Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Gloucester

Problem Solving
Gloucestershire > Gloucester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Gloucester requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 9 19
Rank change year-on-year -3 +10 -11
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 29 14 14
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucester 21.64% 14.89% 12.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.66% 16.09% 12.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 11 11
10th Percentile £205 £268 £413
25th Percentile £220 £381 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £383 £425 £575
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -26.09% +43.75%
75th Percentile £450 £520 £688
90th Percentile £600 £538 £701
Gloucestershire median daily rate £450 £525 £575
% change year-on-year -14.29% -8.70% +31.43%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Gloucester

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 Gloucester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 128 87 108
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucester 95.52% 92.55% 93.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 113 69 76
10th Percentile £311 £340 £394
25th Percentile £375 £413 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £675 £625 £679
90th Percentile £720 £737 £756
Gloucestershire median daily rate £475 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -13.64% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 5
10th Percentile £21.66 - £21.60
25th Percentile £22.97 £22.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £23.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.35% -34.29% -
75th Percentile £41.95 £23.50 £78.00
90th Percentile £52.03 - -
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £34.59 £35.03 £48.72
% change year-on-year -1.27% -28.10% -17.66%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Gloucester

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucester

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

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

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Gloucester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Gloucester over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Gloucester

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucester

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

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

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester 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 5 (17.24%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.45%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (6.90%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 9 (31.03%) Azure
1 9 (31.03%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (13.79%) AWS
3 3 (10.34%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (6.90%) Power Platform
5 1 (3.45%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (3.45%) Entra ID
5 1 (3.45%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.90%) VPN
2 1 (3.45%) DHCP
2 1 (3.45%) DNS
2 1 (3.45%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.90%) Power BI
2 1 (3.45%) Apache Hive
2 1 (3.45%) Big Data
2 1 (3.45%) Hadoop
2 1 (3.45%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (13.79%) Git
1 4 (13.79%) JIRA
2 3 (10.34%) Jenkins
3 1 (3.45%) MSI
General
1 16 (55.17%) Social Skills
2 7 (24.14%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (10.34%) Public Sector
4 2 (6.90%) Banking
4 2 (6.90%) Finance
5 1 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (20.69%) Administrator
2 5 (17.24%) Desktop Engineer
2 5 (17.24%) Desktop Support
2 5 (17.24%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 5 (17.24%) Developer
2 5 (17.24%) Software Developer
2 5 (17.24%) Support Engineer
3 4 (13.79%) Node.js Developer
3 4 (13.79%) React Developer
3 4 (13.79%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
3 4 (13.79%) Senior
3 4 (13.79%) Senior Developer
3 4 (13.79%) Senior React Developer
3 4 (13.79%) Senior Software Developer
4 3 (10.34%) Analyst
5 2 (6.90%) Junior
5 2 (6.90%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) Service Analyst
5 2 (6.90%) Service Desk Manager
5 2 (6.90%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (13.79%) Node.js
1 4 (13.79%) React
2 3 (10.34%) AngularJS
2 3 (10.34%) CSS
2 3 (10.34%) HTML
3 2 (6.90%) Bootstrap
3 2 (6.90%) JSON
3 2 (6.90%) REST
3 2 (6.90%) SOAP
3 2 (6.90%) XML
4 1 (3.45%) .NET Framework
4 1 (3.45%) ARM Templates
4 1 (3.45%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (3.45%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (3.45%) Blazor
4 1 (3.45%) CSS3
4 1 (3.45%) Entity Framework
4 1 (3.45%) HTML5
4 1 (3.45%) Universal Windows Platform
4 1 (3.45%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 7 (24.14%) Onboarding
2 2 (6.90%) Chip and PIN
2 2 (6.90%) CMDB
2 2 (6.90%) iPad
2 2 (6.90%) iPhone
2 2 (6.90%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (3.45%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (3.45%) Blackberry
3 1 (3.45%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (3.45%) Mobile App
3 1 (3.45%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 17 (58.62%) Windows
2 14 (48.28%) Windows 10
3 4 (13.79%) Apple iOS
4 2 (6.90%) Windows Server
5 1 (3.45%) Android
5 1 (3.45%) Mac OS
5 1 (3.45%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (3.45%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (34.48%) DevOps
2 9 (31.03%) ITIL
3 7 (24.14%) CI/CD
3 7 (24.14%) Migration
4 6 (20.69%) Agile
4 6 (20.69%) Application Security
4 6 (20.69%) Cloud Security
4 6 (20.69%) Threat and Vulnerability Management
4 6 (20.69%) Vulnerability Management
5 5 (17.24%) Antivirus Management
5 5 (17.24%) Customer Service
5 5 (17.24%) ITSM
5 5 (17.24%) Security Operations
6 4 (13.79%) Clean Code
6 4 (13.79%) Decision-Making
6 4 (13.79%) Root Cause Analysis
6 4 (13.79%) Scrum
6 4 (13.79%) Service Delivery
6 4 (13.79%) Time Management
7 3 (10.34%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (24.14%) JavaScript
2 4 (13.79%) PowerShell
2 4 (13.79%) TypeScript
3 2 (6.90%) Python
4 1 (3.45%) Bash
4 1 (3.45%) C#
4 1 (3.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (82.76%) Security Cleared
2 22 (75.86%) SC Cleared
3 2 (6.90%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (3.45%) DV Cleared
4 1 (3.45%) MCITP
4 1 (3.45%) MCP
4 1 (3.45%) MCSA
4 1 (3.45%) MCSE
4 1 (3.45%) MCTS
4 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Certified Master
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (6.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 2 (6.90%) GDPR
1 2 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (6.90%) QA
2 1 (3.45%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (24.14%) Active Directory
2 2 (6.90%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (3.45%) Docker
3 1 (3.45%) Hyper-V
3 1 (3.45%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (3.45%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (3.45%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (24.14%) SCCM
2 6 (20.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (20.69%) Norton AntiVirus
3 1 (3.45%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Clustering
3 1 (3.45%) NetApp OnCommand
3 1 (3.45%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (3.45%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
3 1 (3.45%) Terraform
3 1 (3.45%) vCenter Server
3 1 (3.45%) vMotion
3 1 (3.45%) WSUS
Vendors
1 19 (65.52%) Microsoft
2 8 (27.59%) McAfee
3 6 (20.69%) Symantec
4 3 (10.34%) ServiceNow
5 2 (6.90%) Dell
5 2 (6.90%) HP
5 2 (6.90%) IFS
5 2 (6.90%) Starlink
6 1 (3.45%) NetApp
6 1 (3.45%) VMware