Problem-Solving Contracts in the South East

Problem Solving
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 10 20
Rank change year-on-year 0 +10 +1
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 629 606 659
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 11.38% 10.40% 8.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.41% 11.62% 9.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 365 410 381
10th Percentile £205 £244 £210
25th Percentile £306 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £575
90th Percentile £688 £735 £640
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.86% - +12.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 40 36
10th Percentile £11.80 £28.26 £14.08
25th Percentile £13.04 £50.54 £33.31
Median hourly rate £19.38 £56.99 £44.11
Median % change year-on-year -66.00% +29.18% +145.07%
75th Percentile £50.31 £68.13 £55.63
90th Percentile £61.60 £75.00 £66.15
England median hourly rate £17.50 £43.86 £20.00
% change year-on-year -60.10% +119.30% +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,689 5,214 6,955
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.87% 89.45% 89.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,728 3,619 4,703
10th Percentile £243 £250 £225
25th Percentile £400 £405 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £508 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.38% +1.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £623 £619 £588
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 431 218 287
10th Percentile £13.00 £18.37 £12.23
25th Percentile £18.20 £23.49 £16.06
Median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +122.22% -13.46%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £48.67
90th Percentile £76.86 £74.85 £62.59
England median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
% change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the South East

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in the South East

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in the South East

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in the South East

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in the South East

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Thames Valley +4 362 £450 -14.16% 344
Berkshire +8 296 £465 -11.43% 141
Hampshire -3 131 £565 +2.73% 215
Surrey +13 56 £519 -1.19% 102
Buckinghamshire -3 41 £450 -10.00% 105
West Sussex +9 40 £412 -0.48% 55
Oxfordshire +7 25 £401 -10.83% 100
Middlesex - 17 £363 - 5
Kent -4 10 £516 +14.72% 69
East Sussex +4 9 £313 -51.92% 30
Home Counties +5 2 £475 +40.74%
Sussex -4 1 £600 +54.84% 1
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 12 (1.91%) Confluence
1 12 (1.91%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.64%) SAS
4 3 (0.48%) Appian
4 3 (0.48%) CMS
5 2 (0.32%) Apache
5 2 (0.32%) IBM Domino
5 2 (0.32%) nginx
5 2 (0.32%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.16%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (0.16%) Moodle
6 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
Applications
1 71 (11.29%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (2.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.48%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.48%) SPSS
6 2 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.32%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.32%) Sketch
7 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 11 (1.75%) Oracle EBS R12
1 11 (1.75%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 8 (1.27%) Teamcenter
3 7 (1.11%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.95%) Oracle EBS
5 5 (0.79%) Maximo
5 5 (0.79%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.48%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.32%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.32%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.32%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.32%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.32%) Sage X3
8 1 (0.16%) CA PPM
8 1 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.16%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.16%) SAP LE
8 1 (0.16%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 91 (14.47%) Azure
2 34 (5.41%) AWS
3 27 (4.29%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (3.50%) Snowflake
5 17 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
6 16 (2.54%) OCI
7 11 (1.75%) Power Platform
8 8 (1.27%) Entra ID
9 6 (0.95%) GCP
10 5 (0.79%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (0.79%) Smartsheet
10 5 (0.79%) SuccessFactors
11 4 (0.64%) IaaS
11 4 (0.64%) PaaS
11 4 (0.64%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.64%) SaaS
11 4 (0.64%) Serverless
11 4 (0.64%) WhatsApp
12 3 (0.48%) Azure Logic Apps
12 3 (0.48%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 40 (6.36%) LAN
2 36 (5.72%) Firewall
3 25 (3.97%) DHCP
4 24 (3.82%) WAN
5 23 (3.66%) DNS
5 23 (3.66%) SAN
6 18 (2.86%) Network Security
7 16 (2.54%) Wi-Fi
8 12 (1.91%) 802.11
9 11 (1.75%) Cisco ASA
10 10 (1.59%) 5G
10 10 (1.59%) VPN
10 10 (1.59%) Wireless
11 9 (1.43%) 3G
11 9 (1.43%) 4G
12 8 (1.27%) Internet
12 8 (1.27%) Radio Access Network
13 6 (0.95%) Cisco Nexus
14 5 (0.79%) Cisco ISE
15 4 (0.64%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (4.45%) Tableau
2 20 (3.18%) SQL Server
3 14 (2.23%) Oracle Database
4 10 (1.59%) Power BI
5 7 (1.11%) SAP HANA
6 6 (0.95%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.64%) MySQL
7 4 (0.64%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.64%) Power Query
8 3 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (0.48%) Big Data
8 3 (0.48%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.48%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.48%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.48%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.32%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.32%) MariaDB
9 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.16%) IDMS
Development Applications
1 47 (7.47%) Jenkins
2 32 (5.09%) JIRA
3 29 (4.61%) Selenium
4 27 (4.29%) Git
5 26 (4.13%) Cucumber
6 25 (3.97%) SonarQube
7 24 (3.82%) REST Assured
8 15 (2.38%) GitLab
9 14 (2.23%) Visual Studio
10 9 (1.43%) Oracle Forms
11 4 (0.64%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 2 (0.32%) Bitbucket
12 2 (0.32%) Postman
12 2 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
12 2 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
13 1 (0.16%) Appium
13 1 (0.16%) CMake
13 1 (0.16%) GoogleTest
13 1 (0.16%) TestNG
13 1 (0.16%) Valgrind
General
1 381 (60.57%) Social Skills
2 256 (40.70%) Analytical Skills
3 61 (9.70%) Finance
4 52 (8.27%) Organisational Skills
5 46 (7.31%) Telecoms
6 34 (5.41%) Legal
7 27 (4.29%) Public Sector
8 26 (4.13%) Law
9 25 (3.97%) Presentation Skills
10 20 (3.18%) Marketing
11 17 (2.70%) Police
11 17 (2.70%) Retail
12 14 (2.23%) Manufacturing
13 11 (1.75%) Military
14 10 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (0.95%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.95%) Billing
17 5 (0.79%) Automotive
17 5 (0.79%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 94 (14.94%) Analyst
2 63 (10.02%) Developer
3 58 (9.22%) Architect
4 54 (8.59%) Senior
5 39 (6.20%) Lead
6 38 (6.04%) Solutions Architect
7 37 (5.88%) Consultant
8 36 (5.72%) Support Engineer
9 32 (5.09%) IT Support
10 27 (4.29%) Java Architect
11 26 (4.13%) Software Engineer
12 25 (3.97%) Administrator
13 24 (3.82%) Java Solutions Architect
14 23 (3.66%) 1st Line Support
14 23 (3.66%) Desktop Engineer
14 23 (3.66%) Desktop Support
14 23 (3.66%) Project Manager
15 21 (3.34%) Desktop Support Engineer
15 21 (3.34%) Network Engineer
16 20 (3.18%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (5.41%) REST
2 28 (4.45%) .NET
3 25 (3.97%) Java EE
4 22 (3.50%) ASP.NET
5 14 (2.23%) HTML
6 12 (1.91%) 802.1X
6 12 (1.91%) ARM Templates
6 12 (1.91%) CSS
7 10 (1.59%) Web Dynpro
8 8 (1.27%) AngularJS
8 8 (1.27%) ASP.NET MVC
8 8 (1.27%) Itk
8 8 (1.27%) SAP Basis
9 6 (0.95%) SAP Fiori
9 6 (0.95%) Web Services
10 5 (0.79%) EDI
10 5 (0.79%) JSON
10 5 (0.79%) SOAP
10 5 (0.79%) TensorFlow
10 5 (0.79%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 44 (7.00%) Driving Licence
2 37 (5.88%) Product Ownership
3 25 (3.97%) Data Centre
4 22 (3.50%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (2.86%) Management Information System
6 16 (2.54%) Credit Risk
7 10 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (0.95%) Smartphone
9 5 (0.79%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (0.79%) CCTV
