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

 6 months to
20 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 9 15
Rank change year-on-year +3 +6 -6
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 258 122 118
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 13.29% 12.59% 8.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.83% 14.56% 11.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 133 92 70
10th Percentile £176 £218 £349
25th Percentile £400 £402 £396
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £500 £494
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% +1.27% -1.25%
75th Percentile £619 £600 £580
90th Percentile £725 £650 £654
South East median daily rate £477 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +5.89% -10.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 9 6
10th Percentile £13.43 - £18.06
25th Percentile £13.45 £16.17 £37.59
Median hourly rate £15.61 £16.34 £91.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.44% -82.05% +58.26%
75th Percentile £21.35 £16.50 £92.28
90th Percentile £38.55 £20.71 £92.37
South East median hourly rate £20.63 £16.34 £37.08
% change year-on-year +26.26% -55.95% -32.58%

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 1,533 838 1,071
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 78.94% 86.48% 78.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 919 566 667
10th Percentile £363 £313 £362
25th Percentile £473 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%
75th Percentile £650 £600 £650
90th Percentile £730 £650 £718
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -1.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 204 85 98
10th Percentile £13.45 - £25.05
25th Percentile £16.00 £18.87 £52.73
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 £75.00
90th Percentile £73.02 £61.35 £78.75
South East median hourly rate £51.50 £20.73 £57.35
% change year-on-year +148.43% -63.85% +8.21%

