Problem Solving
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 23 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -5 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 221 | 238 | 294 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 10.15% | 8.62% | 8.55% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 11.50% | 9.32% | 9.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 148 | 168 | 170 |
| 10th Percentile | £179 | £229 | £162 |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | £413 | £309 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £435 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +9.20% | +2.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £614 | £625 | £575 |
| UK median daily rate | £508 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | - | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 10 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.30 | £15.41 | £14.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.50 | £15.99 | £29.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.67 | £18.88 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.71% | -60.25% | +128.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.75 | £41.22 | £52.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £19.50 | £61.63 | £55.79 |
| UK median hourly rate | £16.50 | £48.40 | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -65.91% | +110.43% | +18.10% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland
Problem-Solving is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,922 | 2,555 | 3,203 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 88.29% | 92.54% | 93.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,169 | 1,831 | 2,264 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £260 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £406 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £471 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +0.96% | +10.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £560 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £655 | £650 | £625 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.77% | +8.72% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 90 | 57 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.30 | £10.63 | £15.04 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.75 | £12.30 | £19.45 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.34 | £16.50 | £38.71 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.18% | -57.38% | -3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.24 | £47.73 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.93 | £65.63 | £55.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £36.50 | £36.00 | £25.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.39% | +42.97% | +2.78% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland.
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Contract Job Locations in Scotland
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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +33 | 102 | £516 | +8.68% | 64 |
| Glasgow | -4 | 77 | £425 | -15.00% | 63 |
| South Lanarkshire | +5 | 5 | £370 | -0.11% | 1 |
| Renfrewshire | 0 | 5 | £163 | -63.89% | 3 |
| Aberdeen | -3 | 5 | £625 | +31.58% | 35 |
| West Lothian | -13 | 4 | £384 | +200.98% | 4 |
| Fife | +1 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| Highlands | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| Perthshire | +3 | 2 | £513 | +2.50% | 1 |
| Lanarkshire | +1 | 1 | £488 | - | 26 |
| Perth and Kinross | +1 | 1 | £525 | +23.53% | 1 |
| Stirling | -1 | 1 | £210 | +68.67% | 10 |
| Aberdeenshire | - | 1 | - | - | 13 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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