The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chelmsford requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 9 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 9 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
3
3
6
Rank change year-on-year
0
+3
-4
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving
3
1
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chelmsford
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 Chelmsford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
8
6
26
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford
100.00%
100.00%
81.25%
Number of daily rates quoted
5
3
15
10th Percentile
-
£373
£138
25th Percentile
-
£388
£262
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£225
£425
£381
Median % change year-on-year
-47.06%
+11.55%
+18.14%
75th Percentile
£230
£463
£538
90th Percentile
£325
£478
£545
Essex median daily rate
£400
£400
£500
% change year-on-year
-
-20.00%
+2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
1
3
10th Percentile
£70.50
-
£21.96
25th Percentile
£78.75
-
£22.96
Median hourly rate
£95.00
£15.76
£24.62
Median % change year-on-year
+502.79%
-35.99%
-1.16%
75th Percentile
£108.75
-
-
90th Percentile
£115.50
-
-
Essex median hourly rate
£19.94
£72.75
£50.57
% change year-on-year
-72.60%
+43.87%
+19.64%
Problem-Solving Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.
Problem-Solving Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chelmsford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Chelmsford.
Problem-Solving Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chelmsford
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Chelmsford.
Problem-Solving Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford
For the 6 months to 9 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Problem-Solving also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Chelmsford region with a requirement for Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:
