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 29 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
29 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 9 15
Rank change year-on-year +3 +6 -7
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 257 125 113
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 13.46% 12.77% 8.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.07% 14.79% 11.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 133 92 65
10th Percentile £180 £201 £345
25th Percentile £330 £402 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £725 £650 £602
South East median daily rate £475 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +5.56% -7.69% +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 11 6
10th Percentile - - £18.06
25th Percentile £13.45 £16.17 £37.59
Median hourly rate £15.22 £16.34 £91.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.83% -82.05% +58.26%
75th Percentile £21.35 £20.71 £92.28
90th Percentile £38.25 - £92.37
South East median hourly rate £21.18 £16.97 £37.08
% change year-on-year +24.80% -54.24% -34.25%

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 1,506 845 1,002
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 78.89% 86.31% 78.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 895 562 630
10th Percentile £343 £301 £360
25th Percentile £463 £447 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £570
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -7.89% +8.57%
75th Percentile £650 £600 £650
90th Percentile £730 £656 £713
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £510
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% -2.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 206 93 78
10th Percentile £13.45 - £26.25
25th Percentile £15.79 £18.87 £51.42
Median hourly rate £48.36 £25.15 £66.68
Median % change year-on-year +92.29% -62.28% +21.23%
75th Percentile £60.00 £41.00 £75.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £59.75 £79.13
South East median hourly rate £48.81 £22.19 £58.43
% change year-on-year +119.96% -62.02% +8.34%

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 29 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 29 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 29 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 +6 86 £575 -4.17% 37
Farnborough +5 30 £575 +27.78% 57
Portsmouth +2 26 £535 +22.99% 37
Southampton +7 22 £180 -45.95% 77
Fareham -1 20 £275 -42.11% 28
Eastleigh -2 17 - - 6
Romsey 0 8 £260 +105.21% 4
Havant -1 8 £565 -11.37% 6
Waterlooville - 5 - - 1
New Milton - 4 - - 1
Andover - 4 £638 - 7
Petersfield -1 2 - - 2
Winchester -6 2 £425 +86.81% 11
Hook - 2 £425 - 3
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 38 (14.79%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.17%) Confluence
4 1 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.39%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 36 (14.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (10.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (5.84%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (5.06%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.39%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 29 (11.28%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (6.23%) Azure
3 15 (5.84%) AWS
4 10 (3.89%) Power Platform
5 5 (1.95%) GCP
5 5 (1.95%) IaaS
5 5 (1.95%) Microsoft Copilot
6 4 (1.56%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.17%) PaaS
8 2 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.78%) GitHub
8 2 (0.78%) OpenShift
8 2 (0.78%) SaaS
8 2 (0.78%) SuccessFactors
9 1 (0.39%) Azure Functions
9 1 (0.39%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.39%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.39%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.39%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 29 (11.28%) DNS
2 7 (2.72%) SAN
3 4 (1.56%) DHCP
3 4 (1.56%) VPN
3 4 (1.56%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (1.17%) Firewall
4 3 (1.17%) Software-Defined Networking
4 3 (1.17%) VLAN
5 2 (0.78%) LAN
5 2 (0.78%) Structured Cabling
5 2 (0.78%) Wireless
6 1 (0.39%) BGP
6 1 (0.39%) MPLS
6 1 (0.39%) NAS
6 1 (0.39%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.39%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.89%) Power BI
2 4 (1.56%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.78%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.39%) Metadata
4 1 (0.39%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.39%) MySQL
4 1 (0.39%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.39%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.39%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 16 (6.23%) JIRA
2 2 (0.78%) GitLab
2 2 (0.78%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.39%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.39%) Git
3 1 (0.39%) JUnit
3 1 (0.39%) MLflow
3 1 (0.39%) Mockito
3 1 (0.39%) MSI
General
1 133 (51.75%) Social Skills
2 125 (48.64%) Analytical Skills
3 40 (15.56%) Finance
4 32 (12.45%) Organisational Skills
5 24 (9.34%) Retail
6 19 (7.39%) French Language
6 19 (7.39%) Manufacturing
7 15 (5.84%) Spanish Language
8 12 (4.67%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (4.28%) Public Sector
10 10 (3.89%) Aerospace
11 9 (3.50%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (3.11%) Back Office
12 8 (3.11%) Electronics
13 6 (2.33%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (2.33%) Telecoms
