Problem Solving
West Midlands > Worcestershire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire 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 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -1 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 9 | 15 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcestershire | 12.00% | 12.82% | 10.19% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.00% | 13.76% | 12.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 13 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £145 | £248 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £358 | £272 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £450 | £275 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | +63.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £341 |
| 90th Percentile | £565 | £468 | £434 |
| 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 | £30.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £44.38 | - | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £15.50 |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | - | £15.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 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
Worcestershire
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 Worcestershire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 60 | 109 | 88 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire | 80.00% | 93.16% | 81.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 47 | 81 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £331 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £450 | £307 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £388 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +35.48% | -15.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £650 | £519 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £610 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £512 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.34% | +5.03% | +16.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.82 | £10.68 |
| 25th Percentile | £10.50 | £16.83 | £15.04 |
| Median hourly rate | £11.73 | £17.70 | £15.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.76% | +11.60% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £48.13 | £17.72 | £17.42 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £17.72 | £19.38 |
| 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 Worcestershire
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Worcestershire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Worcestershire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Worcestershire over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Worcestershire.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Worcestershire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Worcestershire over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire
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 Worcestershire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | +7 | 4 | £400 | +38.53% | 7 |
| Malvern | +2 | 1 | £550 | +22.22% | 3 |
| Redditch | - | 1 | £550 | - | 8 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire 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: