Problem-Solving Contracts in Derby

Problem Solving
Derbyshire > Derby

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Derby 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 10 10
Rank change year-on-year +6 0 +14
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 13 17 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derby 15.85% 11.56% 11.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.31% 18.89% 12.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 13 12
10th Percentile £168 - -
25th Percentile - £254 £107
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £269 £115
Median % change year-on-year -25.65% +133.91% -42.50%
75th Percentile £294 £450 £188
90th Percentile £804 - £399
Derbyshire median daily rate £200 £269 £119
% change year-on-year -25.65% +127.00% -59.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £10.89
25th Percentile - £17.00 £11.48
Median hourly rate £23.00 £18.00 £11.80
Median % change year-on-year +27.78% +52.54% -
75th Percentile - £19.00 £22.60
90th Percentile - - £42.04
Derbyshire median hourly rate £15.50 £12.38 £11.80
% change year-on-year +25.25% +4.87% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Derby

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 Derby.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 64 90 138
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 78.05% 61.22% 91.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 64 70
10th Percentile £184 £167 £115
25th Percentile £200 £200 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £272 £480
Median % change year-on-year +56.25% -43.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £550 £450 £578
90th Percentile £628 £588 £650
Derbyshire median daily rate £425 £267 £469
% change year-on-year +59.18% -43.04% +17.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 32
10th Percentile £21.38 - £13.16
25th Percentile £23.00 £16.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £24.18 £17.50 £16.83
Median % change year-on-year +38.17% +3.98% -15.85%
75th Percentile £24.66 £18.75 £19.35
90th Percentile £24.95 £18.88 £65.00
Derbyshire median hourly rate £22.30 £17.50 £16.83
% change year-on-year +27.40% +3.98% -15.85%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Derby

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Derby

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Derby

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Daily Rate Histogram in Derby

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Derby over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Derby

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Derby

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Derby

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derby 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Fusion 360
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (7.69%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) AWS
2 1 (7.69%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) GCP
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.69%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 5 (38.46%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) BusinessObjects
1 1 (7.69%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (7.69%) Power BI
General
1 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Local Government
3 1 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) 2nd Line Support
2 3 (23.08%) Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Break Fix Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Desktop Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Hardware Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Windows Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Data Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Infrastructure Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) IT Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Knowledge Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Lead
4 1 (7.69%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Technical Leader
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 3 (23.08%) Windows
2 2 (15.38%) Windows 10
3 1 (7.69%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Break/Fix
2 3 (23.08%) Validation
3 2 (15.38%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 2 (15.38%) Data Governance
3 2 (15.38%) Data Management
3 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
3 2 (15.38%) Enterprise Architecture
3 2 (15.38%) ITIL
3 2 (15.38%) Performance Analysis
3 2 (15.38%) PLM
3 2 (15.38%) Process Improvement
3 2 (15.38%) Service Delivery
3 2 (15.38%) Service Management
3 2 (15.38%) Software Engineering
3 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (15.38%) Time Management
3 2 (15.38%) Translating Business Requirements
3 2 (15.38%) User Stories
4 1 (7.69%) Coaching
4 1 (7.69%) Performance Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) Bash
1 1 (7.69%) PowerShell
1 1 (7.69%) Python
1 1 (7.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (61.54%) SC Cleared
1 8 (61.54%) Security Cleared
2 2 (15.38%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) QA
2 1 (7.69%) Accessibility
2 1 (7.69%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Docker
1 1 (7.69%) Hyper-V
1 1 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) Kubernetes
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (7.69%) Podman
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Siemens
2 1 (7.69%) Autodesk
2 1 (7.69%) Google
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) ServiceNow
2 1 (7.69%) VMware