Problem Solving
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire 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 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +11 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 11.43% | 13.70% | 3.85% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.64% | 16.53% | 5.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £450 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £394 | £451 | £166 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £230 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +117.39% | -45.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £650 | £364 |
| 90th Percentile | £741 | - | £491 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +6.06% | +22.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.77 | - | £19.24 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.03 | - | £20.20 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.90 | - | £21.80 |
| 75th Percentile | £16.67 | - | £23.40 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £24.36 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £42.00 | £18.50 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +127.09% | +19.32% | -13.89% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Staffordshire
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 Staffordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 88 | 121 | 138 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 83.81% | 82.88% | 75.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 61 | 90 | 103 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £163 | £168 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £303 | £285 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £450 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +12.50% | +1.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £575 | £516 |
| 90th Percentile | £538 | £699 | £588 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £512 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.34% | +5.03% | +16.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.87 | - | £13.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.13 | - | £14.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £22.41 | £19.05 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +78.49% | +17.64% | +6.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.25 | - | £19.77 |
| 90th Percentile | £56.13 | - | £20.37 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £22.50 | £17.72 | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.98% | +4.24% | +1.07% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Staffordshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Staffordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Staffordshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire
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 Staffordshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton-upon-Trent | 0 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| Stafford | -1 | 2 | £800 | +23.08% | 11 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | -2 | 2 | £375 | +8.70% | 20 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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: