Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in North Wales

Problem Solving
Wales > North Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in North Wales requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - 5
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 20 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in North Wales 34.48% - 6.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 42.55% - 9.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £315 - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
75th Percentile £525 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate £400 £375 £425
% change year-on-year +6.67% -11.76% -19.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £31.35 - -
25th Percentile £33.01 - -
Median hourly rate £34.85 - -
75th Percentile £35.78 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £27.50 £13.50
% change year-on-year -22.73% +103.70% -47.54%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North Wales

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 North Wales.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 47 5 11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in North Wales 81.03% 62.50% 73.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 2 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £155 - £713
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £212 £400 £725
Median % change year-on-year -47.00% -44.83% +182.65%
75th Percentile £422 - £738
90th Percentile £473 - -
Wales median daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year - -5.56% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £17.30 - -
Median hourly rate £34.85 - £19.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -41.54%
75th Percentile £36.24 - £19.09
90th Percentile £36.70 - £19.14
Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £22.00 £19.17
% change year-on-year -3.41% +14.76% +5.68%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in North Wales

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in North Wales

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in North Wales

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

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

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in North Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in North Wales over the 6 months to 3 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in North Wales

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in North Wales

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

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

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in North Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the North Wales region over the 6 months to 3 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Flintshire - 16 - - 6
Wrexham - 4 £500 - 6
Problem-Solving
Wales

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Wales 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:

Applications
1 3 (15.00%) CATIA
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.00%) AWS
1 1 (5.00%) Azure
Development Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Git
General
1 13 (65.00%) Finance
2 3 (15.00%) Aerospace
2 3 (15.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (5.00%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (5.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (65.00%) Accountant
2 4 (20.00%) Developer
2 4 (20.00%) Software Developer
3 3 (15.00%) Programmer
4 2 (10.00%) Junior
4 2 (10.00%) Junior Developer
4 2 (10.00%) Junior Software Developer
5 1 (5.00%) JavaScript Developer
5 1 (5.00%) Junior JavaScript Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (20.00%) JSON
2 2 (10.00%) React Native
3 1 (5.00%) iOS SDK
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.00%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.00%) Android
1 1 (5.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (15.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 3 (15.00%) Validation
2 1 (5.00%) Deployment Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.00%) Java
1 2 (10.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (15.00%) HNC
1 3 (15.00%) NVQ Level 4
2 2 (10.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.00%) GxP
Vendors
1 13 (65.00%) Sage
2 3 (15.00%) SAP