Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Chippenham

Problem Solving
Wiltshire > Chippenham

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Chippenham requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 2 5
Rank change year-on-year -3 +3 -
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 3 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in Chippenham 14.29% 50.00% 7.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 25.00% 66.67% 14.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £325 £602 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £604 -
Median % change year-on-year -42.00% - -
75th Percentile £375 £605 -
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median daily rate £550 £600 £475
% change year-on-year -8.33% +26.32% -15.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28.25 - -
Median hourly rate £30.50 - -
75th Percentile £32.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate £13.45 - £14.54

All Process & Methodology Skills
Chippenham

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 Chippenham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12 6 7
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chippenham 57.14% 75.00% 53.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 5
10th Percentile £325 £521 £250
25th Percentile £347 £535 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £441 £564 £488
Median % change year-on-year -21.89% +15.74% -11.36%
75th Percentile £545 £588 £725
90th Percentile £628 £598 -
Wiltshire median daily rate £538 £563 £538
% change year-on-year -4.44% +4.55% -6.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £30.42 - -
25th Percentile £33.68 - -
Median hourly rate £41.00 - -
75th Percentile £41.71 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate £23.83 £22.01 £14.54
% change year-on-year +8.25% +51.38% -79.30%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Chippenham

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Chippenham

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Chippenham

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

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

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in Chippenham

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

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

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chippenham 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) MS Visio
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (33.33%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Lucidchart
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Automotive
3 1 (33.33%) Publishing
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Systems Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Hardware Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Hardware Test Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Systems Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) JSON
1 2 (66.67%) XML
2 1 (33.33%) EDI
2 1 (33.33%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (33.33%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) ERP
1 2 (66.67%) Logistics
1 2 (66.67%) Production Planning
1 2 (66.67%) SDLC
1 2 (66.67%) User Stories
1 2 (66.67%) Validation
2 1 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (33.33%) Business Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Business Process Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) Data Extraction
2 1 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) System Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Trend Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) Python
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft