Problem-Solving Contracts in the Midlands

Problem Solving
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 11 8 15
Rank change year-on-year -3 +7 +5
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 306 463 453
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.22% 13.46% 8.94%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.65% 15.23% 10.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 216 305 325
10th Percentile £254 £231 £181
25th Percentile £350 £350 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £480 £470
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +2.13% +17.50%
75th Percentile £611 £550 £544
90th Percentile £688 £650 £638
England median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.86% - +12.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 24 18
10th Percentile £11.50 £10.90 £8.37
25th Percentile £12.13 £11.80 £8.65
Median hourly rate £16.95 £16.49 £9.87
Median % change year-on-year +2.77% +67.10% -45.17%
75th Percentile £40.19 £21.68 £17.89
90th Percentile £61.13 £25.96 £22.55
England median hourly rate £17.50 £43.86 £20.00
% change year-on-year -60.10% +119.30% +11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,242 3,040 4,470
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.18% 88.37% 88.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,493 2,119 3,305
10th Percentile £238 £250 £246
25th Percentile £356 £370 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +4.21% +17.28%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £566
90th Percentile £700 £675 £653
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 172 119 154
10th Percentile £11.07 £11.96 £10.15
25th Percentile £13.81 £15.05 £13.51
Median hourly rate £19.00 £17.72 £17.49
Median % change year-on-year +7.22% +1.32% +9.31%
75th Percentile £35.00 £26.81 £22.08
90th Percentile £55.00 £55.50 £33.60
England median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
% change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the Midlands

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in the Midlands

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in the Midlands

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in the Midlands

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in the Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in the Midlands

