Problem-Solving Contracts in Hatfield

Problem Solving
Hertfordshire > Hatfield

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hatfield requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 7 8
Rank change year-on-year +1 +1 +8
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 8 14 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hatfield 21.62% 17.28% 17.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.22% 20.29% 19.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 10 7
10th Percentile £479 £137 -
25th Percentile £495 £313 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £330 £550
Median % change year-on-year +69.70% -40.00% -4.35%
75th Percentile £560 £345 -
90th Percentile £573 £533 -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £500 £413 £500
% change year-on-year +21.21% -17.50% +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 2
Median hourly rate - £13.86 £13.16
Median % change year-on-year - +5.32% -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £63.00 £90.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year -30.00% +56.52% +130.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hatfield

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 Hatfield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36 69 46
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hatfield 97.30% 85.19% 90.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 56 31
10th Percentile £400 £140 £363
25th Percentile £485 £200 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £350 £550
Median % change year-on-year +58.57% -36.36% +22.22%
75th Percentile £600 £500 -
90th Percentile £716 £525 £575
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +29.41% -15.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 8
10th Percentile £17.38 £13.84 £12.67
25th Percentile £17.42 £13.86 £13.04
Median hourly rate £17.48 £14.21 £15.64
Median % change year-on-year +23.01% -9.13% +32.75%
75th Percentile £17.55 £14.97 £22.91
90th Percentile £17.58 £15.25 £46.25
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £63.00 £50.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +26.00% -23.08% +27.83%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Hatfield

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hatfield.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Hatfield

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hatfield

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Hatfield.

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Hatfield

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Hatfield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Hatfield over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Hatfield

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hatfield

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Hatfield.

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Hatfield

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hatfield by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 7 (87.50%) Entra ID
General
1 8 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (12.50%) Lead
1 1 (12.50%) SAP Manager
1 1 (12.50%) SAP Test Manager
1 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow Manager
1 1 (12.50%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) SAP PI
Operating Systems
1 7 (87.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Agile
1 7 (87.50%) Customer Requirements
1 7 (87.50%) Mobile Device Management
1 7 (87.50%) PRINCE2
1 7 (87.50%) Technical Leadership
2 5 (62.50%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (25.00%) Time Management
4 1 (12.50%) Analytical Thinking
4 1 (12.50%) ERP
4 1 (12.50%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Scrum
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Test Management
4 1 (12.50%) Test Planning
4 1 (12.50%) Test Scripting
4 1 (12.50%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 7 (87.50%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) SC Cleared
1 7 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 7 (87.50%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (12.50%) HP ALM
2 1 (12.50%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 7 (87.50%) Apple
1 7 (87.50%) Microsoft
1 7 (87.50%) Samsung
1 7 (87.50%) SOTI
2 2 (25.00%) Computacenter
3 1 (12.50%) HP
3 1 (12.50%) Micro Focus
3 1 (12.50%) SAP
3 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow