Problem Solving
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Milton Keynes requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 8 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +8 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 50 | 52 | 41 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes | 13.59% | 19.19% | 8.47% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.23% | 21.85% | 9.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 36 | 37 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £234 | £158 |
| 25th Percentile | £361 | £363 | £279 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £423 | £378 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.59% | +11.92% | -24.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £528 | £488 | £462 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £543 | £488 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £425 | £430 | £391 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.16% | +9.90% | -23.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.70 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.74% | - | - |
| Buckinghamshire median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.70 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -3.74% | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Milton Keynes
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 Milton Keynes.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 308 | 238 | 444 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes | 83.70% | 87.82% | 91.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 223 | 171 | 337 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £250 | £292 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £403 | £403 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £495 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -1.00% | +3.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £569 | £610 |
| 90th Percentile | £637 | £650 | £730 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 4 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.08 | £14.01 | £17.30 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £17.03 | £19.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.61 | £26.35 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.37% | +9.79% | +35.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.40 | £36.50 | £28.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £36.00 | £37.40 | £30.00 |
| Buckinghamshire median hourly rate | £25.15 | £36.00 | £24.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.14% | +50.00% | +54.84% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
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Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Problem-Solving.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Problem-Solving.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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: