Problem Solving
Cheshire > Chester
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester 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 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | 13 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -1 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester | 15.09% | 8.64% | 12.50% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 21.05% | 9.46% | 13.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £713 | - | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £725 | £600 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.83% | +14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £525 | £440 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.32% | -11.11% | +5.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £23.15 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +83.59% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £42.50 | £23.15 | £33.90 |
| % change year-on-year | +83.59% | -31.71% | -9.60% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Chester
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 Chester with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 38 | 74 | 59 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester | 71.70% | 91.36% | 92.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 41 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £266 | £288 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £445 | £310 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £638 | £400 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.38% | -5.88% | +43.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £525 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £688 | £630 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £500 | £482 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.65% | +7.19% | +2.97% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 11 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £23.15 | £12.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | £29.58 | £12.59 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £30.54 | £17.21 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.16% | +77.48% | -1.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £47.50 | £35.00 | £23.09 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £25.96 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £26.66 | £30.54 | £24.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.70% | +24.65% | -19.50% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Chester.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Chester.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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: