Problem-Solving Contracts in Basingstoke

Problem Solving
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Basingstoke requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 19 20
Rank change year-on-year +8 +1 -4
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 16 39 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Basingstoke 11.85% 9.11% 8.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.80% 10.40% 9.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 26 9
10th Percentile £489 £438 £516
25th Percentile £563 £625 £565
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £610 £725 £600
Median % change year-on-year -15.86% +20.83% +12.15%
75th Percentile £675 £738 £625
90th Percentile £691 - £713
Hampshire median daily rate £500 £565 £547
% change year-on-year -11.50% +3.39% +4.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27.50 - -
Median hourly rate £28.00 - -
75th Percentile £28.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median hourly rate £28.00 £13.05 £59.30
% change year-on-year +114.56% -77.99% +24.83%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Basingstoke

Problem-Solving falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Basingstoke.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 125 375 194
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke 92.59% 87.62% 88.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 191 116
10th Percentile £466 £406 £330
25th Percentile £525 £425 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £625 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% +9.52%
75th Percentile £625 £700 £666
90th Percentile £650 £738 £713
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £581 £525
% change year-on-year -5.25% +10.57% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 12 7
10th Percentile £22.00 £27.50 £15.38
25th Percentile £22.92 £33.13 £16.17
Median hourly rate £24.70 £47.50 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -48.01% +156.76% -17.78%
75th Percentile £26.72 £48.75 £20.50
90th Percentile £27.79 - £30.40
Hampshire median hourly rate £57.63 £57.35 £53.00
% change year-on-year +0.48% +8.21% +113.80%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Basingstoke

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Basingstoke

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Basingstoke

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Basingstoke over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Basingstoke

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Basingstoke

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Basingstoke

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

Cloud Services
1 6 (37.50%) AWS
1 6 (37.50%) Azure
2 3 (18.75%) AWS KMS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (18.75%) 4G
1 3 (18.75%) 5G
1 3 (18.75%) 5G NR
1 3 (18.75%) Cisco Firepower
1 3 (18.75%) Cisco IOS
1 3 (18.75%) Cisco ISE
1 3 (18.75%) Junos
1 3 (18.75%) LAN
1 3 (18.75%) LTE
1 3 (18.75%) Radio Access Network
1 3 (18.75%) SSL
2 1 (6.25%) ATM
2 1 (6.25%) Frame Relay
2 1 (6.25%) SDH
2 1 (6.25%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (12.50%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (12.50%) MSI
General
1 7 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 3 (18.75%) Public Sector
2 3 (18.75%) Telecoms
3 2 (12.50%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Finance
4 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing
4 1 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (50.00%) Architect
2 3 (18.75%) Network Engineer
2 3 (18.75%) Subject Matter Expert
3 2 (12.50%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) Infrastructure Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Cutover Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Network Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Product Owner
4 1 (6.25%) SAP Cutover Manager
4 1 (6.25%) SAP Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Technical Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (18.75%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (31.25%) PKI
2 3 (18.75%) Cloud Native
2 3 (18.75%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 1 (6.25%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (6.25%) Product Ownership
3 1 (6.25%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 2 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Agile
2 6 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (18.75%) CI/CD
4 3 (18.75%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (18.75%) Cryptography
4 3 (18.75%) Customer Requirements
4 3 (18.75%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (18.75%) DevOps
4 3 (18.75%) Digital Identity
4 3 (18.75%) Fault Management
4 3 (18.75%) High Availability
4 3 (18.75%) Key Management
4 3 (18.75%) Load Balancing
4 3 (18.75%) Performance Optimisation
4 3 (18.75%) Preventative Maintenance
4 3 (18.75%) Service Management
5 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (6.25%) Risk Management
6 1 (6.25%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 6 (37.50%) Python
2 4 (25.00%) PowerShell
3 3 (18.75%) VB
4 2 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (68.75%) Security Cleared
2 8 (50.00%) DV Cleared
3 3 (18.75%) Degree
4 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) SLA
2 1 (6.25%) QA
System Software
1 3 (18.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (37.50%) Ansible
2 3 (18.75%) FortiGate
2 3 (18.75%) Terraform
3 2 (12.50%) WMI
4 1 (6.25%) NSN NetAct
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) Cisco
1 3 (18.75%) Citrix
1 3 (18.75%) F5
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft
1 3 (18.75%) Thales
2 2 (12.50%) Ericsson
3 1 (6.25%) Nokia
3 1 (6.25%) SAP