Problem-Solving Contracts in Glasgow

Problem Solving
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Glasgow 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 5 19 14
Rank change year-on-year +14 -5 -2
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 203 80 112
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 25.44% 9.12% 12.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 27.18% 9.93% 12.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 138 54 83
10th Percentile £309 £158 £365
25th Percentile £408 £288 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £464 £440 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.40% -12.00% +12.36%
75th Percentile £550 £499 £584
90th Percentile £623 £613 £738
Scotland median daily rate £457 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -3.79% - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 6 1
10th Percentile £15.07 £16.09 -
25th Percentile £16.82 £16.50 -
Median hourly rate £19.83 £18.00 £47.73
Median % change year-on-year +10.17% -62.29% +11.00%
75th Percentile £23.83 £19.50 -
90th Percentile £26.18 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £22.00 £17.00 £18.88
% change year-on-year +29.41% -9.96% -60.25%

All Process and 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 747 806 862
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 93.61% 91.90% 94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 515 629
10th Percentile £311 £280 £325
25th Percentile £393 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £600
90th Percentile £603 £675 £701
Scotland median daily rate £463 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.63% - +2.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 40 27
10th Percentile £16.18 £13.75 -
25th Percentile £16.75 £16.00 £10.63
Median hourly rate £19.83 £21.13 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.14% +56.50% -66.24%
75th Percentile £65.00 £44.14 £35.00
90th Percentile £76.83 £63.75 £59.47
Scotland median hourly rate £21.59 £19.34 £17.72
% change year-on-year +11.66% +9.11% -55.69%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Glasgow

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Glasgow.

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Glasgow

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

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

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Glasgow

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Glasgow.

