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 16 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 16 20
Rank change year-on-year +4 +4 +9
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 24 50 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Basingstoke 16.55% 10.46% 6.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.39% 12.53% 7.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 28 5
10th Percentile £513 £463 £229
25th Percentile £588 £647 £330
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £725 £565
Median % change year-on-year -17.24% +28.32% +5.61%
75th Percentile £613 £738 £581
90th Percentile £669 - £585
Hampshire median daily rate £523 £544 £525
% change year-on-year -3.95% +3.62% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £15.21
Hampshire median hourly rate - £13.78 £58.59
% change year-on-year - -76.49% +13.77%

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 138 399 169
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke 95.17% 83.47% 88.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 113 220 90
10th Percentile £475 £425 £259
25th Percentile £525 £513 £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £625 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +8.70% +10.00%
75th Percentile £625 £700 £663
90th Percentile £650 £738 £703
Hampshire median daily rate £545 £591 £525
% change year-on-year -7.76% +12.55% +3.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 13 13
10th Percentile - £18.50 -
25th Percentile - £35.00 £15.21
Median hourly rate £21.39 £47.50 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year -54.97% +196.88% -27.27%
75th Percentile - £48.75 £19.25
90th Percentile - - £21.10
Hampshire median hourly rate £50.00 £57.35 £55.00
% change year-on-year -12.82% +4.27% +98.34%

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 16 June 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (20.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (16.67%) Apache
2 4 (16.67%) IIS
Cloud Services
1 6 (25.00%) AWS
1 6 (25.00%) Azure
2 3 (12.50%) AWS KMS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (16.67%) DNS
1 4 (16.67%) LAN
1 4 (16.67%) SMTP
2 3 (12.50%) Cisco Firepower
2 3 (12.50%) Cisco IOS
2 3 (12.50%) Cisco ISE
2 3 (12.50%) Junos
2 3 (12.50%) SSL
3 1 (4.17%) ATM
3 1 (4.17%) Frame Relay
3 1 (4.17%) SDH
3 1 (4.17%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (8.33%) MSI
General
1 9 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
3 3 (12.50%) Finance
4 2 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (8.33%) Public Sector
5 1 (4.17%) Manufacturing
5 1 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (4.17%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (29.17%) Architect
2 5 (20.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) 2nd Line Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) 2nd Line Support
3 3 (12.50%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Integration Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Network Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Support Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Wintel Engineer
3 3 (12.50%) Wintel Support
3 3 (12.50%) Wintel Support Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) DV Cleared Network Engineer
4 2 (8.33%) Infrastructure Architect
4 2 (8.33%) Network Architect
4 2 (8.33%) Programme Director
5 1 (4.17%) Cutover Manager
5 1 (4.17%) SAP Cutover Manager
5 1 (4.17%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (16.67%) YAML
2 3 (12.50%) Web Services
3 1 (4.17%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 7 (29.17%) PKI
2 1 (4.17%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 7 (29.17%) Windows
2 2 (8.33%) Linux
2 2 (8.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (54.17%) Agile
2 9 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (37.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 5 (20.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (16.67%) DevOps
4 4 (16.67%) Prototyping
5 3 (12.50%) Cryptography
5 3 (12.50%) Customer Requirements
5 3 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (12.50%) Digital Identity
5 3 (12.50%) ITSM
5 3 (12.50%) Key Management
5 3 (12.50%) Load Balancing
5 3 (12.50%) Preventative Maintenance
6 2 (8.33%) Business Strategy
6 2 (8.33%) Dependency Management
6 2 (8.33%) Programme Delivery
6 2 (8.33%) Programme Management
6 2 (8.33%) Resource Management
6 2 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (37.50%) PowerShell
2 3 (12.50%) Python
2 3 (12.50%) SQL
2 3 (12.50%) VB
Qualifications
1 23 (95.83%) Security Cleared
2 20 (83.33%) DV Cleared
3 3 (12.50%) Degree
3 3 (12.50%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.67%) SLA
2 2 (8.33%) PMO
System Software
1 7 (29.17%) Active Directory
2 5 (20.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (4.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (37.50%) Ansible
2 3 (12.50%) FortiGate
2 3 (12.50%) SCCM
2 3 (12.50%) SCOM
2 3 (12.50%) Terraform
3 2 (8.33%) WMI
Vendors
1 6 (25.00%) VMware
2 5 (20.83%) Microsoft
3 4 (16.67%) Cisco
4 3 (12.50%) Citrix
4 3 (12.50%) F5
4 3 (12.50%) SolarWinds
4 3 (12.50%) Thales
5 2 (8.33%) Red Hat
6 1 (4.17%) Juniper
6 1 (4.17%) SAP