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 3 months leading up to 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

3 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 7 9
Rank change year-on-year -1 +2 +3
Permanent jobs citing Problem-Solving 114 82 210
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 10.39% 12.44% 13.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.21% 12.91% 15.59%
Number of salaries quoted 89 48 174
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,950 £26,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £49,375 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £67,500 £39,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +70.89% -12.22%
75th Percentile £56,750 £83,750 £62,813
90th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £76,750
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +22.22% -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 802 635 1,347
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 73.11% 96.36% 85.04%
Number of salaries quoted 491 224 1,112
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,640 £47,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £63,000 £52,775
Median % change year-on-year -20.63% +19.37% -4.05%
75th Percentile £70,375 £83,750 £71,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £98,500 £87,375
South East median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +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 3 months to 5 February 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 3 months to 5 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 3 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading -3 32 £45,000 -18.18% 47
Slough -2 19 £70,000 +3.70% 12
Hungerford - 12 £49,000 - 3
Bracknell +12 9 £42,500 - 7
Maidenhead -19 9 £42,500 -27.04% 1
Windsor - 3 £70,000 - 3
Wokingham -6 2 £42,500 -59.52% 18
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 12 (3.26%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (1.90%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.82%) Confluence
4 2 (0.54%) SAS
5 1 (0.27%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.27%) CMS
5 1 (0.27%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 90 (24.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (8.15%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.09%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.54%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 63 (17.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.17%) JDE EnterpriseOne
3 6 (1.63%) Oracle Assets
3 6 (1.63%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (1.63%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 117 (31.79%) Azure
2 82 (22.28%) Power Platform
3 47 (12.77%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (4.89%) SaaS
5 16 (4.35%) AWS
5 16 (4.35%) Collibra
6 13 (3.53%) Entra ID
7 12 (3.26%) Azure DevOps
7 12 (3.26%) Azure Logic Apps
7 12 (3.26%) GCP
8 5 (1.36%) Google Workspace
9 3 (0.82%) Boomi
10 2 (0.54%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (0.54%) iPaaS
10 2 (0.54%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.27%) Canva
11 1 (0.27%) Figma
11 1 (0.27%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.27%) Snowflake
11 1 (0.27%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 19 (5.16%) Firewall
2 9 (2.45%) DNS
3 8 (2.17%) WAN
3 8 (2.17%) Wireless
4 7 (1.90%) DHCP
5 6 (1.63%) LAN
6 4 (1.09%) VoIP
7 3 (0.82%) VPN
8 2 (0.54%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.27%) 5G
9 1 (0.27%) MIMO
9 1 (0.27%) NGN
9 1 (0.27%) Radio Access Network
9 1 (0.27%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.27%) VLAN
9 1 (0.27%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (19.02%) Power BI
2 63 (17.12%) Data Lake
2 63 (17.12%) SAP BW
3 12 (3.26%) OLTP
4 10 (2.72%) Relational Database
5 3 (0.82%) Metadata
5 3 (0.82%) SAP Data Services
6 2 (0.54%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.54%) Qlik Sense
6 2 (0.54%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.27%) Big Data
7 1 (0.27%) MySQL
7 1 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (1.09%) Git
2 3 (0.82%) JIRA
3 2 (0.54%) GitLab
4 1 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
General
1 218 (59.24%) Social Skills
2 132 (35.87%) Finance
3 118 (32.07%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (16.30%) Manufacturing
5 53 (14.40%) Marketing
6 20 (5.43%) Retail
7 15 (4.08%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (1.63%) Telecoms
10 3 (0.82%) Electronics
10 3 (0.82%) French Language
10 3 (0.82%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (0.82%) Military
11 2 (0.54%) Legal
12 1 (0.27%) Law
