Problem Solving
Scotland > Fife
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Fife requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | - | 2 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Fife | 18.18% | - | 33.33% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 18.18% | - | 33.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £70 | - | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £112 | - | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +309.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £153 | - | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -5.56% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £59.03 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £66.39 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £70.81 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £13.00 | £16.50 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.21% | -70.00% | +191.01% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Fife
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 Fife.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 22 | 15 | 12 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Fife | 100.00% | 88.24% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £70 | £115 | £246 |
| 25th Percentile | £130 | £128 | £324 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £153 | £140 | £413 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.29% | -66.06% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £233 | £511 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £490 | £541 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £465 | £450 | £479 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.33% | -6.05% | +0.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £50.96 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £13.25 | £56.15 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £13.50 | £59.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +86.30% | -77.13% | +13.06% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £13.75 | £62.71 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £69.33 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £20.00 | £21.80 | £19.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.24% | +13.63% | +2.29% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Fife
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Fife.
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Daily Rate Trend in Fife
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Fife citing Problem-Solving.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Fife
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Fife citing Problem-Solving.
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Contract Job Locations in Fife
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 Fife region over the 6 months to 29 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenrothes | - | 2 | £70 | - | |
| St Andrews | - | 2 | £153 | - | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fife 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:
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