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 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 7 13
Rank change year-on-year 0 +6 -3
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 254 138 122
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 13.43% 13.50% 9.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.97% 15.63% 12.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 132 101 73
10th Percentile £260 £200 £343
25th Percentile £394 £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 £615
South East median daily rate £475 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +5.56% -7.69% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 14 6
10th Percentile - - £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% +59.79%
75th Percentile £21.35 £20.71 £92.28
90th Percentile £38.03 - £92.37
South East median hourly rate £20.25 £18.41 £37.08
% change year-on-year +9.99% -50.35% -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 1,497 883 980
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 79.16% 86.40% 79.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 886 590 628
10th Percentile £354 £289 £360
25th Percentile £464 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £570
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -7.89% +7.04%
75th Percentile £650 £600 £650
90th Percentile £735 £650 £713
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £510
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 214 99 68
10th Percentile £13.44 £18.33 £25.05
25th Percentile £15.63 £18.87 £35.00
Median hourly rate £37.88 £25.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +51.50% -64.29% +30.23%
75th Percentile £60.00 £41.00 £75.00
90th Percentile £68.55 £60.05 £79.13
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £22.19 £60.00
% change year-on-year +114.06% -63.02% +12.15%

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 8 October 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 8 October 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 8 October 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 +5 84 £575 -4.17% 49
Farnborough +7 33 £568 +20.74% 66
Portsmouth -1 24 £530 +21.84% 43
Fareham -1 21 £275 -42.11% 36
Southampton +2 18 £180 -45.95% 79
Eastleigh -2 16 - - 6
Romsey 0 8 £260 +105.21% 11
Havant 0 8 £565 -11.37% 6
Waterlooville - 5 - - 2
Andover -15 4 £638 +27.50% 7
New Milton - 4 - - 1
Petersfield -1 3 - - 2
Winchester -6 3 £484 +112.64% 8
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 39 (15.35%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.18%) Confluence
4 1 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.39%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.39%) Tomcat
Applications
1 38 (14.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (10.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (5.91%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (5.12%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 31 (12.20%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (6.69%) Azure
3 16 (6.30%) AWS
4 8 (3.15%) Power Platform
5 6 (2.36%) GCP
5 6 (2.36%) Microsoft Copilot
6 4 (1.57%) Entra ID
6 4 (1.57%) IaaS
7 3 (1.18%) SuccessFactors
8 2 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.79%) GitHub
8 2 (0.79%) OpenShift
8 2 (0.79%) PaaS
8 2 (0.79%) SaaS
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 (11.42%) DNS
2 5 (1.97%) SAN
3 4 (1.57%) DHCP
3 4 (1.57%) VPN
3 4 (1.57%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (1.18%) Firewall
4 3 (1.18%) Software-Defined Networking
4 3 (1.18%) VLAN
5 2 (0.79%) LAN
5 2 (0.79%) Wireless
6 1 (0.39%) BGP
6 1 (0.39%) MPLS
6 1 (0.39%) NAS
6 1 (0.39%) NetScaler
6 1 (0.39%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.39%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.15%) Power BI
2 5 (1.97%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.79%) Geospatial Data
3 2 (0.79%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.79%) MySQL
4 1 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.39%) Metadata
4 1 (0.39%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.39%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.39%) Spatial Data
4 1 (0.39%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 16 (6.30%) JIRA
2 2 (0.79%) GitLab
2 2 (0.79%) 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
1 132 (51.97%) Social Skills
2 121 (47.64%) Analytical Skills
3 38 (14.96%) Finance
4 32 (12.60%) Organisational Skills
5 22 (8.66%) Retail
6 20 (7.87%) Manufacturing
7 18 (7.09%) French Language
8 14 (5.51%) Spanish Language
9 12 (4.72%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (4.33%) Public Sector
11 10 (3.94%) Aerospace
12 8 (3.15%) Electronics
13 7 (2.76%) Back Office
13 7 (2.76%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (2.76%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (1.97%) Aviation
14 5 (1.97%) Law
15 4 (1.57%) Telecoms
16 2 (0.79%) Billing
16 2 (0.79%) Environmental Health
Job Titles
1 33 (12.99%) Support Engineer
2 25 (9.84%) Lead
3 24 (9.45%) IT Engineer
3 24 (9.45%) IT Support
