Job Vacancy Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Skill Sets
Period
to 21 May 2019

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 21 May 2019 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Problem-Solving
Scotland > Edinburgh
6 months to
21 May 2019		 Same period 2018 Same period 2017
Rank 20 27 38
Rank change year-on-year +7 +11 -11
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 140 151 79
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 6.03% 5.27% 4.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.03% 6.03% 4.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 71 46
Edinburgh median daily rate £400 £390 £375
Median daily rate % change year-on-year +2.56% +4.00% -11.76%
10th Percentile £175 £300 £250
90th Percentile £489 £513 £483
Scotland median daily rate £375 £388 £370
% change year-on-year -3.23% +4.73% -2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 4
Edinburgh median hourly rate £44.13 £26.75 £20.25
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year +64.95% +32.10% -
10th Percentile £10.63 £19.48 £15.24
90th Percentile £47.06 £33.43 £31.63
Scotland median hourly rate £32.50 £18.50 £17.39
% change year-on-year +75.68% +6.38% -55.41%

Problem-Solving is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

All Process and Methodology Skills
Edinburgh
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,991 2,503 1,593
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 85.82% 87.43% 86.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,061 1,499 995
Edinburgh median daily rate £425 £413 £400
Median daily rate % change year-on-year +3.03% +3.13% -
10th Percentile £294 £296 £272
90th Percentile £588 £573 £550
Scotland median daily rate £425 £400 £378
% change year-on-year +6.25% +5.96% +0.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 22 24
Edinburgh median hourly rate £17.50 £35.00 £16.93
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year -50.00% +106.73% -17.41%
10th Percentile £11.17 £15.11 £13.32
90th Percentile £46.63 £105.45 £52.12
Scotland median hourly rate £23.06 £20.00 £22.75
% change year-on-year +15.31% -12.09% -36.81%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Edinburgh

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Problem-Solving in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Edinburgh

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Problem-Solving in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 21 May 2019.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Edinburgh

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving in Edinburgh.

Contractor hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Edinburgh

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

The hourly rate distribution of IT jobs citing Problem-Solving in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 21 May 2019.

Contractor hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 21 May 2019, IT contractor jobs citing Problem-Solving also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for Problem-Solving.

1 57 (40.71%) Finance
2 41 (29.29%) Agile Software Development
3 38 (27.14%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (20.00%) Banking
5 26 (18.57%) SQL
6 22 (15.71%) Stakeholder Management
7 18 (12.86%) Windows
7 18 (12.86%) Microsoft
7 18 (12.86%) Asset Management
8 17 (12.14%) Active Directory
9 14 (10.00%) Java
10 13 (9.29%) Git (software)
11 12 (8.57%) Service Delivery
11 12 (8.57%) Linux
11 12 (8.57%) JIRA
12 10 (7.14%) Data Management
12 10 (7.14%) Migration
12 10 (7.14%) ITIL
12 10 (7.14%) Oracle
12 10 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
13 9 (6.43%) Coaching
13 9 (6.43%) Test Automation
13 9 (6.43%) HTML
13 9 (6.43%) SLA
13 9 (6.43%) IBM
13 9 (6.43%) Spring
13 9 (6.43%) WebSphere
14 8 (5.71%) Scrum
14 8 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
14 8 (5.71%) .NET

