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 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 17 27
Rank change year-on-year +11 +10 +6
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 76 58 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 17.97% 11.98% 6.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.88% 12.89% 7.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 49 14
10th Percentile £296 £200 £416
25th Percentile £525 £275 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £400 £538
Median % change year-on-year +46.88% -25.58% +27.98%
75th Percentile £700 £575 £575
90th Percentile £706 £600 -
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +10.04%
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 £50.35
% change year-on-year -55.59% +11.80% +9.46%

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 364 450 469
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 86.05% 92.98% 87.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 314 367
10th Percentile £363 £304 £205
25th Percentile £456 £415 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year - +7.32% +7.89%
75th Percentile £681 £650 £600
90th Percentile £738 £721 £680
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +6.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 38 14
10th Percentile £14.00 £35.00 £11.83
25th Percentile £19.57 £50.50 £13.03
Median hourly rate £40.00 £71.50 £32.40
Median % change year-on-year -44.06% +120.68% -35.20%
75th Percentile £70.00 £81.98 £42.83
90th Percentile £71.50 £83.40 £53.50
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £61.50 £48.61
% change year-on-year -10.57% +26.52% +8.02%

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 3 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 3 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 3 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 +21 32 £600 +9.09% 16
Gloucester +5 20 £650 +136.36% 19
Filton +5 6 - - 2
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 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 26 (34.21%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (32.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (31.58%) Microsoft Project
3 24 (31.58%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (1.32%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 6 (7.89%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (6.58%) SAP HCM
2 5 (6.58%) SAP HR
3 1 (1.32%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 1 (1.32%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 13 (17.11%) Azure
2 11 (14.47%) AWS
3 6 (7.89%) SuccessFactors
4 4 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (2.63%) IaaS
5 2 (2.63%) PaaS
6 1 (1.32%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (1.32%) Google Workspace
6 1 (1.32%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.63%) Network Security
2 1 (1.32%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.32%) Data Lake
1 1 (1.32%) Hadoop
1 1 (1.32%) Metadata
1 1 (1.32%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 28 (36.84%) JIRA
2 1 (1.32%) Git
2 1 (1.32%) git-flow
General
1 54 (71.05%) Social Skills
2 45 (59.21%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (36.84%) Presentation Skills
4 26 (34.21%) Finance
5 6 (7.89%) Manufacturing
6 4 (5.26%) Legal
7 2 (2.63%) Retail
8 1 (1.32%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.32%) Aviation
8 1 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.32%) Local Government
8 1 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 33 (43.42%) Lead
2 24 (31.58%) Project Leader
3 12 (15.79%) Developer
4 9 (11.84%) Analyst
5 8 (10.53%) Full Stack Developer
6 5 (6.58%) Data Analyst
7 4 (5.26%) Architect
7 4 (5.26%) Compliance Analyst
7 4 (5.26%) Data Compliance Analyst
7 4 (5.26%) Desktop Engineer
7 4 (5.26%) Desktop Support
7 4 (5.26%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 4 (5.26%) Support Engineer
7 4 (5.26%) Technical Architect
8 2 (2.63%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
8 2 (2.63%) Business Analyst
8 2 (2.63%) Data Engineer
8 2 (2.63%) Project Manager
8 2 (2.63%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
8 2 (2.63%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (14.47%) React
2 9 (11.84%) AngularJS
3 8 (10.53%) Spring
4 2 (2.63%) CSS
4 2 (2.63%) HTML
4 2 (2.63%) Node.js
5 1 (1.32%) .NET
5 1 (1.32%) Apache NiFi
5 1 (1.32%) JSON
5 1 (1.32%) ModSecurity
5 1 (1.32%) pytest
5 1 (1.32%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (6.58%) Management Information System
2 4 (5.26%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (5.26%) CMDB
2 4 (5.26%) Legacy Applications
2 4 (5.26%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.32%) IoT
3 1 (1.32%) Operational Technology
3 1 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (1.32%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.58%) Windows
1 5 (6.58%) Windows 10
2 4 (5.26%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (67.11%) Project Management
2 40 (52.63%) Agile
3 29 (38.16%) Project Delivery
4 27 (35.53%) Stakeholder Management
5 26 (34.21%) Project Planning
6 25 (32.89%) Data Management
6 25 (32.89%) PRINCE2
6 25 (32.89%) Workshop Facilitation
7 24 (31.58%) Commercial Awareness
7 24 (31.58%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 24 (31.58%) Scaled Agile Framework
8 10 (13.16%) Full Stack Development
9 9 (11.84%) Change Management
9 9 (11.84%) DevOps
9 9 (11.84%) SDLC
10 8 (10.53%) OO
10 8 (10.53%) OOP
10 8 (10.53%) Programme Management
10 8 (10.53%) Software Architecture
10 8 (10.53%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 14 (18.42%) Python
2 11 (14.47%) Java
2 11 (14.47%) JavaScript
3 10 (13.16%) C
4 5 (6.58%) PowerShell
5 3 (3.95%) SQL
6 2 (2.63%) C#
7 1 (1.32%) C++
7 1 (1.32%) Perl
7 1 (1.32%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 49 (64.47%) Security Cleared
2 34 (44.74%) DV Cleared
3 25 (32.89%) APMP
4 15 (19.74%) SC Cleared
5 3 (3.95%) Degree
5 3 (3.95%) HNC
6 2 (2.63%) CCNA
6 2 (2.63%) CCNP
6 2 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (2.63%) JNCIP
7 1 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.32%) CESG Certified Professional
7 1 (1.32%) CISM
7 1 (1.32%) CISSP
7 1 (1.32%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.32%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (31.58%) PMO
2 11 (14.47%) QA
3 1 (1.32%) DO-178B
3 1 (1.32%) IEC 61508
3 1 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.32%) NIST
3 1 (1.32%) RMADS
System Software
1 5 (6.58%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.32%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (6.58%) SCCM
2 1 (1.32%) Ansible
2 1 (1.32%) Terraform
Vendors
1 37 (48.68%) Microsoft
2 7 (9.21%) SAP
3 4 (5.26%) Splunk
4 2 (2.63%) Cisco
4 2 (2.63%) Juniper
5 1 (1.32%) Google
5 1 (1.32%) Infor
5 1 (1.32%) Oracle