Problem Solving
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland 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 | 11 | 24 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | -7 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 235 | 225 | 305 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 10.65% | 7.88% | 8.66% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.01% | 8.51% | 9.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 153 | 160 | 171 |
| 10th Percentile | £182 | £180 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £308 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £633 | £575 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 10 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.40 | £15.41 | £14.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.31 | £15.99 | £29.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.00 | £18.88 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.96% | -60.25% | +26.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.50 | £41.22 | £52.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £20.57 | £61.63 | £55.79 |
| UK median hourly rate | £17.50 | £43.43 | £20.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -59.71% | +111.91% | +2.73% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland
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 Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,956 | 2,645 | 3,270 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 88.63% | 92.68% | 92.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,192 | 1,903 | 2,321 |
| 10th Percentile | £230 | £261 | £244 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £407 | £398 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.06% | +10.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £554 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £650 | £625 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +8.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 94 | 55 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.36 | £10.63 | £14.94 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £11.78 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.34 | £17.72 | £33.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.11% | -46.30% | -21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.94 | £54.13 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.75 | £67.13 | £55.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £35.00 | £37.34 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.27% | +49.36% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Scotland
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Edinburgh | +48 | 112 | £525 | +10.53% | 66 |
| Glasgow | -6 | 80 | £440 | -12.00% | 66 |
| Renfrewshire | +2 | 6 | £163 | -63.89% | 1 |
| South Lanarkshire | +3 | 5 | £370 | -0.11% | 3 |
| Aberdeen | -1 | 5 | £625 | +31.58% | 28 |
| West Lothian | -13 | 4 | £384 | +195.19% | 5 |
| Fife | +1 | 3 | - | - | 10 |
| Highlands | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Perthshire | +4 | 2 | £513 | +2.50% | 1 |
| Lanarkshire | +2 | 1 | £488 | - | 20 |
| Perth and Kinross | +1 | 1 | £525 | +23.53% | |
| Stirling | -2 | 1 | £210 | +68.67% | 6 |
| Aberdeenshire | - | 1 | - | - | 11 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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