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring IT Skills in Edinburgh by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (6.43%) WebSphere
2 6 (4.29%) MS Exchange
2 6 (4.29%) SAS
3 4 (2.86%) JBoss
4 3 (2.14%) Confluence
4 3 (2.14%) SharePoint
4 3 (2.14%) Tomcat
5 2 (1.43%) Drupal
5 2 (1.43%) NetWeaver
5 2 (1.43%) WebSphere Application Server
6 1 (0.71%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.71%) FileNet
6 1 (0.71%) Gunicorn
6 1 (0.71%) SharePoint 2010
6 1 (0.71%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 8 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (4.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (2.86%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (2.14%) MS Visio
6 2 (1.43%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (1.43%) OmniGraffle
7 1 (0.71%) InfoPath
7 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.43%) ResourceLink
2 1 (0.71%) Actimize
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.00%) Amazon AWS
2 4 (2.86%) Microsoft Azure
3 3 (2.14%) Office 365
4 2 (1.43%) GitHub
4 2 (1.43%) IBM Cloud
4 2 (1.43%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.71%) Amazon S3
5 1 (0.71%) IBM Blueworks
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.57%) Firewall
2 3 (2.14%) VPN
3 2 (1.43%) DHCP
3 2 (1.43%) DNS
3 2 (1.43%) FTP
3 2 (1.43%) Network Security
4 1 (0.71%) BGP
4 1 (0.71%) BIG-IP
4 1 (0.71%) Cisco ASA
4 1 (0.71%) Cisco Nexus
4 1 (0.71%) Intranet
4 1 (0.71%) OSPF
4 1 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.71%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.71%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.00%) DB2
1 7 (5.00%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.86%) BusinessObjects XI
2 4 (2.86%) Hadoop
2 4 (2.86%) Relational Database
2 4 (2.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (2.14%) Data Mining
3 3 (2.14%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.43%) Apache Hive
4 2 (1.43%) Big Data
4 2 (1.43%) Crystal Reports
4 2 (1.43%) Informix
4 2 (1.43%) OLAP
4 2 (1.43%) Oracle BI EE
4 2 (1.43%) Oracle Database
4 2 (1.43%) Oracle Database 11g
4 2 (1.43%) Power BI
4 2 (1.43%) RDBMS
4 2 (1.43%) SAS Visual Analytics
4 2 (1.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 13 (9.29%) Git (software)
2 12 (8.57%) JIRA
3 3 (2.14%) Introscope
3 3 (2.14%) Selenium
4 2 (1.43%) Axure RP
4 2 (1.43%) GitLab
4 2 (1.43%) Maven
4 2 (1.43%) MSTest
4 2 (1.43%) NUnit
4 2 (1.43%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (1.43%) Visual Studio
4 2 (1.43%) Visual Studio Team System
5 1 (0.71%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.71%) InstallShield
5 1 (0.71%) JMeter
5 1 (0.71%) MSI
General
1 57 (40.71%) Finance
2 28 (20.00%) Banking
3 6 (4.29%) Investment Banking
4 5 (3.57%) Legal
5 3 (2.14%) Advertising
6 1 (0.71%) Digital Economy
6 1 (0.71%) Electronics
6 1 (0.71%) Front Office
6 1 (0.71%) Games
6 1 (0.71%) Law
6 1 (0.71%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.71%) Retail Banking
6 1 (0.71%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 27 (19.29%) Analyst
2 19 (13.57%) Developer
3 13 (9.29%) Architect
4 7 (5.00%) Data Analyst
4 7 (5.00%) Solutions Architect
4 7 (5.00%) Test Leader
5 6 (4.29%) Administrator
6 5 (3.57%) Scrum Master
6 5 (3.57%) Technical Architect
7 4 (2.86%) C# Developer
7 4 (2.86%) Consultant
7 4 (2.86%) Governance Analyst
7 4 (2.86%) Security Administrator
8 3 (2.14%) Business Analyst
8 3 (2.14%) Data Migration Lead
8 3 (2.14%) Firewall Analyst
8 3 (2.14%) Support Engineer
8 3 (2.14%) Systems Analyst
8 3 (2.14%) User Researcher
8 3 (2.14%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (6.43%) HTML
1 9 (6.43%) Spring
2 8 (5.71%) .NET
2 8 (5.71%) CSS
2 8 (5.71%) XML
3 7 (5.00%) JSON
4 4 (2.86%) ASP.NET
4 4 (2.86%) HTML5
4 4 (2.86%) Web Services
5 3 (2.14%) .NET Framework
5 3 (2.14%) Ajax
5 3 (2.14%) CSS3
5 3 (2.14%) jQuery
