Problem-Solving Contracts in Somerset

Problem Solving
South West > Somerset

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset 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 4 14 22
Rank change year-on-year +10 +8 -6
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 32 19 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 16.08% 9.27% 7.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 21.33% 10.33% 8.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 15 6
10th Percentile £121 £272 £197
25th Percentile £165 £375 £232
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £625 £344
Median % change year-on-year -34.00% +81.82% +4.17%
75th Percentile £608 £650 £469
90th Percentile £613 £681 £512
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £518
% change year-on-year -4.76% +1.45% +15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 3 3
10th Percentile £12.50 £22.35 £47.75
25th Percentile £21.88 £32.72 £50.00
Median hourly rate £25.00 £50.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% -9.09% +98.09%
75th Percentile - £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile - £82.00 £62.25
South West median hourly rate £25.00 £56.29 £49.48
% change year-on-year -55.59% +13.77% +11.19%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Somerset

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 Somerset with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 150 184 177
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 75.38% 89.76% 86.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 138 122
10th Percentile £159 £227 £283
25th Percentile £396 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £495 £450
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £655 £536
90th Percentile £613 £727 £614
South West median daily rate £525 £549 £500
% change year-on-year -4.37% +9.80% +7.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 16 9
10th Percentile £12.50 £17.38 £36.19
25th Percentile £22.63 £32.11 £46.25
Median hourly rate £25.00 £50.00 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +0.50% +15.70%
75th Percentile £40.00 £61.09 £50.00
90th Percentile £48.00 £76.84 £57.75
South West median hourly rate £48.00 £61.50 £48.75
% change year-on-year -21.95% +26.16% +8.33%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Somerset

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Somerset

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

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

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Somerset

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Somerset

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Somerset

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

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Somerset

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

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 Somerset 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
Yeovil +2 9 - - 3
Taunton +4 6 £600 -7.69% 8
Bridgwater - 6 £123 - 8
Street - 2 £413 - 66
Bath -4 1 - - 18
Problem-Solving
South West

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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 (9.38%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Business Applications
1 4 (12.50%) Shopify
2 1 (3.13%) SAP CO
2 1 (3.13%) SAP FI
2 1 (3.13%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (3.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 4 (12.50%) BigCommerce
2 3 (9.38%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.50%) Firewall
1 4 (12.50%) VoIP
1 4 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (9.38%) Internet
2 3 (9.38%) LAN
2 3 (9.38%) Wireless
General
1 25 (78.13%) Social Skills
2 7 (21.88%) Retail
3 6 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (15.63%) Marketing
5 4 (12.50%) Manufacturing
6 3 (9.38%) Finance
6 3 (9.38%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (6.25%) Aerospace
7 2 (6.25%) Electronics
7 2 (6.25%) Public Sector
7 2 (6.25%) Telecoms
8 1 (3.13%) General Ledger
8 1 (3.13%) Legal
Job Titles
1 11 (34.38%) IT Support
2 9 (28.13%) IT Support Specialist
2 9 (28.13%) Support Specialist
3 6 (18.75%) Network Engineer
4 5 (15.63%) Support Engineer
5 4 (12.50%) Desktop Engineer
6 3 (9.38%) Change Manager
6 3 (9.38%) Desktop Support
6 3 (9.38%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 3 (9.38%) Support Assistant
6 3 (9.38%) Technical Assistant
6 3 (9.38%) Technical Support
6 3 (9.38%) Technical Support Assistant
7 2 (6.25%) Consultant
7 2 (6.25%) IT Engineer
7 2 (6.25%) IT Support Engineer
7 2 (6.25%) Junior
7 2 (6.25%) Junior IT Engineer
7 2 (6.25%) Junior IT Support
7 2 (6.25%) Junior Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.38%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (21.88%) Data Centre
2 3 (9.38%) Blog
3 2 (6.25%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.13%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 7 (21.88%) Windows
2 4 (12.50%) Mac OS
3 2 (6.25%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (43.75%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (31.25%) Analytics
3 9 (28.13%) Data Analysis
3 9 (28.13%) Data Protection
3 9 (28.13%) Incident Management
3 9 (28.13%) ITIL
3 9 (28.13%) Knowledge Management
3 9 (28.13%) Problem Management
3 9 (28.13%) User Experience
4 6 (18.75%) Customer Experience
5 4 (12.50%) B2B
5 4 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (12.50%) Customer Acquisition
5 4 (12.50%) Decision-Making
5 4 (12.50%) Load Balancing
5 4 (12.50%) Project Management
5 4 (12.50%) Technology Strategy
6 3 (9.38%) Agile
6 3 (9.38%) Risk Assessment
6 3 (9.38%) Six Sigma
Qualifications
1 9 (28.13%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 5 (15.63%) SC Cleared
2 5 (15.63%) Security Cleared
3 3 (9.38%) Degree
3 3 (9.38%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 2 (6.25%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (6.25%) JNCIA
4 2 (6.25%) JNCIS
5 1 (3.13%) A+ Certification
5 1 (3.13%) MCDST
5 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (3.13%) SAP Certification
System Software
1 3 (9.38%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (21.88%) Microsoft
1 7 (21.88%) SAP
2 4 (12.50%) Adobe
2 4 (12.50%) Aruba
2 4 (12.50%) CheckPoint
2 4 (12.50%) Cisco
2 4 (12.50%) F5
2 4 (12.50%) Meraki
2 4 (12.50%) Salesforce
2 4 (12.50%) Sitecore
3 3 (9.38%) Dell
3 3 (9.38%) Intel
4 2 (6.25%) Juniper
4 2 (6.25%) Nokia