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 20 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 20 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 20 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 86 £575 -4.17% 37
Farnborough +3 30 £575 +22.34% 53
Portsmouth +3 28 £536 +23.22% 45
Southampton +6 23 £180 -45.95% 61
Fareham 0 20 £275 -42.11% 26
Eastleigh -2 17 - - 1
Romsey 0 8 £260 +105.21% 4
Havant 0 8 £565 -11.37% 6
Waterlooville - 5 - - 4
Andover - 4 £638 - 9
New Milton - 4 - - 2
Petersfield -1 2 - - 2
Winchester -7 2 £425 +41.67% 7
Hook - 2 £425 - 5
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 35 (13.57%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.16%) Confluence
4 1 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.39%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 33 (12.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (8.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (5.81%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (5.04%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.78%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 25 (9.69%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (5.81%) Azure
3 14 (5.43%) AWS
4 12 (4.65%) Power Platform
5 6 (2.33%) Entra ID
5 6 (2.33%) IaaS
6 4 (1.55%) GCP
6 4 (1.55%) Microsoft Copilot
6 4 (1.55%) PaaS
7 2 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.78%) GitHub
7 2 (0.78%) OpenShift
7 2 (0.78%) SaaS
8 1 (0.39%) AWS CloudFormation
8 1 (0.39%) Azure Functions
8 1 (0.39%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.39%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.39%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.39%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 28 (10.85%) DNS
2 8 (3.10%) SAN
3 6 (2.33%) Wi-Fi
4 4 (1.55%) DHCP
4 4 (1.55%) VPN
5 3 (1.16%) Firewall
5 3 (1.16%) Software-Defined Networking
5 3 (1.16%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (1.16%) VLAN
6 2 (0.78%) LAN
7 1 (0.39%) BGP
7 1 (0.39%) MPLS
7 1 (0.39%) NAS
7 1 (0.39%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.39%) WAN
7 1 (0.39%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.65%) Power BI
2 3 (1.16%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.78%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.39%) Metadata
4 1 (0.39%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 16 (6.20%) 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
General
1 132 (51.16%) Social Skills
2 129 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 41 (15.89%) Finance
4 29 (11.24%) Organisational Skills
5 28 (10.85%) Retail
6 20 (7.75%) French Language
7 18 (6.98%) Manufacturing
8 16 (6.20%) Spanish Language
9 12 (4.65%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (4.26%) Aerospace
10 11 (4.26%) Public Sector
11 10 (3.88%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (3.49%) Back Office
13 8 (3.10%) Electronics
14 7 (2.71%) Telecoms
15 5 (1.94%) Aviation
15 5 (1.94%) Law
15 5 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.78%) Billing
17 1 (0.39%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 30 (11.63%) Support Engineer
2 29 (11.24%) Lead
3 24 (9.30%) IT Engineer
4 23 (8.91%) IT Support
5 22 (8.53%) Analyst
6 21 (8.14%) Technical Support
7 19 (7.36%) 2nd Line Support
8 18 (6.98%) Cloud Engineer
9 16 (6.20%) 2nd Line Technical Support
10 15 (5.81%) Architect
11 14 (5.43%) IT Analyst
11 14 (5.43%) IT Support Engineer
12 11 (4.26%) Senior
13 10 (3.88%) Support Analyst
14 9 (3.49%) IT Support Analyst
14 9 (3.49%) PMO Planner
14 9 (3.49%) Technical Leader
15 8 (3.10%) 3rd Line Engineer
15 8 (3.10%) Service Delivery Analyst
15 8 (3.10%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.26%) Terraform
2 5 (1.94%) .NET
3 4 (1.55%) JSON
3 4 (1.55%) React
3 4 (1.55%) REST
4 3 (1.16%) Node.js
4 3 (1.16%) SOAP
5 2 (0.78%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.78%) .NET Framework
5 2 (0.78%) AngularJS
5 2 (0.78%) Kafka
5 2 (0.78%) LDAP
5 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.78%) Middleware
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 15 (5.81%) Onboarding
2 14 (5.43%) Management Information System
3 10 (3.88%) Analytical Mindset
3 10 (3.88%) Cloud Native
3 10 (3.88%) Data Centre
4 8 (3.10%) Product Ownership
5 7 (2.71%) Driving Licence
5 7 (2.71%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (2.33%) Robotics
7 5 (1.94%) Social Media
8 4 (1.55%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.55%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.55%) FMCG
8 4 (1.55%) PKI
9 3 (1.16%) Blackberry
9 3 (1.16%) Digital Signage
9 3 (1.16%) iPhone
10 2 (0.78%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.39%) Hybrid Cloud
11 1 (0.39%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 96 (37.21%) Windows
2 48 (18.60%) Windows Server
3 14 (5.43%) Windows 10
4 12 (4.65%) Linux
5 9 (3.49%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (1.55%) Android
6 4 (1.55%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.39%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (34.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 63 (24.42%) Customer Service
3 52 (20.16%) Stakeholder Management
4 41 (15.89%) Agile
5 37 (14.34%) Technical Leadership
6 35 (13.57%) Service Management
7 34 (13.18%) Service Delivery
8 33 (12.79%) Change Management
9 32 (12.40%) ITSM
10 30 (11.63%) ITIL
11 28 (10.85%) Migration
12 24 (9.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 22 (8.53%) Customer Experience
14 19 (7.36%) Data Protection
15 18 (6.98%) Software Distribution
16 17 (6.59%) Process Improvement
17 16 (6.20%) Collaborative Working
17 16 (6.20%) ERP
18 14 (5.43%) CI/CD
19 13 (5.04%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 34 (13.18%) PowerShell
1 34 (13.18%) SQL
2 18 (6.98%) Python
3 8 (3.10%) Bash
4 3 (1.16%) C#
4 3 (1.16%) Java
4 3 (1.16%) TypeScript
5 2 (0.78%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.39%) Ada
6 1 (0.39%) C
6 1 (0.39%) C++
6 1 (0.39%) X++
Qualifications
1 133 (51.55%) Security Cleared
2 91 (35.27%) DV Cleared
3 35 (13.57%) SC Cleared
4 19 (7.36%) Degree
5 9 (3.49%) Cisco Certification
5 9 (3.49%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (2.71%) A+ Certification
6 7 (2.71%) CCNA
6 7 (2.71%) MCSE
6 7 (2.71%) Network+ Certification
7 6 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.55%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 3 (1.16%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.16%) CISM
9 3 (1.16%) CISSP
10 2 (0.78%) GIAC
10 2 (0.78%) OSCP
10 2 (0.78%) PMP
10 2 (0.78%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (9.69%) PMO
2 11 (4.26%) GDPR
3 6 (2.33%) SLA
4 5 (1.94%) ISO 9001
5 4 (1.55%) NCSC
6 3 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.16%) NIST
7 2 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.78%) QA
8 1 (0.39%) Data Quality
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 53 (20.54%) Active Directory
2 29 (11.24%) VMware Infrastructure
2 29 (11.24%) VMware NSX
3 28 (10.85%) VMware ESXi
4 26 (10.08%) vCloud
5 6 (2.33%) Docker
6 5 (1.94%) vSphere
7 3 (1.16%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.39%) UAG
Systems Management
1 31 (12.02%) vCenter Server
2 25 (9.69%) SCOM
3 13 (5.04%) Kubernetes
4 8 (3.10%) Ansible
5 3 (1.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (1.16%) Progress Chef
5 3 (1.16%) Puppet
5 3 (1.16%) SCCM
5 3 (1.16%) WMI
6 2 (0.78%) vRealize
6 2 (0.78%) vRealize Orchestrator
7 1 (0.39%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 73 (28.29%) Microsoft
2 49 (18.99%) VMware
3 18 (6.98%) ServiceNow
4 12 (4.65%) SAP
5 10 (3.88%) Juniper
6 8 (3.10%) IFS
7 7 (2.71%) Dell
8 6 (2.33%) Avaya
8 6 (2.33%) Meraki
8 6 (2.33%) Mitel
9 5 (1.94%) Workday
10 4 (1.55%) Google
11 3 (1.16%) Lotus
12 2 (0.78%) Atlassian
12 2 (0.78%) BiZZdesign
12 2 (0.78%) Cisco
12 2 (0.78%) Qualys
12 2 (0.78%) Rapid7
12 2 (0.78%) Sparx
12 2 (0.78%) Tenable
324 Problem-Solving jobs in Hampshire