Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Hull

Problem Solving
East Yorkshire > Hull

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hull requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 - 17
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 5 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Hull 21.74% - 2.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.73% - 2.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £203 - £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 - £190
75th Percentile £208 - £195
90th Percentile - - -
East Yorkshire median daily rate £205 - £190

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hull

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 Hull.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22 2 35
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hull 95.65% 50.00% 70.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 1 28
10th Percentile - - £350
25th Percentile £138 - £477
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £230 £600
Median % change year-on-year -23.91% -61.67% +26.32%
75th Percentile £279 - £641
90th Percentile £445 - £763
East Yorkshire median daily rate £145 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -72.38% - +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £47.50 -
East Yorkshire median hourly rate - £62.50 -

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Hull

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Hull

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Hull

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

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

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in Hull

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

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

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

Application Platforms
1 3 (60.00%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Firewall
1 2 (40.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) SQL Server
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Engineering Manager
1 3 (60.00%) Software Engineering Manager
1 3 (60.00%) Software Manager
2 2 (40.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support
2 2 (40.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) 2nd Line Support
2 2 (40.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) IT Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) IT Support
2 2 (40.00%) IT Support Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (60.00%) .NET
1 3 (60.00%) .NET Framework
1 3 (60.00%) ASP.NET
1 3 (60.00%) MSMQ
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Linux
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Agile
1 3 (60.00%) Budgeting
1 3 (60.00%) Business Strategy
1 3 (60.00%) Change Management
1 3 (60.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (60.00%) Critical Thinking
1 3 (60.00%) Focus Group
1 3 (60.00%) Matrix Organization
1 3 (60.00%) People Management
1 3 (60.00%) PRINCE2
1 3 (60.00%) Project Management
1 3 (60.00%) Roadmaps
1 3 (60.00%) Scrum
1 3 (60.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (60.00%) Strategic Planning
1 3 (60.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) PMP
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Google
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft