Problem-Solving Contracts in Newport

Problem Solving
South Wales > Newport

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newport 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 4 8 6
Rank change year-on-year +4 -2 +17
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 14 17 31
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newport 25.00% 18.48% 23.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 28.57% 20.48% 24.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 13 25
10th Percentile £185 - £273
25th Percentile £285 £313 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year -31.25% +14.29% +1.79%
75th Percentile £431 £625 £550
90th Percentile £638 £755 £620
South Wales median daily rate £331 £504 £525
% change year-on-year -34.26% -4.05% +8.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 1
10th Percentile £22.57 - -
25th Percentile £26.25 £11.00 -
Median hourly rate £37.50 £12.68 £20.47
Median % change year-on-year +195.74% -38.06% +2.35%
75th Percentile £41.25 £32.02 -
90th Percentile - £63.81 -
South Wales median hourly rate £37.50 £13.50 £20.47
% change year-on-year +177.78% -34.05% +15.32%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Newport

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 Newport.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 49 83 129
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport 87.50% 90.22% 97.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 39 85
10th Percentile £161 £133 £274
25th Percentile £285 £188 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% -19.05% -1.64%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £631
90th Percentile £638 £638 £695
South Wales median daily rate £413 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -17.50% +5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 18 17
10th Percentile - £13.35 -
25th Percentile £20.12 £16.98 £16.98
Median hourly rate £24.75 £23.93 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year +3.43% +31.92% -27.44%
75th Percentile £41.25 £75.75 £19.98
90th Percentile £45.00 £87.80 £49.25
South Wales median hourly rate £20.62 £22.68 £18.14
% change year-on-year -9.09% +25.03% -16.12%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Newport

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newport

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Newport

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Daily Rate Histogram in Newport

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Newport over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Newport

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Newport

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Newport

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Newport over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Newport

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (7.14%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 7 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (42.86%) Azure
3 2 (14.29%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (7.14%) AWS
4 1 (7.14%) Entra ID
4 1 (7.14%) IaaS
4 1 (7.14%) PaaS
4 1 (7.14%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (35.71%) Firewall
2 2 (14.29%) Network Security
2 2 (14.29%) SD-WAN
2 2 (14.29%) VPN
2 2 (14.29%) Wireless
3 1 (7.14%) 802.11
3 1 (7.14%) BGP
3 1 (7.14%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (7.14%) HSRP
3 1 (7.14%) IPsec
3 1 (7.14%) OSPF
3 1 (7.14%) Remote Desktop
Development Applications
1 1 (7.14%) JIRA
General
1 9 (64.29%) Social Skills
2 3 (21.43%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (28.57%) 2nd Line Support
1 4 (28.57%) Analyst
1 4 (28.57%) Support Specialist
2 3 (21.43%) IT Support
3 2 (14.29%) Business Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) IT Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) IT Support Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Network Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Support Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Change Manager
4 1 (7.14%) IT Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) IT Support Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) SAP Solutions Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Senior
4 1 (7.14%) Senior Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Support Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Technical Change Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 5 (35.71%) Video Conferencing
2 4 (28.57%) Data Centre
3 1 (7.14%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 7 (50.00%) Windows
2 3 (21.43%) Windows 10
3 2 (14.29%) Windows Server
3 2 (14.29%) Windows Server 2012
3 2 (14.29%) Windows Server 2016
3 2 (14.29%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (7.14%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (50.00%) ITIL
2 6 (42.86%) Computer Science
2 6 (42.86%) Incident Management
3 5 (35.71%) Customer Service
4 4 (28.57%) Application Packaging
5 2 (14.29%) Agile
5 2 (14.29%) Network Design
6 1 (7.14%) Change Management
6 1 (7.14%) CRM
6 1 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (7.14%) Data Analysis
6 1 (7.14%) Data Management
6 1 (7.14%) ERP
6 1 (7.14%) High Availability
6 1 (7.14%) ITSM
6 1 (7.14%) Mobile Device Management
6 1 (7.14%) Project Management
6 1 (7.14%) Roadmaps
6 1 (7.14%) Root Cause Analysis
6 1 (7.14%) Statistics
Qualifications
1 6 (42.86%) Degree
2 5 (35.71%) A+ Certification
2 5 (35.71%) Network+ Certification
3 2 (14.29%) CCNP
3 2 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (7.14%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
4 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 7 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (7.14%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (7.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (35.71%) Jamf Pro
1 5 (35.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (7.14%) Cacti
Vendors
1 5 (35.71%) ServiceNow
2 3 (21.43%) VMware
3 2 (14.29%) Cisco
4 1 (7.14%) SAP
4 1 (7.14%) SolarWinds