Problem Solving
Kent > Maidstone
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Maidstone 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 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +4 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Maidstone | 6.90% | 23.08% | 4.76% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 8.33% | 24.00% | 7.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £567 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £578 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £609 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £641 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £654 | - | - |
| Kent median daily rate | £500 | £281 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +77.78% | -46.43% | +44.83% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Maidstone
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 Maidstone.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 24 | 25 | 28 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Maidstone | 82.76% | 96.15% | 66.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £329 | £189 | £101 |
| 25th Percentile | £329 | £229 | £358 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £326 | £365 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.27% | -10.62% | +8.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £489 | £544 | £373 |
| 90th Percentile | £629 | £582 | £389 |
| Kent median daily rate | £439 | £509 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.76% | +1.75% | +17.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.40 | - | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +334.44% |
| Kent median hourly rate | £20.40 | £49.89 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -59.11% | -9.29% | +48.13% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Maidstone
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Maidstone.
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Daily Rate Trend in Maidstone
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Maidstone citing Problem-Solving.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Maidstone
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Maidstone citing Problem-Solving.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Maidstone 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: