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 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 16 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -8 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester | 16.36% | 9.09% | 14.52% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 23.08% | 10.47% | 15.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £533 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £713 | £544 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £725 | £575 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.09% | +9.52% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £594 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £598 | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £463 | £450 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -14.29% | +11.58% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £21.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | - | £22.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £23.15 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +83.59% | -3.54% | -23.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | - | £25.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £25.40 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £42.50 | £25.33 | £29.45 |
| % change year-on-year | +67.82% | -14.01% | +17.80% |
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 | 39 | 86 | 58 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester | 70.91% | 86.87% | 93.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 50 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £266 | £288 | £276 |
| 25th Percentile | £445 | £353 | £423 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £638 | £425 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -15.00% | +64.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £575 | £547 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £654 | £635 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £489 | £480 | £456 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.88% | +5.26% | +3.93% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £24.24 | £15.82 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.25 | £30.54 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £30.76 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.19% | +33.72% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £47.50 | £35.00 | £25.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £39.01 | £26.93 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £26.66 | £30.54 | £23.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.70% | +28.59% | -5.00% |
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.
Problem-Solving
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: