Job Vacancy Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Skill Sets
Period
to 21 October 2018

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 October 2018 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 Oct 2018		 Same period 2017 Same period 2016
Rank 32 26 30
Rank change year-on-year -6 +4 -5
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 143 145 124
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 4.87% 5.24% 5.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.48% 6.18% 6.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 75 61
Edinburgh median daily rate £400 £375 £400
Median daily rate % change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% +3.23%
10th Percentile £311 £255 £183
90th Percentile £540 £500 £488
Scotland median daily rate £385 £400 £350
% change year-on-year -3.75% +14.29% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 6
Edinburgh median hourly rate £25.25 £33.00 £23.16
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year -23.48% +42.50% +21.88%
10th Percentile £17.45 £30.95 £13.70
90th Percentile £33.05 £34.65 £43.00
Scotland median hourly rate £30.00 £22.50 £15.82
% change year-on-year +33.33% +42.27% -1.16%

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 2,608 2,346 1,923
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh 88.74% 84.72% 85.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,333 1,369 1,093
Edinburgh median daily rate £425 £400 £388
Median daily rate % change year-on-year +6.25% +3.23% +1.97%
10th Percentile £280 £263 £261
90th Percentile £575 £546 £525
Scotland median daily rate £400 £390 £355
% change year-on-year +2.56% +9.86% -5.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 18 25
Edinburgh median hourly rate £25.00 £16.68 £19.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year +49.88% -14.46% +21.88%
10th Percentile £10.90 £11.22 £11.20
90th Percentile £43.96 £37.52 £47.03
Scotland median hourly rate £25.00 £26.25 £25.00
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +25.00%

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 October 2018.

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 October 2018.

Contractor hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 21 October 2018, 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 49 (34.27%) Agile Software Development
2 48 (33.57%) Finance
3 46 (32.17%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (30.77%) Banking
5 27 (18.88%) Stakeholder Management
6 24 (16.78%) JavaScript
7 22 (15.38%) Windows
8 21 (14.69%) Project Management
9 20 (13.99%) Scrum
10 18 (12.59%) Java
11 17 (11.89%) HTML
12 15 (10.49%) CSS
12 15 (10.49%) Microsoft
13 14 (9.79%) SQL
14 13 (9.09%) Front End Development
15 12 (8.39%) Degree
16 11 (7.69%) Software Engineering
16 11 (7.69%) Linux
16 11 (7.69%) React
16 11 (7.69%) User Experience
16 11 (7.69%) Decision-Making
17 10 (6.99%) Continuous Delivery
17 10 (6.99%) Kanban
17 10 (6.99%) Git (software)
17 10 (6.99%) HTML5
17 10 (6.99%) Risk Management
18 9 (6.29%) Oracle
18 9 (6.29%) Python
18 9 (6.29%) Amazon AWS
18 9 (6.29%) SDLC

