Problem Solving
Bedfordshire > Dunstable
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dunstable requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
26 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+1 |
+1 |
-2 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Dunstable |
16.67% |
14.29% |
7.41% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
28.57% |
14.29% |
8.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£220 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£267 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£478 |
- |
£347 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-35.43% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£425 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£470 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£494 |
£500 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.20% |
- |
-9.09% |
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 Dunstable.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
7 |
7 |
24 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dunstable |
58.33% |
100.00% |
88.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
5 |
5 |
18 |
| 10th Percentile |
£461 |
£428 |
£212 |
| 25th Percentile |
£478 |
£450 |
£363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£538 |
£500 |
£398 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+7.50% |
+25.79% |
-18.04% |
| 75th Percentile |
£613 |
£525 |
£528 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£585 |
£538 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£551 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.30% |
+10.25% |
+5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£50.00 |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate |
£70.00 |
£80.00 |
£57.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.50% |
+39.13% |
-1.71% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Dunstable
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dunstable.
Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Dunstable
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dunstable citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dunstable by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
