Problem-Solving Contracts in Cumbria

Problem Solving
North West > Cumbria

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cumbria 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 13 9
Rank change year-on-year +9 -4 -1
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 73 5 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cumbria 28.29% 8.77% 12.87%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 29.67% 10.00% 17.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 1 2
10th Percentile £428 - -
25th Percentile £463 £531 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £533 £428
Median % change year-on-year -7.42% +24.42% +22.29%
75th Percentile £500 £534 -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £493 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +9.56% - +9.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 0 11
10th Percentile - - £17.25
25th Percentile - - £22.88
Median hourly rate £10.95 - £47.50
75th Percentile £11.32 - £49.77
90th Percentile £46.80 - £51.75
North West median hourly rate £11.20 £27.50 £19.62
% change year-on-year -59.29% +40.15% +15.43%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cumbria

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 Cumbria with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 246 50 76
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria 95.35% 87.72% 75.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 145 27 44
10th Percentile £429 £350 £314
25th Percentile £493 £413 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -5.26% +35.71%
75th Percentile £666 £494 £540
90th Percentile £725 £675 £575
North West median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 8 22
10th Percentile - £22.61 £19.92
25th Percentile £10.95 £44.81 £29.07
Median hourly rate £13.00 £55.38 £48.52
Median % change year-on-year -76.52% +14.14% +21.29%
75th Percentile £44.74 £66.16 £57.52
90th Percentile £51.91 £83.40 £64.50
North West median hourly rate £21.00 £35.00 £20.75
% change year-on-year -40.00% +68.72% +10.64%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Cumbria

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Cumbria

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cumbria

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Cumbria

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cumbria

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Cumbria over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Cumbria

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Cumbria

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 Cumbria region over the 6 months to 27 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
Barrow-in-Furness - 45 £493 - 11
Whitehaven - 7 - -
Maryport - 4 - -
Egremont - 4 - -
Workington - 3 - - 1
Problem-Solving
North West

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria 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 26 (35.62%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (12.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (12.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (6.85%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.37%) Azure
1 1 (1.37%) IaaS
1 1 (1.37%) PaaS
1 1 (1.37%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.37%) BGP
1 1 (1.37%) OSPF
1 1 (1.37%) TCP/IP
General
1 40 (54.79%) Social Skills
2 24 (32.88%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (16.44%) Public Sector
4 3 (4.11%) Banking
4 3 (4.11%) Finance
5 2 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (21.92%) Analyst
2 14 (19.18%) Capacity Manager
3 13 (17.81%) Problem Manager
3 13 (17.81%) Service Analyst
3 13 (17.81%) Service Desk Analyst
4 12 (16.44%) Availability Manager
4 12 (16.44%) Capacity and Availability Manager
5 9 (12.33%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
5 9 (12.33%) IT Support
6 7 (9.59%) Software Asset Manager
6 7 (9.59%) Software Manager
7 3 (4.11%) Configuration Manager
7 3 (4.11%) Help Desk Support
7 3 (4.11%) IT Analyst
7 3 (4.11%) IT Support Analyst
7 3 (4.11%) IT Support Technician
7 3 (4.11%) IT Technician
7 3 (4.11%) Project Coordinator
7 3 (4.11%) Support Analyst
7 3 (4.11%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.11%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 22 (30.14%) Virtual Team
2 19 (26.03%) Management Information System
3 8 (10.96%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 26 (35.62%) Windows
1 26 (35.62%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (54.79%) Time Management
2 39 (53.42%) Mentoring
3 38 (52.05%) Quality Management
3 38 (52.05%) Service Management
4 37 (50.68%) Statistics
5 28 (38.36%) Problem Management
6 26 (35.62%) Customer Service
6 26 (35.62%) Decision-Making
7 22 (30.14%) Virtual Team Management
8 16 (21.92%) Availability Management
8 16 (21.92%) Capacity Management
9 13 (17.81%) Root Cause Analysis
10 12 (16.44%) ITIL
10 12 (16.44%) Proactive Monitoring
11 8 (10.96%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
12 6 (8.22%) Asset Management
12 6 (8.22%) Internal Audit
12 6 (8.22%) IT Asset Management
13 5 (6.85%) Configuration Management
14 4 (5.48%) Software Asset Management
Qualifications
1 64 (87.67%) Security Cleared
2 62 (84.93%) SC Cleared
3 5 (6.85%) Degree
4 2 (2.74%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (2.74%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (35.62%) Disclosure Scotland
2 9 (12.33%) SLA
3 6 (8.22%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 32 (43.84%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.37%) SolarWinds