Problem-Solving Contracts in Cumbria

Problem Solving
North West > Cumbria

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cumbria 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 5 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 16 5
Rank change year-on-year +13 -11 +1
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 77 9 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cumbria 30.08% 11.39% 17.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 31.82% 12.33% 21.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 1 3
10th Percentile £419 - £426
25th Percentile £448 £531 £427
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £533 £428
Median % change year-on-year -7.42% +24.42% +35.87%
75th Percentile £500 £534 £452
90th Percentile - - £466
North West median daily rate £488 £480 £458
% change year-on-year +1.56% +4.92% +14.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 0 12
10th Percentile - - £25.22
25th Percentile - - £41.68
Median hourly rate £10.95 - £48.45
75th Percentile £11.32 - £51.95
90th Percentile £46.80 - £55.40
North West median hourly rate £11.20 £34.05 £25.00
% change year-on-year -67.12% +36.18% +71.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Cumbria

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 Cumbria with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 242 73 69
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria 94.53% 92.41% 82.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 45 41
10th Percentile £416 £413 £313
25th Percentile £475 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -2.63% +35.71%
75th Percentile £608 £486 £530
90th Percentile £675 £530 £588
North West median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 73 7 22
10th Percentile - £32.34 £23.42
25th Percentile £10.95 £46.38 £41.68
Median hourly rate £21.00 £55.50 £50.02
Median % change year-on-year -62.16% +10.97% +20.93%
75th Percentile £51.91 £83.40 £57.39
90th Percentile £70.90 - £64.50
North West median hourly rate £27.00 £32.88 £23.39
% change year-on-year -17.88% +40.56% +29.12%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Cumbria

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Cumbria.

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Cumbria

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Cumbria

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Cumbria over the 6 months to 5 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Cumbria

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cumbria

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Cumbria.

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Cumbria

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cumbria

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Cumbria over the 6 months to 5 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Cumbria

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Cumbria

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 Cumbria region over the 6 months to 5 June 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
Barrow-in-Furness +12 48 £493 - 4
Whitehaven - 7 - - 2
Egremont - 4 - -
Maryport - 4 - -
Workington - 3 - - 2
Kendal - 1 £200 -
Problem-Solving
North West

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria 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:

Applications
1 26 (33.77%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (11.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (11.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (6.49%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.30%) Azure
1 1 (1.30%) IaaS
1 1 (1.30%) PaaS
1 1 (1.30%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.30%) BGP
1 1 (1.30%) OSPF
1 1 (1.30%) TCP/IP
General
1 43 (55.84%) Social Skills
2 24 (31.17%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (15.58%) Public Sector
4 5 (6.49%) Finance
5 3 (3.90%) Banking
6 2 (2.60%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.30%) Legal
Job Titles
1 16 (20.78%) Analyst
2 14 (18.18%) Capacity Manager
3 13 (16.88%) Problem Manager
3 13 (16.88%) Service Analyst
3 13 (16.88%) Service Desk Analyst
4 12 (15.58%) Availability Manager
4 12 (15.58%) Capacity and Availability Manager
5 9 (11.69%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
5 9 (11.69%) IT Support
6 7 (9.09%) Software Asset Manager
6 7 (9.09%) Software Manager
7 4 (5.19%) Project Manager
8 3 (3.90%) Configuration Manager
8 3 (3.90%) Coordinator
8 3 (3.90%) Delivery Project Manager
8 3 (3.90%) Help Desk Support
8 3 (3.90%) IT Support Analyst
8 3 (3.90%) IT Support Technician
8 3 (3.90%) Project Coordinator
8 3 (3.90%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.90%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 22 (28.57%) Virtual Team
2 19 (24.68%) Management Information System
3 8 (10.39%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 27 (35.06%) Windows
1 27 (35.06%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (51.95%) Time Management
2 39 (50.65%) Mentoring
3 38 (49.35%) Quality Management
3 38 (49.35%) Service Management
4 37 (48.05%) Statistics
5 28 (36.36%) Problem Management
6 27 (35.06%) Customer Service
7 26 (33.77%) Decision-Making
8 22 (28.57%) Virtual Team Management
9 16 (20.78%) Availability Management
9 16 (20.78%) Capacity Management
10 13 (16.88%) Root Cause Analysis
11 12 (15.58%) ITIL
11 12 (15.58%) Proactive Monitoring
12 8 (10.39%) Service Asset and Configuration Management
13 6 (7.79%) Asset Management
13 6 (7.79%) Internal Audit
13 6 (7.79%) IT Asset Management
14 5 (6.49%) Configuration Management
15 4 (5.19%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 66 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 64 (83.12%) SC Cleared
3 5 (6.49%) Degree
4 2 (2.60%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (2.60%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.30%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (33.77%) Disclosure Scotland
2 9 (11.69%) SLA
3 6 (7.79%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 1 (1.30%) SCCM
Vendors
1 32 (41.56%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.30%) SolarWinds