Problem-Solving Contracts in Livingston

Problem Solving
West Lothian > Livingston

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Livingston 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 15 2 9
Rank change year-on-year -13 +7 -2
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 4 19 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Livingston 8.16% 35.85% 16.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.70% 38.00% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 13 4
10th Percentile £221 £110 £171
25th Percentile £281 £120 £346
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £384 £130 £468
Median % change year-on-year +195.19% -72.19% +233.93%
75th Percentile £483 £600 £480
90th Percentile £541 £624 -
West Lothian median daily rate £384 £130 £468
% change year-on-year +195.19% -72.19% +233.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 1
10th Percentile - £15.83 -
25th Percentile - £15.94 £17.25
Median hourly rate - £16.25 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year - -16.67% -
75th Percentile - £34.19 £21.75
90th Percentile - £64.68 -
West Lothian median hourly rate - £16.25 £19.50
% change year-on-year - -16.67% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Livingston

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 Livingston with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 46 50 36
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Livingston 93.88% 94.34% 97.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 32 25
10th Percentile £84 £121 £208
25th Percentile £353 £139 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% +20.00%
75th Percentile £568 £605 £488
90th Percentile £590 £648 £500
West Lothian median daily rate £473 £500 £438
% change year-on-year -5.50% +14.29% +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 1
10th Percentile - £15.90 -
25th Percentile - £16.00 £17.25
Median hourly rate £48.00 £65.00 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.15% +233.33% -
75th Percentile - £70.50 £21.75
90th Percentile - £79.60 -
West Lothian median hourly rate £48.00 £65.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year -26.15% +233.33% -

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Livingston

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Livingston

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Livingston

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Livingston

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Livingston

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

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Livingston

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Livingston

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Livingston

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Livingston 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Firewall
1 1 (25.00%) Internet
1 1 (25.00%) LAN
1 1 (25.00%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle Database
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Maven
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Developer
2 2 (50.00%) Senior
2 2 (50.00%) Senior Developer
3 1 (25.00%) IT Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Java Developer
3 1 (25.00%) Senior Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) React
1 3 (75.00%) REST
1 3 (75.00%) Spring
1 3 (75.00%) Spring Batch
1 3 (75.00%) Spring Boot
1 3 (75.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Unix
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
1 1 (25.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (75.00%) MVC
1 3 (75.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) Application Packaging
2 1 (25.00%) Change Advisory Board
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) ITSM
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Server Management
2 1 (25.00%) Service Continuity Management
2 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Service Management
2 1 (25.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (25.00%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Docker
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Oracle
2 1 (25.00%) Avaya
2 1 (25.00%) Extreme Networks
2 1 (25.00%) Fortinet