Problem Solving
Somerset > Bath
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bath requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 10 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +1 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bath | 4.55% | 10.61% | 3.08% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.26% | 13.73% | 3.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £614 | - | £428 |
| 25th Percentile | £616 | £188 | £451 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £638 | £400 | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.38% | -20.79% | +26.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £666 | £438 | £561 |
| 90th Percentile | £671 | £503 | £586 |
| Somerset median daily rate | £225 | £400 | £555 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.75% | -27.93% | +70.77% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Bath
Problem-Solving falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bath.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 57 | 51 | 56 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bath | 86.36% | 77.27% | 86.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 42 | 33 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £190 | £202 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £263 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £454 | £425 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.76% | -5.56% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £649 | £475 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £639 | £578 |
| Somerset median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -7.06% | +7.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.50 | £18.38 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £13.00 | £18.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -30.67% | -65.28% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £15.00 | £19.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £15.90 | - |
| Somerset median hourly rate | £18.51 | £25.00 | £51.89 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.96% | -51.82% | +3.78% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bath
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bath.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bath
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bath citing Problem-Solving.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bath
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bath citing Problem-Solving.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bath 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: