Problem Solving
East of England > Bedfordshire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire 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 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +9 | -6 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 27 | 20 | 23 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 11.16% | 11.56% | 8.19% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.86% | 12.66% | 8.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 14 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £198 | £132 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £345 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £463 | £420 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.51% | +10.12% | +140.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £520 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £557 | £576 | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +11.76% | +11.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £20.51 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £21.01 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £21.52 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £14.84 | £22.00 | £13.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.55% | +62.96% | -10.00% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Bedfordshire
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 Bedfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 210 | 158 | 267 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 86.78% | 91.33% | 95.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 123 | 108 | 148 |
| 10th Percentile | £303 | £208 | £247 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £311 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £470 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.70% | -4.08% | +15.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £602 | £629 |
| East of England median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 6 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.32 | £18.50 | £14.68 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.39 | £29.31 | £43.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.50 | £63.75 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -66.27% | +15.91% | +254.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £32.90 | £87.50 | £61.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.75 | £90.00 | £68.75 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £40.00 | £22.00 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +81.82% | +41.94% | -8.61% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Bedfordshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Bedfordshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire
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 Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 16 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton | -4 | 17 | £500 | +11.11% | 16 |
| Bedford | - | 3 | £325 | - | 4 |
| Henlow | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Problem-Solving East of England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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: