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 3 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 8 8
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 +15
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 18 20 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast 14.75% 13.07% 12.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.00% 16.67% 14.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 10 8
10th Percentile £316 £156 £159
25th Percentile £377 £167 £269
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £239 £330
Median % change year-on-year +82.20% -27.65% -29.79%
75th Percentile £544 £363 £431
90th Percentile £569 £427 £576
County Antrim median daily rate £435 £239 £330
% change year-on-year +82.20% -27.65% -29.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 5 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £15.25 -
Median hourly rate £12.25 £16.00 £10.22
Median % change year-on-year -23.44% +56.56% -
75th Percentile £23.94 £17.39 £11.35
90th Percentile - £18.01 £11.36
County Antrim median hourly rate £22.56 £16.00 £10.22
% change year-on-year +41.00% +56.56% -

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 90 120 157
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast 73.77% 78.43% 87.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 62 87
10th Percentile £173 £161 £147
25th Percentile £331 £245 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £400 £445
Median % change year-on-year +28.13% -10.11% +11.25%
75th Percentile £625 £511 £500
90th Percentile £675 £649 £560
County Antrim median daily rate £513 £400 £445
% change year-on-year +28.13% -10.11% +11.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 9 9
10th Percentile - £13.78 £10.16
25th Percentile £12.25 £13.91 £10.22
Median hourly rate £14.19 £15.50 £10.98
Median % change year-on-year -8.48% +41.23% -15.58%
75th Percentile £23.23 £16.50 £12.75
90th Percentile £23.94 £17.60 £18.94
County Antrim median hourly rate £18.97 £15.50 £12.50
% change year-on-year +22.39% +24.00% +4.17%

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 3 June 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 Office
1 2 (11.11%) Sketch
2 1 (5.56%) InfoPath
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
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 15 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 10 (55.56%) Finance
3 6 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (27.78%) Banking
5 4 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (16.67%) Law
6 3 (16.67%) Public Sector
7 2 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (5.56%) Electronics
8 1 (5.56%) Manufacturing
8 1 (5.56%) Marketing
8 1 (5.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (22.22%) Network Engineer
2 3 (16.67%) Deployment Assistant
3 2 (11.11%) Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Banking Project Manager
3 2 (11.11%) Data Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Designer
3 2 (11.11%) IT Manager
3 2 (11.11%) IT Services Manager
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%) Service Desk Manager
3 2 (11.11%) Service Manager
3 2 (11.11%) UX Designer
4 1 (5.56%) Business Data Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Excel Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Exchange Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365 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 2 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 3 (16.67%) Android
1 3 (16.67%) Apple iOS
2 1 (5.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (27.78%) Customer Service
2 4 (22.22%) Agile
2 4 (22.22%) Computer Science
2 4 (22.22%) Risk Management
3 3 (16.67%) Co-Creation
3 3 (16.67%) E-Commerce
3 3 (16.67%) Fintech
3 3 (16.67%) High Availability
3 3 (16.67%) Mentoring
3 3 (16.67%) Process Improvement
3 3 (16.67%) User Experience
3 3 (16.67%) UX Design
3 3 (16.67%) UX Research
4 2 (11.11%) Analytical Thinking
4 2 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (11.11%) Customer Experience
4 2 (11.11%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
4 2 (11.11%) Prototyping
4 2 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (11.11%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 4 (22.22%) SQL
2 3 (16.67%) Python
3 1 (5.56%) JavaScript
3 1 (5.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (55.56%) 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 3 (16.67%) Apple
1 3 (16.67%) CA
1 3 (16.67%) F5
1 3 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.11%) Aruba
3 1 (5.56%) Qualtrics
3 1 (5.56%) SAP