Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Problem Solving
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 5 12
Rank change year-on-year -3 +7 0
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 135 187 76
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 12.91% 24.41% 11.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.19% 26.87% 12.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 106 59
10th Percentile £173 £274 £163
25th Percentile £315 £400 £295
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £469 £450
Median % change year-on-year -14.62% +4.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £522 £550 £513
90th Percentile £613 £588 £613
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £450
% change year-on-year - - -3.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 3 2
10th Percentile £13.45 £14.14 £15.95
25th Percentile £13.50 £14.50 £16.38
Median hourly rate £14.07 £15.09 £17.67
Median % change year-on-year -6.74% -14.60% -62.98%
75th Percentile £16.27 £17.50 £18.88
90th Percentile £16.41 £18.95 £19.25
Scotland median hourly rate £13.45 £17.75 £16.42
% change year-on-year -24.23% +8.10% -69.24%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 889 696 617
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 84.99% 90.86% 90.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 508 449 434
10th Percentile £281 £300 £260
25th Percentile £347 £370 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £465 £450
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% -10.00%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £538
90th Percentile £675 £600 £638
Scotland median daily rate £456 £467 £450
% change year-on-year -2.36% +3.78% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 18 23
10th Percentile £13.46 £15.73 £15.13
25th Percentile £13.89 £16.84 £19.05
Median hourly rate £35.00 £18.64 £40.94
Median % change year-on-year +87.79% -54.48% +154.13%
75th Percentile £43.96 £25.95 -
90th Percentile £77.50 £35.60 £61.50
Scotland median hourly rate £17.06 £20.00 £19.59
% change year-on-year -14.70% +2.09% +2.14%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

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

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Glasgow over the 6 months to 13 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Glasgow

