Problem-Solving Contracts in the East of England

Problem Solving
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 2 4 7
Rank change year-on-year +2 +3 +7
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 240 239 266
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 25.59% 12.52% 12.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 28.67% 14.54% 14.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 110 110
10th Percentile £200 £199 £180
25th Percentile £313 £313 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £560 £599 £550
90th Percentile £650 £679 £638
England median daily rate £500 £512 £525
% change year-on-year -2.41% -2.41% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 98 83
10th Percentile £14.84 - £13.29
25th Percentile £14.99 £14.16 £13.41
Median hourly rate £16.23 £14.80 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.66% -32.73% +62.96%
75th Percentile £28.21 £19.88 £61.25
90th Percentile £66.00 £90.00 £76.35
England median hourly rate £21.90 £17.50 £45.68
% change year-on-year +25.14% -61.69% +128.40%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

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 the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 837 1,644 1,800
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 89.23% 86.12% 87.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 432 703 1,064
10th Percentile £225 £207 £200
25th Percentile £400 £339 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -
75th Percentile £600 £575 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 177 607 340
10th Percentile £14.99 £14.16 £13.41
25th Percentile £16.95 £15.39 £14.25
Median hourly rate £42.50 £40.00 £24.62
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% +62.47% +58.84%
75th Percentile £70.00 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.25 £70.00
England median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the East of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

