Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Perth and Kinross

Problem Solving
Scotland > Perth and Kinross

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Perth and Kinross requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - 1
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 5 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Perth and Kinross 23.81% - 100.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 26.32% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £176 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £178 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +23.53%
75th Percentile £179 - £538
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £438 £464 £475
% change year-on-year -5.66% -2.37% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Perth and Kinross

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 Perth and Kinross.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 19 1 1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Perth and Kinross 90.48% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £176 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £178 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.67%
75th Percentile £388 - £538
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £463 £463 £455
% change year-on-year - +1.59% -4.16%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Perth and Kinross

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Perth and Kinross

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Perth and Kinross

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Perth and Kinross citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Perth and Kinross citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Perth and Kinross

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 Perth and Kinross region over the 6 months to 22 June 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
Auchterarder - 5 £178 - 1
Problem-Solving
Scotland

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Perth and Kinross 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (100.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) DHCP
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 5 (100.00%) VoIP
1 5 (100.00%) VPN
1 5 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) IT Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) IT Support
1 5 (100.00%) IT Support Engineer
1 5 (100.00%) Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) ITSM
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) ServiceNow