Problem-Solving Contracts in Hertfordshire

Problem Solving
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire 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 7 24 11
Rank change year-on-year +17 -13 +23
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 47 57 99
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 14.64% 6.83% 12.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.49% 7.57% 14.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 32 33
10th Percentile £399 £262 £185
25th Percentile £413 £314 £238
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £413 £500
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% -17.50% +17.65%
75th Percentile £575 £591 £550
90th Percentile £590 £724 £638
East of England median daily rate £450 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 19 44
10th Percentile £16.95 £13.86 £21.00
25th Percentile £18.80 £19.28 £53.75
Median hourly rate £63.00 £90.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +56.52% +130.00%
75th Percentile £66.00 - £67.94
90th Percentile £76.85 - £77.00
East of England median hourly rate £16.23 £14.80 £22.00
% change year-on-year +9.66% -32.73% +62.96%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 285 753 703
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 88.79% 90.29% 86.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 138 277 374
10th Percentile £384 £232 £240
25th Percentile £446 £315 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -15.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £675
90th Percentile £675 £705 £768
East of England median daily rate £500 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 314 156
10th Percentile £22.65 £38.12 £21.00
25th Percentile £47.50 £40.00 £53.69
Median hourly rate £63.00 £50.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.00% -23.08% +27.83%
75th Percentile £79.82 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.00 £75.25
East of England median hourly rate £42.50 £40.00 £24.62
% change year-on-year +6.25% +62.47% +58.84%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Hertfordshire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Hertfordshire

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

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

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Hertfordshire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Hertfordshire

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Hertfordshire

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Stevenage +26 17 £500 +66.67% 88
Welwyn Garden City +5 11 £400 -33.42% 5
Hatfield +1 8 £560 +69.70% 12
Hemel Hempstead +9 2 £550 -21.43% 87
Watford +4 2 £550 +29.41% 102
Letchworth - 2 £425 - 2
Rickmansworth - 2 £175 - 3
Hertford - 1 £400 - 4
Problem-Solving
East of England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (14.89%) WebSphere
2 4 (8.51%) SharePoint
3 3 (6.38%) Confluence
4 2 (4.26%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 2 (4.26%) Exchange Server 2013
4 2 (4.26%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (4.26%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 7 (14.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (6.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.26%) SAP GRC
2 1 (2.13%) SAP ERP
2 1 (2.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 8 (17.02%) Entra ID
2 5 (10.64%) Google Workspace
3 2 (4.26%) Cohesity
3 2 (4.26%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.13%) AWS
4 1 (2.13%) Azure
4 1 (2.13%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (2.13%) dbt
4 1 (2.13%) SaaS
4 1 (2.13%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.26%) IMAP
1 2 (4.26%) SAN
1 2 (4.26%) Skype
1 2 (4.26%) SMTP
2 1 (2.13%) BGP-4
2 1 (2.13%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (2.13%) DNS
2 1 (2.13%) EIGRP
2 1 (2.13%) Firewall
2 1 (2.13%) Junos
2 1 (2.13%) Kerberos
2 1 (2.13%) LAN
2 1 (2.13%) Network Security
2 1 (2.13%) OSPF
2 1 (2.13%) SD-WAN
2 1 (2.13%) WAN
2 1 (2.13%) Wireless
2 1 (2.13%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (14.89%) DB2
2 5 (10.64%) Tableau
3 4 (8.51%) Data Mining
3 4 (8.51%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 5 (10.64%) JIRA
2 1 (2.13%) MagicDraw
2 1 (2.13%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 26 (55.32%) Social Skills
2 16 (34.04%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (6.38%) Law
4 2 (4.26%) Retail
4 2 (4.26%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.13%) Electronics
5 1 (2.13%) Finance
5 1 (2.13%) Legal
5 1 (2.13%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.13%) Marketing
5 1 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.13%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (23.40%) Architect
2 9 (19.15%) Analyst
3 5 (10.64%) Solutions Architect
3 5 (10.64%) Systems Architect
4 4 (8.51%) 1st Line Support
4 4 (8.51%) Consultant
4 4 (8.51%) Data Architect
4 4 (8.51%) Information Architect
4 4 (8.51%) Information Systems Architect
4 4 (8.51%) Systems Analyst
5 3 (6.38%) Risk Analyst
6 2 (4.26%) Information Analyst
6 2 (4.26%) Messaging Engineer
6 2 (4.26%) SAP Consultant
6 2 (4.26%) SAP Security Consultant
6 2 (4.26%) Security Consultant
6 2 (4.26%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 2 (4.26%) Solutions Analyst
6 2 (4.26%) Support Analyst
6 2 (4.26%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.13%) .NET
1 1 (2.13%) Node.js
1 1 (2.13%) RESTful
1 1 (2.13%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 13 (27.66%) Management Information System
2 5 (10.64%) iPad
2 5 (10.64%) iPhone
2 5 (10.64%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (8.51%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (8.51%) Reference Data
4 2 (4.26%) Blackberry
5 1 (2.13%) EPoS
5 1 (2.13%) Learning Management System
5 1 (2.13%) PKI
5 1 (2.13%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 16 (34.04%) Windows
2 5 (10.64%) Apple iOS
3 2 (4.26%) Unix
3 2 (4.26%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.13%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (25.53%) Agile
2 9 (19.15%) Data Visualisation
2 9 (19.15%) Information Management
2 9 (19.15%) Visualisation
3 8 (17.02%) Roadmaps
3 8 (17.02%) Technical Leadership
4 7 (14.89%) Customer Requirements
4 7 (14.89%) Mobile Device Management
4 7 (14.89%) PRINCE2
4 7 (14.89%) Systems Engineering
5 6 (12.77%) Requirements Gathering
6 5 (10.64%) Business Analysis
6 5 (10.64%) Customer Service
6 5 (10.64%) Data Modelling
6 5 (10.64%) ITSM
6 5 (10.64%) Project Management
7 4 (8.51%) Computer Science
7 4 (8.51%) Data Architecture
7 4 (8.51%) Proactive Maintenance
7 4 (8.51%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (25.53%) SQL
2 7 (14.89%) PowerShell
3 3 (6.38%) VBA
4 1 (2.13%) Bash
4 1 (2.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 20 (42.55%) SC Cleared
1 20 (42.55%) Security Cleared
2 4 (8.51%) Degree
3 2 (4.26%) DV Cleared
4 1 (2.13%) ISTQB
4 1 (2.13%) JNCIE
4 1 (2.13%) JNCIP
4 1 (2.13%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.38%) Data Quality
1 3 (6.38%) QA
2 2 (4.26%) GRC
3 1 (2.13%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.13%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (21.28%) Active Directory
2 8 (17.02%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (4.26%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (2.13%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (14.89%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (2.13%) Ansible
2 1 (2.13%) HP ALM
2 1 (2.13%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (2.13%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.13%) PTC Integrity
2 1 (2.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 13 (27.66%) Microsoft
2 8 (17.02%) ServiceNow
3 7 (14.89%) Apple
3 7 (14.89%) Samsung
3 7 (14.89%) SOTI
4 5 (10.64%) Google
4 5 (10.64%) MobileIron
4 5 (10.64%) Nexthink
5 4 (8.51%) SAP
6 3 (6.38%) NetApp
6 3 (6.38%) VMware
7 2 (4.26%) Computacenter
7 2 (4.26%) Oracle
8 1 (2.13%) Cisco
8 1 (2.13%) HP
8 1 (2.13%) IBM
8 1 (2.13%) Juniper
8 1 (2.13%) Micro Focus
8 1 (2.13%) PTC
8 1 (2.13%) Red Hat