Problem-Solving Contracts in Chelmsford

Problem Solving
Essex > Chelmsford

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chelmsford 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 1 6 5
Rank change year-on-year +5 -1 -
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 5 5 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chelmsford 41.67% 16.67% 11.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 50.00% 18.52% 14.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £185 £105 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £110 £425
Median % change year-on-year +72.73% -74.12% -
75th Percentile £195 £115 £438
90th Percentile - £216 -
Essex median daily rate £534 £331 £535
% change year-on-year +61.33% -38.13% +33.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £10.42 - -
Median hourly rate £13.96 - -
75th Percentile £19.13 - -
90th Percentile £19.80 - -
Essex median hourly rate £13.96 - £16.00
% change year-on-year - - -61.90%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Chelmsford

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 Chelmsford with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10 27 14
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford 83.33% 90.00% 82.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 14 7
10th Percentile £253 £105 £163
25th Percentile £356 £125 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £296 £400
Median % change year-on-year +52.28% -26.13% -20.00%
75th Percentile £513 £516 £456
90th Percentile £558 £581 £535
Essex median daily rate £475 £450 £495
% change year-on-year +5.56% -9.09% +16.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 3
10th Percentile £10.42 £21.96 -
25th Percentile £11.03 £22.96 £22.50
Median hourly rate £14.31 £24.62 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.88% +2.58% -51.02%
75th Percentile £18.00 - £25.58
90th Percentile £19.50 - £25.63
Essex median hourly rate £55.00 £43.00 £26.98
% change year-on-year +27.91% +59.38% +22.94%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Chelmsford

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chelmsford

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Chelmsford

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chelmsford

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Chelmsford

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford 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 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Internet
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Law
3 2 (40.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Field Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) IT Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) ICT Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) ICT Support
2 1 (20.00%) ICT Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
1 1 (20.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Break/Fix
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (40.00%) Economics
1 2 (40.00%) Market Research
1 2 (40.00%) Quantitative Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Coaching
2 1 (20.00%) Network Management
2 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (20.00%) DBS Check
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Apple
1 1 (20.00%) Google
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft