Problem-Solving Contracts in Leicestershire

Problem Solving
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire 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 5 19 18
Rank change year-on-year +14 -1 0
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 26 16 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire 16.25% 9.20% 5.51%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 21.31% 10.00% 6.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 11 12
10th Percentile £128 £163 £316
25th Percentile £236 £456 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £265 £525 £355
Median % change year-on-year -49.52% +47.89% -15.22%
75th Percentile £276 £613 £370
90th Percentile £486 - £434
East Midlands median daily rate £350 £350 £400
% change year-on-year - -12.50% +9.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile £13.20 £15.90 -
25th Percentile £15.38 £17.25 £19.00
Median hourly rate £20.50 £20.60 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.49% +3.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £25.38 £22.73 £21.00
90th Percentile £27.40 £23.34 -
East Midlands median hourly rate £13.50 £15.85 £9.49
% change year-on-year -14.83% +67.02% -5.43%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 122 160 231
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 76.25% 91.95% 84.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 136 185
10th Percentile £195 £250 £172
25th Percentile £258 £325 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £395 £400
Median % change year-on-year -5.06% -1.25% +16.79%
75th Percentile £550 £450 £475
90th Percentile £633 £555 £550
East Midlands median daily rate £417 £450 £440
% change year-on-year -7.33% +2.27% +12.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 9
10th Percentile £13.55 £14.08 £14.64
25th Percentile £16.25 £17.03 £16.25
Median hourly rate £21.50 £20.60 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.37% -12.34% +46.88%
75th Percentile £25.50 £41.88 £45.00
90th Percentile £27.45 £63.50 £46.67
East Midlands median hourly rate £17.00 £18.56 £18.00
% change year-on-year -8.39% +3.10% +21.58%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Leicestershire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Leicestershire

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Leicestershire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Leicestershire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Leicestershire

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Leicestershire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Leicestershire

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire 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
Melton Mowbray - 12 £266 - 1
Leicester +2 6 £513 +5.13% 36
Loughborough +6 2 £188 - 8
Problem-Solving
East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.85%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.85%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.85%) Azure
1 1 (3.85%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.69%) Firewall
1 2 (7.69%) Wireless
2 1 (3.85%) DHCP
2 1 (3.85%) DNS
2 1 (3.85%) LAN
2 1 (3.85%) NetScaler
2 1 (3.85%) VPN
2 1 (3.85%) WAN
2 1 (3.85%) WebEx
2 1 (3.85%) Wi-Fi
General
1 17 (65.38%) Social Skills
2 3 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (7.69%) Manufacturing
3 2 (7.69%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.85%) Billing
4 1 (3.85%) Finance
Job Titles
1 5 (19.23%) Analyst
1 5 (19.23%) Test Manager
2 4 (15.38%) Project Manager
2 4 (15.38%) Service Analyst
2 4 (15.38%) Service Desk Analyst
3 2 (7.69%) Administrator
3 2 (7.69%) Network Engineer
4 1 (3.85%) 2nd Line Support
4 1 (3.85%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (3.85%) Citrix Consultant
4 1 (3.85%) Citrix Specialist
4 1 (3.85%) Data Administrator
4 1 (3.85%) Field Engineer
4 1 (3.85%) Field Service Engineer
4 1 (3.85%) Infrastructure Consultant
4 1 (3.85%) Infrastructure Specialist
4 1 (3.85%) Migration Consultant
4 1 (3.85%) Quality Manager
4 1 (3.85%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (3.85%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.85%) CSS
1 1 (3.85%) HTML
1 1 (3.85%) React
1 1 (3.85%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 5 (19.23%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (3.85%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 6 (23.08%) Windows
2 4 (15.38%) Windows 10
3 2 (7.69%) Windows Server
4 1 (3.85%) Linux
4 1 (3.85%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (42.31%) Conflict Management
1 11 (42.31%) Time Management
2 9 (34.62%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (26.92%) Asset Management
3 7 (26.92%) Critical Thinking
3 7 (26.92%) Decision-Making
3 7 (26.92%) People Management
4 6 (23.08%) Customer Service
5 4 (15.38%) Digital Strategy
6 2 (7.69%) Migration
7 1 (3.85%) Break/Fix
7 1 (3.85%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (3.85%) Data Management
7 1 (3.85%) Full Stack Development
7 1 (3.85%) Impact Assessments
7 1 (3.85%) Logistics
7 1 (3.85%) Network Design
7 1 (3.85%) Performance Optimisation
7 1 (3.85%) Process Improvement
7 1 (3.85%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.69%) SQL
2 1 (3.85%) Bash
2 1 (3.85%) JavaScript
2 1 (3.85%) PHP
2 1 (3.85%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 12 (46.15%) HNC
1 12 (46.15%) HND
2 4 (15.38%) Degree
2 4 (15.38%) Security Cleared
3 2 (7.69%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.85%) Azure Certification
4 1 (3.85%) CCNA
4 1 (3.85%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (3.85%) Citrix Certification
4 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.85%) QA
System Software
1 5 (19.23%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.85%) XenApp
2 1 (3.85%) XenDesktop
Vendors
1 6 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.85%) Aruba
2 1 (3.85%) CheckPoint
2 1 (3.85%) Cisco
2 1 (3.85%) Citrix
2 1 (3.85%) HP
2 1 (3.85%) Meraki