5 3 (2.14%) Middleware
5 3 (2.14%) SOAP
6 2 (1.43%) EJB
6 2 (1.43%) JDBC
6 2 (1.43%) JMS
6 2 (1.43%) JSF
6 2 (1.43%) Spring Web Flow
Miscellaneous
1 38 (27.14%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (3.57%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.86%) Linux Command Line
4 4 (2.86%) Reference Data
5 3 (2.14%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (2.14%) User Experience
6 2 (1.43%) Data Structures
6 2 (1.43%) Fintech
6 2 (1.43%) Mainframe
7 1 (0.71%) Blackberry
7 1 (0.71%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.71%) CMDB
7 1 (0.71%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.71%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.71%) Device Driver
7 1 (0.71%) PMI
7 1 (0.71%) Robotics
7 1 (0.71%) Smart Meter
7 1 (0.71%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 18 (12.86%) Windows
2 12 (8.57%) Linux
3 5 (3.57%) Unix
3 5 (3.57%) Windows 10
4 4 (2.86%) Windows Server
5 3 (2.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (2.14%) Windows Server 2003
5 3 (2.14%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (1.43%) Windows 7
6 2 (1.43%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.71%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (29.29%) Agile Software Development
2 22 (15.71%) Stakeholder Management
3 18 (12.86%) Asset Management
4 12 (8.57%) Service Delivery
5 10 (7.14%) Data Management
5 10 (7.14%) ITIL
5 10 (7.14%) Migration
6 9 (6.43%) Coaching
6 9 (6.43%) Test Automation
7 8 (5.71%) Critical Thinking
7 8 (5.71%) Scrum
8 7 (5.00%) Configuration Management
8 7 (5.00%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (4.29%) Business Intelligence
9 6 (4.29%) Customer Requirements
9 6 (4.29%) Data Analysis
9 6 (4.29%) Data Extraction
9 6 (4.29%) ETL
9 6 (4.29%) IT Strategy
9 6 (4.29%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (18.57%) SQL
2 14 (10.00%) Java
3 7 (5.00%) JavaScript
4 6 (4.29%) C#
5 5 (3.57%) Python
6 4 (2.86%) PowerShell
7 3 (2.14%) VBA
8 2 (1.43%) ABAP
8 2 (1.43%) C
8 2 (1.43%) Erlang
8 2 (1.43%) R
8 2 (1.43%) Shell Script
8 2 (1.43%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.71%) CLIST
9 1 (0.71%) REXX
9 1 (0.71%) VB
Qualifications
1 5 (3.57%) Degree
2 2 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (1.43%) Postgraduate
2 2 (1.43%) Security Cleared
2 2 (1.43%) Six Sigma Black Belt
2 2 (1.43%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
2 2 (1.43%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 1 (0.71%) CCNP
3 1 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (0.71%) MCSE
3 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (0.71%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.43%) SLA
2 7 (5.00%) QA
3 6 (4.29%) Data Quality
4 4 (2.86%) PMO
5 3 (2.14%) COBIT
5 3 (2.14%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.71%) GDPR
System Software
1 17 (12.14%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.43%) VMware ESXi
2 2 (1.43%) XenApp
2 2 (1.43%) XenDesktop
3 1 (0.71%) Docker
3 1 (0.71%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.71%) Job Entry Subsystem
3 1 (0.71%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 1 (0.71%) Time Sharing Option
3 1 (0.71%) Virtual Servers
3 1 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (2.86%) SCCM
2 3 (2.14%) CA Wily
3 2 (1.43%) Puppet
4 1 (0.71%) Ansible
4 1 (0.71%) Dollar Universe
4 1 (0.71%) Opscode Chef
4 1 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.71%) WSUS
Vendors
1 18 (12.86%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.14%) Oracle
3 9 (6.43%) IBM
4 7 (5.00%) Red Hat
5 5 (3.57%) Cisco
5 5 (3.57%) Splunk
6 4 (2.86%) Ab Initio
6 4 (2.86%) CheckPoint
6 4 (2.86%) Citrix
6 4 (2.86%) SAP
6 4 (2.86%) VMware
7 3 (2.14%) CA
8 2 (1.43%) Adobe
8 2 (1.43%) Fortinet
8 2 (1.43%) NGA Human Resources
8 2 (1.43%) Sophos
8 2 (1.43%) Tableau
9 1 (0.71%) ArcSight
9 1 (0.71%) F5
9 1 (0.71%) Spiceworks