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 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 3 16
Rank change year-on-year -12 +13 -10
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 21 73 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cumbria 11.17% 29.32% 11.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.80% 30.67% 12.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 35 1
10th Percentile £179 £428 -
25th Percentile £193 £463 £531
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £306 £493 £533
Median % change year-on-year -37.88% -7.42% +24.42%
75th Percentile £433 £500 £534
90th Percentile £436 - -
North West median daily rate £490 £493 £463
% change year-on-year -0.61% +6.59% +2.78%
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 £29.68 £11.32 -
90th Percentile £43.39 £46.80 -
North West median hourly rate £28.75 £11.20 £40.59
% change year-on-year +156.81% -72.42% +73.54%

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 164 238 75
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria 87.23% 95.58% 93.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 129 44
10th Percentile £300 £423 £361
25th Percentile £413 £481 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £469
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +9.87% -1.32%
75th Percentile £591 £665 £486
90th Percentile £638 £725 £563
North West median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 69 7
10th Percentile £22.72 - £32.34
25th Percentile £25.26 £10.95 £46.38
Median hourly rate £29.27 £13.00 £55.50
Median % change year-on-year +125.15% -76.58% +10.97%
75th Percentile £55.25 £46.91 £83.40
90th Percentile £59.90 £66.61 -
North West median hourly rate £32.00 £26.00 £35.02
% change year-on-year +23.08% -25.75% +51.88%

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
Daily Rate Histogram in Cumbria

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Cumbria over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram 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 23 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 23 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 -14 15 - - 3
Carlisle - 3 £413 - 9
Cockermouth - 1 £170 - 1
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 (9.52%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (19.05%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.76%) ShareGate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (23.81%) Metadata
1 5 (23.81%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 11 (52.38%) Social Skills
2 5 (23.81%) Finance
3 2 (9.52%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.76%) Aerospace
4 1 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.76%) Legal
4 1 (4.76%) Military
4 1 (4.76%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (4.76%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (19.05%) Analyst
2 3 (14.29%) Business Analyst
2 3 (14.29%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
3 2 (9.52%) Deployment Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Applications Developer
4 1 (4.76%) Architect
4 1 (4.76%) Consultant
4 1 (4.76%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 1 (4.76%) Data Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) Developer
4 1 (4.76%) Microsoft 365 Consultant
4 1 (4.76%) Migration Consultant
4 1 (4.76%) Project Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Security Architect
4 1 (4.76%) SharePoint Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Software Developer
4 1 (4.76%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Windows Deployment Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Windows Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (28.57%) Management Information System
2 5 (23.81%) Algorithms
3 1 (4.76%) Driving Licence
3 1 (4.76%) Operational Technology
3 1 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.76%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.52%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (23.81%) Agile
1 5 (23.81%) Artificial Intelligence
1 5 (23.81%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (23.81%) Data Engineering
1 5 (23.81%) Data Management
1 5 (23.81%) Data Science
1 5 (23.81%) Decision-Making
1 5 (23.81%) Information Retrieval
1 5 (23.81%) Mathematics
1 5 (23.81%) Pattern Recognition
1 5 (23.81%) Statistical Modelling
1 5 (23.81%) Statistics
1 5 (23.81%) User Acceptance Testing
1 5 (23.81%) Visualisation
2 3 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (14.29%) TOGAF
3 2 (9.52%) Migration
3 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (4.76%) Change Management
4 1 (4.76%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 10 (47.62%) Security Cleared
2 9 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 8 (38.10%) Degree
4 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (4.76%) Chartered Engineer
5 1 (4.76%) CISM
5 1 (4.76%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (23.81%) QA
2 1 (4.76%) GRC
2 1 (4.76%) IEC 61508
2 1 (4.76%) ISO 9001
2 1 (4.76%) NCSC
2 1 (4.76%) NIST
Systems Management
1 6 (28.57%) SCCM
Vendors
1 8 (38.10%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.76%) Nintex
2 1 (4.76%) Siemens