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands 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
West Midlands -3 198 £500 -4.76% 456
East Midlands +5 103 £350 - 301
Problem-Solving
England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 9 (2.94%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.31%) CMS
2 4 (1.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.98%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.65%) Confluence
4 2 (0.65%) Drupal
4 2 (0.65%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.33%) Apache
5 1 (0.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 14 (4.58%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.65%) Trello
4 1 (0.33%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.33%) Autodesk Inventor
4 1 (0.33%) Simulink
4 1 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.63%) Odoo
2 4 (1.31%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.98%) SAP MII
3 3 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.65%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.65%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.65%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.65%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.65%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.33%) CA PPM
Cloud Services
1 53 (17.32%) Azure
2 27 (8.82%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (8.17%) Power Platform
4 16 (5.23%) AWS
5 9 (2.94%) SaaS
6 8 (2.61%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (2.61%) Azure Sentinel
6 8 (2.61%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (1.96%) Azure App Service
7 6 (1.96%) Power Automate
8 5 (1.63%) Azure AKS
8 5 (1.63%) PowerApps
9 4 (1.31%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (0.98%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 3 (0.98%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (0.98%) dbt
10 3 (0.98%) Entra ID
10 3 (0.98%) Serverless
11 2 (0.65%) GCP
11 2 (0.65%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 19 (6.21%) Network Security
2 14 (4.58%) Firewall
3 7 (2.29%) VPN
3 7 (2.29%) WAN
4 6 (1.96%) LAN
4 6 (1.96%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.31%) Radio Access Network
5 4 (1.31%) VoIP
5 4 (1.31%) Wireless
6 3 (0.98%) DHCP
6 3 (0.98%) DNS
6 3 (0.98%) VLAN
7 2 (0.65%) Internet
7 2 (0.65%) SAN
7 2 (0.65%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.33%) Fibre Channel
8 1 (0.33%) NetScaler
8 1 (0.33%) SDH
8 1 (0.33%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.33%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.90%) Power BI
2 11 (3.59%) Data Mining
2 11 (3.59%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (2.61%) Relational Database
4 6 (1.96%) Data Lake
5 5 (1.63%) GIS
5 5 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (1.31%) Big Data
6 4 (1.31%) QGIS
6 4 (1.31%) RDBMS
6 4 (1.31%) SQL Server
6 4 (1.31%) Tableau
7 3 (0.98%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.98%) Metadata
7 3 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.65%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.65%) MySQL
8 2 (0.65%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.65%) OLAP
8 2 (0.65%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 13 (4.25%) JIRA
2 5 (1.63%) Git
3 3 (0.98%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.98%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (0.65%) Appium
4 2 (0.65%) kappa
4 2 (0.65%) UI Automator
4 2 (0.65%) XCUITest
5 1 (0.33%) Ant
5 1 (0.33%) Gradle
5 1 (0.33%) JUnit
5 1 (0.33%) Maven
5 1 (0.33%) NUnit
5 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 185 (60.46%) Social Skills
2 125 (40.85%) Analytical Skills
3 47 (15.36%) Finance
4 30 (9.80%) Public Sector
5 23 (7.52%) Organisational Skills
6 14 (4.58%) Manufacturing
7 10 (3.27%) Banking
8 9 (2.94%) Legal
9 8 (2.61%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.96%) Aerospace
11 5 (1.63%) Automotive
11 5 (1.63%) Electronics
11 5 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.63%) Marketing
12 4 (1.31%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (1.31%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (1.31%) Retail
13 3 (0.98%) Law
13 3 (0.98%) Telecoms
14 2 (0.65%) Billing
Job Titles
1 41 (13.40%) Analyst
2 38 (12.42%) Architect
3 29 (9.48%) Developer
4 26 (8.50%) Project Manager
5 22 (7.19%) Consultant
5 22 (7.19%) Senior
6 15 (4.90%) Data Architect
7 11 (3.59%) Business Analyst
8 10 (3.27%) Lead
8 10 (3.27%) Senior Analyst
8 10 (3.27%) Support Engineer
9 9 (2.94%) Delivery Manager
9 9 (2.94%) IT Manager
9 9 (2.94%) Service Manager
10 8 (2.61%) IT Engineer
10 8 (2.61%) IT Services Delivery Manager
10 8 (2.61%) IT Services Manager
10 8 (2.61%) Service Delivery Manager
10 8 (2.61%) Test Manager
11 7 (2.29%) 2nd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.59%) .NET
2 10 (3.27%) OAuth
2 10 (3.27%) OpenID
2 10 (3.27%) SAML
3 8 (2.61%) AngularJS
3 8 (2.61%) Middleware
4 7 (2.29%) LDAP
4 7 (2.29%) RESTful
5 6 (1.96%) JSON
6 5 (1.63%) ADO
6 5 (1.63%) React
6 5 (1.63%) REST
7 4 (1.31%) CSS
7 4 (1.31%) HTML
7 4 (1.31%) Spring
8 3 (0.98%) OAuth2
8 3 (0.98%) Pandas
8 3 (0.98%) SOAP
8 3 (0.98%) Web Services
8 3 (0.98%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (9.48%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (5.23%) Analytical Mindset
3 15 (4.90%) Management Information System
4 13 (4.25%) Product Ownership
5 10 (3.27%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (3.27%) Onboarding
5 10 (3.27%) Security Operations Centre
5 10 (3.27%) Security Posture
6 8 (2.61%) Virtual Team
7 7 (2.29%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (1.96%) Data Centre
8 6 (1.96%) Operational Technology
8 6 (1.96%) SCADA
9 5 (1.63%) Driving Licence
10 4 (1.31%) Algorithms
10 4 (1.31%) CMDB
10 4 (1.31%) Cyber Defence
10 4 (1.31%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 4 (1.31%) Social Media
10 4 (1.31%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 28 (9.15%) Windows
2 13 (4.25%) Windows 10
3 11 (3.59%) Apple iOS
4 10 (3.27%) Linux
5 7 (2.29%) Windows Server
6 6 (1.96%) Unix
7 5 (1.63%) Mac OS
8 4 (1.31%) Windows Server 2012
8 4 (1.31%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.65%) Android
9 2 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.65%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.33%) CentOS
10 1 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (18.95%) Decision-Making
2 54 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 47 (15.36%) Agile
3 47 (15.36%) Computer Science
4 42 (13.73%) Project Management
5 31 (10.13%) Migration
5 31 (10.13%) Time Management
6 30 (9.80%) Critical Thinking
7 26 (8.50%) Customer Service
8 25 (8.17%) Analytics
8 25 (8.17%) People Management
9 24 (7.84%) Asset Management
10 23 (7.52%) ITIL
11 22 (7.19%) Cybersecurity
11 22 (7.19%) Service Management
12 21 (6.86%) Conflict Management
13 20 (6.54%) Project Delivery
14 19 (6.21%) Change Management
14 19 (6.21%) Stakeholder Management
15 18 (5.88%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 29 (9.48%) SQL
2 17 (5.56%) Python
3 10 (3.27%) C#
3 10 (3.27%) Java
3 10 (3.27%) Swift
4 8 (2.61%) C
5 7 (2.29%) PHP
6 6 (1.96%) JavaScript
6 6 (1.96%) Kusto Query Language
6 6 (1.96%) PowerShell
6 6 (1.96%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.63%) Bicep
8 4 (1.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 4 (1.31%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.98%) BeanShell
9 3 (0.98%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.65%) Bash
10 2 (0.65%) C++
10 2 (0.65%) Scala
10 2 (0.65%) X++
Qualifications
1 69 (22.55%) Degree
2 47 (15.36%) Security Cleared
3 36 (11.76%) SC Cleared
4 27 (8.82%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (6.86%) HND
6 20 (6.54%) HNC
7 12 (3.92%) CISSP
7 12 (3.92%) CompTIA Security+
7 12 (3.92%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (2.94%) Azure Certification
9 7 (2.29%) DV Cleared
10 6 (1.96%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (1.63%) CCNP
11 5 (1.63%) PMP
12 4 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (1.31%) CCIE
12 4 (1.31%) Chartered Engineer
12 4 (1.31%) Master's Degree
12 4 (1.31%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.98%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.54%) QA
2 9 (2.94%) Data Quality
3 7 (2.29%) SLA
4 2 (0.65%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.33%) GDPR
5 1 (0.33%) HAZOP
5 1 (0.33%) NIST
5 1 (0.33%) PMO
5 1 (0.33%) PSD2
System Software
1 19 (6.21%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.63%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.98%) OpenAM
4 3 (0.98%) OpenIDM
5 2 (0.65%) Docker
5 2 (0.65%) Firmware
6 1 (0.33%) Lustre
6 1 (0.33%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.33%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.33%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.33%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.33%) vSphere
6 1 (0.33%) XenApp
6 1 (0.33%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 8 (2.61%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (2.61%) Single Sign-On
2 6 (1.96%) SCCM
3 4 (1.31%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.98%) Autotask
4 3 (0.98%) Failover Clustering
4 3 (0.98%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.65%) Kibana
5 2 (0.65%) logstash
6 1 (0.33%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.33%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 62 (20.26%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.23%) SAP
3 10 (3.27%) ForgeRock
3 10 (3.27%) ServiceNow
4 8 (2.61%) Okta
4 8 (2.61%) Salesforce
5 7 (2.29%) Cisco
6 6 (1.96%) VMware
7 5 (1.63%) Apple
7 5 (1.63%) BMC
7 5 (1.63%) Splunk
8 4 (1.31%) Ericsson
8 4 (1.31%) ESRI
8 4 (1.31%) Greenplum
8 4 (1.31%) Mapinfo
8 4 (1.31%) Pega
9 3 (0.98%) Citrix
9 3 (0.98%) Databricks
9 3 (0.98%) Datto
10 2 (0.65%) NVIDIA