4 22 (8.66%) Analyst
5 19 (7.48%) Technical Support
6 18 (7.09%) Cloud Engineer
7 17 (6.69%) 2nd Line Support
7 17 (6.69%) IT Support Engineer
8 14 (5.51%) 2nd Line Technical Support
9 12 (4.72%) Architect
9 12 (4.72%) IT Analyst
9 12 (4.72%) Senior
10 10 (3.94%) Administrator
10 10 (3.94%) PMO Planner
10 10 (3.94%) Service Analyst
11 9 (3.54%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 9 (3.54%) Technical Leader
12 8 (3.15%) PMO Specialist
12 8 (3.15%) Service Delivery Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.33%) Terraform
2 5 (1.97%) .NET
2 5 (1.97%) React
3 4 (1.57%) JSON
3 4 (1.57%) Middleware
3 4 (1.57%) Node.js
3 4 (1.57%) REST
4 3 (1.18%) AngularJS
4 3 (1.18%) SOAP
5 2 (0.79%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.79%) Blazor
5 2 (0.79%) Kafka
5 2 (0.79%) LDAP
5 2 (0.79%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.79%) OAuth
5 2 (0.79%) OpenID
5 2 (0.79%) Razor View Engine
5 2 (0.79%) RESTful
5 2 (0.79%) SAML
5 2 (0.79%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.30%) Onboarding
2 14 (5.51%) Management Information System
3 10 (3.94%) Cloud Native
4 8 (3.15%) Product Ownership
5 7 (2.76%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (2.76%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.76%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (2.36%) Data Structures
6 6 (2.36%) Robotics
7 5 (1.97%) Driving Licence
7 5 (1.97%) FMCG
7 5 (1.97%) Social Media
8 4 (1.57%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.57%) PKI
9 3 (1.18%) Blackberry
9 3 (1.18%) Digital Signage
9 3 (1.18%) iPhone
10 1 (0.39%) Legacy Applications
10 1 (0.39%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 100 (39.37%) Windows
2 52 (20.47%) Windows Server
3 18 (7.09%) Windows 10
4 13 (5.12%) Linux
5 9 (3.54%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (1.57%) Android
6 4 (1.57%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.39%) Data ONTAP
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 91 (35.83%) Continuous Improvement
2 55 (21.65%) Customer Service
3 51 (20.08%) Stakeholder Management
4 39 (15.35%) Service Management
5 38 (14.96%) Agile
6 36 (14.17%) Technical Leadership
7 34 (13.39%) Service Delivery
8 33 (12.99%) ITIL
8 33 (12.99%) ITSM
9 31 (12.20%) Change Management
9 31 (12.20%) Migration
10 23 (9.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 20 (7.87%) Customer Experience
12 18 (7.09%) Software Distribution
13 17 (6.69%) Collaborative Working
13 17 (6.69%) Data Protection
14 16 (6.30%) Root Cause Analysis
15 15 (5.91%) Process Improvement
16 14 (5.51%) CI/CD
17 13 (5.12%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 37 (14.57%) PowerShell
2 33 (12.99%) SQL
3 19 (7.48%) Python
4 9 (3.54%) Bash
5 4 (1.57%) Java
6 3 (1.18%) C#
6 3 (1.18%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.18%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.39%) C++
7 1 (0.39%) X++
Qualifications
1 135 (53.15%) Security Cleared
2 91 (35.83%) DV Cleared
3 39 (15.35%) SC Cleared
4 19 (7.48%) Degree
5 6 (2.36%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (2.36%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.97%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.57%) A+ Certification
7 4 (1.57%) CCNA
7 4 (1.57%) MCSE
7 4 (1.57%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (1.18%) AWS Certification
8 3 (1.18%) CISM
8 3 (1.18%) CISSP
8 3 (1.18%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.18%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 2 (0.79%) OSCP
9 2 (0.79%) PMP
9 2 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 2 (0.79%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (10.63%) PMO
2 9 (3.54%) GDPR
3 6 (2.36%) SLA
4 5 (1.97%) ISO 9001
5 4 (1.57%) NCSC
6 3 (1.18%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.18%) NIST
7 2 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.79%) 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 57 (22.44%) Active Directory
2 30 (11.81%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (11.02%) VMware ESXi
3 28 (11.02%) VMware NSX
4 24 (9.45%) vCloud
5 7 (2.76%) Docker
6 4 (1.57%) Hyper-V
6 4 (1.57%) vSphere
7 1 (0.39%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 1 (0.39%) UAG
7 1 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.39%) XenApp
7 1 (0.39%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 28 (11.02%) vCenter Server
2 25 (9.84%) SCOM
3 14 (5.51%) Kubernetes
4 9 (3.54%) Ansible
5 4 (1.57%) WMI
6 3 (1.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (1.18%) Progress Chef
6 3 (1.18%) Puppet
6 3 (1.18%) SCCM
7 2 (0.79%) vRealize
7 2 (0.79%) vRealize Orchestrator
8 1 (0.39%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 84 (33.07%) Microsoft
2 47 (18.50%) VMware
3 18 (7.09%) ServiceNow
4 14 (5.51%) SAP
5 9 (3.54%) Juniper
6 6 (2.36%) Google
7 5 (1.97%) Dell
7 5 (1.97%) Workday
8 4 (1.57%) Avaya
8 4 (1.57%) IFS
8 4 (1.57%) Meraki
8 4 (1.57%) Mitel
9 3 (1.18%) Cisco
9 3 (1.18%) Lotus
10 2 (0.79%) Atlassian
10 2 (0.79%) Qualys
10 2 (0.79%) Rapid7
10 2 (0.79%) Tenable
11 1 (0.39%) Becrypt
11 1 (0.39%) Broadcom