -5.00% 5
Wokingham -6 7 £48,885 -2.23% 7
Windsor +1 5 £70,000 +137.29% 4
Maidenhead -21 5 £42,500 -26.09% 6
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 10 (4.67%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.34%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.93%) CMS
3 2 (0.93%) Confluence
3 2 (0.93%) Gentran
3 2 (0.93%) SAS
4 1 (0.47%) Apache
4 1 (0.47%) IIS
4 1 (0.47%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.47%) WordPress
Applications
1 16 (7.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (1.40%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.40%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.47%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (1.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 54 (25.23%) Azure
2 28 (13.08%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (12.62%) AWS
4 21 (9.81%) Power Platform
5 18 (8.41%) GCP
6 12 (5.61%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (5.14%) Azure Logic Apps
8 8 (3.74%) Google Workspace
9 6 (2.80%) Entra ID
10 5 (2.34%) OpenShift
10 5 (2.34%) SaaS
11 4 (1.87%) Datadog
11 4 (1.87%) Serverless
12 2 (0.93%) Amazon EC2
12 2 (0.93%) Amazon S3
12 2 (0.93%) AWS Lambda
12 2 (0.93%) Mimecast
13 1 (0.47%) Azure Machine Learning
13 1 (0.47%) GitHub
13 1 (0.47%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 23 (10.75%) Firewall
2 12 (5.61%) DNS
3 9 (4.21%) VPN
4 6 (2.80%) DHCP
4 6 (2.80%) VLAN
4 6 (2.80%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (2.34%) Network Security
5 5 (2.34%) SSL
5 5 (2.34%) VoIP
5 5 (2.34%) Wireless
6 4 (1.87%) WAN
7 3 (1.40%) LAN
8 2 (0.93%) HTTP
9 1 (0.47%) HTTPS
9 1 (0.47%) SMTP
9 1 (0.47%) TCP/IP
9 1 (0.47%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.47%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.94%) OLTP
2 10 (4.67%) Power BI
3 6 (2.80%) MySQL
4 3 (1.40%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (1.40%) SQL Server
4 3 (1.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (0.93%) MongoDB
5 2 (0.93%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.93%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.93%) Redis
5 2 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.47%) IBM InfoSphere
6 1 (0.47%) Metadata
6 1 (0.47%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.47%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.47%) Snowflake Schema
6 1 (0.47%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 12 (5.61%) Git
1 12 (5.61%) GitLab
2 6 (2.80%) JIRA
3 4 (1.87%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (0.93%) Mocha
4 2 (0.93%) Selenium
5 1 (0.47%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.47%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.47%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.47%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.47%) SonarQube
General
1 88 (41.12%) Analytical Skills
2 82 (38.32%) Social Skills
3 49 (22.90%) Finance
4 14 (6.54%) Organisational Skills
4 14 (6.54%) Telecoms
5 11 (5.14%) Legal
6 9 (4.21%) Documentation Skills
6 9 (4.21%) Manufacturing
6 9 (4.21%) Marketing
7 8 (3.74%) Retail
8 7 (3.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.87%) Electronics
9 4 (1.87%) Law
9 4 (1.87%) Local Government
10 3 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.93%) Games
12 1 (0.47%) Advertising
12 1 (0.47%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.47%) Automotive
12 1 (0.47%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 45 (21.03%) Developer
2 39 (18.22%) Analyst
3 36 (16.82%) Senior
4 21 (9.81%) Senior Developer
5 20 (9.35%) Oracle Developer
5 20 (9.35%) Senior Oracle Developer
6 16 (7.48%) SQL Developer
7 15 (7.01%) IT Support
8 14 (6.54%) PL/SQL Developer
8 14 (6.54%) Senior PL/SQL Developer
8 14 (6.54%) Senior SQL Developer
9 12 (5.61%) Business Analyst
10 11 (5.14%) 1st Line Support
10 11 (5.14%) Power Platform Developer
10 11 (5.14%) Report Analyst
11 10 (4.67%) Lead
11 10 (4.67%) Software Engineer
12 9 (4.21%) Support Engineer
13 8 (3.74%) Financial Analyst
13 8 (3.74%) Procurement Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (11.21%) HTML
2 18 (8.41%) SOAP
3 17 (7.94%) XML
4 10 (4.67%) JSON
5 6 (2.80%) YAML
6 5 (2.34%) CSS
6 5 (2.34%) Jinja
7 4 (1.87%) Middleware
7 4 (1.87%) Node.js
8 3 (1.40%) .NET
8 3 (1.40%) HTML5
8 3 (1.40%) Laravel
8 3 (1.40%) OLE
8 3 (1.40%) REST
9 2 (0.93%) EDI
9 2 (0.93%) Express.js
9 2 (0.93%) Jest
9 2 (0.93%) Next.js
9 2 (0.93%) React
9 2 (0.93%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 19 (8.88%) Onboarding
