Innovative Thinking
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Innovative Thinking skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 62 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing Innovative Thinking | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | - | - | 0.28% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £538 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £575 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £494 | £500 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.25% | -14.89% | +11.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £65.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £83.00 | £29.23 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +183.95% | -55.03% | +142.99% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands
Innovative 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 the East Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 746 | 509 | 602 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 84.39% | 86.86% | 83.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 460 | 314 | 427 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £352 | £340 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £422 | £425 | £453 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.76% | -6.18% | -4.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £545 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £686 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 87 | 23 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.90 | £15.48 | £12.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.35 | £17.00 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £22.50 | £22.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.13% | +1.01% | +32.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.00 | £27.65 | £51.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.15 | £38.49 | £62.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.00 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.14% | -21.35% | +25.35% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Innovative Thinking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Innovative Thinking.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Innovative Thinking.
