Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Problem Solving
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Milton Keynes requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 7 19
Rank change year-on-year +2 +12 +10
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 52 60 42
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 18.25% 20.00% 7.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.63% 23.35% 7.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 43 31
10th Percentile £221 £235 £185
25th Percentile £325 £363 £231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £430 £325
Median % change year-on-year -9.88% +32.31% -31.58%
75th Percentile £444 £493 £460
90th Percentile £594 £610 £538
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £400 £430 £350
% change year-on-year -6.98% +22.86% -28.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 0
10th Percentile £14.77 £15.35 -
25th Percentile - £19.34 -
Median hourly rate £15.12 £26.25 -
Median % change year-on-year -42.40% - -
75th Percentile £18.00 £35.06 -
90th Percentile - £37.37 -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £15.12 £26.25 -
% change year-on-year -42.40% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 252 257 526
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 88.42% 85.67% 92.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 176 188 406
10th Percentile £228 £249 £277
25th Percentile £346 £398 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £475 £523
Median % change year-on-year -8.42% -9.18% +7.28%
75th Percentile £538 £553 £612
90th Percentile £639 £632 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £436 £475 £521
% change year-on-year -8.16% -8.87% +4.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 8 13
10th Percentile £15.12 £14.25 £13.16
25th Percentile £17.87 £17.83 £13.57
Median hourly rate £29.61 £26.25 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.80% +28.05% +64.00%
75th Percentile - £36.19 £24.00
90th Percentile - £37.12 £28.80
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £18.00 £30.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year -40.00% +46.34% +32.26%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 12 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Milton Keynes

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (5.77%) WebLogic
2 2 (3.85%) CMS
2 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.92%) Confluence
3 1 (1.92%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (1.92%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (5.77%) Oracle Assets
1 3 (5.77%) Oracle General Ledger
1 3 (5.77%) Oracle Payables
1 3 (5.77%) Oracle Receivables
1 3 (5.77%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 2 (3.85%) Oracle Cash Management
Cloud Services
1 8 (15.38%) Azure
2 5 (9.62%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (5.77%) OCI
3 3 (5.77%) SaaS
4 2 (3.85%) Entra ID
4 2 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.92%) AWS
5 1 (1.92%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (1.92%) Azure Sentinel
5 1 (1.92%) GCP
5 1 (1.92%) GitHub
5 1 (1.92%) Kontent
5 1 (1.92%) prismic.io
5 1 (1.92%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (11.54%) SQL Server
2 5 (9.62%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (7.69%) Oracle Database
4 3 (5.77%) Data Lake
4 3 (5.77%) Oracle Database 11g
4 3 (5.77%) Oracle Database 12c
4 3 (5.77%) Oracle ODI
4 3 (5.77%) Relational Database
5 1 (1.92%) MS Access
5 1 (1.92%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (1.92%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (1.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (1.92%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (9.62%) JIRA
2 1 (1.92%) Git
2 1 (1.92%) SoapUI
2 1 (1.92%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 35 (67.31%) Social Skills
2 24 (46.15%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (26.92%) Finance
4 6 (11.54%) Documentation Skills
4 6 (11.54%) Influencing Skills
5 4 (7.69%) Banking
5 4 (7.69%) Public Sector
6 2 (3.85%) General Ledger
6 2 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.92%) Billing
7 1 (1.92%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (26.92%) Analyst
2 9 (17.31%) Developer
3 7 (13.46%) Senior
4 6 (11.54%) Test Analyst
5 5 (9.62%) Senior Analyst
5 5 (9.62%) Service Analyst
6 4 (7.69%) Integration Analyst
6 4 (7.69%) Integration Test Analyst
6 4 (7.69%) Service Manager
6 4 (7.69%) Service Transition Manager
6 4 (7.69%) Transition Manager
7 3 (5.77%) Business Manager
7 3 (5.77%) IT Support
7 3 (5.77%) IT Support Specialist
7 3 (5.77%) Oracle Specialist
7 3 (5.77%) Senior Service Transition Analyst
7 3 (5.77%) Service Design Analyst
7 3 (5.77%) Service Transition Analyst
7 3 (5.77%) Technical Manager
7 3 (5.77%) Transition Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.69%) SOAP
1 4 (7.69%) WebdriverIO
2 3 (5.77%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (5.77%) Oracle GoldenGate
2 3 (5.77%) React
2 3 (5.77%) REST
3 2 (3.85%) .NET
3 2 (3.85%) AngularJS
3 2 (3.85%) Lightning Web Components
3 2 (3.85%) RESTful
4 1 (1.92%) Blazor
4 1 (1.92%) CSS
4 1 (1.92%) Hibernate
4 1 (1.92%) HTML
4 1 (1.92%) JSON
4 1 (1.92%) Middleware
4 1 (1.92%) Spring MVC
4 1 (1.92%) Web Services
4 1 (1.92%) XML
4 1 (1.92%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.77%) Onboarding
2 2 (3.85%) Data Centre
2 2 (3.85%) Management Information System
2 2 (3.85%) Security Operations Centre
2 2 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (1.92%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.92%) Data Structures
3 1 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 12 (23.08%) Windows
2 2 (3.85%) Unix
2 2 (3.85%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.92%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (25.00%) Waterfall
2 10 (19.23%) Agile
3 8 (15.38%) ITIL
3 8 (15.38%) Migration
3 8 (15.38%) Service Management
4 7 (13.46%) Acceptance Criteria
5 6 (11.54%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (11.54%) Decision-Making
5 6 (11.54%) DevOps
5 6 (11.54%) Logistics
5 6 (11.54%) Software Testing
6 5 (9.62%) Data Integration
6 5 (9.62%) Data Migration
6 5 (9.62%) ETL
6 5 (9.62%) High Availability
6 5 (9.62%) Integration Testing
6 5 (9.62%) ITSM
6 5 (9.62%) Project Management
6 5 (9.62%) Root Cause Analysis
6 5 (9.62%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 13 (25.00%) SQL
2 6 (11.54%) C#
2 6 (11.54%) PL/SQL
3 4 (7.69%) VB
4 3 (5.77%) Java
4 3 (5.77%) PowerShell
4 3 (5.77%) Python
5 2 (3.85%) Apex Code
5 2 (3.85%) Shell Script
6 1 (1.92%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 16 (30.77%) Security Cleared
2 10 (19.23%) SC Cleared
3 7 (13.46%) DV Cleared
4 5 (9.62%) Degree
5 3 (5.77%) APMG
5 3 (5.77%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (3.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (1.92%) ISEB
7 1 (1.92%) ISEB Practitioner
7 1 (1.92%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (15.38%) SLA
2 3 (5.77%) QA
3 2 (3.85%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.92%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.92%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (3.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (5.77%) SCCM
2 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Clustering
2 1 (1.92%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (15.38%) Oracle
3 7 (13.46%) ServiceNow
4 4 (7.69%) Remedy
5 3 (5.77%) Salesforce
6 2 (3.85%) Informatica
6 2 (3.85%) MuleSoft
6 2 (3.85%) Tanium
6 2 (3.85%) webMethods
7 1 (1.92%) Citrix
7 1 (1.92%) Compaq
7 1 (1.92%) HP
7 1 (1.92%) Splunk
7 1 (1.92%) Terracotta
7 1 (1.92%) TIBCO