Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Brentwood

Problem Solving
Essex > Brentwood

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Brentwood requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 3 11
Rank change year-on-year -4 +8 -10
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 3 4 3
As % of all contract jobs in Brentwood 13.64% 30.77% 9.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.00% 36.36% 12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £425 -
Median % change year-on-year +41.18% - -
Essex median daily rate £505 £400 £534
% change year-on-year +26.25% -25.09% +21.36%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Brentwood

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 Brentwood.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 20 11 24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Brentwood 90.91% 84.62% 77.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 7 7
10th Percentile £300 £212 £280
25th Percentile £325 £363 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -25.23%
75th Percentile £500 £419 £438
90th Percentile £600 £453 £488
Essex median daily rate £425 £400 £475
% change year-on-year +6.25% -15.79% -4.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 0
Median hourly rate £27.74 £40.35 -
Median % change year-on-year -31.25% - -
Essex median hourly rate £20.00 £32.50 £59.50
% change year-on-year -38.46% -45.38% +36.37%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Brentwood

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Brentwood.

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Brentwood

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Brentwood

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Brentwood citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Brentwood citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in Brentwood

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Brentwood citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Brentwood citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brentwood by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Bluetooth
1 2 (66.67%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (33.33%) VPN
General
1 2 (66.67%) Electronics
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Hardware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Developer/Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
2 1 (33.33%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
2 1 (33.33%) JavaScript Developer
2 1 (33.33%) JavaScript Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) React Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Software Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) CSS
1 1 (33.33%) HTML
1 1 (33.33%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) AI
2 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Test Automation
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
3 1 (33.33%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C
1 2 (66.67%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) JavaScript