Problem-Solving Contracts in Swindon

Problem Solving
Wiltshire > Swindon

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Swindon 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 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 24 29
Rank change year-on-year +19 +5 -14
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 16 10 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Swindon 13.11% 4.44% 3.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.20% 5.18% 3.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 8 2
10th Percentile £252 £494 £424
25th Percentile £458 £522 £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £700 £488
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +43.59% -2.50%
75th Percentile - £784 £541
90th Percentile £530 £818 £561
Wiltshire median daily rate £475 £575 £475
% change year-on-year -17.39% +21.05% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £13.13 - -
25th Percentile £14.81 - £15.88
Median hourly rate £16.50 - £17.25
75th Percentile £17.25 - £18.63
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate £14.54 - £50.50

All Process and Methodology Skills
Swindon

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 Swindon with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 93 193 285
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Swindon 76.23% 85.78% 91.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 153 197
10th Percentile £140 £333 £280
25th Percentile £263 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £433 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -17.62% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £550 £600 £600
90th Percentile £620 £694 £655
Wiltshire median daily rate £540 £575 £525
% change year-on-year -6.09% +9.52% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 3
10th Percentile - - £15.18
25th Percentile £12.00 - £15.44
Median hourly rate £16.50 - £17.25
Median % change year-on-year - - -31.00%
75th Percentile £30.25 - £26.19
90th Percentile - - £30.73
Wiltshire median hourly rate £15.52 £68.15 £63.50
% change year-on-year -77.23% +7.32% +27.00%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Swindon

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Swindon

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Swindon

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Swindon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Swindon over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Swindon

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Swindon

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Swindon

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

Cloud Services
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.25%) AWS
2 1 (6.25%) Azure
2 1 (6.25%) Entra ID
2 1 (6.25%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (18.75%) Firewall
2 1 (6.25%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (6.25%) Network Security
2 1 (6.25%) VPN
Development Applications
1 2 (12.50%) JMeter
1 2 (12.50%) LoadRunner
General
1 11 (68.75%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (43.75%) Social Skills
3 5 (31.25%) Public Sector
4 3 (18.75%) Banking
4 3 (18.75%) Finance
5 1 (6.25%) Electronics
5 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (6.25%) Legal
5 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing
5 1 (6.25%) Marketing
5 1 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (6.25%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) Field Engineer
1 4 (25.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 4 (25.00%) IT Engineer
2 3 (18.75%) Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Performance Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) Senior
3 2 (12.50%) Senior Performance Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) SOC Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Support Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Desktop Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Information Security Architect
4 1 (6.25%) IT Project Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Penetration Tester
4 1 (6.25%) Security Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Security Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 4 (25.00%) Security Posture
2 3 (18.75%) Cyber Threat
3 2 (12.50%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (6.25%) Driving Licence
4 1 (6.25%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (18.75%) Windows
2 2 (12.50%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (31.25%) Agile
2 4 (25.00%) Break/Fix
2 4 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 4 (25.00%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 4 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (25.00%) Threat Intelligence
3 3 (18.75%) Cyber Intelligence
3 3 (18.75%) Incident Response
3 3 (18.75%) Penetration Testing
3 3 (18.75%) Red Team
3 3 (18.75%) Security Operations
3 3 (18.75%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (12.50%) Acceptance Criteria
4 2 (12.50%) Change Management
4 2 (12.50%) Data Loss Prevention
4 2 (12.50%) Escalation Management
4 2 (12.50%) Performance Testing
4 2 (12.50%) Scenario Testing
4 2 (12.50%) Threat Detection
4 2 (12.50%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 2 (12.50%) Kusto Query Language
1 2 (12.50%) Search Processing Language
2 1 (6.25%) C
2 1 (6.25%) C++
2 1 (6.25%) Java
2 1 (6.25%) Perl
2 1 (6.25%) Python
2 1 (6.25%) Ruby
2 1 (6.25%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) CISSP
2 1 (6.25%) CCNP
2 1 (6.25%) CCSP
2 1 (6.25%) CEH
2 1 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (6.25%) CREST Certified
2 1 (6.25%) GIAC
2 1 (6.25%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) GDPR
1 3 (18.75%) NIST
2 2 (12.50%) PCI DSS
2 2 (12.50%) SLA
3 1 (6.25%) GRC
3 1 (6.25%) HIPAA
3 1 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (6.25%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (12.50%) Splunk
3 1 (6.25%) Google
3 1 (6.25%) SAP