Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Leicester

Problem Solving
Leicestershire > Leicester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leicester 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 9 8 13
Rank change year-on-year -1 +5 +19
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 6 8 11
As % of all contract jobs in Leicester 7.06% 10.00% 7.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.84% 12.12% 9.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 7 1
10th Percentile £113 £203 -
25th Percentile £121 £205 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £127 £210 £130
Median % change year-on-year -39.48% +61.54% -63.89%
75th Percentile £197 £314 -
90th Percentile £320 £328 -
Leicestershire median daily rate £131 £210 £145
% change year-on-year -37.54% +44.83% -54.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £17.30
25th Percentile - - £25.25
Median hourly rate £13.84 - £39.00
75th Percentile - - £52.25
90th Percentile - - £59.90
Leicestershire median hourly rate £13.84 - £14.00
% change year-on-year - - -17.65%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leicester

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 Leicester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 61 66 117
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester 71.76% 82.50% 83.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 47 89
10th Percentile £192 £273 £210
25th Percentile £360 £317 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £449 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.01% -10.20% +20.48%
75th Percentile £538 £525 £613
90th Percentile £626 £681 £715
Leicestershire median daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year - -5.56% +8.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £20.80
25th Percentile - - £34.00
Median hourly rate £13.84 - £56.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +17.89%
75th Percentile - - £60.50
90th Percentile - - £63.20
Leicestershire median hourly rate £23.15 £24.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year -3.54% +14.29% +13.51%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Leicester

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Leicester

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

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

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Leicester

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

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Leicester

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester

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

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

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Azure
1 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Visual Studio
General
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (16.67%) Law
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Field Engineer
1 2 (33.33%) Field Service Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) C# Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Deployment Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Field Hardware Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Field Service Hardware Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Hardware Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Hardware Technician
2 1 (16.67%) IT Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) IT Support
2 1 (16.67%) IT Support Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) IT Technician
2 1 (16.67%) Support Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Windows Deployment Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) .NET
1 1 (16.67%) Blazor
1 1 (16.67%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (33.33%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
1 1 (16.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Break/Fix
1 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (16.67%) Application Packaging
2 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (16.67%) Data Development
2 1 (16.67%) Data Management
2 1 (16.67%) Data Migration
2 1 (16.67%) Fault Management
2 1 (16.67%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (16.67%) Migration
2 1 (16.67%) Refactoring
2 1 (16.67%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) SQL
2 1 (16.67%) C#
2 1 (16.67%) JavaScript
2 1 (16.67%) PowerShell
2 1 (16.67%) Python
2 1 (16.67%) T-SQL
2 1 (16.67%) VB
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) A+ Certification
1 2 (33.33%) CCNA
1 2 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (33.33%) MCSE
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (33.33%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (33.33%) Dell