Critical Thinking Contracts in England

Critical Thinking
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Critical Thinking skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Critical Thinking over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 355 392 442
Rank change year-on-year +37 +50 -11
Contract jobs citing Critical Thinking 189 270 378
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.51% 0.54% 0.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.59% 0.60% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 121 178 233
10th Percentile £243 £350 £350
25th Percentile £338 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% +13.33%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £606
90th Percentile £750 £808 £721
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 18 5
10th Percentile £23.60 £19.86 £47.00
25th Percentile £25.50 £20.22 £49.25
Median hourly rate £26.00 £24.34 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year +6.84% -54.51% +16.30%
75th Percentile £35.00 £45.99 £69.05
90th Percentile - £50.42 -
UK median hourly rate £26.00 £21.67 £53.50
% change year-on-year +19.98% -59.50% +24.42%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Critical Thinking 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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,926 45,112 64,564
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.59% 90.20% 90.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,947 31,664 45,849
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £444 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +8.59%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,243 1,598 1,761
10th Percentile £12.92 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.33 £37.15 £24.35
Median % change year-on-year -2.21% +52.57% +3.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK median hourly rate £35.95 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.14% +44.00% +2.04%

Critical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Critical Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Critical Thinking in England

Critical Thinking
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Critical Thinking in England.

Daily rate trend for Critical Thinking in England

Critical Thinking
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Critical Thinking in England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Critical Thinking in England

Critical Thinking
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Critical Thinking in England.

Hourly rate trend for Critical Thinking in England

Critical Thinking
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Critical Thinking in England over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Critical Thinking in England

Critical Thinking
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Critical Thinking within the England region over the 6 months to 4 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
London +40 82 £563 - 112
Midlands +37 28 £273 -22.14% 21
North of England +16 21 £579 +19.14% 36
South East +5 21 £538 +26.47% 40
East Midlands +37 18 £269 -10.71% 11
North West +12 17 £548 +12.76% 22
South West +9 15 £538 -2.27% 23
West Midlands +21 10 £607 +73.43% 10
East of England - 9 £500 - 16
Yorkshire +19 4 £650 +13.04% 13
Critical Thinking
UK