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 4 (2.80%) Apache
1 4 (2.80%) nginx
1 4 (2.80%) SAS
1 4 (2.80%) SharePoint
1 4 (2.80%) Tomcat
2 2 (1.40%) Apache Spark
2 2 (1.40%) MS Exchange
2 2 (1.40%) WebSphere
3 1 (0.70%) Blackboard Learn
3 1 (0.70%) IBM Domino
3 1 (0.70%) Moodle
3 1 (0.70%) Oracle Workflow
3 1 (0.70%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (4.20%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (2.10%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (1.40%) InVision
4 2 (1.40%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.70%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.70%) EViews
5 1 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.70%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.70%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 3 (2.10%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.70%) assyst
2 1 (0.70%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (0.70%) Sonata
Cloud Services
1 9 (6.29%) Amazon AWS
2 6 (4.20%) npm
3 3 (2.10%) Microsoft Azure
4 2 (1.40%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 2 (1.40%) Office 365
4 2 (1.40%) OpenShift
5 1 (0.70%) Amazon CloudWatch
5 1 (0.70%) Amazon EC2
5 1 (0.70%) Amazon S3
5 1 (0.70%) GitHub
5 1 (0.70%) Google Cloud Platform
5 1 (0.70%) IaaS
5 1 (0.70%) Lucidchart
5 1 (0.70%) SaaS
5 1 (0.70%) Serverless
5 1 (0.70%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.90%) Firewall
2 5 (3.50%) DNS
3 4 (2.80%) DSL
3 4 (2.80%) SSL
4 2 (1.40%) SAN
5 1 (0.70%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (0.70%) DHCP
5 1 (0.70%) Fibre Channel
5 1 (0.70%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.70%) NetScaler
5 1 (0.70%) SMS
5 1 (0.70%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.20%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (3.50%) SQL Server
3 3 (2.10%) MongoDB
3 3 (2.10%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.40%) Base SAS
4 2 (1.40%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.40%) DB2
4 2 (1.40%) MS Access
4 2 (1.40%) Oracle Database
4 2 (1.40%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (1.40%) Relational Database
4 2 (1.40%) SAS Enterprise Guide
4 2 (1.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.70%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.70%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.70%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.70%) GIS
5 1 (0.70%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.70%) MySQL
5 1 (0.70%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 10 (6.99%) Git (software)
2 7 (4.90%) JIRA
3 6 (4.20%) Jenkins
3 6 (4.20%) Subversion
3 6 (4.20%) webpack
4 4 (2.80%) Artifactory
4 4 (2.80%) GitLab
5 3 (2.10%) Axure RP
5 3 (2.10%) Cucumber
5 3 (2.10%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (1.40%) Balsamiq Mockups
6 2 (1.40%) InstallShield
7 1 (0.70%) HP UFT
7 1 (0.70%) Hudson
7 1 (0.70%) Introscope
7 1 (0.70%) Jasmine
7 1 (0.70%) JMeter
7 1 (0.70%) JSUnit
7 1 (0.70%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.70%) WebDriver
General
1 48 (33.57%) Finance
2 44 (30.77%) Banking
3 4 (2.80%) Retail
4 2 (1.40%) Advertising
4 2 (1.40%) Games
4 2 (1.40%) Investment Banking
4 2 (1.40%) Legal
4 2 (1.40%) Marketing
4 2 (1.40%) Retail Banking
5 1 (0.70%) Financial Institution
5 1 (0.70%) Law
5 1 (0.70%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 35 (24.48%) Developer
2 29 (20.28%) Analyst
3 11 (7.69%) Business Analyst
3 11 (7.69%) Project Manager
4 8 (5.59%) Consultant
5 7 (4.90%) React Developer
6 5 (3.50%) Administrator
6 5 (3.50%) Architect
6 5 (3.50%) Front End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 5 (3.50%) Python Developer
6 5 (3.50%) Technical Analyst
7 4 (2.80%) .NET Developer
7 4 (2.80%) Designer
7 4 (2.80%) Full Stack Developer
7 4 (2.80%) Scrum Master
8 3 (2.10%) Delivery Manager
8 3 (2.10%) Java Developer
8 3 (2.10%) Software Developer
8 3 (2.10%) Technical Business Analyst
8 3 (2.10%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (11.89%) HTML
2 15 (10.49%) CSS
3 11 (7.69%) React
4 10 (6.99%) HTML5
5 8 (5.59%) AngularJS
5 8 (5.59%) RESTful
6 7 (4.90%) .NET
6 7 (4.90%) Web Services
7 6 (4.20%) CSS3
7 6 (4.20%) DOM
7 6 (4.20%) Immutable.js
7 6 (4.20%) JSON
7 6 (4.20%) Redux
8 5 (3.50%) ASP.NET
8 5 (3.50%) GraphQL
8 5 (3.50%) REST
9 4 (2.80%) ASP.NET Web API
9 4 (2.80%) LDAP
9 4 (2.80%) XML
10 3 (2.10%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 46 (32.17%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (7.69%) User Experience
3 7 (4.90%) Data Structures
4 4 (2.80%) Computer Science
4 4 (2.80%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.10%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.40%) Algorithms
6 2 (1.40%) Blog
6 2 (1.40%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (1.40%) Minimum Viable Product
6 2 (1.40%) Private Cloud
6 2 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.40%) VLE
7 1 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.70%) BYOD
7 1 (0.70%) EMC VNX
7 1 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.70%) Fintech
7 1 (0.70%) Oracle Licensing
7 1 (0.70%) VxBlock/Vblock
Operating Systems
1 22 (15.38%) Windows
2 11 (7.69%) Linux
3 9 (6.29%) Windows 10
4 5 (3.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (2.80%) Solaris
6 2 (1.40%) Mac OS
6 2 (1.40%) Unix
6 2 (1.40%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (1.40%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.70%) AIX
7 1 (0.70%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.70%) Data ONTAP
7 1 (0.70%) VMS
7 1 (0.70%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.70%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (34.27%) Agile Software Development
2 27 (18.88%) Stakeholder Management
3 21 (14.69%) Project Management
4 20 (13.99%) Scrum
5 13 (9.09%) Front End Development
6 11 (7.69%) Decision-Making
6 11 (7.69%) Software Engineering
7 10 (6.99%) Continuous Delivery
7 10 (6.99%) Kanban
7 10 (6.99%) Risk Management
8 9 (6.29%) DevOps
8 9 (6.29%) SDLC
8 9 (6.29%) Wireframes
9 8 (5.59%) Asset Management
9 8 (5.59%) BDD
9 8 (5.59%) Test Automation
10 7 (4.90%) Analytics
10 7 (4.90%) Benchmarking
10 7 (4.90%) ITIL
10 7 (4.90%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 24 (16.78%) JavaScript
2 18 (12.59%) Java
3 14 (9.79%) SQL
4 9 (6.29%) Python
5 4 (2.80%) Bash Shell
5 4 (2.80%) C#
5 4 (2.80%) PHP
5 4 (2.80%) PowerShell
6 3 (2.10%) VBA
7 2 (1.40%) Java 8
7 2 (1.40%) PL/SQL
7 2 (1.40%) Ruby
8 1 (0.70%) C
8 1 (0.70%) C++
8 1 (0.70%) MATLAB
8 1 (0.70%) R
8 1 (0.70%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.70%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.70%) VB
8 1 (0.70%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 12 (8.39%) Degree
2 2 (1.40%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (0.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (0.70%) CCNA
3 1 (0.70%) CESG Certified Professional
3 1 (0.70%) CISA
3 1 (0.70%) CISM
3 1 (0.70%) CISSP
3 1 (0.70%) Citrix Certification
3 1 (0.70%) CTC Cleared
3 1 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (0.70%) Postgraduate
3 1 (0.70%) Security Cleared
3 1 (0.70%) VCAP
3 1 (0.70%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.59%) QA
2 5 (3.50%) Disclosure Scotland
3 3 (2.10%) PMO
4 2 (1.40%) IFRS
5 1 (0.70%) GDPR
5 1 (0.70%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 7 (4.90%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.20%) Docker
3 5 (3.50%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.10%) VMware NSX
5 2 (1.40%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (1.40%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.70%) Citrix Presentation Server
6 1 (0.70%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 1 (0.70%) Firmware
6 1 (0.70%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.70%) NFS
6 1 (0.70%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.70%) vSphere
6 1 (0.70%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 7 (4.90%) Ansible
2 6 (4.20%) Puppet
3 4 (2.80%) Oracle ZFS
3 4 (2.80%) Prometheus
3 4 (2.80%) Red Hat Satellite
3 4 (2.80%) Xymon
4 3 (2.10%) Kubernetes
5 2 (1.40%) SCCM
5 2 (1.40%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.70%) CA Service Virtualization
6 1 (0.70%) CA Wily
6 1 (0.70%) Mesos
6 1 (0.70%) PowerCLI
6 1 (0.70%) Tivoli
6 1 (0.70%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 1 (0.70%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.70%) vMotion
6 1 (0.70%) vRealize
Vendors
1 15 (10.49%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.29%) Oracle
3 7 (4.90%) VMware
4 5 (3.50%) IBM
4 5 (3.50%) Red Hat
5 4 (2.80%) Citrix
6 3 (2.10%) Ab Initio
7 2 (1.40%) Adobe
7 2 (1.40%) CA
7 2 (1.40%) NetApp
8 1 (0.70%) Altiris
8 1 (0.70%) Brocade
8 1 (0.70%) Cisco
8 1 (0.70%) Dell
8 1 (0.70%) EMC
8 1 (0.70%) Facebook
8 1 (0.70%) Google
8 1 (0.70%) HP
8 1 (0.70%) SAP
8 1 (0.70%) Teradata