Problem-Solving Contracts in Belfast

Problem Solving
County Antrim > Belfast

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast with a requirement for Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 7 9
Rank change year-on-year +3 +2 +14
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 20 19 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast 16.26% 11.45% 13.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.22% 14.07% 16.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 10 6
10th Percentile £210 £156 £233
25th Percentile £212 £167 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £336 £239 £318
Median % change year-on-year +40.84% -24.80% -26.33%
75th Percentile £456 £363 £347
90th Percentile £564 £427 £438
County Antrim median daily rate £336 £239 £318
% change year-on-year +40.84% -24.80% -26.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 6 2
Median hourly rate £12.25 £15.75 £10.22
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +54.11% -
County Antrim median hourly rate £12.25 £15.75 £10.22
% change year-on-year -22.22% +54.11% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Belfast

Problem-Solving is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 90 135 150
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast 73.17% 81.33% 84.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 70 81
10th Percentile £210 £165 £145
25th Percentile £328 £253 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £400 £438
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -8.57% +6.71%
75th Percentile £575 £511 £500
90th Percentile £663 £638 £550
County Antrim median daily rate £500 £400 £438
% change year-on-year +25.00% -8.57% +6.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 14 6
10th Percentile - £13.40 £10.06
25th Percentile £12.25 £13.91 £10.22
Median hourly rate £12.62 £15.25 £11.36
Median % change year-on-year -17.25% +34.24% -18.86%
75th Percentile £14.78 £16.78 £16.40
90th Percentile £19.19 £18.12 £20.93
County Antrim median hourly rate £14.19 £15.25 £15.74
% change year-on-year -6.98% -3.11% +21.08%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Belfast

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Belfast.

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Belfast

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Belfast

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Belfast over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Belfast

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Belfast.

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Belfast

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (10.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (10.00%) Adobe XD
2 2 (10.00%) InVision
2 2 (10.00%) Sketch
3 1 (5.00%) InfoPath
3 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (5.00%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 2 (10.00%) Figma
2 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (5.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (15.00%) BIG-IP
1 3 (15.00%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
1 3 (15.00%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
1 3 (15.00%) Internet
2 1 (5.00%) FTP
2 1 (5.00%) HTTP
2 1 (5.00%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.00%) Tableau
General
1 15 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 11 (55.00%) Finance
3 8 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (25.00%) Banking
5 3 (15.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (15.00%) Law
6 2 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (5.00%) Electronics
7 1 (5.00%) Manufacturing
7 1 (5.00%) Marketing
7 1 (5.00%) Public Sector
7 1 (5.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (25.00%) Analyst
2 4 (20.00%) Project Manager
3 3 (15.00%) Deployment Assistant
3 3 (15.00%) Network Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Banking Project Manager
4 2 (10.00%) Business Analyst
4 2 (10.00%) Data Analyst
4 2 (10.00%) Designer
4 2 (10.00%) Excel Analyst
4 2 (10.00%) Junior
4 2 (10.00%) Junior Analyst
4 2 (10.00%) Junior Business Analyst
4 2 (10.00%) Senior
4 2 (10.00%) Senior Manager
4 2 (10.00%) Senior Project Manager
4 2 (10.00%) UX Designer
5 1 (5.00%) Business Intelligence Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) IT Support Engineer
5 1 (5.00%) Junior Project Manager
5 1 (5.00%) Project Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.00%) COM
1 1 (5.00%) HTML
1 1 (5.00%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.00%) Mobile App
1 3 (15.00%) Smartphone
2 1 (5.00%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 4 (20.00%) Android
2 3 (15.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (5.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (20.00%) Agile
1 4 (20.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (20.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (20.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (15.00%) Co-Creation
2 3 (15.00%) E-Commerce
2 3 (15.00%) Fintech
2 3 (15.00%) High Availability
2 3 (15.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (15.00%) Process Improvement
2 3 (15.00%) User Experience
2 3 (15.00%) UX Design
2 3 (15.00%) UX Research
3 2 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (10.00%) Customer Experience
3 2 (10.00%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
3 2 (10.00%) Programme Management
3 2 (10.00%) Project Management
3 2 (10.00%) Prototyping
3 2 (10.00%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 5 (25.00%) SQL
2 3 (15.00%) Python
3 1 (5.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (5.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (45.00%) Degree
2 4 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (15.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (10.00%) WCAG
2 1 (5.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 4 (20.00%) Apple
2 3 (15.00%) CA
2 3 (15.00%) F5
3 2 (10.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (5.00%) Aruba
4 1 (5.00%) Cisco
4 1 (5.00%) Mitel
4 1 (5.00%) Progress
4 1 (5.00%) Qualtrics
4 1 (5.00%) SAP