Critical Thinking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 22 (11.64%) Confluence
2 20 (10.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (7.41%) SharePoint
4 7 (3.70%) SAS
5 3 (1.59%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (1.59%) Jupyter
5 3 (1.59%) nginx
6 1 (0.53%) IBM Domino
6 1 (0.53%) IBM Notes
6 1 (0.53%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 22 (11.64%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (7.41%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (2.12%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (1.06%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.59%) SAP SD
3 2 (1.06%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.53%) Distributed Ledger
4 1 (0.53%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 1 (0.53%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.53%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.53%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.53%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.53%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.53%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 29 (15.34%) Azure
2 13 (6.88%) Azure DevOps
3 11 (5.82%) AWS
4 9 (4.76%) GCP
4 9 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (4.23%) Power Platform
6 7 (3.70%) Azure App Service
7 6 (3.17%) Azure AKS
7 6 (3.17%) PaaS
8 4 (2.12%) Azure Monitor
8 4 (2.12%) Cloud Computing
8 4 (2.12%) Power Automate
8 4 (2.12%) PowerApps
9 3 (1.59%) CloudBees
9 3 (1.59%) Entra ID
9 3 (1.59%) Google Kubernetes Engine
9 3 (1.59%) SaaS
10 2 (1.06%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 2 (1.06%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 2 (1.06%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (12.17%) DNS
2 16 (8.47%) DHCP
3 7 (3.70%) VSAN
4 5 (2.65%) Intranet
5 4 (2.12%) HTTP
5 4 (2.12%) Internet
5 4 (2.12%) SSH
5 4 (2.12%) TCP/IP
5 4 (2.12%) VPN
6 3 (1.59%) Firewall
7 2 (1.06%) Kerberos
7 2 (1.06%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.53%) Skype
8 1 (0.53%) SMTP
8 1 (0.53%) SSL
8 1 (0.53%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.76%) MongoDB
2 7 (3.70%) Power BI
2 7 (3.70%) Relational Database
3 6 (3.17%) KDB
4 4 (2.12%) SAP HANA
5 3 (1.59%) Apache Cassandra
5 3 (1.59%) ClickHouse
5 3 (1.59%) NoSQL
6 2 (1.06%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (1.06%) Big Data
6 2 (1.06%) Geospatial Data
6 2 (1.06%) Hadoop
6 2 (1.06%) Snowflake Schema
6 2 (1.06%) Tableau
7 1 (0.53%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.53%) MS Access
7 1 (0.53%) MySQL
7 1 (0.53%) QlikView
7 1 (0.53%) SQL Navigator
7 1 (0.53%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 27 (14.29%) JIRA
2 7 (3.70%) Git
3 4 (2.12%) Cypress.io
4 3 (1.59%) Jenkins
5 2 (1.06%) Bitbucket
5 2 (1.06%) Gradle
5 2 (1.06%) IntelliJ
5 2 (1.06%) Selenium
5 2 (1.06%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.53%) GoCD
6 1 (0.53%) JUnit
6 1 (0.53%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.53%) Toad
General
1 134 (70.90%) Social Skills
2 75 (39.68%) Analytical Skills
3 49 (25.93%) Finance
4 20 (10.58%) Public Sector
5 18 (9.52%) Organisational Skills
6 16 (8.47%) Military
7 13 (6.88%) Presentation Skills
8 12 (6.35%) Telecoms
9 9 (4.76%) French Language
9 9 (4.76%) Marketing
10 8 (4.23%) Banking
10 8 (4.23%) German Language
10 8 (4.23%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (3.17%) Front Office
11 6 (3.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (2.12%) Legal
13 3 (1.59%) Arabic Language
13 3 (1.59%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.59%) Spanish Language
14 2 (1.06%) Dutch Language
Job Titles
1 39 (20.63%) Analyst
2 22 (11.64%) Developer
2 22 (11.64%) Senior
3 15 (7.94%) Integration Engineer
3 15 (7.94%) Test and Integration Engineer
3 15 (7.94%) Test Engineer
4 13 (6.88%) Project Manager
5 11 (5.82%) Business Analyst
6 9 (4.76%) Java Developer
7 8 (4.23%) Senior Analyst
7 8 (4.23%) Software Engineer
8 7 (3.70%) Architect
8 7 (3.70%) Incident Manager
8 7 (3.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 7 (3.70%) SAP Analyst
9 6 (3.17%) Electronic Trading Developer
9 6 (3.17%) Electronic Trading Java Developer
9 6 (3.17%) Integration Analyst
9 6 (3.17%) Test Manager
9 6 (3.17%) Virtualisation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.29%) .NET
2 9 (4.76%) Spring
3 8 (4.23%) HTML
4 7 (3.70%) JSON
5 6 (3.17%) CSS
5 6 (3.17%) LDAP
5 6 (3.17%) Node.js
