Problem-Solving Contracts in Exeter

Problem Solving
Devon > Exeter

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Exeter 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 9 14 21
Rank change year-on-year +5 +7 -8
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 22 15 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Exeter 14.86% 13.39% 5.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.60% 14.15% 6.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 6 6
10th Percentile - £314 £364
25th Percentile £158 - £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £465 £619
Median % change year-on-year -35.48% -24.88% -5.50%
75th Percentile £465 £548 £668
90th Percentile £591 £681 £678
Devon median daily rate £168 £288 £667
% change year-on-year -41.74% -56.86% +1.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27.26 - -
Median hourly rate £27.52 - -
75th Percentile £27.77 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £41.26 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Exeter

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 Exeter with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 125 106 147
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter 84.46% 94.64% 90.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 86 115
10th Percentile £156 £331 £165
25th Percentile £328 £428 £295
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £550 £407
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +34.98% -25.91%
75th Percentile £500 £600 £591
90th Percentile £600 £675 £667
Devon median daily rate £425 £470 £407
% change year-on-year -9.57% +15.35% -22.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 4 3
10th Percentile £10.76 £26.10 £20.36
25th Percentile £13.86 £38.25 £20.41
Median hourly rate £26.40 £47.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -43.84% +123.81% -44.37%
75th Percentile £30.25 £51.38 £32.25
90th Percentile - £52.05 £38.70
Devon median hourly rate £30.00 £55.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year -45.45% +161.90% -15.15%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Exeter

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Exeter

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Exeter

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Exeter over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Exeter

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Exeter

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Exeter

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Exeter 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 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (4.55%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (4.55%) CA PPM
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.09%) AWS
2 1 (4.55%) Azure
2 1 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (4.55%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (18.18%) DNS
1 4 (18.18%) Firewall
1 4 (18.18%) Network Security
2 1 (4.55%) Broadband
2 1 (4.55%) NGFW
2 1 (4.55%) SD-WAN
2 1 (4.55%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Metadata
1 1 (4.55%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Jenkins
1 2 (9.09%) JIRA
1 2 (9.09%) JUnit
1 2 (9.09%) Selenium
2 1 (4.55%) Oracle APEX
General
1 10 (45.45%) Analytical Skills
1 10 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 8 (36.36%) Telecoms
3 6 (27.27%) Police
4 2 (9.09%) Finance
4 2 (9.09%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 8 (36.36%) Technical Support
2 6 (27.27%) Field Engineer
2 6 (27.27%) Field Support Engineer
2 6 (27.27%) Support Engineer
2 6 (27.27%) Support Specialist
2 6 (27.27%) Technical Engineer
2 6 (27.27%) Technical Specialist
2 6 (27.27%) Technical Support Engineer
2 6 (27.27%) Technical Support Specialist
3 4 (18.18%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 3 (13.64%) Project Manager
4 3 (13.64%) Senior
5 2 (9.09%) Network Engineer
5 2 (9.09%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
5 2 (9.09%) Senior Test Engineer
5 2 (9.09%) SEO Engineer
5 2 (9.09%) Test Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) Applications Engineer
6 1 (4.55%) ICT Manager
6 1 (4.55%) ICT Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) Algorithms
1 2 (9.09%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (4.55%) Data Centre
2 1 (4.55%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 4 (18.18%) Windows
2 1 (4.55%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (50.00%) ITIL
2 10 (45.45%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (40.91%) Coaching
4 8 (36.36%) Line Management
5 4 (18.18%) Agile
5 4 (18.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 4 (18.18%) Load Balancing
5 4 (18.18%) Mentoring
5 4 (18.18%) Project Management
6 3 (13.64%) Creative Thinking
6 3 (13.64%) Customer Service
6 3 (13.64%) Migration
6 3 (13.64%) Non-Functional Testing
6 3 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (13.64%) Test Strategy
7 2 (9.09%) Agile Project Management
7 2 (9.09%) Customer Experience
7 2 (9.09%) Decision-Making
7 2 (9.09%) Functional Testing
7 2 (9.09%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.09%) JavaScript
1 2 (9.09%) Python
2 1 (4.55%) PL/SQL
2 1 (4.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (72.73%) SC Cleared
1 16 (72.73%) Security Cleared
2 7 (31.82%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (18.18%) CCNA
3 4 (18.18%) CCNP
3 4 (18.18%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (18.18%) Degree
4 2 (9.09%) ISTQB
4 2 (9.09%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 1 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (4.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (4.55%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (36.36%) SLA
2 2 (9.09%) PMO
3 1 (4.55%) QA
System Software
1 3 (13.64%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (13.64%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (27.27%) BT
2 4 (18.18%) Cisco
2 4 (18.18%) Fortinet
3 2 (9.09%) Microsoft
4 1 (4.55%) Oracle