Problem-Solving Contracts in Northern Ireland

Problem Solving
UK > Northern Ireland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland 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 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 6 9
Rank change year-on-year +1 +3 +17
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 22 25 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 15.38% 12.69% 13.93%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.37% 16.67% 16.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 10 7
10th Percentile £282 £156 £247
25th Percentile £317 £167 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £239 £350
Median % change year-on-year +82.20% -31.79% -22.44%
75th Percentile £531 £363 £475
90th Percentile £569 £427 £495
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 5 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.25 £15.25 -
Median hourly rate £15.63 £16.00 £10.22
Median % change year-on-year -2.31% +56.56% -
75th Percentile £23.75 £17.39 £10.79
90th Percentile £31.88 £18.01 £11.14
UK median hourly rate £16.50 £50.00 £24.50
% change year-on-year -67.00% +104.08% +19.51%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 108 150 172
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 75.52% 76.14% 85.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 75 89
10th Percentile £224 £162 £145
25th Percentile £375 £264 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £425 £433
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% -1.73% +4.85%
75th Percentile £625 £526 £500
90th Percentile £675 £638 £550
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 13 13
10th Percentile - £13.78 £10.22
25th Percentile £12.25 £13.91 £10.29
Median hourly rate £14.19 £15.50 £15.74
Median % change year-on-year -8.48% -1.52% +12.43%
75th Percentile £23.54 £16.88 £21.00
90th Percentile £31.88 £18.22 -
UK median hourly rate £36.27 £35.65 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.75% +38.82% +5.35%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Northern Ireland

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Northern Ireland

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Northern Ireland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Northern Ireland

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Northern Ireland

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Northern Ireland

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Northern Ireland

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. 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
County Antrim +2 19 £435 +82.20% 39
Problem-Solving
UK

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (4.55%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Adobe XD
1 2 (9.09%) InVision
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (9.09%) Sketch
2 1 (4.55%) InfoPath
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (4.55%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.09%) Figma
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.55%) OneDrive
2 1 (4.55%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.64%) BIG-IP
1 3 (13.64%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
1 3 (13.64%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
1 3 (13.64%) Internet
2 2 (9.09%) SSL
3 1 (4.55%) FTP
3 1 (4.55%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Power BI
1 1 (4.55%) Tableau
General
1 17 (77.27%) Social Skills
2 10 (45.45%) Finance
3 5 (22.73%) Banking
4 4 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (13.64%) Electronics
5 3 (13.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (13.64%) Law
5 3 (13.64%) Manufacturing
6 2 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (4.55%) Marketing
7 1 (4.55%) Public Sector
7 1 (4.55%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (18.18%) Network Engineer
1 4 (18.18%) Project Manager
2 3 (13.64%) Deployment Assistant
3 2 (9.09%) Analyst
3 2 (9.09%) Banking Project Manager
3 2 (9.09%) Data Analyst
3 2 (9.09%) Designer
3 2 (9.09%) Hardware Engineer
3 2 (9.09%) Senior
3 2 (9.09%) Senior Manager
3 2 (9.09%) Senior Project Manager
3 2 (9.09%) UX Designer
4 1 (4.55%) 1st Line Support Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Business Data Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Business Intelligence Developer
4 1 (4.55%) Developer
4 1 (4.55%) Exchange Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) IT Support Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Service Desk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.55%) COM
1 1 (4.55%) HTML
1 1 (4.55%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.64%) Mobile App
1 3 (13.64%) Smartphone
2 2 (9.09%) FPGA
2 2 (9.09%) Housing Association
2 2 (9.09%) Linux Command Line
2 2 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.55%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 4 (18.18%) Android
2 3 (13.64%) Apple iOS
3 2 (9.09%) Linux
4 1 (4.55%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (18.18%) Agile
1 4 (18.18%) Computer Science
1 4 (18.18%) Customer Service
1 4 (18.18%) Process Improvement
1 4 (18.18%) Risk Management
2 3 (13.64%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (13.64%) Co-Creation
2 3 (13.64%) E-Commerce
2 3 (13.64%) Fintech
2 3 (13.64%) High Availability
2 3 (13.64%) Mentoring
2 3 (13.64%) User Experience
2 3 (13.64%) UX Design
2 3 (13.64%) UX Research
3 2 (9.09%) Change Management
3 2 (9.09%) Mechatronics
3 2 (9.09%) Project Management
3 2 (9.09%) Prototyping
3 2 (9.09%) Schematic Capture
3 2 (9.09%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 5 (22.73%) Python
2 4 (18.18%) SQL
3 1 (4.55%) JavaScript
3 1 (4.55%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 13 (59.09%) Degree
2 4 (18.18%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (13.64%) Master's Degree
4 2 (9.09%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.09%) Accessibility
1 2 (9.09%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (9.09%) Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (18.18%) Apple
2 3 (13.64%) CA
2 3 (13.64%) F5
3 2 (9.09%) Aruba
3 2 (9.09%) EMC
4 1 (4.55%) Cisco
4 1 (4.55%) Microsoft
4 1 (4.55%) Mitel
4 1 (4.55%) Progress
4 1 (4.55%) Qualtrics
4 1 (4.55%) SAP