5 6 (3.17%) RESTful
6 5 (2.65%) AngularJS
6 5 (2.65%) Flash
6 5 (2.65%) React
7 4 (2.12%) scikit-learn
8 3 (1.59%) Apache Beam
8 3 (1.59%) Django
8 3 (1.59%) Flask
8 3 (1.59%) Hibernate
8 3 (1.59%) Kafka
8 3 (1.59%) Keycloak
8 3 (1.59%) XML
9 2 (1.06%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 19 (10.05%) Self-Motivation
2 18 (9.52%) PKI
3 13 (6.88%) Management Information System
4 11 (5.82%) Enterprise Software
4 11 (5.82%) Virtual Team
5 10 (5.29%) Product Ownership
6 8 (4.23%) Algorithms
7 6 (3.17%) Data Structures
7 6 (3.17%) Derivative
7 6 (3.17%) Fixed Income
8 5 (2.65%) Clustering
9 3 (1.59%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 3 (1.59%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (1.06%) Blockchain
10 2 (1.06%) Data Centre
10 2 (1.06%) Distributed Applications
10 2 (1.06%) FMCG
10 2 (1.06%) Low-Code
10 2 (1.06%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (1.06%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 23 (12.17%) Windows
2 17 (8.99%) Windows Server
3 16 (8.47%) Windows Server 2012
4 10 (5.29%) Linux
5 4 (2.12%) Android
5 4 (2.12%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.59%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.53%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (54.50%) Problem-Solving
2 70 (37.04%) Agile
3 35 (18.52%) Decision-Making
4 34 (17.99%) Project Management
5 29 (15.34%) Computer Science
6 26 (13.76%) Continuous Improvement
7 23 (12.17%) DevOps
7 23 (12.17%) Time Management
8 22 (11.64%) Analytical Thinking
9 18 (9.52%) People Management
9 18 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
10 17 (8.99%) Business Analysis
10 17 (8.99%) Incident Management
11 16 (8.47%) Collaborative Working
11 16 (8.47%) Conflict Management
11 16 (8.47%) Test Scripting
12 15 (7.94%) Regression Testing
12 15 (7.94%) Risk Management
13 14 (7.41%) Asset Management
14 13 (6.88%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 37 (19.58%) SQL
2 21 (11.11%) Java
3 16 (8.47%) Python
4 14 (7.41%) C#
5 13 (6.88%) JavaScript
6 8 (4.23%) PowerShell
6 8 (4.23%) TypeScript
7 6 (3.17%) Bicep
8 3 (1.59%) Go
8 3 (1.59%) Groovy
8 3 (1.59%) R
8 3 (1.59%) Ruby
8 3 (1.59%) Scala
9 2 (1.06%) Perl
9 2 (1.06%) PHP
10 1 (0.53%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.53%) VB
Qualifications
1 48 (25.40%) Degree
2 29 (15.34%) Security Cleared
3 27 (14.29%) SC Cleared
4 21 (11.11%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 16 (8.47%) MCSE
5 16 (8.47%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (7.94%) HNC
6 15 (7.94%) HND
6 15 (7.94%) MCSA
7 13 (6.88%) Master's Degree
8 9 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (3.17%) CCNA
9 6 (3.17%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (2.65%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (2.12%) Chartered Engineer
11 4 (2.12%) PMI Certification
11 4 (2.12%) PMP
11 4 (2.12%) Postgraduate
12 3 (1.59%) CIMA
12 3 (1.59%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (5.82%) QA
2 7 (3.70%) SLA
3 6 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 3 (1.59%) NIST
4 3 (1.59%) PCI DSS
5 2 (1.06%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.06%) PMO
6 1 (0.53%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.53%) FedRAMP
6 1 (0.53%) HAZOP
6 1 (0.53%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.53%) ISO 20022
6 1 (0.53%) SOC 2
System Software
1 23 (12.17%) VMware Infrastructure
2 22 (11.64%) Active Directory
3 7 (3.70%) VMware NSX
4 6 (3.17%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (2.65%) Docker
5 5 (2.65%) Hyper-V
6 4 (2.12%) NFS
7 3 (1.59%) Apache ZooKeeper
8 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.53%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 6 (3.17%) vCenter Server
2 4 (2.12%) Ansible
2 4 (2.12%) Terraform
3 3 (1.59%) Grafana
3 3 (1.59%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.06%) PingFederate
4 2 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.53%) Nessus
5 1 (0.53%) Nmap
5 1 (0.53%) PowerCLI
5 1 (0.53%) SCCM
5 1 (0.53%) SCOM
5 1 (0.53%) WSUS
Vendors
1 45 (23.81%) Microsoft
2 24 (12.70%) VMware
3 18 (9.52%) SAP
4 7 (3.70%) Atlassian
4 7 (3.70%) Cisco
5 6 (3.17%) ION Trading
5 6 (3.17%) Oracle
5 6 (3.17%) ServiceNow
6 4 (2.12%) Databricks
7 3 (1.59%) Avaya
7 3 (1.59%) Citrix
7 3 (1.59%) Ivanti
7 3 (1.59%) Sun
8 2 (1.06%) Cadence
8 2 (1.06%) Conga
8 2 (1.06%) DocuSign
8 2 (1.06%) ESRI
8 2 (1.06%) Google
8 2 (1.06%) Salesforce
8 2 (1.06%) Teradata