Problem Solving
East of England > Bedfordshire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire 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 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 12 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +6 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 29 | 22 | 25 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 11.93% | 11.89% | 8.80% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.81% | 13.02% | 9.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 14 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £198 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £345 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £463 | £467 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.51% | -0.96% | +166.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £520 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £576 | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | +5.88% | +7.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £20.51 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £21.01 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £21.52 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £14.80 | £22.00 | £13.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.73% | +62.96% | -10.00% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Bedfordshire
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 Bedfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 210 | 169 | 267 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 86.42% | 91.35% | 94.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 122 | 120 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £301 | £207 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £311 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £475 | £486 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.53% | -2.21% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £573 | £600 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £664 | £626 | £638 |
| East of England median daily rate | £470 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.05% | - | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 35 | 6 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.33 | £18.50 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.39 | £29.31 | £42.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.50 | £63.75 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -66.27% | +15.91% | +243.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.33 | £87.50 | £61.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.75 | £90.00 | £68.75 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £40.00 | £24.62 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +62.47% | +58.84% | -13.58% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Bedfordshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Bedfordshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire
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 Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 28 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton | -2 | 19 | £500 | +11.11% | 16 |
| Bedford | - | 3 | £325 | - | 6 |
| Henlow | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Problem-Solving East of England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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: