Problem-Solving Contracts in Bedford

Problem Solving
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedford 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 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 - 5
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedford 9.68% - 6.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 16.67% - 7.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £223 - -
25th Percentile £256 - £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - £375
75th Percentile £338 - £388
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £388 £463 £420
% change year-on-year -16.22% +10.12% +140.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bedford

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 Bedford with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 18 13 13
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford 58.06% 59.09% 86.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 8 4
10th Percentile £181 £154 £149
25th Percentile £228 £161 £164
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £195 £274
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -28.83% -33.58%
75th Percentile £450 £236 £416
90th Percentile £538 £313 £466
Bedfordshire median daily rate £525 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +10.53% -3.06% +15.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 4
10th Percentile £13.47 - £45.13
25th Percentile £15.29 - £49.06
Median hourly rate £31.80 £22.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +44.55% -58.10% -
75th Percentile £32.90 - £57.50
90th Percentile - - £64.25
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £21.50 £63.75 £55.00
% change year-on-year -66.27% +15.91% +243.75%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Bedford

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedford

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Bedford

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedford

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Bedford

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedford 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 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Applications Support
1 2 (66.67%) Applications Support Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Support Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Support
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Database Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) IT Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) IT Support
2 1 (33.33%) IT Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) CRM
2 1 (33.33%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft