Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Cornwall

Problem Solving
South West > Cornwall

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cornwall requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 3 4
Rank change year-on-year -6 +1 -
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 3 5 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cornwall 10.71% 22.73% 9.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.04% 25.00% 12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £328 - -
25th Percentile £350 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £210 £300
Median % change year-on-year +90.48% -30.00% -
75th Percentile £450 - -
90th Percentile £473 - -
South West median daily rate £490 £478 £550
% change year-on-year +2.62% -13.18% +2.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15.62 - -
Median hourly rate £16.71 - -
75th Percentile £17.79 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £12.50 £28.00 £59.50
% change year-on-year -55.36% -52.94% -3.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cornwall

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 Cornwall.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 23 20 8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cornwall 82.14% 90.91% 72.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 10 6
10th Percentile £139 £200 £272
25th Percentile £143 £220 £286
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £241 £350 £338
Median % change year-on-year -31.07% +3.70% -20.59%
75th Percentile £450 £459 £384
90th Percentile £494 £510 £438
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 1 1
10th Percentile £19.31 - -
25th Percentile £20.82 - -
Median hourly rate £23.83 £67.02 £14.03
Median % change year-on-year -64.45% +377.69% -
75th Percentile £25.15 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £59.84
% change year-on-year -61.31% +8.62% -7.94%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Cornwall

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Cornwall

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Cornwall

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

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

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Cornwall

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Cornwall over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Cornwall

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in Cornwall

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

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

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Cornwall

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Cornwall region over the 6 months to 13 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Helston - 1 - -
Problem-Solving
South West

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

General
1 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
1 1 (33.33%) Hardware Maintenance
1 1 (33.33%) Ticket Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Openreach