Problem Solving
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland 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 | 10 | 22 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -4 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 222 | 240 | 281 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 10.32% | 8.88% | 8.23% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 11.68% | 9.59% | 8.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 149 | 168 | 167 |
| 10th Percentile | £172 | £166 | £162 |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | £413 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £445 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.74% | +4.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £570 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £614 | £625 | £575 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 9 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.09 | £15.06 | £32.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.50 | £15.99 | £44.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.67 | £21.26 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.59% | -55.24% | +128.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.75 | £47.73 | £55.80 |
| 90th Percentile | £19.50 | £64.22 | £57.00 |
| 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
Scotland
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 Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,901 | 2,502 | 3,181 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 88.38% | 92.56% | 93.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,165 | 1,771 | 2,249 |
| 10th Percentile | £219 | £260 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £406 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.06% | +10.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £553 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £625 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.77% | +8.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 92 | 54 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.30 | £10.63 | £15.04 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.92 | £11.51 | £18.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.50 | £16.25 | £37.43 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -56.59% | -6.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.71 | £52.25 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.75 | £67.22 | £56.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £36.27 | £35.65 | £25.68 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.75% | +38.82% | +5.35% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Scotland
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Scotland over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in Scotland
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 Scotland 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +36 | 100 | £525 | +10.53% | 58 |
| Glasgow | -6 | 77 | £425 | -15.00% | 81 |
| West Lothian | -9 | 7 | £178 | +36.73% | 7 |
| South Lanarkshire | +8 | 5 | £370 | -0.11% | 1 |
| Renfrewshire | +2 | 5 | £163 | -63.89% | 3 |
| Aberdeen | -2 | 5 | £625 | +106.61% | 34 |
| Fife | +2 | 3 | - | - | 10 |
| Highlands | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Perthshire | +3 | 2 | £513 | +2.50% | 2 |
| Lanarkshire | +4 | 1 | £488 | - | 39 |
| Perth and Kinross | +1 | 1 | £525 | +23.53% | 2 |
| Stirling | 0 | 1 | £210 | +68.67% | 9 |
| Aberdeenshire | - | 1 | - | - | 12 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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