Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Problem Solving
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
4 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 9 17
Rank change year-on-year +3 +8 -8
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 252 123 114
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 13.01% 12.77% 8.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.43% 14.82% 10.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 133 95 64
10th Percentile £175 £233 £350
25th Percentile £400 £401 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £588
90th Percentile £725 £650 £734
South East median daily rate £475 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 4 7
10th Percentile - - £14.42
25th Percentile £13.45 £16.17 £18.06
Median hourly rate £16.00 £16.34 £90.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.05% -81.85% +56.52%
75th Percentile £21.35 £16.50 £92.19
90th Percentile £39.45 - £92.37
South East median hourly rate £21.35 £18.00 £38.00
% change year-on-year +18.61% -52.63% -32.44%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,534 830 1,126
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 79.19% 86.19% 79.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 926 577 692
10th Percentile £363 £313 £363
25th Percentile £475 £453 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £537 £575
Median % change year-on-year +2.42% -6.61% +9.52%
75th Percentile £650 £600 £657
90th Percentile £728 £656 £725
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £515
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.91% -0.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 188 75 116
10th Percentile £13.45 - £20.06
25th Percentile £16.38 £18.87 £52.14
Median hourly rate £49.00 £25.15 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +94.83% -56.15% +4.27%
75th Percentile £60.00 £50.00 £74.06
90th Percentile £72.72 £64.50 £77.81
South East median hourly rate £52.46 £21.90 £57.35
% change year-on-year +139.55% -61.81% +9.24%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

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

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Hampshire over the 6 months to 4 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Hampshire

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

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

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Hampshire over the 6 months to 4 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Hampshire

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

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 Hampshire region over the 6 months to 4 September 2026. 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
Basingstoke +8 83 £575 -4.17% 40
Portsmouth +3 31 £535 +22.99% 30
Farnborough -1 29 £575 +17.35% 32
Southampton +2 23 £180 -45.95% 43
Fareham +1 19 £275 -42.11% 18
Eastleigh -1 18 £500 - 3
Havant +1 8 £565 -13.08% 6
Romsey 0 8 £260 +105.21% 8
New Milton - 4 - - 1
Andover - 4 £638 - 6
Waterlooville - 3 - - 7
Petersfield -1 2 - - 1
Winchester -6 2 £425 +8.97% 3
Hook - 2 £425 - 7
Problem-Solving
South East

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 32 (12.70%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.19%) Confluence
4 1 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.40%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 29 (11.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (7.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 14 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (4.76%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 23 (9.13%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (5.95%) Azure
3 14 (5.56%) Power Platform
4 13 (5.16%) AWS
5 7 (2.78%) Entra ID
6 6 (2.38%) IaaS
7 5 (1.98%) PaaS
8 4 (1.59%) GCP
9 3 (1.19%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.79%) SaaS
11 1 (0.40%) AWS CloudFormation
11 1 (0.40%) Azure Functions
11 1 (0.40%) Azure Logic Apps
11 1 (0.40%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.40%) GitHub
11 1 (0.40%) OpenShift
11 1 (0.40%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.40%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.40%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 27 (10.71%) DNS
2 10 (3.97%) SAN
3 7 (2.78%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (1.59%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (1.19%) DHCP
5 3 (1.19%) VLAN
5 3 (1.19%) VPN
6 2 (0.79%) Firewall
6 2 (0.79%) NAS
6 2 (0.79%) Software-Defined Networking
7 1 (0.40%) BGP
7 1 (0.40%) LAN
7 1 (0.40%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.56%) Power BI
2 3 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.79%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.40%) Metadata
4 1 (0.40%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.40%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.40%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 16 (6.35%) JIRA
2 1 (0.40%) Cucumber
2 1 (0.40%) GitLab
2 1 (0.40%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.40%) JUnit
2 1 (0.40%) MLflow
2 1 (0.40%) Mockito
General
1 131 (51.98%) Social Skills
2 126 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 39 (15.48%) Finance
4 31 (12.30%) Retail
5 24 (9.52%) Organisational Skills
6 20 (7.94%) French Language
7 16 (6.35%) Spanish Language
8 15 (5.95%) Manufacturing
9 12 (4.76%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (4.76%) Public Sector
10 10 (3.97%) Back Office
11 9 (3.57%) Aerospace
12 8 (3.17%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.98%) Aviation
13 5 (1.98%) Electronics
13 5 (1.98%) Law
14 4 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (1.19%) Legal
16 2 (0.79%) Billing
Job Titles
1 31 (12.30%) Lead
2 28 (11.11%) Support Engineer
3 24 (9.52%) Analyst
4 23 (9.13%) IT Engineer
5 22 (8.73%) IT Support
6 21 (8.33%) Technical Support
7 19 (7.54%) 2nd Line Support
8 18 (7.14%) Cloud Engineer
9 16 (6.35%) 2nd Line Technical Support
10 15 (5.95%) Architect
10 15 (5.95%) IT Analyst
11 12 (4.76%) IT Support Engineer
12 11 (4.37%) Support Analyst
13 10 (3.97%) IT Support Analyst
14 9 (3.57%) Field Engineer
14 9 (3.57%) Senior
14 9 (3.57%) Service Manager
14 9 (3.57%) Technical Leader
15 8 (3.17%) Field Service Engineer
15 8 (3.17%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.37%) Terraform
2 6 (2.38%) .NET
3 5 (1.98%) React
4 4 (1.59%) JSON
4 4 (1.59%) REST
5 3 (1.19%) Node.js
5 3 (1.19%) SOAP
6 2 (0.79%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.79%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.79%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.79%) Blazor
6 2 (0.79%) Kafka
6 2 (0.79%) LDAP
6 2 (0.79%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (0.79%) Middleware
6 2 (0.79%) OAuth
6 2 (0.79%) OpenID
6 2 (0.79%) Razor View Engine
6 2 (0.79%) SAML
6 2 (0.79%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (5.56%) Onboarding
2 11 (4.37%) Analytical Mindset
2 11 (4.37%) Data Centre
3 10 (3.97%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.57%) Cloud Native
5 8 (3.17%) Driving Licence
5 8 (3.17%) Product Ownership
6 7 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (2.38%) Robotics
8 5 (1.98%) Social Media
9 4 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.59%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.59%) FMCG
9 4 (1.59%) PKI
10 3 (1.19%) Blackberry
10 3 (1.19%) Digital Signage
10 3 (1.19%) iPhone
11 2 (0.79%) Enterprise Software
12 1 (0.40%) Hybrid Cloud
12 1 (0.40%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 92 (36.51%) Windows
2 45 (17.86%) Windows Server
3 12 (4.76%) Windows 10
4 9 (3.57%) Linux
4 9 (3.57%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (1.59%) Android
5 4 (1.59%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.40%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.40%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (31.75%) Continuous Improvement
2 67 (26.59%) Customer Service
3 53 (21.03%) Stakeholder Management
4 42 (16.67%) Agile
5 35 (13.89%) Change Management
5 35 (13.89%) Service Management
5 35 (13.89%) Technical Leadership
6 34 (13.49%) Service Delivery
7 33 (13.10%) ITSM
8 32 (12.70%) ITIL
9 25 (9.92%) Migration
10 23 (9.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 22 (8.73%) Customer Experience
12 21 (8.33%) Data Protection
13 18 (7.14%) Software Distribution
14 16 (6.35%) Process Improvement
15 14 (5.56%) Business Intelligence
15 14 (5.56%) CI/CD
15 14 (5.56%) ERP
16 13 (5.16%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 35 (13.89%) SQL
2 33 (13.10%) PowerShell
3 16 (6.35%) Python
4 7 (2.78%) Bash
5 4 (1.59%) C#
5 4 (1.59%) Java
6 3 (1.19%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.19%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.79%) C++
8 1 (0.40%) Ada
8 1 (0.40%) C
8 1 (0.40%) X++
Qualifications
1 129 (51.19%) Security Cleared
2 88 (34.92%) DV Cleared
3 34 (13.49%) SC Cleared
4 18 (7.14%) Degree
5 10 (3.97%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (3.17%) A+ Certification
7 8 (3.17%) CCNA
7 8 (3.17%) MCSE
7 8 (3.17%) Network+ Certification
8 5 (1.98%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.19%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.19%) PMI Certification
9 3 (1.19%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (0.79%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.79%) PMP
10 2 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 1 (0.40%) CCNP
11 1 (0.40%) HND
11 1 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.13%) PMO
2 13 (5.16%) GDPR
3 5 (1.98%) SLA
4 4 (1.59%) NCSC
5 3 (1.19%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.79%) QA
7 1 (0.40%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.40%) HAZOP
7 1 (0.40%) NIST
7 1 (0.40%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 51 (20.24%) Active Directory
2 29 (11.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (11.11%) VMware ESXi
3 28 (11.11%) VMware NSX
4 27 (10.71%) vCloud
5 5 (1.98%) Docker
6 4 (1.59%) vSphere
7 3 (1.19%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.79%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.40%) UAG
Systems Management
1 31 (12.30%) vCenter Server
2 25 (9.92%) SCOM
3 10 (3.97%) Kubernetes
4 7 (2.78%) Ansible
5 3 (1.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (1.19%) Progress Chef
5 3 (1.19%) Puppet
5 3 (1.19%) SCCM
5 3 (1.19%) WMI
6 1 (0.40%) McAfee ePO
6 1 (0.40%) vRealize
6 1 (0.40%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 67 (26.59%) Microsoft
2 50 (19.84%) VMware
3 18 (7.14%) ServiceNow
4 11 (4.37%) SAP
5 10 (3.97%) IFS
5 10 (3.97%) Juniper
6 8 (3.17%) Dell
7 7 (2.78%) Avaya
7 7 (2.78%) Meraki
7 7 (2.78%) Mitel
8 5 (1.98%) Workday
9 4 (1.59%) Google
10 3 (1.19%) BiZZdesign
10 3 (1.19%) Lotus
10 3 (1.19%) Sparx
11 2 (0.79%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.79%) Cisco
12 1 (0.40%) Becrypt
12 1 (0.40%) McAfee
12 1 (0.40%) Oracle
256 Problem-Solving jobs in Hampshire