Problem-Solving Contracts in Cambridge

Problem Solving
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 5 10
Rank change year-on-year 0 +5 +3
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 23 27 26
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge 18.70% 13.43% 9.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 21.70% 14.75% 10.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 19 9
10th Percentile - £337 £433
25th Percentile £296 £538 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £550 £475
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +15.79% -5.00%
75th Percentile £631 £688 £525
90th Percentile £660 £800 £530
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £467 £550 £463
% change year-on-year -15.18% +18.92% +32.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15.00 - -
Median hourly rate £16.00 £25.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -36.00% - -
75th Percentile £17.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £15.14 £14.80 £13.66
% change year-on-year +2.30% +8.35% +1.19%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cambridge

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 Cambridge.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 106 183 237
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge 86.18% 91.04% 87.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 99 163
10th Percentile £296 £233 £185
25th Percentile £413 £350 £347
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £440 £460
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -4.35% -3.16%
75th Percentile £600 £550 £538
90th Percentile £700 £655 £600
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £475 £465 £450
% change year-on-year +2.15% +3.33% -2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 28 12
10th Percentile £16.40 £20.40 £16.84
25th Percentile £18.10 £25.00 £17.50
Median hourly rate £39.50 £52.50 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.76% +156.10% -64.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £64.38 £53.75
90th Percentile £62.50 £72.38 -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £16.23 £15.00 £14.50
% change year-on-year +8.20% +3.45% -

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Cambridge

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Cambridge

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Cambridge over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Cambridge

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Cambridge

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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 (4.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (26.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (26.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (8.70%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.70%) GitHub
2 1 (4.35%) Azure
2 1 (4.35%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (4.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 1 (4.35%) npm
2 1 (4.35%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 4 (17.39%) Network Security
2 3 (13.04%) Firewall
3 2 (8.70%) VSAN
4 1 (4.35%) 802.11
4 1 (4.35%) Cisco ISE
4 1 (4.35%) Cisco Wireless
4 1 (4.35%) DNS
4 1 (4.35%) HTTP
4 1 (4.35%) LAN
4 1 (4.35%) Multicast
4 1 (4.35%) VLAN
4 1 (4.35%) VPN
4 1 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (4.35%) Wireless
4 1 (4.35%) Wireless Security
4 1 (4.35%) WLAN
4 1 (4.35%) WPA2
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (4.35%) NoSQL
1 1 (4.35%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (8.70%) Jenkins
2 1 (4.35%) Cypress.io
2 1 (4.35%) JIRA
General
1 7 (30.43%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (30.43%) Social Skills
2 6 (26.09%) Pharmaceutical
3 4 (17.39%) Finance
4 2 (8.70%) Electronics
4 2 (8.70%) Manufacturing
4 2 (8.70%) Marketing
4 2 (8.70%) Public Sector
4 2 (8.70%) Telecoms
5 1 (4.35%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 3 (13.04%) Developer
1 3 (13.04%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 3 (13.04%) Java Engineer
1 3 (13.04%) Performance Engineer
2 2 (8.70%) C++ Developer
2 2 (8.70%) Consultant
2 2 (8.70%) Developer in Test
2 2 (8.70%) Linux Developer
2 2 (8.70%) Python Developer
2 2 (8.70%) SAP Consultant
2 2 (8.70%) SAP SCM Consultant
2 2 (8.70%) Senior
2 2 (8.70%) VMware Engineer
2 2 (8.70%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (4.35%) Angular Developer
3 1 (4.35%) Data Engineer
3 1 (4.35%) Full-Stack Developer
3 1 (4.35%) IT Project Manager
3 1 (4.35%) Security Specialist
3 1 (4.35%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) .NET
1 1 (4.35%) 802.1X
1 1 (4.35%) AngularJS
1 1 (4.35%) Express.js
1 1 (4.35%) NgRx
1 1 (4.35%) Playwright
1 1 (4.35%) REST
1 1 (4.35%) RESTful
1 1 (4.35%) RxJS
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.04%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (8.70%) Hybrid Cloud
2 2 (8.70%) Team-Oriented Environment
2 2 (8.70%) Virtual Team
3 1 (4.35%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.35%) PCIe
3 1 (4.35%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (13.04%) Linux
1 3 (13.04%) Windows
2 2 (8.70%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (26.09%) Data Analysis
1 6 (26.09%) Data Management
2 5 (21.74%) Agile
3 4 (17.39%) Waterfall
4 3 (13.04%) CI/CD
4 3 (13.04%) Creative Thinking
4 3 (13.04%) Garbage Collection
4 3 (13.04%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 3 (13.04%) Performance Engineering
4 3 (13.04%) Zero Trust
5 2 (8.70%) API Testing
5 2 (8.70%) Business Process Analysis
5 2 (8.70%) Customer Requirements
5 2 (8.70%) Inventory Management
5 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Office Automation
5 2 (8.70%) Network Virtualisation
5 2 (8.70%) Office Automation
5 2 (8.70%) Performance Optimisation
5 2 (8.70%) Project Delivery
5 2 (8.70%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 5 (21.74%) Python
2 3 (13.04%) C++
2 3 (13.04%) Java
3 2 (8.70%) Groovy
3 2 (8.70%) PowerShell
4 1 (4.35%) C
4 1 (4.35%) SQL
4 1 (4.35%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (8.70%) DV Cleared
1 2 (8.70%) Security Cleared
1 2 (8.70%) VCAP
1 2 (8.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 1 (4.35%) CCNP
2 1 (4.35%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (4.35%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (8.70%) Firmware
1 2 (8.70%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (8.70%) VMware NSX
1 2 (8.70%) vSphere
2 1 (4.35%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.35%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (4.35%) KVM
2 1 (4.35%) QEMU
2 1 (4.35%) Xen
Systems Management
1 3 (13.04%) Ansible
1 3 (13.04%) VxRail
2 2 (8.70%) PowerCLI
2 2 (8.70%) Terraform
2 2 (8.70%) vCenter Server
3 1 (4.35%) Avamar
3 1 (4.35%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 7 (30.43%) Microsoft
2 4 (17.39%) SAP
3 3 (13.04%) Dell
3 3 (13.04%) VMware
4 2 (8.70%) HP
5 1 (4.35%) AirMagnet
5 1 (4.35%) Cisco
5 1 (4.35%) Ekahau