2 14 (6.54%) Management Information System
3 13 (6.07%) Driving Licence
4 11 (5.14%) Low-Code
5 10 (4.67%) Distributed Systems
5 10 (4.67%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (4.21%) Client/Server
7 5 (2.34%) Cloud Native
7 5 (2.34%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.40%) Arduino
8 3 (1.40%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.40%) PMI
8 3 (1.40%) Raspberry Pi
8 3 (1.40%) Security Posture
9 2 (0.93%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.93%) Smart Home
10 1 (0.47%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.47%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.47%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 25 (11.68%) Linux
2 22 (10.28%) Windows
3 9 (4.21%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.87%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.87%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.47%) FreeBSD
5 1 (0.47%) OpenBSD
5 1 (0.47%) Unix
5 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (28.04%) Continuous Improvement
2 36 (16.82%) Customer Service
3 34 (15.89%) Cybersecurity
4 29 (13.55%) Decision-Making
5 26 (12.15%) CI/CD
6 24 (11.21%) Business Intelligence
6 24 (11.21%) Collaborative Working
7 23 (10.75%) DevOps
7 23 (10.75%) Software Testing
8 20 (9.35%) Mentoring
9 19 (8.88%) Validation
10 17 (7.94%) Data Governance
10 17 (7.94%) Line Management
10 17 (7.94%) Software Engineering
11 16 (7.48%) Computer Science
11 16 (7.48%) Project Delivery
12 15 (7.01%) Agile
13 14 (6.54%) Business Analysis
14 12 (5.61%) CRM
14 12 (5.61%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 38 (17.76%) Python
2 34 (15.89%) SQL
3 21 (9.81%) JavaScript
4 20 (9.35%) PL/SQL
5 16 (7.48%) C#
6 12 (5.61%) C
6 12 (5.61%) PowerShell
7 11 (5.14%) Java
8 10 (4.67%) C++
9 9 (4.21%) Rust
10 3 (1.40%) Pascal
10 3 (1.40%) PHP
10 3 (1.40%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.93%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.47%) ABAP
12 1 (0.47%) Bash
12 1 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.47%) Groovy
12 1 (0.47%) Perl
12 1 (0.47%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 64 (29.91%) Degree
2 20 (9.35%) ACCA
3 19 (8.88%) CIMA
4 16 (7.48%) DBS Check
5 12 (5.61%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (5.61%) Security Cleared
6 7 (3.27%) SC Cleared
7 5 (2.34%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (1.87%) Chartered Engineer
8 4 (1.87%) DV Cleared
8 4 (1.87%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.87%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (1.40%) CISM
9 3 (1.40%) Numerate Degree
9 3 (1.40%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.93%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.47%) A+ Certification
11 1 (0.47%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.47%) CompTIA CySA+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (11.21%) QA
2 13 (6.07%) Accessibility
3 9 (4.21%) Good Clinical Practice
4 8 (3.74%) GDPR
5 6 (2.80%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (1.40%) NIST
7 3 (1.40%) PCI DSS
7 3 (1.40%) SLA
7 3 (1.40%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.93%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 2 (0.93%) GLP
8 2 (0.93%) GMP
8 2 (0.93%) GxP
9 1 (0.47%) PMO
System Software
1 18 (8.41%) Hyper-V
1 18 (8.41%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (5.14%) Active Directory
3 10 (4.67%) KVM
4 4 (1.87%) ClearTrust
4 4 (1.87%) Docker
5 2 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.47%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.47%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 7 (3.27%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.34%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.87%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (1.40%) Terraform
5 2 (0.93%) Ansible
6 1 (0.47%) Kibana
6 1 (0.47%) Netcool
6 1 (0.47%) Netcool/OMNIbus
6 1 (0.47%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.47%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.47%) Packer
6 1 (0.47%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 49 (22.90%) Microsoft
2 24 (11.21%) Oracle
3 18 (8.41%) VMware
4 11 (5.14%) Google
5 9 (4.21%) Cisco
6 5 (2.34%) IBM
6 5 (2.34%) Red Hat
6 5 (2.34%) Veeam
7 4 (1.87%) Apple
7 4 (1.87%) Datto
7 4 (1.87%) SonicWALL
8 3 (1.40%) Motorola
8 3 (1.40%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.93%) Databricks
9 2 (0.93%) HubSpot
9 2 (0.93%) Informatica
9 2 (0.93%) SAP
10 1 (0.47%) Adobe
10 1 (0.47%) HP
10 1 (0.47%) Salesforce