Problem Solving
South East > Kent
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Kent 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 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | 17 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +5 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 10 | 16 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent | 4.90% | 7.31% | 6.34% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 7.52% | 9.64% | 7.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £130 | £213 | £115 |
| 25th Percentile | £354 | £299 | £135 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £516 | £450 | £154 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.72% | +191.49% | -58.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £788 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £686 | - | £555 |
| South East median daily rate | £475 | £525 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | +10.53% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £35.98 | £24.72 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £39.40 | £33.81 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £46.39 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +15.97% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £52.08 | £45.44 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £54.71 | £48.92 |
| South East median hourly rate | £19.38 | £56.99 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -66.00% | +26.63% | +144.73% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Kent
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 Kent with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 133 | 166 | 243 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent | 65.20% | 75.80% | 85.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 93 | 126 | 216 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £122 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £205 | £306 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £350 | £433 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.43% | -19.08% | +24.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £514 | £578 |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | £674 | £638 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £508 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.48% | +1.50% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 6 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.47 | £36.85 | £22.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £41.16 | £32.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £52.28 | £35.55 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.09% | +47.07% | -8.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.87 | £57.44 | £43.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.96 | £62.25 | £47.22 |
| South East median hourly rate | £47.50 | £50.00 | £22.45 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +122.72% | -18.36% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Kent.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Kent
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Kent over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Kent.
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Contract Job Locations in Kent
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 Kent region over the 6 months to 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sittingbourne | - | 2 | £140 | - | 5 |
| Stansted | -1 | 1 | £675 | - | |
| West Malling | - | 1 | £533 | - | 2 |
| Faversham | - | 1 | £500 | - | |
| Folkestone | - | 1 | £105 | - | 1 |
| Maidstone | - | 1 | £450 | - | 8 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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: