Problem-Solving Contracts in Livingston

Problem Solving
West Lothian > Livingston

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Livingston 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 2 15 2
Rank change year-on-year +13 -13 +7
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 4 4 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Livingston 57.14% 8.16% 35.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 80.00% 8.70% 38.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 13
10th Percentile £135 £221 £110
25th Percentile £143 £281 £120
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £159 £384 £130
Median % change year-on-year -58.63% +195.19% -72.19%
75th Percentile £178 £483 £600
90th Percentile £187 £541 £624
West Lothian median daily rate £159 £384 £130
% change year-on-year -58.63% +195.19% -72.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £16.29 - £15.83
25th Percentile £16.34 - £15.94
Median hourly rate £17.63 - £16.25
75th Percentile £18.84 - £34.19
90th Percentile £18.86 - £64.68
West Lothian median hourly rate £17.63 - £16.25
% change year-on-year - - -16.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Livingston

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 Livingston.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5 46 50
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Livingston 71.43% 93.88% 94.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 23 32
10th Percentile £135 £84 £121
25th Percentile £143 £353 £139
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £159 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -66.58% -5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £178 £568 £605
90th Percentile £187 £590 £648
West Lothian median daily rate £188 £473 £500
% change year-on-year -60.32% -5.50% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 7
10th Percentile £16.29 - £15.90
25th Percentile £16.34 - £16.00
Median hourly rate £17.63 £48.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -63.28% -26.15% +233.33%
75th Percentile £18.84 - £70.50
90th Percentile £18.86 - £79.60
West Lothian median hourly rate £17.63 £48.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -63.28% -26.15% +233.33%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Livingston

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Livingston

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Livingston

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Livingston

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Livingston

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Livingston

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) Firewall
1 1 (25.00%) LAN
1 1 (25.00%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle Reports
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) German Language
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Service Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Service Desk Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) IT Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Android
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server
3 2 (50.00%) Windows 10
4 1 (25.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Time Management
2 1 (25.00%) Application Packaging
2 1 (25.00%) Change Advisory Board
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) ITSM
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Server Management
2 1 (25.00%) Service Continuity Management
2 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Apple
2 1 (25.00%) Avaya
2 1 (25.00%) Extreme Networks
2 1 (25.00%) Fortinet
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle