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 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +5 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 41 | 21 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Luton | 25.63% | 19.09% | 12.90% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 26.80% | 20.00% | 13.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 14 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £300 | £342 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £394 | £372 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £421 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +24.70% | -0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £578 | £471 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £584 | £500 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -10.53% | +13.10% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £63.75 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £65.63 | £61.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £62.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76.88 | £63.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £70.00 | £62.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +12.00% | - | - |
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 | 153 | 105 | 87 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton | 95.63% | 95.45% | 93.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 85 | 67 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £343 | £300 | £317 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £456 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | +5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £583 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £650 | £626 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £553 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.50% | - | +1.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 9 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £63.25 | £52.77 | £56.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £73.13 | £56.25 | £59.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £85.00 | £64.00 | £68.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.81% | -6.57% | +119.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £91.50 | £67.50 | £82.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £92.20 | £70.00 | £87.00 |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £80.00 | £56.58 | £68.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.41% | -17.41% | +24.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Luton.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Luton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Luton.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Luton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Luton over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Luton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Luton.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Luton
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Luton over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.
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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: