Critical Thinking Contract Job Trends in Derbyshire

Critical Thinking
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Derbyshire requiring Critical Thinking skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 20
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Critical Thinking 0 0 9
As % of all contract jobs in Derbyshire - - 4.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 7.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £254
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £267
75th Percentile - - £269
90th Percentile - - £450
East Midlands median daily rate £449 - £269
% change year-on-year - - -6.43%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Derbyshire

Critical Thinking 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 Derbyshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 143 91 128
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire 72.22% 83.49% 64.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 51 76
10th Percentile £388 £171 £168
25th Percentile £413 £200 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £320
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +48.44% -32.63%
75th Percentile £650 £725 £545
90th Percentile £693 £800 £605
East Midlands median daily rate £465 £410 £430
% change year-on-year +13.41% -4.65% -9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 12 20
10th Percentile £15.27 £15.25 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.29 £21.06 £16.25
Median hourly rate £17.87 £25.08 £17.75
Median % change year-on-year -28.73% +41.27% -53.90%
75th Percentile £24.29 £25.15 £32.11
90th Percentile £24.73 - £50.00
East Midlands median hourly rate £17.94 £18.87 £17.25
% change year-on-year -4.95% +9.39% -32.77%

Critical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Critical Thinking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire.

Critical Thinking job vacancy trend in Derbyshire

Critical Thinking
Daily Rate Trend in Derbyshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derbyshire citing Critical Thinking.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derbyshire citing Critical Thinking