Problem-Solving Contracts in Leicestershire

Problem Solving
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 13 24
Rank change year-on-year +8 +11 -4
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 27 23 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire 16.36% 14.20% 5.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 21.26% 15.54% 6.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 19 15
10th Percentile £129 £122 £242
25th Percentile £255 £126 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £267 £500 £360
Median % change year-on-year -46.60% +38.89% -7.10%
75th Percentile £280 £563 £419
90th Percentile £475 £613 £513
East Midlands median daily rate £350 £350 £423
% change year-on-year - -17.16% +15.75%
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 £20.65 £19.67
% change year-on-year -34.63% +5.02% +95.96%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leicestershire

Problem-Solving falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Leicestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 127 148 269
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 76.97% 91.36% 85.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 132 221
10th Percentile £201 £228 £200
25th Percentile £258 £333 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £414 £400
Median % change year-on-year -6.34% +3.44% +18.52%
75th Percentile £538 £455 £488
90th Percentile £625 £608 £585
East Midlands median daily rate £425 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% +15.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 9
10th Percentile £13.55 £13.62 £14.64
25th Percentile £16.25 £15.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £21.50 £20.32 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.81% +9.84% +15.63%
75th Percentile £25.50 £21.71 £25.25
90th Percentile £27.45 £22.93 £40.75
East Midlands median hourly rate £17.00 £26.07 £20.00
% change year-on-year -34.79% +30.35% +53.85%

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 10 June 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 10 June 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 10 June 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 -
Leicester +7 7 £450 -14.29% 28
Loughborough - 1 - - 10
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 3 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.70%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (14.81%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.70%) Maya
2 1 (3.70%) Photoshop
2 1 (3.70%) ZBrush
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.70%) Azure
1 1 (3.70%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.41%) Firewall
1 2 (7.41%) NetScaler
1 2 (7.41%) Wireless
2 1 (3.70%) DHCP
2 1 (3.70%) DNS
2 1 (3.70%) LAN
2 1 (3.70%) VPN
2 1 (3.70%) WAN
2 1 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
General
1 16 (59.26%) Social Skills
2 5 (18.52%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (7.41%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.70%) Finance
4 1 (3.70%) Games
4 1 (3.70%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 5 (18.52%) Test Manager
2 4 (14.81%) Analyst
2 4 (14.81%) Project Manager
3 3 (11.11%) Service Analyst
3 3 (11.11%) Service Desk Analyst
4 2 (7.41%) Automation Tester
4 2 (7.41%) Citrix Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Citrix Specialist
4 2 (7.41%) Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Infrastructure Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Infrastructure Specialist
4 2 (7.41%) Migration Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Migration Specialist
4 2 (7.41%) Network Engineer
4 2 (7.41%) Tester
5 1 (3.70%) Azure Architect
5 1 (3.70%) IT Engineer
5 1 (3.70%) Production Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Ubuntu Administrator
5 1 (3.70%) WordPress Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.41%) Web Services
2 1 (3.70%) CSS
2 1 (3.70%) HTML
2 1 (3.70%) React
2 1 (3.70%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 6 (22.22%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (3.70%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (3.70%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 6 (22.22%) Windows
2 3 (11.11%) Windows 10
2 3 (11.11%) Windows Server
3 1 (3.70%) Linux
3 1 (3.70%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (40.74%) Conflict Management
1 11 (40.74%) Time Management
2 9 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (25.93%) Asset Management
3 7 (25.93%) Critical Thinking
3 7 (25.93%) Decision-Making
3 7 (25.93%) People Management
4 4 (14.81%) Customer Service
5 3 (11.11%) Digital Strategy
5 3 (11.11%) Migration
6 2 (7.41%) Biometrics
6 2 (7.41%) Functional Testing
6 2 (7.41%) Non-Functional Testing
6 2 (7.41%) Test Automation
7 1 (3.70%) Break/Fix
7 1 (3.70%) Capacity Planning
7 1 (3.70%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (3.70%) Game Development
7 1 (3.70%) Process Improvement
7 1 (3.70%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.41%) SQL
2 1 (3.70%) Bash
2 1 (3.70%) JavaScript
2 1 (3.70%) PHP
2 1 (3.70%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 12 (44.44%) HNC
1 12 (44.44%) HND
2 7 (25.93%) Security Cleared
3 5 (18.52%) SC Cleared
4 4 (14.81%) Degree
5 2 (7.41%) Citrix Certification
5 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (3.70%) Azure Certification
6 1 (3.70%) CCNA
6 1 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.70%) QA
System Software
1 5 (18.52%) Active Directory
2 2 (7.41%) XenApp
2 2 (7.41%) XenDesktop
Vendors
1 6 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.41%) Citrix
3 1 (3.70%) Aruba
3 1 (3.70%) CheckPoint
3 1 (3.70%) Cisco
3 1 (3.70%) HP
3 1 (3.70%) Meraki