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 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +13 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 34 | 37 | 45 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex | 16.11% | 14.98% | 11.25% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 19.54% | 17.79% | 12.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 24 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £105 | £129 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £394 | £255 | £416 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £534 | £440 | £517 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.36% | -14.89% | +21.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £577 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £589 | £683 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +11.76% | +11.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £18.45 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £22.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £10.42 | - | £30.50 |
| 75th Percentile | £15.34 | - | £37.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.28 | - | £42.15 |
| 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 | 174 | 208 | 355 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 82.46% | 84.21% | 88.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 90 | 127 | 224 |
| 10th Percentile | £194 | £219 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £314 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +1.01% | +16.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £551 | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £630 | £632 |
| East of England median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 45 | 17 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.42 | £22.02 | £14.53 |
| 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 | £55.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72.56 | £76.64 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £40.00 | £22.00 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +81.82% | +41.94% | -8.61% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Essex.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Essex
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Essex over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Essex.
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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 16 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 | 4 | £190 | +72.73% | 8 |
| Brentwood | -10 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| Epping | - | 2 | £413 | - | |
| Problem-Solving East of England |
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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: