Problem-Solving Contracts in Wakefield

Problem Solving
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wakefield 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 1 1 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 +2 -
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 59 53 30
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wakefield 83.10% 67.95% 41.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 90.77% 72.60% 47.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £314 - -
25th Percentile £319 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £340 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile £491 - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £485 £550 £475
% change year-on-year -11.82% +15.79% +2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £9.50
25th Percentile - - £9.60
Median hourly rate - - £10.05
75th Percentile - - £11.18
90th Percentile - - £15.10
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £15.00 £70.00 £17.43
% change year-on-year -78.57% +301.72% -10.30%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wakefield

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 Wakefield with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 65 73 63
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wakefield 91.55% 93.59% 87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 9 15
10th Percentile £119 £207 £272
25th Percentile £310 £213 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £340 £230 £415
Median % change year-on-year +47.83% -44.58% +50.91%
75th Percentile £380 £350 £572
90th Percentile £489 £448 £661
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 11
10th Percentile - - £9.50
25th Percentile £20.25 - £10.05
Median hourly rate £21.50 - £11.53
Median % change year-on-year - - +32.22%
75th Percentile £22.75 - £14.25
90th Percentile - - £15.00
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £12.53 £25.25 £18.00
% change year-on-year -50.38% +40.28% -22.40%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Wakefield

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wakefield

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Wakefield

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Wakefield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Wakefield over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Wakefield

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wakefield

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Wakefield

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

Communications & Networking
1 16 (27.12%) Wi-Fi
2 11 (18.64%) LAN
2 11 (18.64%) WAN
3 5 (8.47%) DHCP
3 5 (8.47%) DNS
3 5 (8.47%) Remote Desktop
General
1 31 (52.54%) Social Skills
2 11 (18.64%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (8.47%) Banking
4 3 (5.08%) Finance
4 3 (5.08%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 41 (69.49%) Service Desk Agent
2 6 (10.17%) Network Engineer
3 5 (8.47%) Data Centre Engineer
3 5 (8.47%) IT Engineer
4 4 (6.78%) IT Technician
5 3 (5.08%) Data Centre Technician
5 3 (5.08%) Data Technician
5 3 (5.08%) LAN Engineer
5 3 (5.08%) LAN/WAN Engineer
5 3 (5.08%) Mobile Engineer
5 3 (5.08%) WAN Engineer
6 2 (3.39%) Change Manager
7 1 (1.69%) Network Technician
7 1 (1.69%) Senior
7 1 (1.69%) Senior Change Manager
7 1 (1.69%) Senior Manager
7 1 (1.69%) Training Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.47%) Data Centre
1 5 (8.47%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (5.08%) Driving Licence
2 3 (5.08%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.47%) Windows
1 5 (8.47%) Windows 10
1 5 (8.47%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (40.68%) Customer Service
2 17 (28.81%) Service Delivery
3 11 (18.64%) Break/Fix
4 5 (8.47%) Migration
4 5 (8.47%) Network Monitoring
4 5 (8.47%) Runbook
5 4 (6.78%) Project Management
6 3 (5.08%) Computer Science
7 2 (3.39%) Active Listening
7 2 (3.39%) Change Management
7 2 (3.39%) Coaching
7 2 (3.39%) Decision-Making
7 2 (3.39%) Line Management
7 2 (3.39%) Roadmaps
7 2 (3.39%) Situational Awareness
7 2 (3.39%) Test Automation
7 2 (3.39%) Validation
Qualifications
1 5 (8.47%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 3 (5.08%) A+ Certification
2 3 (5.08%) CCNA
2 3 (5.08%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (5.08%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (5.08%) Degree
2 3 (5.08%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (40.68%) SLA
2 3 (5.08%) QA
System Software
1 5 (8.47%) Active Directory
1 5 (8.47%) KVM
1 5 (8.47%) Virtual Machines
1 5 (8.47%) VMware ESXi
1 5 (8.47%) VMware Infrastructure
1 5 (8.47%) VMware Workstation
2 3 (5.08%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (8.47%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 22 (37.29%) Microsoft
2 11 (18.64%) 3Com
2 11 (18.64%) Aruba
2 11 (18.64%) Brocade
2 11 (18.64%) Cisco
2 11 (18.64%) Citrix
2 11 (18.64%) Juniper
2 11 (18.64%) Meraki
3 5 (8.47%) VMware