Problem-Solving Contracts in Taunton

Problem Solving
Somerset > Taunton

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Taunton 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 12 18
Rank change year-on-year +6 +6 -7
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 6 10 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Taunton 22.22% 15.15% 7.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 23.08% 15.38% 8.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 9 2
10th Percentile £573 £600 £332
25th Percentile £578 £613 £362
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £423
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +53.85% +28.03%
75th Percentile £613 £679 £482
90th Percentile - £682 £511
Somerset median daily rate £413 £625 £344
% change year-on-year -34.00% +81.82% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.50 £15.44 -
Median hourly rate £13.00 £15.88 -
Median % change year-on-year -18.11% - -
75th Percentile £13.50 £16.31 -
90th Percentile - - -
Somerset median hourly rate £25.00 £50.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -50.00% -9.09% +98.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Taunton

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 Taunton with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 26 65 46
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton 96.30% 98.48% 88.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 59 35
10th Percentile £569 £462 £402
25th Percentile £573 £574 £427
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £522
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +24.64% +9.79%
75th Percentile £606 £708 £610
90th Percentile £625 £805 £684
Somerset median daily rate £500 £500 £450
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile - £15.60 -
25th Percentile £12.50 £15.84 -
Median hourly rate £13.00 £17.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -25.71% - -
75th Percentile £14.25 £19.13 -
90th Percentile £15.60 £19.35 -
Somerset median hourly rate £25.00 £50.00 £49.75
% change year-on-year -50.00% +0.50% +15.70%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Taunton

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Taunton

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Taunton

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Taunton

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Taunton

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Taunton 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) LAN
1 3 (50.00%) Wireless
General
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (50.00%) Retail
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Electronics
2 2 (33.33%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 2 (33.33%) Marketing
2 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Change Manager
1 3 (50.00%) Support Assistant
1 3 (50.00%) Technical Assistant
1 3 (50.00%) Technical Support
1 3 (50.00%) Technical Support Assistant
2 2 (33.33%) Business Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Business Change Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Delivery Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Blog
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Mac OS
1 3 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Agile
1 3 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (50.00%) Lean Six Sigma
1 3 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
1 3 (50.00%) Six Sigma
2 2 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (33.33%) Programme Management
3 1 (16.67%) Coaching
3 1 (16.67%) Data Governance
3 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
3 1 (16.67%) Performance Monitoring
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (33.33%) SAP