Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Welwyn Garden City
Problem Solving
Hertfordshire > Welwyn Garden City
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Welwyn Garden City requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | -3 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Welwyn Garden City | 15.00% | 15.63% | 25.00% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.67% | 15.63% | 25.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £663 | - | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | - | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -48.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | - | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £400 | £512 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.88% | -2.48% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.58 | £15.51 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.10 | £15.52 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £21.28 | £16.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +27.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £22.24 | £19.29 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £22.43 | £20.42 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £24.19 | £17.40 | £16.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.02% | +3.91% | -75.73% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Welwyn Garden City
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 Welwyn Garden City.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 18 | 32 | 40 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Welwyn Garden City | 90.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 18 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £410 | £359 | £239 |
| 25th Percentile | £600 | £434 | £246 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | £563 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | +50.00% | -37.50% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £734 | £447 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £829 | £548 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £525 | £530 | £444 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.85% | +19.32% | -19.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.60 | £16.08 | £15.51 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.75 | £16.86 | £15.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £74.00 | £19.29 | £16.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +283.72% | +15.17% | -74.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £86.75 | £22.08 | £19.29 |
| 90th Percentile | £93.20 | £22.37 | £20.42 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £65.00 | £43.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +51.16% | -28.33% | -7.69% |
Problem-Solving Job Vacancy Trend in Welwyn Garden City
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Welwyn Garden City.
Problem-Solving Daily Rate Trend in Welwyn Garden City
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Welwyn Garden City citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving Hourly Rate Trend in Welwyn Garden City
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Welwyn Garden City citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Welwyn Garden City by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 66.7% | 2 |
| 1 | Analytics | 66.7% | 2 |
| 1 | Customer Experience | 66.7% | 2 |
| 1 | Data Science | 66.7% | 2 |
| 1 | Decision-Making | 66.7% | 2 |
| 1 | Generative AI | 66.7% | 2 |
| 1 | Machine Learning | 66.7% | 2 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 66.7% | 2 |
| 9 | Acceptance Criteria | 33.3% | 1 |
| 9 | Actionable Insight | 33.3% | 1 |
| 9 | Collaborative Working | 33.3% | 1 |
| 9 | Commercial Awareness | 33.3% | 1 |
| 9 | Computer Science | 33.3% | 1 |
| 9 | Continuous Improvement | 33.3% | 1 |
| 9 | Critical Thinking | 33.3% | 1 |
| 9 | CRM | 33.3% | 1 |
| 9 | Customer Insight | 33.3% | 1 |
| 9 | Customer-Centricity | 33.3% | 1 |
| 9 | Data Migration | 33.3% | 1 |
| 9 | Data Pipeline | 33.3% | 1 |