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

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

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (7.41%) Confluence
2 3 (2.22%) Apache
2 3 (2.22%) Apache Spark
2 3 (2.22%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.74%) Moodle
3 1 (0.74%) MS Project Server
3 1 (0.74%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (8.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (6.67%) MS Visio
3 7 (5.19%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (4.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.74%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.74%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (0.74%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 13 (9.63%) Azure
2 11 (8.15%) GitHub
3 8 (5.93%) Anthropic Claude
3 8 (5.93%) ChatGPT
4 7 (5.19%) GCP
4 7 (5.19%) GitHub Copilot
4 7 (5.19%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (5.19%) Power Platform
5 6 (4.44%) AWS
6 5 (3.70%) Google Play
6 5 (3.70%) OpenShift
7 4 (2.96%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (2.22%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (1.48%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (1.48%) OCI
9 2 (1.48%) Rubrik
9 2 (1.48%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.74%) Alation
10 1 (0.74%) Nutanix
10 1 (0.74%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.19%) SAN
2 5 (3.70%) MPLS
3 4 (2.96%) Network Security
3 4 (2.96%) SDH
4 3 (2.22%) HTTP
4 3 (2.22%) HTTPS
4 3 (2.22%) LAN
4 3 (2.22%) NAS
4 3 (2.22%) Remote Desktop
4 3 (2.22%) TCP/IP
4 3 (2.22%) WAN
5 2 (1.48%) DHCP
5 2 (1.48%) DNS
5 2 (1.48%) Firewall
6 1 (0.74%) Ethernet VPN
6 1 (0.74%) Internet
6 1 (0.74%) Intranet
6 1 (0.74%) VoIP
6 1 (0.74%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (10.37%) MongoDB
1 14 (10.37%) Relational Database
2 9 (6.67%) Metadata
3 8 (5.93%) Db2
4 7 (5.19%) Power BI
5 4 (2.96%) DynamoDB
5 4 (2.96%) Oracle Database
5 4 (2.96%) Tableau
6 3 (2.22%) Flink
7 2 (1.48%) Big Data
7 2 (1.48%) MySQL
7 2 (1.48%) NoSQL
7 2 (1.48%) Oracle Database 10g
7 2 (1.48%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.74%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.74%) Oracle Database 11g
8 1 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.74%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.74%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 20 (14.81%) Git
2 11 (8.15%) JIRA
3 7 (5.19%) Gradle
4 6 (4.44%) Jenkins
5 5 (3.70%) Android Studio
6 3 (2.22%) Cypress.io
6 3 (2.22%) Postman
6 3 (2.22%) REST Assured
6 3 (2.22%) Selenium
7 2 (1.48%) Appium
7 2 (1.48%) Cucumber
7 2 (1.48%) JUnit
7 2 (1.48%) Maven
7 2 (1.48%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.74%) GoCD
8 1 (0.74%) Mocha
8 1 (0.74%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.74%) PVCS
8 1 (0.74%) Subversion
8 1 (0.74%) TestNG
General
1 78 (57.78%) Social Skills
2 57 (42.22%) Analytical Skills
3 43 (31.85%) Finance
4 19 (14.07%) Banking
5 12 (8.89%) Investment Banking
6 11 (8.15%) Front Office
7 10 (7.41%) Public Sector
8 8 (5.93%) Legal
9 7 (5.19%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (5.19%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (4.44%) Billing
11 5 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (3.70%) Telecoms
12 3 (2.22%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.74%) Local Government
13 1 (0.74%) Prime Brokerage
13 1 (0.74%) Retail Banking
13 1 (0.74%) Synthetic Prime Brokerage
Job Titles
1 30 (22.22%) Developer
2 27 (20.00%) Analyst
3 11 (8.15%) Java Developer
4 10 (7.41%) Senior
5 9 (6.67%) Business Analyst
5 9 (6.67%) Field Engineer
5 9 (6.67%) Network Engineer
6 8 (5.93%) Administrator
7 7 (5.19%) Data Analyst
7 7 (5.19%) Python Developer
8 6 (4.44%) Data Engineer
9 5 (3.70%) Android Developer
9 5 (3.70%) Business Systems Analyst
9 5 (3.70%) Lead
9 5 (3.70%) Project Manager
9 5 (3.70%) Senior Developer
9 5 (3.70%) Systems Analyst
10 4 (2.96%) Field Service Engineer
10 4 (2.96%) Systems Administrator
10 4 (2.96%) Technical Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (9.63%) REST
2 10 (7.41%) RESTful
3 8 (5.93%) Kafka
4 5 (3.70%) Android Jetpack
4 5 (3.70%) Jetpack Compose
4 5 (3.70%) JSON
4 5 (3.70%) Retrofit
4 5 (3.70%) Spring
4 5 (3.70%) Web Services
5 4 (2.96%) Celery
5 4 (2.96%) Core Data
5 4 (2.96%) PySpark
5 4 (2.96%) RabbitMQ
5 4 (2.96%) RxSwift
5 4 (2.96%) Spring Boot
5 4 (2.96%) Streamlit
5 4 (2.96%) SwiftUI
5 4 (2.96%) UIKit
6 3 (2.22%) Playwright
7 2 (1.48%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.67%) Derivative
2 8 (5.93%) Equity Derivative
2 8 (5.93%) Product Ownership
3 7 (5.19%) Distributed Systems
3 7 (5.19%) Driving Licence
4 5 (3.70%) Data Centre
4 5 (3.70%) Data Structures
4 5 (3.70%) Mobile App
5 4 (2.96%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (2.96%) CCTV
5 4 (2.96%) Cloud Native
5 4 (2.96%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.22%) Operational Technology
6 3 (2.22%) Virtual Team
7 2 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.48%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.48%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.48%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 1 (0.74%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 18 (13.33%) Windows
2 13 (9.63%) Linux
3 12 (8.89%) Android
4 7 (5.19%) Unix
5 5 (3.70%) Apple iOS
6 4 (2.96%) Windows 10
7 2 (1.48%) Mac OS
7 2 (1.48%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.74%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (28.89%) Agile
2 26 (19.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 25 (18.52%) Scrum
4 23 (17.04%) CI/CD
4 23 (17.04%) Stakeholder Management
5 22 (16.30%) Customer Service
6 21 (15.56%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (13.33%) DevOps
8 17 (12.59%) Risk Management
9 16 (11.85%) Data Analysis
9 16 (11.85%) Data Governance
10 15 (11.11%) Test Automation
11 14 (10.37%) Decision-Making
11 14 (10.37%) Machine Learning
12 13 (9.63%) Data Pipeline
12 13 (9.63%) Project Delivery
12 13 (9.63%) TDD
13 12 (8.89%) Actionable Insight
13 12 (8.89%) AI
13 12 (8.89%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 29 (21.48%) Python
2 28 (20.74%) Java
2 28 (20.74%) SQL
3 13 (9.63%) C++
4 6 (4.44%) JavaScript
5 5 (3.70%) Kotlin
5 5 (3.70%) Perl
5 5 (3.70%) PL/SQL
6 4 (2.96%) PowerShell
6 4 (2.96%) Swift
7 3 (2.22%) C#
8 2 (1.48%) Bash
8 2 (1.48%) PHP
8 2 (1.48%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.74%) C
9 1 (0.74%) Embedded C
9 1 (0.74%) Embedded C++
9 1 (0.74%) Scala
9 1 (0.74%) VB
Qualifications
1 17 (12.59%) Security Cleared
2 13 (9.63%) SC Cleared
3 8 (5.93%) Degree
4 6 (4.44%) CCNA
4 6 (4.44%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (2.96%) A+ Certification
5 4 (2.96%) HND
5 4 (2.96%) MCSE
5 4 (2.96%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (2.96%) Network+ Certification
6 3 (2.22%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.48%) CCNP
7 2 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.48%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.48%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.74%) IIBA
8 1 (0.74%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.74%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.74%) PMP
8 1 (0.74%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (11.11%) Data Quality
2 12 (8.89%) SLA
3 4 (2.96%) Disclosure Scotland
3 4 (2.96%) QA
4 3 (2.22%) GRC
5 2 (1.48%) COBIT
5 2 (1.48%) ISO 20022
5 2 (1.48%) ISO 31000
5 2 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 2 (1.48%) PMO
6 1 (0.74%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.74%) GDPR
6 1 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.74%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 7 (5.19%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.70%) Docker
3 4 (2.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.22%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.48%) vSphere
6 1 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.74%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 12 (8.89%) Kubernetes
2 5 (3.70%) NetBackup
3 4 (2.96%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 4 (2.96%) Terraform
4 3 (2.22%) SCCM
5 2 (1.48%) Ansible
5 2 (1.48%) Cisco Prime
5 2 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (1.48%) SCOM
5 2 (1.48%) SolarWinds Orion
6 1 (0.74%) Grafana
6 1 (0.74%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 41 (30.37%) Microsoft
2 13 (9.63%) Oracle
3 10 (7.41%) Google
4 8 (5.93%) Sybase
5 7 (5.19%) Dell
5 7 (5.19%) IBM
6 6 (4.44%) Computacenter
7 5 (3.70%) Cisco
7 5 (3.70%) MuleSoft
8 4 (2.96%) Databricks
8 4 (2.96%) Nokia
8 4 (2.96%) VMware
9 3 (2.22%) Canon
9 3 (2.22%) Citrix
9 3 (2.22%) HP
9 3 (2.22%) ServiceNow
9 3 (2.22%) Splunk
9 3 (2.22%) Veritas
10 2 (1.48%) CyberArk
10 2 (1.48%) SolarWinds