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 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +4 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 189 | 97 | 124 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire | 11.73% | 13.43% | 7.93% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.50% | 14.95% | 9.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 114 | 74 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £375 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £500 | £570 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -12.28% | +2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £724 | £600 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £638 | - |
| South East median daily rate | £496 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.75% | +5.26% | -9.39% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.60 | - | £7.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.80 | £27.50 | £8.58 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.00 | £28.00 | £13.05 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.29% | +114.56% | -76.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.71 | £28.50 | £16.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £37.00 | - | £31.35 |
| South East median hourly rate | £20.71 | £18.82 | £19.38 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.04% | -2.86% | -64.49% |
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 | 1,303 | 649 | 1,333 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire | 80.88% | 89.89% | 85.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 840 | 476 | 714 |
| 10th Percentile | £336 | £332 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £463 | £460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £578 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £621 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £751 | £675 | £738 |
| South East median daily rate | £513 | £505 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.59% | +0.90% | -0.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 98 | 38 | 151 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.60 | £20.07 | £13.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.17 | £30.31 | £20.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.29 | £56.38 | £57.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -56.92% | -1.70% | +14.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | £75.00 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £58.52 | - | £76.86 |
| South East median hourly rate | £40.00 | £28.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.35% | -36.67% | -2.70% |
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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.
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Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Problem-Solving.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Hampshire over the 6 months to 4 April 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Problem-Solving.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Hampshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Hampshire over the 6 months to 4 April 2026.
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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 April 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 |
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| Basingstoke | +6 | 52 | £700 | +21.74% | 15 |
| Portsmouth | +3 | 20 | £525 | -8.70% | 18 |
| Farnborough | -16 | 18 | £500 | +17.65% | 15 |
| Southampton | +4 | 17 | £325 | -36.74% | 14 |
| Havant | -6 | 13 | £550 | -8.33% | 2 |
| Eastleigh | +2 | 12 | £550 | +10.00% | 9 |
| Fareham | - | 9 | £525 | - | 18 |
| Romsey | - | 9 | £323 | - | |
| Gosport | +2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Winchester | -1 | 2 | £400 | -9.86% | 4 |
| Fleet | -2 | 2 | £404 | +34.50% | 1 |
| Andover | - | 1 | £725 | - | 4 |
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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:
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