Problem Solving
UK > England
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 | 10 | 18 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +8 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 4,059 | 4,313 | 5,359 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 10.98% | 8.53% | 7.53% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.69% | 9.45% | 8.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,487 | 2,672 | 3,305 |
| 10th Percentile | £231 | £261 | £272 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £410 | £418 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | - | +12.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £763 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 366 | 240 | 276 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.00 | £13.29 | £11.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £15.59 | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £43.86 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -60.10% | +119.30% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.00 | £61.25 | £46.78 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £75.00 | £56.88 |
| UK median hourly rate | £17.50 | £43.43 | £20.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -59.71% | +111.91% | +2.73% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
England
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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 31,985 | 45,619 | 64,566 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 86.53% | 90.25% | 90.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,974 | 32,022 | 45,804 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £331 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £445 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +9.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £769 | £749 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +8.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,225 | 1,607 | 1,769 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £10.94 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £16.31 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £37.50 | £24.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.33% | +54.00% | +1.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £63.15 |
| UK median hourly rate | £35.00 | £37.34 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.27% | +49.36% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in England.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in England
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 England 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 |
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| London | +5 | 1,830 | £550 | -4.35% | 1,534 |
| South East | 0 | 629 | £475 | -9.52% | 933 |
| North of England | +9 | 599 | £493 | -1.40% | 1,032 |
| South West | +19 | 335 | £500 | -4.76% | 560 |
| North West | +11 | 314 | £493 | +9.56% | 570 |
| Midlands | -3 | 306 | £450 | -6.25% | 758 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 253 | £475 | -13.64% | 337 |
| East of England | +4 | 243 | £500 | +11.11% | 492 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 198 | £500 | -4.76% | 456 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 103 | £350 | - | 301 |
| North East | +30 | 33 | £563 | +81.09% | 141 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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