14 5 (1.95%) Aviation
14 5 (1.95%) Law
15 2 (0.78%) Billing
15 2 (0.78%) Environmental Health
Job Titles
1 32 (12.45%) Support Engineer
2 27 (10.51%) Lead
3 25 (9.73%) IT Engineer
4 23 (8.95%) IT Support
5 21 (8.17%) Analyst
6 20 (7.78%) Technical Support
7 18 (7.00%) 2nd Line Support
7 18 (7.00%) Cloud Engineer
8 16 (6.23%) IT Support Engineer
9 15 (5.84%) 2nd Line Technical Support
10 14 (5.45%) Architect
11 12 (4.67%) IT Analyst
12 11 (4.28%) Senior
13 10 (3.89%) PMO Planner
13 10 (3.89%) Service Analyst
14 9 (3.50%) Technical Leader
15 8 (3.11%) Administrator
15 8 (3.11%) Service Delivery Analyst
15 8 (3.11%) Support Analyst
15 8 (3.11%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.28%) Terraform
2 5 (1.95%) .NET
2 5 (1.95%) React
3 4 (1.56%) JSON
3 4 (1.56%) Node.js
3 4 (1.56%) REST
4 3 (1.17%) AngularJS
4 3 (1.17%) Middleware
4 3 (1.17%) SOAP
5 2 (0.78%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.78%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.78%) Kafka
5 2 (0.78%) LDAP
5 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.78%) OAuth
5 2 (0.78%) OpenID
5 2 (0.78%) Razor View Engine
5 2 (0.78%) RESTful
5 2 (0.78%) SAML
5 2 (0.78%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.23%) Onboarding
2 14 (5.45%) Management Information System
3 10 (3.89%) Cloud Native
4 9 (3.50%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (3.50%) Data Centre
5 8 (3.11%) Product Ownership
6 7 (2.72%) Driving Licence
6 7 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (2.33%) Robotics
8 5 (1.95%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.95%) Social Media
9 4 (1.56%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (1.56%) FMCG
9 4 (1.56%) PKI
10 3 (1.17%) Blackberry
10 3 (1.17%) Digital Signage
10 3 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.17%) iPhone
11 1 (0.39%) Legacy Applications
11 1 (0.39%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 99 (38.52%) Windows
2 50 (19.46%) Windows Server
3 16 (6.23%) Windows 10
4 12 (4.67%) Linux
5 9 (3.50%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (1.56%) Android
6 4 (1.56%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.39%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.39%) VMS
8 1 (0.39%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (35.80%) Continuous Improvement
2 59 (22.96%) Customer Service
3 51 (19.84%) Stakeholder Management
4 40 (15.56%) Agile
5 37 (14.40%) Service Management
6 36 (14.01%) Technical Leadership
7 34 (13.23%) Service Delivery
8 33 (12.84%) ITSM
9 32 (12.45%) Change Management
10 31 (12.06%) ITIL
11 30 (11.67%) Migration
12 23 (8.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 21 (8.17%) Customer Experience
14 18 (7.00%) Data Protection
14 18 (7.00%) Software Distribution
15 17 (6.61%) Collaborative Working
16 15 (5.84%) ERP
16 15 (5.84%) Process Improvement
17 14 (5.45%) CI/CD
17 14 (5.45%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 36 (14.01%) PowerShell
2 33 (12.84%) SQL
3 18 (7.00%) Python
4 9 (3.50%) Bash
5 4 (1.56%) Java
6 3 (1.17%) C#
6 3 (1.17%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.17%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.39%) C++
7 1 (0.39%) X++
Qualifications
1 134 (52.14%) Security Cleared
2 92 (35.80%) DV Cleared
3 36 (14.01%) SC Cleared
4 19 (7.39%) Degree
5 8 (3.11%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (2.72%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (2.33%) A+ Certification
7 6 (2.33%) CCNA
7 6 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (2.33%) MCSE
7 6 (2.33%) Network+ Certification
8 4 (1.56%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 3 (1.17%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.17%) CISM
9 3 (1.17%) CISSP
9 3 (1.17%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.78%) GIAC
10 2 (0.78%) OSCP
10 2 (0.78%) PMP
10 2 (0.78%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (10.51%) PMO
2 10 (3.89%) GDPR
3 6 (2.33%) SLA
4 5 (1.95%) ISO 9001
5 4 (1.56%) NCSC
6 3 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.17%) NIST
7 2 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.78%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.78%) QA
8 1 (0.39%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.39%) GRC
8 1 (0.39%) HAZOP
8 1 (0.39%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 56 (21.79%) Active Directory
2 30 (11.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 29 (11.28%) VMware NSX
4 28 (10.89%) VMware ESXi
5 25 (9.73%) vCloud
6 7 (2.72%) Docker
7 5 (1.95%) vSphere
8 3 (1.17%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.39%) UAG
Systems Management
1 30 (11.67%) vCenter Server
2 25 (9.73%) SCOM
3 14 (5.45%) Kubernetes
4 8 (3.11%) Ansible
5 4 (1.56%) WMI
6 3 (1.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (1.17%) Progress Chef
6 3 (1.17%) Puppet
6 3 (1.17%) SCCM
7 2 (0.78%) vRealize
7 2 (0.78%) vRealize Orchestrator
8 1 (0.39%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 80 (31.13%) Microsoft
2 48 (18.68%) VMware
3 18 (7.00%) ServiceNow
4 12 (4.67%) SAP
5 9 (3.50%) Juniper
6 7 (2.72%) Dell
7 6 (2.33%) IFS
8 5 (1.95%) Google
8 5 (1.95%) Workday
9 4 (1.56%) Avaya
9 4 (1.56%) Meraki
9 4 (1.56%) Mitel
10 3 (1.17%) Cisco
10 3 (1.17%) Lotus
11 2 (0.78%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.78%) Qualys
11 2 (0.78%) Rapid7
11 2 (0.78%) Tenable
12 1 (0.39%) Becrypt
12 1 (0.39%) Broadcom
328 Problem-Solving jobs in Hampshire