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 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 | 11 | 18 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +1 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 233 | 259 | 286 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 10.87% | 9.68% | 8.40% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.47% | 10.47% | 9.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 152 | 181 | 174 |
| 10th Percentile | £173 | £160 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £336 | £400 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.56% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £600 | £600 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +12.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 8 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.21 | £14.72 | £17.84 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.50 | £15.93 | £40.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.67 | £21.47 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.34% | -54.81% | +265.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.75 | £50.56 | £55.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £20.14 | £66.82 | £56.13 |
| UK median hourly rate | £16.23 | £51.50 | £23.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -68.49% | +117.35% | +28.86% |
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 | 1,869 | 2,473 | 3,179 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 87.21% | 92.38% | 93.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,156 | 1,727 | 2,243 |
| 10th Percentile | £219 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £401 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.63% | - | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £566 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £625 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 94 | 54 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.30 | £10.63 | £15.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.24 | £11.25 | £17.67 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.50 | £14.50 | £37.43 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.48% | -61.26% | -6.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.94 | £35.00 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.75 | £66.09 | £55.98 |
| UK median hourly rate | £36.50 | £36.25 | £25.68 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.69% | +41.16% | +9.74% |
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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 1 June 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 1 June 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 1 June 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 | +24 | 107 | £516 | +14.72% | 67 |
| Glasgow | -3 | 80 | £418 | -16.50% | 92 |
| Renfrewshire | +3 | 9 | £294 | -34.72% | 2 |
| West Lothian | -5 | 7 | £178 | +36.73% | 7 |
| South Lanarkshire | +10 | 5 | £370 | -0.11% | 2 |
| Aberdeen | -1 | 4 | £625 | +31.58% | 27 |
| Fife | +2 | 3 | - | - | 13 |
| Highlands | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Lanarkshire | +3 | 1 | £488 | - | 45 |
| Perthshire | +1 | 1 | £525 | +5.00% | 2 |
| Perth and Kinross | +1 | 1 | £525 | +23.53% | 2 |
| Stirling | -1 | 1 | £210 | +68.67% | 3 |
| Aberdeenshire | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
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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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