Problem-Solving Contracts in Gloucestershire

Problem Solving
South West > Gloucestershire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Gloucestershire 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 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 19 30
Rank change year-on-year +13 +11 +1
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 69 53 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 16.55% 11.30% 6.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 19.33% 12.18% 7.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 44 14
10th Percentile £285 £200 £416
25th Percentile £478 £275 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £400 £538
Median % change year-on-year +46.88% -25.58% +22.86%
75th Percentile £703 £575 £575
90th Percentile £706 £600 -
South West median daily rate £500 £545 £500
% change year-on-year -8.26% +9.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 1
10th Percentile £15.70 £72.00 -
25th Percentile £20.17 £74.25 -
Median hourly rate £33.00 £78.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -57.69% +30.00% +20.00%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £58.21 - -
South West median hourly rate £25.00 £56.29 £50.50
% change year-on-year -55.59% +11.47% +5.21%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 357 435 469
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 85.61% 92.75% 87.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 214 291 367
10th Percentile £363 £312 £205
25th Percentile £450 £415 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year - +7.32% +7.89%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £600
90th Percentile £734 £725 £680
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 39 14
10th Percentile £14.00 £35.00 £11.83
25th Percentile £19.57 £50.50 £13.03
Median hourly rate £40.00 £70.00 £32.40
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% +116.05% -35.20%
75th Percentile £70.75 £80.66 £42.83
90th Percentile £73.75 £83.40 £53.50
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £48.75
% change year-on-year -8.33% +23.08% +14.03%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Gloucestershire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Gloucestershire

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Gloucestershire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Gloucestershire

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Gloucestershire

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 13 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
Cheltenham +13 31 £550 - 18
Gloucester +6 17 £625 +127.27% 17
Filton +5 5 - - 1
Problem-Solving
South West

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 25 (36.23%) Microsoft Excel
1 25 (36.23%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (34.78%) Microsoft Project
2 24 (34.78%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (1.45%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 6 (8.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (7.25%) SAP HCM
2 5 (7.25%) SAP HR
3 1 (1.45%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 1 (1.45%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 11 (15.94%) Azure
2 8 (11.59%) AWS
3 6 (8.70%) SuccessFactors
4 4 (5.80%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (2.90%) IaaS
5 2 (2.90%) PaaS
6 1 (1.45%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (1.45%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.90%) Network Security
2 1 (1.45%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.45%) Data Lake
1 1 (1.45%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 28 (40.58%) JIRA
2 1 (1.45%) Git
2 1 (1.45%) git-flow
General
1 52 (75.36%) Social Skills
2 43 (62.32%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (40.58%) Presentation Skills
4 25 (36.23%) Finance
5 6 (8.70%) Manufacturing
6 4 (5.80%) Legal
7 1 (1.45%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.45%) Aviation
7 1 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.45%) Local Government
7 1 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.45%) Retail
Job Titles
1 33 (47.83%) Lead
2 24 (34.78%) Project Leader
3 8 (11.59%) Analyst
3 8 (11.59%) Developer
4 6 (8.70%) Full Stack Developer
5 5 (7.25%) Data Analyst
6 4 (5.80%) Architect
6 4 (5.80%) Compliance Analyst
6 4 (5.80%) Data Compliance Analyst
6 4 (5.80%) Desktop Engineer
6 4 (5.80%) Desktop Support
6 4 (5.80%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 4 (5.80%) Support Engineer
6 4 (5.80%) Technical Architect
7 2 (2.90%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
7 2 (2.90%) Consultant
7 2 (2.90%) Network Engineer
7 2 (2.90%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
7 2 (2.90%) Service Analyst
7 2 (2.90%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (10.14%) React
2 6 (8.70%) AngularJS
2 6 (8.70%) Spring
3 1 (1.45%) .NET
3 1 (1.45%) CSS
3 1 (1.45%) HTML
3 1 (1.45%) ModSecurity
3 1 (1.45%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 5 (7.25%) Management Information System
2 4 (5.80%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (5.80%) CMDB
2 4 (5.80%) Legacy Applications
2 4 (5.80%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.45%) IoT
3 1 (1.45%) Operational Technology
3 1 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (7.25%) Windows
1 5 (7.25%) Windows 10
2 4 (5.80%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (69.57%) Project Management
2 36 (52.17%) Agile
3 29 (42.03%) Project Delivery
4 27 (39.13%) Stakeholder Management
5 25 (36.23%) PRINCE2
5 25 (36.23%) Project Planning
5 25 (36.23%) Workshop Facilitation
6 24 (34.78%) Commercial Awareness
6 24 (34.78%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 24 (34.78%) Data Management
6 24 (34.78%) Scaled Agile Framework
7 7 (10.14%) Change Management
7 7 (10.14%) Collaborative Working
7 7 (10.14%) DevOps
7 7 (10.14%) Full Stack Development
8 6 (8.70%) OO
8 6 (8.70%) OOP
8 6 (8.70%) Programme Management
8 6 (8.70%) SDLC
8 6 (8.70%) Secure Coding
Programming Languages
1 11 (15.94%) Python
2 8 (11.59%) C
2 8 (11.59%) Java
3 7 (10.14%) JavaScript
4 5 (7.25%) PowerShell
5 2 (2.90%) SQL
6 1 (1.45%) C++
6 1 (1.45%) Perl
6 1 (1.45%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 45 (65.22%) Security Cleared
2 30 (43.48%) DV Cleared
3 25 (36.23%) APMP
4 15 (21.74%) SC Cleared
5 3 (4.35%) HNC
6 2 (2.90%) CCNA
6 2 (2.90%) CCNP
6 2 (2.90%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (2.90%) JNCIP
7 1 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.45%) CESG Certified Professional
7 1 (1.45%) CISM
7 1 (1.45%) CISSP
7 1 (1.45%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (34.78%) PMO
2 7 (10.14%) QA
3 1 (1.45%) DO-178B
3 1 (1.45%) IEC 61508
3 1 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.45%) NIST
3 1 (1.45%) RMADS
System Software
1 5 (7.25%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.45%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (7.25%) SCCM
2 1 (1.45%) Ansible
2 1 (1.45%) Terraform
Vendors
1 36 (52.17%) Microsoft
2 7 (10.14%) SAP
3 4 (5.80%) Splunk
4 2 (2.90%) Cisco
4 2 (2.90%) Juniper
5 1 (1.45%) Infor
5 1 (1.45%) Oracle