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Glasgow

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Glasgow

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

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Glasgow

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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 11 (5.42%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.99%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 2 (0.99%) CMS
3 2 (0.99%) Confluence
3 2 (0.99%) JBoss
3 2 (0.99%) SharePoint Server
3 2 (0.99%) WebLogic
4 1 (0.49%) Jupyter
Applications
1 11 (5.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (3.94%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (3.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.99%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.49%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.49%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 6 (2.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.48%) Finacle
Cloud Services
1 38 (18.72%) Azure
2 27 (13.30%) AWS
3 17 (8.37%) Cloud Computing
4 14 (6.90%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (6.40%) Power Platform
6 9 (4.43%) Entra ID
7 6 (2.96%) Amazon S3
7 6 (2.96%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (2.96%) IaaS
8 5 (2.46%) AWS Lambda
8 5 (2.46%) GCP
8 5 (2.46%) Power Automate
8 5 (2.46%) Serverless
9 4 (1.97%) Cohesity
9 4 (1.97%) PowerApps
10 3 (1.48%) Amazon ECS
10 3 (1.48%) Amazon EKS
10 3 (1.48%) OpenShift
10 3 (1.48%) Snowflake
11 2 (0.99%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.45%) Network Security
1 7 (3.45%) VPN
2 4 (1.97%) DHCP
2 4 (1.97%) DNS
3 3 (1.48%) NAS
3 3 (1.48%) SAN
3 3 (1.48%) WAN
4 2 (0.99%) Firewall
4 2 (0.99%) Internet
5 1 (0.49%) BGP
5 1 (0.49%) Intranet
5 1 (0.49%) LAN
5 1 (0.49%) OSPF
5 1 (0.49%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.49%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (19.70%) Relational Database
2 30 (14.78%) DB2
2 30 (14.78%) MongoDB
3 10 (4.93%) Power BI
4 8 (3.94%) RDBMS
5 5 (2.46%) SQL Server
6 4 (1.97%) NoSQL
7 3 (1.48%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.99%) Big Data
8 2 (0.99%) CockroachDB
8 2 (0.99%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.99%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.99%) Oracle Exadata
9 1 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
9 1 (0.49%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.49%) KDB
9 1 (0.49%) Kdb+
9 1 (0.49%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.49%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 32 (15.76%) JUnit
2 20 (9.85%) JIRA
3 9 (4.43%) Git
4 6 (2.96%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.48%) GitLab
5 3 (1.48%) Xcode
6 2 (0.99%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.49%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.49%) IntelliJ
7 1 (0.49%) PyCharm
7 1 (0.49%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.49%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 126 (62.07%) Social Skills
2 106 (52.22%) Analytical Skills
3 91 (44.83%) Finance
4 49 (24.14%) Banking
5 31 (15.27%) Investment Banking
6 25 (12.32%) Public Sector
7 21 (10.34%) Front Office
8 9 (4.43%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (3.94%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (2.96%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.97%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.48%) Private Banking
12 3 (1.48%) Retail
13 2 (0.99%) Back Office
13 2 (0.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.99%) Legal
13 2 (0.99%) Marketing
13 2 (0.99%) Military
13 2 (0.99%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.49%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 66 (32.51%) Developer
2 45 (22.17%) Java Developer
3 33 (16.26%) Analyst
4 18 (8.87%) Architect
5 15 (7.39%) Business Analyst
5 15 (7.39%) Python Engineer
6 11 (5.42%) Solutions Architect
7 9 (4.43%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
7 9 (4.43%) Project Manager
7 9 (4.43%) Senior
8 8 (3.94%) Investment Banking Java Developer
8 8 (3.94%) JavaScript Engineer
9 7 (3.45%) Core Java Developer
9 7 (3.45%) Python Developer
9 7 (3.45%) SQL Developer
9 7 (3.45%) Sybase Developer
10 6 (2.96%) Administrator
10 6 (2.96%) SAP Analyst
10 6 (2.96%) SAP Business Analyst
10 6 (2.96%) Scrum Master
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (17.73%) Spring
2 33 (16.26%) Kafka
3 25 (12.32%) JMS
4 9 (4.43%) Spring Boot
5 7 (3.45%) J2EE
6 5 (2.46%) Middleware
6 5 (2.46%) REST
7 4 (1.97%) CSS
7 4 (1.97%) HTML
7 4 (1.97%) React
7 4 (1.97%) SOAP
8 3 (1.48%) LDAP
8 3 (1.48%) SwiftUI
8 3 (1.48%) UIKit
8 3 (1.48%) X-Windows
9 2 (0.99%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.99%) AWS CDK
9 2 (0.99%) Laravel
9 2 (0.99%) RESTful
9 2 (0.99%) SPFx
Miscellaneous
1 38 (18.72%) Data Structures
2 20 (9.85%) Equities
3 18 (8.87%) Distributed Systems
4 12 (5.91%) Virtual Team
5 10 (4.93%) Management Information System
6 9 (4.43%) Data Protection Act
6 9 (4.43%) Product Ownership
7 8 (3.94%) Algorithms
7 8 (3.94%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (3.45%) Cloud Native
9 6 (2.96%) Derivative
9 6 (2.96%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (2.96%) Equity Derivative
9 6 (2.96%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (2.46%) CMDB
10 5 (2.46%) Linux Command Line
11 4 (1.97%) Mainframe
12 3 (1.48%) Credit Risk
12 3 (1.48%) iPad
12 3 (1.48%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 64 (31.53%) Linux
2 24 (11.82%) Windows
3 18 (8.87%) Unix
4 8 (3.94%) Windows Server
5 6 (2.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (2.46%) Mac OS
7 3 (1.48%) Android
7 3 (1.48%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.99%) AIX
8 2 (0.99%) Solaris
9 1 (0.49%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (35.96%) Agile
2 37 (18.23%) SDLC
3 31 (15.27%) Multithreading
3 31 (15.27%) Software Engineering
4 26 (12.81%) Decision-Making
4 26 (12.81%) Open Source
5 25 (12.32%) Performance Tuning
6 24 (11.82%) Data Security
6 24 (11.82%) Stakeholder Management
7 21 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
7 21 (10.34%) DevOps
8 19 (9.36%) Data Protection
8 19 (9.36%) Database Tuning
8 19 (9.36%) Scrum
9 18 (8.87%) CI/CD
9 18 (8.87%) Computer Science
9 18 (8.87%) Project Management
9 18 (8.87%) Risk Management
10 17 (8.37%) Critical Thinking
10 17 (8.37%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 68 (33.50%) Python
2 63 (31.03%) SQL
3 62 (30.54%) Java
4 28 (13.79%) Shell Script
5 16 (7.88%) JavaScript
6 11 (5.42%) TypeScript
7 8 (3.94%) PowerShell
8 5 (2.46%) PL/SQL
9 3 (1.48%) C#
9 3 (1.48%) Objective-C
9 3 (1.48%) Swift
10 2 (0.99%) Bicep
10 2 (0.99%) C++
10 2 (0.99%) Groovy
10 2 (0.99%) PHP
11 1 (0.49%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.49%) Perl
11 1 (0.49%) R
11 1 (0.49%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 23 (11.33%) Degree
2 9 (4.43%) Microsoft Certification
3 8 (3.94%) AWS Certification
4 7 (3.45%) Azure Certification
5 6 (2.96%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (2.46%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 5 (2.46%) CISM
6 5 (2.46%) CISSP
7 4 (1.97%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.48%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.99%) CCNP
9 2 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.99%) ISACA
9 2 (0.99%) PMP
9 2 (0.99%) Security Cleared
10 1 (0.49%) CCNA
10 1 (0.49%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.49%) HNC
10 1 (0.49%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.49%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.91%) Disclosure Scotland
2 8 (3.94%) Data Quality
3 4 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (1.48%) PMO
4 3 (1.48%) QA
5 2 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.99%) SLA
6 1 (0.49%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.49%) GDPR
6 1 (0.49%) GRC
System Software
1 11 (5.42%) Active Directory
2 10 (4.93%) Docker
3 8 (3.94%) Virtual Servers
4 3 (1.48%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.99%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (0.99%) RACF
5 2 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 13 (6.40%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.97%) NetBackup
2 4 (1.97%) Terraform
3 3 (1.48%) Ansible
3 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.48%) Oracle RMAN
4 2 (0.99%) Data Guard
4 2 (0.99%) Failover Clustering
4 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Clustering
4 2 (0.99%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.99%) Oracle Flashback
4 2 (0.99%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.49%) CASB
5 1 (0.49%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.49%) Grafana
5 1 (0.49%) Podman
5 1 (0.49%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.49%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.49%) SCCM
Vendors
1 30 (14.78%) Microsoft
2 28 (13.79%) Sybase
3 14 (6.90%) ServiceNow
4 9 (4.43%) Oracle
5 6 (2.96%) SAP
6 5 (2.46%) CyberArk
6 5 (2.46%) IBM
7 4 (1.97%) Dynatrace
7 4 (1.97%) Qualys
7 4 (1.97%) Veritas
8 3 (1.48%) Adobe
8 3 (1.48%) Avaloq
8 3 (1.48%) DocuSign
8 3 (1.48%) Google
8 3 (1.48%) Pega
8 3 (1.48%) Temenos
9 2 (0.99%) Cisco
9 2 (0.99%) Dell
9 2 (0.99%) Sun
9 2 (0.99%) Workday