Problem-Solving Contracts in Devon

Problem Solving
South West > Devon

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Devon 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 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 12 24
Rank change year-on-year +2 +12 -4
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 26 21 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 10.40% 11.29% 4.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.13% 13.46% 5.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 11 8
10th Percentile £150 £125 £348
25th Percentile £152 £126 £364
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £165 £400 £667
Median % change year-on-year -58.75% -39.98% +1.76%
75th Percentile £375 £465 £668
90th Percentile £462 £575 £674
South West median daily rate £500 £545 £500
% change year-on-year -8.26% +9.00% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £29.78 - -
25th Percentile £33.57 - -
Median hourly rate £41.26 - -
75th Percentile £50.07 - -
90th Percentile £54.53 - -
South West median hourly rate £25.00 £56.30 £50.20
% change year-on-year -55.59% +12.14% +4.58%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Devon

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 Devon with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 198 156 207
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon 79.20% 83.87% 90.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 137 114 157
10th Percentile £150 £243 £162
25th Percentile £213 £400 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £473 £407
Median % change year-on-year -10.05% +15.96% -22.24%
75th Percentile £500 £600 £591
90th Percentile £600 £675 £669
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 9 5
10th Percentile £10.42 £39.60 £18.43
25th Percentile £13.86 £47.00 £20.32
Median hourly rate £30.00 £55.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.45% +161.90% -15.15%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.00 £39.16
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.00 £41.46
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £48.61
% change year-on-year -8.33% +23.43% +14.38%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Devon

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Devon

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Devon

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Devon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Devon over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Devon

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Devon

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Devon

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Devon over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Devon

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Devon

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 Devon region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Exeter +2 16 £173 -62.90% 25
Problem-Solving
South West

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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 (3.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.69%) AWS
2 1 (3.85%) Azure
2 1 (3.85%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (3.85%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.85%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.85%) Metadata
1 1 (3.85%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 2 (7.69%) Jenkins
1 2 (7.69%) JIRA
1 2 (7.69%) JUnit
1 2 (7.69%) Selenium
2 1 (3.85%) Oracle APEX
General
1 16 (61.54%) Social Skills
2 11 (42.31%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (42.31%) Telecoms
3 6 (23.08%) Police
4 2 (7.69%) Local Government
5 1 (3.85%) Finance
Job Titles
1 14 (53.85%) Technical Support
2 11 (42.31%) Support Engineer
3 10 (38.46%) Technical Engineer
3 10 (38.46%) Technical Support Engineer
4 7 (26.92%) Field Engineer
5 6 (23.08%) Field Support Engineer
5 6 (23.08%) Support Specialist
5 6 (23.08%) Technical Specialist
5 6 (23.08%) Technical Support Specialist
6 4 (15.38%) Project Manager
7 3 (11.54%) Senior
8 2 (7.69%) Senior Test Engineer
8 2 (7.69%) SEO Engineer
8 2 (7.69%) Test Engineer
9 1 (3.85%) Applications Engineer
9 1 (3.85%) ICT Manager
9 1 (3.85%) ICT Project Manager
9 1 (3.85%) Operations Engineer
9 1 (3.85%) Senior Applications Engineer
9 1 (3.85%) Senior Operations Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.69%) Algorithms
1 2 (7.69%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 11 (42.31%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (42.31%) Coaching
1 11 (42.31%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (38.46%) Mobile Device Management
3 9 (34.62%) Line Management
4 8 (30.77%) ITIL
5 5 (19.23%) Agile
6 4 (15.38%) Project Management
7 3 (11.54%) Agile Project Management
7 3 (11.54%) Creative Thinking
7 3 (11.54%) Customer Service
7 3 (11.54%) Decision-Making
7 3 (11.54%) Migration
7 3 (11.54%) Non-Functional Testing
7 3 (11.54%) PRINCE2
7 3 (11.54%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (11.54%) Test Strategy
7 3 (11.54%) Waterfall
8 2 (7.69%) Business Case
8 2 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (7.69%) Stakeholder Identification
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.69%) JavaScript
1 2 (7.69%) Python
2 1 (3.85%) PHP
2 1 (3.85%) PL/SQL
2 1 (3.85%) RPG
2 1 (3.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (57.69%) SC Cleared
1 15 (57.69%) Security Cleared
2 12 (46.15%) BPSS Clearance
2 12 (46.15%) Degree
3 3 (11.54%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 2 (7.69%) ISTQB
5 1 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (61.54%) SLA
2 2 (7.69%) PMO
3 1 (3.85%) QA
System Software
1 10 (38.46%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (38.46%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (23.08%) BT
2 1 (3.85%) IBM
2 1 (3.85%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.85%) Oracle