Problem-Solving Contracts in Derby

Problem Solving
Derbyshire > Derby

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Derby 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 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 13 5
Rank change year-on-year +7 -8 +22
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 17 14 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derby 18.48% 8.97% 15.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.37% 13.21% 18.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 10 17
10th Percentile £169 - £107
25th Percentile £171 £254 £115
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £268 £122
Median % change year-on-year -25.37% +119.67% -39.00%
75th Percentile £469 £405 £610
90th Percentile £734 £459 £688
Derbyshire median daily rate £200 £268 £283
% change year-on-year -25.37% -5.13% +48.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £23.22 - -
25th Percentile £23.54 £17.00 -
Median hourly rate £24.08 £18.00 £11.80
Median % change year-on-year +33.75% +52.54% -39.99%
75th Percentile £24.61 £19.00 -
90th Percentile £24.94 - -
Derbyshire median hourly rate £15.50 £12.38 £11.80
% change year-on-year +25.25% +4.87% -39.99%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Derby

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 Derby.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 76 106 103
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 82.61% 67.95% 86.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 69 73
10th Percentile £183 £167 £122
25th Percentile £200 £200 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £322 £475
Median % change year-on-year +47.52% -32.21% +18.75%
75th Percentile £626 £575 £579
90th Percentile £725 £611 £670
Derbyshire median daily rate £515 £322 £475
% change year-on-year +59.94% -32.21% +18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 4 9
10th Percentile £24.49 - £12.89
25th Percentile £25.04 £16.25 £17.72
Median hourly rate £25.15 £17.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +43.71% -70.83% +200.00%
75th Percentile - £18.81 £65.00
90th Percentile - £18.93 -
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.08 £21.88 £52.50
% change year-on-year +14.59% -58.32% +166.97%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Derby

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Derby

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Derby

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Daily Rate Histogram in Derby

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Derby over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Derby

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Derby

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Derby

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derby 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 (5.88%) Apache Spark
1 1 (5.88%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (5.88%) Fusion 360
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.88%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 3 (17.65%) AWS
1 3 (17.65%) Azure
2 2 (11.76%) GCP
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (11.76%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (35.29%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (11.76%) Power BI
2 1 (5.88%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (5.88%) Hadoop
2 1 (5.88%) Relational Database
2 1 (5.88%) SQL Server
General
1 9 (52.94%) Social Skills
2 6 (35.29%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (17.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (5.88%) Local Government
4 1 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (23.53%) 2nd Line Support
1 4 (23.53%) Desktop Engineer
1 4 (23.53%) Windows Engineer
2 2 (11.76%) Analyst
2 2 (11.76%) Break Fix Engineer
2 2 (11.76%) Data Engineer
2 2 (11.76%) Desktop Support
2 2 (11.76%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 2 (11.76%) Hardware Engineer
2 2 (11.76%) Support Engineer
2 2 (11.76%) Windows Support Engineer
3 1 (5.88%) Business Intelligence Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) IT Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) IT Support
3 1 (5.88%) IT Technician
3 1 (5.88%) Junior IT Support
3 1 (5.88%) Junior IT Technician
3 1 (5.88%) Junior Support Technician
3 1 (5.88%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) Derivative
1 1 (5.88%) Driving Licence
1 1 (5.88%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 6 (35.29%) Windows
2 2 (11.76%) Windows 10
3 1 (5.88%) Linux
3 1 (5.88%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (47.06%) Break/Fix
2 4 (23.53%) Time Management
3 3 (17.65%) Analytics
4 2 (11.76%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 2 (11.76%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (11.76%) Data Engineering
4 2 (11.76%) Data Governance
4 2 (11.76%) Data Management
4 2 (11.76%) Data Pipeline
4 2 (11.76%) Decision-Making
4 2 (11.76%) Enterprise Architecture
4 2 (11.76%) ETL
4 2 (11.76%) Performance Analysis
4 2 (11.76%) PLM
4 2 (11.76%) Process Improvement
4 2 (11.76%) Roadmaps
4 2 (11.76%) Software Engineering
4 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (11.76%) Translating Business Requirements
4 2 (11.76%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 3 (17.65%) Python
1 3 (17.65%) SQL
2 2 (11.76%) Java
3 1 (5.88%) Bash
3 1 (5.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (5.88%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 12 (70.59%) SC Cleared
1 12 (70.59%) Security Cleared
2 3 (17.65%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (23.53%) QA
2 3 (17.65%) Data Quality
3 1 (5.88%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (5.88%) Docker
1 1 (5.88%) Hyper-V
1 1 (5.88%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (5.88%) Kubernetes
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (5.88%) Podman
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
1 2 (11.76%) Siemens
2 1 (5.88%) Autodesk
2 1 (5.88%) Cognos
2 1 (5.88%) Google
2 1 (5.88%) IBM
2 1 (5.88%) ServiceNow
2 1 (5.88%) VMware