Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in East Kilbride

Problem Solving
South Lanarkshire > East Kilbride

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 11 -
Rank change year-on-year +9 - -
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in East Kilbride 37.50% 3.70% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 37.50% 4.17% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
South Lanarkshire median daily rate £550 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
East Kilbride

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 East Kilbride.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8 24 83
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in East Kilbride 100.00% 88.89% 90.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 14 61
10th Percentile £530 £437 £250
25th Percentile £538 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £475 £675
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -29.63% +68.75%
75th Percentile £563 £730 £700
90th Percentile £570 £776 -
South Lanarkshire median daily rate £550 £475 £675
% change year-on-year +15.79% -29.63% +68.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £18.87 - -
South Lanarkshire median hourly rate £18.87 - -

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in East Kilbride

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in East Kilbride

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in East Kilbride

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

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

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in East Kilbride

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

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

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Kilbride 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 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Military
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) OAT Tester
1 2 (66.67%) Tester
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Service Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Service Desk Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) DevOps
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
2 2 (66.67%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (66.67%) Operational Acceptance Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Problem Management
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Bash
1 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) QA