Problem-Solving Contracts in Devon

Problem Solving
South West > Devon

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Devon 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 8 14 23
Rank change year-on-year +6 +9 -6
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 32 21 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 11.72% 10.55% 5.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.61% 12.80% 6.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 12 10
10th Percentile £150 £125 £357
25th Percentile £156 £127 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £168 £288 £667
Median % change year-on-year -41.74% -56.86% +1.76%
75th Percentile £438 £465 £668
90th Percentile £546 £564 £670
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £518
% change year-on-year -4.76% +1.45% +15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £29.78 - -
25th Percentile £33.57 - -
Median hourly rate £41.26 - -
75th Percentile £50.07 - -
90th Percentile £54.53 - -
South West median hourly rate £25.00 £56.29 £49.48
% change year-on-year -55.59% +13.77% +11.19%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Devon

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 Devon with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 219 164 209
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon 80.22% 82.41% 88.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 154 125 162
10th Percentile £150 £239 £170
25th Percentile £307 £400 £294
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £470 £407
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% +15.41% -22.28%
75th Percentile £556 £600 £590
90th Percentile £600 £675 £666
South West median daily rate £525 £549 £500
% change year-on-year -4.37% +9.80% +7.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 9 5
10th Percentile £10.42 £39.60 £18.43
25th Percentile £13.86 £47.00 £20.32
Median hourly rate £30.00 £55.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.45% +161.90% -10.64%
75th Percentile £51.88 £60.00 £39.16
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.00 £41.46
South West median hourly rate £48.00 £61.50 £48.75
% change year-on-year -21.95% +26.16% +8.33%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Devon

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Devon

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Devon

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Devon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Devon over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Devon

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Devon

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Devon

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

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Devon

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Devon

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 Devon 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
Exeter +4 22 £300 -35.48% 23
Problem-Solving
South West

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (3.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (3.13%) CA PPM
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.25%) AWS
2 1 (3.13%) Azure
2 1 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.50%) DNS
1 4 (12.50%) Firewall
1 4 (12.50%) Network Security
2 1 (3.13%) Broadband
2 1 (3.13%) NGFW
2 1 (3.13%) SD-WAN
2 1 (3.13%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.13%) Metadata
1 1 (3.13%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 2 (6.25%) Jenkins
1 2 (6.25%) JIRA
1 2 (6.25%) JUnit
1 2 (6.25%) Selenium
2 1 (3.13%) Oracle APEX
General
1 18 (56.25%) Social Skills
2 15 (46.88%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (34.38%) Telecoms
4 6 (18.75%) Police
5 2 (6.25%) Finance
5 2 (6.25%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 14 (43.75%) Technical Support
2 11 (34.38%) Support Engineer
3 10 (31.25%) Technical Engineer
3 10 (31.25%) Technical Support Engineer
4 7 (21.88%) Field Engineer
5 6 (18.75%) Field Support Engineer
5 6 (18.75%) Support Specialist
5 6 (18.75%) Technical Specialist
5 6 (18.75%) Technical Support Specialist
6 4 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 4 (12.50%) Project Manager
7 3 (9.38%) Senior
8 2 (6.25%) Network Engineer
8 2 (6.25%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
8 2 (6.25%) Senior Test Engineer
8 2 (6.25%) SEO Engineer
8 2 (6.25%) Test Engineer
9 1 (3.13%) Administration Assistant
9 1 (3.13%) Migration Manager
9 1 (3.13%) SC Cleared Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.25%) Algorithms
1 2 (6.25%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (3.13%) Data Centre
2 1 (3.13%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 12 (37.50%) Windows
2 1 (3.13%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (40.63%) ITIL
2 11 (34.38%) Coaching
2 11 (34.38%) Continuous Improvement
3 10 (31.25%) Mobile Device Management
4 9 (28.13%) Line Management
5 5 (15.63%) Agile
5 5 (15.63%) Project Management
6 4 (12.50%) Customer Service
6 4 (12.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 4 (12.50%) Load Balancing
6 4 (12.50%) Mentoring
6 4 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (9.38%) Agile Project Management
7 3 (9.38%) Creative Thinking
7 3 (9.38%) Decision-Making
7 3 (9.38%) Migration
7 3 (9.38%) Non-Functional Testing
7 3 (9.38%) PRINCE2
7 3 (9.38%) Test Strategy
7 3 (9.38%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.25%) JavaScript
1 2 (6.25%) Python
2 1 (3.13%) PHP
2 1 (3.13%) PL/SQL
2 1 (3.13%) RPG
2 1 (3.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (59.38%) SC Cleared
1 19 (59.38%) Security Cleared
2 12 (37.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 12 (37.50%) Degree
3 4 (12.50%) CCNA
3 4 (12.50%) CCNP
3 4 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (9.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 2 (6.25%) ISTQB
6 1 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (3.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (3.13%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (50.00%) SLA
2 3 (9.38%) PMO
3 1 (3.13%) QA
System Software
1 11 (34.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 11 (34.38%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (18.75%) BT
2 4 (12.50%) Cisco
2 4 (12.50%) Fortinet
3 2 (6.25%) Microsoft
4 1 (3.13%) IBM
4 1 (3.13%) Oracle