Problem-Solving Contracts in Essex

Problem Solving
East of England > Essex

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Essex 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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 4 15
Rank change year-on-year 0 +11 +7
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 35 37 49
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex 16.43% 15.04% 12.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.23% 17.87% 13.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 24 29
10th Percentile £105 £129 £320
25th Percentile £394 £255 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £534 £440 £504
Median % change year-on-year +21.36% -12.70% +26.00%
75th Percentile £600 £577 £627
90th Percentile £675 £589 £646
East of England median daily rate £500 £463 £425
% change year-on-year +8.11% +8.82% +9.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £10.42 - £15.50
Median hourly rate £13.96 - £16.00
75th Percentile £19.13 - £30.75
90th Percentile £19.80 - £39.30
East of England median hourly rate £14.84 £22.00 £13.50
% change year-on-year -32.55% +62.96% -10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Essex

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 Essex with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 173 207 358
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 81.22% 84.15% 89.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 125 224
10th Percentile £194 £212 £207
25th Percentile £350 £313 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £495
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +1.01% +16.47%
75th Percentile £563 £552 £575
90th Percentile £600 £642 £631
East of England median daily rate £475 £475 £475
% change year-on-year - - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 17 38
10th Percentile £10.42 £22.02 £14.61
25th Percentile £14.17 £24.62 £18.55
Median hourly rate £59.50 £43.63 £26.98
Median % change year-on-year +36.37% +61.71% +22.94%
75th Percentile £80.00 £65.75 £52.50
90th Percentile - £72.56 £76.64
East of England median hourly rate £40.14 £22.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year +82.44% +41.94% -15.16%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Essex

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Essex

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Essex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Essex over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Essex

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Essex

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Essex

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 Essex region over the 6 months to 10 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
Basildon +2 9 £575 +5.50% 14
Chelmsford +5 5 £190 +72.73% 9
Brentwood -10 3 - - 4
Epping - 2 £413 -
Problem-Solving
East of England

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:

Applications
1 5 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (11.43%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (17.14%) GCP
2 5 (14.29%) Cloud Computing
2 5 (14.29%) Google Sheets
2 5 (14.29%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.86%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 12 (34.29%) Firewall
1 12 (34.29%) VPN
2 2 (5.71%) Internet
3 1 (2.86%) RTMP
3 1 (2.86%) RTP
3 1 (2.86%) RTSP
3 1 (2.86%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (14.29%) GIS
1 5 (14.29%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.86%) CMake
1 1 (2.86%) Git
General
1 15 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
1 15 (42.86%) Finance
2 11 (31.43%) Social Skills
3 6 (17.14%) Banking
4 5 (14.29%) Back Office
4 5 (14.29%) Retail
5 3 (8.57%) Telecoms
6 2 (5.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (5.71%) Law
6 2 (5.71%) Legal
6 2 (5.71%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.86%) Automotive
7 1 (2.86%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.86%) Local Government
7 1 (2.86%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 9 (25.71%) Full Stack Engineer
2 8 (22.86%) Java Engineer
3 6 (17.14%) Senior
3 6 (17.14%) Senior Java Engineer
4 5 (14.29%) Architect
4 5 (14.29%) Digital Transformation
4 5 (14.29%) Digital Transformation Manager
4 5 (14.29%) Senior Full Stack Engineer
4 5 (14.29%) Transformation Manager
5 4 (11.43%) Developer
5 4 (11.43%) Software Engineer
5 4 (11.43%) Solutions Architect
6 3 (8.57%) Enterprise Architect
7 2 (5.71%) Analyst
7 2 (5.71%) Business Analyst
7 2 (5.71%) Developer/Software Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
7 2 (5.71%) IT Engineer
7 2 (5.71%) React Developer
7 2 (5.71%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (34.29%) CSS
1 12 (34.29%) HTML
1 12 (34.29%) React
2 1 (2.86%) FFmpeg
2 1 (2.86%) GStreamer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (17.14%) Legacy Systems
2 5 (14.29%) Management Information System
3 3 (8.57%) Data Centre
4 2 (5.71%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (2.86%) Housing Association
5 1 (2.86%) MPEG
Operating Systems
1 6 (17.14%) Windows
2 3 (8.57%) Windows 7
2 3 (8.57%) Windows 8
3 1 (2.86%) Linux
3 1 (2.86%) Unix
3 1 (2.86%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (51.43%) Agile
1 18 (51.43%) DevOps
1 18 (51.43%) Identity Management
2 12 (34.29%) CI/CD
2 12 (34.29%) Load Balancing
2 12 (34.29%) Software Engineering
3 10 (28.57%) Computer Science
3 10 (28.57%) Full Stack Development
4 6 (17.14%) Business Intelligence
4 6 (17.14%) Business Strategy
4 6 (17.14%) Data Science
4 6 (17.14%) Fintech
4 6 (17.14%) Migration
4 6 (17.14%) Roadmaps
4 6 (17.14%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 6 (17.14%) Technical Leadership
4 6 (17.14%) TOGAF
4 6 (17.14%) Zachman Framework
5 5 (14.29%) Customer Service
5 5 (14.29%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 18 (51.43%) Java
2 10 (28.57%) TypeScript
3 5 (14.29%) SQL
4 2 (5.71%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.86%) C
5 1 (2.86%) C++
5 1 (2.86%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (37.14%) Degree
2 10 (28.57%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (8.57%) A+ Certification
3 3 (8.57%) CCNA
3 3 (8.57%) CCNP
3 3 (8.57%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (8.57%) Master's Degree
3 3 (8.57%) MCSA
3 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.86%) DBS Check
System Software
1 1 (2.86%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.86%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (2.86%) SCCM
Vendors
1 12 (34.29%) Google
2 6 (17.14%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.86%) Apple