Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Hatfield

Problem Solving
Hertfordshire > Hatfield

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hatfield requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 6 4
Rank change year-on-year +1 -2 +8
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 22 3 10
As % of all contract jobs in Hatfield 30.56% 10.34% 22.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 30.56% 12.50% 23.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 1 1
10th Percentile £147 - -
25th Percentile £479 £425 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £450 £420
Median % change year-on-year +17.33% +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile - £475 £430
90th Percentile £646 - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £512 £525 £450
% change year-on-year -2.48% +16.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 9
10th Percentile £15.72 - £11.83
25th Percentile £16.55 £13.00 £13.16
Median hourly rate £17.23 £13.83 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year +24.58% +2.44% +21.08%
75th Percentile £17.62 £14.66 £14.65
90th Percentile £18.82 - £16.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £17.40 £16.75 £69.00
% change year-on-year +3.91% -75.73% +15.00%

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 72 24 42
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hatfield 100.00% 82.76% 93.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 9 21
10th Percentile £105 £138 £350
25th Percentile £464 £225 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £450 £440
Median % change year-on-year +17.33% +2.27% -12.00%
75th Percentile £581 £575 £600
90th Percentile £658 £590 £613
Hertfordshire median daily rate £528 £425 £550
% change year-on-year +24.24% -22.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 11 13
10th Percentile £14.71 £13.00 £12.22
25th Percentile £16.45 £14.76 £13.16
Median hourly rate £17.23 £15.10 £14.65
Median % change year-on-year +14.11% +3.07% -3.49%
75th Percentile £17.96 £16.00 £17.33
90th Percentile £19.01 £16.69 £17.72
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £43.00 £60.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -28.33% -7.69% +8.33%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Hatfield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hatfield.

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Hatfield

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Hatfield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Hatfield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Hatfield over the 6 months to 20 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Hatfield

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in Hatfield

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hatfield 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:

Applications
1 7 (31.82%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (31.82%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (9.09%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (4.55%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) Entra ID
General
1 17 (77.27%) Social Skills
2 15 (68.18%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (22.73%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (13.64%) Legal
5 1 (4.55%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (18.18%) Developer
1 4 (18.18%) ServiceNow Developer
2 3 (13.64%) Consultant
2 3 (13.64%) IT Technician
2 3 (13.64%) Security Officer
2 3 (13.64%) ServiceNow Consultant
3 2 (9.09%) Desktop Technician
3 2 (9.09%) IT Support
3 2 (9.09%) Project Manager
4 1 (4.55%) Administrator
4 1 (4.55%) Agile Delivery Lead
4 1 (4.55%) Configuration Administrator
4 1 (4.55%) Lead
4 1 (4.55%) PRINCE2 Project Manager
4 1 (4.55%) Senior
4 1 (4.55%) Senior Manager
4 1 (4.55%) Senior Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.64%) Insider Threat
2 2 (9.09%) PMI
3 1 (4.55%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.55%) Product Ownership
3 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (13.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (54.55%) Time Management
2 8 (36.36%) Customer Requirements
3 7 (31.82%) Knowledge Transfer
3 7 (31.82%) Product Strategy
3 7 (31.82%) System Testing
3 7 (31.82%) User Acceptance Testing
4 4 (18.18%) Agile
4 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (13.64%) Analytical Thinking
5 3 (13.64%) Data Protection
5 3 (13.64%) Information Security
5 3 (13.64%) ITSM
5 3 (13.64%) PRINCE2
5 3 (13.64%) Project Management
5 3 (13.64%) Service Management
6 2 (9.09%) Customer Service
6 2 (9.09%) Decision-Making
6 2 (9.09%) Emotional Intelligence
6 2 (9.09%) Scrum
6 2 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.55%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 12 (54.55%) SC Cleared
1 12 (54.55%) Security Cleared
2 3 (13.64%) CTC Cleared
2 3 (13.64%) DV Cleared
3 2 (9.09%) Degree
3 2 (9.09%) PMI Certification
4 1 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (4.55%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (4.55%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (4.55%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 10 (45.45%) ServiceNow
2 9 (40.91%) Microsoft
3 5 (22.73%) SAP
4 1 (4.55%) Apple
4 1 (4.55%) Samsung
4 1 (4.55%) SOTI