Problem-Solving Contracts in Belfast

Problem Solving
County Antrim > Belfast

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast 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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 8 9
Rank change year-on-year +2 +1 +15
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 18 21 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast 15.79% 12.88% 13.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 21.95% 15.91% 15.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 10 5
10th Percentile £292 £156 £218
25th Percentile £318 £167 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £239 £310
Median % change year-on-year +82.20% -22.98% -28.07%
75th Percentile £519 £363 £350
90th Percentile £569 £427 £455
County Antrim median daily rate £435 £239 £310
% change year-on-year +82.20% -22.98% -28.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 6 3
10th Percentile - £13.55 -
25th Percentile - £15.25 -
Median hourly rate £12.25 £15.75 £10.22
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +54.11% -
75th Percentile - £17.17 £10.79
90th Percentile - £17.91 £11.14
County Antrim median hourly rate £12.25 £15.75 £10.22
% change year-on-year -22.22% +54.11% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Belfast

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 Belfast with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 82 132 154
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast 71.93% 80.98% 87.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 68 83
10th Percentile £212 £164 £145
25th Percentile £350 £256 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £425 £433
Median % change year-on-year +20.59% -1.73% +5.49%
75th Percentile £606 £536 £500
90th Percentile £675 £641 £550
County Antrim median daily rate £513 £425 £433
% change year-on-year +20.59% -1.73% +5.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 14 7
10th Percentile - £13.40 £10.09
25th Percentile £12.25 £13.91 £10.22
Median hourly rate £12.62 £15.25 £10.99
Median % change year-on-year -17.25% +38.83% -18.63%
75th Percentile £14.78 £16.78 £15.18
90th Percentile £19.19 £18.12 £20.27
County Antrim median hourly rate £14.19 £15.25 £15.74
% change year-on-year -6.98% -3.11% +25.92%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Belfast

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Belfast

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Daily Rate Histogram in Belfast

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Belfast over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Belfast

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Belfast

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (5.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Adobe XD
1 2 (11.11%) InVision
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (11.11%) Sketch
2 1 (5.56%) InfoPath
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (5.56%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 2 (11.11%) Figma
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (5.56%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (16.67%) BIG-IP
1 3 (16.67%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
1 3 (16.67%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
1 3 (16.67%) Internet
2 2 (11.11%) SSL
3 1 (5.56%) FTP
3 1 (5.56%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.56%) Tableau
General
1 14 (77.78%) Social Skills
2 10 (55.56%) Finance
3 5 (27.78%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (27.78%) Banking
4 3 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (16.67%) Law
5 2 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (5.56%) Electronics
6 1 (5.56%) Manufacturing
6 1 (5.56%) Marketing
6 1 (5.56%) Public Sector
6 1 (5.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (22.22%) Network Engineer
2 3 (16.67%) Analyst
2 3 (16.67%) Deployment Assistant
3 2 (11.11%) Banking Project Manager
3 2 (11.11%) Data Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Designer
3 2 (11.11%) Project Manager
3 2 (11.11%) Senior
3 2 (11.11%) Senior Manager
3 2 (11.11%) Senior Project Manager
3 2 (11.11%) UX Designer
4 1 (5.56%) 1st Line Support Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Business Data Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Exchange Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) IT Support
4 1 (5.56%) IT Support Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Junior Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Junior Business Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Service Desk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.56%) COM
1 1 (5.56%) HTML
1 1 (5.56%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 3 (16.67%) Mobile App
1 3 (16.67%) Smartphone
2 1 (5.56%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 4 (22.22%) Android
2 3 (16.67%) Apple iOS
3 1 (5.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (22.22%) Agile
1 4 (22.22%) Computer Science
1 4 (22.22%) Customer Service
1 4 (22.22%) Risk Management
2 3 (16.67%) Co-Creation
2 3 (16.67%) E-Commerce
2 3 (16.67%) Fintech
2 3 (16.67%) High Availability
2 3 (16.67%) Mentoring
2 3 (16.67%) Process Improvement
2 3 (16.67%) User Experience
2 3 (16.67%) UX Design
2 3 (16.67%) UX Research
3 2 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (11.11%) Change Management
3 2 (11.11%) Customer Experience
3 2 (11.11%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
3 2 (11.11%) Project Management
3 2 (11.11%) Prototyping
3 2 (11.11%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 5 (27.78%) SQL
2 3 (16.67%) Python
3 1 (5.56%) JavaScript
3 1 (5.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (50.00%) Degree
2 4 (22.22%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (16.67%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.11%) Accessibility
1 2 (11.11%) WCAG
Vendors
1 4 (22.22%) Apple
2 3 (16.67%) CA
2 3 (16.67%) F5
3 2 (11.11%) Aruba
4 1 (5.56%) Cisco
4 1 (5.56%) Microsoft
4 1 (5.56%) Mitel
4 1 (5.56%) Progress
4 1 (5.56%) Qualtrics
4 1 (5.56%) SAP