Problem-Solving Contracts in Aberdeen

Problem Solving
Scotland > Aberdeen

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Aberdeen 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 5 4
Rank change year-on-year -1 -1 +3
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 4 6 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Aberdeen 16.00% 15.79% 6.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.39% 20.69% 8.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 1
10th Percentile £573 £230 -
25th Percentile £588 £379 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £475 £270
Median % change year-on-year +31.58% +75.93% -36.47%
75th Percentile £638 £503 £280
90th Percentile - £531 -
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £450
% change year-on-year - +5.56% +5.88%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Aberdeen

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 Aberdeen with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 23 29 23
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen 92.00% 76.32% 79.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 19 13
10th Percentile £256 £157 £232
25th Percentile £325 £176 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £413 £385
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% +7.14% -23.00%
75th Percentile £588 £519 £488
90th Percentile £633 £568 £678
Scotland median daily rate £463 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.63% - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile £17.93 £17.26 -
25th Percentile £19.31 £17.34 -
Median hourly rate £21.75 £17.47 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +24.53% -1.44% +1.26%
75th Percentile £24.31 £17.59 -
90th Percentile £25.78 £17.67 -
Scotland median hourly rate £19.50 £14.50 £37.43
% change year-on-year +34.48% -61.26% -6.43%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Aberdeen

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Aberdeen

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Aberdeen

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Aberdeen

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Aberdeen

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

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) Firewall
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) SOC Manager
2 1 (25.00%) 1st Line Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) 1st Line Support
2 1 (25.00%) 1st Line Support Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) IT Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) IT Support
2 1 (25.00%) IT Support Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Security Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Service Desk Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Service Desk Support
2 1 (25.00%) Support Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Transition Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (25.00%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Linux
2 1 (25.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Change Management
1 3 (75.00%) Critical Thinking
1 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (75.00%) Information Security
1 3 (75.00%) Inventory Control
1 3 (75.00%) Inventory Management
1 3 (75.00%) Risk Assessment
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Apple
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco
1 1 (25.00%) Mitel
1 1 (25.00%) Progress