Problem-Solving Contracts in Cumbria

Problem Solving
North West > Cumbria

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cumbria 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 4 12
Rank change year-on-year -16 +8 -3
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 19 73 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cumbria 9.74% 28.19% 8.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.38% 29.44% 9.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 35 1
10th Percentile £396 £428 -
25th Percentile £398 £463 £531
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £419 £493 £533
Median % change year-on-year -15.06% -7.42% +24.42%
75th Percentile £436 £500 £534
90th Percentile £437 - -
North West median daily rate £490 £493 £450
% change year-on-year -0.61% +9.56% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 33 0
10th Percentile £22.72 - -
25th Percentile £23.99 - -
Median hourly rate £27.13 £10.95 -
Median % change year-on-year +147.72% - -
75th Percentile £29.50 £11.32 -
90th Percentile £43.39 £46.80 -
North West median hourly rate £27.13 £11.20 £27.50
% change year-on-year +142.30% -59.29% +42.89%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cumbria

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 Cumbria.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 167 248 52
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria 85.64% 95.75% 91.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 146 29
10th Percentile £368 £430 £350
25th Percentile £425 £489 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £522 £463
Median % change year-on-year +0.57% +12.86% -2.63%
75th Percentile £600 £666 £500
90th Percentile £638 £725 £710
North West median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 64 8
10th Percentile £22.72 - £22.61
25th Percentile £25.26 £10.95 £44.81
Median hourly rate £31.76 £13.00 £55.38
Median % change year-on-year +144.31% -76.52% +11.80%
75th Percentile £59.24 £44.74 £66.16
90th Percentile £81.15 £51.91 £83.40
North West median hourly rate £31.88 £21.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +51.81% -40.00% +70.82%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Cumbria

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Cumbria

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cumbria

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Cumbria

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cumbria

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Cumbria over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Cumbria

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Cumbria

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 Cumbria region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Barrow-in-Furness -16 15 - - 7
Carlisle - 2 £419 - 10
Problem-Solving
North West

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria 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 2 (10.53%) SharePoint
2 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (21.05%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (5.26%) ShareGate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (26.32%) Metadata
1 5 (26.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (5.26%) JIRA
General
1 9 (47.37%) Social Skills
2 5 (26.32%) Finance
3 2 (10.53%) Public Sector
4 1 (5.26%) Aerospace
4 1 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (5.26%) Military
4 1 (5.26%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (21.05%) Analyst
1 4 (21.05%) Business Analyst
1 4 (21.05%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
2 1 (5.26%) Applications Developer
2 1 (5.26%) Architect
2 1 (5.26%) Consultant
2 1 (5.26%) Cybersecurity Architect
2 1 (5.26%) Developer
2 1 (5.26%) Microsoft 365 Consultant
2 1 (5.26%) Migration Consultant
2 1 (5.26%) Project Manager
2 1 (5.26%) Security Architect
2 1 (5.26%) SharePoint Engineer
2 1 (5.26%) Software Developer
2 1 (5.26%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (31.58%) Management Information System
2 5 (26.32%) Algorithms
3 1 (5.26%) Operational Technology
3 1 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (5.26%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (26.32%) Agile
1 5 (26.32%) Artificial Intelligence
1 5 (26.32%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (26.32%) Data Engineering
1 5 (26.32%) Data Management
1 5 (26.32%) Data Science
1 5 (26.32%) Decision-Making
1 5 (26.32%) Information Retrieval
1 5 (26.32%) Mathematics
1 5 (26.32%) Pattern Recognition
1 5 (26.32%) Statistical Modelling
1 5 (26.32%) Statistics
1 5 (26.32%) User Acceptance Testing
1 5 (26.32%) Visualisation
2 4 (21.05%) TOGAF
3 3 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (5.26%) Change Management
5 1 (5.26%) Migration
5 1 (5.26%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 10 (52.63%) Security Cleared
2 9 (47.37%) SC Cleared
3 8 (42.11%) Degree
4 1 (5.26%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (5.26%) CISM
4 1 (5.26%) CISSP
4 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (26.32%) QA
2 1 (5.26%) GRC
2 1 (5.26%) IEC 61508
2 1 (5.26%) ISO 9001
2 1 (5.26%) NCSC
2 1 (5.26%) NIST
Systems Management
1 5 (26.32%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (31.58%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.26%) Nintex
2 1 (5.26%) Siemens