9 5 (0.79%) Life Science
9 5 (0.79%) PKI
10 4 (0.64%) Operational Technology
10 4 (0.64%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (0.64%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (0.64%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.48%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.48%) Onboarding
11 3 (0.48%) Photography
11 3 (0.48%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 129 (20.51%) Windows
2 64 (10.17%) Windows 10
3 50 (7.95%) Linux
4 39 (6.20%) Windows 7
5 37 (5.88%) Windows Server
6 29 (4.61%) Windows Server 2019
7 28 (4.45%) Windows Server 2016
8 22 (3.50%) Windows Server 2012
9 13 (2.07%) Windows XP
10 12 (1.91%) Android
10 12 (1.91%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 12 (1.91%) Unix
11 5 (0.79%) Apple iOS
12 4 (0.64%) Embedded Linux
12 4 (0.64%) Ubuntu
13 3 (0.48%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.32%) Mac OS
14 2 (0.32%) Oracle Linux
14 2 (0.32%) Solaris
14 2 (0.32%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (15.42%) Agile
2 92 (14.63%) Decision-Making
3 86 (13.67%) ITIL
3 86 (13.67%) Project Management
4 81 (12.88%) Customer Service
5 66 (10.49%) DevOps
6 60 (9.54%) Service Delivery
7 50 (7.95%) Software Engineering
8 49 (7.79%) Continuous Improvement
8 49 (7.79%) Migration
9 43 (6.84%) Technical Leadership
10 41 (6.52%) Analytics
10 41 (6.52%) Computer Science
11 35 (5.56%) Scrum
12 32 (5.09%) Continuous Integration
12 32 (5.09%) Test Automation
13 30 (4.77%) Process Improvement
13 30 (4.77%) Translating Business Requirements
14 29 (4.61%) Customer Requirements
15 28 (4.45%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 58 (9.22%) Java
2 44 (7.00%) PowerShell
3 38 (6.04%) C#
4 36 (5.72%) SQL
5 27 (4.29%) Python
6 26 (4.13%) C++
7 25 (3.97%) C
8 22 (3.50%) JavaScript
9 17 (2.70%) Perl
10 12 (1.91%) Tcl
11 11 (1.75%) Bash
12 10 (1.59%) ABAP
13 9 (1.43%) Shell Script
14 7 (1.11%) PL/SQL
14 7 (1.11%) ProC
15 4 (0.64%) F#
15 4 (0.64%) PHP
15 4 (0.64%) R
15 4 (0.64%) TypeScript
16 2 (0.32%) Go
Qualifications
1 218 (34.66%) Security Cleared
2 153 (24.32%) Degree
3 108 (17.17%) SC Cleared
4 99 (15.74%) DV Cleared
5 30 (4.77%) Cisco Certification
6 29 (4.61%) CCNP
7 23 (3.66%) Computer Science Degree
8 21 (3.34%) Master's Degree
9 20 (3.18%) CCNA
10 9 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (0.95%) A+ Certification
12 6 (0.95%) Azure Certification
13 5 (0.79%) CCSA
13 5 (0.79%) JNCIA
13 5 (0.79%) PMP
13 5 (0.79%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 4 (0.64%) PhD
14 4 (0.64%) VCAP
15 3 (0.48%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (6.68%) SLA
2 26 (4.13%) QA
3 11 (1.75%) PMO
4 9 (1.43%) GDPR
5 3 (0.48%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.48%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.32%) Def Stans
6 2 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.16%) HL7
7 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.16%) ITGC
7 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 44 (7.00%) Active Directory
2 43 (6.84%) VMware Infrastructure
3 21 (3.34%) Hyper-V
4 18 (2.86%) Firmware
5 17 (2.70%) Docker
6 16 (2.54%) VMware ESXi
7 14 (2.23%) vSphere
8 13 (2.07%) VMware NSX
9 4 (0.64%) KVM
10 2 (0.32%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.16%) NFS
11 1 (0.16%) Slurm Workload Manager
11 1 (0.16%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 60 (9.54%) SCCM
2 41 (6.52%) Ansible
3 17 (2.70%) Kubernetes
4 16 (2.54%) NetBackup
5 15 (2.38%) SCOM
5 15 (2.38%) vCenter Server
6 14 (2.23%) WSUS
7 13 (2.07%) EMC NetWorker
7 13 (2.07%) Terraform
8 12 (1.91%) Docker Swarm
8 12 (1.91%) Podman
9 9 (1.43%) Microsoft Intune
10 3 (0.48%) MOM
11 2 (0.32%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.32%) PaperCut
11 2 (0.32%) vRealize
11 2 (0.32%) vRealize Orchestrator
12 1 (0.16%) CFEngine
12 1 (0.16%) Netcool
12 1 (0.16%) Puppet
Vendors
1 147 (23.37%) Microsoft
2 58 (9.22%) HP
3 54 (8.59%) Oracle
4 49 (7.79%) VMware
5 38 (6.04%) Cisco
6 28 (4.45%) SAP
7 25 (3.97%) Juniper
8 24 (3.82%) Alteryx
8 24 (3.82%) Palo Alto
9 16 (2.54%) 3PAR
9 16 (2.54%) Dell
10 15 (2.38%) Adobe
10 15 (2.38%) Veeam
11 14 (2.23%) Extreme Networks
11 14 (2.23%) ServiceNow
12 13 (2.07%) EMC
12 13 (2.07%) Symantec
13 9 (1.43%) CheckPoint
14 8 (1.27%) Red Hat
15 6 (0.95%) Salesforce