Problem-Solving Contracts in Luton

Problem Solving
Bedfordshire > Luton

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Luton requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 11 10
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 +4
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 24 19 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Luton 24.49% 12.50% 15.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 25.00% 13.19% 15.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 12 11
10th Percentile £185 £300 £250
25th Percentile £350 £338 £367
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -17.81%
75th Percentile - £550 £520
90th Percentile - £582 -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £500 £388 £463
% change year-on-year +29.03% -16.22% -0.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £63.25 - -
25th Percentile £64.38 - -
Median hourly rate £72.50 - -
75th Percentile £78.75 - -
90th Percentile £81.00 - -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £67.50 £21.01 -
% change year-on-year +221.28% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Luton

Problem-Solving falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Luton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 96 144 108
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton 97.96% 94.74% 96.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 86 80
10th Percentile £500 £338 £281
25th Percentile £503 £477 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £590 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +12.38% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £678 £596 £600
90th Percentile £700 £725 £633
Bedfordshire median daily rate £580 £525 £475
% change year-on-year +10.48% +10.53% -3.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 25 5
10th Percentile £24.23 - £29.50
25th Percentile £60.56 £15.39 £51.25
Median hourly rate £72.50 £21.50 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year +237.21% -71.33% +36.36%
75th Percentile £83.88 £43.75 £90.00
90th Percentile £88.00 £65.75 -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £60.75 £21.50 £63.75
% change year-on-year +182.56% -66.27% +15.91%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Luton

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Luton

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Luton

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Luton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Luton over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Luton

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Luton

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Luton

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Luton

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Luton over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Luton

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton 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 10 (41.67%) Confluence
1 10 (41.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (20.83%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (20.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (4.17%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 10 (41.67%) Teamcenter
2 4 (16.67%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (4.17%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 4 (16.67%) Power Automate
1 4 (16.67%) Power Platform
2 1 (4.17%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (16.67%) Power BI
2 1 (4.17%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 1 (4.17%) JIRA
General
1 17 (70.83%) Social Skills
2 11 (45.83%) Presentation Skills
3 8 (33.33%) Finance
4 6 (25.00%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (8.33%) Aerospace
7 1 (4.17%) Aviation
7 1 (4.17%) Electronics
7 1 (4.17%) Games
Job Titles
1 10 (41.67%) Systems Engineer
2 6 (25.00%) Principal Engineer
2 6 (25.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 4 (16.67%) Training Manager
4 3 (12.50%) Lead
4 3 (12.50%) Security Engineer
5 2 (8.33%) Analyst
6 1 (4.17%) Architect
6 1 (4.17%) Business Analyst
6 1 (4.17%) Consultant
6 1 (4.17%) Data Analyst
6 1 (4.17%) Functional Analyst
6 1 (4.17%) Functional Consultant
6 1 (4.17%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Senior Test Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (4.17%) Systems Test Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Team Leader
6 1 (4.17%) Technical Team Leader
6 1 (4.17%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (45.83%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (20.83%) Management Information System
3 4 (16.67%) e-Learning
3 4 (16.67%) Learning Management System
4 2 (8.33%) EPoS
5 1 (4.17%) Cloud Native
5 1 (4.17%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (45.83%) Data Management
2 10 (41.67%) PDM
3 8 (33.33%) Validation
3 8 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
4 6 (25.00%) Document Management
4 6 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
5 5 (20.83%) Cryptography
5 5 (20.83%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 4 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (16.67%) Critical Thinking
6 4 (16.67%) ERP
6 4 (16.67%) Project Management
6 4 (16.67%) Roadmaps
6 4 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation
7 3 (12.50%) Agile
7 3 (12.50%) Coaching
7 3 (12.50%) Migration
7 3 (12.50%) Security Management
7 3 (12.50%) SysML
7 3 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 3 (12.50%) MATLAB
2 1 (4.17%) C#
2 1 (4.17%) Python
2 1 (4.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (41.67%) SC Cleared
1 10 (41.67%) Security Cleared
2 5 (20.83%) Degree
3 1 (4.17%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.17%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 4 (16.67%) SAP
2 1 (4.17%) Alteryx
2 1 (4.17%) Anaplan
2 1 (4.17%) Hyperion
2 1 (4.17%) Salesforce