Problem Solving
Cheshire > Chester
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester 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 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | 11 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -1 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester | 14.81% | 9.41% | 10.77% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 21.05% | 10.53% | 11.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £566 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £713 | £572 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £725 | £588 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.40% | +11.90% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £597 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £599 | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £505 | £445 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.48% | -12.75% | +3.03% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £23.15 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +83.59% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £42.50 | £25.33 | £33.90 |
| % change year-on-year | +67.82% | -25.29% | -9.60% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Chester
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 Chester with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 38 | 76 | 60 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester | 70.37% | 89.41% | 92.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 43 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £266 | £288 | £211 |
| 25th Percentile | £445 | £330 | £361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £638 | £400 | £433 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.38% | -7.51% | +45.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £531 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £680 | £624 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £497 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.68% | +5.56% | +2.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 11 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £23.15 | £12.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | £29.58 | £12.59 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £30.54 | £17.21 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.16% | +77.48% | -33.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £47.50 | £35.00 | £23.09 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £25.96 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £26.66 | £30.54 | £23.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.70% | +29.96% | -22.79% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Chester.
Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Chester.
Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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: