Problem-Solving Contracts in Aberdeen

Problem Solving
Scotland > Aberdeen

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Aberdeen 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 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 2 6
Rank change year-on-year -3 +4 +3
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 5 7 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Aberdeen 18.52% 23.33% 6.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.00% 35.00% 8.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 1
10th Percentile £573 £177 -
25th Percentile £588 £284 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £475 £270
Median % change year-on-year +31.58% +75.93% -
75th Percentile £638 £519 £280
90th Percentile - £538 -
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £425
% change year-on-year - +11.76% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Aberdeen

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 Aberdeen with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 25 20 24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen 92.59% 66.67% 75.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 11 16
10th Percentile £153 £203 £191
25th Percentile £256 £416 £232
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £500 £383
Median % change year-on-year -22.50% +30.72% -23.50%
75th Percentile £597 £544 £478
90th Percentile £635 £638 £633
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £465
% change year-on-year - +2.15% +9.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £17.00 £17.72 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.06% - -
Scotland median hourly rate £19.50 £18.11 £31.50
% change year-on-year +7.68% -42.51% -27.59%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Aberdeen

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Aberdeen

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Aberdeen

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Aberdeen

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Aberdeen

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

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) Firewall
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) SOC Manager
2 1 (20.00%) 1st Line Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) 1st Line Support
2 1 (20.00%) 1st Line Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Consultant
2 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 1 (20.00%) IT Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) IT Support
2 1 (20.00%) IT Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Manager
2 1 (20.00%) SAP Manager
2 1 (20.00%) SAP Programme Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Security Consultant
2 1 (20.00%) Service Desk Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Service Desk Support
2 1 (20.00%) Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Transition Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (20.00%) iPhone
2 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Linux
2 1 (20.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Change Management
2 3 (60.00%) Critical Thinking
2 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (60.00%) Information Security
2 3 (60.00%) Inventory Control
2 3 (60.00%) Inventory Management
2 3 (60.00%) Risk Assessment
2 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
4 1 (20.00%) ERP
4 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (20.00%) Proactive Monitoring
4 1 (20.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) PMO
1 1 (20.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Apple
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco
1 1 (20.00%) Mitel
1 1 (20.00%) Progress
1 1 (20.00%) SAP