Problem Solving
Scotland > Highlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Highlands requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 2 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Highlands | - | 14.29% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 25.00% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £438 | £466 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.86% | -6.12% | +3.56% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Highlands
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 the Highlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Highlands | 92.86% | 57.14% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £303 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £322 | - | £139 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £366 | £110 | £143 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +232.95% | -22.81% | -55.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £409 | £180 | £146 |
| 90th Percentile | £426 | £222 | £149 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £464 | £450 | £493 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.06% | -8.63% | +3.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £20.00 | £22.94 | £19.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.81% | +19.59% | +3.68% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Highlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the Highlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Problem-Solving.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the Highlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Problem-Solving.
