Problem-Solving Contracts in West Sussex

Problem Solving
South East > West Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in West Sussex requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 6 12
Rank change year-on-year +3 +6 -1
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 29 40 33
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Sussex 19.86% 15.33% 11.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.83% 16.81% 13.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 29 28
10th Percentile £336 £183 £185
25th Percentile £381 £200 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £412 £414
Median % change year-on-year +25.97% -0.48% -22.47%
75th Percentile £638 £475 -
90th Percentile £738 £538 £510
South East median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 5 1
10th Percentile £14.89 - -
25th Percentile £16.95 £18.20 -
Median hourly rate £18.82 £19.38 £22.16
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -12.57% -38.87%
75th Percentile £20.69 £22.25 -
90th Percentile £85.50 - -
South East median hourly rate £18.82 £19.38 £56.99
% change year-on-year -2.86% -66.00% +26.63%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Sussex

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 West Sussex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 127 238 251
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex 86.99% 91.19% 87.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 174 200
10th Percentile £217 £304 £181
25th Percentile £350 £403 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% -7.69% +4.84%
75th Percentile £538 £523 £600
90th Percentile £632 £588 £681
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £508
% change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 13 8
10th Percentile £15.39 £13.63 £18.74
25th Percentile £16.95 £18.20 -
Median hourly rate £18.82 £21.50 £22.16
Median % change year-on-year -12.47% -2.98% -59.15%
75th Percentile £36.25 £22.25 £22.40
90th Percentile £81.15 £28.05 £24.19
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in West Sussex

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in West Sussex

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in West Sussex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in West Sussex over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in West Sussex

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in West Sussex

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in West Sussex

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in West Sussex over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in West Sussex

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

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 West Sussex region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Crawley 0 8 £556 +71.15% 135
Burgess Hill +4 7 - -
Worthing +5 6 £519 +25.97% 11
Horsham - 1 - - 15
Problem-Solving
South East

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex 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 2 (6.90%) NetWeaver
2 1 (3.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Adobe Captivate
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (20.69%) Google Workspace
2 4 (13.79%) Power Platform
3 3 (10.34%) Azure
4 2 (6.90%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (3.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (3.45%) OCI
5 1 (3.45%) SaaS
5 1 (3.45%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.45%) Firewall
1 1 (3.45%) Network Security
1 1 (3.45%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (13.79%) Data Warehouse
1 4 (13.79%) Power BI
2 3 (10.34%) Big Data
2 3 (10.34%) Oracle Database
3 2 (6.90%) SQL Server
3 2 (6.90%) Sybase IQ
4 1 (3.45%) Data Mining
4 1 (3.45%) Metadata
4 1 (3.45%) OLAP
4 1 (3.45%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 1 (3.45%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (3.45%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (3.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (3.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (3.45%) ER Studio
1 1 (3.45%) ERwin
General
1 18 (62.07%) Social Skills
2 10 (34.48%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (24.14%) 1st Line Support
2 4 (13.79%) Architect
2 4 (13.79%) Consultant
3 3 (10.34%) Developer
3 3 (10.34%) Systems Engineer
3 3 (10.34%) Systems Test Engineer
3 3 (10.34%) Test Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Analyst
4 2 (6.90%) Business Intelligence Developer
4 2 (6.90%) IT Support
4 2 (6.90%) SAP Basis Consultant
4 2 (6.90%) SAP Consultant
5 1 (3.45%) Administrator
5 1 (3.45%) Data Architect
5 1 (3.45%) Network Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Service Analyst
5 1 (3.45%) Software Architect
5 1 (3.45%) Support Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Support Specialist
5 1 (3.45%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.90%) Middleware
1 2 (6.90%) Oracle Fusion
1 2 (6.90%) SAP Basis
2 1 (3.45%) QML
2 1 (3.45%) Qt
2 1 (3.45%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.69%) iPad
1 6 (20.69%) iPhone
1 6 (20.69%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (10.34%) IoT
2 3 (10.34%) Learning Management System
2 3 (10.34%) Onboarding
3 2 (6.90%) e-Learning
3 2 (6.90%) SCORM
4 1 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (3.45%) Data Structures
4 1 (3.45%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 11 (37.93%) Windows
2 7 (24.14%) Apple iOS
3 5 (17.24%) Linux
4 1 (3.45%) Mac OS
4 1 (3.45%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (27.59%) Customer Service
2 6 (20.69%) Agile
2 6 (20.69%) ETL
2 6 (20.69%) ITSM
2 6 (20.69%) Proactive Maintenance
3 5 (17.24%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (17.24%) Data Modelling
4 4 (13.79%) Analytics
4 4 (13.79%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (13.79%) Unit Testing
4 4 (13.79%) Validation
5 3 (10.34%) Artificial Intelligence
5 3 (10.34%) Component Testing
5 3 (10.34%) Containerisation
5 3 (10.34%) Customer Requirements
5 3 (10.34%) Data-Driven Testing
5 3 (10.34%) DevOps
5 3 (10.34%) Test Management
5 3 (10.34%) Translating Business Requirements
5 3 (10.34%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 8 (27.59%) SQL
2 3 (10.34%) Java
3 2 (6.90%) Python
4 1 (3.45%) Bash
4 1 (3.45%) C#
4 1 (3.45%) C++
4 1 (3.45%) PL/SQL
4 1 (3.45%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (20.69%) SC Cleared
1 6 (20.69%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (3.45%) DBS Check
2 1 (3.45%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.90%) Data Quality
2 1 (3.45%) QA
2 1 (3.45%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (3.45%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.90%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 2 (6.90%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (3.45%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 9 (31.03%) ServiceNow
2 6 (20.69%) Google
2 6 (20.69%) MobileIron
2 6 (20.69%) Nexthink
3 5 (17.24%) Oracle
4 4 (13.79%) Microsoft
5 3 (10.34%) Adobe
6 2 (6.90%) SAP
6 2 (6.90%) Sybase
7 1 (3.45%) Apple
7 1 (3.45%) Cognos
7 1 (3.45%) Databricks