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

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in the East of England

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

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 East of England 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
Cambridgeshire +5 94 £425 -22.73% 216
Hertfordshire +17 47 £500 +21.21% 157
Bedfordshire +6 47 £500 +29.03% 84
Essex +1 27 £400 -25.09% 118
Suffolk +2 17 £220 -60.00% 42
Norfolk +2 8 £450 -14.29% 40
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 23 (9.58%) SharePoint
2 16 (6.67%) Confluence
3 7 (2.92%) WebSphere
4 4 (1.67%) Apache
4 4 (1.67%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.83%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 2 (0.83%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.83%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 72 (30.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 65 (27.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.83%) CANalyzer
5 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.42%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 10 (4.17%) Teamcenter
2 7 (2.92%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.67%) SAP ERP
4 3 (1.25%) SAP EWM
4 3 (1.25%) SAP GTS
4 3 (1.25%) SAP SCM
5 2 (0.83%) SAP GRC
5 2 (0.83%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.42%) iTrent
6 1 (0.42%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.42%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.42%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.42%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.42%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.42%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 38 (15.83%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (7.92%) Azure
3 14 (5.83%) Entra ID
3 14 (5.83%) Power Platform
4 12 (5.00%) AWS
5 8 (3.33%) GCP
6 7 (2.92%) GitHub
6 7 (2.92%) SaaS
7 6 (2.50%) Power Automate
8 5 (2.08%) Google Workspace
9 4 (1.67%) dbt
10 3 (1.25%) Nutanix
10 3 (1.25%) Vertex AI
11 2 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.83%) Cohesity
11 2 (0.83%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.83%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.83%) Serverless
12 1 (0.42%) Google Analytics
12 1 (0.42%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (10.00%) Wi-Fi
2 9 (3.75%) VPN
3 8 (3.33%) Network Security
4 6 (2.50%) Firewall
5 4 (1.67%) Fibre Channel
5 4 (1.67%) VSAN
6 3 (1.25%) DNS
6 3 (1.25%) Wireless
7 2 (0.83%) Cisco ISE
7 2 (0.83%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.83%) IMAP
7 2 (0.83%) LAN
7 2 (0.83%) SAN
7 2 (0.83%) Skype
7 2 (0.83%) SMTP
7 2 (0.83%) WLAN
8 1 (0.42%) Cisco Wireless
8 1 (0.42%) Junos
8 1 (0.42%) Multicast
8 1 (0.42%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.83%) Power BI
2 9 (3.75%) Tableau
3 8 (3.33%) MongoDB
3 8 (3.33%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (2.92%) DB2
5 5 (2.08%) Metadata
6 4 (1.67%) BigQuery
6 4 (1.67%) Data Mining
7 3 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (1.25%) Looker
7 3 (1.25%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.83%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.83%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.42%) MS Access
9 1 (0.42%) MySQL
9 1 (0.42%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 12 (5.00%) JIRA
2 8 (3.33%) Git
3 3 (1.25%) TestRail
4 2 (0.83%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.42%) CANoe
5 1 (0.42%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.42%) MagicDraw
5 1 (0.42%) Rational Rhapsody
5 1 (0.42%) SonarQube
General
1 124 (51.67%) Social Skills
2 60 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (11.67%) Finance
4 14 (5.83%) Pharmaceutical
5 13 (5.42%) Public Sector
6 11 (4.58%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (4.17%) German Language
8 7 (2.92%) Legal
8 7 (2.92%) Manufacturing
9 6 (2.50%) Hungarian Language
10 5 (2.08%) Automotive
10 5 (2.08%) Electronics
10 5 (2.08%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.67%) Marketing
12 3 (1.25%) Aviation
12 3 (1.25%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.25%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.25%) Law
12 3 (1.25%) Retail
13 2 (0.83%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 44 (18.33%) Analyst
2 31 (12.92%) Service Analyst
3 22 (9.17%) Service Desk Analyst
4 21 (8.75%) Architect
5 18 (7.50%) Technical Analyst
5 18 (7.50%) Technical Services Analyst
6 16 (6.67%) Developer
7 15 (6.25%) Systems Engineer
8 14 (5.83%) Support Engineer
9 11 (4.58%) Consultant
9 11 (4.58%) Senior
10 9 (3.75%) Customer Analyst
10 9 (3.75%) Customer Service Analyst
10 9 (3.75%) Desktop Engineer
10 9 (3.75%) Desktop Support
10 9 (3.75%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 9 (3.75%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 8 (3.33%) 1st Line Support
11 8 (3.33%) Lead
11 8 (3.33%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.50%) CSS
2 5 (2.08%) Alpine.js
2 5 (2.08%) AngularJS
2 5 (2.08%) Kafka
2 5 (2.08%) Laravel
2 5 (2.08%) React
2 5 (2.08%) Tailwind CSS
3 4 (1.67%) PySpark
4 3 (1.25%) NumPy
4 3 (1.25%) Pandas
4 3 (1.25%) POSIX
4 3 (1.25%) RESTful
5 2 (0.83%) .NET
5 2 (0.83%) HTML
5 2 (0.83%) Node.js
5 2 (0.83%) REST
6 1 (0.42%) Express.js
6 1 (0.42%) Oracle Fusion
6 1 (0.42%) SAP PI
6 1 (0.42%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.42%) Self-Motivation
2 18 (7.50%) Management Information System
3 12 (5.00%) iPad
3 12 (5.00%) iPhone
4 7 (2.92%) Cloud Native
5 6 (2.50%) EPoS
5 6 (2.50%) Replication
6 5 (2.08%) Driving Licence
6 5 (2.08%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (2.08%) Learning Management System
7 4 (1.67%) Clustering
7 4 (1.67%) e-Learning
7 4 (1.67%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.67%) Reference Data
8 3 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.25%) Device Driver
8 3 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.83%) FPGA
9 2 (0.83%) VHDL
9 2 (0.83%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 42 (17.50%) Windows
2 10 (4.17%) Linux
3 8 (3.33%) Windows 10
3 8 (3.33%) Windows Server
4 5 (2.08%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.83%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.83%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (28.75%) Customer Service
2 60 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 51 (21.25%) Incident Management
4 50 (20.83%) Mathematics
5 37 (15.42%) ITIL
6 32 (13.33%) Agile
7 24 (10.00%) Data Management
8 22 (9.17%) CI/CD
9 18 (7.50%) Business Intelligence
9 18 (7.50%) Project Management
10 17 (7.08%) Validation
11 16 (6.67%) Data Analysis
11 16 (6.67%) Technical Leadership
12 15 (6.25%) Inventory Management
12 15 (6.25%) Roadmaps
12 15 (6.25%) Software Engineering
13 14 (5.83%) Data Visualisation
13 14 (5.83%) Visualisation
14 13 (5.42%) Systems Engineering
15 12 (5.00%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 35 (14.58%) SQL
2 21 (8.75%) Python
3 16 (6.67%) PowerShell
4 14 (5.83%) Java
5 5 (2.08%) PHP
6 4 (1.67%) C
6 4 (1.67%) Go
6 4 (1.67%) MATLAB
6 4 (1.67%) Shell Script
7 3 (1.25%) ABAP
7 3 (1.25%) C++
7 3 (1.25%) VBA
8 2 (0.83%) Groovy
8 2 (0.83%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.42%) Bash
9 1 (0.42%) Bicep
9 1 (0.42%) C#
9 1 (0.42%) Perl
9 1 (0.42%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 63 (26.25%) Security Cleared
2 58 (24.17%) SC Cleared
3 24 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 22 (9.17%) A+ Certification
4 22 (9.17%) MCSA
5 21 (8.75%) Degree
6 8 (3.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (2.92%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (2.50%) DV Cleared
9 5 (2.08%) DBS Check
10 3 (1.25%) VCAP
10 3 (1.25%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.42%) CCA
11 1 (0.42%) CCNP
11 1 (0.42%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.42%) JNCIE
11 1 (0.42%) JNCIP
11 1 (0.42%) JNCIS
11 1 (0.42%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.42%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.75%) Data Quality
2 8 (3.33%) QA
3 7 (2.92%) Accessibility
3 7 (2.92%) GDPR
4 2 (0.83%) GRC
4 2 (0.83%) MiFID
4 2 (0.83%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.42%) IFRS
5 1 (0.42%) PMO
5 1 (0.42%) SLA
5 1 (0.42%) SOC 2
System Software
1 53 (22.08%) Active Directory
2 10 (4.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.75%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (3.33%) Docker
4 8 (3.33%) VMware NSX
5 4 (1.67%) Firmware
5 4 (1.67%) Hyper-V
5 4 (1.67%) vSphere
6 1 (0.42%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.42%) KVM
6 1 (0.42%) QEMU
6 1 (0.42%) Xen
Systems Management
1 9 (3.75%) Terraform
2 8 (3.33%) Jamf Pro
3 7 (2.92%) Ansible
3 7 (2.92%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (2.08%) VxRail
5 4 (1.67%) Failover Clustering
5 4 (1.67%) Kubernetes
5 4 (1.67%) Podman
5 4 (1.67%) PowerCLI
5 4 (1.67%) SCCM
5 4 (1.67%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.83%) logstash
6 2 (0.83%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.42%) Avamar
7 1 (0.42%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.42%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.42%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.42%) PTC Integrity
7 1 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 94 (39.17%) Microsoft
2 31 (12.92%) ServiceNow
3 22 (9.17%) Citrix
4 18 (7.50%) SAP
5 12 (5.00%) VMware
6 11 (4.58%) Google
7 8 (3.33%) Apple
8 7 (2.92%) McAfee
8 7 (2.92%) Samsung
8 7 (2.92%) SOTI
9 6 (2.50%) Oracle
10 5 (2.08%) Dell
10 5 (2.08%) MobileIron
10 5 (2.08%) Nexthink
11 4 (1.67%) LogicMonitor
12 3 (1.25%) HP
12 3 (1.25%) NetApp
13 2 (0.83%) Cisco
13 2 (0.83%) Red Hat
13 2 (0.83%) Xilinx