12 1 (0.27%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.27%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.27%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 123 (33.42%) Analyst
2 122 (33.15%) Senior
3 80 (21.74%) Lead
4 49 (13.32%) Senior Analyst
5 45 (12.23%) SAP Analyst
6 44 (11.96%) Report Analyst
7 32 (8.70%) Developer
8 29 (7.88%) Business Intelligence Lead
9 28 (7.61%) IT Support
9 28 (7.61%) Sustainability Analyst
10 23 (6.25%) Senior Manager
11 20 (5.43%) Support Analyst
12 17 (4.62%) IT Analyst
13 16 (4.35%) IT Support Analyst
13 16 (4.35%) Support Engineer
14 15 (4.08%) Data Model Manager
14 15 (4.08%) Oracle Developer
14 15 (4.08%) Senior Developer
14 15 (4.08%) Senior Oracle Developer
15 13 (3.53%) Microsoft Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.08%) HTML
2 12 (3.26%) SOAP
2 12 (3.26%) XML
3 6 (1.63%) EDI
4 4 (1.09%) Node.js
5 3 (0.82%) JSON
5 3 (0.82%) SAPUI5
6 1 (0.27%) .NET
6 1 (0.27%) ARM Templates
6 1 (0.27%) CSS
6 1 (0.27%) Express.js
6 1 (0.27%) Next.js
6 1 (0.27%) OLE
6 1 (0.27%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.27%) React
6 1 (0.27%) RESTful
6 1 (0.27%) Semantic Kernel
6 1 (0.27%) Sequelize
6 1 (0.27%) Tailwind CSS
6 1 (0.27%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 29 (7.88%) Analytical Mindset
2 28 (7.61%) Onboarding
3 27 (7.34%) Data Centre
4 26 (7.07%) Driving Licence
5 12 (3.26%) Low-Code
6 7 (1.90%) Cloud Native
6 7 (1.90%) Life Science
7 6 (1.63%) FMCG
7 6 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.09%) Client/Server
8 4 (1.09%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (1.09%) Management Information System
9 3 (0.82%) Data Structures
9 3 (0.82%) PMI
9 3 (0.82%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.54%) Cyber Defence
10 2 (0.54%) e-Learning
10 2 (0.54%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.54%) Legacy Applications
10 2 (0.54%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 35 (9.51%) Windows
2 13 (3.53%) Linux
3 8 (2.17%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (27.45%) Analytics
2 97 (26.36%) Data Modelling
3 92 (25.00%) ERP
4 85 (23.10%) Business Intelligence
5 78 (21.20%) SAP Implementation
6 73 (19.84%) Continuous Improvement
6 73 (19.84%) Quality Management
7 54 (14.67%) Data Cleansing
8 53 (14.40%) Technical Leadership
9 51 (13.86%) Logistics
10 49 (13.32%) Data Management
11 47 (12.77%) Architectural Design
11 47 (12.77%) Data Collection
11 47 (12.77%) Incident Management
12 46 (12.50%) Data Governance
13 45 (12.23%) Decision Quality
13 45 (12.23%) Impact Analysis
13 45 (12.23%) Translating Business Requirements
13 45 (12.23%) User Acceptance Testing
14 44 (11.96%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 36 (9.78%) SQL
2 21 (5.71%) Python
3 17 (4.62%) JavaScript
3 17 (4.62%) PowerShell
4 15 (4.08%) PL/SQL
5 12 (3.26%) C#
6 6 (1.63%) C++
6 6 (1.63%) Java
7 4 (1.09%) C
7 4 (1.09%) Rust
8 3 (0.82%) ABAP
9 2 (0.54%) Bicep
10 1 (0.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 136 (36.96%) Degree
2 14 (3.80%) CIMA
3 13 (3.53%) ACCA
4 7 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (1.36%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.09%) CISA
6 4 (1.09%) CISM
6 4 (1.09%) HND
6 4 (1.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 3 (0.82%) MCSE
7 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.82%) Numerate Degree
7 3 (0.82%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.82%) SC Cleared
8 2 (0.54%) CCNA
8 2 (0.54%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.54%) CISSP
8 2 (0.54%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.54%) OCP
8 2 (0.54%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (23.37%) Data Quality
2 10 (2.72%) QA
3 4 (1.09%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.09%) GDPR
3 4 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.82%) SLA
5 1 (0.27%) PMO
System Software
1 36 (9.78%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.99%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.09%) KVM
5 3 (0.82%) Docker
6 1 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 14 (3.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.63%) Terraform
3 4 (1.09%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.82%) Ansible
5 2 (0.54%) Netcool
5 2 (0.54%) Netcool/OMNIbus
5 2 (0.54%) SCCM
6 1 (0.27%) Grafana
Vendors
1 146 (39.67%) SAP
2 75 (20.38%) Microsoft
3 26 (7.07%) Oracle
4 8 (2.17%) JD Edwards
5 6 (1.63%) VMware
5 6 (1.63%) Workday
6 5 (1.36%) Adobe
6 5 (1.36%) Atlassian
6 5 (1.36%) Cisco
6 5 (1.36%) Google
6 5 (1.36%) IBM
7 4 (1.09%) Databricks
7 4 (1.09%) Draytek
7 4 (1.09%) Meraki
7 4 (1.09%) Sophos
8 3 (0.82%) Dell
8 3 (0.82%) HubSpot
8 3 (0.82%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.54%) Informatica
9 2 (0.54%) Salesforce