Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Towcester

Problem Solving
Northamptonshire > Towcester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Towcester requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Towcester 26.67% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 44.44% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £515 - -
25th Percentile £519 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 - -
75th Percentile £556 - -
90th Percentile £560 - -
Northamptonshire median daily rate £450 £375 £500
% change year-on-year +20.00% -25.00% +42.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42.50 - -
Median hourly rate £45.00 - -
75th Percentile £47.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northamptonshire median hourly rate £45.00 £21.39 -
% change year-on-year +110.38% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Towcester

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 Towcester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9 0 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Towcester 60.00% - 66.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £515 - -
25th Percentile £519 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 - £250
75th Percentile £556 - -
90th Percentile £560 - -
Northamptonshire median daily rate £450 £390 £445
% change year-on-year +15.38% -12.36% +0.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42.50 - £50.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 - £55.00
75th Percentile £55.63 - £60.00
90th Percentile £60.50 - -
Northamptonshire median hourly rate £25.50 £21.39 £14.00
% change year-on-year +19.21% +52.79% -72.55%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Towcester

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Towcester

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Towcester 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Relational Database
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Developer
2 2 (50.00%) SQL Developer
3 1 (25.00%) GUI Developer
3 1 (25.00%) Subject Matter Expert
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Manufacturing Execution System
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Linux
1 1 (25.00%) OpenVMS
1 1 (25.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (50.00%) Performance Tuning
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (25.00%) Database Optimisation
2 1 (25.00%) ERP
2 1 (25.00%) ETL
2 1 (25.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Refactoring
2 1 (25.00%) SQL Optimisation
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) SQL
2 2 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Oracle
2 1 (25.00%) Red Hat