Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Malvern

Problem Solving
Worcestershire > Malvern

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Malvern requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 6 11
Rank change year-on-year -13 +5 +1
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 7 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Malvern 10.61% 16.67% 7.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.73% 16.67% 7.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 2
10th Percentile £538 - £554
25th Percentile £541 - £559
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £700 £587
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +19.30% +30.39%
75th Percentile £729 - £633
90th Percentile £737 - £649
Worcestershire median daily rate £563 £525 £200
% change year-on-year +7.14% +162.50% -55.56%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Malvern

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 Malvern.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51 12 28
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Malvern 77.27% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 11 26
10th Percentile £300 £525 £513
25th Percentile £525 £556 £517
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £700 £570
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +22.81% -11.46%
75th Percentile £738 £850 £659
90th Percentile £750 £900 £700
Worcestershire median daily rate £550 £550 £539
% change year-on-year - +2.09% +2.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72.50 - -
Median hourly rate £75.00 - -
75th Percentile £77.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Worcestershire median hourly rate £25.00 £17.16 £16.94
% change year-on-year +45.73% +1.30% -4.43%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Malvern

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Malvern.

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Malvern

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Malvern

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Malvern citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Malvern citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Malvern

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Malvern over the 6 months to 20 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Malvern

Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Malvern by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 3 (42.86%) Military
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Applications Specialist
2 2 (28.57%) Developer
2 2 (28.57%) Node.js Developer
2 2 (28.57%) React Developer
2 2 (28.57%) Senior
2 2 (28.57%) Senior Developer
2 2 (28.57%) Senior React Developer
2 2 (28.57%) Senior Software Developer
2 2 (28.57%) Service Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Service Transition Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Software Developer
2 2 (28.57%) Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) Node.js
1 2 (28.57%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Agile
1 2 (28.57%) CI/CD
1 2 (28.57%) Clean Code
1 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (28.57%) DevOps
1 2 (28.57%) ITIL
1 2 (28.57%) PRINCE2
1 2 (28.57%) Risk Management
1 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
1 2 (28.57%) Service Design
1 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (28.57%) Tech Ops
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) JavaScript
1 2 (28.57%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (71.43%) DV Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared