Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Livingston

Problem Solving
West Lothian > Livingston

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Livingston requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 5 12
Rank change year-on-year 0 +7 -7
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 2 2 11
As % of all contract jobs in Livingston 13.33% 10.00% 15.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.18% 15.38% 15.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - £117
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £130 £130
Median % change year-on-year +303.85% - -18.75%
75th Percentile £538 - £160
90th Percentile - - £338
West Lothian median daily rate £525 £130 £130
% change year-on-year +303.85% - -18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £18.65
25th Percentile - - £19.25
Median hourly rate - - £23.00
75th Percentile - - £28.25
90th Percentile - - £29.75
West Lothian median hourly rate - - £23.00
% change year-on-year - - +43.75%

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 11 13 71
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Livingston 73.33% 65.00% 97.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 5 41
10th Percentile £54 £87 £118
25th Percentile £54 £130 £160
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £165 £280 £470
Median % change year-on-year -41.07% -40.43% +8.67%
75th Percentile £388 £435 £560
90th Percentile £443 £497 £590
West Lothian median daily rate £165 £280 £470
% change year-on-year -41.07% -40.43% +8.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £18.65
25th Percentile - - £19.25
Median hourly rate - £12.50 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year - -45.65% +48.39%
75th Percentile - - £28.25
90th Percentile - - £29.75
West Lothian median hourly rate - £12.50 £23.00
% change year-on-year - -45.65% +48.39%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Livingston

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Livingston

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Livingston

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

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

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in Livingston

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

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

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco ASA
1 1 (50.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Internet
1 1 (50.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) German Language
1 1 (50.00%) Local Government
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Help Desk Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Network Specialist
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Security Monitoring
1 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Avaya
1 1 (50.00%) CheckPoint
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Extreme Networks
1 1 (50.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (50.00%) SolarWinds